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Subject: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/03/09 at 12:22 pm
This is a place to bitch about things in this world that annoy you.
For me, I don't understand why everything has to have a high sodium content. It seems no matter what you eat, has salt/sodium in it. I understand that humans LOVE salt for the most part-but I am one of those strange people who dosen't like a lot of salt. If I eat something with high levels of sodium, I have to drink about a gallon of water because it makes me super thirsty and then I feel really bloated. And then you have Coca-Cola who puts sodium in their bottled water. :o :o :o That's right, Dasani brand water has sodium in it. It is designed to make you MORE thirsty so you will drink more. How nice.At least there are some companies who are FINALLY getting the hint and cutting down on the sodium they put in their products.
Ok, that is my rant for the day. Who is next?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/03/09 at 12:42 pm
The officers go to breakfast and order food for me and then ask the people to keep up under the heat lamp until they are ready to leave so my food sits around for 45 minutes while they dine leisurely >:( Why can't they just order my meal 10 minutes before they are ready to leave?
oh and I get sunny side up eggs which always arrive upside down because one particular officer just sets my to go container on the back seat and lets it slide all over the friggin place... the officers I worked with last shift rotation always brought me warm food and my eggs were always intact >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/03/09 at 1:20 pm
The officers go to breakfast and order food for me and then ask the people to keep up under the heat lamp until they are ready to leave so my food sits around for 45 minutes while they dine leisurely >:( Why can't they just order my meal 10 minutes before they are ready to leave?
oh and I get sunny side up eggs which always arrive upside down because one particular officer just sets my to go container on the back seat and lets it slide all over the friggin place... the officers I worked with last shift rotation always brought me warm food and my eggs were always intact >:(
That would definitely make me unhappy too! Cold eggs are more like glue than something edible :( :( :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 01/03/09 at 5:16 pm
:-signature banned as well
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/03/09 at 5:31 pm
:-signature banned as well
Oops. :-[
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/06/09 at 8:12 pm
OK, I'm sick and tired of this! Why is it nowadays everybody has to bring their f**king lunch everywhere! No, I don't mean brownbagging it and eating in the lunchrooom on break like the old days, I mean "the world is my picnic table" attitude. Look, don't eat your goddam take-out noodles over the control bord in the studio. You risk thousands of dollars in damage, and then I gotta come in and breathe in the ginger and garlic whether I like or not, and maybe deal with grease on the levers and switches. And I don't want to see you in the lobby chowing down on burritos and tossed salad! I don't bring my work to your dining table, do I? It's just that freaking narcissitic sense of entitlement! Me stuffing my face is of paramount importance and never will it cross my mind that you don't like dealing with my crumbs and wrappers and rancid residuals! Oh, and our parents used to teach us something called "table manners." That's over now; it's some Victorian relic, like courship (why court when you can just hook-up?) Watching these on-the-go chowderhounds fetch it down their greedy gobs is like going down to the sty and watching the hogs oinking around a load of festering garbage!!!!
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PHEW! Thanks, I needed that. I feel better now.
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/08/09 at 11:02 am
My rant for today is about UPS. They just put the packages on the porch, don't bother to knock or ring the doorbell and we are here most of the time. We don't notice that we have a package until the next day when we go out to get the morning paper-so the package sits on the porch all night.
Yesterday we got a package (a snowblower-and just in time too ;) ) which we happened to see the UPS truck as it pulled up-which is good. However the company who sent it (which this is my rant #2 for the day) just put the shipping label on the box so everyone in the world can see that we were getting a new snowblower. This really sucks as it sits on the porch (if we didn't see the truck) and anyone walking by can see that we have a brand new snowblower and if they wanted, they could just go up and take it home with them. Of course they could do that with our regular packages, too. They just wouldn't know what was in the package until they opened it.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/12/09 at 3:52 pm
My rant for the day:
Everyone knows that I have a Flickr account. I pimp a lot of my photos-the ones I think are GOOD and send them to group after group after group and hardly get any comments. One photo has 649 views but only 23 comments. WTF!!?? It looks like I will NEVER get on Explore. :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 01/13/09 at 11:05 am
Ok - here's my rant: I work in a male dominated industry (residential construction) have been in the industry for over 20 years, I have extensive parctical knowledge in all aspects of the industry and have been rewarded for my knowledge by being paid well and have worked my way up to management. I hire and fire subtrades on a regular basis, anyone who knows me know this. In a recent conversation between a "general contractor" and myself a dispute arose. The general contractor was going to do some work on a friend's bathroom and they (the wife) had asked me to check him out as no one had seen any of his work. So I asked him some qualifying questions (I won't bore you with the details) which I use when hiring new contractors at work. The fellow didn't demonstrate sufficient knowledge and actually began to argue with me about something that is common knowledge with regard to the work he was to be hired to do, so I advised my friend and her husband (privately) that I wouldn't hire him and explained the reasons why. Her husband, who had listened in on the conversation (it was at a party at the home of another friend) disregarded my opinion and hired him to do the work anyway. Needless to say, they need to hire Holmes on Homes to fix the work, that's how bad it is. Had I been a man, they would have listened and not hired the contractor.
This happens all the time. I have boobs and smell good. Therefore I cannot possibly know anything about construction and manly stuff. I deal with it at work, and I deal with it at home. At work, I have power and don't have to tolerate the dismissal of my opinion, at home (mostly with friends) I either keep my mouth shut or become frustrated - during these economic times more and more of our friends are doing their own home renos and they constantly ask my Husband for tips (as we obviously do our own). He always brings me in on the conversation as I am the knowledgable one and as soon as that happens, the men get a glazed look in their eyes and I can tell, it's a waste of breath to say anything. So for the most part I refuse to discuss home renos and have become quite verbal about the chauvinism running rampant throughout our social circle.
I recently had the opportunity to socialize with a female heavy duty mechanic, she experiences the same thing. On a larger scale. I am so sick of Chauvinism and that is my rant.
I may have spelled Chauvinism wrong, I don't care! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Rice_Cube on 01/13/09 at 11:08 am
I like people who have boobs and smell good.
I have lived long enough (not that I'm OLD or anything :P ) to realize that there are plenty of women in the world who are smarter, stronger, and better at stuff than I am, so I've developed a sense of impartiality where I research every opinion given to me and try to assess which one is best.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 01/13/09 at 11:11 am
I like people who have boobs and smell good.
I laughed out loud when I read that!
That being said, are you sure, in all situations, that the gender or physical attributes of the person providing the information do not influence the findings of your research?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 01/13/09 at 11:13 am
I laughed out loud when I read that!
That being said, are you sure, in all situations, that the gender or physical attributes of the person providing the information do not influence the findings of your research?
I make sure of that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Rice_Cube on 01/13/09 at 11:14 am
I laughed out loud when I read that!
That being said, are you sure, in all situations, that the gender or physical attributes of the person providing the information do not influence the findings of your research?
I think there's some inherent bias even if we try not to let it affect our objectivity. I have noticed nowadays that there are a lot more women than men in the sciences, though, and that's probably not due to some kind of affirmative action program for females, they are actually very intelligent and can argue their positions very well.
I don't care what gender the person is as long as they can do the job satisfactorily :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/13/09 at 4:50 pm
um.... so now's probably not a good time to say that this- v - writing style seems somewhat familiar.... :-\\
Ok - here's my rant: I work in a male dominated industry (residential construction) have been in the industry for over 20 years, I have extensive parctical knowledge in all aspects of the industry and have been rewarded for my knowledge by being paid well and have worked my way up to management. I hire and fire subtrades on a regular basis, anyone who knows me know this. In a recent conversation between a "general contractor" and myself a dispute arose. The general contractor was going to do some work on a friend's bathroom and they (the wife) had asked me to check him out as no one had seen any of his work. So I asked him some qualifying questions (I won't bore you with the details) which I use when hiring new contractors at work. The fellow didn't demonstrate sufficient knowledge and actually began to argue with me about something that is common knowledge with regard to the work he was to be hired to do, so I advised my friend and her husband (privately) that I wouldn't hire him and explained the reasons why. Her husband, who had listened in on the conversation (it was at a party at the home of another friend) disregarded my opinion and hired him to do the work anyway. Needless to say, they need to hire Holmes on Homes to fix the work, that's how bad it is. Had I been a man, they would have listened and not hired the contractor.
This happens all the time. I have boobs and smell good. Therefore I cannot possibly know anything about construction and manly stuff. I deal with it at work, and I deal with it at home. At work, I have power and don't have to tolerate the dismissal of my opinion, at home (mostly with friends) I either keep my mouth shut or become frustrated - during these economic times more and more of our friends are doing their own home renos and they constantly ask my Husband for tips (as we obviously do our own). He always brings me in on the conversation as I am the knowledgable one and as soon as that happens, the men get a glazed look in their eyes and I can tell, it's a waste of breath to say anything. So for the most part I refuse to discuss home renos and have become quite verbal about the chauvinism running rampant throughout our social circle.
I recently had the opportunity to socialize with a female heavy duty mechanic, she experiences the same thing. On a larger scale. I am so sick of Chauvinism and that is my rant.
I may have spelled Chauvinism wrong, I don't care! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Rice_Cube on 01/13/09 at 4:56 pm
um.... so now's probably not a good time to say that this- v - writing style seems somewhat familiar.... :-\\
Methinks it's a former member who deleted but has resurrected her account, though I'm sure the modz are on the case.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 01/13/09 at 4:59 pm
Methinks it's a former member who deleted but has resurrected her account, though I'm sure the modz are on the case.
Nah - I was never deleted, I just got a job with a lot more responsibility and couldn't get on for a long time, then i forgot about the web site, then I was googling something one day at my new slacker job and found you all again! I have never beened banned from anything in my whole life! If that's what you meant! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Rice_Cube on 01/13/09 at 5:00 pm
Ah...forgot your original password?
That happens to me sometimes :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tia on 01/13/09 at 5:03 pm
um.... so now's probably not a good time to say that this- v - writing style seems somewhat familiar.... :-\\
i dont want this to sound mean to the person you're talking about -- i want to say it in pig latin but how would you do it? dria-andray? well, crap, that's rather obvious, isn't it? -- but the writer is too smart to be the Big A. ;D anyway, yeah, i think i remember a barefoot robin from back in the day...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 01/13/09 at 5:05 pm
YES! Thank you! Whew, I was almost having an emotion for a minute there!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Rice_Cube on 01/13/09 at 5:05 pm
I've never actually seen a robin with shoes before...unless you're talking about Robin Williams or something :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/13/09 at 5:06 pm
um.... so now's probably not a good time to say that this- v - writing style seems somewhat familiar.... :-\\
Warning - while you were reading 7 new replies have been posted. You may wish to review your post.
wow... okay I stand corrected... barefootinrobin I truly apologize for the mistaken Identity... you have a similar writing style to someone who was around a couple months ago but I know know who are separate people so I say welcome...er... WELCOME BACK.
Hope to get to know you as others do..
Q
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Rice_Cube on 01/13/09 at 5:09 pm
I should probably rant too...where should I begin?
I'll figure out something later, but for now the only rant I have is that biology takes so long :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/13/09 at 5:11 pm
i dont want this to sound mean to the person you're talking about -- i want to say it in pig latin but how would you do it? dria-andray? well, crap, that's rather obvious, isn't it? -- but the writer is too smart to be the Big A. ;D anyway, yeah, i think i remember a barefoot robin from back in the day...
you got it... I'm glad its not whatsherface seriously...
Sorry again Robin... I saw the story about working with men and then the mention of boobs and lept to a conclusion...plus the neatly typed paragraphs.
you don't find that often around here ;D
Welcome back and congrats on your new slacker job!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Rice_Cube on 01/13/09 at 5:13 pm
But even though you're at a slacker job now, can you still tell me how to fix stuff around the house? :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 01/13/09 at 5:15 pm
But even though you're at a slacker job now, can you still tell me how to fix stuff around the house? :-[
LOL! Unfortunately, YES! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Rice_Cube on 01/13/09 at 5:17 pm
Cool! I might have some questions for you, which may be the subject of another rant :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/13/09 at 5:59 pm
topic split
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/13/09 at 6:12 pm
oh sure! split the topic! YOU'RE the moderator! YOU'RE the GOD and we're just lowly little thread-dwellers who can't even decide what thread our posts will appear in! just split threads willy-nilly! see if I CARE! ::) i don't care! i can take it! you think that bothers me?!? lots of people like me and they will defend me and...
oh, hell, i totally ran out of energy for that.
I know this was meant in jest but for the record, it was MY idea to split the thread.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/13/09 at 6:31 pm
I know this was meant in jest but for the record, it was MY idea to split the thread.
Cat
who's spliting what.... please do explain for I do not understand this language you all are speaking ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/13/09 at 6:44 pm
who's spliting what.... please do explain for I do not understand this language you all are speaking ;D
There is a board rant thread now (look in TTT a couple down from this thread) ;)
I just got here, quite interesting so far
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/13/09 at 6:46 pm
There is a board rant thread now (look in TTT a couple down from this thread) ;)
I just got here, quite interesting so far
oh thanks!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/13/09 at 7:00 pm
oh thanks!
But you have already been there - surprise surprise ;)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/13/09 at 7:28 pm
But you have already been there - surprise surprise ;)
;D
funny I could have sworn at the time I was somewhere else
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/13/09 at 7:29 pm
funny I could have sworn at the time I was somewhere else
and maybe you were ;)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/13/09 at 7:47 pm
and maybe you were ;)
;D
wait I just read my posts and now I sound like someone else here..
for the record I didn't know about thread splitting but once I found the other thread I got it..
and I know exactly how my other posts made it into that thread... just so we're all clear...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: whistledog on 01/13/09 at 9:08 pm
Nah - I was never deleted, I just got a job with a lot more responsibility and couldn't get on for a long time, then i forgot about the web site, then I was googling something one day at my new slacker job and found you all again! I have never beened banned from anything in my whole life! If that's what you meant! :)
I can vouch for barefootrobin because I remember when she was a member before with the same name
a) I never forget a fellow Canuck
b) Her old avatar was Betty Cooper, the girl to me that Archie Andrews should be with (if he wasn't such a brainless moron LOL)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 01/14/09 at 9:39 am
Ah! Validation! Thank you for remembering me! And I just realized that I said "beened". Oh Dear!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/14/09 at 3:25 pm
Ah! Validation! Thank you for remembering me! And I just realized that I said "beened". Oh Dear!
I like you- you just made me laugh!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/14/09 at 4:40 pm
Ah! Validation! Thank you for remembering me! And I just realized that I said "beened". Oh Dear!
For what it's worth, I remember you, too. I believe you used to play at the arcade.
In fact, Carlos in the car today asked me if I remembered you. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 01/14/09 at 4:44 pm
For what it's worth, I remember you, too. I believe you used to play at the arcade.
In fact, Carlos in the car today asked me if I remembered you. ;)
Cat
I did - and I remember you and you and you! Just kidding, how strange of a feeling though. Tell Carlos I said Hi!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/14/09 at 4:52 pm
I did - and I remember you and you and you! Just kidding, how strange of a feeling though. Tell Carlos I said Hi!
You can tell him yourself. He will be visiting these parts tomorrow morning. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 01/14/09 at 5:12 pm
And now I would like to vent about myself. Why is it that when I am confronted with a conversation about religion I go way to deep and get way to involved in the conversation when I know better? Why! Why! Why? I have a whole sidebar conversation with myself about how I should shut up now but I can't stop it, it continues and away I go.
And advice, what is it going to take to stop myself from giving my grown up daughter advice??? The poor thing, I see the glazed over look in her eye, and still I go on.
I swear I really irritate the crap out of myself sometimes!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/14/09 at 5:13 pm
Ah! Validation! Thank you for remembering me! And I just realized that I said "beened". Oh Dear!
I remember you, too. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 01/14/09 at 5:14 pm
I remember you, too. :)
Thanks! I remember you too!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/14/09 at 5:20 pm
Thanks! I remember you too!
was she froggy back then too?
@ Dag :P
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/14/09 at 5:33 pm
was she froggy back then too?
@ Dag :P
;)
You better be nice to me or I may send you a frog. I still have your address. :P ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/14/09 at 5:37 pm
You better be nice to me or I may send you a frog. I still have your address. :P ;)
If I get something from your neck of the woods I'm gonna squash it then open it.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/smileys/nahnah.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/14/09 at 5:50 pm
If I get something from your neck of the woods I'm gonna squash it then open it.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/smileys/nahnah.gif
I could have a friend send it from another state.
What you gonna do then? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/14/09 at 6:01 pm
I could have a friend send it from another state.
What you gonna do then? ;D
sue for harassment?
oh and I know where sami lives too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/14/09 at 6:05 pm
sue for harassment?
oh and I know where sami lives too.
;D ;D ;D
I was tempted to chime in, Q must have sensed it ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/14/09 at 6:14 pm
;D ;D ;D
You crack me up, Q.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/16/09 at 11:28 am
I did - and I remember you and you and you! Just kidding, how strange of a feeling though. Tell Carlos I said Hi!
Hi yourself ;) Welcome back!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MLB on 03/01/09 at 3:22 pm
My dad got married, she's nice enough, but now she's moving into "our" house and her furniture and other items are taking over our living room, garage, and the woman brought bugs into the house!! We have not seen a bug in 7 years, and it's all gone to .e.y$* in a short time. I took it on myself to call the exterminator and he said these are the scary ones. The one's that just don't die...the sneaky ones that...well, it's awful and I'm doing my best to fight back--and I'm hitting them with everything I can think of. Borax soap--a dirivitive of boric acid, the bug guy sprayed, left traps, and shot out poison goo into corners and cracks. She needs to own up to the problem and help the rest of us. AAAAAK!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/01/09 at 3:46 pm
My dad got married, she's nice enough, but now she's moving into "our" house and her furniture and other items are taking over our living room, garage, and the woman brought bugs into the house!! We have not seen a bug in 7 years, and it's all gone to .e.y$* in a short time. I took it on myself to call the exterminator and he said these are the scary ones. The one's that just don't die...the sneaky ones that...well, it's awful and I'm doing my best to fight back--and I'm hitting them with everything I can think of. Borax soap--a dirivitive of boric acid, the bug guy sprayed, left traps, and shot out poison goo into corners and cracks. She needs to own up to the problem and help the rest of us. AAAAAK!
long time no see.....
I'm sorry that sounds like a bitch to be going thru right now. change is difficult and moving someone new into a place where all the nuances are known routines are established... I don't have the patience for it... more power to you for being to still refer to her as 'nice enough' that's kinder than I would be....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/02/09 at 1:41 am
My dad got married, she's nice enough, but now she's moving into "our" house and her furniture and other items are taking over our living room, garage, and the woman brought bugs into the house!! We have not seen a bug in 7 years, and it's all gone to .e.y$* in a short time. I took it on myself to call the exterminator and he said these are the scary ones. The one's that just don't die...the sneaky ones that...well, it's awful and I'm doing my best to fight back--and I'm hitting them with everything I can think of. Borax soap--a dirivitive of boric acid, the bug guy sprayed, left traps, and shot out poison goo into corners and cracks. She needs to own up to the problem and help the rest of us. AAAAAK!
Gosh. I remember when my dad got remarried and my stepmother moved into the house. That was 27 years ago to the week! She didn't bring bugs, just an annoying stepbrother (who later became my best friend in the whole world and still is), and a bunch of austere Victorian furniture and endtables topped with lace doilies and cheesy lamps from the 1940s! Oh, and we had to keep her German Shepherd separated from my Springer Spaniel because they'd fight all the time and Sparky, my dog, would get the worse of it! So that bugged me a lot. She also started making up new rules as soon as she moved in, and I was like, "Excuse me, who TF are you?" Then dad was all, "If Marilyn says it, it's the same as if I say it, so you just better not give her any lip!"
Then Stu broke my telescope and my bike and stole half my Star Wars figures the first week he was there, but dad told me, "Hey, I don't wanna hear your whining. You be nice to that boy, or else!"
Plus, you know how it is when there's newfound love in the air! I didn't. I would find out. I could hear the two of them down the hall every night, you know, going at it like the horniest newlyweds east of the Mississippi! I mean, it was like somewhere between an earthquake and a primate primal scream therapy session!
I think I got permanent psych damage from that sh*t!
8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 03/02/09 at 1:48 am
;D ;D ;D
You crack me up, Q.
One of you is cracked...and it ain't you Dag!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 03/02/09 at 1:51 am
Gosh. I remember when my dad got remarried and my stepmother moved into the house. That was 27 years ago to the week! She didn't bring bugs, just an annoying stepbrother (who later became my best friend in the whole world and still is), and a bunch of austere Victorian furniture and endtables topped with lace doilies and cheesy lamps from the 1940s! Oh, and we had to keep her German Shepherd separated from my Springer Spaniel because they'd fight all the time and Sparky, my dog, would get the worse of it! So that bugged me a lot. She also started making up new rules as soon as she moved in, and I was like, "Excuse me, who TF are you?" Then dad was all, "If Marilyn says it, it's the same as if I say it, so you just better not give her any lip!"
Then Stu broke my telescope and my bike and stole half my Star Wars figures the first week he was there, but dad told me, "Hey, I don't wanna hear your whining. You be nice to that boy, or else!"
Plus, you know how it is when there's newfound love in the air! I didn't. I would find out. I could hear the two of them down the hall every night, you know, going at it like the horniest newlyweds east of the Mississippi! I mean, it was like somewhere between an earthquake and a primate primal scream therapy session!
I think I got permanent psych damage from that sh*t!
8-P
Sorry Max...but you made it sound funny! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: adagio on 03/02/09 at 10:02 am
You DID make it sound funny. ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/02/09 at 11:08 am
My dad got married, she's nice enough, but now she's moving into "our" house and her furniture and other items are taking over our living room, garage, and the woman brought bugs into the house!! We have not seen a bug in 7 years, and it's all gone to .e.y$* in a short time. I took it on myself to call the exterminator and he said these are the scary ones. The one's that just don't die...the sneaky ones that...well, it's awful and I'm doing my best to fight back--and I'm hitting them with everything I can think of. Borax soap--a dirivitive of boric acid, the bug guy sprayed, left traps, and shot out poison goo into corners and cracks. She needs to own up to the problem and help the rest of us. AAAAAK!
Bugs? Good hell. That's just awful. I'm sorry you have to deal with that. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/02/09 at 11:11 am
Sorry Max...but you made it sound funny! ;D
Yeah...the telescope/bike/star wars figures part made me giggle too. Not that I don't feel for you. But it's still kinda gigglesome.
Except for the sex part. That is completely horrifying to a kid. :\'( :o :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/03/09 at 10:39 am
Yeah...the telescope/bike/star wars figures part made me giggle too. Not that I don't feel for you. But it's still kinda gigglesome.
Except for the sex part. That is completely horrifying to a kid. :\'( :o :\'(
Oh, I meant to make it sound funny. It is funny! A lot of things are funny with the passage of time. Ironically, our crazy parents are what made my stepbrother and me so close. Sure, we fought quite a bit, but in the end all we had was each other.
I thought my dad and my stepmother cornered the market in the loud sex dept., but Barbara Dafoe Whitheead specifies the phenomenon in her book "The Divorce Culture." Things the Brady Bunch never taught us!
Stu and I laugh about it now...but at the time, YEESH!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 03/03/09 at 10:50 am
My sister in law called at 7:25 this morning to 'make sure everything was okay'. Everything was okay until the phone BLARED INTO MY SLEEPING EARDRUMS. And thank you, honey, for leaving your cell phone on DEAF PERSON VOLUME RIGHT NEXT TO MY HEAD.
Since I'm already here, I might as well give a condensed version of last week's work cluster****: One big job was delayed due to materials not being there and money not being here. We have other work to do, so I head to a *somewhat* local site to work... mainly to pick up my check, 1099, and train a few new monkeys. I get to the site - the materials aren't there, monkeys aren't there, 1099 isn't there, money isn't there, and the site wasn't even properly prepped by the last set of monkeys. 0 for freakin' 5. Last Friday amounted to little more than a 118 mile joyride, when it was BEAUTIFUL outside and 70*. Now it's 20* and sheeshty.
At the moment I'm basically on strike until I get paid in full, get my 1099, and all of the materials are on these jobsites.
signature banned as well
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 03/03/09 at 11:05 am
At the moment I'm basically on strike until I get paid in full, get my 1099, and all of the materials are on these jobsites.
signature banned as well
Good for you Jack!
I know it must suck not actually working, but you needed to take this stand my friend! 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 03/03/09 at 12:19 pm
My sister in law called at 7:25 this morning to 'make sure everything was okay'. Everything was okay until the phone BLARED INTO MY SLEEPING EARDRUMS. And thank you, honey, for leaving your cell phone on DEAF PERSON VOLUME RIGHT NEXT TO MY HEAD.
signature banned as well
That "deaf person volume" comment made me snort milk up into my sinuses. Ow. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 03/03/09 at 2:04 pm
Good for you Jack!
I know it must suck not actually working, but you needed to take this stand my friend! 8)
It really sucks. Not only am I not getting paid on time, I'm not getting any time in to not get paid on time next week (wow, a quadruple negative!). Sitting around the house is driving me nuts.
I think the 1099 is coming this week, but it's really the last thing I want to see right now. No word on the rest, but yeah, I've got to turn this crap around or leave - it's too frustrating to deal with on a daily basis anymore.
That "deaf person volume" comment made me snort milk up into my sinuses. Ow. ;D
Sorry... lol.
signature banned as well
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 07/05/09 at 11:30 pm
I am about to blow!
First, I have this freakin headache! It is killing me and has been for the better part of today! After a weeks worth of rain, it decided to get real nice out today, except it stayed chilly only to warm up later in the day, thus causing my headache! My Advil isn't working and it is too late to take my tension headache medicine - so I am SOL.
Second.... I am so sick and disgusted by the Celebrity Outpouring over Michael Jackson's death!
Why?
Where were these so-called loyal celebrity fans when Michael needed them for support 4 years ago? Where were these normal civilian fans when he needed them 4 years ago? Why is it now that they are all coming out of the woodwork, claiming to have been best friends with him, always by his side etc. etc.?? They want their dang 5 minutes more of fame that's why!!! It makes me sick to watch people sit around, mourning his star on the walk of fame!! Some of these people were probably the ones spitting on his star when he was on trial! They had tried and convicted him even before the case was heard! But now - OY VEY! 'The loss is so great.... my heart bleeds.... Michael was the best...' It does nothing but display the sheer hypocrisy of society on the whole!Even after he was acquitted, people still claimed he was guilty! Now they are claiming he was wronged and never should have been tried! Seriously. I am so pissed at mankind right now. It is disgusting!
And Larry King!!!! Scrounging up guests he could interview.... Cory Feldman??!!! C'mon - the kid hadn't even talked to Michael in 7 years!!!! And you know Larry's ass was one of the ones saying Michael was guilty - behind closed doors of course! Gah! And he has the empathy and understanding of a brick wall! And seriously - interviewing some nurse who claims that Michael asked for stuff?! Why didn't she say something sooner than after his death? She researched what the drug was, but did nothing to alert anyone to his request? Gimme a break! 5 minute fame wanting b!tch!
Yep.... I'm pissed and disgusted! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/05/09 at 11:48 pm
you vented very well... did it help?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/05/09 at 11:49 pm
And Larry King!!!! Scrounging up guests he could interview.... Cory Feldman??!!! C'mon - the kid hadn't even talked to Michael in 7 years!!!! And you know Larry's ass was one of the ones saying Michael was guilty - behind closed doors of course! Gah! And he has the empathy and understanding of a brick wall! And seriously - interviewing some nurse who claims that Michael asked for stuff?! Why didn't she say something sooner than after his death? She researched what the drug was, but did nothing to alert anyone to his request? Gimme a break! 5 minute fame wanting b!tch!
Yep.... I'm pissed and disgusted! >:(
Oh yeah, I watched that Larry King last night. The nurse made me roll my eyes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: adagio on 07/06/09 at 7:56 am
I am about to blow!
First, I have this freakin headache! It is killing me and has been for the better part of today! After a weeks worth of rain, it decided to get real nice out today, except it stayed chilly only to warm up later in the day, thus causing my headache! My Advil isn't working and it is too late to take my tension headache medicine - so I am SOL.
Second.... I am so sick and disgusted by the Celebrity Outpouring over Michael Jackson's death!
Why?
Where were these so-called loyal celebrity fans when Michael needed them for support 4 years ago? Where were these normal civilian fans when he needed them 4 years ago? Why is it now that they are all coming out of the woodwork, claiming to have been best friends with him, always by his side etc. etc.?? They want their dang 5 minutes more of fame that's why!!! It makes me sick to watch people sit around, mourning his star on the walk of fame!! Some of these people were probably the ones spitting on his star when he was on trial! They had tried and convicted him even before the case was heard! But now - OY VEY! 'The loss is so great.... my heart bleeds.... Michael was the best...' It does nothing but display the sheer hypocrisy of society on the whole!Even after he was acquitted, people still claimed he was guilty! Now they are claiming he was wronged and never should have been tried! Seriously. I am so pissed at mankind right now. It is disgusting!
And Larry King!!!! Scrounging up guests he could interview.... Cory Feldman??!!! C'mon - the kid hadn't even talked to Michael in 7 years!!!! And you know Larry's ass was one of the ones saying Michael was guilty - behind closed doors of course! Gah! And he has the empathy and understanding of a brick wall! And seriously - interviewing some nurse who claims that Michael asked for stuff?! Why didn't she say something sooner than after his death? She researched what the drug was, but did nothing to alert anyone to his request? Gimme a break! 5 minute fame wanting b!tch!
Yep.... I'm pissed and disgusted! >:(
Touche! Tam. Made me feel like a turncoat for saying 'enough already.' Karma
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 07/06/09 at 9:49 am
you vented very well... did it help?
I feel much better! Thank you ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 07/06/09 at 9:50 am
Oh yeah, I watched that Larry King last night. The nurse made me roll my eyes.
He normally doesn't bother me but in this instance he is getting on my last nerve! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 07/06/09 at 9:51 am
Touche! Tam. Made me feel like a turncoat for saying 'enough already.' Karma
Thanks Pat! It just irks me to no end! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 07/06/09 at 9:59 am
since I don't feel like typing it twice.....see the lose weight/get healthy thread for my latest rant. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/08/09 at 12:30 am
My family pisses me off. I can't say much more than that because I don't know if they read this site.
Let's just leave it that I'm so angry right now, I gave myself a headache. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 07/08/09 at 1:22 pm
My family pisses me off. I can't say much more than that because I don't know if they read this site.
Let's just leave it that I'm so angry right now, I gave myself a headache. :P
I feel ya.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 07/08/09 at 2:08 pm
My family pisses me off. I can't say much more than that because I don't know if they read this site.
Let's just leave it that I'm so angry right now, I gave myself a headache. :P
I can relate girl. :( I'm sorry.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/08/09 at 10:34 pm
My family pisses me off. I can't say much more than that because I don't know if they read this site.
Let's just leave it that I'm so angry right now, I gave myself a headache. :P
So does mine. Toxic, the whole bunch of 'em. As the years go by, I see them less and less, and that's okay with me. I wish I didn't have the craziest family in the western hemisphere, but what can you do?
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 07/10/09 at 1:06 pm
So, I am having this huge party Saturday, 25 women, my house - it's an annual thing. My husband and I started installing hardwood a couple of months ago and it's not finished - the stairs and 2 feet of the upper landing are subfloor. I can't get an installer out to finish (my husband won't because it will interrupt his golf) prior to Saturday so i run into somone I used to know and she knows an installer whose been doing it "for years".
I mention $75.00 per stair - he says (on the phone) sounds good. THen he comes to my house to do it and I realize that he thinks I am desperate. He looks everything over, starts talking about floor prep (there is none) bullnose issues (there are none) rebuilding stairs (yeah right) and basically I can tell he doesn't have a clue what he's doing just by his answers to my other questions ( he thought the floor needed to be glued?). I am now disappointed because there is no way I am letting him do it - just as I am trying to figure out a way to get rid of him he tells me he is going to have to charge me more because of all the "issues" $120.00 per stair and $150.00 to finish 2 square feet. I said nothing exept I can get someone for $75.00 per stair and thank you anyway.
My house is ugly.
What a loser.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tia on 07/10/09 at 1:16 pm
So, I am having this huge party Saturday, 25 women, my house - it's an annual thing. My husband and I started installing hardwood a couple of months ago and it's not finished - the stairs and 2 feet of the upper landing are subfloor. I can't get an installer out to finish (my husband won't because it will interrupt his golf) prior to Saturday so i run into somone I used to know and she knows an installer whose been doing it "for years".
I mention $75.00 per stair - he says (on the phone) sounds good. THen he comes to my house to do it and I realize that he thinks I am desperate. He looks everything over, starts talking about floor prep (there is none) bullnose issues (there are none) rebuilding stairs (yeah right) and basically I can tell he doesn't have a clue what he's doing just by his answers to my other questions ( he thought the floor needed to be glued?). I am now disappointed because there is no way I am letting him do it - just as I am trying to figure out a way to get rid of him he tells me he is going to have to charge me more because of all the "issues" $120.00 per stair and $150.00 to finish 2 square feet. I said nothing exept I can get someone for $75.00 per stair and thank you anyway.
My house is ugly.
What a loser.
you should have killed him and stashed him under the floorboards. for free.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 07/10/09 at 1:54 pm
you should have killed him and stashed him under the floorboards. for free.
But what about the smell?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/10/09 at 2:22 pm
So, I am having this huge party Saturday, 25 women, my house - it's an annual thing. My husband and I started installing hardwood a couple of months ago and it's not finished - the stairs and 2 feet of the upper landing are subfloor. I can't get an installer out to finish (my husband won't because it will interrupt his golf) prior to Saturday so i run into somone I used to know and she knows an installer whose been doing it "for years".
I mention $75.00 per stair - he says (on the phone) sounds good. THen he comes to my house to do it and I realize that he thinks I am desperate. He looks everything over, starts talking about floor prep (there is none) bullnose issues (there are none) rebuilding stairs (yeah right) and basically I can tell he doesn't have a clue what he's doing just by his answers to my other questions ( he thought the floor needed to be glued?). I am now disappointed because there is no way I am letting him do it - just as I am trying to figure out a way to get rid of him he tells me he is going to have to charge me more because of all the "issues" $120.00 per stair and $150.00 to finish 2 square feet. I said nothing exept I can get someone for $75.00 per stair and thank you anyway.
My house is ugly.
What a loser.
I hear ya. I can't tell you the time we had/are having trying to find someone to redo our kitchen. Now we have another issue-the hose from our dishwasher to the drain sprung a leak and needs to be replaced. We just called someone. We didn't realize that we called him once before when we were going to redo our bathroom and he wanted WAY too much $$$$ to do it. Hopefully, this is a small job and he won't charge us too much.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tia on 07/10/09 at 3:23 pm
But what about the smell?
Febreze!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/11/09 at 11:44 am
so..... some idiot called me today to report vandalism to his vehicle. He told me the vehicle was parked outside of his apartment.
I asked him if he lived in Goleta or Santa Barbara....he said "I don't know"
I said well whats your address? he gave me the street number and street name only.
I said is this Goleta or Santa Barbara... he still didn't know.
I said what address do you put on your mail? He said he doesn't mail anything. ::)
I told him he needed to find out which city he lived in so he could report it to the proper agency..... ::)
I'm sorry but how do you not know the name of the town you live in???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 07/11/09 at 11:51 am
so..... some idiot called me today to report vandalism to his vehicle. He told me the vehicle was parked outside of his apartment.
I asked him if he lived in Goleta or Santa Barbara....he said "I don't know"
I said well whats your address? he gave me the street number and street name only.
I said is this Goleta or Santa Barbara... he still didn't know.
I said what address do you put on your mail? He said he doesn't mail anything. ::)
I told him he needed to find out which city he lived in so he could report it to the proper agency..... ::)
I'm sorry but how do you not know the name of the town you live in???
Was he drunk or got into the wacky tabaki?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/11/09 at 11:53 am
Was he drunk or got into the wacky tabaki?
no stone cold sober...... and stupid... ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 07/11/09 at 11:55 am
no stone cold sober...... and stupid... ;D
Years ago when I worked in a "lost and stolen" credit card place, late at night, we had lots of odd phone calls, made me laugh
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/11/09 at 12:00 pm
Years ago when I worked in a "lost and stolen" credit card place, late at night, we had lots of odd phone calls, made me laugh
if not for the humor this job would be too hard to take! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 07/13/09 at 2:30 pm
Febreze!
Do they sell Febreeze with Lime? It would be a hit with certaindemographics I'm sure, you know kill the odor and erode the body to nothing all at the same time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 07/13/09 at 5:40 pm
so..... some idiot called me today to report vandalism to his vehicle. He told me the vehicle was parked outside of his apartment.
I asked him if he lived in Goleta or Santa Barbara....he said "I don't know"
I said well whats your address? he gave me the street number and street name only.
I said is this Goleta or Santa Barbara... he still didn't know.
I said what address do you put on your mail? He said he doesn't mail anything. ::)
I told him he needed to find out which city he lived in so he could report it to the proper agency..... ::)
I'm sorry but how do you not know the name of the town you live in???
Wonder if it was even his car.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/13/09 at 8:11 pm
Wonder if it was even his car.
probably not... ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 07/19/09 at 4:51 pm
I've got a rant. This is to all the numbnut pet owners out there who allow their dogs to have their
heads out of the window when they drive. I have a question, would you allow your children to put
their heads out of the window? Would you put a toddler in your lap and allow them to put their heads
out of the window? If the answer is no, as it should be, then why do you allow your dog to do it. Just
as children depend on us to protect them, so do pets. Dogs are too stupid to realize how dangerous this
is. Try it one time, stick your head out of the window and see how the wind feels in your eyes as you
drive down the road. Try this experiment, ride down the highway with your arm out of the widow and
feel how much road debris hits your arm. Well all that debris is smacking your dog right in the face and
eyes. If your going to be a pet owner, be a freakin' responsible one and keep the dog's head in the car.
Okay, tirade over.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/19/09 at 5:31 pm
I've got a rant. This is to all the numbnut pet owners out there who allow their dogs to have their
heads out of the window when they drive. I have a question, would you allow your children to put
their heads out of the window? Would you put a toddler in your lap and allow them to put their heads
out of the window? If the answer is no, as it should be, then why do you allow your dog to do it. Just
as children depend on us to protect them, so do pets. Dogs are too stupid to realize how dangerous this
is. Try it one time, stick your head out of the window and see how the wind feels in your eyes as you
drive down the road. Try this experiment, ride down the highway with your arm out of the widow and
feel how much road debris hits your arm. Well all that debris is smacking your dog right in the face and
eyes. If your going to be a pet owner, be a freakin' responsible one and keep the dog's head in the car.
Okay, tirade over.
That was a damn fine rant....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: coqueta83 on 07/19/09 at 7:48 pm
I've got a rant. This is to all the numbnut pet owners out there who allow their dogs to have their
heads out of the window when they drive. I have a question, would you allow your children to put
their heads out of the window? Would you put a toddler in your lap and allow them to put their heads
out of the window? If the answer is no, as it should be, then why do you allow your dog to do it. Just
as children depend on us to protect them, so do pets. Dogs are too stupid to realize how dangerous this
is. Try it one time, stick your head out of the window and see how the wind feels in your eyes as you
drive down the road. Try this experiment, ride down the highway with your arm out of the widow and
feel how much road debris hits your arm. Well all that debris is smacking your dog right in the face and
eyes. If your going to be a pet owner, be a freakin' responsible one and keep the dog's head in the car.
Okay, tirade over.
I see a lot of this when I drive around town, unfortunately. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/19/09 at 11:27 pm
I've got a rant. This is to all the numbnut pet owners out there who allow their dogs to have their
heads out of the window when they drive. I have a question, would you allow your children to put
their heads out of the window? Would you put a toddler in your lap and allow them to put their heads
out of the window? If the answer is no, as it should be, then why do you allow your dog to do it. Just
as children depend on us to protect them, so do pets. Dogs are too stupid to realize how dangerous this
is. Try it one time, stick your head out of the window and see how the wind feels in your eyes as you
drive down the road. Try this experiment, ride down the highway with your arm out of the widow and
feel how much road debris hits your arm. Well all that debris is smacking your dog right in the face and
eyes. If your going to be a pet owner, be a freakin' responsible one and keep the dog's head in the car.
Okay, tirade over.
My dad used to let our Labrador do this until I chewed him out. We do open the window a crack for our mutt, but not enough that he can stick his head out. Besides, he's usually strapped into his seatbelt (yeah, he's got his own seatbelt), so he can't even reach said crack.
What's even worse than Loki's example is the people who put their dogs in the back of a truck. I don't care if they are tied up or not, it is dangerous and just damned sad to see a dog like that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/20/09 at 10:39 am
My dad used to let our Labrador do this until I chewed him out. We do open the window a crack for our mutt, but not enough that he can stick his head out. Besides, he's usually strapped into his seatbelt (yeah, he's got his own seatbelt), so he can't even reach said crack.
What's even worse than Loki's example is the people who put their dogs in the back of a truck. I don't care if they are tied up or not, it is dangerous and just damned sad to see a dog like that.
tied up is just as bad as not tied... many dogs have been strangled because they were tied in the back of a truck and they jumped out because they had just enough rope to get over the side of the truck... :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tia on 07/20/09 at 11:03 am
my childhood dog jumped out a window of a car going about 35 miles an hour once. of course he was painfully stupid. ;D we loved him anyway.
weirdest part? he was totally fine. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 07/20/09 at 11:39 pm
Well, I've spent the better part of the past 4 hours restoring my computer due to "System Security 2009" trojan/virus/whateverthefukkitiz getting past my antivirus program. I hope whomever made that t/v/w dies an incredibly slow, excruciatingly painful, agonizing, horrible, gruesome and public death. Twice.
Ant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/21/09 at 12:41 am
Saw a live cat in the back window of a car yesterday, it wasn't looking too happy. Should have put it in a pet carrier imo.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gemini on 07/22/09 at 6:05 pm
I've got a rant. This is to all the numbnut pet owners out there who allow their dogs to have their
heads out of the window when they drive. I have a question, would you allow your children to put
their heads out of the window? Would you put a toddler in your lap and allow them to put their heads
out of the window? If the answer is no, as it should be, then why do you allow your dog to do it. Just
as children depend on us to protect them, so do pets. Dogs are too stupid to realize how dangerous this
is. Try it one time, stick your head out of the window and see how the wind feels in your eyes as you
drive down the road. Try this experiment, ride down the highway with your arm out of the widow and
feel how much road debris hits your arm. Well all that debris is smacking your dog right in the face and
eyes. If your going to be a pet owner, be a freakin' responsible one and keep the dog's head in the car.
Okay, tirade over.
Thanks for speaking up for all the innocent doggies out there. When I was a little girl, we were driving behind a truck with a dog in the back and we saw the dog jump out and get dragged down the road right in front of us. My dad honked the horn like crazy to get the driver to stop. It was horrifying for me. The driver finally stopped and the dog was ok miraculously. I'm crazy about dogs and I hate to see owners doing stupid things like that. I had to yell at a guy at the flea market once for having a pen of puppies outside to sell, on the hot blacktop and NO WATER! I was so mad. I said, you need to give those dogs some water, which he replied, my wife just went to get some they've been drinking it like crazy. NO SH*T, it was blistering hot outside. Ok, rant over.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 07/23/09 at 2:55 pm
My dad used to let our Labrador do this until I chewed him out. We do open the window a crack for our mutt, but not enough that he can stick his head out. Besides, he's usually strapped into his seatbelt (yeah, he's got his own seatbelt), so he can't even reach said crack.
What's even worse than Loki's example is the people who put their dogs in the back of a truck. I don't care if they are tied up or not, it is dangerous and just damned sad to see a dog like that.
I saw once someone get pulled over in a parking lot, the officer was losing his mind on the guy for having his dog in the back of the truck.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/24/09 at 9:52 am
You can read my rant in "What are you doing" thread.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/24/09 at 10:54 am
You can read my rant in "What are you doing" thread.
Cat
Read it and KARMA to you Cat!
Extra Karma if you make it through the weekend ;) Hope it all goes as planned well 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/24/09 at 11:45 am
Read it and KARMA to you Cat!
Extra Karma if you make it through the weekend ;) Hope it all goes as planned well 8)
Thanks. I have to say, that she (Carlos' ex) has never been anything but nice to me but she just drives me insane. I feel really bad for my step-son-in-law (if that is the right word :D ). Every time she goes to visit, she just takes over HIS house and everything he does is totally wrong. It is like he doesn't have a say in his own house. Carlos' daughter really should speak up but she doesn't. It is like all his kids just let her take over. We (Carlos & I) are basically chopped liver and sometimes it seems that they only come to us when they want something (which usually has to do with $$$). I'm sure I will have more rants by the end of the weekend. lol
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/24/09 at 11:55 am
Thanks. I have to say, that she (Carlos' ex) has never been anything but nice to me but she just drives me insane. I feel really bad for my step-son-in-law (if that is the right word :D ). Every time she goes to visit, she just takes over HIS house and everything he does is totally wrong. It is like he doesn't have a say in his own house. Carlos' daughter really should speak up but she doesn't. It is like all his kids just let her take over. We (Carlos & I) are basically chopped liver and sometimes it seems that they only come to us when they want something (which usually has to do with $$$). I'm sure I will have more rants by the end of the weekend. lol
Cat
Rant away - you deserve it, and better here than in-front of everyone at an inappropriate time :D
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/24/09 at 12:00 pm
Rant away - you deserve it, and better here than in-front of everyone at an inappropriate time :D
8)
The problem is, I am really extra bitchy right now because of these damn hot flashes that are just non-stop (and have been for at least a month now). I TRY very hard not to have "displaced anger" but she does get on my nerves. I told Carlos last night, I try VERY hard not to judge her but... He said "What can I say?" I told him he could either say that he agrees with me or disagrees with me and that I am wrong in my observations of her. He said that he did agree with me. I asked him if she was always like that. He said not as much but she has gotten worse over the years.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/24/09 at 12:05 pm
The problem is, I am really extra bitchy right now because of these damn hot flashes that are just non-stop (and have been for at least a month now). I TRY very hard not to have "displaced anger" but she does get on my nerves. I told Carlos last night, I try VERY hard not to judge her but... He said "What can I say?" I told him he could either say that he agrees with me or disagrees with me and that I am wrong in my observations of her. He said that he did agree with me. I asked him if she was always like that. He said not as much but she has gotten worse over the years.
Cat
Hopefully you can step back and stay as far away from her as possible in the situation. Do not volunteer for anything that puts you right in direct contact with her, just do what people ask (the bride) and that is all.. If possible let Carlos handle any direct contact 8) Take care!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/24/09 at 12:11 pm
Hopefully you can step back and stay as far away from her as possible in the situation. Do not volunteer for anything that puts you right in direct contact with her, just do what people ask (the bride) and that is all.. If possible let Carlos handle any direct contact 8) Take care!
The bride is almost as bad. We are kindred spirits but yet, she has WAY TOO much of her mother's influence in her. The bride was the one that said something about the cups we got and was all pissed because we didn't "listen" to her. When I was bitching about the comment about the cups, Carlos just said, "Let it go." He is right. Have no fear, I'm not going to spoil this day for my step-daughter. I will let her mother do that. lol
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/24/09 at 12:19 pm
The bride is almost as bad. We are kindred spirits but yet, she has WAY TOO much of her mother's influence in her. The bride was the one that said something about the cups we got and was all pissed because we didn't "listen" to her. When I was bitching about the comment about the cups, Carlos just said, "Let it go." He is right. Have no fear, I'm not going to spoil this day for my step-daughter. I will let her mother do that. lol
Cat
Cheers 8) and have some fun, if possible :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/26/09 at 1:48 pm
This weekend was a nightmare. It is a long post and a long rant. If you don't want to read it, I don't blame you.
We were told to be at the rehearsal dinner by 5:30 at the latest. So, we checked into the hotel and I figured we needed to be there, so we were there by 5. There was only 1 car in the parking lot with this woman who asked us if we were the "key". Charlie told her he was the bride's father. She told us that she was the bride's step-father's mother. I was thinking that they were invited but not my parents? I didn't say anything because it would have been a BIG hassle (well a bigger one) if my mother came but that isn't another story. Anyway, the mother of the bride shows up with the key. When they opened the the building, the smell of mold and mustiness hits you. The building was basically falling down but it was kind of interesting because there was a lot of history to it. I could feel the ghosts of the past lingering in the place. I felt them VERY strongly. Little did I know that things needed to be set up-I'm talking EVERYTHING needed to be done. I helped Charlie's ex with setting up tables & chairs. Every time I walked by the woman who was there before us, she was trying to recruit for do something during the wedding. Yeah, right! Other people starting showing up. No one knew what they were doing, nothing was organized, it was one big headache. I was thinking that it was one major camel (reference: What do you call a horse that is built by a committee? A camel.). It really wasn't much of a rehearsal dinner-just setting up and the dinner was pizza & subs. The ex hired a photographer and she told us that we could make arrangements with him to take photos of "our" side of the family. We had enough by this time. So, Charlie, his dad, sister, & myself went back to the motel. The next day, everyone was wondering why we left before the photos were taken.
The next day, we were told to be there by 1. We get there only to wait & wait & wait. The wedding was supposed to start at 2 but we were told that a few people were stuck in traffic and asked for some more time. So, it started at 2:30. Charlie & his ex walked their daughter down the aisle. After the bride & groom had their first dance together, then it was bride & father dance-followed by groom & mother dance. Then the groom danced his step-mother while the bride danced with her step-father. I was thinking, well her mother wasn't recognized either, so ok. But then she had a dance with her mother. I was NOT recognized at all when all the other step-parents were! I felt like someone stuck a knife in my stomach. I was fighting back the tears because I was so hurt it was unbelievable. Out of all of Charlie's children, she is the one I am closest to. We are kindred spirits-and she is always the one who calls on Mother's Day & on my birthday. I asked Charlie to come outside with me. I took him around the back of the building away from everyone, crying and telling him exactly what had happened and how I felt. I asked him if he thought that I had a legitimate gripe or if I was making too much out this. He agreed with me.
He did go up to his daughter and said something to her. He wouldn't tell me what she said at first just "I'll tell you later, it is not important." He did finally tell me that she started crying. Then his son came up and said that it was not about me but about the bride. Charlie said, "No! It is about family." I have always struggled with how I fit into this family and this just adds to my issue with that.
Other things that really sucked: The roast beef was over done and they only gave a tiny piece. I had to ask for a little bit more. The pork wasn't cooked-it was raw. The lighting was poor. We were dancing and TRYING to enjoy ourselves and they were putting the chairs & tables away. WTF?? It was truly the WORSE wedding I have ever been to.
Back at the motel, we were talking to my SIL about it. She does agree that I have reason to be hurt but thinks that I need to work it out with my step-daughter-Charlie agrees with that and will confront his son about the issue, too. But I am extremely hurt and I'm not too sure how she can make it up to me-even if she wanted to.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Michael C. on 07/26/09 at 4:36 pm
Cat...I'm so sorry that a happy ,joyous day was ruined for You .The lack of planning seemed to be overwhelming...I'm not surprised they didn't plan out how to include all family members......Hopefully You'll work it all out & at least feel You let them know how You felt slighted.
This weekend was a nightmare. It is a long post and a long rant. If you don't want to read it, I don't blame you.
We were told to be at the rehearsal dinner by 5:30 at the latest. So, we checked into the hotel and I figured we needed to be there, so we were there by 5. There was only 1 car in the parking lot with this woman who asked us if we were the "key". Charlie told her he was the bride's father. She told us that she was the bride's step-father's mother. I was thinking that they were invited but not my parents? I didn't say anything because it would have been a BIG hassle (well a bigger one) if my mother came but that isn't another story. Anyway, the mother of the bride shows up with the key. When they opened the the building, the smell of mold and mustiness hits you. The building was basically falling down but it was kind of interesting because there was a lot of history to it. I could feel the ghosts of the past lingering in the place. I felt them VERY strongly. Little did I know that things needed to be set up-I'm talking EVERYTHING needed to be done. I helped Charlie's ex with setting up tables & chairs. Every time I walked by the woman who was there before us, she was trying to recruit for do something during the wedding. Yeah, right! Other people starting showing up. No one knew what they were doing, nothing was organized, it was one big headache. I was thinking that it was one major camel (reference: What do you call a horse that is built by a committee? A camel.). It really wasn't much of a rehearsal dinner-just setting up and the dinner was pizza & subs. The ex hired a photographer and she told us that we could make arrangements with him to take photos of "our" side of the family. We had enough by this time. So, Charlie, his dad, sister, & myself went back to the motel. The next day, everyone was wondering why we left before the photos were taken.
The next day, we were told to be there by 1. We get there only to wait & wait & wait. The wedding was supposed to start at 2 but we were told that a few people were stuck in traffic and asked for some more time. So, it started at 2:30. Charlie & his ex walked their daughter down the aisle. After the bride & groom had their first dance together, then it was bride & father dance-followed by groom & mother dance. Then the groom danced his step-mother while the bride danced with her step-father. I was thinking, well her mother wasn't recognized either, so ok. But then she had a dance with her mother. I was NOT recognized at all when all the other step-parents were! I felt like someone stuck a knife in my stomach. I was fighting back the tears because I was so hurt it was unbelievable. Out of all of Charlie's children, she is the one I am closest to. We are kindred spirits-and she is always the one who calls on Mother's Day & on my birthday. I asked Charlie to come outside with me. I took him around the back of the building away from everyone, crying and telling him exactly what had happened and how I felt. I asked him if he thought that I had a legitimate gripe or if I was making too much out this. He agreed with me.
He did go up to his daughter and said something to her. He wouldn't tell me what she said at first just "I'll tell you later, it is not important." He did finally tell me that she started crying. Then his son came up and said that it was not about me but about the bride. Charlie said, "No! It is about family." I have always struggled with how I fit into this family and this just adds to my issue with that.
Other things that really sucked: The roast beef was over done and they only gave a tiny piece. I had to ask for a little bit more. The pork wasn't cooked-it was raw. The lighting was poor. We were dancing and TRYING to enjoy ourselves and they were putting the chairs & tables away. WTF?? It was truly the WORSE wedding I have ever been to.
Back at the motel, we were talking to my SIL about it. She does agree that I have reason to be hurt but thinks that I need to work it out with my step-daughter-Charlie agrees with that and will confront his son about the issue, too. But I am extremely hurt and I'm not too sure how she can make it up to me-even if she wanted to.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/09 at 4:54 pm
aw Cat I'm sorry... it sounds like a horrid fiasco... and I can only imagine how hurt you were.... perhaps...and I'm just playing devil's advocate here... she wanted to include you because you are so close but it was going to put her in an awkward position with her mother.... you know..
That's all I can think of. I hope you guys can have a good conversation and some tears and lots of hugs and then move forward.
((((((hugs))))))
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/26/09 at 5:00 pm
aw Cat I'm sorry... it sounds like a horrid fiasco... and I can only imagine how hurt you were.... perhaps...and I'm just playing devil's advocate here... she wanted to include you because you are so close but it was going to put her in an awkward position with her mother.... you know..
That's all I can think of. I hope you guys can have a good conversation and some tears and lots of hugs and then move forward.
((((((hugs))))))
Something that Charlie said just a few minutes ago. We all know that his ex dictated this whole fiasco. It was probably her who left me out. His daughter probably didn't think about it. When Charlie mentioned it to her, at first she was defensive and then she started crying. At that point, she could have come over to me and apologized for the oversight. But, being the little girl that she still is, she didn't know what to do so she didn't do anything. Thinking about it, I'm sure it really wasn't HER fault but I'm still VERY, VERY hurt. And yes, I have been crying about it-and I will probably cry some more about it. Like I said, I thought that I meant more to her than that.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/09 at 5:06 pm
Something that Charlie said just a few minutes ago. We all know that his ex dictated this whole fiasco. It was probably her who left me out. His daughter probably didn't think about it. When Charlie mentioned it to her, at first she was defensive and then she started crying. At that point, she could have come over to me and apologized for the oversight. But, being the little girl that she still is, she didn't know what to do so she didn't do anything. Thinking about it, I'm sure it really wasn't HER fault but I'm still VERY, VERY hurt. And yes, I have been crying about it-and I will probably cry some more about it. Like I said, I thought that I meant more to her than that.
Cat
and you are completely entitled to your pain I know you say the ex has been nothing but nice but I'm beginning to think she's kind of a bitch.... sorry Carlos I know that's the mother to your children but my loyalties lie with Cat ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: coqueta83 on 07/26/09 at 7:45 pm
((((((((((HUGS))))))))))
I'm really sorry you had to go through that nightmare, Cat. :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/26/09 at 8:50 pm
Cat
I'm sorry to hear you had a rubbish day
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/26/09 at 10:14 pm
Sorry to hear of your ordeal Cat. You deserved much better...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/27/09 at 7:33 am
Everyone has said it all, Cat. {{{hugs}}}
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/27/09 at 10:27 am
Thanks everyone. I can't tell you how much all your support means to me.
and you are completely entitled to your pain I know you say the ex has been nothing but nice but I'm beginning to think she's kind of a bitch.... sorry Carlos I know that's the mother to your children but my loyalties lie with Cat ;)
You are right, she is a bitch-and a half. I knew that before all of this happened-which is why I have always said that I could never be friends with her. And you don't have to worry about Charlie. He KNOWS she is a bitch-which is part of the reason why they are divorced. I asked him last night if she could be that petty to do this deliberately and he said, "Yes!" Or, he said that she was just so insensitive that she didn't even think about it. You should hear some of the horror stories that our son-in-law has told us. (I told him that he is welcomed at our house and I hoped he feels that. He said he does.)
His daughter just called. We are going up to her place on Thursday. That means that I have until then to figure out how to confront her about this issue. Charlie said last night that we shouldn't mention to any of the kids that the wedding was just a total mess-he is sure they realize that. He also said that he feels bad for his daughter & his new husband because it was supposed to be their day and his ex just screwed it up totally for them. I had said that already myself. I really hope this wedding isn't a reflection of what the marriage is going to be like.
I have said all the negatives, there were a few positives. The ceremony itself was very nice-but a bit too religious for our tastes but it wasn't ours. And the rice & beans were good. ;) (My SIL made the beans and of course Charlie made the rice-which there were TONS left over.) They also had a bit a memorial table that had a photo of the groom's father, and Charlie's mother. But then it included her uncle, her grandparents, great-grandparents, his great-grandparents-people neither one of them had ever met-yeah, that got out of hand, too. I was told that she said just the photo of his father and her grandmother would have been enough.
Yeah, I am aware that I am referring to my husband my Charlie rather than his on-line name of Carlos. I figured everyone already knows that his name really is Charlie so what the hell.
Again, thanks everyone for all your support. I always know that when life becomes very sh!tty, I can always come here to get strength.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) to you all.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Gis on 07/27/09 at 10:30 am
have a hug from me too sweetie. :-*
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/27/09 at 11:42 am
Thanks everyone. I can't tell you how much all your support means to me.
You are right, she is a bitch-and a half. I knew that before all of this happened-which is why I have always said that I could never be friends with her.
whenever you mention her you always preface it by saying something about how she's always been nice to you.....so I thought, you know, Cat just doesn't like her cuz she's the ex.... now if you'd start saying "that bitch who totally deserved to get dumped by Carlos" I would completely understand! ;D
And you don't have to worry about Charlie. He KNOWS she is a bitch
BTW you know I know his loyalties where the ex is concerned completely lie with you... I just made that notation because the involvement of his daughter might make him feel a little torn....you know.. divided camps...he loves you both so how can he chose? or soemthing :-\\ did that make sense?
His daughter just called. We are going up to her place on Thursday. That means that I have until then to figure out how to confront her about this issue.
good luck!
Charlie said last night that we shouldn't mention to any of the kids that the wedding was just a total mess-he is sure they realize that. He also said that he feels bad for his daughter & his new husband because it was supposed to be their day and his ex just screwed it up totally for them.
He's right about this.... in the end its about the couple not the chintzy, horribly cooked roast beef ;) - go figure.... I focus on the food in that whole ramble of yours ;D
I had said that already myself. I really hope this wedding isn't a reflection of what the marriage is going to be like.
I thought the exact same thing but wasn't going to be the first to say it.... maybe its like "bad dress rehearsal; good play" maybe...
although I think it may say alot about how they work thru their problems :-\\
I have said all the negatives, there were a few positives. The ceremony itself was very nice-but a bit too religious for our tastes but it wasn't ours. And the rice & beans were good. ;) (My SIL made the beans and of course Charlie made the rice-which there were TONS left over.)
Oohhh...... that's why Charlie was making rice... like (Patty I think) I thought they were going to have cooked rice thrown at them after the ceremony... you know how uncooked rice is bad for birds.... I thought- how odd....why not use bird seed? :-
Yeah, I am aware that I am referring to my husband my Charlie rather than his on-line name of Carlos. I figured everyone already knows that his name really is Charlie so what the hell.
I wondered about that.... :D
Again, thanks everyone for all your support. I always know that when life becomes very sh!tty, I can always come here to get strength.
CUZ WE LUUUUUUVVVVVVVVVVV U!!!! :-* :-* :-* :-*
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/27/09 at 12:03 pm
whenever you mention her you always preface it by saying something about how she's always been nice to you.....so I thought, you know, Cat just doesn't like her cuz she's the ex.... now if you'd start saying "that bitch who totally deserved to get dumped by Carlos" I would completely understand! ;D
BTW you know I know his loyalties where the ex is concerned completely lie with you... I just made that notation because the involvement of his daughter might make him feel a little torn....you know.. divided camps...he loves you both so how can he chose? or soemthing :-\\ did that make sense?
good luck!
He's right about this.... in the end its about the couple not the chintzy, horribly cooked roast beef ;) - go figure.... I focus on the food in that whole ramble of yours ;D
I thought the exact same thing but wasn't going to be the first to say it.... maybe its like "bad dress rehearsal; good play" maybe...
although I think it may say alot about how they work thru their problems :-\\
Oohhh...... that's why Charlie was making rice... like (Patty I think) I thought they were going to have cooked rice thrown at them after the ceremony... you know how uncooked rice is bad for birds.... I thought- how odd....why not use bird seed? :-CUZ WE LUUUUUUVVVVVVVVVVV U!!!! :-* :-* :-* :-*
The thing is, Charlie didn't dump her-she dumped Charlie. She had a "dry affair" and rubbed it in Charlie's face. Then she kicked him out. That was when he started dating me-and THEN she wanted him back. It was like, "I don't want you but I don't want anyone else to want you either." I have mixed feelings about what she did to him. I hate her for doing that to the man I love but on the same token, if she didn't, I wouldn't have what I have now. I think she is a total fool for throwing away such a wonderful guy. At his other daughter's wedding many years ago, he pointed the guy out to me. I said (probably a bit louder than I should) "She gave you up for THAT??!!" Yeah, Charlie has his faults-but he treats me like a Goddess and I'm sure he treated her the same. He was so trying to make up for my pain on Saturday-not just talking to his daughter about it but making sure that the DJ would play a waltz that we could dance to (because he knows that I love to waltz with him) and we stayed up that night in the motel room talking about it.
His ex's mother-in-law asked Charlie if we were going to take the left over rice home. He said no. She said something about that it can't be left there. Charlie basically told her that it wasn't our problem. He did go up to his ex and said this whole thing could have been done so much easier and probably wouldn't have cost that much more if we had it catered. She said, "But would it have been organic meat?" A YEAH!!!! You tell the caterer that you WANT organic meat and it will be done. And we wouldn't have had such a fiasco on our hands. He said last night that he is sure that his ex will say that we were so "uncooperative".
I will go back to calling him Carlos on the boards. It is just that this issue is VERY personal.
BTW, I do feel the love here-and the feeling is SOOOOO mutual.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/27/09 at 2:04 pm
on the bright side.... I'm so glad you two found each other!!! O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Michael C. on 07/27/09 at 5:04 pm
Charlie's THE MAN !!!!!!!!
YOU said it best,Cat.........Her loss......and She probably realizes it.....
Send Her a "Sympathy" card..."Sorry for Your loss"....."He's Mine now.....Beotch!!!!!!" :D ;D
The thing is, Charlie didn't dump her-she dumped Charlie. She had a "dry affair" and rubbed it in Charlie's face. Then she kicked him out. That was when he started dating me-and THEN she wanted him back. It was like, "I don't want you but I don't want anyone else to want you either." I have mixed feelings about what she did to him. I hate her for doing that to the man I love but on the same token, if she didn't, I wouldn't have what I have now. I think she is a total fool for throwing away such a wonderful guy. At his other daughter's wedding many years ago, he pointed the guy out to me. I said (probably a bit louder than I should) "She gave you up for THAT??!!" Yeah, Charlie has his faults-but he treats me like a Goddess and I'm sure he treated her the same. He was so trying to make up for my pain on Saturday-not just talking to his daughter about it but making sure that the DJ would play a waltz that we could dance to (because he knows that I love to waltz with him) and we stayed up that night in the motel room talking about it.
His ex's mother-in-law asked Charlie if we were going to take the left over rice home. He said no. She said something about that it can't be left there. Charlie basically told her that it wasn't our problem. He did go up to his ex and said this whole thing could have been done so much easier and probably wouldn't have cost that much more if we had it catered. She said, "But would it have been organic meat?" A YEAH!!!! You tell the caterer that you WANT organic meat and it will be done. And we wouldn't have had such a fiasco on our hands. He said last night that he is sure that his ex will say that we were so "uncooperative".
I will go back to calling him Carlos on the boards. It is just that this issue is VERY personal.
BTW, I do feel the love here-and the feeling is SOOOOO mutual.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/27/09 at 5:06 pm
Charlie's THE MAN !!!!!!!!
YOU said it best,Cat.........Her loss......and She probably realizes it.....
Send Her a "Sympathy" card..."Sorry for Your loss"....."He's Mine now.....Beotch!!!!!!" :D ;D
You should see who she is married to now. 8-P
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Michael C. on 07/27/09 at 5:15 pm
My EX did the same thing....At Court...My Lawyer said to Her..."You left Michael for that?....Honey...You're supposed to trade up....not down.........{Ok ...So I've known My Lawyer since We were 12.....She still rocks !!}My
You should see who she is married to now. 8-P
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 07/27/09 at 8:40 pm
Sorry Cat - what a horrible thing! But everyone is right... you got THE MAN! 8)
My rant:
I purchased a Nvidia GeForce graphics card the first of June. I started about 3 weeks ago making this horrible noise. The fan is about to konk out. It squeals then it groans then it sounds fine. Stupid thing. So anyway, I contacted PNY, who is the distributor for Nvidia, and thankfully I registered it when I bought it - 1 year warranty! I get an email from them today with a pdf file for postage that I am supposed to print out and put on the box when I ship it back... thing is - I HAVE TO PAY FOR SHIPPING!!! I know, I know, it really isn't that big of a deal, but the warranty says shipping is free of charge! I am going to ship it to them no matter what, because video cards are not cheap - but I am! ;D
Ya, not much of a rant but there ya go.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/28/09 at 12:41 am
I wanted to destress a little thinking I'd fire up the Wii... haven't used it in month due to my messy apartment and screwed up schedule.... just found out the damn AC Adapter stopped working... so no wii until Aug. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/04/09 at 10:06 pm
It's getting to the point in my crazy family where I'M the sane one, and that's pretty crazy in itself!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/08/09 at 1:13 pm
My rant for the day is the fact that contractors do not send written estimates. We interviewed 5 and only got ONE written estimate (and of course that is the guy on the high end). Granted one we interviewed yesterday. We told him that if we don't get a written estimate, we are NOT going to hire him. He didn't want to give us one at first until we told him that we need it to compare with others rather than trying to remember what anyone says. How hard it is to give a written estimate? Don't these people NEED the work?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 08/08/09 at 4:05 pm
My rant for the day is the fact that contractors do not send written estimates. We interviewed 5 and only got ONE written estimate (and of course that is the guy on the high end). Granted one we interviewed yesterday. We told him that if we don't get a written estimate, we are NOT going to hire him. He didn't want to give us one at first until we told him that we need it to compare with others rather than trying to remember what anyone says. How hard it is to give a written estimate? Don't these people NEED the work?
Cat
There is talk (in Australia) of contractors charging for quotes in future. Not impressed ... Contractors are usually talented/skilled people who, outside their trade, have zero organizational skill and are notoriously unreliable! Thye are not interested in any instructions you may give them (e.g. that you don't want them starting too early) ... they will turn up whenever it suits them! They also will drive like maniacs in the utility vehicles. .. which is not smart as they have their business name and number plastered all over the side of the vehicle!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 08/08/09 at 5:34 pm
It's getting to the point in my crazy family where I'M the sane one, and that's pretty crazy in itself!
:D
Hey, I'm right there with ya. I am the sane one in my crazy family, and that's really scary.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: anabel on 08/08/09 at 7:22 pm
Hey, I'm right there with ya. I am the sane one in my crazy family, and that's really scary.
You know, the craziest ones always say they're the only sane ones.... ;D ;D :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 08/08/09 at 7:31 pm
You know, the craziest ones always say they're the only sane ones.... ;D ;D :D
You must be one sane woman.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 08/08/09 at 8:54 pm
There is talk (in Australia) of contractors charging for quotes in future.
Here in VA, most contractors charge for quotes. Free estimates are rare. Most contractors will subtract their estimate cost from the job if they get the job. My estimates are not free, nor do I subtract the charge for them from the job price: it helps eliminate the deadbeat and "might-do-it" customers.
My rant for the day is the fact that contractors do not send written estimates. We interviewed 5 and only got ONE written estimate (and of course that is the guy on the high end). Granted one we interviewed yesterday. We told him that if we don't get a written estimate, we are NOT going to hire him. He didn't want to give us one at first until we told him that we need it to compare with others rather than trying to remember what anyone says. How hard it is to give a written estimate? Don't these people NEED the work?
Odd... we always do a written estimate, but it is completely lacking in details (X work will cost ~Y dollars). The details are in the contract, if we get it. With shopping 5 or more contractors, the best anyone has is a 20% chance of getting the job. With commercial work that rate can drop to 5% or less.
Anyway, my two cents' worth: be careful with whom you pick. I'd estimate that 1 in 5 contractors will take a job at a loss just to keep busy, and another 1 in 5 will take the job at or near 0% profit. You do not want either doing any work for you. Check for licensing and insurance. Don't try to "reverse auction" bids.
Not sure what work you want done, but if it's of an odd, extreme, or custom nature, you may have a hard time getting fixed estimates: jobs like those are often T&M.
Ant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/09/09 at 12:13 pm
Here in VA, most contractors charge for quotes. Free estimates are rare. Most contractors will subtract their estimate cost from the job if they get the job. My estimates are not free, nor do I subtract the charge for them from the job price: it helps eliminate the deadbeat and "might-do-it" customers.
Odd... we always do a written estimate, but it is completely lacking in details (X work will cost ~Y dollars). The details are in the contract, if we get it. With shopping 5 or more contractors, the best anyone has is a 20% chance of getting the job. With commercial work that rate can drop to 5% or less.
Anyway, my two cents' worth: be careful with whom you pick. I'd estimate that 1 in 5 contractors will take a job at a loss just to keep busy, and another 1 in 5 will take the job at or near 0% profit. You do not want either doing any work for you. Check for licensing and insurance. Don't try to "reverse auction" bids.
Not sure what work you want done, but if it's of an odd, extreme, or custom nature, you may have a hard time getting fixed estimates: jobs like those are often T&M.
Ant
The job is pretty straight forward-replacing existing cabinets, building a new set of cabinets, & redoing the floor (striping it down to the original hard wood floor and depending on the condition-either refurbishing that or putting in a slate floor).
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 10/03/09 at 8:06 pm
Well, I've spent the better part of the past 4 hours restoring my computer due to "System Security 2009" trojan/virus/whateverthefukkitiz getting past my antivirus program. I hope whomever made that t/v/w dies an incredibly slow, excruciatingly painful, agonizing, horrible, gruesome and public death. Twice.
Ant
This sort of thing happened to me on Sunday, except it was called Antivirus Pro 2010, except I didn't have to restore(I went into safe mode yesterday to deal with it). Needless to say, I still need a reload, which I plan on doing this month. That was a good way to ruin my parody writing week. I need to finish that one, I only have the two verses left.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 10/04/09 at 12:40 am
I am Canadian, most people here know that. I also have an Umbrella, it's of the American Flag.
I get so many negative looks, comments, on the street when I use it. My ex-manager hated it and threatened to throw it on the garbage several times.
I've had people boo me, yell at me to get out of Canada, go back to America, Tell me I'm in the wrong country, mumble things and look at me as if I just threw eggs at their car.
Why? It's only an umbrella.
I am not getting rid of it. ;)
8) I feel better now...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/09 at 12:58 am
I am Canadian, most people here know that. I also have an Umbrella, it's of the American Flag.
I get so many negative looks, comments, on the street when I use it. My ex-manager hated it and threatened to throw it on the garbage several times.
I've had people boo me, yell at me to get out of Canada, go back to America, Tell me I'm in the wrong country, mumble things and look at me as if I just threw eggs at their car.
Why? It's only an umbrella.
I am not getting rid of it. ;)
8) I feel better now...
and I give you crap for being Canadian....you just can't win. ;D
honesy tho I admire your tenacity. Give hell Harry ... Uh I mean Frank!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 10/04/09 at 10:23 pm
and I give you crap for being Canadian....you just can't win. ;D
If anyone ever declared war on Canada (who would anyone, really :D), it would take about 2 seconds for us to turn to America for help. Maybe less.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 10/13/09 at 5:55 pm
My rant:
I purchased a Nvidia GeForce graphics card the first of June. I started about 3 weeks ago making this horrible noise. The fan is about to konk out. It squeals then it groans then it sounds fine. Stupid thing. So anyway, I contacted PNY, who is the distributor for Nvidia, and thankfully I registered it when I bought it - 1 year warranty! I get an email from them today with a pdf file for postage that I am supposed to print out and put on the box when I ship it back... thing is - I HAVE TO PAY FOR SHIPPING!!! I know, I know, it really isn't that big of a deal, but the warranty says shipping is free of charge! I am going to ship it to them no matter what, because video cards are not cheap - but I am! ;D
Ya, not much of a rant but there ya go.
Aargh! I am so frustrated!
I had to send my video card back to the manufacturer yet again!
At the end of September, it decided that it didn't like my motherboard and went kaput!
So I got in touch again through my warranty and sent it back to them asking for a refund. Haha! I should have known better! I received my new video card today, installed it in the computer, and the stupid thing gave me the BSOD!!! (Blue screen of Death) It works fine if I load in safe mode, but doesn't want to work at all in regular mode. So now I have to go and uninstall the old drivers, upgrade my computer security software, because it seems the firewall doesn't like the video card either, and try to see if it will work. If all else fails, then I believe my PCI-e slot might be fried. If that is the case then I have to go and try to find the motherboard online, and buy it, then resetup my entire computer.
I am so tired of technology right now. It would be better if this were someone else's computer, because then I could make a little money - but it is mine and so it sucks!!!
Laptop down, now my desktop acting the fool!!! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 10/13/09 at 6:46 pm
Aargh! I am so frustrated!
I had to send my video card back to the manufacturer yet again!
At the end of September, it decided that it didn't like my motherboard and went kaput!
So I got in touch again through my warranty and sent it back to them asking for a refund. Haha! I should have known better! I received my new video card today, installed it in the computer, and the stupid thing gave me the BSOD!!! (Blue screen of Death) It works fine if I load in safe mode, but doesn't want to work at all in regular mode. So now I have to go and uninstall the old drivers, upgrade my computer security software, because it seems the firewall doesn't like the video card either, and try to see if it will work. If all else fails, then I believe my PCI-e slot might be fried. If that is the case then I have to go and try to find the motherboard online, and buy it, then resetup my entire computer.
I am so tired of technology right now. It would be better if this were someone else's computer, because then I could make a little money - but it is mine and so it sucks!!!
Laptop down, now my desktop acting the fool!!! >:(
And now, 4 and a half hours later... it was a faulty driver!!!
All is well now on my desktop. 8)
Thanks for letting me vent!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/13/09 at 7:03 pm
And now, 4 and a half hours later... it was a faulty driver!!!
All is well now on my desktop. 8)
Thanks for letting me vent!
um you're welcome ;D
glad you're back up and running... :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/13/09 at 9:00 pm
Glad your computer is acting better now. I know how utterly frustrating that can be. You are a good detective (in searching for what is wrong with your computer)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 10/13/09 at 9:06 pm
um you're welcome ;D
glad you're back up and running... :)
Glad your computer is acting better now. I know how utterly frustrating that can be. You are a good detective (in searching for what is wrong with your computer)
Thank ya Ladies!!!
I definitely feel better that's for sure!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/06/09 at 3:04 pm
I'm being summoned for jury duty in mid December. This is going to be major annoyance for me. I don't get how I could be summoned, since I'm not a registered voter nor do I own a home.
Even if they don't actually need me, I have to call from Sunday to Thursday that week to check. This is just stupid. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/06/09 at 3:10 pm
I'm being summoned for jury duty in mid December. This is going to be major annoyance for me. I don't get how I could be summoned, since I'm not a registered voter nor do I own a home.
Even if they don't actually need me, I have to call from Sunday to Thursday that week to check. This is just stupid. >:(
even if you are not registered with a particular political party (which I think most people do in the US?) you must still be on the electoral roll as eligible to vote.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/06/09 at 3:16 pm
I'm being summoned for jury duty in mid December. This is going to be major annoyance for me. I don't get how I could be summoned, since I'm not a registered voter nor do I own a home.
Even if they don't actually need me, I have to call from Sunday to Thursday that week to check. This is just stupid. >:(
A few years ago they stopped pulling from registered voters and started using DMV records.... if you have a driver's lic then you are in the pool...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/06/09 at 3:40 pm
A few years ago they stopped pulling from registered voters and started using DMV records.... if you have a driver's lic then you are in the pool...
That is what I was thinking.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/06/09 at 4:25 pm
I'm being summoned for jury duty in mid December. This is going to be major annoyance for me. I don't get how I could be summoned, since I'm not a registered voter nor do I own a home.
Even if they don't actually need me, I have to call from Sunday to Thursday that week to check. This is just stupid. >:(
Ummm...it's called civic duty! I've been called up in Australia 3 times and served on 3 trial duties. I had my work write a letter the third time as it was a particularly inconvenient time (for my company).
However, serving was a very interesting process and quite daunting (depending upon the severity of the crime). I don't believe I'd like a major murder or rape rtial though. The prosecution always makes the suspect sound 100% guilty and then the defence makes them sound like they could be innocent. Then you have to come to grips (as a group) with that little 'benefit of the doubt' clause :-\\ ...and, hey I just realized someone's been messing with the smiley faces again! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/06/09 at 5:56 pm
I'm the only one in my place with a job and it's a part time one. So I'll get behind on rent if I have to go on a day that I usually work.(even if it's just to see who qualifies, even if I don't get picked)
My rent takes around 2/3 of my check every week, so that would hurt abit.
I'm going to see if I qualify for deferral, mainly because my hours are alittle over 20 and my rent is 121 per week.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/06/09 at 7:07 pm
Doesn't your company pay you if you are on jury duty? I'm sure that's what happened to me. Or I claimed daily expenses. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/06/09 at 7:09 pm
A few years ago they stopped pulling from registered voters and started using DMV records.... if you have a driver's lic then you are in the pool...
That must include handicap plaques. They'll have to hire a sign language interpreter if they want me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/06/09 at 7:41 pm
Doesn't your company pay you if you are on jury duty? I'm sure that's what happened to me. Or I claimed daily expenses. :-\\
I'm in retail, I highly doubt it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/06/09 at 8:19 pm
Ummm...it's called civic duty! I've been called up in Australia 3 times and served on 3 trial duties. I had my work write a letter the third time as it was a particularly inconvenient time (for my company).
However, serving was a very interesting process and quite daunting (depending upon the severity of the crime). I don't believe I'd like a major murder or rape rtial though. The prosecution always makes the suspect sound 100% guilty and then the defence makes them sound like they could be innocent. Then you have to come to grips (as a group) with that little 'benefit of the doubt' clause :-\\ ...and, hey I just realized someone's been messing with the smiley faces again! ;D
I've been called twice... the mere mention that I work in law enforcement gets me out of there before I can put my butt in a chair ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/06/09 at 8:53 pm
I envy you. ^ :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/06/09 at 8:56 pm
I envy you. ^ :D
tell them you think everyone arrested is guilty otherwise why would they be arrested? that should do it! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/06/09 at 9:16 pm
tell them you think everyone arrested is guilty otherwise why would they be arrested? that should do it! :D
A George Carlin style line, don't know if that'll work.
I'll be trying to get a deferal though.
Usually due to the amount of people that get called for that, the odds remain low for actually being picked for a case person by person.(12 are, of course, picked, unless the case is cancelled)
I'm concerned that I'd have to go on what is normally a workday, like Wednesday or Thursday(I don't know what that week will be like though, it's the week before Christmas) for the part where they question you. Weekends are safe.(I almost always work those) Also the chance that I'll be picked is kind of unnerving too.
Edit: A co-worker told me that full time employees get pay while on jury duty. He doesn't know about part time employees though.
Edit: I can't find any specific info either. Although I doubt that I have it.
Final Edit: It isn't mentioned in my employee handbook, but the summons(which I didn't notice until looking yesterday) says the amount I'd get for showing up is $15(which is still not high enough when to compared to even my short days). The amount for actually being apart of a jury is $40, which is abit better and closer to what I make. So I'm only alittle concerned(if I don't get deferred) about the having to show up on a work day for the summons.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 11/19/09 at 5:18 pm
The last time I got called for jury duty was on September 11, 2001. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/19/09 at 6:36 pm
The last time I got called for jury duty was on September 11, 2001. :-\\
Eek
I have never been called. If I were, it wouldn't be much of a problem. Since I work at home, I can arrange my schedule so I wouldn't lose money...unless it was a long, drawn out trial in which I may be screwed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/20/09 at 12:24 am
Too bad I don't have that sort of situation. ^
I sent in the deferal for hardship(due to low hours and earnings) last week. Hope they don't send anthing back basically telling me tough luck.
My situation makes a summons(which pays little for the time sitting down there, unless I were picked) too much of a financial problem if I had to go on a work day.
The last time I got called for jury duty was on September 11, 2001. :-\\
Oh man... :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/21/09 at 2:04 pm
The last time I got called for jury duty was on September 11, 2001. :-\\
was that in Chicago or CAli? in Cali there was probably enough warning so that you wouldn't have had to go... or did you go anyway?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/23/09 at 2:44 pm
As many of you know, we are having our kitchen redone. The guy we hired was supposed to build new cabinets. That never happened. We decided to have the cabinets built by Home Depot. When we signed the contract with the guy back in Sept(?). We were under the impression that he was starting to build the cabinets at that time. He even had us go out and buy the hood which we did and we gave it to him. The work was supposed to start on Oct. 19th. Well, that didn't happen because of the fact that we went down to Puerto Rico & the fact that we needed a new roof. (The same guy did our roof.) We asked him if we could use the $$$$ we gave him as a down-payment for the kitchen towards the roof and we would do the kitchen at another time. He informed us that the $$$$ was already used to buy materials & such. So, we scrounged to get him the $$$$ for the roof.
Then the day came when the work began. He took out all the old cabinets & tore up the floor. That was a Friday. Then he took the weekend off. That Monday, his kid was sick so he didn't come in. That Tuesday, we went to Home Depot & got the flooring. I can't remember what was going on that Wednesday but he didn't come in. That Thursday he FINALLY started to put in the new floor-but only got a little way. Then Friday we went out of town-but he hadn't come in before we left. When we got home on Sunday, the floor wasn't complete but it was further along. We found out he didn't come in on Friday but he did on Saturday.
It was during this time, we discovered that Home Depot would make cabinets for us with the look we want. He told us that they would do it cheaper than he could and quicker. Ok. So we went BACK to Home Depot to discuss things. We decided to go with them on the cabinets above and next to the stove. Not once did the guy say that he had already started to build them-which we were under the impression. Those cabinets came in last week and he did put them up. I am a bit disappointed with them but they are still better than what we had before.
Last week, I can't remember how many days he was here. He does have other projects & jobs that he works on, also. On Friday, he was asking for the remainder of the $$$$ we owned him. We told him to refigure everything out. He wanted to go with the figure from the original contract minus what we paid Home Depot. WTF?? We said, NO! We were going to pay him for his labor and his labor alone because the original contract stated that he was going to build the cabinets which he didn't.
Well, guess who didn't show up again today. >:( >:( >:(
This is really starting to get ridiculous. The problem is that I do like him, I think he is a nice guy. However, as I told Carlos, I think the work he does do is a B. He is a competent carpenter-not outstanding but decent. But the WAY he does things I give him a C-, and that is being generous. After Carlos gave him the check on Friday, he was thinking that maybe he should have only given him half and say that he would get the other half when the work is done. I am curious when he was going to build these cabinets like he was originally supposed to do.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 11/24/09 at 9:59 am
So that was yesterday. Today the e3lectrician is SUPPOSE to show up to connect the range hood and move a light fixture, and the builder is SUPPOSE to come in to do some of the finishing touches. We'll see. You would think that with this economy these guys would be falling all over themselves to do a good job. Angie's list here we come.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 11/24/09 at 11:33 am
You would think that with this economy these guys would be falling all over themselves to do a good job. Angie's list here we come.
The opposite is true: with so much unemployment in construction trades, supply greatly exceeds demand, and wages have plummeted - so has the quality of work for the average job. People know they aren't going to make squat, so there's a lot of hack work and "get in, get out" mentality. Skilled people are still there, but they are charging the same if not more for their services than before. Angie's list is slam full of those who are offering bottom bin prices, with quality to match.
My rant for the day: I've had a pretty nasty sinus infection since Wednesday, and with all that coughing I noticed a bulge in my abdomen. I'm thinking hernia - joy. I was putting off seeing the doctor since I no longer have health insurance, but this weekend was too much. I went to OTMC (free clinic) yesterday. Turns out they no longer do walk-ins, and of course I don't have the paperwork necessary to fill out the forms and for them to copy. So I go to First Med. I don't have a hernia (good), but the doctor can't tell if I have a strain or possibly appendicitis. His recommendation - go to the emergency room and get an ultrasound done. Yeah, like I got 3k laying around. Bastard doesn't even prescribe me anything for the pain or my cough. 15 minutes later my wallet was $125 lighter. I fudgeing hate doctors. If I needed Motrin I know where to get it - it's OTC you dipsheesh. I don't go to the doctor to be recommended OTC meds. >:(
Ant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Silver Power on 11/24/09 at 4:35 pm
I have a rant.
Red Ant may not be who he claims to be!
Let's look at the facts:
How come rant sounds like someone new to the English language trying to say 'Red Ant' quickly. Is this a conspiracy?
My snooping has led me to discover that our beloved 'Red Ant' is neither red, nor is he an ant. Further investigation is required to find whether Tommy Turtle is actually a parody writing turtle with impeccable pacing and syllable matching. Slow and steady, indeed, Mr. Turtle.
Red Ant is a moderator. Moderators sometimes help calm hysterical members who, very often, rant, and blame moderators for everything, from technical problems on the site to not being able to cure cancer fast enough.
Outside of the White House, on the presidential lawn, there are many ant-hill. These ant-hills contain, none other than, yes, RED ANTS.
The folks in the White House have been blamed for many problems that slowly defile the USA. But could it be that it isn't the politicians? Read on.
'Red Ant' was alive during the USA's most tragic terrorist plot, the events of 9/11.
Coincidence? I think NOT!
Using the help of a master of the Afghan language, Cloris Leechman, I've deciphered that Al Qaeda roughly translates to "Red Ants quite enjoy terrorizing countries, and also enjoy the occasional ice cream."
My super-masterful detective research has helped me find that this 'Red Ant' character has indeed eaten ice cream multiple times in his lifetime.
Lactose intolerant? Or lactose intolerANT?
The average terrorist uses the bathroom multiple times per week. As does Red Ant.
Now Mr. Ant, where were you on the morning of September 11th, 2001? Were you in New York City? Of course you weren't. The mastermind doesn't need to be near the crime scene. He gets his evil cronies to do that.
Which brings me to my next point...
I have reason to believe that Red Ant has been in a body of water before. If you hear someone say "Oh my word, those dastardly Somali pirates are taking people hostage and killing them if they do not get ample compensation for said hostages lives", it sounds like an innocent enough exclamation, right? But read between the lines:
"Oh my woRd, thosE Dastardly Somali pirates are tAkiNg people hosTage and killing them if they do not get ample compensation for said hostages lives". But maybe Red Ant would like us to believe that this is another coincidence, eh?
So if these are all coincidences, how do you explain these?:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/rarepetclanleader/proof1.pnghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/rarepetclanleader/proof2.png
There's no denying this now! Come clean, Mr. Ant!
lol i wuz bored lulz
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/24/09 at 5:51 pm
I have a rant.
Red Ant may not be who he claims to be!
Let's look at the facts:
How come rant sounds like someone new to the English language trying to say 'Red Ant' quickly. Is this a conspiracy?
My snooping has led me to discover that our beloved 'Red Ant' is neither red, nor is he an ant. Further investigation is required to find whether Tommy Turtle is actually a parody writing turtle with impeccable pacing and syllable matching. Slow and steady, indeed, Mr. Turtle.
Red Ant is a moderator. Moderators sometimes help calm hysterical members who, very often, rant, and blame moderators for everything, from technical problems on the site to not being able to cure cancer fast enough.
Outside of the White House, on the presidential lawn, there are many ant-hill. These ant-hills contain, none other than, yes, RED ANTS.
The folks in the White House have been blamed for many problems that slowly defile the USA. But could it be that it isn't the politicians? Read on.
'Red Ant' was alive during the USA's most tragic terrorist plot, the events of 9/11.
Coincidence? I think NOT!
Using the help of a master of the Afghan language, Cloris Leechman, I've deciphered that Al Qaeda roughly translates to "Red Ants quite enjoy terrorizing countries, and also enjoy the occasional ice cream."
My super-masterful detective research has helped me find that this 'Red Ant' character has indeed eaten ice cream multiple times in his lifetime.
Lactose intolerant? Or lactose intolerANT?
The average terrorist uses the bathroom multiple times per week. As does Red Ant.
Now Mr. Ant, where were you on the morning of September 11th, 2001? Were you in New York City? Of course you weren't. The mastermind doesn't need to be near the crime scene. He gets his evil cronies to do that.
Which brings me to my next point...
I have reason to believe that Red Ant has been in a body of water before. If you hear someone say "Oh my word, those dastardly Somali pirates are taking people hostage and killing them if they do not get ample compensation for said hostages lives", it sounds like an innocent enough exclamation, right? But read between the lines:
"Oh my woRd, thosE Dastardly Somali pirates are tAkiNg people hosTage and killing them if they do not get ample compensation for said hostages lives". But maybe Red Ant would like us to believe that this is another coincidence, eh?
So if these are all coincidences, how do you explain these?:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/rarepetclanleader/proof1.pnghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/rarepetclanleader/proof2.png
There's no denying this now! Come clean, Mr. Ant!
lol i wuz bored lulz
Hmmmm....methinks somebody may be about to be bitten by an angry ant! ;D ...or somebody is simply on too much medication! :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Silver Power on 11/24/09 at 5:53 pm
Hmmmm....methinks somebody may be about to be bitten by an angry ant! ;D ...or somebody is simply on too much medication! :o
..or too little. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 11/24/09 at 8:22 pm
You can't spell "Conspiracy Theory" without Red Ant, well, except for the missing "d", but that's part of the coverup. :D
Ant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Silver Power on 11/24/09 at 8:55 pm
You can't spell "Conspiracy Theory" without Red Ant, well, except for the missing "d", but that's part of the coverup. :D
Ant
Aha! The mastermind is here! I've created a thread for you in PPP.
...And what about 'Da Conspiracy Theory'? You thought you had me fooled, you sneaky critter!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 11/25/09 at 9:06 am
I have a rant.
Red Ant may not be who he claims to be!
Let's look at the facts:
How come rant sounds like someone new to the English language trying to say 'Red Ant' quickly. Is this a conspiracy?
My snooping has led me to discover that our beloved 'Red Ant' is neither red, nor is he an ant. Further investigation is required to find whether Tommy Turtle is actually a parody writing turtle with impeccable pacing and syllable matching. Slow and steady, indeed, Mr. Turtle.
Red Ant is a moderator. Moderators sometimes help calm hysterical members who, very often, rant, and blame moderators for everything, from technical problems on the site to not being able to cure cancer fast enough.
Outside of the White House, on the presidential lawn, there are many ant-hill. These ant-hills contain, none other than, yes, RED ANTS.
The folks in the White House have been blamed for many problems that slowly defile the USA. But could it be that it isn't the politicians? Read on.
'Red Ant' was alive during the USA's most tragic terrorist plot, the events of 9/11.
Coincidence? I think NOT!
Using the help of a master of the Afghan language, Cloris Leechman, I've deciphered that Al Qaeda roughly translates to "Red Ants quite enjoy terrorizing countries, and also enjoy the occasional ice cream."
My super-masterful detective research has helped me find that this 'Red Ant' character has indeed eaten ice cream multiple times in his lifetime.
Lactose intolerant? Or lactose intolerANT?
The average terrorist uses the bathroom multiple times per week. As does Red Ant.
Now Mr. Ant, where were you on the morning of September 11th, 2001? Were you in New York City? Of course you weren't. The mastermind doesn't need to be near the crime scene. He gets his evil cronies to do that.
Which brings me to my next point...
I have reason to believe that Red Ant has been in a body of water before. If you hear someone say "Oh my word, those dastardly Somali pirates are taking people hostage and killing them if they do not get ample compensation for said hostages lives", it sounds like an innocent enough exclamation, right? But read between the lines:
"Oh my woRd, thosE Dastardly Somali pirates are tAkiNg people hosTage and killing them if they do not get ample compensation for said hostages lives". But maybe Red Ant would like us to believe that this is another coincidence, eh?
So if these are all coincidences, how do you explain these?:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/rarepetclanleader/proof1.pnghttp://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/rarepetclanleader/proof2.png
There's no denying this now! Come clean, Mr. Ant!
lol i wuz bored lulz
Mr. Mister, is that you? :o :D
Subject: Masters of the Obvious
Written By: Red Ant on 12/07/09 at 9:49 pm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091208/ap_on_bi_ge/climate_epa
"Greenhouse gases harm humans" - why, thank you for that informative title. That earns a big, fat "No Sh*t" award from me.
Given that the title of that article is so incredibly stupid, I don't put much faith in the article itself.
"..there was compelling scientific evidence that global warming from manmade greenhouse gases endangers Americans' health." So burden us with a lot of regulations, meanwhile other countries like China will continue to pump toxins into the land, sea, air, and exports of toys to the US. Perhaps the Administration FAILED to notice that the air over America doesn't always stay in one spot.
The only things that are endangering my health are stupidity, unemployment, and crappy healthcare. Unfortunately there is an overabundance of all three.
Ant
Subject: Re: Masters of the Obvious
Written By: Silver Power on 12/07/09 at 10:20 pm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091208/ap_on_bi_ge/climate_epa
"Greenhouse gases harm humans" - why, thank you for that informative title. That earns a big, fat "No Sh*t" award from me.
Ant
;D Karamel
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/08/09 at 12:50 pm
Went to the store last night. Got $40 so I'd have cash today.
I remember having the reciept and cash as I walked out the door.
I remember having trouble getting the car door open- delaying some guy trying to park next to me.
I them went straight home and put my wallet and keys down and putting the groceries in the fridge.
This morning I cannot find the receipt nor the cash. >:(
I must have dropped it in the parking lot cuz it's not in my apt or car.
Now I am at Dennys. I have been waiting for 20+ minutes for service. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 12/08/09 at 12:56 pm
Went to the store last night. Got $40 so I'd have cash today.
I remember having the reciept and cash as I walked out the door.
I remember having trouble getting the car door open- delaying some guy trying to park next to me.
I them went straight home and put my wallet and keys down and putting the groceries in the fridge.
This morning I cannot find the receipt nor the cash. >:(
I must have dropped it in the parking lot cuz it's not in my apt or car.
Now I am at Dennys. I have been waiting for 20+ minutes for service. ::)
It's not in the car somewhere?
Denny's breakfast special?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/09/09 at 3:32 am
It's not in the car somewhere?
Denny's breakfast special?
Nope not in the car nor the apartment... >:(
breakfast not so special....by the way- right after typing that line is when I decided to make that call 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 12/23/09 at 10:32 pm
So, I spent the better part of my afternoon restoring my computer, which was corrupted by the Internet Security 2010 malware. Thanks Tam for all the help. Merry Christmas Happy Holidays to all, except to the person(s) who made IS2010, who, for starters, should be slowly impaled on rusty tomato plant stakes.
Ant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/23/09 at 10:49 pm
So, I spent the better part of my afternoon restoring my computer, which was corrupted by the Internet Security 2010 malware. Thanks Tam for all the help. Merry Christmas Happy Holidays to all, except to the person(s) who made IS2010, who, for starters, should be slowly impaled on rusty tomato plant stakes.
Ant
I have a friend that just had her computer destroyed by that one. Do you know how you got it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 12/24/09 at 12:23 pm
I have a friend that just had her computer destroyed by that one. Do you know how you got it?
No idea, but I'm fairly certain it wasn't through an email attachment or anything I intentionally downloaded. All I got was a warning from Norton that some high risk .exe file was attempting to access the internet - I don't remember what I was browsing at the time. I blocked it and about a minute later the whole thing crashed when I went to a web page in my favorites, which had always been safe before.
IS2010 locks out virtually every function except web browser. No regedit, no tskmgr, no restore, no add/remove programs, no control panel, no access to squat, even in safe mode. All I could do was F10 on startup and reload all the original (outdated) software, and bring everything up to speed again. 4 hours to fix it all.
Nicole got one last week almost as bad, fortunately I was able to restore her PC from a three day old auto backup. Took less than 5 minutes to fix that one.
Ant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 12/26/09 at 2:35 pm
I have a friend that just had her computer destroyed by that one. Do you know how you got it?
I got it again! This time I'm pretty sure I know where it came from : Facebook family invite/verification. As soon as I clicked the link, the computer went nuts again. This time I was able to back up to a save point before it corrupted everything again. Nicole was thinking that is where she got her virus as well. Only took two hours to fix this time, and 20 of that was spent deleting the original (and horribly outdated version of) Norton AV.
Got AVG now. Hopefully I won't get IS2010 again.
Ant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/26/09 at 3:24 pm
I got it again! This time I'm pretty sure I know where it came from : Facebook family invite/verification. As soon as I clicked the link, the computer went nuts again. This time I was able to back up to a save point before it corrupted everything again. Nicole was thinking that is where she got her virus as well. Only took two hours to fix this time, and 20 of that was spent deleting the original (and horribly outdated version of) Norton AV.
Got AVG now. Hopefully I won't get IS2010 again.
Ant
No kidding. Scary stuff.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/28/09 at 3:29 pm
Last year when our local Ben Franklin store went out of business, they had a maga sale and I went over there frequently to pick up stuff. Some of the things I picked up were a bunch of flashlights. You always need flashlights, right?
Anyway, last summer, we were going out to the boat. On our way there, we realized that we forgot to bring a flashlight. So, we stopped at a store on the way and bought one. I think we used it twice and then it died! ???
Last week I was using one and it was getting faint. Ok, it needs new batteries. Put the new batteries in and it was bright and was working just the way it was supposed to. Then, it just died!! ??? It seems like you can't find a half way decent one.
Now, I can't seem to find all the ones that I bought last summer.
WHY CAN'T I FIND A WORKING FLASHLIGHT??!!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/28/09 at 3:58 pm
Last year when our local Ben Franklin store went out of business, they had a maga sale and I went over there frequently to pick up stuff. Some of the things I picked up were a bunch of flashlights. You always need flashlights, right?
Anyway, last summer, we were going out to the boat. On our way there, we realized that we forgot to bring a flashlight. So, we stopped at a store on the way and bought one. I think we used it twice and then it died! ???
Last week I was using one and it was getting faint. Ok, it needs new batteries. Put the new batteries in and it was bright and was working just the way it was supposed to. Then, it just died!! ??? It seems like you can't find a half way decent one.
Now, I can't seem to find all the ones that I bought last summer.
WHY CAN'T I FIND A WORKING FLASHLIGHT??!!!!!
Cat
you should get one of those rechargeable streamlites like the cops use...those things are expensive but give off awesome power!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/28/09 at 6:15 pm
Last year when our local Ben Franklin store went out of business, they had a maga sale and I went over there frequently to pick up stuff. Some of the things I picked up were a bunch of flashlights. You always need flashlights, right?
Anyway, last summer, we were going out to the boat. On our way there, we realized that we forgot to bring a flashlight. So, we stopped at a store on the way and bought one. I think we used it twice and then it died! ???
Last week I was using one and it was getting faint. Ok, it needs new batteries. Put the new batteries in and it was bright and was working just the way it was supposed to. Then, it just died!! ??? It seems like you can't find a half way decent one.
Now, I can't seem to find all the ones that I bought last summer.
WHY CAN'T I FIND A WORKING FLASHLIGHT??!!!!!
Cat
You can't beat MagLites ... They are expensive, but they always work. Even when out in extreme conditions, or left out in extreme conditions. And you can use them as weapons if it is necessary to do so. I now have the new LED one and it is bright enough to check cattle by it at night.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/28/09 at 11:22 pm
You can't beat MagLites ... They are expensive, but they always work. Even when out in extreme conditions, or left out in extreme conditions. And you can use them as weapons if it is necessary to do so. I now have the new LED one and it is bright enough to check cattle by it at night.
A mini-MagLite plus a headband, equals win. One in the car, one in the emergency supplies bag, and one at home. Hands-free lighting, pointed exactly where you want it, when you want it. Absolutely bulletproof; you will never need to replace anything on it other than the batteries.
I second the LED recommendation - not quite as easy to focus as the incandescent, but in a real emergency, you'll want longevity over ease of use. My compromise was an LED insert for the one in the emergency bag.
(The other cool thing about LED flashlights is that you can now get blacklight/UV replacement LEDs, or just buy a UV flashlight. Turn out the lights in your home, and be prepared to recoil in horror no matter where you shine it. No substitute for a blacklight for area lighting, but a hell of a lot more useful... albeit disturbing.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 01/06/10 at 11:16 am
This is just a very minor one.
Don't you hate it when you get a cut on your thumb near the top of it?
This is mainly because of the fact that you can accidently break the scab partially if you use that thumb carelessly for the first couple of days.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Red Ant on 01/06/10 at 5:37 pm
They make LED lighted gloves now too - very handy, especially this time of year. Look in Home Depot or Lowes for them.
A mini-MagLite plus a headband, equals win. One in the car, one in the emergency supplies bag, and one at home. Hands-free lighting, pointed exactly where you want it, when you want it. Absolutely bulletproof; you will never need to replace anything on it other than the batteries.
I second the LED recommendation - not quite as easy to focus as the incandescent, but in a real emergency, you'll want longevity over ease of use. My compromise was an LED insert for the one in the emergency bag.
(The other cool thing about LED flashlights is that you can now get blacklight/UV replacement LEDs, or just buy a UV flashlight. Turn out the lights in your home, and be prepared to recoil in horror no matter where you shine it. No substitute for a blacklight for area lighting, but a hell of a lot more useful... albeit disturbing.)
lol, nice.
Ant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 01/06/10 at 6:21 pm
Coming home from work today I was trapped in the sea of stupid. I caught up to traffic on the highway,
a semi in the right lane was doing about 45 MPH in a 55 zone. The guy in the center lane was afraid to
pass the truck and the guy in the left lane was afraid to pass the car in the center. This was rush hour,
cars started stacking up to the point that it looked like caution laps at Daytona. After about two miles
of highway crawling I was finally able to get by the dopes. It was a two car breakaway, me in the left
lane and a Mustang in the center, problem was the freaking Mustang wouldn't get off my rear fender.
My exit was approaching and I needed to move over but the damn Mustang wouldn't let me. I sped up,
he sped up; I slowed down, he slowed down. Like a freakin' goose he just stayed there off my rear fender.
I had to fake him out just to move over to exit. AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 01/11/10 at 5:05 pm
Last year when our local Ben Franklin store went out of business, they had a maga sale and I went over there frequently to pick up stuff. Some of the things I picked up were a bunch of flashlights. You always need flashlights, right?
Anyway, last summer, we were going out to the boat. On our way there, we realized that we forgot to bring a flashlight. So, we stopped at a store on the way and bought one. I think we used it twice and then it died! ???
Last week I was using one and it was getting faint. Ok, it needs new batteries. Put the new batteries in and it was bright and was working just the way it was supposed to. Then, it just died!! ??? It seems like you can't find a half way decent one.
Now, I can't seem to find all the ones that I bought last summer.
WHY CAN'T I FIND A WORKING FLASHLIGHT??!!!!!
Cat
The kids got wind-up ones for Christmas last year and those suckers are BRIGHT and STILL WORKING! I think they were a whopping $5-6 apiece as well ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/15/10 at 12:58 pm
Coming home from work today I was trapped in the sea of stupid. I caught up to traffic on the highway,
a semi in the right lane was doing about 45 MPH in a 55 zone. The guy in the center lane was afraid to
pass the truck and the guy in the left lane was afraid to pass the car in the center. This was rush hour,
cars started stacking up to the point that it looked like caution laps at Daytona. After about two miles
of highway crawling I was finally able to get by the dopes. It was a two car breakaway, me in the left
lane and a Mustang in the center, problem was the freaking Mustang wouldn't get off my rear fender.
My exit was approaching and I needed to move over but the damn Mustang wouldn't let me. I sped up,
he sped up; I slowed down, he slowed down. Like a freakin' goose he just stayed there off my rear fender.
I had to fake him out just to move over to exit. AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!
Related topic --
There are a lot of fargging icehole drivers around here who don't give a crap about road safety and think you shouldn't either. There are intersections where you need to exercise extra caution because of blind curves. You need to come to a full stop and check to make sure there isn't a car flying around the curve, but when you do this, the jackass behind you starts flashing his lights and honking. One over here in Florence really needs a stoplight because you can't see who is coming around the curve. So the other night I stop, and then I crawl to give leeway in case some maniac is rounding the corner at 60. So the guy behind me in the pickup truck starts honking and flashing, then he tailgates me with his high beams on. Third time that sh*t's happened to me at that intersection. I have never had a major collision and there's a reason for that -- caution. Well, caution and a fair amount of luck. Knock on Naugahyde!
Related topic -
Pedestrians in New York City pride themselves in having no regard for traffic signals. I got a $50 citation sent to me because I ran a red light on Hamilton Avenue in Brooklyn back in November. Why did I run the light? Well, the light was GREEN when I started into the intersection, but some hoodlums jumped into the intersection jaywalking diagonally. What was I gonna do, run 'em down? So I had to stop. When they passed, the light turned RED, but I was in the intersection, so I had to hit the gas before the cars on the perpendicular street started coming at me! If I sat there, there would be a lot of honking and gridlock or I could have gotten t-boned by that frikkin' furniture truck! BUT the little camera got my plate numbers. They sent the ticket with the pictures. What am I going to do, fight it from Massachusetts? Yeah, right. Cost-benefit analysis does not favor such action. I'm wondering how much revenue New York gets from the fact that pedestrians and drivers don't obey traffic signals and thus force other drivers to run red lights for safety's sake. Now, if a patrol cop had seen the situation and stopped me, I would have told him about the jaywalkers...and he would have written me the $50 citation all the same!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 01/15/10 at 3:08 pm
Related topic -
Pedestrians in New York City pride themselves in having no regard for traffic signals. I got a $50 citation sent to me because I ran a red light on Hamilton Avenue in Brooklyn back in November. Why did I run the light? Well, the light was GREEN when I started into the intersection, but some hoodlums jumped into the intersection jaywalking diagonally. What was I gonna do, run 'em down? So I had to stop. When they passed, the light turned RED, but I was in the intersection, so I had to hit the gas before the cars on the perpendicular street started coming at me! If I sat there, there would be a lot of honking and gridlock or I could have gotten t-boned by that frikkin' furniture truck! BUT the little camera got my plate numbers. They sent the ticket with the pictures. What am I going to do, fight it from Massachusetts? Yeah, right. Cost-benefit analysis does not favor such action. I'm wondering how much revenue New York gets from the fact that pedestrians and drivers don't obey traffic signals and thus force other drivers to run red lights for safety's sake. Now, if a patrol cop had seen the situation and stopped me, I would have told him about the jaywalkers...and he would have written me the $50 citation all the same!
::)
Really? Here in IL, if you're already IN the intersection when the light turns red, you have the right to continue out of the intersection.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 01/15/10 at 3:48 pm
Pedestrians in New York City pride themselves in having no regard for traffic signals. I got a $50 citation sent to me because I ran a red light on Hamilton Avenue in Brooklyn back in November. Why did I run the light? Well, the light was GREEN when I started into the intersection, but some hoodlums jumped into the intersection jaywalking diagonally. What was I gonna do, run 'em down? So I had to stop. When they passed, the light turned RED, but I was in the intersection, so I had to hit the gas before the cars on the perpendicular street started coming at me! If I sat there, there would be a lot of honking and gridlock or I could have gotten t-boned by that frikkin' furniture truck! BUT the little camera got my plate numbers. They sent the ticket with the pictures. What am I going to do, fight it from Massachusetts? Yeah, right. Cost-benefit analysis does not favor such action. I'm wondering how much revenue New York gets from the fact that pedestrians and drivers don't obey traffic signals and thus force other drivers to run red lights for safety's sake. Now, if a patrol cop had seen the situation and stopped me, I would have told him about the jaywalkers...and he would have written me the $50 citation all the same!
::)
I would guess NYC makes quite a bit of money off situations like yours. :P In Phoenix we have stationary and mobile speed cameras on every freeway that flash if you're traveling 11+ MPH over the posted limit. So everyone slows down for the camera well below the speed limit until passing them then they travel at 10-15 MPH over until the next one. ::) We have red light cameras also but I don't ever really see them now that most of my driving in the Valley is on the freeways.
I'll be hitting the East Valley Autobahn in about 2.5 hours. Wish me luck.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 01/15/10 at 4:56 pm
Really? Here in IL, if you're already IN the intersection when the light turns red, you have the right to continue out of the intersection.
You just have to dodge the cars that pay no mind to you and continue on as if you weren't there. :P
God, I hate that....which is why I don't drive in the city! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/19/10 at 12:37 pm
Really? Here in IL, if you're already IN the intersection when the light turns red, you have the right to continue out of the intersection.
"The light was yellow, officer."
That one always goes over real well!
I had to hit the gas and goose it through the intersection for my own safety because you never know what New York drivers are going to do, so even if the cameras figured in the speed of the vehicle, they would still detect my acceleration. The camera can't replace human judgment. Those guys just darted diagonally across the intersection. They should have been ticketed for jaywalking; however, it's much easier for revenue's sake to photograph a license plate and send a citation to the registrant's address. I've been stuck in bottlenecks for a half hour at a time in NYC because some a-holes start gridlock by disobeying traffic signals. Fortunately, my brother and sister-in-law just moved upstate. If I need to go into the city, I can park at their house and get the commuter rail. When you factor the costs and benefits, it is not cheaper for me to take mass transit into NYC than to drive from Western Mass. Anyway, I only drove in Brooklyn and Queens. I have driven in Manhattan, but I wouldn't do it again unless somebody held a gun to my head and forced me!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/21/10 at 5:04 pm
So this isn't really a hardcore rant, I am just super frustrated!
First, I found the shower curtain that I want, and called Bed, Bath & Beyond and of course they don't have it in my local store. No big deal because I can just as easily buy it online. Just have to wait the few days for it to arrive if I decide to get it.
Second, and this is my huge frustration - Ikea.
I found this gorgeous duvet cover and shams, matches my bedroom layout perfectly, but stupid Ikea doesn't ship textiles!!! They tell me to go to my local Ikea store! Ya, that would work if the closest store wasn't 255 miles away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no way in God's Green Earth that I am going 255 miles one way to buy a freakin' duvet cover! The money in gas would be over the cost of it! Why doesn't Ikea allow you to buy textiles online??!!??!! Seriously. I am beyond frustrated and am almost at my wits end living this far up North. I miss having everything I needed within an hour when we were in Texas!!! Aargh!! Stupid Ikea!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 01/21/10 at 6:23 pm
So this isn't really a hardcore rant, I am just super frustrated!
First, I found the shower curtain that I want, and called Bed, Bath & Beyond and of course they don't have it in my local store. No big deal because I can just as easily buy it online. Just have to wait the few days for it to arrive if I decide to get it.
Second, and this is my huge frustration - Ikea.
I found this gorgeous duvet cover and shams, matches my bedroom layout perfectly, but stupid Ikea doesn't ship textiles!!! They tell me to go to my local Ikea store! Ya, that would work if the closest store wasn't 255 miles away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no way in God's Green Earth that I am going 255 miles one way to buy a freakin' duvet cover! The money in gas would be over the cost of it! Why doesn't Ikea allow you to buy textiles online??!!??!! Seriously. I am beyond frustrated and am almost at my wits end living this far up North. I miss having everything I needed within an hour when we were in Texas!!! Aargh!! Stupid Ikea!
I could go to IKEA and get if you pay the shipping
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 7:12 pm
So this isn't really a hardcore rant, I am just super frustrated!
First, I found the shower curtain that I want, and called Bed, Bath & Beyond and of course they don't have it in my local store. No big deal because I can just as easily buy it online. Just have to wait the few days for it to arrive if I decide to get it.
Second, and this is my huge frustration - Ikea.
I found this gorgeous duvet cover and shams, matches my bedroom layout perfectly, but stupid Ikea doesn't ship textiles!!! They tell me to go to my local Ikea store! Ya, that would work if the closest store wasn't 255 miles away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no way in God's Green Earth that I am going 255 miles one way to buy a freakin' duvet cover! The money in gas would be over the cost of it! Why doesn't Ikea allow you to buy textiles online??!!??!! Seriously. I am beyond frustrated and am almost at my wits end living this far up North. I miss having everything I needed within an hour when we were in Texas!!! Aargh!! Stupid Ikea!
hmmmm who lives just 90 miles from an ikea? and it going to be in that area in a month? I don't know..
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 7:12 pm
I could go to IKEA and get if you pay the shipping
or karen can do it. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 01/21/10 at 8:35 pm
or karen can do it. ;D
I'm just wanting an excuse to wander around IKEA!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 9:39 pm
I'm just wanting an excuse to wander around IKEA!
being in the area is excuse enough for me...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 01/21/10 at 9:48 pm
being in the area is excuse enough for me...
It's about a 40 minute drive for me, so not really on my way anywhere!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 9:50 pm
It's about a 40 minute drive for me, so not really on my way anywhere!
ah yeah I usually fit my visits in with my trips to LA...
I'll vent that Ikea really needs more locations!!!! Particularly one closer to Santa Barbara, one closer to Tam and one closer to karen.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/21/10 at 10:30 pm
IKEA IKEA
IKEA IKEA
Much to far from my home
Out of the way where I would roam
IKEA IKEA IKEA
There's one in Sacramento. Think mom and I went there once and thought it sucked.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 10:30 pm
IKEA IKEA
IKEA IKEA
Much to far from my home
Out of the way where I would roam
IKEA IKEA IKEA
There's one in Sacramento. Think mom and I went there once and thought it sucked.
well we've already established your mom is kinda nuts right ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/21/10 at 10:45 pm
ah yeah I usually fit my visits in with my trips to LA...
I'll vent that Ikea really needs more locations!!!! Particularly one closer to Santa Barbara, one closer to Tam and one closer to karen.
and me ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 10:48 pm
and me ???
you know... right after I hit post I thought I should add sami too... but then I got a call and forgot.
sorry....
and sami needs an Ikea, and a Target, and a Costco and every other store there is.
better?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 01/21/10 at 10:52 pm
Got an IKEA right here in Pittsburgh. See? I KNEW I'd find a reason for everyone to come here to visit. ;D Right now all the snow is melted here too, (but you'd better hurry, it may not last long.) (Unless I guess if you LIKE snow then, uh, I'll have to let you know when it's back.) :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 10:55 pm
Got an IKEA right here in Pittsburgh. See? I KNEW I'd find a reason for everyone to come here to visit. ;D Right now all the snow is melted here too, (but you'd better hurry, it may not last long.) (Unless I guess if you LIKE snow then, uh, I'll have to let you know when it's back.) :D
LUCKY!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/21/10 at 11:10 pm
Got an IKEA right here in Pittsburgh. See? I KNEW I'd find a reason for everyone to come here to visit. ;D Right now all the snow is melted here too, (but you'd better hurry, it may not last long.) (Unless I guess if you LIKE snow then, uh, I'll have to let you know when it's back.) :D
Am wondering if Mexico has Ikea
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 01/21/10 at 11:13 pm
Am wondering if Mexico has Ikea
Am not sure. But um Pittsburgh is nowhere near Mexico, so I'm not understand the corrolation. lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 11:27 pm
Am not sure. But um Pittsburgh is nowhere near Mexico, so I'm not understand the corrolation. lol
maybe cuz sami's sick of snow...and doesn't want to chance catching snow in PA... or maybe cuz sami wants to do her booze run vacation and her Ikea in the same trip?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 01/21/10 at 11:29 pm
maybe cuz sami's sick of snow...and doesn't want to chance catching snow in PA... or maybe cuz sami wants to do her booze run vacation and her Ikea in the same trip?
Ah...thanks for the 'splaining. I couldn't figure it out, but then, I AM a bit dizzy tonight.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 11:31 pm
Ah...thanks for the 'splaining. I couldn't figure it out, but then, I AM a bit dizzy tonight.
well I don't know if I'm right- I'm just speculating.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/10 at 11:32 pm
and to answer the question no- no ikea's in mexico...
Europe
België | Belgique (Belgium)
Česká republika (Czech Republic)
Danmark (Denmark)
Deutschland (Germany)
España (Spain)
Ελλάδα (Greece)
France
Ísland (Iceland)
Ireland
Italia (Italy)
Κύπρος (Cyprus)
Magyarország (Hungary)
Nederland (Netherlands)
Norge (Norway)
Österreich (Austria)
Россия (Russia)
Polska (Poland)
Portugal (Portugal)
România (Romania)
Schweiz | Suisse | Svizzera (Switzerland)
Slovensko (Slovakia)
Suomi (Finland)
Sverige (Sweden)
Türkiye (Turkey)
United Kingdom
North America
Canada
United States
Middle East
(Kuwait)
(Israel)
(Saudi Arabia)
(United Arab Emirates)
Asia Pacific
Australia
(China)
(Hong Kong)
(Japan)
Malaysia
(Taiwan)
Singapore
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 01/22/10 at 12:04 am
So this isn't really a hardcore rant, I am just super frustrated!
First, I found the shower curtain that I want, and called Bed, Bath & Beyond and of course they don't have it in my local store. No big deal because I can just as easily buy it online. Just have to wait the few days for it to arrive if I decide to get it.
Second, and this is my huge frustration - Ikea.
I found this gorgeous duvet cover and shams, matches my bedroom layout perfectly, but stupid Ikea doesn't ship textiles!!! They tell me to go to my local Ikea store! Ya, that would work if the closest store wasn't 255 miles away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no way in God's Green Earth that I am going 255 miles one way to buy a freakin' duvet cover! The money in gas would be over the cost of it! Why doesn't Ikea allow you to buy textiles online??!!??!! Seriously. I am beyond frustrated and am almost at my wits end living this far up North. I miss having everything I needed within an hour when we were in Texas!!! Aargh!! Stupid Ikea!
There is one like, 8 minutes from me. Show me what you want, I will go get it, and ship it to you. Done! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/22/10 at 7:08 am
maybe cuz sami's sick of snow...and doesn't want to chance catching snow in PA... or maybe cuz sami wants to do her booze run vacation and her Ikea in the same trip?
O0 both could apply 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/22/10 at 7:10 am
and to answer the question no- no ikea's in mexico...
Europe
België | Belgique (Belgium)
Česká republika (Czech Republic)
Danmark (Denmark)
Deutschland (Germany)
España (Spain)
Ελλάδα (Greece)
France
Ísland (Iceland)
Ireland
Italia (Italy)
Κύπρος (Cyprus)
Magyarország (Hungary)
Nederland (Netherlands)
Norge (Norway)
Österreich (Austria)
Россия (Russia)
Polska (Poland)
Portugal (Portugal)
România (Romania)
Schweiz | Suisse | Svizzera (Switzerland)
Slovensko (Slovakia)
Suomi (Finland)
Sverige (Sweden)
Türkiye (Turkey)
United Kingdom
North America
Canada
United States
Middle East
(Kuwait)
(Israel)
(Saudi Arabia)
(United Arab Emirates)
Asia Pacific
Australia
(China)
(Hong Kong)
(Japan)
Malaysia
(Taiwan)
Singapore
hmmm I hear that Turkey is beautiful this time of year ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/22/10 at 7:11 am
There is one like, 8 minutes from me. Show me what you want, I will go get it, and ship it to you. Done! :)
No fair - Utah has an Ikea - Iowa sucks
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/22/10 at 7:47 am
Am I the only one who has never been to an IKEA? :-[
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 01/22/10 at 11:53 am
I think I might have developed an allergy to caffeine. I'm doing a series of daily "tests" to try and figure it out since I can't get into the allergist until the 2nd of Feb. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/22/10 at 1:53 pm
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!!! That would suck the big one.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: AL-B Mk. III on 01/22/10 at 5:04 pm
I hate my job.
I have no life.
Not seeking pity, just venting.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 01/22/10 at 7:21 pm
Am I the only one who has never been to an IKEA? :-[
Cat
Nah, there are 2 IKEA's within 30 minutes of me and I've never been to either.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Fairee07 on 01/22/10 at 7:37 pm
I know I should be thankful that I'm at least working during a major recession...but I really can't stand another day at my job.
I know what you're thinking. That I should just quit. If I was rolling in money I would but unfortunately I am just getting by.
I work in a bank and it's making me mental. First of all, my co-workers are lazy and pile work for me to do and try to hide or avoid serving clients. These clients have requests that are becoming more and more bizarre, but not only that, they are becoming more obnoxious.
Today I have a classic case--I was serving this 50-something year-old man who had missing teeth. He didn't seem to speak English very well and he was trying to tell me this lame joke. Finally he was asking me questions about my marital status and then he went on about there was something not right with the way I looked! Well do you want to be the pot or the kettle, sir?!
To be honest I was (still am obviously) in a very bad mood and I became a little snappy towards my lazy co-worker who would refuse to co-sign a document because she kept saying I didn't do it right. Anyway, today I left work in a huff and have decided to just veg out in front of the Net.
My long-distance boyfriend has called me a couple of times since I've been home but I can't even talk to him! I'm still venting and I'm also totally wiped that I don't think I'll be on here much long. I am seriously thinking about getting ready for bed before 9 on a Friday night!
I was thinking about going back to school full-time to study nursing but maybe I should go into computer science because I'm really losing patience with people!
I guess that's it for now (whew!)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 01/24/10 at 9:04 pm
So this isn't really a hardcore rant, I am just super frustrated!
First, I found the shower curtain that I want, and called Bed, Bath & Beyond and of course they don't have it in my local store. No big deal because I can just as easily buy it online. Just have to wait the few days for it to arrive if I decide to get it.
Second, and this is my huge frustration - Ikea.
I found this gorgeous duvet cover and shams, matches my bedroom layout perfectly, but stupid Ikea doesn't ship textiles!!! They tell me to go to my local Ikea store! Ya, that would work if the closest store wasn't 255 miles away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no way in God's Green Earth that I am going 255 miles one way to buy a freakin' duvet cover! The money in gas would be over the cost of it! Why doesn't Ikea allow you to buy textiles online??!!??!! Seriously. I am beyond frustrated and am almost at my wits end living this far up North. I miss having everything I needed within an hour when we were in Texas!!! Aargh!! Stupid Ikea!
So what's the verdict on who is picking the stuff up for you?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/24/10 at 9:18 pm
I thought that I had replied to this thread already... my fault for not double checking ;)
I could go to IKEA and get if you pay the shipping
You are too sweet!
hmmmm who lives just 90 miles from an ikea? and it going to be in that area in a month? I don't know..
or karen can do it. ;D
Just 90 miles? lol You are awesome as well!!
I'm just wanting an excuse to wander around IKEA!
Any excuse is a good excuse right! 8)
Got an IKEA right here in Pittsburgh. See? I KNEW I'd find a reason for everyone to come here to visit. ;D Right now all the snow is melted here too, (but you'd better hurry, it may not last long.) (Unless I guess if you LIKE snow then, uh, I'll have to let you know when it's back.) :D
Patty! You are devious! ;D
There is one like, 8 minutes from me. Show me what you want, I will go get it, and ship it to you. Done! :)
You are awesome as well!
Nah, there are 2 IKEA's within 30 minutes of me and I've never been to either.
Blasphemy!!! Kevin I order thee to get your butt to an Ikea NOW!!! ;D
So what's the verdict on who is picking the stuff up for you?
Sorry Mum. I didn't mean to leave y'all hanging!
I actually talked to Ash today and she and I have rigged a plan.
I do so completely thank all of you for your willingness to help little 'ole me out!
I will admit though, that when I was ranting I was afraid that I was coming across as "poor me, who will help me??" and I hate to sound that way.
The outpouring of help makes me feel so blessed and I love y'all so much! :-*
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/24/10 at 9:21 pm
I thought that I had replied to this thread already... my fault for not double checking ;)
You are too sweet!
Just 90 miles? lol You are awesome as well!!
Any excuse is a good excuse right! 8)
Patty! You are devious! ;D
You are awesome as well!
Blasphemy!!! Kevin I order thee to get your butt to an Ikea NOW!!! ;D
Sorry Mum. I didn't mean to leave y'all hanging!
I actually talked to Ash today and she and I have rigged a plan.
I do so completely thank all of you for your willingness to help little 'ole me out!
I will admit though, that when I was ranting I was afraid that I was coming across as "poor me, who will help me??" and I hate to sound that way.
The outpouring of help makes me feel so blessed and I love y'all so much! :-*
no worries... besides... going to ikea with a plan would've been a first for me... usually i just go and buy on impulse. ;D
BTW I haven't forgotten about my contribution but we've had a weeks worth of rain that would've made Noah go grab another hammer ;D
so I'm just waiting for the beaches to dry out some! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/24/10 at 9:22 pm
no worries... besides... going to ikea with a plan would've been a first for me... usually i just go and buy on impulse. ;D
BTW I haven't forgotten about my contribution but we've had a weeks worth of rain that would've made Noah go grab another hammer ;D
so I'm just waiting for the beaches to dry out some! ;D
It's all good Girl! I love ya for even thinking about me for real! 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 01/24/10 at 9:23 pm
rats, no excuse to go now.
It's a long way to go just for a picture frame (the other thing I was going to buy there).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/24/10 at 9:28 pm
rats, no excuse to go now.
It's a long way to go just for a picture frame (the other thing I was going to buy there).
I am sure I can come up with other things that I might *need*! ;) :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 01/24/10 at 9:57 pm
See, y'all need to come over here. I'm 40 miles away from the (allegedly) biggest IKEA in the US. Three stories of shopping goodness.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/25/10 at 5:50 am
I know I should be thankful that I'm at least working during a major recession...but I really can't stand another day at my job.
I know what you're thinking. That I should just quit. If I was rolling in money I would but unfortunately I am just getting by.
I work in a bank and it's making me mental. First of all, my co-workers are lazy and pile work for me to do and try to hide or avoid serving clients. These clients have requests that are becoming more and more bizarre, but not only that, they are becoming more obnoxious.
Today I have a classic case--I was serving this 50-something year-old man who had missing teeth. He didn't seem to speak English very well and he was trying to tell me this lame joke. Finally he was asking me questions about my marital status and then he went on about there was something not right with the way I looked! Well do you want to be the pot or the kettle, sir?!
To be honest I was (still am obviously) in a very bad mood and I became a little snappy towards my lazy co-worker who would refuse to co-sign a document because she kept saying I didn't do it right. Anyway, today I left work in a huff and have decided to just veg out in front of the Net.
My long-distance boyfriend has called me a couple of times since I've been home but I can't even talk to him! I'm still venting and I'm also totally wiped that I don't think I'll be on here much long. I am seriously thinking about getting ready for bed before 9 on a Friday night!
I was thinking about going back to school full-time to study nursing but maybe I should go into computer science because I'm really losing patience with people!
I guess that's it for now (whew!)
I've been more irritable than usual over the past couple of weeks. I chalk some of that up to being on Adderall, which I knew was not going to be the right medication for me, but my shrink thought it was worth a shot. I guess I take it for granted that people are going to be silly and oafish so I try not to respond in kind. I have been unemployed since I don't know when. In this economy, once you're out, it's hard as hell to get back in. I don't have the right aptitudes for cutting it nowadays, so I've resigned myself to a marginal existence. Nursing and computer science are reliable fields. The trick with computers is to find a niche they can't outsource...but I don't know enough to say more. I can say that if you don't have patience with people, nursing is about the worst field you could go into other than perhaps special education! I get real dumb around nurses. I don't know why. I think a lot of people feel awkward around medical professionals and then if the clinician is impatient, we get more awkward and it snowballs!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 01/25/10 at 8:35 am
I hate not knowing anything about computers. My security warnings keep popping up and I can't get rid of it (unless you pay them). Then I have Firefox, but Internet Explorer keeps coming up to a porn site >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/25/10 at 9:02 am
I hate not knowing anything about computers. My security warnings keep popping up and I can't get rid of it (unless you pay them). Then I have Firefox, but Internet Explorer keeps coming up to a porn site >:(
Download AVG-it is free. You can also download Spybot which is also free.
Then you can go into your control panel to change programs and delete out whatever security you have that you don't want anymore.
You might also want to delete cookies on your browsers. I use Firefox all the time. On top of the page, it will say "Tools". Go down to the bottom where it says "options". Then click on "privacy." In the middle it will say "Remove individual cookies." You want to do that. I never use IE so I'm not sure how to remove the cookies from there.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 01/25/10 at 9:52 am
Download AVG-it is free. You can also download Spybot which is also free.
Then you can go into your control panel to change programs and delete out whatever security you have that you don't want anymore.
You might also want to delete cookies on your browsers. I use Firefox all the time. On top of the page, it will say "Tools". Go down to the bottom where it says "options". Then click on "privacy." In the middle it will say "Remove individual cookies." You want to do that. I never use IE so I'm not sure how to remove the cookies from there.
Cat
I tried doing the cookies thing and I lost everything, it won't even let me add or remove programs on the control panel >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/25/10 at 9:56 am
I tried doing the cookies thing and I lost everything, it won't even let me add or remove programs on the control panel >:(
What kind of computer do you have and how old is it? What is your OS?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 01/25/10 at 10:01 am
What kind of computer do you have and how old is it? What is your OS?
Cat
It's a dell and it's at least 3 years old, What is a OS?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/25/10 at 10:30 am
It's a dell and it's at least 3 years old, What is a OS?
Operating System. My guess, it is either Vista or Windows XP. If it is Vista-there is your problem right there.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/25/10 at 10:46 am
See, y'all need to come over here. I'm 40 miles away from the (allegedly) biggest IKEA in the US. Three stories of shopping goodness.
Well then Jess... prepare for a visit from me! Actually, I am just going to move in with you! ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/25/10 at 11:20 am
I hate not knowing anything about computers. My security warnings keep popping up and I can't get rid of it (unless you pay them). Then I have Firefox, but Internet Explorer keeps coming up to a porn site >:(
ninny - you have a virus.
My guess is that it is either MSAntiVirus or DesktopAntiVirus.
Hard suckers to get rid of.
Both hijack your computer.
It will make IE do whatever the virus wants, and will disable your control options.
They are buried in your operating system now.
Your best bet is to take it to someone who fixes computers, but please do not go to Geek Squad. All they will do is ask you for your restore disk and you will lose all of your pictures, music etc, and they will charge you an arm and a leg! You could try to use a restore point, but I am positive that the virus will have infected that as well.
In the past month, I have fixed close to 7 computers with this virus. Currently working on one right now as well.
I can try and tell you how to fix it yourself, but without knowing how badly infected you are - I am not sure my remedies would work: Print this before you start anything ;)
Boot the computer into Safe Mode
restart the computer
Once the screen starts coming up, continually press F8 until you get the black boot options screen
choose "Safe Mode with Networking"
If it asks you to log in as yourself or Administrator, just log in as you
Once it loads, there will be no desktop picture, it should be a black screen with only a few of your desktop icons, and they will be bigger in size
Click start>run and type in msconfig hit ok or enter (if you are using Vista or Windows 7, if it asks you to continue, please click continue or yes)
a new window should open
across the top of it, click the startup tab
click "disable all" then click apply, then click ok.
*Do not restart the computer yet.*
open your IE and go to www.download.com
in the search bar, type "avast free"
(you are going to downlaod an awesome Anti-virus program that will clean your computer completely - to include fixing the registry keys!)
Click the first option that pops up, should be Avast Free Antivirus with big orange blotch next to it.
On the next page, click the download now button.
Click run and then run again, or give it permission in there somewhere if your security asks you to
Once you have installed it, run the program. It will start a scan, find the virus and then it should produce a pop up asking you if you want to do a boot time scan. Say yes!
It will shut down and the computer will restart. The boot time scan will eventually start, blue screen, white writing, and when it finds the virus, it will ask you what you want to do with it. Click the number for "Move to Chest". Don't click delete!!! Moving it to the chest is putting it in quarantine and Avast will break the virus. It might ask you a few more times what to do with files, keep telling it to move them to the chest. ;)
After the scan, windows will load up properly, and once it does, I want you to restart the computer and boot into safe mode again! (I know, a giant pain!)
So after hitting F8 and choosing Safe Mode with Networking, when the computer loads, I want you to double click the icon for Avast
The program will pull up. You are now going to do a full scan of your entire system.
On the right hand side of the panel, you will see three boxes. One is the locations to search. Click this one and make sure ALL of your hard drives are checked. Include the back up hard drive, because the virus could and probably did go in there! ;) click ok.
Next, at the top of the Avast panel, you will see a bar kind of barely sticking out. Click it and a little window will pull out. Drag the bar all the way to the right so that it will scan super deep and find even the smallest thing that might have been there for years! ;)
Once you have done all of that, on the left side of the panel, there is a "play" button. one of these ►
Click it and let the program go!
It will find stuff, and so when it does, just always tell it to move to the chest! ;) The scan may take a few hours, so be sure to keep an eye on it. If it finds something, it won't continue scanning until you tell it what to do! ;)
Now, this is the pain in the butt part.
Depending on how badly you are infected, you might have to boot into safe mode a bunch of times and rescan the entire system! I had one computer where I had to boot 10 times into safe mode!!! Yes, this is the only way to actually get rid of the virus! A technician can do it for you, but 9 times out of then they are going to reformat your computer. That's all. Going through Safe Mode saves all of your pictures, documents, music... all of your files! And it makes sure they are clean as well.
If you don't want to do it the way I laid out, it's cool! I don't blame ya! But make sure when you take it to someone that you tell them you want to keep all of your files and not to reformat the hard drive. I can't guarantee how much they will charge you. Some have a diagnostic fee, which they will waive if you have them fix it. Some are $10 an hour, others can be up to $85 an hour. I would say a good price and good work would be around $40 an hour, or if they give you a flat rate, do not let them charge you any more than $100 total.
If I lived closer Girl - I would be there in a heart beat and fix it for you! 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/25/10 at 11:29 am
Download AVG-it is free. You can also download Spybot which is also free.
Then you can go into your control panel to change programs and delete out whatever security you have that you don't want anymore.
You might also want to delete cookies on your browsers. I use Firefox all the time. On top of the page, it will say "Tools". Go down to the bottom where it says "options". Then click on "privacy." In the middle it will say "Remove individual cookies." You want to do that. I never use IE so I'm not sure how to remove the cookies from there.
Cat
AVG will not find these viruses.
Spybot will find them but won't be able to do anything with them.
I tried doing the cookies thing and I lost everything, it won't even let me add or remove programs on the control panel >:(
Right, because the virus has hijacked your controls.
It's a dell and it's at least 3 years old, What is a OS?
The info I gave you ^ is for a Dell.
Operating System. My guess, it is either Vista or Windows XP. If it is Vista-there is your problem right there.
Cat
If it's 3 years old, it should have XP on it. But even if it has Vista, the walk through I gave you ninny is still the same.
Vista isn't the problem. Yes, some people have had problems with Vista, but I can attest that Vista is not the crap that Tech's have said it is. If that was the case then Windows 7 would not be available yet! Why? Because Windows 7 is Vista, they just added tweaks to it! I run Vista on my desktop and 7 on my laptop. I have read the specs on both and pretty much know them inside and out - I have to, it's what I do - most times Vista errors are user errors, because people are used to XP and Vista doesn't run like XP did. Anyway, as I was saying - whether you have Vista or XP - the instructions I gave you work for both! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/25/10 at 11:35 am
AVG will not find these viruses.
Spybot will find them but won't be able to do anything with them.
Right, because the virus has hijacked your controls.
The info I gave you ^ is for a Dell.
If it's 3 years old, it should have XP on it. But even if it has Vista, the walk through I gave you ninny is still the same.
Vista isn't the problem. Yes, some people have had problems with Vista, but I can attest that Vista is not the crap that Tech's have said it is. If that was the case then Windows 7 would not be available yet! Why? Because Windows 7 is Vista, they just added tweaks to it! I run Vista on my desktop and 7 on my laptop. I have read the specs on both and pretty much know them inside and out - I have to, it's what I do - most times Vista errors are user errors, because people are used to XP and Vista doesn't run like XP did. Anyway, as I was saying - whether you have Vista or XP - the instructions I gave you work for both! ;)
You know more than I do.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/25/10 at 11:52 am
You know more than I do.
Cat
Sorry Cat - I wasn't trying to shut you down or anything. I sometimes get overly passionate about computers! lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/25/10 at 11:57 am
Sorry Cat - I wasn't trying to shut you down or anything. I sometimes get overly passionate about computers! lol
I didn't think you were shutting me down. I mean what I said-you know more about computers than I do. I was just trying to help ninny out but I bow to you knowledge.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/25/10 at 12:06 pm
I didn't think you were shutting me down. I mean what I said-you know more about computers than I do. I was just trying to help ninny out but I bow to you knowledge.
Cat
Heehee!
I have never had anyone bow to me before! ;D ;D
Thanks Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/25/10 at 12:57 pm
Heehee!
I have never had anyone bow to me before! ;D ;D
Thanks Cat
Not even Nasty? ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/25/10 at 1:10 pm
Not even Nasty? ;)
Cat
Well, I wasn't going to get into that can of worms! ;D ;D
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 01/25/10 at 1:16 pm
ninny - you have a virus.
My guess is that it is either MSAntiVirus or DesktopAntiVirus.
Hard suckers to get rid of.
Both hijack your computer.
It will make IE do whatever the virus wants, and will disable your control options.
They are buried in your operating system now.
Your best bet is to take it to someone who fixes computers, but please do not go to Geek Squad. All they will do is ask you for your restore disk and you will lose all of your pictures, music etc, and they will charge you an arm and a leg! You could try to use a restore point, but I am positive that the virus will have infected that as well.
In the past month, I have fixed close to 7 computers with this virus. Currently working on one right now as well.
I can try and tell you how to fix it yourself, but without knowing how badly infected you are - I am not sure my remedies would work: Print this before you start anything ;)
Boot the computer into Safe Mode
restart the computer
Once the screen starts coming up, continually press F8 until you get the black boot options screen
choose "Safe Mode with Networking"
If it asks you to log in as yourself or Administrator, just log in as you
Once it loads, there will be no desktop picture, it should be a black screen with only a few of your desktop icons, and they will be bigger in size
Click start>run and type in msconfig hit ok or enter (if you are using Vista or Windows 7, if it asks you to continue, please click continue or yes)
a new window should open
across the top of it, click the startup tab
click "disable all" then click apply, then click ok.
*Do not restart the computer yet.*
open your IE and go to www.download.com
in the search bar, type "avast free"
(you are going to downlaod an awesome Anti-virus program that will clean your computer completely - to include fixing the registry keys!)
Click the first option that pops up, should be Avast Free Antivirus with big orange blotch next to it.
On the next page, click the download now button.
Click run and then run again, or give it permission in there somewhere if your security asks you to
Once you have installed it, run the program. It will start a scan, find the virus and then it should produce a pop up asking you if you want to do a boot time scan. Say yes!
It will shut down and the computer will restart. The boot time scan will eventually start, blue screen, white writing, and when it finds the virus, it will ask you what you want to do with it. Click the number for "Move to Chest". Don't click delete!!! Moving it to the chest is putting it in quarantine and Avast will break the virus. It might ask you a few more times what to do with files, keep telling it to move them to the chest. ;)
After the scan, windows will load up properly, and once it does, I want you to restart the computer and boot into safe mode again! (I know, a giant pain!)
So after hitting F8 and choosing Safe Mode with Networking, when the computer loads, I want you to double click the icon for Avast
The program will pull up. You are now going to do a full scan of your entire system.
On the right hand side of the panel, you will see three boxes. One is the locations to search. Click this one and make sure ALL of your hard drives are checked. Include the back up hard drive, because the virus could and probably did go in there! ;) click ok.
Next, at the top of the Avast panel, you will see a bar kind of barely sticking out. Click it and a little window will pull out. Drag the bar all the way to the right so that it will scan super deep and find even the smallest thing that might have been there for years! ;)
Once you have done all of that, on the left side of the panel, there is a "play" button. one of these ►
Click it and let the program go!
It will find stuff, and so when it does, just always tell it to move to the chest! ;) The scan may take a few hours, so be sure to keep an eye on it. If it finds something, it won't continue scanning until you tell it what to do! ;)
Now, this is the pain in the butt part.
Depending on how badly you are infected, you might have to boot into safe mode a bunch of times and rescan the entire system! I had one computer where I had to boot 10 times into safe mode!!! Yes, this is the only way to actually get rid of the virus! A technician can do it for you, but 9 times out of then they are going to reformat your computer. That's all. Going through Safe Mode saves all of your pictures, documents, music... all of your files! And it makes sure they are clean as well.
If you don't want to do it the way I laid out, it's cool! I don't blame ya! But make sure when you take it to someone that you tell them you want to keep all of your files and not to reformat the hard drive. I can't guarantee how much they will charge you. Some have a diagnostic fee, which they will waive if you have them fix it. Some are $10 an hour, others can be up to $85 an hour. I would say a good price and good work would be around $40 an hour, or if they give you a flat rate, do not let them charge you any more than $100 total.
If I lived closer Girl - I would be there in a heart beat and fix it for you! 8)
Thanks Tam & Cat, Missy & I both tried different things but got no results, to bad you girls didn't live cloder. Tim is going to see if the guy he works with will fix it. Because it is a virus should i stay off this site..I don't want to affect other members.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 01/25/10 at 1:54 pm
Thanks Tam & Cat, Missy & I both tried different things but got no results, to bad you girls didn't live cloder. Tim is going to see if the guy he works with will fix it. Because it is a virus should i stay off this site..I don't want to affect other members.
It won't affect us at all Girl!
But I would advise against you sending any email or paying bills online or anything else that uses your personal information until it is fexed. 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 01/25/10 at 2:27 pm
It won't affect us at all Girl!
But I would advise against you sending any email or paying bills online or anything else that uses your personal information until it is fexed. 8)
Ok, that's good to know I think Tim was secretly hopeing i would have to get off for a while ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/25/10 at 3:20 pm
I hate not knowing anything about computers. My security warnings keep popping up and I can't get rid of it (unless you pay them). Then I have Firefox, but Internet Explorer keeps coming up to a porn site >:(
So does mine...but then again, I keep asking it to!
:-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 01/25/10 at 3:41 pm
Heehee!
I have never had anyone bow to me before! ;D ;D
Thanks Cat
That's cuz yer an Under Secretary, not an Over one :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 01/25/10 at 9:12 pm
So does mine...but then again, I keep asking it to!
:-[
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 01/25/10 at 9:39 pm
So does mine...but then again, I keep asking it to!
:-[
You mean...you can get porn on the internet? :o I had no idea.... ::) ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/25/10 at 10:53 pm
In the past month, I have fixed close to 7 computers with this virus. Currently working on one right now as well.
can you come move all my crap from my c drive to my drive so my stupid computer will stop telling my drive is full I mean my d drive is empty but it doesn't care it just wants to do everything on c. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/26/10 at 8:27 pm
You mean...you can get porn on the internet? :o I had no idea.... ::) ;)
Are you kidding? That's why Al Gore invented it!
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/29/10 at 7:58 am
My rant today is that my mother ans sister think so little of me that they assume because I go to church and embrace my faith I would be judgemental of their behaviors. My mother was just diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver because of her drinking. She told my sister not to tell me because I would think less of her because of her drinking. I asked my sister if I have ever been judgemental towards them because of it (I know I haven't, heck I have the occasional drink myself, but I am not a big drinker) She said "Well you aren't quiet about liking your religion". WTH, since when does embracing your faith equate to judgemental.
My mom thought she was hiding how much she was drinking from me but you can tell. Plus she has been a mega alcoholic since I was a kid, not like I had no clue. Sure, I wanted her to quit drinking but not for religious reasons...it is for health reasons. That is what killed my dad and I don't want it to kill my mom, too. My sister told me she is quitting the drinking, which is good. It just hurts that she assumes I will judge her and think less of her because of her problem. I'm not a judgemental person and you think my own mother would know that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/29/10 at 8:04 am
My rant today is that my mother ans sister think so little of me that they assume because I go to church and embrace my faith I would be judgemental of their behaviors. My mother was just diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver because of her drinking. She told my sister not to tell me because I would think less of her because of her drinking. I asked my sister if I have ever been judgemental towards them because of it (I know I haven't, heck I have the occasional drink myself, but I am not a big drinker) She said "Well you aren't quiet about liking your religion". WTH, since when does embracing your faith equate to judgemental.
My mom thought she was hiding how much she was drinking from me but you can tell. Plus she has been a mega alcoholic since I was a kid, not like I had no clue. Sure, I wanted her to quit drinking but not for religious reasons...it is for health reasons. That is what killed my dad and I don't want it to kill my mom, too. My sister told me she is quitting the drinking, which is good. It just hurts that she assumes I will judge her and think less of her because of her problem. I'm not a judgemental person and you think my own mother would know that.
I know this is easier said than done but you have to chalk it up to the alcohol. People who consume too much alcohol do not think rationally. My first husband was an alcoholic and he blamed me for his addiction. ???
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/29/10 at 8:06 am
I know this is easier said than done but you have to chalk it up to the alcohol. People who consume too much alcohol do not think rationally. My first husband was an alcoholic and he blamed me for his addiction. ???
Cat
True. Maybe I am being too sensitive, too. I'm just glad she is quitting drinking.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/29/10 at 12:44 pm
There's a lot of alcoholism in my family too. With it comes lies and denial. Often times the alcoholic will announce she is going sober, and then hide it from the others when she relapses. Last year my sister "fired" her AA sponsor because she said the sponsor was being too judgmental. Then I found out my sister was drinking again. The woman sponsoring her has 30 years of sobriety under her belt, she could tell my sister was drinking again, and confronted her. That's the first and most important rule in AA: You can't drink. My sister, call her N., felt ashamed of herself, while the sponsor, call her K., just wanted N. to get back on the wagon. If you've been in AA for 35 years, you know people relapse. However, shame and its twin, pride, are big factors in alcoholism. N. was shaming herself more than anyone else was. She tried to quell the shame with more drinking until she bottomed out again last summer and had to get emergency help. I don't really know if N. is back to drinking. I suspect she is, but the decision to stop has to be hers. I'm not going to intervene.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/30/10 at 6:03 am
My rant today is that my mother ans sister think so little of me that they assume because I go to church and embrace my faith I would be judgemental of their behaviors. My mother was just diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver because of her drinking. She told my sister not to tell me because I would think less of her because of her drinking. I asked my sister if I have ever been judgemental towards them because of it (I know I haven't, heck I have the occasional drink myself, but I am not a big drinker) She said "Well you aren't quiet about liking your religion". WTH, since when does embracing your faith equate to judgemental.
My mom thought she was hiding how much she was drinking from me but you can tell. Plus she has been a mega alcoholic since I was a kid, not like I had no clue. Sure, I wanted her to quit drinking but not for religious reasons...it is for health reasons. That is what killed my dad and I don't want it to kill my mom, too. My sister told me she is quitting the drinking, which is good. It just hurts that she assumes I will judge her and think less of her because of her problem. I'm not a judgemental person and you think my own mother would know that.
you've been vocal about your religion but never judgmental of me....and I embrace you for that! :)
(((hugs))) sorry your mom and sis can't figure out what I did and we've never even met!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/30/10 at 9:37 am
you've been vocal about your religion but never judgmental of me....and I embrace you for that! :)
(((hugs))) sorry your mom and sis can't figure out what I did and we've never even met!
Thanks, Q, I appreciate that. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/30/10 at 4:04 pm
My rant today is that my mother ans sister think so little of me that they assume because I go to church and embrace my faith I would be judgemental of their behaviors. My mother was just diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver because of her drinking. She told my sister not to tell me because I would think less of her because of her drinking. I asked my sister if I have ever been judgemental towards them because of it (I know I haven't, heck I have the occasional drink myself, but I am not a big drinker) She said "Well you aren't quiet about liking your religion". WTH, since when does embracing your faith equate to judgemental.
My mom thought she was hiding how much she was drinking from me but you can tell. Plus she has been a mega alcoholic since I was a kid, not like I had no clue. Sure, I wanted her to quit drinking but not for religious reasons...it is for health reasons. That is what killed my dad and I don't want it to kill my mom, too. My sister told me she is quitting the drinking, which is good. It just hurts that she assumes I will judge her and think less of her because of her problem. I'm not a judgemental person and you think my own mother would know that.
(((((((Hugs)))))))) I am sure your mother is being overly "defensive" about her situation. Her drinking problem (or not) is out in the open, the cirrhosis of the liver sorta confirms it. She may have been telling her doctor (and others) for years, that she only drinks "one glass of wine a day" or "on occasion". So the fact that it is now confirmed that she has been "lying/hiding" her drinking - she thinks people are judging her, because she has been "lying". Probably as she herself judges people who say one thing and do another, or have been caught in a lie. She never thought she would get caught, proof by the hiding the fact for years, and she is now caught red handed. Keep your faith, she is going to have some huge hurdles to jump over as she tries to embrace sobriety, and I pray for all of you that she does. Prayers are with you Dagny!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/30/10 at 4:23 pm
(((((((Hugs)))))))) I am sure your mother is being overly "defensive" about her situation. Her drinking problem (or not) is out in the open, the cirrhosis of the liver sorta confirms it. She may have been telling her doctor (and others) for years, that she only drinks "one glass of wine a day" or "on occasion". So the fact that it is now confirmed that she has been "lying/hiding" her drinking - she thinks people are judging her, because she has been "lying". Probably as she herself judges people who say one thing and do another, or have been caught in a lie. She never thought she would get caught, proof by the hiding the fact for years, and she is now caught red handed. Keep your faith, she is going to have some huge hurdles to jump over as she tries to embrace sobriety, and I pray for all of you that she does. Prayers are with you Dagny!
She hasn't been hiding the fact from me just the amount. My sister knew because she drinks too, I am still not supposed to know about the problem. I am just going to keep praying for her to have strength to get past it. I know it isn't easy for her, she has been a bear the past week.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 01/31/10 at 6:34 am
My rant today is that my mother ans sister think so little of me that they assume because I go to church and embrace my faith I would be judgemental of their behaviors. My mother was just diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver because of her drinking. She told my sister not to tell me because I would think less of her because of her drinking. I asked my sister if I have ever been judgemental towards them because of it (I know I haven't, heck I have the occasional drink myself, but I am not a big drinker) She said "Well you aren't quiet about liking your religion". WTH, since when does embracing your faith equate to judgemental.
My mom thought she was hiding how much she was drinking from me but you can tell. Plus she has been a mega alcoholic since I was a kid, not like I had no clue. Sure, I wanted her to quit drinking but not for religious reasons...it is for health reasons. That is what killed my dad and I don't want it to kill my mom, too. My sister told me she is quitting the drinking, which is good. It just hurts that she assumes I will judge her and think less of her because of her problem. I'm not a judgemental person and you think my own mother would know that.
I hope all goes well for your mother and your family. You are the lucky one for having strong religious values. Unfortunately some find it easier to hide an addiction than to face it head on.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 02/01/10 at 11:43 pm
First, I found the shower curtain that I want, and called Bed, Bath & Beyond and of course they don't have it in my local store. No big deal because I can just as easily buy it online. Just have to wait the few days for it to arrive if I decide to get it.
Guess what?
I went to the PX today and decided to see if there were any lighthouse towels... what do I find? The exact shower curtain that I wanted from Bed Bath & Beyond!!!!!!!!!!!! Limited to them and only online my butt! AND I bought it for $10 cheaper than the price online!!! w00t!! Of course I took pictures, but as of right now they are limited to facebook. 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 02/02/10 at 6:31 am
Guess what?
I went to the PX today and decided to see if there were any lighthouse towels... what do I find? The exact shower curtain that I wanted from Bed Bath & Beyond!!!!!!!!!!!! Limited to them and only online my butt! AND I bought it for $10 cheaper than the price online!!! w00t!! Of course I took pictures, but as of right now they are limited to facebook. 8)
That's cool 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 02/02/10 at 2:10 pm
Guess what?
I went to the PX today and decided to see if there were any lighthouse towels... what do I find? The exact shower curtain that I wanted from Bed Bath & Beyond!!!!!!!!!!!! Limited to them and only online my butt! AND I bought it for $10 cheaper than the price online!!! w00t!! Of course I took pictures, but as of right now they are limited to facebook. 8)
And that Folks, is a decorating WIN!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/02/10 at 2:24 pm
Guess what?
I went to the PX today and decided to see if there were any lighthouse towels... what do I find? The exact shower curtain that I wanted from Bed Bath & Beyond!!!!!!!!!!!! Limited to them and only online my butt! AND I bought it for $10 cheaper than the price online!!! w00t!! Of course I took pictures, but as of right now they are limited to facebook. 8)
WTG!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/02/10 at 10:03 pm
Rant of the day
I was finalizing eldest girlz birthday plans. I have the party place booked. And it is for 10 girls. Eldest invited 10 girls (hopefully someone can't go - otherwise 1 more shouldn't be too bad). I do not think the youngest daughter will even get to take part in the festivities. I just had a mom call me, and said her youngest was in tears (her eldest is in Addy's class and was invited) she wanted to go to the Pampered Poodle Party Place too for the make overs (not the slumber party) - Can she go too??? (I had to let mom know, that I do not even think my youngest - the sister - will be going). Is it just me, or would this annoy anyone else as well???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/02/10 at 10:32 pm
Guess what?
I went to the PX today and decided to see if there were any lighthouse towels... what do I find? The exact shower curtain that I wanted from Bed Bath & Beyond!!!!!!!!!!!! Limited to them and only online my butt! AND I bought it for $10 cheaper than the price online!!! w00t!! Of course I took pictures, but as of right now they are limited to facebook. 8)
YAY!!! *runs to facebook*
O0!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 02/02/10 at 10:55 pm
Rant of the day
I was finalizing eldest girlz birthday plans. I have the party place booked. And it is for 10 girls. Eldest invited 10 girls (hopefully someone can't go - otherwise 1 more shouldn't be too bad). I do not think the youngest daughter will even get to take part in the festivities. I just had a mom call me, and said her youngest was in tears (her eldest is in Addy's class and was invited) she wanted to go to the Pampered Poodle Party Place too for the make overs (not the slumber party) - Can she go too??? (I had to let mom know, that I do not even think my youngest - the sister - will be going). Is it just me, or would this annoy anyone else as well???
That is annoying! And my mom used to do that exact thing! If I was invited somewhere, my sister would always get upset and cry and have a fit until my mom called to see if she could go too!! Sad thing is - my sister is seven years younger, so it always turned into me babysitting her! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 02/03/10 at 9:19 am
Rant of the day
I was finalizing eldest girlz birthday plans. I have the party place booked. And it is for 10 girls. Eldest invited 10 girls (hopefully someone can't go - otherwise 1 more shouldn't be too bad). I do not think the youngest daughter will even get to take part in the festivities. I just had a mom call me, and said her youngest was in tears (her eldest is in Addy's class and was invited) she wanted to go to the Pampered Poodle Party Place too for the make overs (not the slumber party) - Can she go too??? (I had to let mom know, that I do not even think my youngest - the sister - will be going). Is it just me, or would this annoy anyone else as well???
Jeez. Be firm with the mom and tell her there are no more spots available. And if she doesn't let her eldest daughter go neither, her loss is your gain.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 02/03/10 at 10:35 am
Rant of the day
I was finalizing eldest girlz birthday plans. I have the party place booked. And it is for 10 girls. Eldest invited 10 girls (hopefully someone can't go - otherwise 1 more shouldn't be too bad). I do not think the youngest daughter will even get to take part in the festivities. I just had a mom call me, and said her youngest was in tears (her eldest is in Addy's class and was invited) she wanted to go to the Pampered Poodle Party Place too for the make overs (not the slumber party) - Can she go too??? (I had to let mom know, that I do not even think my youngest - the sister - will be going). Is it just me, or would this annoy anyone else as well???
Stand firm. You are the front line of defense, hand in hand with those of us who won't be bullied, and that is just what it is, bullying. If her youngest wants a makeover let her do it, let her have the party. Dollars to donuts she wouldn't have any problem saying no to you if you tried to inject yourself or you daughters into similar plans.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/03/10 at 2:29 pm
Rant of the day
I was finalizing eldest girlz birthday plans. I have the party place booked. And it is for 10 girls. Eldest invited 10 girls (hopefully someone can't go - otherwise 1 more shouldn't be too bad). I do not think the youngest daughter will even get to take part in the festivities. I just had a mom call me, and said her youngest was in tears (her eldest is in Addy's class and was invited) she wanted to go to the Pampered Poodle Party Place too for the make overs (not the slumber party) - Can she go too??? (I had to let mom know, that I do not even think my youngest - the sister - will be going). Is it just me, or would this annoy anyone else as well???
That is just bad manners on the mom's part. I'm actually kind of horrified that she called and asked you. What nerve! >:( ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 02/03/10 at 2:31 pm
That is just bad manners on the mom's part. I'm actually kind of horrified that she called and asked you. What nerve! >:( ::)
Yeah! Don't you have to pay so much per person for one of those parties?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/03/10 at 2:54 pm
Rant of the day
I was finalizing eldest girlz birthday plans. I have the party place booked. And it is for 10 girls. Eldest invited 10 girls (hopefully someone can't go - otherwise 1 more shouldn't be too bad). I do not think the youngest daughter will even get to take part in the festivities. I just had a mom call me, and said her youngest was in tears (her eldest is in Addy's class and was invited) she wanted to go to the Pampered Poodle Party Place too for the make overs (not the slumber party) - Can she go too??? (I had to let mom know, that I do not even think my youngest - the sister - will be going). Is it just me, or would this annoy anyone else as well???
At least she called and didn't just drop the young sister off with the invitee. But still...
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/04/10 at 4:35 pm
That is annoying! And my mom used to do that exact thing! If I was invited somewhere, my sister would always get upset and cry and have a fit until my mom called to see if she could go too!! Sad thing is - my sister is seven years younger, so it always turned into me babysitting her! >:(
Poor Tam, do you and your sister do anything together at all now? I can see were there might be some "issues" there. Our girls (20 months apart) do "a lot" together, but if one goes to their friends, I do not expect the other to go. Like I said, eldest is having the party, and she set the invites (and we ended sending them to all the girls in her classroom - because she only had 1 girl left - and we decided we would hate to leave someone out). Not sure if the youngest will be included in this party... SHe will be included in "our family party" and the "extended family party". I do not want to force the girls to be together "ALL" the time. I would like them to get along at an older age as well.
I am not sure as a parent if I would have the balls to do that. I have 2 girls, but they do not have the same friends.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/04/10 at 4:41 pm
Poor Tam, do you and your sister do anything together at all now? I can see were there might be some "issues" there. Our girls (20 months apart) do "a lot" together, but if one goes to their friends, I do not expect the other to go. Like I said, eldest is having the party, and she set the invites (and we ended sending them to all the girls in her classroom - because she only had 1 girl left - and we decided we would hate to leave someone out). Not sure if the youngest will be included in this party... SHe will be included in "our family party" and the "extended family party". I do not want to force the girls to be together "ALL" the time. I would like them to get along at an older age as well.
I am not sure as a parent if I would have the balls to do that. I have 2 girls, but they do not have the same friends.
We never allowed the younger ones to tag along to the older kids parties etc. They could show movies that we would not necessarily allow the younger to watch ...but were okay for the older etc.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/04/10 at 4:50 pm
Jeez. Be firm with the mom and tell her there are no more spots available. And if she doesn't let her eldest daughter go neither, her loss is your gain.
Problem - it is my daughters best friend.... and we have included the youngest daughter (she is in between the girls) in shopping trips, and play dates, as she and the youngest get along. So perhaps it is my fault, for not automatically including her. But this is Addison's birthday party and not just another playdate....
Stand firm. You are the front line of defense, hand in hand with those of us who won't be bullied, and that is just what it is, bullying. If her youngest wants a makeover let her do it, let her have the party. Dollars to donuts she wouldn't have any problem saying no to you if you tried to inject yourself or you daughters into similar plans.
I believe I will.... but perhaps I am crazy for not thinking my youngest does not have to be a part of my eldest daughters birthday party (this is a friends on and not family)....
That is just bad manners on the mom's part. I'm actually kind of horrified that she called and asked you. What nerve! >:( ::)
Yes - much gutsier than me. Actually my youngest has never done anything with this family, unless it is us doing the asking. We invite both girls over (as they are similar age) or shopping. Our youngest has never been to their house, or to their daughter's party...
Yeah! Don't you have to pay so much per person for one of those parties?
Yes we are... Surprisingly the shop just opened, and it was REALLY reasonable. The girls get a hair piece and an "up"do and some light makeup, and then they get to pick a couple things to "take home" (a boa and something else). Then we get use of their "Party/Tea" room for cake and etc... I hope it is fun.
At least she called and didn't just drop the young sister off with the invitee. But still...
Cat
OH MY YES :o I had to put on the invitation to make sure that they RSVP'd by Feb. 10th as I had to have a definite head count to ensure that each girl had an "appointment" and the party place was not left scrambling because of too many girls and not enough help - we pay out the yin yang for too many girls scheduled and not enough showed up. (Last year Addy had a bowling party - we had 3 rsvp - we had 14 show up)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/04/10 at 4:53 pm
We never allowed the younger ones to tag along to the older kids parties etc. They could show movies that we would not necessarily allow the younger to watch ...but were okay for the older etc.
Good Point 8) I think it is also good for each to have their own identity. My girls are close in age (20 months), but they are their own character. They are not one in the same!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 02/10/10 at 1:21 pm
Another rant...
I hate getting infected with phony antivirus crap.... Especially ones that seem to replicate themselves.
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/10/10 at 2:25 pm
Another rant...
I hate getting infected with phony antivirus crap.... Especially ones that seem to replicate themselves.
>:(
I have had that pop up a few times and it is a pain in the butt to close the window. The first time the pop up hit it scared me until I realized that the "microsoft" logo was not quite right so I researched it and found out it was a virus in itself. I have my McAfee and am just fine with it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/10/10 at 4:30 pm
I have had that pop up a few times and it is a pain in the butt to close the window. The first time the pop up hit it scared me until I realized that the "microsoft" logo was not quite right so I researched it and found out it was a virus in itself. I have my McAfee and am just fine with it.
Good catch! That happened to my boss at work last week and it almost creamed him.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/10/10 at 10:40 pm
I have had that pop up a few times and it is a pain in the butt to close the window. The first time the pop up hit it scared me until I realized that the "microsoft" logo was not quite right so I researched it and found out it was a virus in itself. I have my McAfee and am just fine with it.
happened to me today... .at work :-[ at least I was doing a work related internet search at the time so if it comes back to haunt me I won't get banned from the computer ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/11/10 at 8:04 am
I have had that pop up a few times and it is a pain in the butt to close the window. The first time the pop up hit it scared me until I realized that the "microsoft" logo was not quite right so I researched it and found out it was a virus in itself. I have my McAfee and am just fine with it.
What I do when I get those things, I run my scan and usually nothing comes up-so I know it wasn't legit.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 02/11/10 at 9:08 am
Another rant...
I hate getting infected with phony antivirus crap.... Especially ones that seem to replicate themselves.
>:(
Don't get me started I had problems for over a week, now all of the sudden it has disappeared for over a week, I'm not sure why :-\\ because I never fixed it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/11/10 at 5:26 pm
happened to me today... .at work :-[ at least I was doing a work related internet search at the time so if it comes back to haunt me I won't get banned from the computer ;D
our IT person ran a scan today and said I was okay! WHEW!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/11/10 at 6:02 pm
our IT person ran a scan today and said I was okay! WHEW!
Double WHEW!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 02/12/10 at 9:56 am
I am so sick of doctors. I've been dealing with a rash/hives/fatigue off and on for well over 8 months now. At first, it was very sporadic so I didn't really do anything about it, but in mid-December, it became a daily occurrence. So, I get an appt with my primary doc's partner, she runs blood tests and everything comes back fine so she refers me to an allergist. The allergist tests me for allergies and everything comes back fine, except for grass, trees, and mold (all summer allergies) and gives me a diagnosis of "idiopathic urticaria"...basically hives of unknown cause...and explains it that I'm pretty much allergic to myself. He runs additional blood work, one thing comes back low, so he refers me to an endocrinologist. She examines me and says the low level is not consistent with the intensity of the symptoms, but does additional blood work and a thyroid ultrasound just to be safe. If all of these come back, I'm to go back to the allergist or my primary. In the meantime, I'm on 2 antihistamines and a massive dose of prednisone to try and keep the hives/rash at bay....needless to say, they're not working very well so I'm STILL itching daily, although some days it's not quite as bad.
If these come back "normal," I'm ready to go back to my primary and tell him to test me for EVERY possible autoimmune disorder out there, or send me somewhere that can. I'm tired of feeling like crap and itching every day. If anyone has any ideas, here's what I've been tested for/ruled out:
stress/ruled out
medication reaction/ruled out
kidney dysfunction/ruled out
liver dysfunction/ruled out
contact allergy/ruled out
thyroid disorder/probably ruled out
The thing with the hives/rash is that they never last longer than a few hours and aren't in the same spot twice (and never on my face, thank goodness). They itch like you wouldn't believe and welt up when scratched. The other odd thing is that I will welt up and start itching if I accidentally scratch myself...for example, if you take your fingernail or a blunt object and make an X on your arm, you will most likely turn a little red--I will develop a welt that will start itching almost immediately. Nothing topical or oral seems to make them better, and believe me, I've tried almost everything medical and homeopathic.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 02/12/10 at 10:32 am
^Reminds me of all the doctors that didn't know what to do with me ( and probably didn't want to deal with me anyway) .
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/12/10 at 12:48 pm
I am so sick of doctors. I've been dealing with a rash/hives/fatigue off and on for well over 8 months now. At first, it was very sporadic so I didn't really do anything about it, but in mid-December, it became a daily occurrence. So, I get an appt with my primary doc's partner, she runs blood tests and everything comes back fine so she refers me to an allergist. The allergist tests me for allergies and everything comes back fine, except for grass, trees, and mold (all summer allergies) and gives me a diagnosis of "idiopathic urticaria"...basically hives of unknown cause...and explains it that I'm pretty much allergic to myself. He runs additional blood work, one thing comes back low, so he refers me to an endocrinologist. She examines me and says the low level is not consistent with the intensity of the symptoms, but does additional blood work and a thyroid ultrasound just to be safe. If all of these come back, I'm to go back to the allergist or my primary. In the meantime, I'm on 2 antihistamines and a massive dose of prednisone to try and keep the hives/rash at bay....needless to say, they're not working very well so I'm STILL itching daily, although some days it's not quite as bad.
If these come back "normal," I'm ready to go back to my primary and tell him to test me for EVERY possible autoimmune disorder out there, or send me somewhere that can. I'm tired of feeling like crap and itching every day. If anyone has any ideas, here's what I've been tested for/ruled out:
stress/ruled out
medication reaction/ruled out
kidney dysfunction/ruled out
liver dysfunction/ruled out
contact allergy/ruled out
thyroid disorder/probably ruled out
The thing with the hives/rash is that they never last longer than a few hours and aren't in the same spot twice (and never on my face, thank goodness). They itch like you wouldn't believe and welt up when scratched. The other odd thing is that I will welt up and start itching if I accidentally scratch myself...for example, if you take your fingernail or a blunt object and make an X on your arm, you will most likely turn a little red--I will develop a welt that will start itching almost immediately. Nothing topical or oral seems to make them better, and believe me, I've tried almost everything medical and homeopathic.
Metal or latex allergies??? I have both - and unfortunately latex is in anything with elastic (and lots of foods...) and it causes hives sometimes, when I am not aware that I have been "overly" exposed (banana's do it)..... And I have metal allergies, unfortunately antiperspirant is full of metal - so my underarms itch chronically almost daily (but I am not willing to go without - I may use my husbands deodorant, but it smells so strong, I hate to wear it all the time; until I have to)....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/12/10 at 12:54 pm
I am so sick of doctors. I've been dealing with a rash/hives/fatigue off and on for well over 8 months now. At first, it was very sporadic so I didn't really do anything about it, but in mid-December, it became a daily occurrence. So, I get an appt with my primary doc's partner, she runs blood tests and everything comes back fine so she refers me to an allergist. The allergist tests me for allergies and everything comes back fine, except for grass, trees, and mold (all summer allergies) and gives me a diagnosis of "idiopathic urticaria"...basically hives of unknown cause...and explains it that I'm pretty much allergic to myself. He runs additional blood work, one thing comes back low, so he refers me to an endocrinologist. She examines me and says the low level is not consistent with the intensity of the symptoms, but does additional blood work and a thyroid ultrasound just to be safe. If all of these come back, I'm to go back to the allergist or my primary. In the meantime, I'm on 2 antihistamines and a massive dose of prednisone to try and keep the hives/rash at bay....needless to say, they're not working very well so I'm STILL itching daily, although some days it's not quite as bad.
If these come back "normal," I'm ready to go back to my primary and tell him to test me for EVERY possible autoimmune disorder out there, or send me somewhere that can. I'm tired of feeling like crap and itching every day. If anyone has any ideas, here's what I've been tested for/ruled out:
stress/ruled out
medication reaction/ruled out
kidney dysfunction/ruled out
liver dysfunction/ruled out
contact allergy/ruled out
thyroid disorder/probably ruled out
The thing with the hives/rash is that they never last longer than a few hours and aren't in the same spot twice (and never on my face, thank goodness). They itch like you wouldn't believe and welt up when scratched. The other odd thing is that I will welt up and start itching if I accidentally scratch myself...for example, if you take your fingernail or a blunt object and make an X on your arm, you will most likely turn a little red--I will develop a welt that will start itching almost immediately. Nothing topical or oral seems to make them better, and believe me, I've tried almost everything medical and homeopathic.
Here is another good site... perhaps it will help you to know - you are not abnormal
http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/urticaria.html
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/12/10 at 3:33 pm
I am so sick of doctors. I've been dealing with a rash/hives/fatigue off and on for well over 8 months now. At first, it was very sporadic so I didn't really do anything about it, but in mid-December, it became a daily occurrence. So, I get an appt with my primary doc's partner, she runs blood tests and everything comes back fine so she refers me to an allergist. The allergist tests me for allergies and everything comes back fine, except for grass, trees, and mold (all summer allergies) and gives me a diagnosis of "idiopathic urticaria"...basically hives of unknown cause...and explains it that I'm pretty much allergic to myself. He runs additional blood work, one thing comes back low, so he refers me to an endocrinologist. She examines me and says the low level is not consistent with the intensity of the symptoms, but does additional blood work and a thyroid ultrasound just to be safe. If all of these come back, I'm to go back to the allergist or my primary. In the meantime, I'm on 2 antihistamines and a massive dose of prednisone to try and keep the hives/rash at bay....needless to say, they're not working very well so I'm STILL itching daily, although some days it's not quite as bad.
If these come back "normal," I'm ready to go back to my primary and tell him to test me for EVERY possible autoimmune disorder out there, or send me somewhere that can. I'm tired of feeling like crap and itching every day. If anyone has any ideas, here's what I've been tested for/ruled out:
stress/ruled out
medication reaction/ruled out
kidney dysfunction/ruled out
liver dysfunction/ruled out
contact allergy/ruled out
thyroid disorder/probably ruled out
The thing with the hives/rash is that they never last longer than a few hours and aren't in the same spot twice (and never on my face, thank goodness). They itch like you wouldn't believe and welt up when scratched. The other odd thing is that I will welt up and start itching if I accidentally scratch myself...for example, if you take your fingernail or a blunt object and make an X on your arm, you will most likely turn a little red--I will develop a welt that will start itching almost immediately. Nothing topical or oral seems to make them better, and believe me, I've tried almost everything medical and homeopathic.
What about changing your washing powder to one of those 'non-chemical' types.....like Melaleuca or something? That probably comes under contact allergies though... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 02/19/10 at 2:12 pm
Metal or latex allergies??? I have both - and unfortunately latex is in anything with elastic (and lots of foods...) and it causes hives sometimes, when I am not aware that I have been "overly" exposed (banana's do it)..... And I have metal allergies, unfortunately antiperspirant is full of metal - so my underarms itch chronically almost daily (but I am not willing to go without - I may use my husbands deodorant, but it smells so strong, I hate to wear it all the time; until I have to)....
I have a nickel allergy and am sensitive to latex, but they are wary to call it a full blown "allergy." I've never had a problem with deodorant/antiperspirant, though....
Well, I've now seen an endocrinologist, who told me my thyroid function is "normal" despite the right lobe being larger than the left, and a dermatologist, who has me on an "elimination diet" to rule out food allergies (all I have been eating since Tuesday is chicken breast, white rice, and drinking water)--which isn't really having much effect on the hives so it's not looking like that is the case. I'm supposed to go in today for a biopsy of the hives, but the problem is none of them are big enough to biopsy. So, I guess I'm just going to have to reschedule.....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 02/19/10 at 2:13 pm
What about changing your washing powder to one of those 'non-chemical' types.....like Melaleuca or something? That probably comes under contact allergies though... :-\\
I've never heard of that, but I already use one that is fragrance and dye free. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 02/20/10 at 6:12 pm
I really hate the bus system in my city. There are certain routes that don't have the amount of runs they should. The busiest one goes every 1/2 hour most of the time.(This might sound like alot per hour, but it isn't if you just miss your bus like I did today)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 02/20/10 at 6:32 pm
I've never heard of that, but I already use one that is fragrance and dye free. :(
The problem with fragrance/dye free laundry detergent is that in order to make it that way, they have to add more of the harsher chemicals.
I have super sensitive skin and I tried Tide Free - broke out, used the baby stuff - broke out, used Suavital free - broke out!
Now I use Purex with color safe bleach and I have no problems at all. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/20/10 at 6:56 pm
The problem with fragrance/dye free laundry detergent is that in order to make it that way, they have to add more of the harsher chemicals.
I have super sensitive skin and I tried Tide Free - broke out, used the baby stuff - broke out, used Suavital free - broke out!
Now I use Purex with color safe bleach and I have no problems at all. :)
Yep...they're the chemicals I was alluding to. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 02/22/10 at 11:30 am
The problem with fragrance/dye free laundry detergent is that in order to make it that way, they have to add more of the harsher chemicals.
I have super sensitive skin and I tried Tide Free - broke out, used the baby stuff - broke out, used Suavital free - broke out!
Now I use Purex with color safe bleach and I have no problems at all. :)
Oh! I see what you're saying. I'll try switching for a load or two and see if that makes a difference.
Since my first post, my doctor has clarified a few things....the scratching/welting up thing is actually called dermatographia. I guess it's a somewhat rare condition that affects <10% of the population and there's usually no known cause. It's sometimes related to allergies, but not necessarily. And, it can come and go, but not always. In other words, they don't really know much about it :-\\
They also did a biopsy of one of the hives to see if they could determine if there was something other than IgE (histamine, what causes allergic reactions) causing the hives. Sometimes they can be caused by bacteria or some other pathogen. Before this could be done, I was put on a strict "food elimination" diet where I could only eat plain chicken breasts, white rice, and bottled water. Talk about SUCKING!!!!
On the plus side, I am FINALLY off the prednisone!!! Now, to just get rid of the acne I acquired and extra weight I gained from being on it for 3 weeks >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 02/23/10 at 7:23 am
Metal or latex allergies??? I have both - and unfortunately latex is in anything with elastic (and lots of foods...) and it causes hives sometimes, when I am not aware that I have been "overly" exposed (banana's do it)..... And I have metal allergies, unfortunately antiperspirant is full of metal - so my underarms itch chronically almost daily (but I am not willing to go without - I may use my husbands deodorant, but it smells so strong, I hate to wear it all the time; until I have to)....
Ditto above, try Soft and Dri antiperspirant. It is the only one I have found that doesn't make me itch or break out. Cortaid is the only thing that relieves the itching, I used to dig holes in my pits before I finally used that. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/23/10 at 3:53 pm
Gah
trying to order something online. choose two day shipping and it says it will arrive in about two weeks time! How is that two days shipping?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/23/10 at 7:17 pm
Gah
trying to order something online. choose two day shipping and it says it will arrive in about two weeks time! How is that two days shipping?
weird..... I'd call customer service and see if you can get them to pick up the shipping charge.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 02/23/10 at 8:18 pm
Gah
trying to order something online. choose two day shipping and it says it will arrive in about two weeks time! How is that two days shipping?
The only way I think this happens is if the item you are trying to order is on backorder... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/24/10 at 10:46 am
TO HELL WITH BLUE CROSS!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/firedevil.gif
My office co-pays under Network Blue have TRIPLED in the past three months to $50.00 a pop. Here's the rub. I'm collecting unemployment. If you collect unemployment in Massachusetts, you have to take the Blue Cross plan. You don't get a choice. That's called fascism.
I'm not looking for advice or suggestions here. I just wanted to blow off steam!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 02/24/10 at 12:26 pm
That bites Max! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/24/10 at 1:43 pm
The only way I think this happens is if the item you are trying to order is on backorder... :-\\
that must be the case. Though I'm sure it said in stock, because I tried ordering the items (ten compasses) from another company and they only had 5 in stock. That's why I tried to check. Anyway, I think REI have them - slightly more expensive but we'll get the members rebate!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 02/24/10 at 11:02 pm
I HATE YOU, FOOT.
That is all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Fairee07 on 02/26/10 at 8:17 pm
This recession is getting to me. I was close to being offered a government job but now I'm stuck in customer service due to the economy going downhill. I should actually be thankful that I have a job but these customers are making me mental. I actually try hard to be nice and friendly to customers but it doesn't work. For example, today I was wishing a couple of clients a happy new year but they laughed for no apparent reason and walked away.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/26/10 at 9:11 pm
This recession is getting to me. I was close to being offered a government job but now I'm stuck in customer service due to the economy going downhill. I should actually be thankful that I have a job but these customers are making me mental. I actually try hard to be nice and friendly to customers but it doesn't work. For example, today I was wishing a couple of clients a happy new year but they laughed for no apparent reason and walked away.
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 02/28/10 at 11:47 pm
I don't particularly like to vent/whine/complain about my dialysis treatment, but this is just something that's bothering me and I have to get off my chest.
I have what's called a fistula in my left arm and it's basically an enlarged vien that they use to put the needles in to filter my blood. That being said, I know my arm, I know my body. It' b een attatched to me since May 8, 1986, So why is it that every time I go into dialysis the nurses want to stick the needles farther and frther up my arm, when every time it does that, the needle infiltrates--goes through the vein--and swell and bruises and hurts!
I begged the nurse yesterday to not go up to far on my arm--prime pricking skin is about 4-5 inches from my wrist--and she went further up and right away, my arm puffed up like a pastry! >: So that needle had to be pulled and another put in which worked and was where i was originally telling them to put it.
Now I know I don't have the sort of training to be a doctor or in the medical field, but I do think I know where the hell a needle should go on my body! I've had dozens of IVs and blood drawn and always told the nurses where to put the needle for the best shot. I dont know why they don't listen in dialysis. :(
I just try to tough it out as best I can.
That's why I feel kinda bad about complaining because I know everything is being done for my benenfit and to help me, it's just when I get deaf ears it frustrates me.
That's all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/02/10 at 3:19 pm
I don't particularly like to vent/whine/complain about my dialysis treatment, but this is just something that's bothering me and I have to get off my chest.
I have what's called a fistula in my left arm and it's basically an enlarged vien that they use to put the needles in to filter my blood. That being said, I know my arm, I know my body. It' b een attatched to me since May 8, 1986, So why is it that every time I go into dialysis the nurses want to stick the needles farther and frther up my arm, when every time it does that, the needle infiltrates--goes through the vein--and swell and bruises and hurts!
I begged the nurse yesterday to not go up to far on my arm--prime pricking skin is about 4-5 inches from my wrist--and she went further up and right away, my arm puffed up like a pastry! >: So that needle had to be pulled and another put in which worked and was where i was originally telling them to put it.
Now I know I don't have the sort of training to be a doctor or in the medical field, but I do think I know where the hell a needle should go on my body! I've had dozens of IVs and blood drawn and always told the nurses where to put the needle for the best shot. I dont know why they don't listen in dialysis. :(
I just try to tough it out as best I can.
That's why I feel kinda bad about complaining because I know everything is being done for my benenfit and to help me, it's just when I get deaf ears it frustrates me.
That's all.
I had a similar situation. They can only find a vain to take blood on my left arm. One day I had a blood test done (on the left arm) which I can't remember why. Anyway, the very next day I was told that I had to take an AIDS test (I hate when that happens because I didn't even have a chance to study for it :D ;D ;D). I told the woman who was going to take blood out of me, that I had blood drawn the day before and my left arm was the only arm she was going to get anything out of me. She told me not to worry. So, she went to my RIGHT arm-stuck me and of course she didn't get anything out of me. Then she went back to my left arm, stuck me again and she must have gone all the way through my vain because she old got a little bit out. I made a comment to her, "That is because they took it all out yesterday." For 3 weeks afterwords, my arm was just killing me. Pissed me off that she didn't even listen to me in the first place.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/04/10 at 11:16 pm
Money + Bills = Here today gone tomorrow!
:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 03/17/10 at 7:56 pm
I live in a 4-plex style building... on Post.
The contractors that run the Community Homes are arse wipes!
With 4 units, we are ALL supposed to shovel in the winter, clean the common grounds etc.
I own a dog. Her name is Daisy.
Daisy has to go outside in order to do her business - I do not have a fenced in area, as I live upstairs.
I take her out, but when it is below freezing, I am not fitting to go and try to find her 'business' in the dark.
I wait until the next day and go pick it up and dispose of it accordingly.
Every morning there are 3 dogs that come parading into the yard to do their business. No one with them means no one to clean up after them.
This past Fall, we had 2 new sets of people move in downstairs.
They refused ALL WINTER LONG to shovel, save for a little bit around their cars in order to get out.
So my next door neighbor and I did it all!!! Ice breaking, salting and shoveling constantly.
We of course complained, because we are all responsible for it.
The Community Managers did nothing about it.
There was a knock on my door today...
I answered and it was one of the Community Managers.
Conveniently, she came to advise me about picking up all of the dog business in the common yard.
I explained very politely that not all of it was my dogs business, and that I should not be responsible to clean it up.
She advised I had better because I am the only dog owner in the building, so if I am cleaning up after my dog, it shouldn't hurt me to clean up after someone elses!!
I then told her that there is also deer business in the yard, that the "stray" dogs like to poop on top of and of course that my stupid dog likes to eat.
I asked what was to be done by them about that...
She advised that I could also pick that up.
I advised her that she was out of her Rabbit Assed Mind!!!
I will give that there are probably a few of the 'businesses' out there that I may have overlooked as being my dogs. I am not perfect.
But I'll be damned if I am going to pick up after other people's animals and the Deer. Nah! Not gonna work for me.
I suggested that she don some rubber gloves and come pick it up for herself.
Of course, she gave me a disgusted look.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 03/17/10 at 8:42 pm
Maybe you should put a solution in your dogs food that makes it colored or glows in the dark .... so you can identify it easily!!! ;) The rest can be shovelled into the community manager's yard!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/17/10 at 8:55 pm
:-\\
that's what I was thinking... ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/03/10 at 1:49 am
I don't particularly like to vent/whine/complain about my dialysis treatment, but this is just something that's bothering me and I have to get off my chest.
I have what's called a fistula in my left arm and it's basically an enlarged vien that they use to put the needles in to filter my blood. That being said, I know my arm, I know my body. It' b een attatched to me since May 8, 1986, So why is it that every time I go into dialysis the nurses want to stick the needles farther and frther up my arm, when every time it does that, the needle infiltrates--goes through the vein--and swell and bruises and hurts!
I begged the nurse yesterday to not go up to far on my arm--prime pricking skin is about 4-5 inches from my wrist--and she went further up and right away, my arm puffed up like a pastry! >: So that needle had to be pulled and another put in which worked and was where i was originally telling them to put it.
Now I know I don't have the sort of training to be a doctor or in the medical field, but I do think I know where the hell a needle should go on my body! I've had dozens of IVs and blood drawn and always told the nurses where to put the needle for the best shot. I dont know why they don't listen in dialysis. :(
I just try to tough it out as best I can.
That's why I feel kinda bad about complaining because I know everything is being done for my benenfit and to help me, it's just when I get deaf ears it frustrates me.
That's all.
I had a similar situation. They can only find a vain to take blood on my left arm. One day I had a blood test done (on the left arm) which I can't remember why. Anyway, the very next day I was told that I had to take an AIDS test (I hate when that happens because I didn't even have a chance to study for it :D ;D ;D). I told the woman who was going to take blood out of me, that I had blood drawn the day before and my left arm was the only arm she was going to get anything out of me. She told me not to worry. So, she went to my RIGHT arm-stuck me and of course she didn't get anything out of me. Then she went back to my left arm, stuck me again and she must have gone all the way through my vain because she old got a little bit out. I made a comment to her, "That is because they took it all out yesterday." For 3 weeks afterwords, my arm was just killing me. Pissed me off that she didn't even listen to me in the first place.
Cat
Since we're bithcing about the medical profession....last week, I go to the doctor for some knee pain....she looks at my knees, takes x-rays, I tell her I've been trying vicodin (2 at a time) and they've done nothing and what does she want to prescirbe for me? Vicodin....but she wants me to ALSO take 800 mg of ibuprofen. When I ask her for vicoprofen (which is 7.5mg hydrocodone/200 mg ibuprofen instead of 10mg hydrocodone/800 mg ibuprofen) she initially refuses. She finally agrees, but only after a slight battle.
Then, I go to the allergist, he orders some blood work and it take 3 phlebotomists to find a vein....1 in training, 1 "overseer," and 1 "veteran" (who finally finds it." I told the trainee where to find the vein but she couldn't "feel it." DUH! You can see the dammed thang popping out of my arm almost the second you tourniquet it!!! How hard is it to feel it? If my "untrained eye" can see it, you surely shoudl be able to "feel it"!!!!! After 3 pokes, the 3rd person finally "found" the original vein I pointed out and got the 6 vials of blood the allergist requested ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/06/10 at 11:28 am
I'm sure everyone remembers about a month ago when Carlos ended up in the hospital. If you remembered my long, drawn-out story how we went to the ER in Rutland and then went up to Burlington by ambulance in the middle of the night because Carlos' urologist is in Burlington and Carlos REFUSES to see the urologist in Rutland. Well, the ambulance company said that since it wasn't "necessary" and that it was our "choice" to go to Burlington, we had to pay for the service up-front-over $1000 :o :o :o :o . First we were told "cash," as if we carry that amount of cash on us. I asked if they took a check and then we were told they take credit cards (which isn't cash but that is beside the point). Anyway, I put it on my credit card thinking that the insurance company will reimburse me later. About a week later, they sent me a check for $44 saying that I was overcharged by that amount. I wanted to tell them that I was overcharged by a lot more than just $44. My credit card bill came in, and I paid it and I am still waiting to hear from the insurance company about reimbursements. Carlos called the ambulance company. Come to find out that they didn't even submit the claim!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( It is bad enough overcharging someone when they are down but not even submit the claim so we could get reimbursed for their overpricing? REALLY PISSES ME OFF!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/20/10 at 12:23 pm
Any thoughts and prayers are needed for my friends son. He got served papers yesterday to go to court to claim custody of his daughter. 2 weeks ago she showed up at the hospital with her mom saying she "fell out of the crib" My ass she fell out of the crib, my daughter fell 5 feet out of her bedroom window onto the driveway on her head and had less damage. The baby had a busted lip, bruises and level 5 lacerations to the liver...level 6 being the worst. She was sent to the local childrens hospital and gets out today. She is around 20 months old and I am so angry I could spit. Her mom has kept this little girl from her daddy just to be a bitch. She plays lots of head games, not the most mature person in the world. He loves that baby and would never do a thing to hurt her.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/20/10 at 12:27 pm
Any thoughts and prayers are needed for my friends son. He got served papers yesterday to go to court to claim custody of his daughter. 2 weeks ago she showed up at the hospital with her mom saying she "fell out of the crib" My ass she fell out of the crib, my daughter fell 5 feet out of her bedroom window onto the driveway on her head and had less damage. The baby had a busted lip, bruises and level 5 lacerations to the liver...level 6 being the worst. She was sent to the local childrens hospital and gets out today. She is around 20 months old and I am so angry I could spit. Her mom has kept this little girl from her daddy just to be a bitch. She plays lots of head games, not the most mature person in the world. He loves that baby and would never do a thing to hurt her.
My thoughts go out to him. Please keep us informed of the progress.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 04/20/10 at 12:35 pm
Any thoughts and prayers are needed for my friends son. He got served papers yesterday to go to court to claim custody of his daughter. 2 weeks ago she showed up at the hospital with her mom saying she "fell out of the crib" My ass she fell out of the crib, my daughter fell 5 feet out of her bedroom window onto the driveway on her head and had less damage. The baby had a busted lip, bruises and level 5 lacerations to the liver...level 6 being the worst. She was sent to the local childrens hospital and gets out today. She is around 20 months old and I am so angry I could spit. Her mom has kept this little girl from her daddy just to be a bitch. She plays lots of head games, not the most mature person in the world. He loves that baby and would never do a thing to hurt her.
Hope Justice is served and he keeps his baby, and she goes for help.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/20/10 at 2:04 pm
My thoughts go out to him. Please keep us informed of the progress.
Cat
Will do. Court is tomorrow so we should know more then. Thankfully she was keeping the baby from him so they can't try to say he did it. I can see this girl trying that one.
Hope Justice is served and he keeps his baby, and she goes for help.
Thanks, Frank. Thankfully she is young so it should be easier for her to heal.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/20/10 at 4:10 pm
Talked to my friend...tomorrow is to see if there is enough evidence to remove her from the home.
Her boyfriend turned himself in. He said he was high on spice and beat her up because she didn't want to be held and was crying. The part that sucks is she knew what happened and still lied to the doctor. I am thinking it should be enough. She proved that she is willing to lie to protect him and not tell the truth and protect her baby.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 04/20/10 at 5:16 pm
Talked to my friend...tomorrow is to see if there is enough evidence to remove her from the home.
Her boyfriend turned himself in. He said he was high on spice and beat her up because she didn't want to be held and was crying. The part that sucks is she knew what happened and still lied to the doctor. I am thinking it should be enough. She proved that she is willing to lie to protect him and not tell the truth and protect her baby.
I'm ready to beat some ass: the boyfriend's AND the mother's.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 04/20/10 at 5:16 pm
I'm ready to beat some ass: the boyfriend's AND the mother's.
Sic Charlie on them!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/20/10 at 5:18 pm
That's really horrible dag! I hope they get the whole damn library thrown at them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/20/10 at 5:31 pm
Sic Charlie on them!
My husband? :o :o :o
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 04/20/10 at 5:37 pm
My husband? :o :o :o
Cat
That's not who I meant, but sure!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/20/10 at 6:22 pm
I'm ready to beat some ass: the boyfriend's AND the mother's.
Same here. She claims she was asleep when it happened. That doesn't explain the lie.
That's really horrible dag! I hope they get the whole damn library thrown at them.
me too.
On the positive side, the case worker is going to arrange a visit between her and her daddy tomorrow after court. He loves his little girl so much.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/20/10 at 8:37 pm
Any thoughts and prayers are needed for my friends son. He got served papers yesterday to go to court to claim custody of his daughter. 2 weeks ago she showed up at the hospital with her mom saying she "fell out of the crib" My ass she fell out of the crib, my daughter fell 5 feet out of her bedroom window onto the driveway on her head and had less damage. The baby had a busted lip, bruises and level 5 lacerations to the liver...level 6 being the worst. She was sent to the local childrens hospital and gets out today. She is around 20 months old and I am so angry I could spit. Her mom has kept this little girl from her daddy just to be a bitch. She plays lots of head games, not the most mature person in the world. He loves that baby and would never do a thing to hurt her.
Someone should take the boyfriend and her to a dark alley and beat the snot out of them - leaving in their own petrid pools of pus....
I hate violence against children, baby's cry and they should be able to cry (laugh at them for throwing a tantrum - don't beat em). How disgusting!
I hope daddy get's his wish and that all works out for the little girl in the end
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 04/20/10 at 9:35 pm
Talked to my friend...tomorrow is to see if there is enough evidence to remove her from the home.
Her boyfriend turned himself in. He said he was high on spice and beat her up because she didn't want to be held and was crying. The part that sucks is she knew what happened and still lied to the doctor. I am thinking it should be enough. She proved that she is willing to lie to protect him and not tell the truth and protect her baby.
neither of then can be good parents at this time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/20/10 at 9:47 pm
neither of then can be good parents at this time.
Thankfully the boyfriend isn't her dad. Her dad is trying to get custody.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 04/21/10 at 7:56 am
Any thoughts and prayers are needed for my friends son. He got served papers yesterday to go to court to claim custody of his daughter. 2 weeks ago she showed up at the hospital with her mom saying she "fell out of the crib" My ass she fell out of the crib, my daughter fell 5 feet out of her bedroom window onto the driveway on her head and had less damage. The baby had a busted lip, bruises and level 5 lacerations to the liver...level 6 being the worst. She was sent to the local childrens hospital and gets out today. She is around 20 months old and I am so angry I could spit. Her mom has kept this little girl from her daddy just to be a bitch. She plays lots of head games, not the most mature person in the world. He loves that baby and would never do a thing to hurt her.
I hope all works out in the end and he gets custody of his daughter.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/21/10 at 8:23 am
Thanks, Ninny.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/04/10 at 1:03 pm
AAAAUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
My husband went to some website and "signed up". Now we are receiving mega porn spam. >:( >:( >:( Now, I'm trying to put in filters. Yeah, they do go to the junk e-mail file but they STILL come in and I still have to delete them. I went to the comcast website (our server) and put some filters in there. Hopefully, that will cut some of them down from coming in. The thing is, they all come in from different addresses and there isn't too many things that I can use as a filter.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/04/10 at 6:27 pm
AAAAUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
My husband went to some website and "signed up". Now we are receiving mega porn spam. >:( >:( >:( Now, I'm trying to put in filters. Yeah, they do go to the junk e-mail file but they STILL come in and I still have to delete them. I went to the comcast website (our server) and put some filters in there. Hopefully, that will cut some of them down from coming in. The thing is, they all come in from different addresses and there isn't too many things that I can use as a filter.
Cat
There's so much free pr0n on the 'net nowadays, it's not worth signing up for anything. If they say it's "free" but they want a CC# for age verification, then they're phishing, or possibly worse! The junk mail boxes on my email accounts are always filled with porn spam, but I just let 'em come and go.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/04/10 at 6:30 pm
There's so much free pr0n on the 'net nowadays, it's not worth signing up for anything. If they say it's "free" but they want a CC# for age verification, then they're phishing, or possibly worse! The junk mail boxes on my email accounts are always filled with porn spam, but I just let 'em come and go.
I gave that guy I live with a bitching out. It's not that mind him looking at porn. In fact, I have looked at it with him. I do mind all the spam we are now getting. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/04/10 at 6:44 pm
I gave that guy I live with a bitching out. It's not that mind him looking at porn. In fact, I have looked at it with him. I do mind all the spam we are now getting. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
I notice couples tend to have his and hers computers. That way she doesn't have to deal with porn spam and viruses!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/catsmiley.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/05/10 at 11:46 am
I notice couples tend to have his and hers computers. That way she doesn't have to deal with porn spam and viruses!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/catsmiley.gif
We now have his & hers computer but one email.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 05/05/10 at 11:55 am
We now have his & hers computer but one email.
Cat
Our family shares 1 computer. It's OK, no one in our household ever looks at porn.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/05/10 at 11:56 am
Our family shares 1 computer. It's OK, no one in our household ever looks at porn.
at least not on the computer ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 05/05/10 at 2:43 pm
AAAAUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
My husband went to some website and "signed up". Now we are receiving mega porn spam. >:( >:( >:( Now, I'm trying to put in filters. Yeah, they do go to the junk e-mail file but they STILL come in and I still have to delete them. I went to the comcast website (our server) and put some filters in there. Hopefully, that will cut some of them down from coming in. The thing is, they all come in from different addresses and there isn't too many things that I can use as a filter.
Cat
At the bottom of each email, there should be an "unsubscribe" link. As long as you use it, your email will be taken out of their lists. Of course, that means you have to do every single email, and it takes up to about 2 weeks for some of them to remove the email address, but eventually they will no longer show up! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/05/10 at 2:48 pm
At the bottom of each email, there should be an "unsubscribe" link. As long as you use it, your email will be taken out of their lists. Of course, that means you have to do every single email, and it takes up to about 2 weeks for some of them to remove the email address, but eventually they will no longer show up! ;)
They are not from a business. They are basically a bunch of gibberish from either hotmail or yahoo addresses.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/05/10 at 3:22 pm
They are not from a business. They are basically a bunch of gibberish from either hotmail or yahoo addresses.
Cat
Tam is right if the emails come from any kind of legit business, but as you see, porn spam gives no such indication. In fact, the worst thing you can do with porn spammers is reply. Even if you tell them to f**k off, the spammers know they found a working email address with an actual person on the other end. It's like bottom-feeding collection agencies, better not to talk to them at all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/06/10 at 11:17 am
Tam is right if the emails come from any kind of legit business, but as you see, porn spam gives no such indication. In fact, the worst thing you can do with porn spammers is reply. Even if you tell them to f**k off, the spammers know they found a working email address with an actual person on the other end. It's like bottom-feeding collection agencies, better not to talk to them at all.
I know. I'm just trying to put in a whole bunch of filters. Hopefully, I can get most of them.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/07/10 at 1:16 am
I know. I'm just trying to put in a whole bunch of filters. Hopefully, I can get most of them.
Cat
You can filter them, or just wait until the start disappearing by attrition.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 05/07/10 at 9:48 pm
I HATE I HAVE TO SPEND MY BIRTHDAY IN DIALYSIS... >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/07/10 at 10:24 pm
Sorry to hear that, apollonia. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/08/10 at 12:52 am
I HATE I HAVE TO SPEND MY BIRTHDAY IN DIALYSIS... >:(
that sux! I'm sorry...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/08/10 at 1:37 am
I HATE I HAVE TO SPEND MY BIRTHDAY IN DIALYSIS... >:(
But the dialysis will help you have many more birthdays to come!
Happy B'day, Appolonia!
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 05/08/10 at 6:02 am
www.parentdish.com/2010/05/05/mama-mia-u-s-ranks-28th-in-best-place-to-be-a-mother/
It's almost Mother's Day, but it turns out moms in the United States may not have a lot to celebrate -- at least when it comes to Save the Children's annual "Mothers' Index."
According to the organization's 11th annual report, which ranks the best and worst places to be a mother, Norway and Australia are the top spots, while the United States places at just number 28 -- down from 27 in 2009. The reason? America's maternal mortality rate -- one in 4,800 -- is one of the highest in the developed world, according to Save the Children. Also factoring in: The U.S. ranks behind many other wealthy nations in terms of maternity leave policies.
Yeah! No sheeshe! And if anyone suggests care and treatment for the mothers and babies the Teabaggers will shout socialistmarxistcommunistdictator. We have turned into a nation of mean spirited, selfish, self-centered a$$es who can't even look at ourselves and decided we deserve to be treated as well as the rest of the world. KOOL AID! The Kool-aid is that anyone could, or should, do it themselves, that it doesn't happen here, that the mothers and children, not matter what their situation, "brought it on themselves" so they can take care of it themselves.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/10/10 at 1:09 am
www.parentdish.com/2010/05/05/mama-mia-u-s-ranks-28th-in-best-place-to-be-a-mother/
It's almost Mother's Day, but it turns out moms in the United States may not have a lot to celebrate -- at least when it comes to Save the Children's annual "Mothers' Index."
According to the organization's 11th annual report, which ranks the best and worst places to be a mother, Norway and Australia are the top spots, while the United States places at just number 28 -- down from 27 in 2009. The reason? America's maternal mortality rate -- one in 4,800 -- is one of the highest in the developed world, according to Save the Children. Also factoring in: The U.S. ranks behind many other wealthy nations in terms of maternity leave policies.
Yeah! No sheeshe! And if anyone suggests care and treatment for the mothers and babies the Teabaggers will shout socialistmarxistcommunistdictator. We have turned into a nation of mean spirited, selfish, self-centered a$$es who can't even look at ourselves and decided we deserve to be treated as well as the rest of the world. KOOL AID! The Kool-aid is that anyone could, or should, do it themselves, that it doesn't happen here, that the mothers and children, not matter what their situation, "brought it on themselves" so they can take care of it themselves.
That's what you get when you make money, and getting more of it for yourself, the highest virtue in the country. Give us your huddled greedy, immature, over privileged, sadistic, and smug...
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/10/10 at 5:47 pm
I notice couples tend to have his and hers computers. That way she doesn't have to deal with porn spam and viruses!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/catsmiley.gif
Or he doesn't... :-[ ;) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 05/11/10 at 5:16 pm
I had watching my boyfriend eat a rare/medium rare steak.
It just kind of plucks my nerves. I prefer mine well done and he likes his best when you can still hear it go MOO! >:(
Isn't that why we have fire? To cook food and ward off botulism and e Coli!
http://yellowallpaper.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cow.jpg
This is an Animal.
http://www.omahasteaks.com/gifs/big/tb013a.jpg
This is a meal! (Pass the Heinz 57!)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 05/11/10 at 5:45 pm
I had watching my boyfriend eat a rare/medium rare steak.
It just kind of plucks my nerves. I prefer mine well done and he likes his best when you can still hear it go MOO! >:(
Isn't that why we have fire? To cook food and ward off botulism and e Coli!
http://yellowallpaper.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cow.jpg
This is an Animal.
http://www.omahasteaks.com/gifs/big/tb013a.jpg
This is a meal! (Pass the Heinz 57!)
Totally agree with you. In fact...I might want a little more charcoaled effect on mine! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/11/10 at 5:53 pm
I like mine mooing, too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/11/10 at 6:03 pm
Carlos likes his raw and mooing, too. I keep telling him that I like mine pink but not bloody. I don't know how else to say it. He is under the impression that I like it well done. But many times he gives it to me with blood pouring out. What is so hard about understanding what pink but not bloody means? ???
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/11/10 at 6:51 pm
I had watching my boyfriend eat a rare/medium rare steak.
It just kind of plucks my nerves. I prefer mine well done and he likes his best when you can still hear it go MOO! >:(
Isn't that why we have fire? To cook food and ward off botulism and e Coli!
http://yellowallpaper.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/cow.jpg
This is an Animal.
http://www.omahasteaks.com/gifs/big/tb013a.jpg
This is a meal! (Pass the Heinz 57!)
Ok - there are a few things in this comment, that as a rightful Iowa Ag. teacher I can not let pass. I am not criticizing, I am just doing my rightful duty to educate - it is what I do all day, everyday.
Number one - botulism occurs in canned foods. Ecoli - is not with in the meat fiber (it would occur on the cut surface- where a tainted knife would touch it). So on a steak that is only on the 2 cut surfaces (and perhaps the edges if they were stripped of fat) - so as long as it was placed near a heat source (flame, pan, etc) the bacteria on those surfaces would be killed.
Number 2 - the cow is not a beef animal (that is an old Dairy Cow)... The beef from steak come from animals around 18 months of age (and not sexually mature - which a Dairy Cow has to be, as she has to have a calf before she can produce milk. Note the large udders, used to produce milk). A Beef animal is either a Steer (castrated male - testicles removed to prevent testosterone from being released) or heifer (female who has never had a calf). And this is a beef heifer (underdeveloped udder showing) that is ready for market (and yes this is one at a cattle show - we have beauty pageants/dog shows for cattle).
http://www.showsteers.com/Kupke/Kupke_E-Mail%200871.jpg
Number 3 - the steak you showed was a Rare cooked T-bone... Note the shallow grill marks, and the fat on the edges is barely singed (fat cooks at a much lower temp than the meat), plumpness of meat, and glistening juices on the surface. The steaks below are all similar ribeyes and cooke rare, medium and well. Notice how the steak shrinks, the juices are cooked out of it. Steak is suggested to be ate at Rare to Med. Rare http://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2008/03/steak.jpg
And a well done t-bone - no juices on the surface, not as plump, and the fat is almost non existant (charred and cooked away)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QqjY_EEKwFY/S6MyO1LLivI/AAAAAAAAC9Y/XhrZ3PO7LSc/s320/DSCN0488.JPG
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/11/10 at 7:06 pm
wow.... that's like Sami's version of the History of the Chevy V-8 engine! ;D
on number two you sound like me everytime I try to explain on a TV show message board why robbery and burglary are not interchangeable terms... neither are jail / prison and parole / probation. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/11/10 at 7:32 pm
wow.... that's like Sami's version of the History of the Chevy V-8 engine! ;D
on number two you sound like me everytime I try to explain on a TV show message board why robbery and burglary are not interchangeable terms... neither are jail / prison and parole / probation. ::)
Precisely - everyone thinks a cow is a cow, but really a cow is a sexually mature bovine/cattle that has had a calf. Much like the difference between a female horse that has had a foal is a mare and a filly is an immature (that has not had a foal).
Let me give it a try
Robbery (another person is involved) Burglary (got into something/ broke into something and stole something without another person/victim present)???
Jail - (time spent till proven guilty or no trial involved - example intoxication) Prison (proven guilty and you are someone's biatch)
Parole (the rest of your prison term is spent out of jail, get out of jail on good behavior you are on parole) Probation (given instead of prison terms - rapist was sentences to 5 years probation - have to follow rules or else going to jail...)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/11/10 at 7:38 pm
Precisely - everyone thinks a cow is a cow, but really a cow is a sexually mature bovine/cattle that has had a calf. Much like the difference between a female horse that has had a foal is a mare and a filly is an immature (that has not had a foal).
Let me give it a try
Robbery (another person is involved) Burglary (got into something/ broke into something and stole something without another person/victim present)???
Jail - (time spent till proven guilty or no trial involved - example intoxication) Prison (proven guilty and you are someone's biatch)
Parole (the rest of your prison term is spent out of jail, get out of jail on good behavior you are on parole) Probation (given instead of prison terms - rapist was sentences to 5 years probation - have to follow rules or else going to jail...)
pretty good...
robbery not just another person present but "take thru force or fear"
If I say to you gimme your purse or i'll kill you... I robbed you.. but if you are in the grocery store and left your purse in your cart and I took it while you bent down to get an item off the bottom shelf then it was a theft.... if I went into the store because I knew it was a good place to find an unattended purse then it was burglary because I entered the structure with the intent to commit the theft...
that's why if you're ever caught shoplifting always say you decided to steal it when you saw the item... never say you came to the store with the intention of stealing it... ;)
Jail you got pretty spot on but there are people who've been convicted of misdemeanors in jail. Jail is typically where you do your time if you get less than a year (or maybe its 18 months...) and prison is where you go if you get more than that.
you got prob. / parole perfect tho...
I just hate it when they get this stuff wrong on cop shows... its basic stuff and yet they always have police and detectives calling break-ins robberies... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/11/10 at 7:49 pm
pretty good...
robbery not just another person present but "take thru force or fear"
If I say to you gimme your purse or i'll kill you... I robbed you.. but if you are in the grocery store and left your purse in your cart and I took it while you bent down to get an item off the bottom shelf then it was a theft.... if I went into the store because I knew it was a good place to find an unattended purse then it was burglary because I entered the structure with the intent to commit the theft...
that's why if you're ever caught shoplifting always say you decided to steal it when you saw the item... never say you came to the store with the intention of stealing it... ;)
Jail you got pretty spot on but there are people who've been convicted of misdemeanors in jail. Jail is typically where you do your time if you get less than a year (or maybe its 18 months...) and prison is where you go if you get more than that.
you got prob. / parole perfect tho...
I just hate it when they get this stuff wrong on cop shows... its basic stuff and yet they always have police and detectives calling break-ins robberies... ::)
I will have to watch for this more.... I am sure I flub it up 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 05/11/10 at 7:49 pm
moo
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/11/10 at 11:30 pm
When I was a kid, I knew expert shoplifters. I stole a few things in my childhood (toys, candy) but never felt good about it. I remember my friend Nathan stealing an entire video game set. He just put the box under his arm and coolly walked out of K-Mart. He got away with it too! He said he did that a lot. He said all you had to do was be cool and look like you were supposed to be doing what you were supposed to be doing. The next week, Nathan tried to filch a pack of baseball cards from Stop & Shop, and got his ass busted! Gamble long enough, the house is gonna win. One lousy pack of baseball cards. Well, he had it coming karmically speaking.
The deed of stealing breaks down trust. That's my real problem with the crime. Beyond personal loss or property damage, it comes back to breach of trust. That's why security cameras watch every store now. Because a few can't be trusted, we must now all be treated like we can't be trusted either!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 05/11/10 at 11:45 pm
I will have to watch for this more.... I am sure I flub it up 8)
Your Signature pic looks like udder nonsense... :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/12/10 at 3:53 am
Your Signature pic looks like udder nonsense... :D
speaking of which.... Back to the Barnyard... that kids show (first a movie) on Nick about the farm animals who talk and stuff...
Otis is the lead animal... Otis is a cow*.... Otis is a boy cow.... Otis has udders ::)
*sorry sami for the purposes of this discussion I'm using cow the way we use kleenex to say tissue or coke to say soda... ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 05/12/10 at 4:52 am
speaking of which.... Back to the Barnyard... that kids show (first a movie) on Nick about the farm animals who talk and stuff...
Otis is the lead animal... Otis is a cow*.... Otis is a boy cow.... Otis has udders ::)
*sorry sami for the purposes of this discussion I'm using cow the way we use kleenex to say tissue or coke to say soda... ;)
It's all so messed up!!! :o ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/12/10 at 5:23 am
speaking of which.... Back to the Barnyard... that kids show (first a movie) on Nick about the farm animals who talk and stuff...
Otis is the lead animal... Otis is a cow*.... Otis is a boy cow.... Otis has udders ::)
*sorry sami for the purposes of this discussion I'm using cow the way we use kleenex to say tissue or coke to say soda... ;)
Sorry Otis is a male ( supposedly). He is a dairy cattle, that I will agree ! He should not have udders, he should either have testicles ( but less than 5% male dairy cattle go as bulls) or else a cod ( the tissue left, after the testicles are removed) in which case he would be a bull! And it is this reason- the fact that they show black and white uddered animals to kids and say cow! Blah. Don't get me started! I would rather they call them moo's!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/12/10 at 9:24 pm
Sorry Otis is a male ( supposedly). He is a dairy cattle, that I will agree ! He should not have udders, he should either have testicles ( but less than 5% male dairy cattle go as bulls) or else a cod ( the tissue left, after the testicles are removed) in which case he would be a bull! And it is this reason- the fact that they show black and white uddered animals to kids and say cow! Blah. Don't get me started! I would rather they call them moo's!
How 'bout: "Otis, the Transsexual Bovine!"
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/12/10 at 9:35 pm
How 'bout: "Otis, the Transsexual Bovine!"
:D
Well then he has some money spent in his udder implants!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/21/10 at 11:46 pm
Listen up, MSNBC! You gotta knock it off with this "Life Behind Bars" bullshirt. The fact that it remains the bulk of their weekend's programming is evidence for a sadistic streak in the American public. It's pornographic. They advertise Cialis at the same time. Says something about the viewership.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/22/10 at 2:44 pm
Listen up, MSNBC! You gotta knock it off with this "Life Behind Bars" bullshirt. The fact that it remains the bulk of their weekend's programming is evidence for a sadistic streak in the American public. It's pornographic. They advertise Cialis at the same time. Says something about the viewership.
::)
Don't watch MSNBC on the weekends because they usually show crap.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 05/22/10 at 6:24 pm
I am literally a second from having a conniption here. I have a writer's block that won't quit. Everytime I sit to work on my friggin' story, I clam up and nothing comes out. It's incredibly distressing to me.
I mean for the fan fic story I write for fun for the MJ fanclub I'm in, I can bump out a 20 page chapter easily in a couple hours.(And the fans absolutely rave about it) It comes to my novel, nothing. ??? I'll try harder.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 05/22/10 at 7:08 pm
If nothing is coming to you then there's a reason. Put it aside if you can.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/22/10 at 10:53 pm
Don't watch MSNBC on the weekends because they usually show crap.
Cat
They sure do, but showing crazy dudes in penal institutions is crap masquerading as news/public interest. It wasn't crap the first couple of times they did. Now it's crap. At least Andy Griffith is honest about it!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/25/10 at 11:29 am
Because of the problem that I mentioned earlier (the rash of spam), I had put a lot of filters on my email hoping to diminish the amount of spam that I received. Now, I can't receive ANY of my email!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( I can send but I can't receive. And the emails that I am not receiving are not getting kicked back. They are somewhere out there in cyberspace. I contacted Comcast last night via IM. I was "chatting" to some chick named "Mary" and when I asked her where she was located, her response was "Offshore." My guess India and she didn't have a f***ing clue as to what she was doing. She kept trying to tell me it was a problem with my Windows mail but it isn't. It has to do with Comcast-my email is NOT going to Comcast-at all. It is like everything is working but the email isn't coming in. After two hours-the problem still isn't solved! I realized that I can put a forward on my email so I did that to my yahoo address-which is working (and yeah, I got all those f***ing spam, too) but I still haven't gotten any of the emails that were sent before I put on the fowarding-and I KNOW that I had some emails because I sent them myself! I would really like to someone at Comcast who knows WTF they are doing. I just may have to open a new email-which will cut down on the spam but it is such a pain in the @$$ to contact EVERYONE about the new email address!
F***ING COMCAST!!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/25/10 at 11:35 am
Oh sure, just as soon as I posted the above post, I start getting email in Windows mail (including all the spam ::) ). I still didn't get all those emails that were sent yesterday. Why is it that spam ALWAYS gets through but all the legit email do not? I just don't get it.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/02/10 at 7:49 pm
Oh sure, just as soon as I posted the above post, I start getting email in Windows mail (including all the spam ::) ). I still didn't get all those emails that were sent yesterday. Why is it that spam ALWAYS gets through but all the legit email do not? I just don't get it.
Cat
Maybe ALL the spam doesn't get through either, there's just so much more of it!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/03/10 at 6:34 am
I'm tired of this cartguy telling a friend of his that I don't take out the garbages all the time but now since I have a new stratgedy,I started taking out the garbages with every round of carts I do and it's been working well for me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/03/10 at 3:56 pm
I'm tired of this cartguy telling a friend of his that I don't take out the garbages all the time but now since I have a new stratgedy,I started taking out the garbages with every round of carts I do and it's been working well for me.
When I was a cart guy, they made us wear a shirt and tie and the apron even when the sun was beating down on the pavement making the parking lot 100 degrees F. I'm not saying Market Basket should have let me do my job in a pair of swimming trunks, but a little mercy on the attire would have helped! Then they had the nerve to complain about me drinking on the job...water that is! Buncha sadists!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/03/10 at 7:03 pm
When I was a cart guy, they made us wear a shirt and tie and the apron even when the sun was beating down on the pavement making the parking lot 100 degrees F. I'm not saying Market Basket should have let me do my job in a pair of swimming trunks, but a little mercy on the attire would have helped! Then they had the nerve to complain about me drinking on the job...water that is! Buncha sadists!
::)
Hey Max,I wear a shirt,tie and dress pants and no one says a thing to me,I enjoy being professional even if it's the most crappiest job out there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/03/10 at 8:10 pm
Hey Max,I wear a shirt,tie and dress pants and no one says a thing to me,I enjoy being professional even if it's the most crappiest job out there.
I beg to differ..... THIS is the crappiest job in the world.
http://spots.azcompuguy.com/images/pottySolution1.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/04/10 at 5:34 am
I beg to differ..... THIS is the crappiest job in the world.
http://spots.azcompuguy.com/images/pottySolution1.jpg
That's crappy,alright. 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/04/10 at 10:28 am
Guess my yahell email got hacked. ::) >:( I'll probably be deleting that account when I get home since I've been trying to use the gmail more.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/04/10 at 2:55 pm
Customers have to stop using the parking lot as a garbage dump,I'm seeing more and more bags of old clothes almost every day,It's disgusting and it has to stop! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 06/04/10 at 2:59 pm
Customers have to stop using the parking lot as a garbage dump,I'm seeing more and more bags of old clothes almost every day,It's disgusting and it has to stop! ::)
And what are you doing about it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/04/10 at 3:13 pm
And what are you doing about it?
Venting about it here! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/04/10 at 3:22 pm
Is there a thrift store charity bin near where these clothes are found?
I know here in Pittsburgh there are alot of yellow metal bins for Planet Aid that collect used clothes to distribute in poorer regions of the world. Alot of times people don't actually put their donations inside the bin (Maybe they sorta throw their donation in the general vicinity of the bins as they drive by?)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/04/10 at 3:59 pm
And what are you doing about it?
let the next cartperson handle it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/04/10 at 4:00 pm
Is there a thrift store charity bin near where these clothes are found?
I know here in Pittsburgh there are alot of yellow metal bins for Planet Aid that collect used clothes to distribute in poorer regions of the world. Alot of times people don't actually put their donations inside the bin (Maybe they sorta throw their donation in the general vicinity of the bins as they drive by?)
There was a clothesbin,someone must've taken it away for some reason! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/04/10 at 4:05 pm
let the next cartperson handle it.
Way to delegate!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/04/10 at 9:19 pm
Not a big letdown, but I went to a fleamarket out in east Indianapolis. I mainly went there to try and find a video game shop that sold NES games. They didn't have any. But I also wandered around to this one place that sold postes. I saw one I wanted, but they only had the one in it's frame. A poster by itself is 18 dollars, but the ones in the frames were 60. It a cool goth girl one too....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/05/10 at 5:37 am
Way to delegate!
::)
I wouldn't know what to do with a bag of clothes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 06/05/10 at 12:41 pm
I wouldn't know what to do with a bag of clothes.
Lost and found?
Give it to the poor?
Bring it to a 2nd hand store? (Oh, you don't have a car..OK)
Ask your boss if they can deliver it to a 2nd hand store.
Throw it in the garbage?
Is there a bin for used clothing around your workplace?
There are more possibilities...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/05/10 at 2:38 pm
Not a big letdown, but I went to a fleamarket out in east Indianapolis. I mainly went there to try and find a video game shop that sold NES games. They didn't have any. But I also wandered around to this one place that sold postes. I saw one I wanted, but they only had the one in it's frame. A poster by itself is 18 dollars, but the ones in the frames were 60. It a cool goth girl one too....
it was a flea market... you should have tried to negotiate them down or ask if they would remove the poster from the frame.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/05/10 at 2:41 pm
I wouldn't know what to do with a bag of clothes.
donate it to a thrift shop or throw them away
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/05/10 at 2:51 pm
donate it to a thrift shop or throw them away
There used to be a thrift shop a long time ago but where I work,there is none.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/05/10 at 2:53 pm
There used to be a thrift shop a long time ago but where I work,there is none.
then throw them away---- or if you pass a thrift store on your way to the bus stop drop them off there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/05/10 at 2:54 pm
Lost and found? possibility
Give it to the poor? or homeless,that could be done
Bring it to a 2nd hand store? (Oh, you don't have a car..OK) I don't know any around there
Ask your boss if they can deliver it to a 2nd hand store. I could talk to him about it
Throw it in the garbage? Yeah,then you have bums digging thru the garbage at 2,3 in the morning. ::)
Is there a bin for used clothing around your workplace? there used to be one but I don't know what happened to it
There are more possibilities...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/05/10 at 2:55 pm
then throw them away---- or if you pass a thrift store on your way to the bus stop drop them off there.
throwing it away would be an option.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 06/05/10 at 4:28 pm
One of my suggestions was "Throw it in the garbage"
First you say at 12:54PM
Throw it in the garbage? Yeah,then you have bums digging thru the garbage at 2,3 in the morning. Roll Eyes
And less than 1 minute later, you write
throwing it away would be an option.
You change your mind fast, don't you..
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/05/10 at 5:09 pm
it was a flea market... you should have tried to negotiate them down or ask if they would remove the poster from the frame.
I've never had any experience in trying to do that.
I did ask if they would remove it, but they said they couldn't.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/05/10 at 5:31 pm
I've never had any experience in trying to do that.
I did ask if they would remove it, but they said they couldn't.
that's too bad...
the dickering is easy..... basically just ask them if that's best they can do.... or "can you go any lower" or just offer them a price...but- you have to be willing to walk away if they say no..
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/05/10 at 5:38 pm
Yeah, you right. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/06/10 at 7:09 am
One of my suggestions was "Throw it in the garbage"
First you say at 12:54PM
Throw it in the garbage? Yeah,then you have bums digging thru the garbage at 2,3 in the morning. Roll Eyes
And less than 1 minute later, you write
You change your mind fast, don't you..
Wow,I didn't see that,thanks for pointing it out Frank.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/06/10 at 7:14 am
You have some cartguys who need help taking out the garbage,one guy John who seems to be a germaphobic doesn't want to go near the garbage he claims it made him sick one time and another guy who's in his own little world passes by the garbage and should dispose of the bins whenever he has the time. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/06/10 at 9:40 am
You have some cartguys who need help taking out the garbage,one guy John who seems to be a germaphobic doesn't want to go near the garbage he claims it made him sick one time and another guy who's in his own little world passes by the garbage and should dispose of the bins whenever he has the time. ::)
Then you have some cartguys who vent about other cartguys' job performances on a forum when really there's nothing they can do about it unless they're the supervisor of the other cartguys. :D
Howard: Do your job, and do it better than anyone else. Don't worry about how others do the same job. If you kick ass at your job, your supervisor(s) will pick up on that and hopefully reward you accordingly. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/06/10 at 11:44 am
Our hot water heater has a leak that we noticed several weeks ago. The hot water heater & the furnace are connected. We were scheduled for our annual furnace cleaning a week later so we didn't bother to call about it. When the guy came to clean the furnace, we told him about the leak. He couldn't fix it then but made arrangements with someone else to fix it the following week-which was Friday. So, Friday morning, the guy shows up, went down into the basement-did whatever it was he did and then told us it was fixed. YAY! Friday afternoon we went up north and didn't get back until yesterday (Saturday). Last night, we went to take our shower/bath only to discover there was NO HOT WATER!!!! >:( >:( >:( Carlos went down into the basement to see if the guy just forgot to turn it back on and found out not only was the hot water NOT turned on but the d@mn thing is STILL leaking!!! >:( >:( >:(
Today, the guy who cleaned the furnace came out. He did turn the hot water back on but couldn't fix the leak. He said he will be back tomorrow. We have a wood floor that Carlos & his ex put in a few decades ago. We noticed that the water has gotten under that wood. Short of taking out that wood flooring, we have no idea how we are going to dry it out before mold starts growing (if it hasn't already). >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/06/10 at 11:38 pm
You have some cartguys who need help taking out the garbage,one guy John who seems to be a germaphobic doesn't want to go near the garbage he claims it made him sick one time and another guy who's in his own little world passes by the garbage and should dispose of the bins whenever he has the time. ::)
you have also complained about a garbage bin making you sick so.... you know...turnabout is fairplay.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/07/10 at 6:50 am
Then you have some cartguys who vent about other cartguys' job performances on a forum when really there's nothing they can do about it unless they're the supervisor of the other cartguys
I wish I was Supervisor of Cart Collection.
you have also complained about a garbage bin making you sick so.... you know...turnabout is fairplay.
Ok,Snoz you got me there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/07/10 at 5:18 pm
You have some cartguys who need help taking out the garbage,one guy John who seems to be a germaphobic doesn't want to go near the garbage he claims it made him sick one time and another guy who's in his own little world passes by the garbage and should dispose of the bins whenever he has the time. ::)
Howard - you really should stop referring to yourself in the third person... It makes me confused :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/07/10 at 5:18 pm
Our hot water heater has a leak that we noticed several weeks ago. The hot water heater & the furnace are connected. We were scheduled for our annual furnace cleaning a week later so we didn't bother to call about it. When the guy came to clean the furnace, we told him about the leak. He couldn't fix it then but made arrangements with someone else to fix it the following week-which was Friday. So, Friday morning, the guy shows up, went down into the basement-did whatever it was he did and then told us it was fixed. YAY! Friday afternoon we went up north and didn't get back until yesterday (Saturday). Last night, we went to take our shower/bath only to discover there was NO HOT WATER!!!! >:( >:( >:( Carlos went down into the basement to see if the guy just forgot to turn it back on and found out not only was the hot water NOT turned on but the d@mn thing is STILL leaking!!! >:( >:( >:(
Today, the guy who cleaned the furnace came out. He did turn the hot water back on but couldn't fix the leak. He said he will be back tomorrow. We have a wood floor that Carlos & his ex put in a few decades ago. We noticed that the water has gotten under that wood. Short of taking out that wood flooring, we have no idea how we are going to dry it out before mold starts growing (if it hasn't already). >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Legit RANT there 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/07/10 at 5:29 pm
Legit RANT there 8)
Thanks. We had hot water-but not VERY hot (like I like it) and the pressure is not as strong. The guy still hasn't come back out yet. But, at least there is hot water to bathe in.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/08/10 at 5:31 am
Howard - you really should stop referring to yourself in the third person... It makes me confused :P
Sorry about that. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/08/10 at 11:26 am
The continuing saga: When I went to take my bath the other night, I noticed the water was a bit discolored. I thought there might have been some sediment that had gotten into the line that would clear up as the water ran. Last night, I noticed the discoloration STILL!! Needless to say, I didn't really take a bath. I am also afraid to use the water for ANYTHING. Carlos thinks that it is just from the hot water. I don't know. I usually keep a gallon jug of filtered water in the refridge because I am a water-holic. That jug was only half full and we used it for our coffee/tea this morning. There really isn't anything left. However, we have a couple of bottles of water around, but not enough for tomorrow morning's coffee/tea.
Carlos called AGAIN and someone is supposed to be coming out. That was about 2 hours ago. :-\\ I am really hoping this issue is corrected-and SOON!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/08/10 at 11:38 am
The continuing saga: When I went to take my bath the other night, I noticed the water was a bit discolored. I thought there might have been some sediment that had gotten into the line that would clear up as the water ran. Last night, I noticed the discoloration STILL!! Needless to say, I didn't really take a bath. I am also afraid to use the water for ANYTHING. Carlos thinks that it is just from the hot water. I don't know. I usually keep a gallon jug of filtered water in the refridge because I am a water-holic. That jug was only half full and we used it for our coffee/tea this morning. There really isn't anything left. However, we have a couple of bottles of water around, but not enough for tomorrow morning's coffee/tea.
Carlos called AGAIN and someone is supposed to be coming out. That was about 2 hours ago. :-\\ I am really hoping this issue is corrected-and SOON!!!!
Cat
that sucks
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/08/10 at 12:04 pm
that sucks
They just arrived so hopefully, they can fix the problem. It seems like it has gotten worse since the problem was "fixed" the first time around.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/08/10 at 3:02 pm
Boy,Pathmark really burns me up! >:(
Jesus Christ,yesterday one of the workers told me that there was no one on carts from 10am-2pm SO,they called out one of the cashiers to go round up carts for a few hours,I had a day off doing nothing the least they could've done is call me up to see if I wanted to work but NO,they don't have that option anymore!
Man,someone over there needs to get their head out their ass cause right now,something stinks! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/08/10 at 3:03 pm
Boy,Pathmark really burns me up! >:(
Jesus Christ,yesterday one of the workers told me that there was no one on carts from 10am-2pm SO,they called out one of the cashiers to go round up carts for a few hours,I had a day off doing nothing the least they could've done is call me up to see if I wanted to work but NO,they don't have that option anymore!
Man,someone over there needs to get their head out their ass cause right now,they're talking out of it! ::)
Howard....they may have not have the funds to pay you above your weekly hours.
and they may not have wanted to wait for you to get there.
by using someone already on duty they save money....the economy's still hurting so it makes sense.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/08/10 at 3:05 pm
Howard....they may have not have the funds to pay you above your weekly hours.
and they may not have wanted to wait for you to get there.
by using someone already on duty they save money....the economy's still hurting so it makes sense.
Oh Ok,I see this situation.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/08/10 at 3:34 pm
The guys came out and worked on the hot water heater but it is STILL leaking. >:( >:( >:( They said that they are going to call in to the manufacturer to figure out what the deal is. But, we do have hot water. The guy said that it will be a bit discolored until the pipes get flushed out and it should be harmless (just sediment that was in the pipes getting stirred up) but it is only with the hot water. The cold water should be clear.
At least this guy didn't say that it was repaired when it wasn't and left us without hot water. I trust this guy than the other-but they both work for the same company.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/08/10 at 3:48 pm
Howard....they may have not have the funds to pay you above your weekly hours.
and they may not have wanted to wait for you to get there.
by using someone already on duty they save money....the economy's still hurting so it makes sense.
Why do I get the feeling that if they HAD called him on his day off, he'd be here complaining that they did that and the nerve of them? ;D
Glad your water heater is sorta/kinda fixed Cat!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/08/10 at 3:52 pm
Why do I get the feeling that if they HAD called him on his day off, he'd be here complaining that they did that and the nerve of them? ;D
Glad your water heater is sorta/kinda fixed Cat!
I would be complaining either or,there is no equal with me. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/08/10 at 3:58 pm
I would be complaining either or,there is no equal with me. ;D
That's what I figured. ::) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/08/10 at 3:59 pm
That's what I figured. ::) ;D
that's what I do best.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/08/10 at 4:06 pm
Why do I get the feeling that if they HAD called him on his day off, he'd be here complaining that they did that and the nerve of them? ;D
Glad your water heater is sorta/kinda fixed Cat!
Ha ha ha... you're not the first one to think this! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/08/10 at 4:08 pm
that's what I do best.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/djmidas96/tigger003.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/08/10 at 4:49 pm
A Howardish thing and it figures
It figures like Howardish things
His complaints are like none other
It sickens us all to extremes
almost got a whole parody here
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/08/10 at 5:08 pm
A Howardish thing and it figures
It figures like Howardish things
His complaints are like none other
It sickens us all to extremes
almost got a whole parody here
I don't know the song but I dig the lyrics O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/08/10 at 5:28 pm
I don't know the song but I dig the lyrics O0
It's the song that Tigger sings "The wonderful thing about Tiggers"
dJFyz73MRcg
I've watched way too many cartoons/television in my life. :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/08/10 at 5:33 pm
HOO HOO HOO!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/08/10 at 5:38 pm
Boy,Pathmark really burns me up! >:(
Jesus Christ,yesterday one of the workers told me that there was no one on carts from 10am-2pm SO,they called out one of the cashiers to go round up carts for a few hours,I had a day off doing nothing the least they could've done is call me up to see if I wanted to work but NO,they don't have that option anymore!
Man,someone over there needs to get their head out their ass cause right now,something stinks! ::)
And if they called, would you have complained that they called you in on your day off - and that the manager should have scheduled better (and such and such was a lazy bum, because he called in sick) and so on and so forth :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/08/10 at 5:39 pm
Why do I get the feeling that if they HAD called him on his day off, he'd be here complaining that they did that and the nerve of them? ;D
Glad your water heater is sorta/kinda fixed Cat!
precisely my thoughts exactly :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/08/10 at 5:47 pm
It's the song that Tigger sings "The wonderful thing about Tiggers"
dJFyz73MRcg
I've watched way too many cartoons/television in my life. :-[
awesome Patty I would've never made the connection so thanks!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/08/10 at 5:59 pm
The thing I don't like about singlongs
Is sing-a-longs cut and paste things
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/09/10 at 7:12 am
And if they called, would you have complained that they called you in on your day off - and that the manager should have scheduled better (and such and such was a lazy bum, because he called in sick) and so on and so forth :P
I would complain either or so it doesn't really matter anyhow.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/09/10 at 10:43 am
You know it doesn't matter you know he's got plenty to whine
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help me help me help me
I cant take this rantage
Hold Me- Fleetwood Mac
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/09/10 at 12:52 pm
HOO HOO HOO!
Who you calling a hoo?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/09/10 at 12:59 pm
Who you calling a hoo?
Cat
Not you! :D That was Tigger's laugh...and from something that I shared with Jess awhile back that I vaguely remember :D
My vent: It's HOT! I need more A/C vents :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: DJ Blaze on 06/09/10 at 2:41 pm
"Vent" tent? OK.
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/vent_miser.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm142/you-dee/Ouja%20vent/FinalVentStr.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/09/10 at 6:54 pm
This afternoon,the store manager told me to help Angulf(maintainence guy) with dumping the garbage into the compactor,I was telling Angulf,I'll do this for a few minutes because the area stinks to high heaven and come back shortly and then when I came back,the store manager says that I'm not needed anymore,you can go back to doing carts! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 06/10/10 at 12:56 am
This afternoon,the store manager told me to help Angulf(maintainence guy) with dumping the garbage into the compactor,I was telling Angulf,I'll do this for a few minutes because the area stinks to high heaven and come back shortly and then when I came back,the store manager says that I'm not needed anymore,you can go back to doing carts! ::)
When the store manager told you to do it, why did you leave? (you wrote "come back shortly"). maybe the manager thought you were goofing off and he decided they could do it without you.
There could be several reasons why the manager changed their mind.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 06/10/10 at 6:46 am
You have some cartguys who need help taking out the garbage,one guy John who seems to be a germaphobic doesn't want to go near the garbage he claims it made him sick one time and another guy who's in his own little world passes by the garbage and should dispose of the bins whenever he has the time. ::)
This afternoon,the store manager told me to help Angulf(maintainence guy) with dumping the garbage into the compactor,I was telling Angulf,I'll do this for a few minutes because the area stinks to high heaven and come back shortly and then when I came back,the store manager says that I'm not needed anymore,you can go back to doing carts! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/10/10 at 6:46 am
When the store manager told you to do it, why did you leave? (you wrote "come back shortly"). maybe the manager thought you were goofing off and he decided they could do it without you.
There could be several reasons why the manager changed their mind.
I left for a second cause I needed some air,I think the manager knows that I can't stand the stench.One day I must buy some surgical masks just in case the area is pungent.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/10/10 at 6:47 am
Yep,you caught me Karen red handed. :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/10/10 at 11:26 am
You have some cartguys who need help taking out the garbage,one guy John who seems to be a germaphobic doesn't want to go near the garbage he claims it made him sick one time and another guy who's in his own little world passes by the garbage and should dispose of the bins whenever he has the time. ::)
This afternoon,the store manager told me to help Angulf(maintainence guy) with dumping the garbage into the compactor,I was telling Angulf,I'll do this for a few minutes because the area stinks to high heaven and come back shortly and then when I came back,the store manager says that I'm not needed anymore,you can go back to doing carts! ::)
Karen beat me to it... ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/10/10 at 11:27 am
Thank you Karen - and now for my rant.
I just hope people have more respect for the garbage men than this.... It smells, it's hot, is done in all weather, and if it is wet it is heavy. Think about other's and deal with it Howard - the manager told you to do it (it probably got done, in the time it took you to "get some air" you do not walk away from a job. THIS RANT is from a former city park employee that had to pick up trash on weekends and dispose of it... Do you know what people do in parks on weekends???? There is left over food, with maggots; fish guts, bones and heads - from fishing; excrement and all sorts of unmentionables, that one could get sick on. Let alone needles and other sharp objects, that people carelessly throw around. But I had a job, and on most days it was great - on my weekend rotations not so hot (had to clean restrooms, and pick up the aforementioned trash), but it was my job - and I wanted things to get done, get them done well and get promoted (I did not have time to watch and complain about the others who didn't do something, and then low and behold I was soo worried about them not doing something, that I forgot to do my job). If I was your manager (AND I DID GET PROMOTED TO THAT JOB) and you were my summer help - I would have told you that we could get it done without you, so don't worry about doing it at all.
Hold your breath, step back, find some clean air and get over it - you never walk away (not even for a minute)
And that is my rant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/10/10 at 11:48 am
Thank you Karen - and now for my rant.
I just hope people have more respect for the garbage men than this.... It smells, it's hot, is done in all weather, and if it is wet it is heavy. Think about other's and deal with it Howard - the manager told you to do it (it probably got done, in the time it took you to "get some air" you do not walk away from a job. THIS RANT is from a former city park employee that had to pick up trash on weekends and dispose of it... Do you know what people do in parks on weekends???? There is left over food, with maggots; fish guts, bones and heads - from fishing; excrement and all sorts of unmentionables, that one could get sick on. Let alone needles and other sharp objects, that people carelessly throw around. But I had a job, and on most days it was great - on my weekend rotations not so hot (had to clean restrooms, and pick up the aforementioned trash), but it was my job - and I wanted things to get done, get them done well and get promoted (I did not have time to watch and complain about the others who didn't do something, and then low and behold I was soo worried about them not doing something, that I forgot to do my job). If I was your manager (AND I DID GET PROMOTED TO THAT JOB) and you were my summer help - I would have told you that we could get it done without you, so don't worry about doing it at all.
Hold your breath, step back, find some clean air and get over it - you never walk away (not even for a minute)
And that is my rant
thank you for your service!
In the 20yrs I worked before becoming a dispatcher I:
worked at a movie theater where I had to clean sticky floors, sweep loose popcorn and throw away the crap people were too lazy take with them and dump in a trash can on their way out.... I also cleaned both the men's and women's restrooms... once some one thought it'd be funny to drop their used maxi pad on the floor sticky side down 8-P I have cleaned up vomit and shyt off toilet seats... and urine spills from dudes who completely missed the urinal.
at barnes and noble I had to clean sticky melted chocolate off the tables in the children's section- and cleaned the bathrooms there... I once found a girlie magazine stuck (use your imagination as to why) to the floor in the men's restroom....
at the grocery store I had to bag groceries and collect carts- we didn't have a maintenance person so I also mopped the floors, emptied the trash and cleaned the restrooms...
these weren't the most glamorous jobs and sometimes the detail sucked but I still did my job with pride and got promoted quickly in every job I had because I never complained about what I had to do and I always volunteered for the crap jobs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/10/10 at 12:00 pm
thank you for your service!
In the 20yrs I worked before becoming a dispatcher I:
worked at a movie theater where I had to clean sticky floors, sweep loose popcorn and throw away the crap people were too lazy take with them and dump in a trash can on their way out.... I also cleaned both the men's and women's restrooms... once some one thought it'd be funny to drop their used maxi pad on the floor sticky side down 8-P I have cleaned up vomit and shyt off toilet seats... and urine spills from dudes who completely missed the urinal.
at barnes and noble I had to clean sticky melted chocolate off the tables in the children's section- and cleaned the bathrooms there... I once found a girlie magazine stuck (use your imagination as to why) to the floor in the men's restroom....
at the grocery store I had to bag groceries and collect carts- we didn't have a maintenance person so I also mopped the floors, emptied the trash and cleaned the restrooms...
these weren't the most glamorous jobs and sometimes the detail sucked but I still did my job with pride and got promoted quickly in every job I had because I never complained about what I had to do and I always volunteered for the crap jobs.
Exactly! There are THOUSANDS of thankless jobs out there, and All have parts to them that pretty well stink. I was a golf course superintendent (for a public course) - and no one would think that job could be gross (other than the having to kill skunks-they will rampage a course, by running them over with a no cab cushman; and the chemicals to be sprayed and such) - but oh no, people thought it was funny to defecate into the cups (and yes I had to change them), knock over porta potties, and have sex parties out on the greens after hours, leaving crap everywhere - no one knew it, because I had to have it all taken care of before the course opened at sun up.
And yes, look at a public park and that would not be my idea of a romantic get away for a possible "interlude" 8-P If anyone knew the shyt smeared around, on those walls, ceilings (yep someone must have threw it there), and floors they would NEVER even consider it. I think most park restrooms, have had everyone of a body fluid on them at some point and time... ANd never think about using a picnic table without a tablecloth ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/10/10 at 12:09 pm
Exactly! There are THOUSANDS of thankless jobs out there, and All have parts to them that pretty well stink. I was a golf course superintendent (for a public course) - and no one would think that job could be gross (other than the having to kill skunks-they will rampage a course, by running them over with a no cab cushman; and the chemicals to be sprayed and such) - but oh no, people thought it was funny to defecate into the cups (and yes I had to change them), knock over porta potties, and have sex parties out on the greens after hours, leaving crap everywhere - no one knew it, because I had to have it all taken care of before the course opened at sun up.
And yes, look at a public park and that would not be my idea of a romantic get away for a possible "interlude" 8-P If anyone knew the shyt smeared around, on those walls, ceilings (yep someone must have threw it there), and floors they would NEVER even consider it. I think most park restrooms, have had everyone of a body fluid on them at some point and time... ANd never think about using a picnic table without a tablecloth ::)
oh you had one of them special bathroom decorators too huh? I don't understand flinging crap everywhere...or taking your crap crusted TP and sticking it to the walls.... yeah that was really funny ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/10/10 at 12:21 pm
oh you had one of them special bathroom decorators too huh? I don't understand flinging crap everywhere...or taking your crap crusted TP and sticking it to the walls.... yeah that was really funny ::)
Oh yeah O0 this is probably where my fear of public restrooms instilled itself in my brain - then when I started teaching and some angels decided to urinate in the bathroom soap dispensers (they were the refillable kind) - and no one really knew 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/10/10 at 12:22 pm
Oh yeah O0 this is probably where my fear of public restrooms instilled itself in my brain - then when I started teaching and some angels decided to urinate in the bathroom soap dispensers (they were the refillable kind) - and no one really knew 8-P
I remember when you posted that... it still grosses me out!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/10/10 at 12:23 pm
Yep - only in case of dire emergency do I use the restrooms at school... Next year we are supposed to have a faculty restroom (probably clear on the other side of the building) - we shall see ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/10/10 at 12:31 pm
When I was in basic training and had to serve KP (yup-the dreaded KP), I was basically the odd-man out so I was the lucky one who got to clean the bathrooms. ::) The men's bathroom was REALLY nasty. 8-P 8-P 8-P I tried to clean it the best I could with what tools I had. Then I said to myself, why should I try so hard when it was obvious that the person before me and the person before him/her didn't do it. Yeah, it was a bit better when I was done but still VERY nasty. 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/10/10 at 12:44 pm
at the grocery store I had to bag groceries and collect carts- we didn't have a maintenance person so I also mopped the floors, emptied the trash and cleaned the restrooms...
Me too!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/10/10 at 4:11 pm
I cant wait to get a job so I can clean the restrooms! but it does beat doing nothing and being around someone who you don't get along with, so yes I'll take it gladly I think :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/10/10 at 6:27 pm
Thank you Karen - and now for my rant.
I just hope people have more respect for the garbage men than this.... It smells, it's hot, is done in all weather, and if it is wet it is heavy. Think about other's and deal with it Howard - the manager told you to do it (it probably got done, in the time it took you to "get some air" you do not walk away from a job. THIS RANT is from a former city park employee that had to pick up trash on weekends and dispose of it... Do you know what people do in parks on weekends???? There is left over food, with maggots; fish guts, bones and heads - from fishing; excrement and all sorts of unmentionables, that one could get sick on. Let alone needles and other sharp objects, that people carelessly throw around. But I had a job, and on most days it was great - on my weekend rotations not so hot (had to clean restrooms, and pick up the aforementioned trash), but it was my job - and I wanted things to get done, get them done well and get promoted (I did not have time to watch and complain about the others who didn't do something, and then low and behold I was soo worried about them not doing something, that I forgot to do my job). If I was your manager (AND I DID GET PROMOTED TO THAT JOB) and you were my summer help - I would have told you that we could get it done without you, so don't worry about doing it at all.
Hold your breath, step back, find some clean air and get over it - you never walk away (not even for a minute)
And that is my rant
Wow Sami That's some rant.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/10/10 at 6:29 pm
I cant wait to get a job so I can clean the restrooms! but it does beat doing nothing and being around someone who you don't get along with, so yes I'll take it gladly I think :-\\
It's not easy cleaning the restrooms,you have to take the trash out,mop the floor,sweep up,use an air freshener and spot check.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/10/10 at 6:31 pm
It's not easy cleaning the restrooms,you have to take the trash out,mop the floor,sweep up,use an air freshener and spot check.
scrub the toilet, wash the mirror, clean the sink, the faucet and handles, empty the ladies receptacle, check the paper towels, toilet paper and soap....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/10/10 at 6:35 pm
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Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/10/10 at 7:10 pm
scrub the toilet, wash the mirror, clean the sink, the faucet and handles, empty the ladies receptacle, check the paper towels, toilet paper and soap....
I used to do that long time ago.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/10/10 at 7:12 pm
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Cat
O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/10/10 at 7:27 pm
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Cat
I'd be aiming for the dart on the poster! :P Much more challenging .... hope the poster is high up the wall...or on the roof! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/10/10 at 9:30 pm
It's not easy cleaning the restrooms,you have to take the trash out,mop the floor,sweep up,use an air freshener and spot check.
You call that hard? or tiring and discusting?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/10/10 at 9:48 pm
Banging head against wall - I think I need a helmet (because I think Howard just complained about his job again) ::)
It's not easy cleaning the restrooms,you have to take the trash out,mop the floor,sweep up,use an air freshener and spot check.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/10/10 at 10:10 pm
You call that hard? or tiring and discusting?
Well,there's sometimes urine or feces that's left behind or sometimes the stalls leak too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/10/10 at 10:28 pm
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Cat
I know that all too well where I work at...
Considering the fact that some don't seem to aim.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/11/10 at 7:36 am
Banging head against wall - I think I need a helmet (because I think Howard just complained about his job again) ::)
That's what I'm best known for. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/11/10 at 10:59 am
I don't understand why I go in the bathroom sometimes and there might be pee on the floor or hair on the toilet, but that seems to be okay. Anything I might leave anywhere including a little brown color that didn't go all the way down on the first flush and mom gets after me. I seem to be the only one of us kids that is worthy of cleaning the bathroom. She hasn't asked me to do it for a while.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/11/10 at 11:16 am
Um...can we please move away from the discussion about what lurks in public bathrooms? We all know they are disgusting but must we go on page after page after page about it? (I know, I'm just as guilty.)
That is my rant for today.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/11/10 at 12:47 pm
I don't understand why I go in the bathroom sometimes and there might be pee on the floor or hair on the toilet, but that seems to be okay. Anything I might leave anywhere including a little brown color that didn't go all the way down on the first flush and mom gets after me. I seem to be the only one of us kids that is worthy of cleaning the bathroom. She hasn't asked me to do it for a while.
why not do it without being asked???
Um...can we please move away from the discussion about what lurks in public bathrooms? We all know they are disgusting but must we go on page after page after page about it? (I know, I'm just as guilty.)
That is my rant for today.
Cat
sorry cat... now I'm done.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/11/10 at 1:50 pm
Um...can we please move away from the discussion about what lurks in public bathrooms? We all know they are disgusting but must we go on page after page after page about it? (I know, I'm just as guilty.)
That is my rant for today.
Cat
I agree Cat,Let's move on.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/11/10 at 2:41 pm
Um...can we please move away from the discussion about what lurks in public bathrooms? We all know they are disgusting but must we go on page after page after page about it? (I know, I'm just as guilty.)
That is my rant for today.
Cat
for the record - I talked about garbage - it was then Q who started the potty talk; which then led us down this road that has no name ::)
Yep I am an angel, that does no wrong - 8)
;)
;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/11/10 at 2:57 pm
for the record - I talked about garbage - it was then Q who started the potty talk; which then led us down this road that has no name ::)
Yep I am an angel, that does no wrong - 8)
;)
;D ;D ;D
Except for those horns that hold up your halo. http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/toothy9.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/11/10 at 3:43 pm
Except for those horns that hold up your halo. http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/toothy9.gif
Hey, that's my line. I always say that my horns are the only thing holding up my halo.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/11/10 at 3:55 pm
Um...can we please move away from the discussion about what lurks in public bathrooms? We all know they are disgusting but must we go on page after page after page about it? (I know, I'm just as guilty.)
That is my rant for today.
Cat
Geez...I missed again. I mean, the discussion!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/11/10 at 8:02 pm
for the record - I talked about garbage - it was then Q who started the potty talk; which then led us down this road that has no name ::)
Yep I am an angel, that does no wrong - 8)
;)
;D ;D ;D
not my fault either. It's howards fault for complaining about his job....again
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/11/10 at 8:37 pm
not my fault either. It's howards fault for complaining about his job....again
And not listening to our rants....again :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/11/10 at 8:38 pm
Except for those horns that hold up your halo. http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/toothy9.gif
Not Horns - just unruly curls ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/10 at 6:58 am
not my fault either. It's howards fault for complaining about his job....again
HEY HEY HEY! Don't put blame on me! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/10 at 6:59 am
And not listening to our rants....again :-[
I do read them. ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/14/10 at 10:33 pm
I do read them. ???
I think maybe he was being ironic or something....
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/15/10 at 5:34 am
I think maybe he was being ironic or something....
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Oh Ok.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/28/10 at 4:12 pm
I got a letter from Social Security about my disability claim-yup they denied me. They claim that I am NOT legally blind when I have a letter from the V.A. stating just that! I think I know why they came up with that conclusion. They sent me to some place to have a visual fields done. For those of you who have never had one done or do not know what it is, basically they put an eye patch over one eye. Then you stick your head in a bowl and they flash little lights around and it measures what you can see or can't see. Then, they put the eye patch on the other eye and do it all over again. Each eye takes about 15/20 minutes if it is done thoroughly. I am the pro at having them done because I can't tell you how many times I have had it done. I have had it done both manually & by computer. The computer is more actuate/thorough. This time, it was done manually and the chick who did it didn't seem to know how to do it. In fact, I basically told her, "Um...you missed a spot." And I think I recall asking her about the eye patch. ::) I am going to appeal and now I am going to find a lawyer to help me with the case. I'm sure I'm gonna have to get another visual fields done.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/28/10 at 4:24 pm
I got a letter from Social Security about my disability claim-yup they denied me. They claim that I am NOT legally blind when I have a letter from the V.A. stating just that! I think I know why they came up with that conclusion. They sent me to some place to have a visual fields done. For those of you who have never had one done or do not know what it is, basically they put an eye patch over one eye. Then you stick your head in a bowl and they flash little lights around and it measures what you can see or can't see. Then, they put the eye patch on the other eye and do it all over again. Each eye takes about 15/20 minutes if it is done thoroughly. I am the pro at having them done because I can't tell you how many times I have had it done. I have had it done both manually & by computer. The computer is more actuate/thorough. This time, it was done manually and the chick who did it didn't seem to know how to do it. In fact, I basically told her, "Um...you missed a spot." And I think I recall asking her about the eye patch. ::) I am going to appeal and now I am going to find a lawyer to help me with the case. I'm sure I'm gonna have to get another visual fields done.
Cat
good luck with the appeal
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/28/10 at 5:20 pm
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Have I mentioned I truly hate the bitch Im working with today and its torture being locked in a room with someone you can't stand! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/28/10 at 5:49 pm
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Have I mentioned I truly hate the bitch Im working with today and its torture being locked in a room with someone you can't stand! >:(
Wish I could help ya.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/28/10 at 6:32 pm
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Have I mentioned I truly hate the bitch Im working with today and its torture being locked in a room with someone you can't stand! >:(
LOL - I am chatting with her on the other side ... and her posts say about the same thing ;)
No honestly, I feel your pain - when I was an environmental consultant, I had a "partner" they brought him to me to "show him the ropes" (then I couldn't shake him, one of the reasons why I left). He had no idea what his trees were (and we had to travel, so we always had to find the trees indigenous to the area) and I constantly had to tell them what trees where (I tried to help him key them out, to make him more independent, but he always came back). I had to ride in the same vehicle (sometimes 13 hour drives), be in a hotel room next too, and if one took the car to go out to eat, the other was stuck in the room, or had better go with - FORCED TO SOCIALLY INTERACT, not just professionally. Worst off, I developed a stuttering problem after 3 months working with him (he had a chronic stutter) - and I picked it up like a bad accent.
Have patience, day will end and there will be a tomorrow.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/28/10 at 6:44 pm
I got a letter from Social Security about my disability claim-yup they denied me. They claim that I am NOT legally blind when I have a letter from the V.A. stating just that! I think I know why they came up with that conclusion. They sent me to some place to have a visual fields done. For those of you who have never had one done or do not know what it is, basically they put an eye patch over one eye. Then you stick your head in a bowl and they flash little lights around and it measures what you can see or can't see. Then, they put the eye patch on the other eye and do it all over again. Each eye takes about 15/20 minutes if it is done thoroughly. I am the pro at having them done because I can't tell you how many times I have had it done. I have had it done both manually & by computer. The computer is more actuate/thorough. This time, it was done manually and the chick who did it didn't seem to know how to do it. In fact, I basically told her, "Um...you missed a spot." And I think I recall asking her about the eye patch. ::) I am going to appeal and now I am going to find a lawyer to help me with the case. I'm sure I'm gonna have to get another visual fields done.
Cat
The gov't is brilliant sometimes.... Hope your appeal goes through!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/28/10 at 7:12 pm
yeah so she's the kind of person who stirs up shyt cuz she sees it in the pot. ::)
anyway she created a series of problems today. (she complains constantly about insignificant things - if you think it's bad reading it everyday then try being locked in a room with it 10 hrs at a time)
anyway- she has a bajillon vacation hours. Read that as close to 500.
She is asking to take two days off leave without pay because I took leave without pay for three days of Paleyfest. She seems to think I'm getting preferential treatment. Nevermind the fact that I had the vacation time at the time I req time off but got sick with sinus infections, flu and back issues and wound up going over my allotted time by three days. Never mind the fact that I had give back 600 because they pay us on the time they anticipate us working. (basically counting on us to fulfill the 40hr work week by working or using leave).
She went to my supervisor to complain and then to the chief. I think she thinks I just got paid to not show up at work.
There's more but I gotta go.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/28/10 at 7:37 pm
Sounds like my co-worker. I think she bitches just to hear her own voice...and if she doesn't she will explode.
Friday we declared it a drama-free zone and wouldn't let her bitch all day. Apparently after I left she went nuclear. Guess she needs to let it out a little at a time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/28/10 at 8:29 pm
yeah so she's the kind of person who stirs up shyt cuz she sees it in the pot. ::)
anyway she created a series of problems today. (she complains constantly about insignificant things - if you think it's bad reading it everyday then try being locked in a room with it 10 hrs at a time)
anyway- she has a bajillon vacation hours. Read that as close to 500.
She is asking to take two days off leave without pay because I took leave without pay for three days of Paleyfest. She seems to think I'm getting preferential treatment. Nevermind the fact that I had the vacation time at the time I req time off but got sick with sinus infections, flu and back issues and wound up going over my allotted time by three days. Never mind the fact that I had give back 600 because they pay us on the time they anticipate us working. (basically counting on us to fulfill the 40hr work week by working or using leave).
She went to my supervisor to complain and then to the chief. I think she thinks I just got paid to not show up at work.
There's more but I gotta go.
you have my sympathy. Even my worst class of students, I only have them for 45 minutes till they change to new pains in the asses angelic urchins ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/28/10 at 8:31 pm
you have my sympathy. Even my worst class of students, I only have them for 45 minutes till they change to new pains in the asses ;)
yeah more asses in smaller doses still better than one in very long doses. ;D
Sounds like my co-worker. I think she bitches just to hear her own voice...and if she doesn't she will explode.
Friday we declared it a drama-free zone and wouldn't let her bitch all day. Apparently after I left she went nuclear. Guess she needs to let it out a little at a time.
ugh... I wish I could declare a drama free zone...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/28/10 at 8:38 pm
yeah more asses in smaller doses still better than one in very long doses. ;D
ugh... I wish I could declare a drama free zone...
I have a sign on my desk saying - This is a no Llama Zone! So save the Drama for your mama!!!
I always wanted to get a drama llama award (I have a little plastic llama from a farm toy) - to give to the worst culprits (but it might scar a child's self esteem, like red pen, so I thought I had better not)
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/28/10 at 8:45 pm
I have a sign on my desk saying - This is a no Llama Zone! So save the Drama for your mama!!!
I always wanted to get a drama llama award (I have a little plastic llama from a farm toy) - to give to the worst culprits (but it might scar a child's self esteem, like red pen, so I thought I had better not)
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Ha Ha Ha too bad you didn't that would be awesome.....besides that thing about the red pen scarring a kid's psyche is re-donk-u-lous I mean life is full of correction and disappointment.... isn't childhood supposed to prepare you for and teach you how to handle the real world. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/28/10 at 8:50 pm
Ha Ha Ha too bad you didn't that would be awesome.....besides that thing about the red pen scarring a kid's psyche is re-donk-u-lous I mean life is full of correction and disappointment.... isn't childhood supposed to prepare you for and teach you how to handle the real world. ::)
That is what I thought, but apparently we are wrong. You know we have to give all kids an award, they all have to achieve, and none left behind (but they can drag everyone else back, because they get behind and we all have to stay together as a group) - heck our school will not hold students back! If a kid fails a class, they can make it up by attending summer school (not as harsh as it sounds - 4 days a week, for 3 hours a day, for 4 weeks... THat should make up for a complete year of school :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/28/10 at 8:52 pm
That is what I thought, but apparently we are wrong. You know we have to give all kids an award, they all have to achieve, and none left behind (but they can drag everyone else back, because they get behind and we all have to stay together as a group) - heck our school will not hold students back! If a kid fails a class, they can make it up by attending summer school (not as harsh as it sounds - 4 days a week, for 3 hours a day, for 4 weeks... THat should make up for a complete year of school :-\\
wow.... life is so much easier now. I wish I could be growing up today. Everything is automated and instantaneous and you get rewarded for putting forth minimal effort.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/28/10 at 8:54 pm
ugh... I wish I could declare a drama free zone...
So do I. Apparently it doesn't work...some people thrive on it and have no clue how life can actually be enjoyable without it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/28/10 at 8:57 pm
wow.... life is so much easier now. I wish I could be growing up today. Everything is automated and instantaneous and you get rewarded for putting forth minimal effort.
Till they get out on their own, and find out they have to put forth an effort, get along with person's of authority, and work as groups with people you do not get along with - and basically - LIFE AIN'T FAIR ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/29/10 at 7:08 pm
My upstairs neighbors actually opened a package that came for me while I was at work. They didn't take the item(which is a shirt), but that is a definite report to the office.
>:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/29/10 at 7:13 pm
Till they get out on their own, and find out they have to put forth an effort, get along with person's of authority, and work as groups with people you do not get along with - and basically - LIFE AIN'T FAIR ::)
Yeah.... my friend just reminded me that there's a show called You're Cut Off about these precious angels brats who are forced to learn what it's like to live without mommy and daddy's support.... man I wish I'd created that show! I've been complaining about the need for it long enough. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 06/29/10 at 10:02 pm
My upstairs neighbors actually opened a package that came for me while I was at work. They didn't take the item(which is a shirt), but that is a definite report to the office.
>:( >:( >:(
WTF? Isn't opening someone else's mail a felony?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/29/10 at 10:29 pm
WTF? Isn't opening someone else's mail a felony?
Not necessarily. It has to meet certain conditions to be felonious. Doesn't it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/29/10 at 11:12 pm
^ yeah it does....it could've been accidental. I know I've been guilty of opening mail that didn't belong to me because I didn't look at the label before actually opening it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/30/10 at 12:18 am
Well, that depends... I don't know my neighbors upstairs very well. I know they have kids, but considering the fact that the box was in front of my door opened... I don't know.
WTF? Isn't opening someone else's mail a felony?
I remember looking to make sure something in my neighbor's mailbox wasn't mine(by checking the address, not opening it) and the carrier saw me and said something like that. This was when I was looking out for something that someone from Livenirvana sent me.(Which ended up not in my possession, but my cousin, who lived somewhere else. She ended up giving it to me later)
In the case of the item in question, it's a shirt I won in DQ9 contest. Fed Ex is the one who delivered it, so they just left it there. I still have one more prize coming too, a CD. That better come in tommorrow, since I off. It better not of already came and they took it(I don't know why they would want a CD of game music anyway, especially an import).
Not necessarily. It has to meet certain conditions to be felonious. Doesn't it?
Well, I still got the item. I've been broke into twice back in 2006, so my lack of trust is on a hair trigger, understandably.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/30/10 at 11:50 am
When you live alone, you don't necessarily look at who the mail is addressed to because you just assume that everything that is put in your box is for you. When you live with someone else, you look to see who things are addressed to so you are more apt to catch when something gets misdelivered. It happens from time to time. We have gotten stuff for the church next door every so often.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/30/10 at 12:12 pm
I do.
And since one of the prizes I'm suppose to receive is a soundtrack, I definetly don't want it to be taken.
This was a Fed Ex delivery too, not a standard postal carrier.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/30/10 at 12:43 pm
When you live alone, you don't necessarily look at who the mail is addressed to because you just assume that everything that is put in your box is for you. When you live with someone else, you look to see who things are addressed to so you are more apt to catch when something gets misdelivered. It happens from time to time. We have gotten stuff for the church next door every so often.
Cat
yeah I have my PO Box so I almost never look at what I'm opening. Once I got a check delivered to me and I thought wow...who's sending me 900 dollars? But it wasn't mine- *sad face* I gave it back to the post office for re-delivery.
Well, that depends... I don't know my neighbors upstairs very well. I know they have kids, but considering the fact that the box was in front of my door opened... I don't know.
I remember looking to make sure something in my neighbor's mailbox wasn't mine(by checking the address, not opening it) and the carrier saw me and said something like that. This was when I was looking out for something that someone from Livenirvana sent me.(Which ended up not in my possession, but my cousin, who lived somewhere else. She ended up giving it to me later)
In the case of the item in question, it's a shirt I won in DQ9 contest. Fed Ex is the one who delivered it, so they just left it there. I still have one more prize coming too, a CD. That better come in tommorrow, since I off. It better not of already came and they took it(I don't know why they would want a CD of game music anyway, especially an import).
Well, I still got the item. I've been broke into twice back in 2006, so my lack of trust is on a hair trigger, understandably.
I was thinking it could've been delivered to the wrong apt- the neighbor opened it, realized it wasn't for them and then left it on your doorstep because no one was home.... or they saw it on your doorstep, opened it and decided they didn't want a t-shirt so they left it there. Its hard to tell but I understand your distrust.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/30/10 at 1:00 pm
I checked my email and it said that they were sent to be delivered by 28th(shirt) and 29th(CD), this was for Monday and Tuesday. Although I only seen the shirt yesterday... I was at home a decent amount of the time on Monday, so the odds of Fed Ex delivering while I was gone were low.
Tuesday I work until 6, got home around 7. Checked in front of my door. Saw the box opened.
So this better just be a swamped amount of work for Fed Ex... Because I'm starting to get a bad feeling. I did email Golinharris back to tell them I haven't seen the CD yet.
It finally came.... Whew... good.(Fed Ex knocked my door while I typing this post)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/30/10 at 2:00 pm
I checked my email and it said that they were sent to be delivered by 28th(shirt) and 29th(CD), this was for Monday and Tuesday. Although I only seen the shirt yesterday... I was at home a decent amount of the time on Monday, so the odds of Fed Ex delivering while I was gone were low.
Tuesday I work until 6, got home around 7. Checked in front of my door. Saw the box opened.
So this better just be a swamped amount of work for Fed Ex... Because I'm starting to get a bad feeling. I did email Golinharris back to tell them I haven't seen the CD yet.
It finally came.... Whew... good.(Fed Ex knocked my door while I typing this post)
yay....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/30/10 at 2:04 pm
yay....
Blew steam around for almost nothing... almost, the first package being opened by my neighbors... they signed for it... The guy told me who gave me the soundtrack today, I told him I found it opened when I came home, so they knew it was mine... Shame on them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/30/10 at 2:13 pm
Blew steam around for almost nothing... almost, the first package being opened by my neighbors... they signed for it... The guy told me who gave me the soundtrack today, I told him I found it opened when I came home, so they knew it was mine... Shame on them.
if they signed for it then they should have been aware that it was for you because the fed ex guy would've said can you hold this package for your neighbor who's not home. I would make sure that you leave a note for Fed Ex asking them to not drop items off with a neighbor. with a tracking number you should be able to contact Fed Ex and get delivery instructions to them so that it won't happen again. Who knows what else has been delivered to you that you didn't get because the neighbors opened it and decided they liked it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/30/10 at 3:11 pm
My computer was making some funny noise from the hard drive so I ran a few scans and nothing popped up which is good.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/30/10 at 4:08 pm
if they signed for it then they should have been aware that it was for you because the fed ex guy would've said can you hold this package for your neighbor who's not home. I would make sure that you leave a note for Fed Ex asking them to not drop items off with a neighbor. with a tracking number you should be able to contact Fed Ex and get delivery instructions to them so that it won't happen again. Who knows what else has been delivered to you that you didn't get because the neighbors opened it and decided they liked it.
That's a problem with the contest prizes, I wasn't sure when they were suppose to show up(I hadn't checked my email since Monday to see if I was a Grand Prize winner, which I wasn't). Turns out that they were being shipped alittle sooner than I expected, I'm glad I was off today.
Although I don't have anything else coming by Fed Ex or UPS, I'll keep that in mind for the next time when I do actually have something coming, regardless if it's a prize or something I ordered.
Karma for you. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/30/10 at 4:10 pm
That's a problem with the contest prizes, I wasn't sure when they were suppose to show up(I hadn't checked my email since Monday to see if I was a Grand Prize winner, which I wasn't). Turns out that they were being shipped alittle sooner than I expected, I'm glad I was off today.
Although I don't have anything else coming by Fed Ex or UPS, I'll keep that in mind for the next time when I do actually have something coming, regardless if it's a prize or something I ordered.
Karma for you. :)
backatchya! O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/04/10 at 12:32 am
Solicitations for games of chance go right in the circular file!
8)
Attention scratch ticket scratchers -- this is a 25-year-old peeve talking:
DON'T THROW SPENT TICKETS ON THE SIDEWALKS!
They are an eyesore, especially after blowing around in New England weather for a few months!
Thank you.
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/04/10 at 7:04 am
Solicitations for games of chance go right in the circular file!
8)
Attention scratch ticket scratchers -- this is a 25-year-old peeve talking:
DON'T THROW SPENT TICKETS ON THE SIDEWALKS!
They are an eyesore, especially after blowing around in New England weather for a few months!
Thank you.
:)
What if a scratch off ticket hasn't been scratched? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/05/10 at 1:28 am
What if a scratch off ticket hasn't been scratched? ???
I don't CARE. I don't do scratch tickets. I just don't want to see your detritus!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/thefinger.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 07/05/10 at 11:33 am
I found winning tickets that way before.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/05/10 at 12:34 pm
I don't CARE. I don't do scratch tickets. I just don't want to see your detritus!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/thefinger.gif
your what? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/05/10 at 11:19 pm
your what? ???
The blight caused by your hapless existence, oh he who throweth their scratceth ticketeth!
:D!
:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/06/10 at 5:50 am
The blight caused by your hapless existence, oh he who throweth their scratceth ticketeth!
:D!
:(
on the floorth?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/07/10 at 1:44 am
on the floorth?
Something liketh thateth.
Anyway, I'm at a point in my career where I can't afford to be picking scratch tickets off the street on the off-chance I'll win $20. Next people will expect me to be hauling around a shopping cart full of cans. With my luck, they'd repeal the bottle bill!
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/07/10 at 6:53 am
Something liketh thateth.
Anyway, I'm at a point in my career where I can't afford to be picking scratch tickets off the street on the off-chance I'll win $20. Next people will expect me to be hauling around a shopping cart full of cans. With my luck, they'd repeal the bottle bill!
:o
scratch off tickets are everywhere around the parking lot of Pathmark.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/12/10 at 2:11 am
I usually like Ralph Nader when he's on TV, but this time I can't watch him. CSPAN has him interviewing a total right wing Fox Newser named Judge Andrew Napolitano. They guy's a total greeaazzzebal, and Ralph has to keep a straight face!
If Nader is shilling for CSPAN, I'm disappointed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/17/10 at 3:42 pm
I really wish people will learn what an antique is. I'm sure many of you know that we are in the market for antique table. As I am searching on the internet, I have seen, "Antique table circa 1960s." ??? Ok, I would give them leeway if they said "antique STYLE." The one that I saw that really cracked me up was "Antique Tables Made Daily." :o :o :o :o
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/17/10 at 6:42 pm
I have a special shift tomorrow 4-9 but what I don't understand is that why are my hours tomorrow 4-9 when people are still shopping at that time and lockup is sometimes 10pm or 11pm,Am I doing an early lockup tomorrow? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/17/10 at 8:45 pm
I really wish people will learn what an antique is. I'm sure many of you know that we are in the market for antique table. As I am searching on the internet, I have seen, "Antique table circa 1960s." ??? Ok, I would give them leeway if they said "antique STYLE." The one that I saw that really cracked me up was "Antique Tables Made Daily." :o :o :o :o
Cat
Antiques made daily? Maybe they have a time machine...make the "antique" go back in time and put it in their store so its ready for you to pick up the same day its made just 100 years later :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/17/10 at 8:46 pm
I have a special shift tomorrow 4-9 but what I don't understand is that why are my hours tomorrow 4-9 when people are still shopping at that time and lockup is sometimes 10pm or 11pm,Am I doing an early lockup tomorrow? ???
maybe someone else has lock up or maybe the store closes early....or maybe you should have called the boss and asked what they planned to do for lock up if you are off at 9pm. It would've showed the boss you had initiative by thinking about things like that...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/17/10 at 11:29 pm
Antiques made daily? Maybe they have a time machine...make the "antique" go back in time and put it in their store so its ready for you to pick up the same day its made just 100 years later :D
If you watched the Home Shopping channel a little more often, and stopped trying to think for yourself, you might not get all sarcastic about it!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/17/10 at 11:46 pm
If you watched the Home Shopping channel a little more often, and stopped trying to think for yourself, you might not get all sarcastic about it!
:D
that ain't never gonna happen! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/18/10 at 12:09 am
that ain't never gonna happen! ;D
You mean the part about "thinking for yourself"?
Ooooh, I'm neeeasty!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/cat3.gif
Well, see, if you watch the Home Shopping channel and continue to think for yourself, deep depression or psychosis might result. For me, that's called Tuesday. I'm not a good example.
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/18/10 at 12:14 am
You mean the part about "thinking for yourself"?
Ooooh, I'm neeeasty!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/cat3.gif
Well, see, if you watch the Home Shopping channel and continue to think for yourself, deep depression or psychosis might result. For me, that's called Tuesday. I'm not a good example.
:D
yeah...not quite....it's the watching the Home Shopping Channel that ain't gonna happen......however, you seem to be quite the expert on the subject- personal experience perhaps? :P :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/18/10 at 2:14 am
yeah...not quite....it's the watching the Home Shopping Channel that ain't gonna happen......however, you seem to be quite the expert on the subject- personal experience perhaps? :P :D
I've tuned in just to gawk at some of the incredibly hideous articles they would hawk. I just remember tuning in and being entranced by the inanity and the dumb sales patter. They showed a closeup and I just thought, "that's the ugliest ring EVER!" I don't know much about jewelry, but I know that ring is ug-ly! And people were calling in and paying money for it. I couldn't believe it. It's like they were on crack or something! In my parents' day, you paid fifty cents for that at the carnival. No matter what it is, some compulsive spender will shell out the dough.
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/18/10 at 6:49 am
maybe someone else has lock up or maybe the store closes early....or maybe you should have called the boss and asked what they planned to do for lock up if you are off at 9pm. It would've showed the boss you had initiative by thinking about things like that...
I think the store is open 24 hours,maybe most of the carts will be locked up but people will still be shopping after 9,they'll just have to use those red baskets instead.
I'll talk to the boss later,she'll be there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/18/10 at 11:31 am
Antiques made daily? Maybe they have a time machine...make the "antique" go back in time and put it in their store so its ready for you to pick up the same day its made just 100 years later :D
What's funny is that Carlos said the EXACT SAME THING!!!! :D ;D ;D ;D ;D Great minds think alike? :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/18/10 at 12:52 pm
Two rants for today:
1. Last night we were sitting in the living room watching t.v. like we do every night. I look out the front window and watch a lot of people walking their dogs as they pass the house. Last night, this one woman's dog squatted down and did his "business" on the edge of our yard-and then she just walked away. I told Carlos to go out and confront her (I'm not good at confrontation) and when he got out there, she was gone. This really p!sses me off. If you are going to have a pet, you should have to clean up after them. I do. I clean my cats' sh!t all the time. And this morning I was even cleaning my cat's barf, too. This woman didn't even have her dog fixed! Ok, to be fair, she may be breeding the dog but still, she should have to clean up after him! >:( >:( >:(
2. Every year, I want to have Christmas at home. But every year, it just doesn't happen. We were supposed to have it here last year but with all the kids' work and such, it was easier for us to have it up north-AGAIN! Ok. In a way, it did turn out good because we had just finished having our kitchen done and the place hadn't been put back together yet. With all of us up there, the place is just so cramp and Carlos & I end up sleeping in the dinning room (no joke-on an air mattress). 8 adults (one pregnant) & 3 kids and only one bathroom! :o :o :o (One was just an infant so I don't count her.) So, once again I said, "Next year at OUR place!" So, this year the kids are planning to go to Puerto Rico for Christmas-which means we will be going, too. And that means that I will NOT be having Christmas at home. I don't think I am asking too much to just have Christmas at our place at least once every 5 years or so. I can't remember the last time we had it here-I think it was 5 years ago. And it was 5 years before that time, too. I just feel like my feelings on this are being dismissed and if I say anything, I look like I'm just being b!tchy!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/18/10 at 7:25 pm
I think the store is open 24 hours,maybe most of the carts will be locked up but people will still be shopping after 9,they'll just have to use those red baskets instead.
I'll talk to the boss later,she'll be there.
you think the store is open 24hrs? You've worked there for almost three years....that's something you should know.
Have you locked up the carts before?
is there a closing procedure that you have worked before?
or
are you just making up jobs you think there should be?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/18/10 at 7:25 pm
What's funny is that Carlos said the EXACT SAME THING!!!! :D ;D ;D ;D ;D Great minds think alike? :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
great minds fer sure!!! 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/18/10 at 7:29 pm
Two rants for today:
1. Last night we were sitting in the living room watching t.v. like we do every night. I look out the front window and watch a lot of people walking their dogs as they pass the house. Last night, this one woman's dog squatted down and did his "business" on the edge of our yard-and then she just walked away. I told Carlos to go out and confront her (I'm not good at confrontation) and when he got out there, she was gone. This really p!sses me off. If you are going to have a pet, you should have to clean up after them. I do. I clean my cats' sh!t all the time. And this morning I was even cleaning my cat's barf, too. This woman didn't even have her dog fixed! Ok, to be fair, she may be breeding the dog but still, she should have to clean up after him! >:( >:( >:(
I clean up after my dog when they crap on someone's yard.... or when I'm in a park. We live in an area surrounded by lots o' nature so sometimes if she goes in an area that is not inhabited then I may cover it or take a stick and know it into the ravine....what can I say with the coyotes, feral cats and loose dogs running around I figure I'm not making the problem that much worse....
2. Every year, I want to have Christmas at home. But every year, it just doesn't happen. We were supposed to have it here last year but with all the kids' work and such, it was easier for us to have it up north-AGAIN! Ok. In a way, it did turn out good because we had just finished having our kitchen done and the place hadn't been put back together yet. With all of us up there, the place is just so cramp and Carlos & I end up sleeping in the dinning room (no joke-on an air mattress). 8 adults (one pregnant) & 3 kids and only one bathroom! :o :o :o (One was just an infant so I don't count her.) So, once again I said, "Next year at OUR place!" So, this year the kids are planning to go to Puerto Rico for Christmas-which means we will be going, too. And that means that I will NOT be having Christmas at home. I don't think I am asking too much to just have Christmas at our place at least once every 5 years or so. I can't remember the last time we had it here-I think it was 5 years ago. And it was 5 years before that time, too. I just feel like my feelings on this are being dismissed and if I say anything, I look like I'm just being b!tchy!
Cat
will the house be ready? Maybe you can have Christmas at your other place... :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/18/10 at 7:32 pm
Two rants for today:
1. Last night we were sitting in the living room watching t.v. like we do every night. I look out the front window and watch a lot of people walking their dogs as they pass the house. Last night, this one woman's dog squatted down and did his "business" on the edge of our yard-and then she just walked away. I told Carlos to go out and confront her (I'm not good at confrontation) and when he got out there, she was gone. This really p!sses me off. If you are going to have a pet, you should have to clean up after them. I do. I clean my cats' sh!t all the time. And this morning I was even cleaning my cat's barf, too. This woman didn't even have her dog fixed! Ok, to be fair, she may be breeding the dog but still, she should have to clean up after him! >:( >:( >:(
2. Every year, I want to have Christmas at home. But every year, it just doesn't happen. We were supposed to have it here last year but with all the kids' work and such, it was easier for us to have it up north-AGAIN! Ok. In a way, it did turn out good because we had just finished having our kitchen done and the place hadn't been put back together yet. With all of us up there, the place is just so cramp and Carlos & I end up sleeping in the dinning room (no joke-on an air mattress). 8 adults (one pregnant) & 3 kids and only one bathroom! :o :o :o (One was just an infant so I don't count her.) So, once again I said, "Next year at OUR place!" So, this year the kids are planning to go to Puerto Rico for Christmas-which means we will be going, too. And that means that I will NOT be having Christmas at home. I don't think I am asking too much to just have Christmas at our place at least once every 5 years or so. I can't remember the last time we had it here-I think it was 5 years ago. And it was 5 years before that time, too. I just feel like my feelings on this are being dismissed and if I say anything, I look like I'm just being b!tchy!
Cat
I agree - you should clean up after your dog! And do not allow a dog on a 20 ft leash to walk up to the landscaping next to the yard and go... But I also know some people have an absolute fit if a dog pees any where near their yard, sorry people but the world smells like a huge toilet to a dog (every tree, bush, hydrant, light pole, sign, blade of grass, corner, tire....), if a dog has to go, a dog has to go. I do walk mine so it would be towards the parkway and on a short leash (6ft) so as to avoid problems in peoples "yards", and I always had doggie bags on my leash (except for the few times they were out, and I did not realize it till too late, SOORRRY whoever :-[), but please don't curse at me because my dog walked over to the light pole in the parkway, and pee'd on it (I really am not sure how I can clean this up, without carrying way too much stuff) and I promise, it will not kill the lightpole.
I feel for you on the Christmas issue, I have issues each year with my husbands family and mine. SOO much so, that I just want to take vacation and not be home for the day :P SO we can do OUR thing. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/18/10 at 7:41 pm
I agree - you should clean up after your dog! And do not allow a dog on a 20 ft leash to walk up to the landscaping next to the yard and go... But I also know some people have an absolute fit if a dog pees any where near their yard, sorry people but the world smells like a huge toilet to a dog (every tree, bush, hydrant, light pole, sign, blade of grass, corner, tire....), if a dog has to go, a dog has to go. I do walk mine so it would be towards the parkway and on a short leash (6ft) so as to avoid problems in peoples "yards", and I always had doggie bags on my leash (except for the few times they were out, and I did not realize it till too late, SOORRRY whoever :-I feel for you on the Christmas issue, I have issues each year with my husbands family and mine. SOO much so, that I just want to take vacation and not be home for the day :P SO we can do OUR thing. ::)
Good plan O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/18/10 at 7:58 pm
Oh I agree....let the dog pee where the dog wants to pee....jeez....
Once I walked Carly- I didn't think she was going to poop so I didn't bring anything with me. But she did so I brought her home and then I got a baggie and walked back- it was .5 mile away and up a frigging hill but I did it because I wanted to be a responsible mommy...
Then, when I was in San Diego I got yelled at because I in a dog park with no doggie bags. I mean the park didn't have a supply of dog bags avail - its a dog park...you should supply two things.... grass and bags to pick up poop. I went to a trash can to see if I could find a bag- like a fast food bag or something to pick up after Effie. A security guard for the park- it's attached to the stadium where the padres play (I have pics on Facebook) he yelled at me... guess he thought I was a transient looking for food ::) when I explained to him why I was in the trash he went to an area of the park that was gated off and said "We do have bags." And I said, "Yeah but that's a locked gate...how am I supposed to get to them?" Idiot... ::) I should've left her poop there... :P
Good plan O0
Agreed and Agreed 8) Now if the family would only agree :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/19/10 at 6:44 am
you think the store is open 24hrs? You've worked there for almost three years....that's something you should know.
Have you locked up the carts before?
is there a closing procedure that you have worked before?
or
are you just making up jobs you think there should be?
Yes,the store is open 24 hours but on special occasions and holidays they close early but customers are stupid and want to shop for their one last item. ::)
And yes I have locked up the carts before when my shift ended at 9.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 10:04 am
Yes,the store is open 24 hours but on special occasions and holidays they close early but customers are stupid and want to shop for their one last item. ::)
And yes I have locked up the carts before when my shift ended at 9.
sooo, if I want to do my grocery shopping at 3am I have to use a basket because the carts are locked up? What if I'm getting all my groceries not just last minute items.
I wouldn't call the customers stupid- sometimes you forget something or run out of something and run in to get it. I really kinda hate the way you talk about customers howard....without the customers you'd have no job. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/19/10 at 10:40 am
sooo, if I want to do my grocery shopping at 3am I have to use a basket because the carts are locked up? What if I'm getting all my groceries not just last minute items.
I wouldn't call the customers stupid- sometimes you forget something or run out of something and run in to get it. I really kinda hate the way you talk about customers howard....without the customers you'd have no job. >:(
I have always assumed, stupid me, that grocery stores were supposed to be "convenient". So that when I run in for groceries, I could RUN in and get them, not wait around for carts, or go when it is "convenient" for the workers???? People who work odd hours, grocery shop at odd hours; that is when they can... WHy are they not allowed to use carts???
Personally I love Fareway stores! But they are a "family oriented business" so they close at 10:00 pm and they are not open on Sunday's. But they still have Butchers behind the meat counter, and wrap your meat as you want it. They also push the carts out to your car and load it up for you. This way they do not have cart damaged in the parking lots, cars aren't dinged, no theft, no vandalism, and they all get cleaned as they walk back through the door. AND their prices are cheap!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 11:02 am
I have always assumed, stupid me, that grocery stores were supposed to be "convenient". So that when I run in for groceries, I could RUN in and get them, not wait around for carts, or go when it is "convenient" for the workers???? People who work odd hours, grocery shop at odd hours; that is when they can... WHy are they not allowed to use carts???
Personally I love Fareway stores! But they are a "family oriented business" so they close at 10:00 pm and they are not open on Sunday's. But they still have Butchers behind the meat counter, and wrap your meat as you want it. They also push the carts out to your car and load it up for you. This way they do not have cart damaged in the parking lots, cars aren't dinged, no theft, no vandalism, and they all get cleaned as they walk back through the door. AND their prices are cheap!!!
agreed....well with the first part... I have never heard of Fareway until just now ;)
I will agree that occasionally you get the annoying or stupid customer but to hear Howard tell it they are all pretty much useless and annoying... it gets old really fast... and its becoming clear why he hasn't gotten to work inside... bad attitudes get you no where. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/19/10 at 11:32 am
agreed....well with the first part... I have never heard of Fareway until just now ;)
I will agree that occasionally you get the annoying or stupid customer but to hear Howard tell it they are all pretty much useless and annoying... it gets old really fast... and its becoming clear why he hasn't gotten to work inside... bad attitudes get you no where. >:(
O0
WOuld you have a job with the public, if you kept spouting out how terrible the people that call in are??? They are stupid for wanting to commit suicide, have a stupid accident (I very seldom ever hear of an emergency accident, that someone completely thought through) or the low lives who allow their houses to get broken into.... etc... Yes they are out there, and we all spout off about them - but they are what keeps us working as well. AND There are a lot of positive people out there as well!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/19/10 at 12:30 pm
I clean up after my dog when they crap on someone's yard.... or when I'm in a park. We live in an area surrounded by lots o' nature so sometimes if she goes in an area that is not inhabited then I may cover it or take a stick and know it into the ravine....what can I say with the coyotes, feral cats and loose dogs running around I figure I'm not making the problem that much worse....
will the house be ready? Maybe you can have Christmas at your other place... :)
The house is ready but it has no furniture. And yeah, that is basically the plan. I was very emotional all day yesterday (when I posted my rants). I do understand that Carlos' son wants Carlos' dad to meet his great-grandson. Who knows how much longer my FIL will be with us and this may be the only chance. I told Carlos last night to make the kids KNOW without a doubt that Christmas WILL be HERE in 2011!!!! NO EXCUSES!!!! NO CHANGES!!!!!
As for the house in PR, we can play it two ways: 1. Go down early to buy the furniture or let my SIL do that. I know my SIL will and she does have good taste but she doesn't have MY taste. Another issue is the fact that Carlos will want to stay through Feb. and that would be 2 & 1/2 months-more time that I really want to spend down there. We will have to work on a compromise.
I agree - you should clean up after your dog! And do not allow a dog on a 20 ft leash to walk up to the landscaping next to the yard and go... But I also know some people have an absolute fit if a dog pees any where near their yard, sorry people but the world smells like a huge toilet to a dog (every tree, bush, hydrant, light pole, sign, blade of grass, corner, tire....), if a dog has to go, a dog has to go. I do walk mine so it would be towards the parkway and on a short leash (6ft) so as to avoid problems in peoples "yards", and I always had doggie bags on my leash (except for the few times they were out, and I did not realize it till too late, SOORRRY whoever :-[), but please don't curse at me because my dog walked over to the light pole in the parkway, and pee'd on it (I really am not sure how I can clean this up, without carrying way too much stuff) and I promise, it will not kill the lightpole.
I feel for you on the Christmas issue, I have issues each year with my husbands family and mine. SOO much so, that I just want to take vacation and not be home for the day :P SO we can do OUR thing. ::)
I don't have issue if a dog pees in our yard. It seeps into the ground and one rainfall it's gone. But, the poop is what I have issue with. It stays there for months! I have seen another dog go in the exact same place that this woman's dog did and he didn't clean it up, either. >:( >:( >:( Even though it is in our yard, I REFUSE to clean up after anyone else's pet but my own!! The park (which is about 20 yards from where I am sitting right now) has a sign that says "Clean up after your dog." There even is a place that has doggie bags.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 2:15 pm
The house is ready but it has no furniture. And yeah, that is basically the plan. I was very emotional all day yesterday (when I posted my rants). I do understand that Carlos' son wants Carlos' dad to meet his great-grandson. Who knows how much longer my FIL will be with us and this may be the only chance. I told Carlos last night to make the kids KNOW without a doubt that Christmas WILL be HERE in 2011!!!! NO EXCUSES!!!! NO CHANGES!!!!!
As for the house in PR, we can play it two ways: 1. Go down early to buy the furniture or let my SIL do that. I know my SIL will and she does have good taste but she doesn't have MY taste. Another issue is the fact that Carlos will want to stay through Feb. and that would be 2 & 1/2 months-more time that I really want to spend down there. We will have to work on a compromise.
go down early/ come back early...that way Carlos gets his time there, you get the furniture you want and you are back in time for some of your *shudder* beloved Vermont winter...
I have seen another dog go in the exact same place that this woman's dog did and he didn't clean it up, either. >:( >:( >:(
I hate it when the dogs refuse to clean up after themselves :D
Even though it is in our yard, I REFUSE to clean up after anyone else's pet but my own!!
At first I read this as I refuse to clean up after anyone's poop but my own.... ;D
I feel the same way!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 2:34 pm
O0
WOuld you have a job with the public, if you kept spouting out how terrible the people that call in are??? They are stupid for wanting to commit suicide, have a stupid accident (I very seldom ever hear of an emergency accident, that someone completely thought through) or the low lives who allow their houses to get broken into.... etc... Yes they are out there, and we all spout off about them - but they are what keeps us working as well. AND There are a lot of positive people out there as well!
I will admit that I have called the suicidal ones stupid but that's because, more often than not, it's nothing more than a plea for attention so a big time waster in my opinion....
but, you know, all the people getting stuff stolen, I just consider that job security- even if they did bring it on themselves by leaving their valuables lying around in an unsecured location...
also all those people having heart attacks, getting drunk or high, or getting beaten up... I figure they're having a bad enough day without my calling them idiots...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/19/10 at 2:35 pm
go down early/ come back early...that way Carlos gets his time there, you get the furniture you want and you are back in time for some of your *shudder* beloved Vermont winter...
I have no idea how Carlos will take to that. I'm sure we are going to be fighting about that.
I hate it when the dogs refuse to clean up after themselves :D
What I meant was the GUY who was WALKING the dog. :D ;D ;D ;D But yeah, you would think that animals would clean up after themselves. :D :D ;D ;D ;D
At first I read this as I refuse to clean up after anyone's poop but my own.... ;D
I feel the same way!
That, too. ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 2:38 pm
I have no idea how Carlos will take to that. I'm sure we are going to be fighting about that.
tell him that's what you want as one of your christmas gifts.... ;)
What I meant was the GUY who was WALKING the dog. :D ;D ;D ;D But yeah, you would think that animals would clean up after themselves. :D :D ;D ;D ;D
That, too. ;D ;D ;D
Cat
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/19/10 at 6:32 pm
sooo, if I want to do my grocery shopping at 3am I have to use a basket because the carts are locked up? What if I'm getting all my groceries not just last minute items.
I wouldn't call the customers stupid- sometimes you forget something or run out of something and run in to get it. I really kinda hate the way you talk about customers howard....without the customers you'd have no job. >:(
Some people can find a wagon in the parking lot,I don't know what to say it's a system they have over there.
I'm sorry if I call customers stupid,I just get stressed out. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 6:35 pm
Some people can find a wagon in the parking lot,I don't know what to say it's a system they have over there.
I'm sorry if I call customers stupid,I just get stressed out. :-\\
It's fine if you do it occasionally Howard we all get fed up sometimes but you seem to always call people stupid and complain about the most insignificant things... wait until the fast driver in the lot actually hits someone or something and then call them stupid or wait til the customer comes up and asks if there are any carts and they are standing next to 50-
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/19/10 at 7:06 pm
It's fine if you do it occasionally Howard we all get fed up sometimes but you seem to always call people stupid and complain about the most insignificant things... wait until the fast driver in the lot actually hits someone or something and then call them stupid or wait til the customer comes up and asks if there are any carts and they are standing next to 50-
there is so much to complain about over there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 7:07 pm
there is so much to complain about over there.
there's plenty to complain about in every job. the trick is to let the little things go and save the complaints for the big stuff.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/19/10 at 9:38 pm
there is so much to complain about over there.
You complain about the same things over and over.... (thrown carts, florist, drivers, garbage, customers, weather) So spare us, wait for something new to come along and then complain ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/19/10 at 9:46 pm
I'm against it all!!!!! >:(
Sorry...can't be more specific than that!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/19/10 at 9:48 pm
I'm against it all!!!!! >:(
Sorry...can't be more specific than that!!!
you are such a drama queen ::)
;)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 9:51 pm
You complain about the same things over and over.... (thrown carts, florist, drivers, garbage, customers, weather) So spare us, wait for something new to come along and then complain ;)
here....let me give you an example.
we have an elevator stuck on the third floor....happens occassionally in many of our bldgs.
This time there are 10-15 teenage girls (cheerleading camp) stuck inside... I called the fire dept and the after hours emergency maint. guy.
This is my protocol.
The maint guy is supposed contact the elevator company. Usually tho- the maint guy can go out and fix the problem themselves saving them some money... they don't contact the elevator company if the party is out of the elevator and only one of the two elevators is down. this is because it cost too much after hours....
in this case the maint guy couldn't get the elevator open but didn't want to call the elevator repair because one elevator is still working.... there are 10-15 girls still stuck inside!!! its been an hour!!!!! WTF!!!!
are we supposed to leave them there all frigging night long. Maybe let them out at 0800 hrs? I mean- come the frack on!!! What kind of thinking is that... are you gonna get in more trouble because you cost the university some money or because you let 15 kids suffer? ::) jackass
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/19/10 at 9:57 pm
here....let me give you an example.
we have an elevator stuck on the third floor....happens occassionally in many of our bldgs.
This time there are 10-15 teenage girls (cheerleading camp) stuck inside... I called the fire dept and the after hours emergency maint. guy.
This is my protocol.
The maint guy is supposed contact the elevator company. Usually tho- the maint guy can go out and fix the problem themselves saving them some money... they don't contact the elevator company if the party is out of the elevator and only one of the two elevators is down. this is because it cost too much after hours....
in this case the maint guy couldn't get the elevator open but didn't want to call the elevator repair because one elevator is still working.... there are 10-15 girls still stuck inside!!! its been an hour!!!!! WTF!!!!
are we supposed to leave them there all frigging night long. Maybe let them out at 0800 hrs? I mean- come the frack on!!! What kind of thinking is that... are you gonna get in more trouble because you cost the university some money or because you let 15 kids suffer? ::) jackass
OMG - Heat exhaustion, claustrophobia, and HAVING to relieve ones self :D Torture, I shall think a maintenance guy should be finding himself another job :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 10:03 pm
OMG - Heat exhaustion, claustrophobia, and HAVING to relieve ones self :D Torture, I shall think a maintenance guy should be finding himself another job :P
no shyt...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/19/10 at 10:28 pm
here....let me give you an example.
we have an elevator stuck on the third floor....happens occassionally in many of our bldgs.
This time there are 10-15 teenage girls (cheerleading camp) stuck inside... I called the fire dept and the after hours emergency maint. guy.
This is my protocol.
The maint guy is supposed contact the elevator company. Usually tho- the maint guy can go out and fix the problem themselves saving them some money... they don't contact the elevator company if the party is out of the elevator and only one of the two elevators is down. this is because it cost too much after hours....
in this case the maint guy couldn't get the elevator open but didn't want to call the elevator repair because one elevator is still working.... there are 10-15 girls still stuck inside!!! its been an hour!!!!! WTF!!!!
are we supposed to leave them there all frigging night long. Maybe let them out at 0800 hrs? I mean- come the frack on!!! What kind of thinking is that... are you gonna get in more trouble because you cost the university some money or because you let 15 kids suffer? ::) jackass
They need someone (much like me) in the lift to calm and soothe them!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/19/10 at 10:31 pm
They need someone (much like me) in the lift to calm and soothe them!
did I mention they were all under the age of 18? You MAP!!! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/20/10 at 12:37 am
did I mention they were all under the age of 18? You MAP!!! :P
Okay, I understand the issue! Do they own any dogs or calves?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/20/10 at 2:05 am
Okay, I understand the issue! Do they own any dogs or calves?
Oh I'm sure some do. I'll totally hook you up!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/20/10 at 6:37 am
there's plenty to complain about in every job. the trick is to let the little things go and save the complaints for the big stuff.
I can't let it go sometimes it just bothers me,I don't know why but it does,maybe that's the way I am. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/20/10 at 6:38 am
You complain about the same things over and over.... (thrown carts, florist, drivers, garbage, customers, weather) So spare us, wait for something new to come along and then complain ;)
I'll try.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/20/10 at 7:41 am
They need someone (much like me) in the lift to calm and soothe them!
LOL - you dirty old man ;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/20/10 at 7:43 am
Okay, I understand the issue! Do they own any dogs or calves?
::) I think you should stick to your pussy at home ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/20/10 at 10:07 am
hmmm are we sure Sami didn't wake up in the middle of the night and start the drinking of the wine!!! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/20/10 at 11:41 am
hmmm are we sure Sami didn't wake up in the middle of the night and start the drinking of the wine!!! ;D
LOL - nope that was me au naturel - just early morning
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/20/10 at 12:53 pm
LOL - nope that was me au naturel - just early morning
who can tell the dif any more! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/20/10 at 2:20 pm
who can tell the dif any more! :D
Aw come on - you surely can tell the diff. That above was just polite Gibbo banter ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/20/10 at 2:26 pm
Aw come on - you surely can tell the diff. That above was just polite Gibbo banter ;)
what can I say I'm exhausted... I'm one step away from zombie!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/20/10 at 2:39 pm
what can I say I'm exhausted... I'm one step away from zombie!!!
WHat were you up for??? I didn't think you needed to be into work till 2:00
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/20/10 at 2:58 pm
::) I think you should stick to your pussy at home ::)
maybe you should drink your coffee.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/20/10 at 3:02 pm
Soon,I might be bringing in my computer,It's been giving me problems,must be the hard drive,I've had it for 2 years now and the previous hard drive died a year ago and that's when I swtched to Vista so when I bring mine in I'll be switched again to IE7 which is better.Now the only thing My father And I have to do is to save my Favorites to disk.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/20/10 at 9:10 pm
Aw come on - you surely can tell the diff. That above was just polite Gibbo banter ;)
I see I bugged out just when it was getting smutty interesting! ;)
BTW...love your Polish cow sig...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/20/10 at 9:12 pm
I see I bugged out just when it was getting smutty interesting! ;)
BTW...love your Polish cow sig...
I have to hear this, why is the cow Polish???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/20/10 at 9:13 pm
I have to hear this, why is the cow Polish???
It's pole dancing.... :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/20/10 at 9:26 pm
It's pole dancing.... :P
Hilarious - Thanks for the laugh ;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/21/10 at 4:35 pm
I have to hear this, why is the cow Polish???
Cow polish
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/cowsleep.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/21/10 at 6:47 pm
As of August 31st 2010,my Go.com homepage will permanently shut down it's doors,I also want to mention that the corporate assheads Disney owned part of Go which had their links on the bottom that no one clicked or rarely used them but I will have to transfer my addresses and info to my new homepage: harvey3574@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/21/10 at 6:52 pm
As of August 31st 2010,my Go.com homepage will permanently shut down it's doors,I also want to mention that the corporate assheads Disney owned part of Go which had their links on the bottom that no one clicked or rarely used them but I will have to transfer my addresses and info to my new homepage: harvey3574@gmail.com
how do you know no one clicked the links? Were you watching what everyone who used go.com did?
I had a go account but with yahoo, google and bing becoming the big names in search engines it was apparent that go wouldn't last very long...in fact they lasted longer than I thought they would.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/21/10 at 7:31 pm
how do you know no one clicked the links? Were you watching what everyone who used go.com did?
I had a go account but with yahoo, google and bing becoming the big names in search engines it was apparent that go wouldn't last very long...in fact they lasted longer than I thought they would.
I've had go.com for almost a decade. It was good while it lasted.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/21/10 at 8:14 pm
I've had go.com for almost a decade. It was good while it lasted.
and that's about 8 years longer than I expected them to last
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/22/10 at 6:42 am
and that's about 8 years longer than I expected them to last
and all those years Go has had problems with log in,doing maintainence and server problems.I wonder why Go has to shut down,Was it because Disney and Go were in a financial war over money or something like that? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/23/10 at 2:07 am
and all those years Go has had problems with log in,doing maintainence and server problems.I wonder why Go has to shut down,Was it because Disney and Go were in a financial war over money or something like that? ???
or everyone but you left them because "all those years Go has had problems with log in, doing maintenance and server problems"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/23/10 at 6:49 am
or everyone but you left them because "all those years Go has had problems with log in, doing maintenance and server problems"
I remember a few years after we got our computer in 1997,I think it was in 1999 or 2000,I wanted my very own home page and Go.com was simple and easy and used it for almost 10 years but then a couple of years ago Disney took over and started putting less and less on the go.com page and now it's gone,Now I have to start moving all my adresses and info to another email.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 07/23/10 at 1:25 pm
I just found out that Chuggaaconroy(among others) has been suspended on Youtube for their Let's Plays. Let's Plays of video games are part of fair use.
Vandels have been doing this under false claims of copyright infringment.
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/23/10 at 6:45 pm
Wow,When I came in this afternoon,there were 2 cartpeople on the 10-2 shift,I mean it wasn't that busy this morning and I haven't seen that in quite a while there.I think they have to pay both people since they both had the same morning shift.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/02/10 at 10:20 am
My rant for the day is WHY whenever there is any updates, they want you to have a new toolbar? I use ONE toolbar-I don't need a gazillion of them. I turn them off and they pop up AGAIN!!!! And they always want to add more and more on. AAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 08/02/10 at 12:40 pm
^ I hear you and all this other great stuff we want to offer you
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/02/10 at 6:45 pm
My rant for the day is WHY whenever there is any updates, they want you to have a new toolbar? I use ONE toolbar-I don't need a gazillion of them. I turn them off and they pop up AGAIN!!!! And they always want to add more and more on. AAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Cat
I hear ya Cat,I have the Google Toolbar,The Roboform Toolbar,It's relentless. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/02/10 at 11:27 pm
I swear there is a stop sign at Bradley International that the cops roll out to some random spot every morning. State pig pulled two cars over at once (one of them was mine) for a stop sign that happens to be placed where there are no intersecting points of traffic. I was observing oncoming traffic, not looking for no-reason stop sign half-obscured by vegetation! Officer Capps (yeah, that's his name) gave me a $125.00 ticket for running that dumb stop sign. I think the lady behind me got the same. We sat there for 15 minutes while he's writing the tickets and my buddy's busting his gums about some broad who wanted to have sexual intercourse with him on his business trip. I kept saying, "Jesus, I know he's writing me a ticket." Paul kept saying, "Nah, he won't give you a ticket!" Of course, Officer Capps gave me a ticket. SO **** HIM!
Then my buddy kept prattling on about how I should challenge the ticket in court and how he challenges all his. Well, I'm not going to go to drive to frikkin' Hartford and back only to have Judge Mental rule in favor of the cops and dump additional court costs on me (at least that's what they said they could do on the back of the ticket, maybe it's a scare tactic). So I just wrote the check and sent it in as soon as I got home. I ran a stop sign. The cops have it on tape. The fact that it was a no-reason stop sign in the perpetrator's view don't make no nevermind! If they found me guilty, I could appeal, but that would take two years and several more trips to Hartford.
Quit whining and pay the ticket. Yeah, I paid the ticket, I'm just saying that fine is nasty. Some of us ain't exactly rich, you know!
::)
IF YOU ARE DRIVING IN BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL, WINDSOR LOCKS, CT, WATCH OUT FOR STOP SIGNS!!!
There. That feels better.
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/02/10 at 4:53 pm
I wish that DVDs would be consistent with their sound volume. We put in one DVD and the is BLASTING so we turn the volume down. Then we put in another DVD and you can't hear it so up goes the volume. What really gets me is the fact that the music is so loud that you can't hear the dialog.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/02/10 at 6:43 pm
I wish that DVDs would be consistent with their sound volume. We put in one DVD and the is BLASTING so we turn the volume down. Then we put in another DVD and you can't hear it so up goes the volume. What really gets me is the fact that the music is so loud that you can't hear the dialog.
Cat
or when you're watching television and you change the channel,some channels are loud and some are quiet that you have to raise the volume.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/03/10 at 10:48 am
or when you're watching television and you change the channel,some channels are loud and some are quiet that you have to raise the volume.
You don't have to even change the channel. The commercials are super loud. You turn the volume down, then the show comes on and you can't hear it so you have turn the volume up again. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 09/03/10 at 10:54 am
You don't have to even change the channel. The commercials are super loud. You turn the volume down, then the show comes on and you can't hear it so you have turn the volume up again. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Of course they are. I just hit the mute button when the commercials come on.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/04/10 at 1:52 am
I wish that DVDs would be consistent with their sound volume. We put in one DVD and the is BLASTING so we turn the volume down. Then we put in another DVD and you can't hear it so up goes the volume. What really gets me is the fact that the music is so loud that you can't hear the dialog.
And neither the dialog nor the music is worth hearing in the first place!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/04/10 at 11:44 am
And neither the dialog nor the music is worth hearing in the first place!
::)
I'm not talking about porn flicks here. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/04/10 at 1:02 pm
I'm not talking about porn flicks here. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
;D HAHA!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/07/10 at 12:36 am
;D HAHA!
Some of those old flicks had orchestrated music and pop songs written just for the movie. Not many, but a few high-budget ones (the ones including $50 a pop and free beer for the guys) had soundtracks scored by a composer.* Then the software to program a computer-generated soundtrack got cheap. Nowadays they don't use music at all. They use extra sensitive miking (don't ask mike who) to record sound from things you never new had sounds!
8-P
* Crappy composers. Maybe the composers from CalArts don't list porno music in their C.V.'s. No institute of higher learning is going to want to hire you if you've got porno music on your resume. And don't even think about teaching flute at the local elementary school!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/07/10 at 6:58 am
Some of those old flicks had orchestrated music and pop songs written just for the movie. Not many, but a few high-budget ones (the ones including $50 a pop and free beer for the guys) had soundtracks scored by a composer.* Then the software to program a computer-generated soundtrack got cheap. Nowadays they don't use music at all. They use extra sensitive miking (don't ask mike who) to record sound from things you never new had sounds!
8-P
* Crappy composers. Maybe the composers from CalArts don't list porno music in their C.V.'s. No institute of higher learning is going to want to hire you if you've got porno music on your resume. And don't even think about teaching flute at the local elementary school!
How about those 70's early 80's porn flicks that used that funky disco music to make love to? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/07/10 at 10:31 pm
How about those 70's early 80's porn flicks that used that funky disco music to make love to? ;D
Isaac Hayes was the best porno music composer never to write music for porn.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/walk.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/08/10 at 6:50 am
Isaac Hayes was the best porno music composer never to write music for porn.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/walk.gif
All that thrusting in and out,listening to Issac Hayes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/11/10 at 9:35 pm
I think my hairline is receding...I think, but I don't know, so I'm anxious about it.
Why? There's nothing I can do about it if it is.
Because...I always find SOMETHING to be unhappy about!
::) ::) ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/12/10 at 7:19 am
I think my hairline is receding...I think, but I don't know, so I'm anxious about it.
Why? There's nothing I can do about it if it is.
Because...I always find SOMETHING to be unhappy about!
::) ::) ::)
My hairline is receding too but it runs in the family,My father has it too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/12/10 at 7:21 am
I'm never going to buy over ripe bananas anymore,It was nice and yellow in the bag at first but a day later,it was all brown gunky smelling and dripping liquid. 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/12/10 at 12:13 pm
I think my hairline is receding...I think, but I don't know, so I'm anxious about it.
Why? There's nothing I can do about it if it is.
Because...I always find SOMETHING to be unhappy about!
::) ::) ::)
I can't verify this but I heard if you have a cow lick your head, it will regrow hair.
http://www.baldingblog.com/2009/02/09/not-a-cowlick-but-an-actual-cow-licking-your-scalp-to-regrow-hair/
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/weird-true-and-freaky-show-lifts-cow-cures-balding.html
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/12/10 at 1:04 pm
Just about an hour ago,My Father And I were in Waldbaums checking out for our groceries and this guy who was off his shift,fooling around with the cashier,throwing stuff back and forth,My father just belted out "Cut This B U L L S H I T or I'll effin report you,OK" ! >:( Guy quietly walked away thought he was the manager or something.
You wanna fool around,don't fool around on customer's time. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/15/10 at 12:39 am
For the sake of a bunch of half a dozen rats, even though the 2-year clinical data don't show a damn thing in humans, I lost about 3 months' after-tax salary today. That sorta thing comes with the territory, but this is the first time that I actually felt the FDA's concerns about the clinical data were complete BS.
I've already ranted in the weight loss thread, but song parodists (or even people who might want to enjoy in some schadenfreude at my expense :) might want to pick up on my complete rant with Family Guy parody about the fellas at the freakin' FDA. First time in living memory that I've ever been dead serious about a parody.
Fark the FDA. Fark it and everyone who works for it. They turn a blind eye to the most rabid forms of quackery, but waste no time in shutting down drugs that might actually work.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/15/10 at 7:00 am
workers and customers over at Pathmark are starting to get an "I don't give a crap" attitude,I guess when they heard about it closing in one month they figured "Who Cares,I'll do whatever the hell I want".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/17/10 at 9:09 pm
You watch the Rachel Maddow show on Friday night. You space out, leave it on mute, and before you know it, images of a sadistic hellhole prison in Alabama have been filtering into your personal space. It's a bring-down, baby!
8-P
MSNBC has some of the most lame-ass programming on the weekends, I does sweeeeaarrr to Jupiter, I does indeed!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/uhoh3.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 09/17/10 at 10:10 pm
I think my hairline is receding...I think, but I don't know, so I'm anxious about it.
Why? There's nothing I can do about it if it is.
Because...I always find SOMETHING to be unhappy about!
::) ::) ::)
Don't sweat it Max. Honestly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 09/17/10 at 10:11 pm
I can't verify this but I heard if you have a cow lick your head, it will regrow hair.
Cat
Ok, that just struck me really funny. Max, if you try this you have to post pictures!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/18/10 at 12:32 am
Ok, that just struck me really funny. Max, if you try this you have to post pictures!
The cow said she didn't go for that kinky stuff!
:-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ADH13 on 09/18/10 at 12:42 am
I think my hairline is receding...I think, but I don't know, so I'm anxious about it.
Why? There's nothing I can do about it if it is.
Because...I always find SOMETHING to be unhappy about!
::) ::) ::)
I wouldn't worry about it, if it even is... people turn themselves bald intentionally these days!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/18/10 at 6:53 am
Don't sweat it Max. Honestly.
Hey I got it too so I don't care,I'll still have half my hair when I'm 40.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/18/10 at 6:57 am
I'm looking forward to my week off from work,this should be the last week off then in just a couple of weeks later Pathmark will be shutting down getting ready to have sales of 50% off and they will be closing at 9pm starting next week so hours will be cut even more,Man this will be a sad closing,I'm going to miss my favorite customers. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/18/10 at 8:00 am
You watch the Rachel Maddow show on Friday night. You space out, leave it on mute, and before you know it, images of a sadistic hellhole prison in Alabama have been filtering into your personal space. It's a bring-down, baby!
8-P
MSNBC has some of the most lame-ass programming on the weekends, I does sweeeeaarrr to Jupiter, I does indeed!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/uhoh3.gif
I agree. We NEVER watch MSNBC on weekends. Of course we are not watching it this week because my SIL doesn't have it. I will probably catch Rachel & Keith on-line when we have a bit more time. Gotta watch Fridays with Thurber. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/18/10 at 8:25 am
I would like to b!tch about the hot & humid weather here but I guess that wouldn't help. In a few weeks we will be back to the cool autumn weather of New England.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/18/10 at 6:49 pm
I would like to b!tch about the hot & humid weather here but I guess that wouldn't help. In a few weeks we will be back to the cool autumn weather of New England.
Cat
I like Autumn,cooler weather and you can leave your window open all night.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/15/10 at 1:48 pm
AAAAAAUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
After fighting with my old computer everyday, I FINALLY had enough and bought a new computer a few months ago. Now, I'm trying to print something and keep getting a "trouble communicating with the printer" notice. WHY, WHY, WHY?? I guess I am going to have to take the sledgehammer back out!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/15/10 at 3:27 pm
I wish people would stop evading fares and just pay already,I know it's raining and yes you're soaken wet and the bus is very crowded,either you pay the fare and get on in the front of the bus or don't get on at all. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/16/10 at 4:52 pm
Some of those old flicks had orchestrated music and pop songs written just for the movie. Not many, but a few high-budget ones (the ones including $50 a pop and free beer for the guys) had soundtracks scored by a composer.* Then the software to program a computer-generated soundtrack got cheap. Nowadays they don't use music at all. They use extra sensitive miking (don't ask mike who) to record sound from things you never new had sounds!
8-P
Required listening: Pornosonic: Unreleased 70s porno music collection that was released in 2004. No fake moans, just funky grooves with lulzy introductions from the Hedgehog himself. There's a SPOT where some guy named Bruunski is BLOGging. I agree with his assessment of the music: it stands on its own - if you didn't know where it came from, you'd swear it was on a par with Parliament or George (or is it Bill :) Clinton.
After fighting with my old computer everyday, I FINALLY had enough and bought a new computer a few months ago. Now, I'm trying to print something and keep getting a "trouble communicating with the printer" notice. WHY, WHY, WHY?? I guess I am going to have to take the sledgehammer back out!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Wrong tool for the job. Sledgehammers went out with the 70s and Pornosonic. You need an aluminum baseball bat and some Geto Boys.
(If you don't recognize it from the first frame of the video, NSFW language.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5orss3fAEU
...damn, it feels good to be a gangsta. (Even with the language, if you were to play this at work, everyone at work would be smiling too.)
Obligatory Rant: Dear Steve Ballmer, please buy Adobe. The combined gravitational suck of your companies' respective product suites would implode you both into a black hole, never to been seen nor heard from again, and I'd make a small fortune off it. I win, the whole world wins with me. So just do it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/17/10 at 7:16 am
People on line have to stop taking their sweet time ordering what they want and just order already and have the guy behind you wait so damn long! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/19/10 at 3:08 pm
After going to my mother's party on Saturday, I put the photos that I took up on a private Photobucket album complete with a password so no one could see them except family. My brother who is super-paranoid was all upset by it. The thing is, he went to our FATHER and cried to him. He didn't say anything to me directly. ::) He did say at the party about them not being on FACEBOOK which I did not do. I thought having a password protected album he wouldn't have a fit. I was wrong. ::) The thing is, I didn't include any names-any tags, nothing. If anyone saw any of these photos they really wouldn't care. But because my brother had to have a fit, I took them all down. Next time I just won't include him on the distribution and what he doesn't know won't hurt him. After I took down that album, I noticed that I also had the pics from our family reunion several years ago-and yes, there were a few pics of him. http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/08/saevilw.gif
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/19/10 at 4:14 pm
First! There's someone more paranoid than you :o ;)
Second. How annoying that your brother just couldn't talk to you instead he had to run to your dad. I don't know why people can't be adult enough to approach you and tell you how they feel. If we were still in grade school I could see running to the teacher because at that age you don't have the maturity to handle conflict amounts yourselves. But as adults we should be able to settle differences without running to someone outside of the conflict.
If the conflict can't be resolved then you can seek a mediator but you should at least attempt to resolve the conflict on your own instead of whining to someone else.
Good plan not including your brother in your next set of pics.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/19/10 at 4:29 pm
First! There's someone more paranoid than you :o ;)
Second. How annoying that your brother just couldn't talk to you instead he had to run to your dad. I don't know why people can't be adult enough to approach you and tell you how they feel. If we were still in grade school I could see running to the teacher because at that age you don't have the maturity to handle conflict amounts yourselves. But as adults we should be able to settle differences without running to someone outside of the conflict.
If the conflict can't be resolved then you can seek a mediator but you should at least attempt to resolve the conflict on your own instead of whining to someone else.
Good plan not including your brother in your next set of pics.
Are we talking about my brother or someone else? ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/20/10 at 1:48 am
Are we talking about my brother or someone else? ;)
Cat
a little of both I think! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/22/10 at 10:22 pm
Whenever I bitch about something, some wiseass always offers solutions to my problem that I already thought of. When I explain why the solutions won't work, they call me a pessimist. They tell me stories about some guy who beat cancer with a happy can-do attitude. I tell them about my brother-in-law who had cancer AND a happy can-do attitude, and he died. Then they have the gall to call me a cynic!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/23/10 at 6:50 am
These cartkeys that looks like a remote control annoy me sometimes,It's like you assume it's unstuck but then it gets stuck again,then you have to keep on clicking the green button till it frees itself. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/23/10 at 2:53 pm
Whenever I bitch about something, some wiseass always offers solutions to my problem that I already thought of. When I explain why the solutions won't work, they call me a pessimist. They tell me stories about some guy who beat cancer with a happy can-do attitude. I tell them about my brother-in-law who had cancer AND a happy can-do attitude, and he died. Then they have the gall to call me a cynic!
>:(
Damn problem solvers >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/23/10 at 4:52 pm
Damn problem solvers >:(
at least that's what they like to think they are. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/25/10 at 10:43 pm
at least that's what they like to think they are. ::)
Yeah, they know all about how to solve YOUR problems, but never their OWN problems...so there!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/26/10 at 7:05 am
I wish Pathmark made the parking lot a bit better,it doesn't seem straight enough.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/26/10 at 3:11 pm
I wish Pathmark made the parking lot a bit better,it doesn't seem straight enough.
Pathmark didn't make the parking lot howard.
The real estate developer did, then he or the company leased Pathmark the building that sits in the parking lot
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 10/26/10 at 3:46 pm
I wish Pathmark made the parking lot a bit better,it doesn't seem straight enough.
Aw, c'mon Howard, aern't being a little too picky?
Pathmark didn't make the parking lot howard.
The real estate developer did, then he or the company leased Pathmark the building that sits in the parking lot
Exactly.
( And Howard, don't say that Pathmark should hire a new developer to strighten out the parking lot)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/26/10 at 4:24 pm
Aw, c'mon Howard, aern't being a little too picky?Exactly.
( And Howard, don't say that Pathmark should hire a new developer to strighten out the parking lot)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/26/10 at 4:27 pm
Aw, c'mon Howard, aern't being a little too picky?Exactly.
( And Howard, don't say that Pathmark should hire a new developer to strighten out the parking lot)
someone should invent a conveyor belt that the cart guys push the carts onto and then it carries the carts to the front....
of course then howard would complain that the conveyor belt moved too fast....... or too slow.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/26/10 at 5:07 pm
someone should invent a conveyor belt that the cart guys push the carts onto and then it carries the carts to the front....
of course then howard would complain that the conveyor belt moved too fast....... or too slow.
or not straight enough ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/26/10 at 7:48 pm
Pathmark didn't make the parking lot howard.
The real estate developer did, then he or the company leased Pathmark the building that sits in the parking lot
Sorry I just complain a lot. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/26/10 at 7:51 pm
someone should invent a conveyor belt that the cart guys push the carts onto and then it carries the carts to the front....
of course then howard would complain that the conveyor belt moved too fast....... or too slow.
Well I did use a small bungee cord with a metal S on the end which you keep the carts straight so they don't wind up falling down the little hill.http://www.paragonsports.com/images/medium/5303-p450_bungee13_pd.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/26/10 at 8:32 pm
Sorry I just complain a lot. :(
instead of focusing on the negative all the time you should come tell us about all the good things that happened.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/27/10 at 7:00 am
instead of focusing on the negative all the time you should come tell us about all the good things that happened.
I should talk about the good rather than focus on the bad.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/27/10 at 3:12 pm
I should talk about the good rather than focus on the bad.
exactly!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/28/10 at 6:53 am
exactly!!!
I'll try.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/29/10 at 11:01 pm
Look here, if Lois Griffin is supposed to be from an R.I. WASP family, why does she talk like Fran Drescher? My friend's wife also talks like that, and she's a nice Jewish girl from Brooklyn!
And don't say "fowah" instead of "four," hurts my eardrums!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/30/10 at 7:10 am
Why does Pathmark give me a tattered pulley that looks like a dog chewed on it on the end? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/30/10 at 7:45 am
Why does Pathmark give me a tattered pulley that looks like a dog chewed on it on the end? ::)
:-X
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/30/10 at 7:53 am
:-X
cat got your tongue eh Sami? ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/30/10 at 7:56 am
cat got your tongue eh Sami? ;)
nope - jumping rope with barbed wire
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/30/10 at 12:15 pm
cat got your tongue eh Sami? ;)
I do not have her tongue.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/30/10 at 1:11 pm
I do not have her tongue.
Cat
hella no... I just did not see anything worth my breath to display :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/30/10 at 8:03 pm
I do not have her tongue.
Cat
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/30/10 at 8:05 pm
They finally gave me a pulley with a loop,thank god! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/30/10 at 10:44 pm
They finally gave me a pulley with a loop,thank god! ::)
I think I might have shed a small tear of thankfulness just now.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/30/10 at 11:45 pm
I think I might have shed a small tear of thankfulness just now.
I think I owe you more karma!!! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/31/10 at 7:12 am
I think I might have shed a small tear of thankfulness just now.
and one of the guys put fresh batteries in the cartkey yesterday.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/31/10 at 12:49 pm
and one of the guys put fresh batteries in the cartkey yesterday.
I'm astounded! Flabergasted! (but not worried... I'm SURE you'll find something else to complain about Pathmark with ease.) How are the drivers in this lot? ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/31/10 at 1:46 pm
I think I owe you more karma!!! ;D
Got her for ya! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/31/10 at 1:48 pm
I'm astounded! Flabergasted! (but not worried... I'm SURE you'll find something else to complain about Pathmark with ease.) How are the drivers in this lot? ;)
Oh Man It's quite horrendous over there,some of them drive off as fast as Garden City Park and you got people walking back and forth but drivers have to drive slow cause people are walking out their car and into the store.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 10/31/10 at 2:00 pm
walking from their car into the store in a parking lot outside a store? Imagine the nerve of some people!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/31/10 at 2:34 pm
Got her for ya! ;D
thanks!!! got you for me!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/31/10 at 2:47 pm
walking from their car into the store in a parking lot outside a store? Imagine the nerve of some people!
I'm waiting for the drive-through store, where you get to drive your car through the aisle (some of those warehouse stores are big enough that you almost could. lol)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/31/10 at 2:52 pm
walking from their car into the store in a parking lot outside a store? Imagine the nerve of some people!
I know,It gets so crowded out there,people just don't know when to slow down. ::)
There were times when I almost got run over.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/31/10 at 2:53 pm
I'm waiting for the drive-through store, where you get to drive your car through the aisle (some of those warehouse stores are big enough that you almost could. lol)
I wish it could happen in Pathmarks. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/31/10 at 3:05 pm
Oh Man It's quite horrendous over there,some of them drive off as fast as Garden City Park and you got people walking back and forth but drivers have to drive slow cause people are walking out their car and into the store.
I think, Howard, maybe your perception of fast driving is a little skewed.... perhaps it just feels like people are driving fast because they are in a car and you aren't but they are probably driving the appropriate speed for a parking lot.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/31/10 at 3:05 pm
walking from their car into the store in a parking lot outside a store? Imagine the nerve of some people!
;D I was gonna say something like that! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/31/10 at 3:08 pm
I know,It gets so crowded out there,people just don't know when to slow down. ::)
There were times when I almost got run over.
that's not what karen said howard ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/31/10 at 3:16 pm
I'm waiting for the drive-through store, where you get to drive your car through the aisle (some of those warehouse stores are big enough that you almost could. lol)
I have seen drive-thru liquor/convenience stores.
http://www.photo-globe.de/assets/images/db_images/db_Cairns_Drive_Through3.jpg
http://a865.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/36/l_a1f63cbcac884f23ee9182d5ec1198f8.jpg
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/10 at 7:10 am
I think, Howard, maybe your perception of fast driving is a little skewed.... perhaps it just feels like people are driving fast because they are in a car and you aren't but they are probably driving the appropriate speed for a parking lot.
and sometimes it's like The Indianapolis 500. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/01/10 at 7:15 am
and sometimes it's like The Indianapolis 500. ::)
Last time I checked, but the typical mom's grocery getter's get up and go does not allow for 185 mph speed needed to qualify for Indy 500....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/10 at 7:54 am
Last time I checked, but the typical mom's grocery getter's get up and go does not allow for 185 mph speed needed to qualify for Indy 500....
you don't know this parking lot.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/01/10 at 9:20 am
Last time I checked, but the typical mom's grocery getter's get up and go does not allow for 185 mph speed needed to qualify for Indy 500....
exactly...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/01/10 at 9:20 am
and sometimes it's like The Indianapolis 500. ::)
that's not what I said Howard. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/01/10 at 9:21 am
you don't know this parking lot.
I don't think people drive as fast as you think they do howard.
you said somewhere that you don't drive... that means you don't really know speeds
I think people drive the way they are supposed to and it just FEELS fast to you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/10 at 1:44 pm
that's not what I said Howard. ::)
Well FYI you have never seen the parking lot over here at Pathmark,It's quite dangerous at times.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/01/10 at 1:50 pm
Well FYI you have never seen the parking lot over here at Pathmark,It's quite dangerous at times.
I don't know if I believe that Howard...
you complained about people speeding at the other one... now you complain at this one.
Everyone can't be speeding every day
the only common denominator is you.
therefore I think what you think is a safe speed and what is allowed in a parking are two very different things.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/10 at 2:36 pm
I don't know if I believe that Howard...
you complained about people speeding at the other one... now you complain at this one.
Everyone can't be speeding every day
the only common denominator is you.
therefore I think what you think is a safe speed and what is allowed in a parking are two very different things.
ok.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/02/10 at 12:30 am
I think, Howard, maybe your perception of fast driving is a little skewed.... perhaps it just feels like people are driving fast because they are in a car and you aren't but they are probably driving the appropriate speed for a parking lot.
I used to be a cart man myself, and I gotta agree with Howard on this one. When you spend three solid hours patrolling the lot for shopping carts you see all kinds of maniacs. You see drunks rocketing down the aisles at 30 mph and spaced-out geezers lurching backwards out of spaces without so much as a glance over the shoulders, and then there were the dingbat suburban moms screaming at the brats in the backseat while they zigzag down the fire lane in their nasty station wagons (that was the '80s, now it's all SUVs, mind you). If I had a nickel for every time I nearly got run down, I'd have...a lot of nickels! Rednecks would park their jacked-up monster trucks sideways taking up four spaces (bumper stickers: "You toucha my truck, I breaka you face" and "If I wanted to hear from an a**hole, I would have f*rted!"). Same practice as guys named Vinnie and Tony who with their spit-shined Irocs. We had one customer, I s**t you not, who must have been the doppelganger of Phil Silvers. The guy used to park his '79 canary yellow Cadillac IN THE MIDDLE of the parking lot beltway itself. He'd wheel his cart out of the store and screech, "Hey, hey, you kid, git over here and put my bags in da gaddam cah! What are you, retahded or sumpin?" I swore the day would come I'd put the 80-pound No Parking sign right through his windshield, but I never did...
Meh, it was so much fun to hate people back then!
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/02/10 at 1:45 am
I bagged groceries and collected carts in a college town for two years. College kids are dumb and careless but the amount of cars I saw speeding never amounted to the total Howard complains about.
To hear him tell it averages out to about every third car or something.
Howard is impatient and intolerant.
If he complained less about the same things over and over again
And if he respected the fact that he got the jobwith almost no effort I'd give his complaints more credence. Right now, in my eyes, he's like the boy who cried wolf.
He comes in everyday with the negative comments and it got old over a year ago
New store and, except for that stupid remote, it's the same old complaints. I repeat. The only common variable in Howards complaints is Howard. Methinks that someone who has the same complaints over and over again should start to examine himself and see if he's not the issue.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/02/10 at 3:33 am
I bagged groceries and collected carts in a college town for two years. College kids are dumb and careless but the amount of cars I saw speeding never amounted to the total Howard complains about.
To hear him tell it averages out to about every third car or something.
Howard is impatient and intolerant.
If he complained less about the same things over and over again
And if he respected the fact that he got the jobwith almost no effort I'd give his complaints more credence. Right now, in my eyes, he's like the boy who cried wolf.
He comes in everyday with the negative comments and it got old over a year ago
New store and, except for that stupid remote, it's the same old complaints. I repeat. The only common variable in Howards complaints is Howard. Methinks that someone who has the same complaints over and over again should start to examine himself and see if he's not the issue.
Yes...Howard needs a girlfriend to complain about!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/02/10 at 6:59 am
Yes...Howard needs a girlfriend to complain about!
I am sure we would all get tired of him complain about her as well, but hey at least it would be something new... I missed it the first time around...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/02/10 at 7:05 am
Yes...Howard needs a girlfriend to complain about!
Nah,not right now,I HAD a girlfriend and they don't need to hear my complaints,they'll probably think I'm a tape recorder. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/02/10 at 7:07 am
Howard is impatient and intolerant.
I guess a lot of things bother me. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/02/10 at 7:08 am
I am sure we would all get tired of him complain about her as well, but hey at least it would be something new... I missed it the first time around...
I'm sure Sami you remember that time in 2007-08.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/02/10 at 9:39 am
I'm sure Sami you remember that time in 2007-08.
Sami wasn't a member then.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/02/10 at 5:00 pm
I'm sure Sami you remember that time in 2007-08.
Nope notta - I got here for the after math ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/02/10 at 5:00 pm
Sami wasn't a member then.
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/02/10 at 6:56 pm
Sami wasn't a member then.
It was that certain girl (and I'm not mentioning any names) that caused me stress.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 11/02/10 at 8:39 pm
I am beyond frustrated with the Disney Movie Rewards website.
Toy Story 3 came out today and they have a coupon for members for $8 off the 3 Disc Edition.
So, I go to the website, takes about a minute or 2 to load the page - literally.
I sign in because, yes, I am a member.
It sends me to a page that says it can't find the page I am looking for.
All other links are either semi working, or can't be found.
I try again - I then get an internal server error.
Fabulous!
So it seems that the reward website is not designed to handle a shyt ton of people hitting it in order to get their coupon!
They probably shouldn't have waited until today to send out the reminder email about the coupon! A week earlier and I bet the site would be operating fine tonight!
Stupid People!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/02/10 at 11:46 pm
I am sure we would all get tired of him complain about her as well, but hey at least it would be something new... I missed it the first time around...
Been there done that... dare I mention the "R" word?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/02/10 at 11:48 pm
I'm sure Sami you remember that time in 2007-08.
sami wasn't here in 2007 nor was she here for the first 8 months of 2008
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/02/10 at 11:48 pm
Nope notta - I got here for the after math ::)
LUCKY!!! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/02/10 at 11:49 pm
It was that certain girl (and I'm not mentioning any names) that caused me stress.
WE KNOW... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/02/10 at 11:49 pm
I am beyond frustrated with the Disney Movie Rewards website.
Toy Story 3 came out today and they have a coupon for members for $8 off the 3 Disc Edition.
So, I go to the website, takes about a minute or 2 to load the page - literally.
I sign in because, yes, I am a member.
It sends me to a page that says it can't find the page I am looking for.
All other links are either semi working, or can't be found.
I try again - I then get an internal server error.
Fabulous!
So it seems that the reward website is not designed to handle a shyt ton of people hitting it in order to get their coupon!
They probably shouldn't have waited until today to send out the reminder email about the coupon! A week earlier and I bet the site would be operating fine tonight!
Stupid People!
>:(
bummer!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/03/10 at 6:56 am
Been there done that... dare I mention the "R" word?
No,let's keep this person dead and buried. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/03/10 at 12:42 pm
When they say: You're entitled to your opinion.
They mean: Take your opinion and shove it up your wazoo!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/03/10 at 1:18 pm
I hate it when I'm on line in a small drugstore and I have 3 items and this woman is talking about her medication for a long time and they keep me waiting,Can I please pay for my items already? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/03/10 at 2:36 pm
I hate it when I'm on line in a small drugstore and I have 3 items and this woman is talking about her medication for a long time and they keep me waiting,Can I please pay for my items already? ::)
If you'd gotten there earlier you could have paid for your items but you didn't get there earlier the woman got their first and she has a right to get her questions answered. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 11/03/10 at 3:18 pm
I hate it when I'm on line in a small drugstore and I have 3 items and this woman is talking about her medication for a long time and they keep me waiting,Can I please pay for my items already? ::)
This medication might be life saving, or more important to her than a can of coke and bag of chips you bought.
Their plan is not to keep you waiting. Instead of thinking how long you have to wait, browse through a magasine, book, think of ways you can do your job better, the time will pass without you getting irritated. Try it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/03/10 at 11:21 pm
This medication might be life saving, or more important to her than a can of coke and bag of chips you bought.
Their plan is not to keep you waiting. Instead of thinking how long you have to wait, browse through a magasine, book, think of ways you can do your job better, the time will pass without you getting irritated. Try it.
Older folks tend to take more medications than younger people, so it's statistically more likely the person ahead of you is going to be old. However, Americans have such a messy patchwork of private/public insurance plans that sometimes the questions don't have anything to do with the meds but the co-pay for the meds!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/04/10 at 6:46 am
If you'd gotten there earlier you could have paid for your items but you didn't get there earlier the woman got their first and she has a right to get her questions answered. >:(
How did I know she was going to be there? I just went in and she was there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/04/10 at 6:32 pm
How did I know she was going to be there? I just went in and she was there.
Howard, she didn't ask questions to purposely hold you up. She was doing what she had the right to do. It is important when taking meds to ask any questions you may have. If you don't and you have a reaction, you could die. You need to have a little patience. Lines are a part of life. DEAL WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/04/10 at 7:55 pm
Howard, she didn't ask questions to purposely hold you up. She was doing what she had the right to do. It is important when taking meds to ask any questions you may have. If you don't and you have a reaction, you could die. You need to have a little patience. Lines are a part of life. DEAL WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!
And she had the nerve to say "Poor Boy". ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/04/10 at 7:57 pm
I was in the parking lot this afternoon and this nice elderly woman wanted a shopping cart then this kid snatches the cart that the elderly woman wanted out of my hands. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/04/10 at 7:59 pm
I always thought this was a great saying.
There's more to reality than your perception.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/04/10 at 8:23 pm
And she had the nerve to say "Poor Boy". ::)
Why are you being so mean about a lady who happened to be in line in front of you? Seriously, Howard...there is more to life than having to stand in line. If that is all you have to gripe about then you should count your lucky stars that you have such a good life.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/04/10 at 8:25 pm
Why are you being so mean about a lady who happened to be in line in front of you? Seriously, Howard...there is more to life than having to stand in line. If that is all you have to gripe about then you should count your lucky stars that you have such a good life.
Maybe I need to work on my patience,I get uptight sometimes. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/05/10 at 6:44 am
Maybe I need to work on my patience,I get uptight sometimes. :(
That would be a good thing, Howard. Life is so much more enjoyable when you are not angry. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/05/10 at 7:00 am
That would be a good thing, Howard. Life is so much more enjoyable when you are not angry. :)
Also it happens in Dunkin Donuts where I just want to order a coffee and donut(s) and someone on line is taking 20 million years to figure out what he/she wants,just ORDER SOMETHING ALREADY for crying out loud! >:( ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/05/10 at 7:07 am
Also it happens in Dunkin Donuts where I just want to order a coffee and donut(s) and someone on line is taking 20 million years to figure out what he/she wants,just ORDER SOMETHING ALREADY for crying out loud! >:( ::)
HEY THAT's me you are talking about... You can just relax, or go when it is not busy... I will take an extra 5 now that I know I annoy people like you >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/05/10 at 7:10 am
Why are you being so mean about a lady who happened to be in line in front of you? Seriously, Howard...there is more to life than having to stand in line. If that is all you have to gripe about then you should count your lucky stars that you have such a good life.
karma paid! O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/05/10 at 7:11 am
Maybe I need to work on my patience,I get uptight sometimes. :(
there is no maybe about this...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/05/10 at 7:12 am
Maybe I need to work on my patience,I get uptight sometimes. :(
Also it happens in Dunkin Donuts where I just want to order a coffee and donut(s) and someone on line is taking 20 million years to figure out what he/she wants,just ORDER SOMETHING ALREADY for crying out loud! >:( ::)
well that lasted approx 10 hours and 35 minutes ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/05/10 at 7:12 am
HEY THAT's me you are talking about... You can just relax, or go when it is not busy... I will take an extra 5 now that I know I annoy people like you >:(
Sorry, you can't repeat a karma action without waiting 24 hours.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/05/10 at 7:14 am
well that lasted approx 10 hours and 35 minutes ::)
and he is talking about me.... I never know what I want, I have to decide - what do I feel like... I don't like donut's but I love their coffee and perhaps a sandwich... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/05/10 at 7:16 am
and he is talking about me.... I never know what I want, I have to decide - what do I feel like... I don't like donut's but I love their coffee and perhaps a sandwich... ::)
yeah but he's complained about the line at subway too...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/05/10 at 7:18 am
HEY THAT's me you are talking about... You can just relax, or go when it is not busy... I will take an extra 5 now that I know I annoy people like you >:(
I don't know if Dunkin Donuts was ever not busy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/05/10 at 7:19 am
and he is talking about me.... I never know what I want, I have to decide - what do I feel like... I don't like donut's but I love their coffee and perhaps a sandwich... ::)
take your time I have all day.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/05/10 at 7:20 am
yeah but he's complained about the line at subway too...
I'm just never satisfied.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/05/10 at 7:28 am
I'm just never satisfied.
we know
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 11/05/10 at 10:57 am
I'm just never satisfied.
Again, you need to DISTRACT yourself when waiting in line. Don't think "Oh why doesn't this person hurry up, can't they see I am waiting?"
Think of something else. You are being a little too self-centered.
It's really no big deal in life.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/05/10 at 3:00 pm
Again, you need to DISTRACT yourself when waiting in line. Don't think "Oh why doesn't this person hurry up, can't they see I am waiting?"
Think of something else. You are being a little too self-centered.
It's really no big deal in life.
Maybe I should fiddle with my cell phone.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/05/10 at 4:55 pm
karma paid! O0
Karma owed. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/05/10 at 4:57 pm
yeah but he's complained about the line at subway too...
precisely
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 11/05/10 at 5:54 pm
Maybe I should fiddle with my cell phone.
If that is one way to distract yourself, then it's great.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/05/10 at 8:14 pm
and he is talking about me.... I never know what I want, I have to decide - what do I feel like... I don't like donut's but I love their coffee and perhaps a sandwich... ::)
Okay...now I'm gonna have to side with Howard. Ladies....please decide what you want to buy or take whatever you need out of your purse BEFORE stepping up to the service counter!!! It really annoys me when people start the selection process when they hear the words" what may I get for you". I always know exactly what I'm getting prior to actual service. This is primarily to NOT waste other people's time. However, I do notice that most do not share my sentiments...in fact, most others decide for themselves that MY time is not worth too much at all...and they take THEIR sweet time stuffing about. Oh...and quite often they also decide that their friends can jump into the line with them...which will mean another couple of people just got served in front of me without wasting THEIR time, of course.
However....DON"T GET ME STARTED!!!!! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/05/10 at 10:42 pm
Okay...now I'm gonna have to side with Howard. Ladies....please decide what you want to buy or take whatever you need out of your purse BEFORE stepping up to the service counter!!! It really annoys me when people start the selection process when they hear the words" what may I get for you". I always know exactly what I'm getting prior to actual service. This is primarily to NOT waste other people's time. However, I do notice that most do not share my sentiments...in fact, most others decide for themselves that MY time is not worth too much at all...and they take THEIR sweet time stuffing about. Oh...and quite often they also decide that their friends can jump into the line with them...which will mean another couple of people just got served in front of me without wasting THEIR time, of course.
However....DON"T GET ME STARTED!!!!! >:(
Some of them are passive aggressive. Most are just cognitively compromised. Patience is a virtue. It's not your time. It's everybody's time and we don't all reckon time the same we, do we? (to paraphrase Hannibal Lector) I get impatient too but my time isn't still everybody's time and time is not as important as patience. Time will run out but patience need not. Self-importance is a temptation. Lead us not into. If one's self is as important to all as it is to one then one would have another to wait on line for him while one goes about his important time as important to him as it is to all. Confused yet? Ponder it with your time on line at the chemist.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/icon_scratch.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/06/10 at 1:19 am
Some of them are passive aggressive. Most are just cognitively compromised. Patience is a virtue. It's not your time. It's everybody's time and we don't all reckon time the same we, do we? (to paraphrase Hannibal Lector) I get impatient too but my time isn't still everybody's time and time is not as important as patience. Time will run out but patience need not. Self-importance is a temptation. Lead us not into. If one's self is as important to all as it is to one then one would have another to wait on line for him while one goes about his important time as important to him as it is to all. Confused yet? Ponder it with your time on line at the chemist.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/icon_scratch.gif
I'm not entirely certain what you said....but I think I liked it!! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/06/10 at 6:57 am
If that is one way to distract yourself, then it's great.
I just want to stand there,either look at the menu or just stare at the window.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/06/10 at 6:59 am
I already know what I want and boom I'm out,I waste no time at all,I don't have to decide either.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/06/10 at 10:06 am
Why are people trying to control and bully other people about posting in one thread, but not posting in another thread. The thread count is uneven, so they report to a moderator, to a moderator that follows up on the story. To me this is ridiculous...
This is the age old conflict of tattling and telling..
Is someone pyschologically or physically going to be hurt? and I mean really hurt... NOT - I just don't like it, so it is hurting me..
What is my intention?
Motivation - what is my motivation?
ie. Someone is doing what I think they are not supposed to do
a. I want to get them in trouble
b. I want them to do it my way
c. I want the attention to be me, usually looking like the perfect angel (smiles, and holds hands together in the praying position while they do it; giving compliments - Eddie Haskel)
d. I got caught, I want them to get caught too
Telling on the other hand is revolving others, and trying to prevent me or others to get hurt
1) I need help because I don’t know how to handle it.
2) I already tried to handle it and it didn’t work.
3) I might get hurt (or others might get hurt) more if I try to handle it myself.
4)Someone is doing something they’re not supposed to and:
5) I want to know if the rules have changed.
Another difference is the level of emergency - Is this an emergency or can this be dealt with anytime?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 11/06/10 at 10:37 am
The definition of the word game: An activity providing entertainment or amusement; a pastime
Am I being entertained or amused?
No.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/06/10 at 3:12 pm
What is my intention?
Motivation - what is my motivation?
ie. Someone is doing what I think they are not supposed to do
a. I want to get them in trouble
b. I want them to do it my way
c. I want the attention to be me, usually looking like the perfect angel (smiles, and holds hands together in the praying position while they do it; giving compliments - Eddie Haskel)
d. I got caught, I want them to get caught too
reminds me of Judy Hensler...
http://www.tvsinopse.kinghost.net/l/leave-it-to-beaver3_arquivos/tvsinopse11044.jpg
MISS LANDERS! MISS LANDERS!!!
SOMEONE POSTED OUT OF TURN IN PBG!!! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/06/10 at 8:12 pm
Whatever happened to peace and quiet on the buses? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 11/07/10 at 12:40 am
Whatever happened to peace and quiet on the buses? ::)
When were they ever quiet? ( except at 5Am when everyone is half asleep and the drunks at the back are passed out)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/07/10 at 6:44 am
When were they ever quiet? ( except at 5Am when everyone is half asleep and the drunks at the back are passed out)
Now you get on a city bus and people are blasting their Ipods and yammering into their cell phones.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/07/10 at 6:47 am
Now you get on a city bus and people are blasting their Ipods and yammering into their cell phones.
I find it rather strange for people are talking on their mobile phones and everyone can hear the personal details of the phone call that is being made.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/07/10 at 6:50 am
I find it rather strange for people are talking on their mobile phones and everyone can hear the personal details of the phone call that is being made.
One guy in front of me was talking so loud and then you have so many conversations going around too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/07/10 at 6:57 am
Now you get on a city bus and people are blasting their Ipods and yammering into their cell phones.
blasting their iPods??? Do they have speakers hooked up to them, or they just ear buds? If they are ear buds, you can be thankful for that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/07/10 at 7:29 am
blasting their iPods??? Do they have speakers hooked up to them, or they just ear buds? If they are ear buds, you can be thankful for that.
ear buds but they blast it so loud I can hear them in front of me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/07/10 at 7:44 am
ear buds but they blast it so loud I can hear them in front of me.
be thankful they don't have a boom box then
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/07/10 at 1:38 pm
be thankful they don't have a boom box then
Boom Boxes were loud in those days.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/07/10 at 2:20 pm
Boom Boxes were loud in those days.
be glad they don't all have these
http://www.geekologie.com/2007/08/14/ipod-boombox.jpg
you'll notice it's a boombox made for an ipod
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 11/07/10 at 5:10 pm
Why are people trying to control and bully other people about posting in one thread, but not posting in another thread. The thread count is uneven, so they report to a moderator, to a moderator that follows up on the story. To me this is ridiculous...
This is the age old conflict of tattling and telling..
Is someone pyschologically or physically going to be hurt? and I mean really hurt... NOT - I just don't like it, so it is hurting me..
What is my intention?
Motivation - what is my motivation?
ie. Someone is doing what I think they are not supposed to do
a. I want to get them in trouble
b. I want them to do it my way
c. I want the attention to be me, usually looking like the perfect angel (smiles, and holds hands together in the praying position while they do it; giving compliments - Eddie Haskel)
d. I got caught, I want them to get caught too
Telling on the other hand is revolving others, and trying to prevent me or others to get hurt
1) I need help because I don’t know how to handle it.
2) I already tried to handle it and it didn’t work.
3) I might get hurt (or others might get hurt) more if I try to handle it myself.
4)Someone is doing something they’re not supposed to and:
5) I want to know if the rules have changed.
Another difference is the level of emergency - Is this an emergency or can this be dealt with anytime?
http://rlv.zcache.com/no_one_likes_a_tattle_tale_sticker-p217242191708728736qjcl_400.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/07/10 at 5:47 pm
http://rlv.zcache.com/no_one_likes_a_tattle_tale_sticker-p217242191708728736qjcl_400.jpg
O0 TRUE DAT
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/08/10 at 6:54 am
be glad they don't all have these
http://www.geekologie.com/2007/08/14/ipod-boombox.jpg
you'll notice it's a boombox made for an ipod
Wow,that's cool and I thought Boomboxes were dead. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 11/08/10 at 7:04 am
ear buds but they blast it so loud I can hear them in front of me.
Here's an idea, get your own iPod or even a Walkman (if you can still find one) and listen to your own music, this way you won't hear other people. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/08/10 at 7:45 am
Here's an idea, get your own iPod or even a Walkman (if you can still find one) and listen to your own music, this way you won't hear other people. ::)
I do have a portable CD Player.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/10 at 12:52 pm
I do have a portable CD Player.
Solved!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/08/10 at 1:36 pm
Solved!
and I do have earbud headphones but kind of small to fit into my ears but the CD player may not be stable enough into my pocket when the bus moves fast.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/10 at 1:37 pm
and I do have earbud headphones but kind of small to fit into my ears but the CD player may not be stable enough into my pocket when the bus moves fast.
Ask the driver to slow down?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/08/10 at 1:39 pm
Ask the driver to slow down?
It goes at whatever speed,sometimes fast or sometimes slow.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/10 at 1:39 pm
It goes at whatever speed,sometimes fast or sometimes slow.
Buy an iPod!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/08/10 at 1:40 pm
and I do have earbud headphones but kind of small to fit into my ears but the CD player may not be stable enough into my pocket when the bus moves fast.
most of those portable cd players had an anit skip button on them.
You might have yours in the wrong position.
and buy new headphones/ear buds..... they make them now with changeable ear pieces so they fit practically everyone.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/08/10 at 1:41 pm
Buy an iPod!
I don't feel like buying an Ipod right now,maybe after I pay off my gum surgery in January 2011 when he gets finished with all 4 corners then I have to fix my hard drive and we'll see about an Ipod later.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/08/10 at 1:42 pm
most of those portable cd players had an anit skip button on them.
You might have yours in the wrong position.
and buy new headphones/ear buds..... they make them now with changeable ear pieces so they fit practically everyone.
I think mine has one.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/08/10 at 1:42 pm
I don't feel like buying an Ipod right now,maybe after I pay off my gum surgery in January 2011 when he gets finished with all 4 corners then I have to fix my hard drive and we'll see about an Ipod later.
Improve your whistling skills by whistling the tunes?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/08/10 at 1:49 pm
I think mine has one.
then problem solved.
get new head phones
and
take your cd player on the bus so it doesn't seem so loud.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/08/10 at 2:26 pm
Improve your whistling skills by whistling the tunes?
not on the bus. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/08/10 at 9:27 pm
I hate it when pedestrians cross the street without so much as a glance with hoodies pulled up and a cell phone stuck to their heads. I do my best to be a conscientious driver in a town full of clueless college kids so the least they could do is show some common sense. On the other hand, what always surprises me about common sense is how many people don't have it!
>:(
As a pedestrian, I hate it when drivers think it's okay to haul ass over the crosswalk so long as I'm not on their side of the median line. These are the same drivers who think as soon as I'm 1 cm past their car, it's time to accelerate like Dale Earnhardt and rip the back pockets off my trousers!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/09/10 at 6:00 am
I hate it when people call and we talk and then this person becomes a "conversation jumper",jumps from one conversation to the next,it's like he doesn't stick to one subject all the time. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/09/10 at 7:49 am
I hate it when pedestrians cross the street without so much as a glance with hoodies pulled up and a cell phone stuck to their heads. I do my best to be a conscientious driver in a town full of clueless college kids so the least they could do is show some common sense. On the other hand, what always surprises me about common sense is how many people don't have it!
>:(
As a pedestrian, I hate it when drivers think it's okay to haul ass over the crosswalk so long as I'm not on their side of the median line. These are the same drivers who think as soon as I'm 1 cm past their car, it's time to accelerate like Dale Earnhardt and rip the back pockets off my trousers!
::)
I feel your pain on both of these!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/09/10 at 11:25 am
I feel your pain on both of these!
Amherst and the colleges introduced raised crosswalks, rumble strips, illuminated crosswalks signs, and lower speed limits vigorously enforced owing to numerous automobile-pedestrian/cyclist accidents -- including a few fatalities -- over the past the past three years. This was not cheap or convenient, but necessary. However, no amount of cautionary designs or traffic codes can help the idiotic students who wander across the streets like dumb animals. Last night, I was at the corner of Commonwealth and Mass Ave, the left arrow signal turned green. I turned left into the intersection. The students from Southwest standing at the crosswalk chose that very second to cross Mass Ave. I had to SLAM on my brakes on wet pavement and squeal to swerving stop. The kids didn't care. Didn't even look at me. If that was ice on the pavement they would have cared because I would have slid right into them. Then we'd all be miserable!
I generally don't make a fuss if pedestrians jaywalk. I keep my speed low on campus and downtown. The thing is, if I struck a pedestrian or a cyclist and caused injury, I would feel terrible no matter how irresponsible the other person was. If, sweet Lord and sonny Jesus forbid, if somebody died, I could never live with myself, even if I was not at fault. My gripe is not about my convenience or who gets to go first. It's about the way these college students think the world is their playpen full of soft toys and they can't get hurt!
::) ::) ::)
Subject: PASSE IDENTITY POLITICS BULLSHIrT!
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/22/10 at 3:28 am
In our hyper-politically correct college town, a follow-up to anti-Columbus Day is Unthanksgiving. I get sick of the sh*t. I get sick of the retarded signs and the screaming neurotic scoundrels who drink collegiate identity politics Kool Aid and wanna p*ss on everybody's parade.
I confronted some of them. Big mistake. I told them politely I thought there protest was needlessly provocative and counterproductive.
Answer: "Why, because it threatens your privileged status as a white male?"
Look, I have walked past street demonstrations, tuned out radio programs, and ignored college newspaper articles every fall for years and years. I keep thinking this 1978 throwback mentality will tire itself out. But it doesn't. The students come and go. The college town lifers don't. Some are here because they like it, some are here because of their careers, some are here because they never got it together enough to move somewhere else after college. Regardless, it's not the young college students keeping the annual we-hate-whitey festivals going, it's rancorous faculty, professional whiners, and local troublemakers.
When we think of Thanksgiving, our popular culture exhibits images of Thanksgiving at the Plymouth Colony in 1621. My ancestors were there. So they're trashing my ancestors. Okay, let them. That's not what bugs me.
"Why, because it threatens your privileged status as a white male?"
None of them were people of color, let alone of Wachusett or Abnaki heritage. They were all other white males. They were the kind of white male who gets a vicarious thrill feeling disgusted about what white males did to this group of noble savages and that group of noble savages. Useless white guilt. The above statement is the Our Father of political correctness. It's something you can say any time, any place, and feel self-righteous.
I'm feeling particularly sentimental about this Thanksgiving because it's the first one I'm spending with my father in fifteen years and the two of us have a lot of healing to do. I'm hoping I can make the gathering go well in spite of a recent family tragedy and perhaps bring us closer together. That's what's on my mind about Thanksgiving. Governor Bradford, Miles Standish, Squanto, and smallpox are the furthest things from my mind.
Then comes their ugly "Unthanksgiving" signs featuring photos of angry Indians with guns and captions about "Celebrating 400 years of lies and genocide!"
Listen, man, I'm the child of hippies. Since I could crawl I've been hearing about all the atrocious things the white man did to the Indian. Points taken, history learned, ancestral guilt accepted, and ancestral guilt reconciled. They don't like that last part. No matter how far around the family tree you have to stretch, you must always feel guilty in October and November because of your genetic makeup. BTW, that's no excuse for feeling any better about it the other ten months either.
"Why, because it threatens your privileged status as a white male?"
Excuse me? What M-F-ing "privilege"? The guys with fewer privileges than I are sleeping on heating grates or looking out the bars of a prison cell. Seen my bank account? Seen my credit score? Seen my assets? Seen my resume? Sheeeeyit! I ain't privileged and neither the bank, the employer, nor the credit bureaus give a crap who my ancestors were. I'm not a free man, I'm a number. I spent a couple of Thanksgivings eating leftover lasagna and a couple in soup kitchens. I've had a pretty effing hard life, and my heart goes out to the people who are less fortunate this year. That's why I give more than I can afford when the collection plate comes around.
"Why, because it threatens your privileged status as a white male?"
And
You gotta problem with free speech?
Say what you want. I just think it might be more responsible to let college students learn some nuanced history about cultural differences and human behavior before teaching them to be Louis Farrakhan dipped in flour.
I have had terrific Thanksgivings and I have had miserable Thanksgivings, but never have I had a Thanksgiving where we joined hands in gratitude for the genocide of indigenous peoples and the riddance of their cultures. Stupid!
Your "free speech" is also hackneyed. It's the same self-serving angry masturbation you guys have been up to for decades. The rhetoric never changes. It's not even interesting, insightful, useful, or helpful to anybody or anything. It's just a bunch of smugly divisive claptrap we've been hearing since the 1960s. IT IS TIRED! Enough already. The best you can do is just eat your turkey, mash, squash, and cranberry sauce, watch the ball game, and fall asleep to "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles."
"Celebrate Unthanksgiving." Why don't y'all go get run over by a city bus, then you'll finally have something to truly feel "unthankful" for!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/thefinger.gif
Okay, next year I go back to the usual policy of ignoring the white guilt infested pissers-on-everybody's parade. Just had to get that off my chest.
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/22/10 at 6:45 am
Relatives sometimes have to realize that when people grow up and have paid jobs we don't spend much time with them as much as we used to back in the days,My aunt was hoping that I'd spend time with the family but I told her in an email,I'm sorry but I had plans to spend time with my friend at his house Thursday night.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/22/10 at 6:53 am
In our hyper-politically correct college town, a follow-up to anti-Columbus Day is Unthanksgiving. I get sick of the sh*t. I get sick of the retarded signs and the screaming neurotic scoundrels who drink collegiate identity politics Kool Aid and wanna p*ss on everybody's parade.
I confronted some of them. Big mistake. I told them politely I thought there protest was needlessly provocative and counterproductive.
Answer: "Why, because it threatens your privileged status as a white male?"
Look, I have walked past street demonstrations, tuned out radio programs, and ignored college newspaper articles every fall for years and years. I keep thinking this 1978 throwback mentality will tire itself out. But it doesn't. The students come and go. The college town lifers don't. Some are here because they like it, some are here because of their careers, some are here because they never got it together enough to move somewhere else after college. Regardless, it's not the young college students keeping the annual we-hate-whitey festivals going, it's rancorous faculty, professional whiners, and local troublemakers.
When we think of Thanksgiving, our popular culture exhibits images of Thanksgiving at the Plymouth Colony in 1621. My ancestors were there. So they're trashing my ancestors. Okay, let them. That's not what bugs me.
"Why, because it threatens your privileged status as a white male?"
None of them were people of color, let alone of Wachusett or Abnaki heritage. They were all other white males. They were the kind of white male who gets a vicarious thrill feeling disgusted about what white males did to this group of noble savages and that group of noble savages. Useless white guilt. The above statement is the Our Father of political correctness. It's something you can say any time, any place, and feel self-righteous.
I'm feeling particularly sentimental about this Thanksgiving because it's the first one I'm spending with my father in fifteen years and the two of us have a lot of healing to do. I'm hoping I can make the gathering go well in spite of a recent family tragedy and perhaps bring us closer together. That's what's on my mind about Thanksgiving. Governor Bradford, Miles Standish, Squanto, and smallpox are the farthest things from my mind.
Then comes their ugly "Unthanksgiving" signs featuring photos of angry Indians with guns and captions about "Celebrating 400 years of lies and genocide!"
Listen, man, I'm the child of hippies. Since I could crawl I've been hearing about all the atrocious things the white man did to the Indian. Points taken, history learned, ancestral guilt accepted, and ancestral guilt reconciled. They don't like that last part. No matter how far around the family tree you have to stretch, you must always feel guilty in October and November because of your genetic makeup. BTW, that's no excuse for feeling any better about it the other ten months either.
"Why, because it threatens your privileged status as a white male?"
Excuse me? What M-F-ing "privilege"? The guys with fewer privileges than I are sleeping on heating grates or looking out the bars of a prison cell. Seen my bank account? Seen my credit score? Seen my assets? Seen my resume? Sheeeeyit! I ain't privileged and neither the bank, the employer, nor the credit bureaus give a crap who my ancestors were. I'm not a free man, I'm a number. I spent a couple of Thanksgivings eating leftover lasagna and a couple in soup kitchens. I've had a pretty effing hard life, and my heart goes out to the people who are less fortunate this year. That's why I give more than I can afford when the collection plate comes around.
"Why, because it threatens your privileged status as a white male?"
And
You gotta problem with free speech?
Say what you want. I just think it might be more responsible to let college students learn some nuanced history about cultural differences and human behavior before teaching them to be Louis Farrakhan dipped in flour.
I have had terrific Thanksgivings and I have had miserable Thanksgiving, but never have I had a Thanksgiving where we joined hands in gratitude for the genocide of indigenous peoples and the riddance of their cultures. Stupid!
Your "free speech" is also hackneyed. It's the same self-serving angry masturbation you guys have been up to for decades. The rhetoric never changes. It's not even interesting, insightful, useful, or helpful to anybody or anything. It's just a bunch of smugly divisive claptrap we've been hearing since the 1960s. IT IS TIRED! Enough already. The best you can do is just eat your turkey, mash, squash, and cranberry sauce, watch the ball game, and fall asleep to "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles."
"Celebrate Unthanksgiving." Why don't y'all go get run over by a city bus, then you'll finally have something to truly feel "unthankful" for!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/thefinger.gif
Okay, next year I go back to the usual policy of ignoring the white guilt infested pissers-on-everybody's parade. Just had to get that off my chest.
:)
Wow, well said. Karma. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/22/10 at 7:30 am
Wow, well said. Karma. :)
can ya paraphrase? Cuz I'm really tempted to post something about slaves being here in 1619 (before the Mayflower landed) but not sure it fits his rant ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/22/10 at 6:17 pm
Man,When the hell did the city bus become a meat locker? It was utterly freezing tonight coming home,the driver had on the air conditioner and it was full of the crowded college kids so I waited till my stop and got off to cool down.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 11/22/10 at 6:40 pm
I'm just upset because there's a Michael Jackson figure I want to get and I just learned there's only one left in stock that might sell out before I can get a chance to buy him, and I planned to get that hunk of plastic as my Christmas gift to myself. :( I mean I know the man os gone and all, but I really like collecting MJ stuff, and it just makes me mad because this is the one thing that'll make me feek good and I might not get it. Boo! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/22/10 at 6:51 pm
I'm just upset because there's a Michael Jackson figure I want to get and I just learned there's only one left in stock that might sell out before I can get a chance to buy him, and I planned to get that hunk of plastic as my Christmas gift to myself. :( I mean I know the man os gone and all, but I really like collecting MJ stuff, and it just makes me mad because this is the one thing that'll make me feek good and I might not get it. Boo! >:(
Was it The Beat It doll? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/22/10 at 6:59 pm
People need to grow the living hell up. One of my employees is fuming that we hired. We hired because we got slammed and the current employees wouldn't work extra to get it done. I wasn't happy about the hiring and asked the boss not to but in the end it was not my decision.
I guess this biotch has decided to rant about evil supervisor Dagnabbit, like it is my freaking fault. The worst part is she was going off in front of the latest newbie. Of course she won't say any of this crap to my face, only behind my back. I talked to the boss and he is going to call her in tomorrow for a good talking too. I don't think it will do any good, though. All I want to do is fire her ass, but I have to leave that up to the big guy...I can't let personal feelings jump into the middle of it.
I GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/22/10 at 7:31 pm
Man,When the hell did the city bus become a meat locker? It was utterly freezing tonight coming home,the driver had on the air conditioner and it was full of the crowded college kids so I waited till my stop and got off to cool down.
Howard you might want to get checked out! You are repeating yourself all over the place, I just don't want to see your memory deteriorate any further. ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/22/10 at 7:34 pm
People need to grow the living hell up. One of my employees is fuming that we hired. We hired because we got slammed and the current employees wouldn't work extra to get it done. I wasn't happy about the hiring and asked the boss not to but in the end it was not my decision.
I guess this biotch has decided to rant about evil supervisor Dagnabbit, like it is my freaking fault. The worst part is she was going off in front of the latest newbie. Of course she won't say any of this crap to my face, only behind my back. I talked to the boss and he is going to call her in tomorrow for a good talking too. I don't think it will do any good, though. All I want to do is fire her ass, but I have to leave that up to the big guy...I can't let personal feelings jump into the middle of it.
I GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't give up - that's what they want! Start posting fliers about an position opening (whom someone's job description seems to fit) - that should quiet her down 8)
I make my owns self laugh on that one!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/22/10 at 7:39 pm
Don't give up - that's what they want! Start posting fliers about an position opening (whom someone's job description seems to fit) - that should quiet her down 8)
I make my owns self laugh on that one!
I just wish I could tell her to get the hell out of my office and never come back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/22/10 at 7:39 pm
Dag. Sounds like my bitch works for you on her days off. >:(
I feel your pain. People suck! You however don't suck and therefore you deserve better employees. Hugs. And karma when I can.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/22/10 at 8:03 pm
Dag. Sounds like my bitch works for you on her days off. >:(
She must. I say we get them together and ship them off to the same island we are shipping aunt flo so the rest of the world doesn't have to deal with them ever again. And to top it off my bitch can't have her meds so both will suffer greatly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/22/10 at 8:16 pm
She must. I say we get them together and ship them off to the same island we are shipping aunt flo so the rest of the world doesn't have to deal with them ever again. And to top it off my bitch can't have her meds so both will suffer greatly.
Great plan!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Frank on 11/23/10 at 12:37 am
I just wish I could tell her to get the hell out of my office and never come back.
Sorry you have to go through that crap.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/23/10 at 6:51 am
Sorry you have to go through that crap.
Thanks, Frank. Hopefully I won't for much longer.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/23/10 at 6:52 am
Howard you might want to get checked out! You are repeating yourself all over the place, I just don't want to see your memory deteriorate any further. ???
I don't need to get checked out,I had a long button down sleeved shirt and I was a bit sweaty from working hard in the parking lot,that's all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/23/10 at 3:36 pm
I don't need to get checked out,I had a long button down sleeved shirt and I was a bit sweaty from working hard in the parking lot,that's all.
I see! Being sweaty makes you repeat your gripe all over the boards? Gotcha O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/23/10 at 9:12 pm
I see! Being sweaty makes you repeat your gripe all over the boards? Gotcha O0
And I have a reason to rant here. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/23/10 at 11:17 pm
can ya paraphrase? Cuz I'm really tempted to post something about slaves being here in 1619 (before the Mayflower landed) but not sure it fits his rant ;D
Amen to that. The Jamestown settlers celebrated a "day of thanksgiving" on their arrival. Of course, that was before they had to eat their shoe leather, and then the flesh of their dead because they didn't know how to work the new land, but that's another story. Furthermore, "Thanksgiving" wasn't made a national holiday until 1863 when President Lincoln proclaimed it as the last Thursday in November. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation...but don't get the PC whiners started on Lincoln. I know the that whole spiel too!
::)
I do agree the White Europeans divided and conquered the world in the last millennium, but the tables are turning. If the human race survives, the Asians will control the world in 2510 and there will be PC rallies in Beijing and Mumbai crying out for justice on behalf of the dwindling and persecuted White race!
;D
Furthermore, I want some restitution from those Danes who made MY ancestors serfs in the tenth century! So there!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/blossom.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/23/10 at 11:43 pm
People need to grow the living hell up. One of my employees is fuming that we hired. We hired because we got slammed and the current employees wouldn't work extra to get it done. I wasn't happy about the hiring and asked the boss not to but in the end it was not my decision.
I guess this biotch has decided to rant about evil supervisor Dagnabbit, like it is my freaking fault. The worst part is she was going off in front of the latest newbie. Of course she won't say any of this crap to my face, only behind my back. I talked to the boss and he is going to call her in tomorrow for a good talking too. I don't think it will do any good, though. All I want to do is fire her ass, but I have to leave that up to the big guy...I can't let personal feelings jump into the middle of it.
I GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yep, that's one thing I don't miss about working in an office...office politics! I used to get people gossiping and bellyaching to me about this or that person not pulling his or her weight around the place. I took nobody's side...not even when it was tempting. Then I got another kind of reputation. I got the reputation of the secret-keeper. My fellow employees figured out I didn't gossip, so they would come over to my little corner of hell and bitch and whine about who said what and who did what and X,Y,Z. I just kept editing my reports, nodding and saying, "Uh-huh, I see, okay, hmmm....interesting." I think it was because I was the only guy doing clerical work. The rest were women with women's interpersonal politics. In the end, I got laid off with the rest of the medical transcriptionists and haven't worked in that field since.
The MT field is dying because of offshoring. All they have to do is offshore about 10% of it and, during a recession, the market gets so competitive medical offices are free to treat the remaining MTs like garbage. I'm encouraging a friend of mine to quit her MT job. I'm loathe to do so in a recession, but they don't deserve her. She hates it and her company treats holds the "you're fired" threat over her head all the time. I worked with her for years. She's a great MT. They just terrorize people. Her husband makes good money and her children have all grown, so she can afford to just get a job in a clothing store or something. Don't let people treat like crap unless it's absolutely necessary!
::) ::) ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/23/10 at 11:46 pm
Oh. When I sign up for production studio time and I'm engrossed struggling to make the Samplitude program do what I want it to do, don't come to the door and ask me dumbly, "Max, are you gonna be in here for...like...a while?" I signed out 3-6, WTF do you think? Don't try and guilt-trip me because you didn't have the foresight to sign up earlier.
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/24/10 at 6:41 am
Yep, that's one thing I don't miss about working in an office...office politics!
I agree with you there. From 2007 til Feb of this year I was at home and it was pure bliss. The brought me back into the office and made me the boss so the gossipy crap doesn't quite reach me. This witch was bitching about how I do my job, which doesn't bother me. It just bothers me that the problem she had was with us hiring and she was bitching in front of the new girl.
Days like that, I really miss working at home.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/24/10 at 5:47 pm
Yep, that's one thing I don't miss about working in an office...office politics!
I manage 7 women and have had my moments with bitchiness. I will never understand why ladies are so competetive in the workplace. So nice to each others face...and can be soooo horrible behind the scenes.
Until I understand it...I will never effectively be able to manage it. I've had some absolutely horrible staffing issues in the past. I managed to weed out a couple of 'pot stirring' troublemakers (when the GFC hit and we had to choose two for redundancy). Strangely, bothe of them were sooo surprized it was them that I picked to go. They even offered me two other names that they believed should go before them... I've had minimal issues since they left. It only takes a couple of bad seeds. The trick is to identify that personality at interview stage... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/24/10 at 6:01 pm
I manage 7 women and have had my moments with bitchiness. I will never understand why ladies are so competetive in the workplace. So nice to each others face...and can be soooo horrible behind the scenes.
Until I understand it...I will never effectively be able to manage it. I've had some absolutely horrible staffing issues in the past. I managed to weed out a couple of 'pot stirring' troublemakers (when the GFC hit and we had to choose two for redundancy). Strangely, bothe of them were sooo surprized it was them that I picked to go. They even offered me two other names that they believed should go before them... I've had minimal issues since they left. It only takes a couple of bad seeds. The trick is to identify that personality at interview stage... :-\\
Unfortunately, especially in the case of my special problem child, they are crafty and cunning enough to mask this particular personality deficiency in the interview so you think you are hiring a perfectly pleasant person and wind up with a total raging bitch from hell....
My boss was joking about how, next time we interview, we are going to spend 10 minutes talking about skills and normal dispatch issues and then 40 minutes having them explain how they avoid being manipulated by the people around them. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/24/10 at 6:05 pm
Unfortunately, especially in the case of my special problem child, they are crafty and cunning enough to mask this particular personality deficiency in the interview so you think you are hiring a perfectly pleasant person and wind up with a total raging bitch from hell....
My boss was joking about how, next time we interview, we are going to spend 10 minutes talking about skills and normal dispatch issues and then 40 minutes having them explain how they avoid being manipulated by the people around them. ;D
I agree... people learn how to conduct themselves in interview situations....and the more interviews they are involved in ...the better they get at saying the right things. I trust my 'gut' these days and work more on how I believe they will 'fit' the existing team. I've had a measure of success ....so far. Plus I managed to employ one male as well. Still early days ... but everyone seems to be getting on well.
This just probably means I can't see the train coming that is about to hit me.... ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/24/10 at 6:24 pm
I agree... people learn how to conduct themselves in interview situations....and the more interviews they are involved in ...the better they get at saying the right things. I trust my 'gut' these days and work more on how I believe they will 'fit' the existing team. I've had a measure of success ....so far. Plus I managed to employ one male as well. Still early days ... but everyone seems to be getting on well.
This just probably means I can't see the train coming that is about to hit me.... ;D
let me just say this. We are exactly 50% female 50% male at my dept. I have a couple of guys who are just as bad as the bitch I rant about... the difference is, they are more up front about their loyalty or lack there of....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/24/10 at 6:35 pm
let me just say this. We are exactly 50% female 50% male at my dept. I have a couple of guys who are just as bad as the bitch I rant about... the difference is, they are more up front about their loyalty or lack there of....
It's been quite a number of years since I worked with mostly males. When I first started... I was in a predominantly male environment. I can only recall being involved in any instances of disharmony sparingly. Those occasions were resolved quickly and involved face to face chats. Gradually, the payroll working environment has shifted to predominantly women and I have been involved in some very stressful instances of in-fighting. I was glad to find a male applicant who could do the job. I think it is now predominantly women because it is now closely linked to Human Resources (which is predominantly women also). Women appear to multi task naturally ... and that is what this job requires. I also suspect my latest male recruit might be gay! I do know that he stays out of office politics...so far!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/24/10 at 6:48 pm
And trust me they learn all their techniques early in High School.... Their parents ask if they have any homework, kid says no, parents believe. Parents look at grade book, see the kid is failing and has several zeros, they confront kid. Kid said he was late with his homework, but he turned it in and the teacher hasn't put in a grade... UH NO and in the meantime you believe this song and dance another 2 weeks worth of assignments are past due... :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/24/10 at 6:51 pm
And trust me they learn all their techniques early in High School.... Their parents ask if they have any homework, kid says no, parents believe. Parents look at grade book, see the kid is failing and has several zeros, they confront kid. Kid said he was late with his homework, but he turned it in and the teacher hasn't put in a grade... UH NO and in the meantime you believe this song and dance another 2 weeks worth of assignments are past due... :P
Been there....experienced that! ;D I was also surprized how nasty girls are to each other at such an early age.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/24/10 at 6:54 pm
Been there....experienced that! ;D I was also surprized how nasty girls are to each other at such an early age.
Oh terrible, they actually purposely try to break up/steal their friends relationships... they will do anything.
Very little self pride in some of the girls that I see...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 11/24/10 at 6:55 pm
Was it The Beat It doll? ???
It was the Bad doll. There's one left in stock and the price jumped ten dollars. >:( But I'm hoping it sticks around long enough for me to get it.
Current rant: I sat for THREE HOURS in pain in dialysis. The needle was hurting me to bits, but I was too scared to say anything for fear they'd pull the needle and stick another one in. Also I almost crazy glued my fingers together replacing a stone that fell out of my favorite ring. :( What a day!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/24/10 at 9:19 pm
Oh terrible, they actually purposely try to break up/steal their friends relationships... they will do anything.
Very little self pride in some of the girls that I see...
and also have boyfriends who cheat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/24/10 at 9:20 pm
It was the Bad doll. There's one left in stock and the price jumped ten dollars. >:( But I'm hoping it sticks around long enough for me to get it.
Current rant: I sat for THREE HOURS in pain in dialysis. The needle was hurting me to bits, but I was too scared to say anything for fear they'd pull the needle and stick another one in. Also I almost crazy glued my fingers together replacing a stone that fell out of my favorite ring. :( What a day!
The Bad Doll was cool. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/26/10 at 10:46 pm
Human Resources (which is predominantly women also).
I've been fired from numerous jobs and regardless of whether my boss was a man or a woman, I got sent to "Human Resources" where a woman delivered the notice of termination.
Sorry for sounding so sexist about it, but when it's a man in charge, I want him to nut up and tell me I'm fired himself. Especially Don Buxton of Acme Information Technologies (BTW, person's name and company name changed. Just in case somebody finally goes postal on those azzholes, nobody can say Maxwell Smart did it!)
I wanted to march down to Buxton's office, kick open the door, and growl, "It takes a BIG MAN to get a LITTLE WOMAN to do his dirty work for him, now how about you and me just step outside..."
Of course, I didn't do anything of the sort. I meekly packed my sh*t and left.
As David Lee Roth said,
"Eat 'em and smile!"
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/icon_biggrin.gif
You know what term I hate: "Human resources." I'm a being not a resource.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/27/10 at 5:19 am
I don't like when one of us are pushing or pulling 30 carts and one cartguy is on his cellphone,I guess in this day and age of technology you're allowed to walk and talk while doing work inside or outside. Can't you save the phone call for later? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/27/10 at 5:30 am
I don't like when one of us are pushing or pulling 30 carts and one cartguy is on his cellphone,I guess in this day and age of technology you're allowed to walk and talk while doing work inside or outside. Can't you save the phone call for later? ::)
Yes...it's possible to walk and talk while working. But ... Pathmark aren't paying him to talk!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/27/10 at 5:41 am
Yes...it's possible to walk and talk while working. But ... Pathmark aren't paying him to talk!!!
I would complain but I won't.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/27/10 at 8:48 am
Forgive me for my pity party! Feel free to ignore this if you want! It's okay!
I was in the e.r Thanksgiving morning, for an chronic asthma attack, they pumped me full of steroids, gave me a breathing treatment, took a chest x-ray, handed me a z-pack and script for more steroids! I am o Kay, I can breath, I still cough a lot and I have to take my allergy med's everyday, keep my inhaler with me, as my lungs will construct at any little irritant right now. I haven't been this bad atleast 15 years... Well I ended up not going home, to my moms for Thanksgiving. My hubby talked to her, and she was upset about me being in the er and such, wished she had a car so she could come down...yadda yadda yadda... Hubby said I would most likely be up with the girls this weekend...
My house is under construction/destruction in the worst way... I was trying to help, so we can get it done! I am pretty sure this is not an option right now.. Since the attack was most likely induced from the whole mess! We have to get all the cupboards, stove sink etc, out this weekend and wiring in as the drywallers are coming Monday... There is 100+year old plaster dust all over everything in our house, ihave been trying to live with it, but not sure how I am going to get it all up, without causing myself worse problems! Ian overwhelmed, suck and in a great need of help...
So this morning I call my mother, and she can only talk of how awful I am sounding, and how she knew the construction was a bad idea yadda yadda yadda... Then she goes and talks about how busy she is working everyday and such. (taking care of 98 year old woman, whose family doesn't put her in a nursing home, cause they can pay my mother a hella lot cheaper and not use their inhertance). And how the family needs her because the daughter just found out she has breast cancer so she won't be helping take care if her mother right now...
I need help, I need my mom... When do I get to be taken care of... She offered her house for us to use "till I felt better and things were settled at home". Well um mom I have 2 little girls who have to goto school, the 2 hour commute, might be a little too much! Let alone my job, she never wants to acknowledge... Oh, is all she can say... And that she is just too busy with the 98 year old to think about helping me right now...
I just feel abandoned yet again, why do I set myself up:(. I hoped she would drop everything and just come help clean... No instead I get a lecture about not using my head and having this going on in the winter when it clearly should have been a summer project... It really doesn't matter mom.. I amallergic to everything still, and even the crap outside more so in the summer... Well it was just bad planning, um it was when the contractor could get here, cabinets and such were in that were ordered (frickin window still isn't in).. It is called more factors than me saying I think the time between the holidays will be perfect! I just want a mom who will drop everything, and help there daughter/grandchildren in a time of need. Her mother/my grandma was never around & my mother hated that! Only seeing her on holidays or when we made the effort Togo see her... My mom cried over it, funny how the tables have turned! I only pray that I will not be this type of mother/grandmother! That I will have the good fortune of seeing my childrens families grow and be beautiful...
I just sooo need a good friend around, I don't tell this crap to anyone (besides hubby) to anyone around here, and my good friends that know ate too far away to help... I guess you guys get to be my shoulder as you are one computer removed from the situation, you are not obligated to me or my situation in any way...
I guess I can now choose to A turn the heat on in the camper and move out there (with out water and such). Or start taking back presents and pay for a hotel room tonight :( (but that is a very short term solution)... C sister in law offered us to camp at her house but I still feel intrusive, and I am a little "exposed" right now and I really don't want to share all this crap with her!
Just wish I was a normal person without the freeky breathing problems and allergic to everything... Most people do not even know that I am as I keep myself fairly well medicated, and I never try and let the crap prevent me from doing something... Even my husband forgets how serious it is, because I do everything... Thank you for modern medicine (every day i take 2 inhalers and a nasal inhaler twice; an allergy pill a day, and an allergy shot in each arm once a week) I really can't stand those people that say, well I can't I am allergic... F that you just don't want too... You don't want to put the effort into it... I want to live life as a regular person, yes a highly medicated one, but I still have pets, mow lawn, enjoy hikes and long walks, and even a cattle show). This little incident scared my husband... I just don't want to remain in an unwise situation at this point... I want to be around for the holidays (that I can't decorate for right now)
Ok I am rambling... Sorry and take care all.. Thanx for providing this place for me to say it all in!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/27/10 at 9:22 am
{{{{hugs}}}}} Ramble away, we will listen. I wish I were closer, I would be there in a heartbeat to help.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 11/27/10 at 9:27 am
{{{{hugs}}}}} Ramble away, we will listen. I wish I were closer, I would be there in a heartbeat to help.
Same here
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/27/10 at 10:18 am
(((((((HUGS)))))))) Sami I wish your relationship with your mom was better
I can't fix it but right or wrong I offer these two observations.
1) your mom may not be offering to drop everything and come help you now but she was totally worried when you were in the er. It's not much of a consolation but it's something. And she is concerned for you but unfortunately it comes out as criticism.
2) she totally drives you nuts when she visits so you know day one you'd be all yay my mommy came to take care of me but three hours later you'd be raging wondering when she planned to leave. ;) ;D
Love ya Sami! You deserve better. >:(
I just hope your hubby was concerned enough that he's finally decided to work on his project upstairs and get it finished soon
And I hope the heater on the camper is warm enough.
You may have to suck up your pride a bit and accept the invite from your sister-in-law.
The song says you are woman hear you roar. No one ever said you had to be superwoman.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/27/10 at 12:51 pm
(((((((HUGS)))))))) Sami I wish your relationship with your mom was better
I can't fix it but right or wrong I offer these two observations.
1) your mom may not be offering to drop everything and come help you now but she was totally worried when you were in the er. It's not much of a consolation but it's something. And she is concerned for you but unfortunately it comes out as criticism.
2) she totally drives you nuts when she visits so you know day one you'd be all yay my mommy came to take care of me but three hours later you'd be raging wondering when she planned to leave. ;) ;D
Love ya Sami! You deserve better. >:(
I just hope your hubby was concerned enough that he's finally decided to work on his project upstairs and get it finished soon
And I hope the heater on the camper is warm enough.
You may have to suck up your pride a bit and accept the invite from your sister-in-law.
The song says you are woman hear you roar. No one ever said you had to be superwoman.
yay I got to the bottom of your post on my phone! Wonderful!
I am not sure if anyone knows this, but hubby's job is on average 64+ hours a week, 5 days a week each and every day, with every other weekend and every other holiday! And on call at any other time, heater goes out, curtain doesn't come up, fans stay on, power goes off he has to go and get the situation fixed! Those hogs need fed each and everyday, they need a constant temp around 72 farenheit to avoid poising any, and the 5,000 sows atleast 30 are birthing a day, that also means weaning, shots, tail and teeth clipping, and general welfare of all animals). Because it is agricultural, overtime doesnot have to be, paid or holiday/weekend triple time...
Then we have our small herd and such... I know I complain.. Chock it upto the bitch in me. But I highlydoubt there arefew here that would work under such conditions and hours... So what I am trying to say, time off is little and valuable. We tried hiring someone, but I could not handle paying someone for shotty work! So I got rid of them! That is my doing...
I guess the kitchen as well is my doing as I wanted it... So I can take the blame!
What I am upset about is that my mother's attitude that I left her, and that is where I went wrong... My decision to move 2 hours away is my problem, not the benefits that I gained a loving husband and 2 great girls... But the idea that I have made my bed, now lie in it. I was my mom's meal ticket, I supported her and paid her property taxes since I was 16 years old. I bought groceries, my own Christmas presents. I learned responsibility at a young age... She was mad when I left for college. She was mad when I graduated from college, she wasn't going to attend the ceremony, just pick me up after it was through. She was mad at my brother wedding, didn't goto the reception taking me with her (I was nine) She was mad at my wedding, left the reception after an hour, didn't show up for pictures, I have 3 takin right before the event. She is mad at me for getting my kitchen done, she always wanted hers redone. She spends soo much time being bitter she misses in all the joys in life, her grandiose and such... I didn't want her to take care of me, but just offer to help me. This women changes curtains monthly, takes down storm windows to wash them twice yearly, climbs a ladder to wash the sides of a 3story home down, and can refinish like no other... But to help me us beyond her, criticize me, and my decisions... I after all was stupid to leave her wonderful, warm and cozy life, for my own life...
Your right shed be here and I would have to fight my battles, or bite my tongue! After all I was stupid to even consider remodeling my house, absolutely stupid... I should know better... I have asthma, it cripples you... To live in Iowa is horrible. Stick with what you know..,
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/27/10 at 2:44 pm
Hugs to you sami.
I wish I could say or do something to make it better for you
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/27/10 at 3:34 pm
Same here
Same here as well (((hugs)))
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/27/10 at 8:10 pm
{{{{hugs}}}}} Ramble away, we will listen. I wish I were closer, I would be there in a heartbeat to help.
Ditto. {{{{hugs}}}}} from Maxwell to 2K too! Stress around the holidays in bewildering. I'm still decompressing....and then it's Christmas in three weeks. It's better to vent here than holler at family member and, boy, is that tempting! Trust me, nobody's family is "normal." My mother is getting old, impoverished, and confused. I feel guilty I can't do more to help her. At the same time, she drives everybody nuts.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/28/10 at 12:59 am
Hope it all takes a turn for the better soon Sami. I'm sure you'll be back to your positive best soon. We all need to lean on someone else from time to time. There's no shame in it at all. What Q said is sound....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/28/10 at 6:53 am
Trust me, nobody's family is "normal."
Not even mine,My Father is getting more and more like Archie Bunker,always hating on some people,gets along with some,gets pissed off at everything that bothers him and he's going to be 70 next year.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/28/10 at 12:18 pm
Not even mine,My Father is getting more and more like Archie Bunker,always hating on some people,gets along with some,gets pissed off at everything that bothers him and he's going to be 70 next year.
Hmmmm sounds you take after your father only you seem to have started much earlier :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/28/10 at 12:23 pm
Hope it all takes a turn for the better soon Sami. I'm sure you'll be back to your positive best soon. We all need to lean on someone else from time to time. There's no shame in it at all. What Q said is sound....
Thanks Peter.
Sami it sucks that your life is so hard. I feel for ya. (((((hugs)))))
You seem to have learned from your mothers deficiencies and in turn are a far better mother to your girls than your mom ever was to you.
I knew your husband worked a lot of hours but I didn't know it was that bad.
In my defense there was a week where a lot of work was getting done upstairs then it seemed to come to a grinding halt. You had a lot of complaints about the lack of progress I was just trying to support your desire to get the job done. I didn't mean to imply your hubby was a slacker and I certainly didn't mean to offend. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/28/10 at 12:28 pm
Hmmmm sounds you take after your father only you seem to have started much earlier :-\\
That could be Q,I don't why I act like my Father sometimes,But I do see a little difference between both of us.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/28/10 at 12:36 pm
That could be Q,I don't why I act like my Father sometimes,But I do see a little difference between both of us.
You said your father is always hating some people
You hate customers, bus passengers and people who are in line front of you.
You also said your father gets pissed off at things that bother him.
You do that here every day Howard
Every.......freaking.........day...... :-\\
The only difference I see is he's 70 and you're not.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/28/10 at 12:54 pm
You said your father is always hating some people
You hate customers, bus passengers and people who are in line front of you.
You also said your father gets pissed off at things that bother him.
You do that here every day Howard
Every.......freaking.........day...... :-\\
The only difference I see is he's 70 and you're not.
::)
I do love some people,I don't hate them all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/28/10 at 2:08 pm
Forgive me for my pity party! Feel free to ignore this if you want! It's okay!
I was in the e.r Thanksgiving morning, for an chronic asthma attack, they pumped me full of steroids, gave me a breathing treatment, took a chest x-ray, handed me a z-pack and script for more steroids! I am o Kay, I can breath, I still cough a lot and I have to take my allergy med's everyday, keep my inhaler with me, as my lungs will construct at any little irritant right now. I haven't been this bad atleast 15 years... Well I ended up not going home, to my moms for Thanksgiving. My hubby talked to her, and she was upset about me being in the er and such, wished she had a car so she could come down...yadda yadda yadda... Hubby said I would most likely be up with the girls this weekend...
My house is under construction/destruction in the worst way... I was trying to help, so we can get it done! I am pretty sure this is not an option right now.. Since the attack was most likely induced from the whole mess! We have to get all the cupboards, stove sink etc, out this weekend and wiring in as the drywallers are coming Monday... There is 100+year old plaster dust all over everything in our house, ihave been trying to live with it, but not sure how I am going to get it all up, without causing myself worse problems! Ian overwhelmed, suck and in a great need of help...
So this morning I call my mother, and she can only talk of how awful I am sounding, and how she knew the construction was a bad idea yadda yadda yadda... Then she goes and talks about how busy she is working everyday and such. (taking care of 98 year old woman, whose family doesn't put her in a nursing home, cause they can pay my mother a hella lot cheaper and not use their inhertance). And how the family needs her because the daughter just found out she has breast cancer so she won't be helping take care if her mother right now...
I need help, I need my mom... When do I get to be taken care of... She offered her house for us to use "till I felt better and things were settled at home". Well um mom I have 2 little girls who have to goto school, the 2 hour commute, might be a little too much! Let alone my job, she never wants to acknowledge... Oh, is all she can say... And that she is just too busy with the 98 year old to think about helping me right now...
I just feel abandoned yet again, why do I set myself up:(. I hoped she would drop everything and just come help clean... No instead I get a lecture about not using my head and having this going on in the winter when it clearly should have been a summer project... It really doesn't matter mom.. I amallergic to everything still, and even the crap outside more so in the summer... Well it was just bad planning, um it was when the contractor could get here, cabinets and such were in that were ordered (frickin window still isn't in).. It is called more factors than me saying I think the time between the holidays will be perfect! I just want a mom who will drop everything, and help there daughter/grandchildren in a time of need. Her mother/my grandma was never around & my mother hated that! Only seeing her on holidays or when we made the effort Togo see her... My mom cried over it, funny how the tables have turned! I only pray that I will not be this type of mother/grandmother! That I will have the good fortune of seeing my childrens families grow and be beautiful...
I just sooo need a good friend around, I don't tell this crap to anyone (besides hubby) to anyone around here, and my good friends that know ate too far away to help... I guess you guys get to be my shoulder as you are one computer removed from the situation, you are not obligated to me or my situation in any way...
I guess I can now choose to A turn the heat on in the camper and move out there (with out water and such). Or start taking back presents and pay for a hotel room tonight :( (but that is a very short term solution)... C sister in law offered us to camp at her house but I still feel intrusive, and I am a little "exposed" right now and I really don't want to share all this crap with her!
Just wish I was a normal person without the freeky breathing problems and allergic to everything... Most people do not even know that I am as I keep myself fairly well medicated, and I never try and let the crap prevent me from doing something... Even my husband forgets how serious it is, because I do everything... Thank you for modern medicine (every day i take 2 inhalers and a nasal inhaler twice; an allergy pill a day, and an allergy shot in each arm once a week) I really can't stand those people that say, well I can't I am allergic... F that you just don't want too... You don't want to put the effort into it... I want to live life as a regular person, yes a highly medicated one, but I still have pets, mow lawn, enjoy hikes and long walks, and even a cattle show). This little incident scared my husband... I just don't want to remain in an unwise situation at this point... I want to be around for the holidays (that I can't decorate for right now)
Ok I am rambling... Sorry and take care all.. Thanx for providing this place for me to say it all in!
(((((((((((((((((((((Hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/28/10 at 3:41 pm
I do love some people,I don't hate them all.
I never said you hated all people.
And you never said your father hated all people
I stand by my initial assessment that two are very similar. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/29/10 at 12:50 am
You said your father is always hating some people
You hate customers, bus passengers and people who are in line front of you.
You also said your father gets pissed off at things that bother him.
You do that here every day Howard
Every.......freaking.........day...... :-\\
The only difference I see is he's 70 and you're not.
::)
In defense of Howard, this IS the thread for bitching and complaining, is it not?
;)
Now, MY father, on the other hand, woweeee! What a piece of work that guy is! He's also 70, BTW. He's a citizen-theologian. He held forth for hours and hours quoting everyone from St. Thomas Aquinas to Thomas Merton about how individuals should behave in society and how society should behave towards individuals and how the right-wing in this country has corrupted the family structure and lied about Christianity's true beliefs regarding social justice...
NO, DAD, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
Meanwhile, I'm looking at a guy who ground me under his heel for decades and referred to me in such as eloquent terms as "loser," "retard," "free-loader," and "sh*thead." His Hannibal Lector-style dissembling and humiliating every part of our individuality made his children miserable, fearful, wrathful, and self-hating. This had a large role in one of my sisters taking her own life at the age of 42. He did not even have the testicular fortitude to show up at her memorial service and we have not spoken of the tragedy to this day...and I don't think we ever will. Why? Because he's guilty as hell and he can't take it. Furthermore, I wasn't about to blow up Thanksgiving at the Smart household by dredging it up. I'm sure my stepbrother and sister-in-law felt the same.
My surviving sister will never speak to him again because she thinks dad is evil and rotten to the core. I didn't speak to him for eight years myself. However, my own religious beliefs about forgiveness and honoring one's parents (not to be confused with liking) instructed me otherwise. My father is a difficult man to forgive, let alone to honor, but it is precisely because it is so difficult that I believe I must try. Dad was was grateful I made the trip up to NH to see him. I know he misses me terribly. I could see the love and the gratitude in his eyes. If the only way we could relate to each other was ranting about religion and politics, it's not ideal, but it's a whole lot better than nothing!
Imagine a family in which religion and politics are the SAFE subjects!
Dad might appear old and gray, sad and tired, but I'm under no delusions about his danger to me. If he lost his temper and went on one of his guilt-tripping, name-calling tirades, I'd still get hurt. Thus, I must always operate within safety parameters and never lose sight of them, which precludes us ever being close. Hard to love somebody you can't trust. However, healing no matter how minimal in the bedeviled Smart family is a good thing and a right thing, so I'm glad I went but like I said earlier, I'm still decompressing from the whole experience.
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/29/10 at 6:55 am
I never said you hated all people.
And you never said your father hated all people
I stand by my initial assessment that two are very similar. ::)
I guess at his age now everything bothers him,He worries about his finanical market,money,dumb people doing dumb stuff on television,stupid commercials and almost everything else.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/29/10 at 9:13 am
I guess at his age now everything bothers him,He worries about his finanical market,money,dumb people doing dumb stuff on television,stupid commercials and almost everything else.
I'm just saying Howard you are headed down the same path. You are half your fathers age and already very near as crotchety.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/29/10 at 9:21 am
Yes Max this thread is for bitching and complaining but- in case you haven't noticed- Howard bitches and complains a lot and he doesn't contain it to one post. He posts the same complaint in 5 threads. A lot of times he complains about nothing or, most recently, he complained about something that never happened. He projected his presumption and fudged people for what he thought they might do. They didn't do it. So basically, Howard thought someone was going to do something to make his job harder but they didn't do it, yet he comes here hours later and fudges them for doing something he thought they would do but wasn't done.
The problem is, like the boy who cried wolf, Howard has become the boy who complains too much. His complaints are no longer taken seriously.
And they have become quite frustrating- not just for myself.
Since this is the thread to lodge complaints I am using it to lodge my complaints about howards habit of complaining. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/29/10 at 1:14 pm
I'm just saying Howard you are headed down the same path. You are half your fathers age and already very near as crotchety.
Maybe I need to calm down more often,I let things get to me. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/29/10 at 2:21 pm
Maybe I need to calm down more often,I let things get to me. :-\\
You can't stop things from happening to you but you can control how you react to them or how you let them affect you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/30/10 at 6:53 am
You can't stop things from happening to you but you can control how you react to them or how you let them affect you.
Thanks. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/14/10 at 2:00 pm
AAAAUUUUUUGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!
I think some of you are aware that I am in the precess of creating a slideshow as a Christmas present for the newlyweds. Several months ago, I was in need a new program to create such a thing since my new computer no longer had Windows Movie Maker and I can't get it for Windows 7. I figured this was something that I was going to use many, many times over so I didn't mind paying for a program-but I wanted one that had certain elements to it. So, I searched & searched & searched and tried out different ones and I finally found the one that had all the elements that I wanted. So, I had been creating this slide show. Well, this program seem to have a lot of issues. Even though it has all the elements that I wanted, it seems to crash a lot. I FINALLY thought that I was done with it and then it is a matter of putting it on DVD. So, I tried to insert chapters. Unfortunately, I can't insert chapters without adding time to it (which messes up the timing of the music which I took a long time to get precise). Then I tried to get the template for the opening and tried to save it several hundred times but it never wanted to save. So, the final project has a template that I'm not impressed with. I'm starting to wonder if I did buy the right program. I just hope that after it is done burning (which it is doing in real time), that it comes out ok and will play on a DVD player.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/14/10 at 7:54 pm
Certain people in my family complain I don't call them enough.
Yet...
I always have to be the one to initiate contact.
The guilt trip is: Why should we call you when you don't even want to talk to us?
The reality is: Whenever I talk to you, I feel worse about myself. So f**k it. You're lucky I call you at all.
I do feel guilty for not calling my uncle more. Problem is, the guy is not just lonely. He is autistic and a bit soft in the squash as he ages. He has the vocal inflection of Steven Hawking, the emotional range of Rain Man, and speaks like a software manual. Peter has a shifting schedule of rituals he must follow with rigor. If I call him, it's either his sleeping time (could be 3 pm) or his teeth-flossing time (could be any hour), he can't talk. Then he calls me five times in an evening when I already told him I would not be available to talk. He always leaves his full name and number in every message. Then he leaves another message in case he forgot to leave his full name and number!
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WTF? Thing is, I can't fault the guy for his cognitive deficits. He was nice to me when I was a kid, but as he aged he got more intertwined in his own convoluted world, which is sad to see. It's just frustrating.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/17/10 at 2:38 pm
Just needed a quick answer as to what setting I should have my new printer set on to print labels. I found this place on-line that had techs standing by-how convenient. That is until I found out that it would have cost me $14 to have just a simple question answered. >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/18/10 at 5:55 pm
Just needed a quick answer as to what setting I should have my new printer set on to print labels. I found this place on-line that had techs standing by-how convenient. That is until I found out that it would have cost me $14 to have just a simple question answered. >:( >:( >:(
Fourteen bucks for online customer service? That's f**king ridiculous! What company does that?
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/18/10 at 5:58 pm
Fourteen bucks for online customer service? That's f**king ridiculous! What company does that?
>:(
It said that it was Canon but I wonder if it was or just a place that was using the Canon name.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/18/10 at 7:18 pm
Fourteen bucks for online customer service? That's f**king ridiculous! What company does that?
>:(
I smell ripoff. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 12/20/10 at 6:13 pm
Hi Everyone!
I am extremely unhappy right now. Okay, as many of you know, I've lost quite a bit of weight with my battle with kidney failure. One of the only forgiving aspects of it, is that I still look healthy and I hear all the time that I look it. I am a smaller size, I went from a size 26 to a 12 which I think is pretty remarkable. But the thing that made me so angry today, was that I was at the mall shopping for myself, as kind of a reward for finishing all my holiday shopping and getting the things for my family and friends they wanted.
So anyway, I was looking to get an outfit to wear to my friend's party on Christmas Eve. So the mall here has alot of trendy stores with cute clothing. I started in New York & Company and got a great raspberry colored sweater and some shoes and then went ot more of the stores. Depending on the store, I'm else a large or a XL. And much to my dismay nearly all the stores I went in, except for Old Navy which was a madhouse, I couldn't find anything to fit me. In the one store I found a great lacy back blouse in my size, alas it didn't fit. And it just made me feel like I did when I was a size 26 and nothing fit. >:( People pay me compliments on my appearance which I appreciate and Dion tries to knock out the men who hit on me, but I just don't get it. I'm a whole size smaller than the average american woman and I still can't find clothes to fit me. I seem to be in the middle between stores. Too large for most chains, and too small for a place like Lane Bryant. I don't mind buying basics and using accessories to make it interesting, but I'd like to by a top that speaks for its self with out me have to spend an extra 50 in costume jewelry to amp it up.l
I just feel bad and I can't really complain to my friends because one is a size 6 who doesn't get it and the other is a size 28 who wishes she was my size. None of my friends are exactly my size so neither know. My other girlfriends are smaller than me, so I'm pretty much alone with this. :-[
It just makes me upset that's all. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/21/10 at 7:56 am
One half of my speakers crapped out on me,I'm going to Staples sometime this week and getting myself brand new ones.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/21/10 at 5:38 pm
I am so p!ssed right now. I have been trying very hard to get this place in order for the kids visit (the first wave is supposed to arrive tomorrow) and my cleaning person was supposed to show up today and didn't. (I know, I know, I am lucky to be able to afford having a cleaning person.) This isn't the first time she hasn't shown up when we were scheduled. Normally, it doesn't bother me. She could come another time/day-whatever, but there are times when it is REALLY IMPORTANT that she show up-this is one of those times and I told her when we scheduled. I tried calling her business # twice & her home once-no answer. I left messages. So now I don't know what to do. I can't vacuum myself because our vacuum was broke by the last cleaning agency we hired and we never had it fixed-not to mention having time to do everything that I thought she would do (not just vacuum but clean the bathroom & kitchen) plus do everything that I still have yet to do like put all the sheets/towels away that I have washed in the last couple of days-make beds, & do last minute stuff.
The question is do I keep using her or not? Yeah, it p!sses me off when she doesn't show up when she said she is going to but she does paint for us, she also watches the cats if we have to go away-and will even do it at the last minute. And I do like her. So, there are a lot of advantages to keeping her on but THIS is really bad.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/22/10 at 9:37 am
up today and didn't. (I know, I know, I am lucky to be able to afford having a cleaning person.) This isn't the first time she hasn't shown up when we were scheduled. Normally, it doesn't bother
I am so p!ssed right now. I have been trying very hard to get this place in order for the kids visit (the first wave is supposed to arrive tomorrow) and my cleaning person was supposed to show me. She could come another time/day-whatever, but there are times when it is REALLY IMPORTANT that she show up-this is one of those times and I told her when we scheduled. I tried calling her business # twice & her home once-no answer. I left messages. So now I don't know what to do. I can't vacuum myself because our vacuum was broke by the last cleaning agency we hired and we never had it fixed-not to mention having time to do everything that I thought she would do (not just vacuum but clean the bathroom & kitchen) plus do everything that I still have yet to do like put all the sheets/towels away that I have washed in the last couple of days-make beds, & do last minute stuff.
The question is do I keep using her or not? Yeah, it p!sses me off when she doesn't show up when she said she is going to but she does paint for us, she also watches the cats if we have to go away-and will even do it at the last minute. And I do like her. So, there are a lot of advantages to keeping her on but THIS is really bad.
Cat
This isn't about like or not like, there are a lot of people out there willing to do the job and do it right. She probably blew you off for someone else. You may like her, but she doesn't seem to have any qualms about leaving you high and dry, don't respect people who don't respect you. If you find that there isn't a very, very, good reason for her not at the very least answering you calls, say thanks but no thanks and go somewhere else.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/22/10 at 11:21 am
This isn't about like or not like, there are a lot of people out there willing to do the job and do it right. She probably blew you off for someone else. You may like her, but she doesn't seem to have any qualms about leaving you high and dry, don't respect people who don't respect you. If you find that there isn't a very, very, good reason for her not at the very least answering you calls, say thanks but no thanks and go somewhere else.
She is here right now. I'm still debating.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/22/10 at 3:21 pm
She is here right now. I'm still debating.
Cat
After the holidays.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/22/10 at 4:31 pm
Okay so I have been wanting to post this for about a week but it was too much to type on my phone:
While in AZ I was in Target trying to return something. There was a woman in front of me with three bratty kids... and there was a guy with her. I don't know if he was the father, husband/step-dad, or boyfriend but the ass had no business interacting with the kids.
Two of the kids were about 5 and 6 a boy and a girl, then there was a 9 or 11 yr old boy. Here's what I observed.
The two young kids were playing on the computers that are there that allow you search for merchandise or register for a wedding... they were pounding the keyboard and spinning the tracker ball. They guy yelled at the kids to stop. The young boy stopped immediately but the girl just ignored him. He walked over to her and leaned over and in a loud gruff whisper right into her ear "I TOLD YOU TO STOP!" then he grabbed her shoulders and gave her a hard shake. She then clenched a fist and took a swing at him - she missed. He picked her up from behind (like in an angry bear hug) squeezed her and then marched with her suspended in the air and then forcefully set her down near her mom. (mom was oblivious to all of this)
The girl ran off over to the $1 items display. It's about 20 or 50 ft from the return area. She started looking at stuff in the bins. The guy went after her to bring her back. When she saw him she decided to run back on her own. He grabbed her pony tail and yanked it really hard. Then he said "I'm gonna beat you"
At this point the older boy started punching the young boy in the arm. He punched him, alternating hands (like a punching bag) about 6 times. Then he, literally, kicked him in the ass. The young boy said nothing. Then the man turned to they young boy, made a fist and made a movement like he was going to punch the young boy- who, in my opinion had done nothing wrong since getting on the computer, the guy made the movement like he was going to punch the kid... he moved quickly but he stopped just short of the little boy's face. Again... the mom had no idea any of this was going on.
I hate kids but I would never condone such violence or mimicry of violence. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CeeKay on 12/22/10 at 6:02 pm
At this point the older boy started punching the young boy in the arm. He punched him, alternating hands (like a punching bag) about 6 times. Then he, literally, kicked him in the ass. The young boy said nothing. Then the man turned to they young boy, made a fist and made a movement like he was going to punch the young boy- who, in my opinion had done nothing wrong since getting on the computer, the guy made the movement like he was going to punch the kid... he moved quickly but he stopped just short of the little boy's face. Again... the mom had no idea any of this was going on.
I hate kids but I would never condone such violence or mimicry of violence. >:(
It's a sad story. And those kids are so likely to repeat it. I saw something similar once w/ a bad mom. We were at a family part (not my family, some other family - a friend of a friend). This boy was playing around. He accidentally bumped into me. No big deal. The mom grabbed him by the arm and yelled at him: "See what you do! No matter where I take you, you have to bother people and be a troublemaker. Can't you ever behave yourself!!" I said, "It was really not a problem." This happened about three more times while I was there. He never did anything wrong or mean, but she constantly berated him. I had to leave because I knew I couldn't really help, and it made me so mad that I wanted to punch her in the face (and just for the record I've never punched anyone for any reason). >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/22/10 at 6:15 pm
it made me so mad that I wanted to punch her in the face (and just for the record I've never punched anyone for any reason). >:(
I wanted to punch a pregnant lady once... I was working at a movie theater. We were screening Top Gun. The film broke more than once.. it couldn't be spliced together because it kept breaking anyway we offered everyone a refund....the pregnant lady came out and started yelling at me. Screaming about how stupid we were and how much we sucked...she was right in my face and I walked away... I told my friend "God I want to punch that fat lady in the face so bad!" "My friend was all- "She's not fat she's pregnant" I said- does that mean I can't punch her? I ended up hitting a wall. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 12/22/10 at 7:52 pm
I don't want to cook for Christmas. :(
But I have to!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/23/10 at 7:00 am
I don't want to cook for Christmas. :(
But I have to!
What are you cooking?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/23/10 at 9:49 am
It's a sad story. And those kids are so likely to repeat it. I saw something similar once w/ a bad mom. We were at a family part (not my family, some other family - a friend of a friend). This boy was playing around. He accidentally bumped into me. No big deal. The mom grabbed him by the arm and yelled at him: "See what you do! No matter where I take you, you have to bother people and be a troublemaker. Can't you ever behave yourself!!" I said, "It was really not a problem." This happened about three more times while I was there. He never did anything wrong or mean, but she constantly berated him. I had to leave because I knew I couldn't really help, and it made me so mad that I wanted to punch her in the face (and just for the record I've never punched anyone for any reason). >:(
I was in a bookstore and their was a woman with her daughter, I'm not sure what happened but the mother said to her daughter(about 10 years old) "Yeah, she's a bitch just like your little sister" WOW!!!!! I can only feel sympathy for the little girl whoever she is and can only hope she does well in life and puts mom in an awful home when she gets old.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/27/10 at 6:33 pm
Do you ever wish you could just fire someone for being a complete whiney baby? We are slow at work and everyone is not getting their hours. Well there is a group in my office that doesn't think it is fair that they aren't. They (well one of them was elected...the others stayed in the hall like cowards) marched to the big boss today to complain. Well, what do they expect us to do, pull work out of our butts? It isn't going to happen. They even had the nerve to complain that one of the girls does more of the work. Well, not that it is any of their business, but that is because she is faster, works more hours if needed and sits at her desk and works. They run around chit chatting and once their scheduled hours are up they are out of there. If we have a lot of work they can stay. I just want to tell them to worry about what they do and not what others do. If course I have told two of them this once and they tried to turn it back on me, saying I made it everyones business. What? I force you to check out other peoples time clocks to see when they work? I don't freaking think so. Grow the hell up. What really kills me with their whining about this girl is she wasn't even there today. They whine about her all the time. If they would stop pot stirring and concentrate on their work, I bet the could be as fast as well.
One of them is really nice but today she even got to me. I was asking opinions on something. When she asked if we could start tomorrows work today, I said no. She asked if we could vote on it and I said no, I am a dictator. She replied "yeah, without the tator". I almost cried. She really hurt my feelings. It is not my fault the work is slow and it is always slow this time of year. We warned them and they didn't listen. Why should I get called names?
I could tell something was coming though. They kept going into the break room and whispering and being all secretive. I hate to tell them that I am #3 in charge in the company and #1 and #2 agree with me when it comes to these babies.
It was truly a day I was glad we were low on work and I was all alone for most of the day.
I don't know how I am going to be tomorrow. It is going to be hard not to read the babies the riot act.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/27/10 at 7:38 pm
Do you ever wish you could just fire someone for being a complete whiney baby? We are slow at work and everyone is not getting their hours. Well there is a group in my office that doesn't think it is fair that they aren't. They (well one of them was elected...the others stayed in the hall like cowards) marched to the big boss today to complain. Well, what do they expect us to do, pull work out of our butts? It isn't going to happen. They even had the nerve to complain that one of the girls does more of the work. Well, not that it is any of their business, but that is because she is faster, works more hours if needed and sits at her desk and works. They run around chit chatting and once their scheduled hours are up they are out of there. If we have a lot of work they can stay. I just want to tell them to worry about what they do and not what others do. If course I have told two of them this once and they tried to turn it back on me, saying I made it everyones business. What? I force you to check out other peoples time clocks to see when they work? I don't freaking think so. Grow the hell up. What really kills me with their whining about this girl is she wasn't even there today. They whine about her all the time. If they would stop pot stirring and concentrate on their work, I bet the could be as fast as well.
One of them is really nice but today she even got to me. I was asking opinions on something. When she asked if we could start tomorrows work today, I said no. She asked if we could vote on it and I said no, I am a dictator. She replied "yeah, without the tator". I almost cried. She really hurt my feelings. It is not my fault the work is slow and it is always slow this time of year. We warned them and they didn't listen. Why should I get called names?
I could tell something was coming though. They kept going into the break room and whispering and being all secretive. I hate to tell them that I am #3 in charge in the company and #1 and #2 agree with me when it comes to these babies.
It was truly a day I was glad we were low on work and I was all alone for most of the day.
I don't know how I am going to be tomorrow. It is going to be hard not to read the babies the riot act.
Complainers... what to do with them, I feel some should look around and see all those unemployed and all those qualified who are looking for work, make them really feel dispensible, and grind in the fact that they can be replaced - EASILY...
I hope your day goes better Dagny 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/27/10 at 7:43 pm
Thanks, Sami. My boss kinda said the same thing. It's like these people think they are guaranteed the job. He mentioned that it was crazy to be acting this way when there are plenty of people out there who want and need jobs and would be willing to work without the bitching. There are some in my office I would love to replace the whiners with. They will do whatever they are asked and work late if need be because they realize that the world will not support you, you need to do it yourself.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/27/10 at 7:55 pm
Thanks, Sami. My boss kinda said the same thing. It's like these people think they are guaranteed the job. He mentioned that it was crazy to be acting this way when there are plenty of people out there who want and need jobs and would be willing to work without the bitching. There are some in my office I would love to replace the whiners with. They will do whatever they are asked and work late if need be because they realize that the world will not support you, you need to do it yourself.
I know one cannot do it, but wouldn't it be funny to post a "help wanted" for the whiners positions. It would make them wonder who was going to be axed, and they would sooo turn on each other .... :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/27/10 at 8:12 pm
That would be hilarious. Oh well, I will get thru the week knowing that they have widened the target on their backs and don't even realize it. She thinks it betters her position but we all want her gone even more. ;D
One thing that annoys me is that I got a bunch of Chapstick from my mom for Christmas. I still have a lot left from last year so I brought it to work to share and they took most of it. This is how I am repaid? I want my Chapstick back! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/27/10 at 8:19 pm
That would be hilarious. Oh well, I will get thru the week knowing that they have widened the target on their backs and don't even realize it. She thinks it betters her position but we all want her gone even more. ;D
One thing that annoys me is that I got a bunch of Chapstick from my mom for Christmas. I still have a lot left from last year so I brought it to work to share and they took most of it. This is how I am repaid? I want my Chapstick back! :D
Aaaaa, let em keep it... it will take the place of vasoline as they reamed... :D
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/27/10 at 8:22 pm
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/27/10 at 8:35 pm
Okay so I have been wanting to post this for about a week but it was too much to type on my phone:
While in AZ I was in Target trying to return something. There was a woman in front of me with three bratty kids... and there was a guy with her. I don't know if he was the father, husband/step-dad, or boyfriend but the ass had no business interacting with the kids.
Two of the kids were about 5 and 6 a boy and a girl, then there was a 9 or 11 yr old boy. Here's what I observed.
The two young kids were playing on the computers that are there that allow you search for merchandise or register for a wedding... they were pounding the keyboard and spinning the tracker ball. They guy yelled at the kids to stop. The young boy stopped immediately but the girl just ignored him. He walked over to her and leaned over and in a loud gruff whisper right into her ear "I TOLD YOU TO STOP!" then he grabbed her shoulders and gave her a hard shake. She then clenched a fist and took a swing at him - she missed. He picked her up from behind (like in an angry bear hug) squeezed her and then marched with her suspended in the air and then forcefully set her down near her mom. (mom was oblivious to all of this)
The girl ran off over to the $1 items display. It's about 20 or 50 ft from the return area. She started looking at stuff in the bins. The guy went after her to bring her back. When she saw him she decided to run back on her own. He grabbed her pony tail and yanked it really hard. Then he said "I'm gonna beat you"
At this point the older boy started punching the young boy in the arm. He punched him, alternating hands (like a punching bag) about 6 times. Then he, literally, kicked him in the ass. The young boy said nothing. Then the man turned to they young boy, made a fist and made a movement like he was going to punch the young boy- who, in my opinion had done nothing wrong since getting on the computer, the guy made the movement like he was going to punch the kid... he moved quickly but he stopped just short of the little boy's face. Again... the mom had no idea any of this was going on.
I hate kids but I would never condone such violence or mimicry of violence. >:(
I worked in a supermarket for years. I've seen it all. The way dysfunctional families behave is always unnerving.
One time a kid started running out of the check-out area before the dad was done with the transaction. He grabbed the kid by the scruff of the neck and then joked: "They're not gonna let us leave without paying! This is America...and you're white!" The cashier was Puerto Rican! I was bagging the creep's groceries. I wanted to say, "Azzhole, I'm gonna hit you, and you're gonna fall!" But the guy could probably have beaten me senseless and I would have gotten the sack, so I grimaced and finished the task. Sometimes you gotta keep a stiff upper lip working in retail!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/27/10 at 11:53 pm
When I was working as a student employee I was called the n word. I told the person I'll take off this uniform right now and kick your ass. The jobs not important to me. They complied with my initial request and got the hell out of there ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/27/10 at 11:56 pm
Dag I'm so sorry the people at your work suck. If I could annihilate them for you I would (along w/ a couple of my own!)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/28/10 at 7:01 am
Dag I'm so sorry the people at your work suck. If I could annihilate them for you I would (along w/ a couple of my own!)
Thanks, Q. I guess sucky people is something we all have to deal with. The part that really sucks is that I am the boss so I really can't stand up and tell them what I feel. Oh well. I think they will end up getting back what they give and I can't wait to see it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/28/10 at 7:02 am
I know one cannot do it, but wouldn't it be funny to post a "help wanted" for the whiners positions. It would make them wonder who was going to be axed, and they would sooo turn on each other .... :D
But how much is the pay? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/28/10 at 7:03 am
But how much is the pay? ;D
If it is my job, it pays by how fast you type.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/28/10 at 7:07 am
I couldn't even get outta my house yesterday cause of the big snow banks and the 20 inches of snow so I called in to work telling them I couldn't come in and so he said "Don't worry about it,and I asked If it's possible that I can make up the 2pm-6pm that I couldn't do yesterday? And she said call back tomorrow which is today so I'll call in just a little bit to see what my hours are,It's weird how you have a week off then you're so ready to come back to work then there's a blizzard the day after,I guess you can't control mother nature.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/28/10 at 10:38 am
Do you ever wish you could just fire someone for being a complete whiney baby? We are slow at work and everyone is not getting their hours. Well there is a group in my office that doesn't think it is fair that they aren't. They (well one of them was elected...the others stayed in the hall like cowards) marched to the big boss today to complain. Well, what do they expect us to do, pull work out of our butts? It isn't going to happen. They even had the nerve to complain that one of the girls does more of the work. Well, not that it is any of their business, but that is because she is faster, works more hours if needed and sits at her desk and works. They run around chit chatting and once their scheduled hours are up they are out of there. If we have a lot of work they can stay. I just want to tell them to worry about what they do and not what others do. If course I have told two of them this once and they tried to turn it back on me, saying I made it everyones business. What? I force you to check out other peoples time clocks to see when they work? I don't freaking think so. Grow the hell up. What really kills me with their whining about this girl is she wasn't even there today. They whine about her all the time. If they would stop pot stirring and concentrate on their work, I bet the could be as fast as well.
One of them is really nice but today she even got to me. I was asking opinions on something. When she asked if we could start tomorrows work today, I said no. She asked if we could vote on it and I said no, I am a dictator. She replied "yeah, without the tator". I almost cried. She really hurt my feelings. It is not my fault the work is slow and it is always slow this time of year. We warned them and they didn't listen. Why should I get called names?
I could tell something was coming though. They kept going into the break room and whispering and being all secretive. I hate to tell them that I am #3 in charge in the company and #1 and #2 agree with me when it comes to these babies.
It was truly a day I was glad we were low on work and I was all alone for most of the day.
I don't know how I am going to be tomorrow. It is going to be hard not to read the babies the riot act.
When I first read your post on the Fudge thread about whiners and people who are SUPPOSED to be grown-ups, I thought you were talking about a couple of members of this board. ;) :D ;D ;D
Anyway, I'm sorry you had such a sucky day. Hopefully it will get better.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/28/10 at 5:50 pm
If it is my job, it pays by how fast you type.
I used to be a medical transcriptionist. I was one of a handful of guys who did that job. It wasn't bad when I was working for an orthopedic practice f/t and got paid by the hour. Line-by-line for a transcription service gets downright nasty.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/28/10 at 5:58 pm
When I first read your post on the Fudge thread about whiners and people who are SUPPOSED to be grown-ups, I thought you were talking about a couple of members of this board. ;) :D ;D ;D
Anyway, I'm sorry you had such a sucky day. Hopefully it will get better.
Cat
;D
Thanks, Cat. Today was much better.
I used to be a medical transcriptionist. I was one of a handful of guys who did that job. It wasn't bad when I was working for an orthopedic practice f/t and got paid by the hour. Line-by-line for a transcription service gets downright nasty.
::)
Piece rate can be a bear. I love it, but I can see how some wouldn't.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/28/10 at 8:33 pm
I couldn't believe how nasty and bad this day was for pushing carts,It was just awful with a capital A,all these snow banks that are as tall as a small tree didn't help much and you have all these slushy floods which I kept stepping in,made my feet cold frozen and waiting for the bus wasn't a picnic either. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 12/29/10 at 3:12 am
This guy dumped me as a friend because he thought I was a 'lazy' bastard.
Well a**hole, the reason why I'm 'lazy' is because of my depression!! >:( >:(
This was before I was medicated.
~LOL~
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/29/10 at 6:41 am
This guy dumped me as a friend because he thought I was a 'lazy' bastard.
Well a**hole, the reason why I'm 'lazy' is because of my depression!! >:( >:(
This was before I was medicated.
~LOL~
Did you tell him off? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/29/10 at 7:42 am
I couldn't believe how nasty and bad this day was for pushing carts,It was just awful with a capital A,all these snow banks that are as tall as a small tree didn't help much and you have all these slushy floods which I kept stepping in,made my feet cold frozen and waiting for the bus wasn't a picnic either. ::)
I would suggest getting yourself a pair of bogs or Muck's. You can get them knee hi and they are made out if wetsuit material, super warm (-40 bogs, and -20 Muck's) but the best part your feet stay dry! And they are super comfortable, made to work in all day!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/29/10 at 6:05 pm
If I hear the words "It's not fair!" out of the mouths of the supposed grown ups at work again I am going to flip the hell out. Isn't that something a teenager would whine about, not an adult?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/29/10 at 6:39 pm
If I hear the words "It's not fair!" out of the mouths of the supposed grown ups at work again I am going to flip the hell out. Isn't that something a teenager would whine about, not an adult?
But that's not fair.... >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/29/10 at 6:42 pm
But that's not fair.... >:(
You trying to get fired? ;D
Oh, and I owe you Karma for that one. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/29/10 at 6:48 pm
If I hear the words "It's not fair!" out of the mouths of the supposed grown ups at work again I am going to flip the hell out. Isn't that something a teenager would whine about, not an adult?
please point out in the company handbook, employee manual etc where it says all decisions will be based solely on fairness ::)
today was my a-hole's last day... actually he worked graves last night so when he walked out the door at 0730 this morning it was over!!!!
yes I did a happy dance!!! lol...
then I looked up a job listing for a local agency. Had a friend print it and post it.. and asked another friend to bring up with the bitch and see if she's interested! :D It pays ALOT more... I'd take it myself but the truth is no other agency would cater to my Paleyfest needs and say what you will but Paleyfest is the best thing that happens to me all year!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/29/10 at 6:51 pm
You trying to get fired? ;D
Oh, and I owe you Karma for that one. :D
Fired??? Fired from what? Being the best dang pot stirrer there is.... ::)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/29/10 at 6:52 pm
Fired??? Fired from what? Being the best dang pot stirrer there is.... ::)
;D
you do have skill! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/29/10 at 6:53 pm
please point out in the company handbook, employee manual etc where it says all decisions will be based solely on fairness ::)
today was my a-hole's last day... actually he worked graves last night so when he walked out the door at 0730 this morning it was over!!!!
yes I did a happy dance!!! lol...
then I looked up a job listing for a local agency. Had a friend print it and post it.. and asked another friend to bring up with the bitch and see if she's interested! :D It pays ALOT more... I'd take it myself but the truth is no other agency would cater to my Paleyfest needs and say what you will but Paleyfest is the best thing that happens to me all year!
I am waiting for them to rename it the Qfest .... but it just doesn't have the same ring to it
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/29/10 at 6:53 pm
you do have skill! ;)
and attitude... and you can't fire that baby :D
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/29/10 at 7:34 pm
please point out in the company handbook, employee manual etc where it says all decisions will be based solely on fairness ::)
I should do that.
Yay on your problem child leaving!
Fired??? Fired from what? Being the best dang pot stirrer there is.... ::)
;D
You're right. I couldn't do that...you are too good at your job. Want to come work for me to see if you can give the "high school" table a taste of their own medicine?
And, I love your attitude. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/29/10 at 7:42 pm
I would suggest getting yourself a pair of bogs or Muck's. You can get them knee hi and they are made out if wetsuit material, super warm (-40 bogs, and -20 Muck's) but the best part your feet stay dry! And they are super comfortable, made to work in all day!
Ok,Thanks Sami. I have these old boots,not quite waterproof and I'm waiting in the frozen cold,feet are very numb about to fall off,they don't help much.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/29/10 at 7:45 pm
There must be some lack of Sanitation and maintainence cause I'm tired of waiting for the bus in the streets and you have cars going fast and the big snow banks are just sitting there waiting for a thunderstorm or something. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/29/10 at 7:48 pm
I should do that.
Yay on your problem child leaving!
You're right. I couldn't do that...you are too good at your job. Want to come work for me to see if you can give the "high school" table a taste of their own medicine?
And, I love your attitude. :D
OH I would sooo love that, and I would love being an efficiency expert (I have a friend who travels to companies, and watches the employees, and then tells them how they can get more from them, by just altering a step, moving a machine 4 inches to the left etc... sometimes it is get rid of people, but a lot of time it is floor plan...)... I think it is awesome (if I just did not have to leave my family every week)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/29/10 at 7:54 pm
Ok,Thanks Sami. I have these old boots,not quite waterproof and I'm waiting in the frozen cold,feet are very numb about to fall off,they don't help much.
Both are well worth the money, we wade out in manure and mud, muck and snow to do chores, and my feet freeze, but these keep them warm. AND they are good on my back, and feet (even the broken one does not hurt when wearing these). My kids love em, my hubby loves em (he wears his in the Hog unit, everyday 10 hours a day) , and I love em. Hunters wear them, and anyone who works outside in the extreme weather wear them, and you can use them in the spring and fall wet weather as well. THEy are WONDERFUL!
Bogs website http://www.bogsfootwear.com/
Mucks website http://www.muckbootcompany.com/Pages/default.aspx
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/29/10 at 8:18 pm
I am waiting for them to rename it the Qfest .... but it just doesn't have the same ring to it
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/29/10 at 8:18 pm
Both are well worth the money, we wade out in manure and mud, muck and snow to do chores, and my feet freeze, but these keep them warm. AND they are good on my back, and feet (even the broken one does not hurt when wearing these). My kids love em, my hubby loves em (he wears his in the Hog unit, everyday 10 hours a day) , and I love em. Hunters wear them, and anyone who works outside in the extreme weather wear them, and you can use them in the spring and fall wet weather as well. THEy are WONDERFUL!
Bogs website http://www.bogsfootwear.com/
Mucks website http://www.muckbootcompany.com/Pages/default.aspx
I'l tell my Father about it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 01/01/11 at 3:33 pm
There must be some lack of Sanitation and maintainence cause I'm tired of waiting for the bus in the streets and you have cars going fast and the big snow banks are just sitting there waiting for a thunderstorm or something. ::)
where do you want them to put the snow?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/01/11 at 7:03 pm
where do you want them to put the snow?
I don't know,just put it somewhere where it doesn't block anything.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 01/04/11 at 8:00 pm
Okay, I am getting fed up with dialysis. And the treatment has nothing to do with it. The needles and all that stuff is as fine as expected. What's really getting on my last nerve. is this man that I have to take treatment with. His name is Kyle and he is one loud assault on the ears the minute he gets into the treatment area. I don't really know what the hell is problem is, nor do I really care. But no one is supposed to sit in treatment for THREE HOURS screaming thier head off.
He gets on everyone's last nerve in there. He's screaming at the nurses and even for nurses who aren't there. He annoys everyone within earshot of him. And for other people who are sick and dealing with thier own troubles, this =just makes treatment all that much harder to bear.
I really want to jump up and tell him in no less terms to shut the fudge up. If he is in that much pain and everything, he should go see his personal doctor and have them perscribe something.
I'm not really a fan of sitting in dialysis anyway, because at times it does hurt me, but it is easier to take my treatment when there isn't a constant interruption. I'm 24 years old and behave more maturely than a man in his 50s. And just because he's older does not give him the entitlement to act a damn fool day in and day out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/05/11 at 7:06 am
This black woman in her car must've cursed me out in the parking lot,Yesterday as I'm pushing 8 carts with the pulley to the corral,I'm hearing a car horn but I don't know if it was meant for me or not so she starts screaming and saying 'Don't you hear a car horn"? And I said "F You,Go Away and Drive Off",I'm pushing carts slowly because there is still some hard ice and snow from last week's storm and I'm going as slow as possible so I don't crash.People in their car are supposed to see the red vest,the red means slow down and if you don't see the red well then you must be blind,I'm trying to concentrate on the road as much as the cars are doing in the parking lot. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/05/11 at 9:38 am
This black woman in her car must've cursed me out in the parking lot,Yesterday as I'm pushing 8 carts with the pulley to the corral,I'm hearing a car horn but I don't know if it was meant for me or not so she starts screaming and saying 'Don't you hear a car horn"? And I said "F You,Go Away and Drive Off",I'm pushing carts slowly because there is still some hard ice and snow from last week's storm and I'm going as slow as possible so I don't crash.People in their car are supposed to see the red vest,the red means slow down and if you don't see the red well then you must be blind,I'm trying to concentrate on the road as much as the cars are doing in the parking lot. ::)
Howard, you could lose your job over something like this. I know if someone said that to me I would park my car and go into the store and talk to the manager, if I couldn't go I would call the very first second I had. That was rude and unprofessional.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/05/11 at 1:46 pm
Howard, you could lose your job over something like this. I know if someone said that to me I would park my car and go into the store and talk to the manager, if I couldn't go I would call the very first second I had. That was rude and unprofessional.
I'm moving the carts slowly cause there's still hard ice and snow on the ground,I didn't hear the horn cause there was too much noise around me,the woman must've been in back of me when she did that. She didn't have to say "Did you hear a car horn"? I do hear stuff around me sometimes,I'm not deaf! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/05/11 at 3:00 pm
I'm moving the carts slowly cause there's still hard ice and snow on the ground,I didn't hear the horn cause there was too much noise around me,the woman must've been in back of me when she did that. She didn't have to say "Did you hear a car horn"? I do hear stuff around me sometimes,I'm not deaf! ::)
You missed my point. No, she didn't have to say that but she did and you should have either kept your mouth shut or said something like "No, sorry I didn't, be out of your way in a minute.". You should not have been rude or cursed at her, you could lose your job for something like this or ruin your chances for ever moving to an inside position. Take the high road.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/05/11 at 6:16 pm
This black woman in her car must've cursed me out in the parking lot,Yesterday as I'm pushing 8 carts with the pulley to the corral,I'm hearing a car horn but I don't know if it was meant for me or not so she starts screaming and saying 'Don't you hear a car horn"? And I said "F You,Go Away and Drive Off",I'm pushing carts slowly because there is still some hard ice and snow from last week's storm and I'm going as slow as possible so I don't crash.People in their car are supposed to see the red vest,the red means slow down and if you don't see the red well then you must be blind,I'm trying to concentrate on the road as much as the cars are doing in the parking lot. ::)
Oh, Howard, you didn't....cursing out a customer is a great way to lose your job quickly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 01/05/11 at 6:28 pm
Eh, if I was in the cold and snow, I probably would have introduced some four letter words too.
*pats Howard on back*
:) The man's human and humans get upset. I know I do at times. LOL.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/05/11 at 8:20 pm
You missed my point. No, she didn't have to say that but she did and you should have either kept your mouth shut or said something like "No, sorry I didn't, be out of your way in a minute.". You should not have been rude or cursed at her, you could lose your job for something like this or ruin your chances for ever moving to an inside position. Take the high road.
Karma for saying what I was thinking.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/05/11 at 8:29 pm
I'm moving the carts slowly cause there's still hard ice and snow on the ground,I didn't hear the horn cause there was too much noise around me,the woman must've been in back of me when she did that. She didn't have to say "Did you hear a car horn"? I do hear stuff around me sometimes,I'm not deaf! ::)
Howard read your own post:
I didn't hear the horn cause there was too much noise
Then you said :
She didn't have to say "Did you hear a car horn"? I do hear stuff around me sometimes,I'm not deaf! ::)
I put that eyeroll at the end back on you ::)
By your own asmission sometimes you don't hear stuff.
We keep telling you that you have to treat the customers with more respect.
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 01/05/11 at 8:38 pm
Unfortunately, the customer gets to sass you...but you have to bight your tongue!! Curse under your breath while smiling pleasantly (or giving an apologetic look). ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/05/11 at 8:41 pm
^Agreed. that's not to say you have to take direct abuse. I was called a particular name when I was working at that time I decided I was willing to risk my job to speak my mind. That person got an earfull from me but that was a very specific racially charged incident.
Customers are impatient and sometimes rude. That's why they PAY you to deal with them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/06/11 at 6:56 am
You missed my point. No, she didn't have to say that but she did and you should have either kept your mouth shut or said something like "No, sorry I didn't, be out of your way in a minute.". You should not have been rude or cursed at her, you could lose your job for something like this or ruin your chances for ever moving to an inside position. Take the high road.
It was a reaction,That was my fault,I shouldn't have said it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/06/11 at 6:58 am
Oh, Howard, you didn't....cursing out a customer is a great way to lose your job quickly.
So why do customers talk down to us like we're retarded? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/06/11 at 7:01 am
Unfortunately, the customer gets to sass you...but you have to bight your tongue!! Curse under your breath while smiling pleasantly (or giving an apologetic look). ::)
But what if they come out their car and start pushing me around?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/06/11 at 7:05 am
So why do customers talk down to us like we're retarded? ???
Because some people are just rude like that. All customers are not like that, just a few loud ones.
But what if they come out their car and start pushing me around?
Then you need to report it to your supervisor. Let them be the bad guy, don't resort to cursing them out. It will still look bad on you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/06/11 at 7:30 am
Because some people are just rude like that. All customers are not like that, just a few loud ones.
Then you need to report it to your supervisor. Let them be the bad guy, don't resort to cursing them out. It will still look bad on you.
customer service is a good job,not crazy about it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 01/06/11 at 8:57 am
But what if they come out their car and start pushing me around?
Tell them that cameras are recording them, even if they aren't
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/06/11 at 11:09 am
^Agreed. that's not to say you have to take direct abuse. I was called a particular name when I was working at that time I decided I was willing to risk my job to speak my mind. That person got an earfull from me but that was a very specific racially charged incident.
Right, when I worked in banking I had an elderly man accuse me of stealing $15 from his deposit (he was often confused when he came into the bank, always probably, so he most likely forgot the money at home). I just couldn't allow him to accuse me of taking his money so I let him have it. Luckily I wasn't fired, but my boss sided with me becuase he knew the guy. Heck, I was the head teller and handled 10's of thousands of dollars, if I were going to take money it wouldn't have been a lousy $15.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/06/11 at 12:52 pm
But what if they come out their car and start pushing me around?
But that didn't happen.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/06/11 at 12:53 pm
customer service is a good job,not crazy about it.
We noticed :P :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/06/11 at 12:59 pm
Right, when I worked in banking I had an elderly man accuse me of stealing $15 from his deposit (he was often confused when he came into the bank, always probably, so he most likely forgot the money at home). I just couldn't allow him to accuse me of taking his money so I let him have it. Luckily I wasn't fired, but my boss sided with me becuase he knew the guy. Heck, I was the head teller and handled 10's of thousands of dollars, if I were going to take money it wouldn't have been a lousy $15.
No kidding. ;D
Glad the boss sided with you.
I've told stories about how I lost my temper with a few customers. When you work retail it's bound to happen but you endure lots of punishment in retail and save those explosions for the battles that matter. Like when I hung up on a customer for making fun of my name :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/06/11 at 2:55 pm
No kidding. ;D
Glad the boss sided with you.
I've told stories about how I lost my temper with a few customers. When you work retail it's bound to happen but you endure lots of punishment in retail and save those explosions for the battles that matter. Like when I hung up on a customer for making fun of my name :D
I think every one should work in Retail or Food Service at least once in their life, that way that wouldn't be so quick to complain or get annoyed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/06/11 at 4:58 pm
I think every one should work in Retail or Food Service at least once in their life, that way that wouldn't be so quick to complain or get annoyed.
I second that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/06/11 at 5:58 pm
I want to tell you the tale of two dentists. One, who Carlos went to for many, many years, was extremely popular-so popular that he was no longer taking on new patients. Then there was the other one-who I went to. He wasn't a BAD dentist. I never had any complaints going to him. The only thing was the fact that he was a little further away-and for someone who doesn't drive, this is a problem.
The popular dentist retired and enter a new one in his place. Carlos convinced me to go to this new dentist-not because he is better than the one I had been going to for many years but because it was more convenient. The office is right around the corner and I can walk to it. I really didn't want to leave and I did tell them that it was nothing against them (in fact I think the dental hygienist there is GREAT and didn't want to leave her) but the other place is just more convenient. So, I went. My first trip there, I just wasn't very impressed. At the other place, they ALWAYS put some stuff on my teeth to help with my sensitivity (which is EXTREME). These people refused-saying that the insurance company wouldn't pay for it. They also wanted people to pay BEFORE hand-and really didn't want to deal with insurance companies. Then we noticed on the way into Vermont-right over the border in NY was a BIG billboard for the place. (There are no billboards in Vermont). We thought that was kind of tacky that they would advertise on a billboard.
After going for a cleaning every 6 months, they tell me that I should go every 3 months. The thing is, the insurance company will only pay for 2 cleanings a year which means I have to pay for the other two out of pocket. Then there was an issue with our bill. They were saying that between the two of us, we owed for stuff that the insurance company wouldn't pay for but they couldn't quite tell us what they were. When we got the statement from the insurance company, we noticed that the dentist had an address of ALASKA!!!! :o :o :o :o In other words, he moved but still owns the business-and that is basically what this is-a business rather than a service for people.
We finally had enough and are going back to my old dentist. When I called to make an appointment, the ladies there were more than willing to tell me that there had been a mass exodus after the popular dentist retired and this new guy came in. Apparently, we are not the only ones who are upset with these people. This is why they HAVE to advertise on a billboard because they can't keep patients because they are more worried about $$$$ than they are about their patients.
So, we will once again have a hometown dentist who cares about his patients rather than $$$$.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 01/06/11 at 6:20 pm
^Agreed. that's not to say you have to take direct abuse. I was called a particular name when I was working at that time I decided I was willing to risk my job to speak my mind. That person got an earfull from me but that was a very specific racially charged incident.
Customers are impatient and sometimes rude. That's why they PAY you to deal with them.
I have only 'lost it' twice with 'clients'. I have worked in various payroll offices for the past 27 years or so. I was working in the pay office at a University many years ago and a union rep security guard was really pushing my buttons (we normally got on fine). He was being unreasonable and abusive. He threatened to come back later and 'discuss it' (after I finished work). I saw red ... and promptly hurled a heavy folder about twenty feet across the office and offered to 'discuss it' right now. He went white, stepped back and then calmly walked away. A few days later he caught me again and said that he'd never seen me like that and knew not to proceed at that time.
I am someone who has never even been in a fight (except once, when I was so drunk...got hit but still don't know by whom ...or why. Something about propositioning his girlfriend :-\\).
Another time (same pay office.. and year) ... one of the Lecturers was rude to me as I had made a small error in his pay. I was the only person in payroll who would speak with this guy as he was too abusive to the other ladies I worked with. Anyway, we had a rather pointed conversation where he advised me that we must all be morons in the pay office etc etc. That was fine... I got through it without loosing my temper. A few minutes later he rang back to have further words (about the same thing). He started with ... "let me say this really slowly .. so that you will understand" (in his sarcastic/condescending tone). Well...he only worked a few buildings over from me on that campus (but I'd never seen him in person before). I said "No.... I'll give the opportunity to say it face to face". I slammed down that phone and ran over to his office....banged on his door. Well... this weedy little wimp man opened the door. He was about 5 ' 2" .. I felt ripped off ... I couldn't hit THAT guy!! It all ended well ... and he spoke only to me (on payroll matters) after that day. Lucky me!
Basically, it doesn't really help most situations to resort to violence. Physical self defence is the exception...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/06/11 at 6:47 pm
I second that.
Third!!! (unless I'm not third then insert the correct number here! :) )
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/06/11 at 7:05 pm
Great stories Peter. You're right violence doesn't really pay off and the only tine it's "okay" to get physical with a customer is in self defense. That means you don't throw the first punch and it means you don't egg someone on enough to get them to hit you just so you can hit them back ;D
I'm pretty fortunate now. Every phone conversation i have with the public is recorded so I don't have to worry how my interactions are perceived.
I'm always respect and helpful in the beginning of my dealings. If the person calling is as well I will go above and beyond to help them.
If they are rude my tone changes. I will not be rude to them but I cease with the pleasantries and answer everything matter of factor. If they are rude then my tone reflects that I'm not rude to them but I can be curt and sometimes I have to put on my authoritative dispatcher voice. If I don't the conversation can go around in circles.
When I worked retail 95% of my customers were polite. 3% were rude. 2% had attitude problems.
Sometimes you just chalk it up to they're probably having a bad day. The others are just plain mean.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/06/11 at 7:10 pm
Glad your old dentist was able to take you back Cat. He could've filled his office with all those newly acquired patients from the mass exodus.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/06/11 at 7:32 pm
Tell them that cameras are recording them, even if they aren't
Is that ok? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/06/11 at 7:34 pm
But that didn't happen.
I see a difference in The Garden City Park one and Ozone Park one,over in GCP,I had loads of fun conversation with such sweet elderly people but in Ozone Park,one look at them funny and they'll punch you in the face or curse you out,those are the abrasive people.You don't want to mess with them.It's like living in an Attitude Era.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/06/11 at 9:43 pm
I hate waiting! I'm so impatient, stupid me! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/07/11 at 7:12 am
I hate waiting! I'm so impatient, stupid me! :D
What I hate is when cars idle in the parking lot in the middle of the parking lot street start chatting it up with others while other cars wait to move. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/07/11 at 10:38 am
Glad your old dentist was able to take you back Cat. He could've filled his office with all those newly acquired patients from the mass exodus.
True. But the appointment I made was for a few months away so it worked out. Besides, they do remember me so I'm sure they would have squeezed me in even if they were full to the max.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/07/11 at 12:11 pm
True. But the appointment I made was for a few months away so it worked out. Besides, they do remember me so I'm sure they would have squeezed me in even if they were full to the max.
Cat
But they wouldn't have to... Let's face it that good dentist could've squeezed you in as a courtesy since Carlos was already a patient.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/07/11 at 12:34 pm
But they wouldn't have to... Let's face it that good dentist could've squeezed you in as a courtesy since Carlos was already a patient.
He would have but I didn't push the issue.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/07/11 at 3:38 pm
He would have but I didn't push the issue.
Cat
Ah.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/07/11 at 4:12 pm
What I hate is when cars idle in the parking lot in the middle of the parking lot street start chatting it up with others while other cars wait to move. ::)
Oh boy, I'd rant about that too. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/07/11 at 7:19 pm
I wish the big bosses would stop telling me to hustle all of the carts in the snow,sleet and freezing rain.I'm taking my time,there is snow on the ground,I do not want to get into an accident just like last year (Garden City Park) when I was trying to get the wagons out of the hard snow and back to the corral when I almost slipped on ice so I'm taking it slow.They think they're all high and mighty but yet they don't know how it feels to be out in the hot and cold. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/07/11 at 7:54 pm
I wish the big bosses would stop telling me to hustle all of the carts in the snow,sleet and freezing rain.I'm taking my time,there is snow on the ground,I do not want to get into an accident just like last year (Garden City Park) when I was trying to get the wagons out of the hard snow and back to the corral when I almost slipped on ice so I'm taking it slow.They think they're all high and mighty but yet they don't know how it feels to be out in the hot and cold. ::)
A) you need to get yourself better shoes/boots
B) you didn't actually fall so there was no accident last year
C) is the ground actually icy or are you just afraid it is?
D) you don't have to run with the carts but at least try to walk a little faster than you have been... obviously you're going really really slow if cars are honking at you and now your boss is admonishing you...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/07/11 at 9:24 pm
I wish the big bosses would stop telling me to hustle all of the carts in the snow,sleet and freezing rain.I'm taking my time,there is snow on the ground,I do not want to get into an accident just like last year (Garden City Park) when I was trying to get the wagons out of the hard snow and back to the corral when I almost slipped on ice so I'm taking it slow.They think they're all high and mighty but yet they don't know how it feels to be out in the hot and cold. ::)
Customers need carts to shop, so the store makes money, so they stay open, so you can get paid. You are getting paid to do this job, if you don't want to be out in the cold or the hot then look for a new job. I'm sure there other people who would love to have the job.
You won't buy them but I'm going to suggest something anyway (I have them and they're great)... you put them over your shoes/boots
http://cozywinters.com/shopping/graphics/00000001/GAG-ULTRA_B.jpg
They are cleats that give you traction in the snow and ice.
Does your mom ever shop from QVC? They sell them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/07/11 at 9:26 pm
I forgot, the cleats are called...
Get A Grip. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/07/11 at 9:28 pm
How fitting. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/07/11 at 9:30 pm
Somebody called me stupid today when I tripped. :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/07/11 at 10:13 pm
Somebody called me stupid today when I tripped. :-[
That's just rude. Sorry that happened to you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/08/11 at 12:17 am
if the ground is icy maybe you can ice skate Howard
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/08/11 at 12:23 am
Somebody called me stupid today when I tripped. :-[
Not on YouTube?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/08/11 at 12:49 am
That's just rude. Sorry that happened to you.
Thanks, it was some stupid teenager, about 16-years-old. I've said some pretty mean stuff as a teenager; I guess this is what karma feels like. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/08/11 at 12:50 am
Not on YouTube?
Nope, I wish it was on Youtube. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/08/11 at 1:07 am
Thanks, it was some stupid teenager, about 16-years-old. I've said some pretty mean stuff as a teenager; I guess this is what karma feels like. ;D
you just got your revenge! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/08/11 at 1:21 am
you just got your revenge! ;D
Too funny! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/08/11 at 7:07 am
C) is the ground actually icy or are you just afraid it is?
No It actually is icy,still a lot of that hard snow from the 2 weeks ago when NYC was pounded with 20 inches,It melted but not fast enough and on the ground is leftover frozen precipitation from yesterday making the parking lot look like a skating rink.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/08/11 at 7:10 am
Customers need carts to shop, so the store makes money, so they stay open, so you can get paid. You are getting paid to do this job, if you don't want to be out in the cold or the hot then look for a new job. I'm sure there other people who would love to have the job.
You won't buy them but I'm going to suggest something anyway (I have them and they're great)... you put them over your shoes/boots
http://cozywinters.com/shopping/graphics/00000001/GAG-ULTRA_B.jpg
They are cleats that give you traction in the snow and ice.
Does your mom ever shop from QVC? They sell them.
I don't think my Mother ever shopped on QVC. But anyway,I'll look into those.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/08/11 at 7:11 am
Somebody called me stupid today when I tripped. :-[
Sorry that happened to you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/08/11 at 7:12 am
if the ground is icy maybe you can ice skate Howard
Not in the parking lot.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/08/11 at 11:16 am
while your gathering the carts you can slide with it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/08/11 at 1:06 pm
while your gathering the carts you can slide with it.
way too dangerous to be pushing carts and wearing ice skates.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/08/11 at 5:15 pm
who said anything about ice skates? The only thing I've done on ice skates is fall.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/08/11 at 8:31 pm
I hate Walmart! They didn't have the kind of school notebooks that I wanted! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/08/11 at 10:23 pm
our Walmart has gotten so bad that I don't go there any more. I don't give a dam if the store has carpet now. It went from having some things too nothing I want to buy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/08/11 at 11:25 pm
our Walmart has gotten so bad that I don't go there any more. I don't give a dam if the store has carpet now. It went from having some things too nothing I want to buy.
I heard they've been having problems the past decade+ or so.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/09/11 at 7:32 am
who said anything about ice skates? The only thing I've done on ice skates is fall.
But I would not do it in the lot with cars all around me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/09/11 at 7:35 am
Damn It! :( It's going to snow again On Tuesday night into Wednesday but thank god Wednesday is my day off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/09/11 at 10:58 am
I hate Walmart! They didn't have the kind of school notebooks that I wanted! >:(
I don't do Walmart because they treat their employees like crap, they force their venders to do business with China (i.e. ship jobs there), they force Mom & Pop stores out of business, etc. etc. And most of the stuff they sell is crap anyway.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 01/10/11 at 3:43 pm
Customers need carts to shop, so the store makes money, so they stay open, so you can get paid. You are getting paid to do this job, if you don't want to be out in the cold or the hot then look for a new job. I'm sure there other people who would love to have the job.
You won't buy them but I'm going to suggest something anyway (I have them and they're great)... you put them over your shoes/boots
http://cozywinters.com/shopping/graphics/00000001/GAG-ULTRA_B.jpg
They are cleats that give you traction in the snow and ice.
Does your mom ever shop from QVC? They sell them.
I was going to suggest Stabil-icers. much the same thing - they just velcro over your normal boots/shoes. I could walk downhill on black ice in them!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/10/11 at 7:00 pm
I was going to suggest Stabil-icers. much the same thing - they just velcro over your normal boots/shoes. I could walk downhill on black ice in them!
I see they have that stuff on the end of the shoe to prevent from slippage.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/10/11 at 7:03 pm
How do you deal with people who chat it up the parking lot with their friends in their cars sitting idle while you have cars in back of you honking their horns wanting the others in front of them to move? Should you act patiently? I mean I don't want to say anything but I should just keep quiet. ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/10/11 at 9:26 pm
How do you deal with people who chat it up the parking lot with their friends in their cars sitting idle while you have cars in back of you honking their horns wanting the others in front of them to move? Should you act patiently? I mean I don't want to say anything but I should just keep quiet. ???
Howard, I'd stay quiet for 5 minutes then after that if they don't move I'd walk up to them and say to them firmly, but nicely that there are people in the back waiting for them to move. :(
I don't know if this will work, but I'm just givng advice!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/10/11 at 11:50 pm
How do you deal with people who chat it up the parking lot with their friends in their cars sitting idle while you have cars in back of you honking their horns wanting the others in front of them to move? Should you act patiently? I mean I don't want to say anything but I should just keep quiet. ???
yes howard ignore it. it's not your job to monitor the activities of the customers at their cars.
if they want to talk to their friends then they talk to their friends. the parking space is theirs until they vacate it.
If the person wants to honk then that's their business but really that doesn't meant the people at the car have to move any faster.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/10/11 at 11:51 pm
Howard, I'd stay quiet for 5 minutes then after that if they don't move I'd walk up to them and say to them firmly, but nicely that there are people in the back waiting for them to move. :(
I don't know if this will work, but I'm just givng advice!
I respectfully disagree with you. It's not in Howard's job description to clear the parking lot of cars.... just carts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 01/11/11 at 3:32 am
yes howard ignore it. it's not your job to monitor the activities of the customers at their cars.
if they want to talk to their friends then they talk to their friends. the parking space is theirs until they vacate it.
If the person wants to honk then that's their business but really that doesn't meant the people at the car have to move any faster.
No..no, no. You simply walk between the two cars and loudly fart! This strategy works for me every time. :) They quickly wind up those windows and take off. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/11/11 at 7:02 am
Howard, I'd stay quiet for 5 minutes then after that if they don't move I'd walk up to them and say to them firmly, but nicely that there are people in the back waiting for them to move. :(
I don't know if this will work, but I'm just givng advice!
I don't know these people but I feel they could flip the bird to me or curse me out,I've had it done in the parking lot before, people are jerks. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/11/11 at 7:05 am
yes howard ignore it. it's not your job to monitor the activities of the customers at their cars.
if they want to talk to their friends then they talk to their friends. the parking space is theirs until they vacate it.
If the person wants to honk then that's their business but really that doesn't meant the people at the car have to move any faster.
Right I'm looking at the road too,carts are like cars but with the horns.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/11/11 at 7:07 am
I respectfully disagree with you. It's not in Howard's job description to clear the parking lot of cars.... just carts.
I'm only in control of the wagons. I have no control of the cars and the parking lot only the landlord who owns the property does.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/11/11 at 7:08 am
No..no, no. You simply walk between the two cars and loudly fart! This strategy works for me every time. :) They quickly wind up those windows and take off. ;)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/11/11 at 12:59 pm
No..no, no. You simply walk between the two cars and loudly fart! This strategy works for me every time. :) They quickly wind up those windows and take off. ;)
A method that must be tried out over here!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/11/11 at 7:41 pm
It happened again out there in the parking lot but today it was so crazy because people panicked about a snowstorm tomorrow that every few minutes cars are honking in back of me and people are getting quite upset and they start cussing each other out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/12/11 at 2:53 am
I respectfully disagree with you. It's not in Howard's job description to clear the parking lot of cars.... just carts.
Ohh. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: DJ Blaze on 01/17/11 at 9:50 pm
http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/halojones/75/ryuuki/cardfvkni.jpg
Well, this is the "vent" tent.....
(Final Vent is an attack used in the Kids WB show Kamen Rider.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/18/11 at 6:52 am
Please someone tell me when Spring is going to get here,I'm tired of it snowing every week! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/18/11 at 7:19 am
Please someone tell me when Spring is going to get here,I'm tired of it snowing every week! >:(
Spring equinox... March 20, 2011... You still have 2 months to go Howard 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/18/11 at 7:21 am
Spring equinox... March 20, 2011... You still have 2 months to go Howard 8)
Why is Winter punching us in the face with all these storms every single week? Give it a chance to melt already! ::)
How about a week of mid 50's? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/18/11 at 12:51 pm
Why is Winter punching us in the face with all these storms every single week? Give it a chance to melt already! ::)
How about a week of mid 50's? ???
hmmm it's been nice and sunny here in cali
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/18/11 at 2:02 pm
hmmm it's been nice and sunny here in cali
Shall I say how it is here?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/18/11 at 2:05 pm
Shall I say how it is here?
Cat
Sure...I won't be jealous... It's another gorgeous day in Santa Barbara
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/18/11 at 2:07 pm
hmmm it's been nice and sunny here in cali
It has been sunny today here in London
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/18/11 at 2:58 pm
Sure...I won't be jealous... It's another gorgeous day in Santa Barbara
It is mostly sunny, 81 degrees but feels like 91. Winds from ENE at 13 mph. And not a snowflake in sight.
Yeah, I know I read like a weather report because I got the info from the Weather Channel (except that last line). :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/18/11 at 3:09 pm
It is mostly sunny, 81 degrees but feels like 91. Winds from ENE at 13 mph. And not a snowflake in sight.
Yeah, I know I read like a weather report because I got the info from the Weather Channel (except that last line). :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
nice... I don't know the exact temp but the front door is open and I'm wearing shorts and a tshirt. and I'm feeling warm
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/18/11 at 3:25 pm
nice... I don't know the exact temp but the front door is open and I'm wearing shorts and a tshirt. and I'm feeling warm
I'm wearing shorts, too and all the windows are open. I am sweating up a storm but I don't know if that is the weather or my hot flashes. :-\\ Carlos is on the front porch reading. I can hear the neighbors & the chickens. ::)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/18/11 at 3:54 pm
I'm wearing shorts, too and all the windows are open. I am sweating up a storm but I don't know if that is the weather or my hot flashes. :-\\ Carlos is on the front porch reading. I can hear the neighbors & the chickens. ::)
Cat
I'm about to eat some chicken.. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/18/11 at 7:10 pm
I'm wearing shorts, too and all the windows are open. I am sweating up a storm but I don't know if that is the weather or my hot flashes. :-\\ Carlos is on the front porch reading. I can hear the neighbors & the chickens. ::)
Cat
Ok, you had me up until chickens :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/18/11 at 8:24 pm
hmmm it's been nice and sunny here in cali
Could New York have some of your "nice and sunny"?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/18/11 at 11:21 pm
I hate it when people project their shortcomings onto me.
I'm not saying I'm perfect, but your imperfections aren't my imperfections!
I hate it when a**holes do that!! If you suck at a boardgame stop saying that I suck at the boardgame!! You're the one that sucks, not me! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/19/11 at 6:45 am
I didn't like this certain woman customer yesterday evening who came up to me and asked me if she could take one of my wagons but I told her that they need 15 of them inside for the throwbacks so she gets all pissy at me,Hey,don't get all pissy hissyfit at me,talk to the store manager,Not me! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 01/19/11 at 8:34 am
I didn't like this certain woman customer yesterday evening who came up to me and asked me if she could take one of my wagons but I told her that they need 15 of them inside for the throwbacks so she gets all pissy at me,Hey,don't get all pissy hissyfit at me,talk to the store manager,Not me! ::)
couldn't you have given her one trolley and then found another one to take inside? That would have been better in terms of customer service I think.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/19/11 at 8:56 am
Jesus Howard for the billionth time the customer comes first! >:(
Give the lady a freaking cart and go find another one for inside! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/19/11 at 10:27 am
couldn't you have given her one trolley and then found another one to take inside? That would have been better in terms of customer service I think.
Exactly!!
Jesus Howard for the billionth time the customer comes first! >:(
Give the lady a freaking cart and go find another one for inside! ::)
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/19/11 at 10:41 am
I didn't like this certain woman customer yesterday evening who came up to me and asked me if she could take one of my wagons but I told her that they need 15 of them inside for the throwbacks so she gets all pissy at me,Hey,don't get all pissy hissyfit at me,talk to the store manager,Not me! ::)
A good rule to follow is this, treat the customer the way you...better yet, the way your father likes to be treated. Think about it Howard, if your father was told "No you can't have a cart because I have to take them inside.", what would his reaction be? Not very happy I'm sure.
But, if you like being treated like crap, keep acting the way you do and the only thing you'll be pushing is a pencil when you sign your un-employment checks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/19/11 at 1:44 pm
couldn't you have given her one trolley and then found another one to take inside? That would have been better in terms of customer service I think.
There was one in back of her just sitting there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/19/11 at 1:46 pm
Jesus Howard for the billionth time the customer comes first! >:(
Give the lady a freaking cart and go find another one for inside! ::)
Well,customers shouldn't go screaming at me wanting to start a fight. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/19/11 at 3:22 pm
There was one in back of her just sitting there.
So it wouldve been very easy for you to give her one of yours and then you could've taken the one behind her.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/19/11 at 3:24 pm
Well,customers shouldn't go screaming at me wanting to start a fight. ::)
No. They shouldn't but I doubt that happened in this case.
Plus, my guess is, the reason customers are always frustrated around you is because you aren't always very helpful.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/19/11 at 5:02 pm
There was one in back of her just sitting there.
OMG HOWARD - SO you should have made the customer happy, gave her a cart, AND then picked up the one from behind her. YOU would not have a job without the customer. Customers=money=pathmark = Howard's paycheck.
Unhappy Customers = they will go somewhere else = no money = pathmark closes = Howard looks for another job.
The customer should always enter and leave the store happy!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/19/11 at 5:03 pm
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Howard, if she talked to your manager I have a feeling you would be in trouble for refusing to give her a cart. Being that way with customers is a good way to lose business and have this store close, too.
Unhappy Customers = they will go somewhere else = no money = pathmark closes = Howard looks for another job.
Hey, I said the same thing. Great minds think alike. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/20/11 at 6:52 am
So it wouldve been very easy for you to give her one of yours and then you could've taken the one behind her.
I had 15 carts to push inside,I didn't want any one to come loose.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/20/11 at 6:53 am
No. They shouldn't but I doubt that happened in this case.
Plus, my guess is, the reason customers are always frustrated around you is because you aren't always very helpful.
Why is everything my fault I will help those to who are friendly towards me!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/20/11 at 7:16 am
Why is everything my fault I will help those to who are friendly towards me!
And this type of thinking is why you will never get a promotion or an inside postion. You can't pick and choose who you want to help.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/20/11 at 7:23 am
And this type of thinking is why you will never get a promotion or an inside postion. You can't pick and choose who you want to help.
Maybe Carol It's just frustration. I've talked it over with my job coach yesterday and he'll help me to get a position inside,I'll push carts for the next couple of years and that's about it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/20/11 at 7:44 am
I had 15 carts to push inside,I didn't want any one to come loose.
It's not about what you want.
Your priorities are misplaced I guarantee you the manager wouldve preferred you help the customer.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/20/11 at 12:31 pm
It's not about what you want.
Your priorities are misplaced I guarantee you the manager wouldve preferred you help the customer.
I'm like trying to push 15 carts and then you have someone who wants a cart from my 15,I'm afraid the carts would come apart and I'm trying to steer the wagons as well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/20/11 at 1:19 pm
I'm like trying to push 15 carts and then you have someone who wants a cart from my 15,I'm afraid the carts would come apart and I'm trying to steer the wagons as well.
What are the carts for? Are they for you pushing them around the parking lot or are they for the customers to use? Think about that question for a while before answering.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/20/11 at 1:26 pm
I'm like trying to push 15 carts and then you have someone who wants a cart from my 15,I'm afraid the carts would come apart and I'm trying to steer the wagons as well.
Howard you stop the carts and give the customer one they won't come apart. If they do you hustle to keep them together.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/20/11 at 1:28 pm
What are the carts for? Are they for you pushing them around the parking lot or are they for the customers to use? Think about that question for a while before answering.
Cat
Loaded question. Of course they're for the customers nut of course howards gonna say
That those carts were for the go backs or something.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 01/20/11 at 3:21 pm
Loaded question. Of course they're for the customers nut of course howards gonna say
That those carts were for the go backs or something.
Well, they were. Duh!!! What's wrong with you? I mean the manager asked for 15...not 14...not 16. Screw the customer, they don't need no stinkin' customers anyway.
Pathmark can survive with no customers and then the parking lot will be empty and Howard can do Syncronized Shopping Cart Ballet with the other cart guys...or Shopping cart relay races.
::) ;D ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/20/11 at 3:32 pm
;D
Excellent example of sarcasm. IOU more karma!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/20/11 at 4:01 pm
Well, they were. Duh!!! What's wrong with you? I mean the manager asked for 15...not 14...not 16. Screw the customer, they don't need no stinkin' customers anyway.
Pathmark can survive with no customers and then the parking lot will be empty and Howard can do Syncronized Shopping Cart Ballet with the other cart guys...or Shopping cart relay races.
::) ;D ::)
;D ;D ;D ;D
I just have that image in my head-Howard dancing around the parking lot with carts to the tune from Swan Lake in tights.
;D
Excellent example of sarcasm. IOU more karma!
I got her for you.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/20/11 at 5:49 pm
pppppppppppppppppppph! yes, what a great picture Syncronized Shopping Cart Ballet
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/20/11 at 6:46 pm
Howard, if I were your boss and I heard about this incident I'd fire your a$$ quicker than you could say "cart". Get your act and your priorities straight
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 01/20/11 at 9:46 pm
Howard, if I were your boss and I heard about this incident I'd fire your a$$ quicker than you could say "cart". Get your act and your priorities straight
Dammit, Carlos, we've got to stop agreeing like this.
If the means of production are collectively owned by the employees, it's every employee's responsibility to keep the customer happy so the customer spends at your employer's store, meaning that there are more profits available to be distributed to the employees who own the place.
If the means of production are owned by running pig-dogs of capitalism, it's every employee's responsibility to keep the customer happy so the customer spends at your employer's store, rather than your employer's competitor's store. You know, so the company doesn't shut down nonperforming stores. Or even, y'know, go bankrupt. Not that such a thing has happened to Howard's employer or anything :)
Howard, this isn't an ideological debate.
Obligatory Rant: I won't do 60-hour weeks (anymore :) for an employer who can't manage a schedule properly, I'll just ask my friends if anyone's hiring. But a few months ago I pulled a 60-hour week for old time's sake, because my fellow co-workers needed my help to help one of our customers. I worked for my co-workers from 9 to 5, and when the fictional whistle rang, I worked from 5(pm) to 9(pm, thankfully) doing my "day job".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsDkmVo2fg4
Customer had no idea about it. But they're happy. Boss doesn't even know the whole deal. But my co-workers think I'm some sort of nerd god. (As opposed to merely some sort of nerd.) And because I had their back when the chips were (literally) down, they had my back about a month later when I ran into difficulty. Funny how things work out.
That's not why I did it, though. I did it because I wondered if I could still do it. It really wasn't my problem. I did it, in effect, for the lulz.
It doesn't matter whether you're pushing bits or carts. Customer asks, you're capable of helping, you help. Your boss has a problem with it, you tell him you helped a paying customer in immediate need.
I know you try to do things and it just doesn't work out the way you wanted to, but right now, your strategy translates directly to at least one customer per month seeking out your boss and saying "I just wanted a cart! And your cart-pusher wouldn't give me one!"
I'll bet you see at least 10 customers a week - and I'm translating that mentally to "two a day" - who need help. So try this: if they ask you, or even if they just look like they need help (you know, standing around in the parking lot looking like a moron, or some little old lady struggling trying to load/unload a cart full of heavy bags into her trunk), ask 'em if they need help?
I'll bet that at least one of them per month runs into your boss and says "Yeah, one of your guys caught the cart just before it hit my car", or "Yeah, he saw me walking through the parking lot and asked if I needed a cart!", or even "I'm 80 and he saw me trying to load the car and he helped me, I thought grocery stores stopped doing that 40 years ago!"
If doing it because it's the right thing to do isn't good enough, do it just for the lulz.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 01/21/11 at 12:07 am
I doubt he'll read all that, Foo, but I did and I agree (for what it's worth.) I only hope that Howard can.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/21/11 at 6:55 am
Dammit, Carlos, we've got to stop agreeing like this.
If the means of production are collectively owned by the employees, it's every employee's responsibility to keep the customer happy so the customer spends at your employer's store, meaning that there are more profits available to be distributed to the employees who own the place.
If the means of production are owned by running pig-dogs of capitalism, it's every employee's responsibility to keep the customer happy so the customer spends at your employer's store, rather than your employer's competitor's store. You know, so the company doesn't shut down nonperforming stores. Or even, y'know, go bankrupt. Not that such a thing has happened to Howard's employer or anything :)
Howard, this isn't an ideological debate.
Obligatory Rant: I won't do 60-hour weeks (anymore :) for an employer who can't manage a schedule properly, I'll just ask my friends if anyone's hiring. But a few months ago I pulled a 60-hour week for old time's sake, because my fellow co-workers needed my help to help one of our customers. I worked for my co-workers from 9 to 5, and when the fictional whistle rang, I worked from 5(pm) to 9(pm, thankfully) doing my "day job".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsDkmVo2fg4
Customer had no idea about it. But they're happy. Boss doesn't even know the whole deal. But my co-workers think I'm some sort of nerd god. (As opposed to merely some sort of nerd.) And because I had their back when the chips were (literally) down, they had my back about a month later when I ran into difficulty. Funny how things work out.
That's not why I did it, though. I did it because I wondered if I could still do it. It really wasn't my problem. I did it, in effect, for the lulz.
It doesn't matter whether you're pushing bits or carts. Customer asks, you're capable of helping, you help. Your boss has a problem with it, you tell him you helped a paying customer in immediate need.
I know you try to do things and it just doesn't work out the way you wanted to, but right now, your strategy translates directly to at least one customer per month seeking out your boss and saying "I just wanted a cart! And your cart-pusher wouldn't give me one!"
I'll bet you see at least 10 customers a week - and I'm translating that mentally to "two a day" - who need help. So try this: if they ask you, or even if they just look like they need help (you know, standing around in the parking lot looking like a moron, or some little old lady struggling trying to load/unload a cart full of heavy bags into her trunk), ask 'em if they need help?
I'll bet that at least one of them per month runs into your boss and says "Yeah, one of your guys caught the cart just before it hit my car", or "Yeah, he saw me walking through the parking lot and asked if I needed a cart!", or even "I'm 80 and he saw me trying to load the car and he helped me, I thought grocery stores stopped doing that 40 years ago!"
If doing it because it's the right thing to do isn't good enough, do it just for the lulz.
And that in it's entirety is exactly what customer appreciation is all about! Customer satisfaction to keep them coming back, and the lulz because business is running soo well! 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/21/11 at 6:56 am
I doubt he'll read all that, Foo, but I did and I agree (for what it's worth.) I only hope that Howard can.
agreed... and too bad!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/21/11 at 7:09 am
What are the carts for? Are they for you pushing them around the parking lot or are they for the customers to use? Think about that question for a while before answering.
Cat
groceries,pushing around,workers use them for throwbacks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/21/11 at 7:10 am
Howard you stop the carts and give the customer one they won't come apart. If they do you hustle to keep them together.
I do my best and that's all I can do.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/21/11 at 7:11 am
Well, they were. Duh!!! What's wrong with you? I mean the manager asked for 15...not 14...not 16. Screw the customer, they don't need no stinkin' customers anyway.
Pathmark can survive with no customers and then the parking lot will be empty and Howard can do Syncronized Shopping Cart Ballet with the other cart guys...or Shopping cart relay races.
::) ;D ::)
Are you serious? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/21/11 at 7:32 am
Are you serious? ;D
Its called "SARCASM"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/21/11 at 7:44 am
I do my best and that's all I can do.
Howard... what we are telling you is that YOU HAVE TOO keep the customer's happy first. Yes your boss is your boss, and you must do what he says; BUT if the customer is complaining about your performance (not giving them a cart) than your boss is going to fire you as well. YOU always need to smile at the customer and give them a cart; go out of your way to keep them happy. Throw backs aren't making the store any money, customers are!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/11 at 7:49 am
I do my best and that's all I can do.
Sadly Howard, in this case, your 'best' just isn't good enough.
Start treating your customers like they're more important than everything else and then you'll be doing your best.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/21/11 at 7:53 pm
Sadly Howard, in this case, your 'best' just isn't good enough.
Start treating your customers like they're more important than everything else and then you'll be doing your best.
Sigh:. the costumer is always right, even if your veins are popping out from aggravation and anger! ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/21/11 at 8:03 pm
Howard... what we are telling you is that YOU HAVE TOO keep the customer's happy first. Yes your boss is your boss, and you must do what he says; BUT if the customer is complaining about your performance (not giving them a cart) than your boss is going to fire you as well. YOU always need to smile at the customer and give them a cart; go out of your way to keep them happy. Throw backs aren't making the store any money, customers are!
I do my best to keep customers happy and coming back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/21/11 at 8:10 pm
Sadly Howard, in this case, your 'best' just isn't good enough.
Start treating your customers like they're more important than everything else and then you'll be doing your best.
I smile,I pull apart a cart for them and say "You're Welcome".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/21/11 at 9:19 pm
I smile,I pull apart a cart for them and say "You're Welcome".
That's whet you should have done for that lady.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 12:54 am
Sigh:. the costumer is always right, even if your veins are popping out from aggravation and anger! ;D ;D
...and the customer comes first, badly treated, the customer will go elsewhere!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/22/11 at 6:31 am
That's whet you should have done for that lady.
Maybe she was rushing me cause she looked like that she was in a rush herself.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 6:32 am
Maybe she was rushing me cause she looked like that she was in a rush herself.
You cannot assume other people.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/22/11 at 6:59 am
You cannot assume other people.
But the way she was acting towards me,she didn't look very smiley.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 7:00 am
But the way she was acting towards me,she didn't look very smiley.
Then you should have kept you distance.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/22/11 at 7:01 am
Then you should have kept you distance.
That's what I try to do with people who are in a bad mood.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 7:02 am
That's what I try to do with people who are in a bad mood.
Get it into practice to quickly get away.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/22/11 at 7:04 am
Maybe she was rushing me cause she looked like that she was in a rush herself.
doesn't matter... the point is. she asked you for a cart and you should have given it to her. period.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 7:05 am
doesn't matter... the point is. she asked you for a cart and you should have given it to her. period.
The customer always come first.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/22/11 at 7:05 am
But the way she was acting towards me,she didn't look very smiley.
so what...she doesn't have to smile she's the customer...the only person who has to smile is you.
I have to tell you if I asked you for a cart and you said no to me I wouldn't have smiled either....and I would've complained to your manager. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/22/11 at 7:06 am
Then you should have kept you distance.
bad advice....he should never keep his distance from a customer... and he should not make a bad day they might be having any worse by being rude to them or not providing them with good service.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/22/11 at 7:08 am
The customer always come first.
exactly... if they are particularly abusive or offensive then tell them you don't appreciate their tone but I suspect howard's perception of abusive and offensive are a bit skewed....meaning he probably has a lower tolerance threshold than the average human being.
HAHAHA!!!! I said probably ::) :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 7:09 am
bad advice....he should never keep his distance from a customer... and he should not make a bad day they might be having any worse by being rude to them or not providing them with good service.
I did not mean as to run away, I meant he should judge the true situation in advance.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/22/11 at 7:13 am
I did not mean as to run away, I meant he should judge the true situation in advance.
I think he may be the reason so many people around him are in a bad mood....at least he and his actions seem to be the recurring common denominator.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/22/11 at 7:14 am
exactly... if they are particularly abusive or offensive then tell them you don't appreciate their tone but I suspect howard's perception of abusive and offensive are a bit skewed....meaning he probably has a lower tolerance threshold than the average human being.
HAHAHA!!!! I said probably ::) :P
Just let the customer scream and shout, there will be a time when the customer has to stop to breath or wish for a reply or response, it is then you speak, but what is said comes with practice.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/22/11 at 7:10 pm
Get it into practice to quickly get away.
or they'll wind up beating me up,don't want that to happen. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/22/11 at 7:10 pm
The customer always come first.
That's right.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/22/11 at 7:12 pm
bad advice....he should never keep his distance from a customer... and he should not make a bad day they might be having any worse by being rude to them or not providing them with good service.
I never try to be rude to the customers.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/22/11 at 7:13 pm
Just let the customer scream and shout, there will be a time when the customer has to stop to breath or wish for a reply or response, it is then you speak, but what is said comes with practice.
Maybe they can also break a cart or 2. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/22/11 at 8:51 pm
I never try to be rude to the customers.
So it just comes naturally then eh? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 01/23/11 at 12:11 am
So it just comes naturally then eh? ???
Beat me to the punch!
But let's talk about something important. You know what it takes to service the customer? It takes brass balls to service the customer.
Howard, your manager's adding a little something to this month's "Employee of the Month" contest. First prize is a down payment on a Cadillac El Dorado. Second prize, a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.
Hit the bricks. Or go to lunch. But in any case, put. that. coffee. down.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/23/11 at 12:14 am
But the way she was acting towards me,she didn't look very smiley.
Did she look like this? --------------->>>> >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/23/11 at 6:59 am
So it just comes naturally then eh? ???
I guess I should try to become more friendly,It's hard to be friendly when you're pushing carts in 20 degrees at night with a wind chill of 0.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/23/11 at 7:00 am
Did she look like this? --------------->>>> >:( >:(
Sort of like a nervous buggy eyed look.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 01/23/11 at 7:30 am
I guess I should try to become more friendly,It's hard to be friendly when you're pushing carts in 20 degrees at night with a wind chill of 0.
Push the carts around with a smile on your face.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/23/11 at 7:48 am
I guess I should try to become more friendly,It's hard to be friendly when you're pushing carts in 20 degrees at night with a wind chill of 0.
Howard, you need to remember that the customer may be having a bad day as well. Don't assume they are just being jerks. You have a job in customer service so it isn't about you and your comfort...it is about keeping the customer happy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/23/11 at 8:06 am
My rant is ranting for 5 pages about Howard NOT giving a woman a cart-which he was supposed to do!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/23/11 at 8:23 am
My rant is ranting for 5 pages about Howard NOT giving a woman a cart-which he was supposed to do!
Cat
Just one more....
I guess I should try to become more friendly,It's hard to be friendly when you're pushing carts in 20 degrees at night with a wind chill of 0.
Howard for over a year we've been encouraging you to ask for a job in side at the old pathmark.
When the old pathmark closed we told that was a great opportunity to find different kind of work.
You said you wanted to keep pushing carts at the new pathmark.
You chose the job you have. You've been doing it long enough to know how hard it is in the winter and in the summer.
Take responsibility and stop punishing the customers (& us) for the choices you made.
The point here is we are tired of hearing you complain about your job when you refuse to take action to change your circumstances.
Put on your big boy pants. Put on your long johns,gloves, coat, snow suit and whatever else you need and do the job you are paid to do.
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/23/11 at 8:24 am
My rant is ranting for 5 pages about Howard NOT giving a woman a cart-which he was supposed to do!
Cat
Okay I think I'm done but I reserve the right to counter & or correct if necessary. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/23/11 at 12:11 pm
Push the carts around with a smile on your face.
I'm cold and I do wear a heavy coat,gloves,hat and big heavy duty boots so I don't wind up slipping.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/23/11 at 12:13 pm
You said you wanted to keep pushing carts at the new pathmark.
What I should've said that I'll push carts for the next couple of years and then I'll find something else inside.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/23/11 at 12:20 pm
What I should've said that I'll push carts for the next couple of years and then I'll find something else inside.
no what you should've done was told them you've been pushing carts for two years and would prefer to find a position inside.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/23/11 at 12:41 pm
no what you should've done was told them you've been pushing carts for two years and would prefer to find a position inside.
I have to be more assertive.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/23/11 at 12:44 pm
I have to be more assertive.
or at least make an effort. I wouldn't mind your constant complaining as much if you tried to change your situation but when you keep choosing to stay in it then you really lose the right to complain...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/23/11 at 8:06 pm
I have to be more assertive.
Hey Howard, my mother always says that to me! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/23/11 at 9:25 pm
or at least make an effort. I wouldn't mind your constant complaining as much if you tried to change your situation but when you keep choosing to stay in it then you really lose the right to complain...
Exactly.
Howard, this may seem harsh, but I am not in a nice mood. If you are not going to do anything to fix the situation then you need to quit bitching about it. The constant complaining does you absolutely no good and gets annoying. Sorry, but it is the truth.
Now for my rant...why in the hell is it so hard for my mom to deal with my religion. She is constantly complaining to my sister about my being a Christian and if I get married we would have another "Christian" in the family. I could see her being this way if I were pushing it on her, but I don't. I know how she is about it so I let it be with her.
Part two of said rant...why does my dang sister feel the need to tell me every time my mom goes off. I am fine being blissfully unaware of the rants. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/24/11 at 12:09 am
Ought to ask your sister that. She may be seeing thinks from a different point of view then you or something. Maybe your sister needs to be told to forget about it and mind her own business.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/24/11 at 3:31 am
Can't fix your moms actions dag but maybe the next time your sister tells you what mom said you can try and ask her to please stop telling you about the discussions.
I have the opposite problem ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/24/11 at 7:00 am
Can't fix your moms actions dag but maybe the next time your sister tells you what mom said you can try and ask her to please stop telling you about the discussions.
That's what I need to do. I just need to figure out how to approach it without making my sister mad. She has a short fuse and if you ask her something like that she gets pouty. I am going to think of a way to tell her, though. I am to the point that I don't care if it makes her mad.
It sure felt good to vent, though. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/24/11 at 7:00 am
or at least make an effort. I wouldn't mind your constant complaining as much if you tried to change your situation but when you keep choosing to stay in it then you really lose the right to complain...
Maybe when someone has been in a position for quite a long time like I have(4 years) in April,It gets to you,the stress,the cars,noise,customers that whole thing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/24/11 at 7:01 am
Exactly.
Howard, this may seem harsh, but I am not in a nice mood. If you are not going to do anything to fix the situation then you need to quit bitching about it. The constant complaining does you absolutely no good and gets annoying. Sorry, but it is the truth.
Now for my rant...why in the hell is it so hard for my mom to deal with my religion. She is constantly complaining to my sister about my being a Christian and if I get married we would have another "Christian" in the family. I could see her being this way if I were pushing it on her, but I don't. I know how she is about it so I let it be with her.
Part two of said rant...why does my dang sister feel the need to tell me every time my mom goes off. I am fine being blissfully unaware of the rants. >:(
Sorry. Dag. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/24/11 at 7:20 am
Maybe when someone has been in a position for quite a long time like I have(4 years) in April,It gets to you,the stress,the cars,noise,customers that whole thing.
So, as several others have said, quit b!tchen and do something about it, if not for your sake, for ours
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/24/11 at 9:55 am
That's what I need to do. I just need to figure out how to approach it without making my sister mad. She has a short fuse and if you ask her something like that she gets pouty. I am going to think of a way to tell her, though. I am to the point that I don't care if it makes her mad.
It sure felt good to vent, though. :D
that's why I think you shouldn't bring it up until the next time she starts the subject... she'll say blah blah blah mom, you, religion...blah.
you can say Thanks sis I appreciate you sharing this with me but I think i'd feel better if maybe next time you didn't I'm a little sensitive that mom doesn't understand and I'd just rather not know when she starts up again...
but what do I know I have no siblings.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/24/11 at 9:59 am
Maybe when someone has been in a position for quite a long time like I have(4 years) in April,It gets to you,the stress,the cars,noise,customers that whole thing.
yes howard we understand that but the point you're missing is-
when the old pathmark closed you had the perfect opportunity to look for any other kind of job.
you could have applied for a different company
or
when you met with the pathmark people about moving to a new store you could have asked them they had a position inside...
you did none of these things.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/24/11 at 10:10 am
So, as several others have said, quit b!tchen and do something about it, if not for your sake, for ours
sweet simple and to the point why didn't I think of that?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/24/11 at 12:28 pm
yes howard we understand that but the point you're missing is-
when the old pathmark closed you had the perfect opportunity to look for any other kind of job.
you could have applied for a different company
or
when you met with the pathmark people about moving to a new store you could have asked them they had a position inside...
you did none of these things.
I'll stick it out with pushing carts for the next couple of years even if it kills me,I know it's a bad decision on my part,It's on my shoulders now.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/24/11 at 12:57 pm
I'll stick it out with pushing carts for the next couple of years even if it kills me,I know it's a bad decision on my part,It's on my shoulders now.
It's not a bad decision Howard if that's what you want to do... we just BEG you to please stop complaining about the job or at least stop complaining about the things in the job you can't change.....
you work outdoors. that means you have to deal w/ extreme cold & extreme heat & rain & snow & ice & whatever else there is
so stop complaining about it....
and please stop complaining about people coming up to you and asking you for carts... it's your job to get carts so just give them to them
and please stop complaining about the people in the parking lot. yes they drive too fast... you can't fix it. as long as they don't hit you it's no big deal.
and please stop complaining about stuff that almost happened but didin't for example:
don't complain about the people who almost got in an argument but didn't
don't complain about the woman who almost hit a car with her cart but didn't
don't complain about the woman who was almost mean to you but then they smiled (or whatever that one was about)
oh and don't complain about having to do your job....
don't complain about the manager asking you to go get carts that are further away than you normally go
don't complain about the store being busy on a holiday like thanksgiving and fourth of july
don't complain about I don't know.... whatever else it is you keep complaining about that winds up making us rant about you for 5 pages...
okay I've officially made myself the bad guy but it needed to be said...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/24/11 at 1:21 pm
That's what I need to do. I just need to figure out how to approach it without making my sister mad. She has a short fuse and if you ask her something like that she gets pouty. I am going to think of a way to tell her, though. I am to the point that I don't care if it makes her mad.
It sure felt good to vent, though. :D
I don't know what you may need to do, but I've had to act like a teenager so my mom can ask me why I'm acting like that before I clearly tell her what the problem is and that it's her problem. No na na's or anything. Don't know if she payed attention or not, but she didn't e-mail me back crap.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/24/11 at 6:27 pm
that's why I think you shouldn't bring it up until the next time she starts the subject... she'll say blah blah blah mom, you, religion...blah.
Not a bad idea. I think I will use it. Thanks. :)
okay I've officially made myself the bad guy but it needed to be said...
No, you didn't. You were nicer than I was. I agree with your post 1000%.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/24/11 at 8:32 pm
Not a bad idea. I think I will use it. Thanks. :)
No, you didn't. You were nicer than I was. I agree with your post 1000%.
you're welcome
and
thanks!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 01/24/11 at 8:42 pm
And I am officially staying out of this one!
But can I say been there done that ;)
And yes it will return full cycle! Rant away O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/25/11 at 6:42 am
It's not a bad decision Howard if that's what you want to do... we just BEG you to please stop complaining about the job or at least stop complaining about the things in the job you can't change.....
you work outdoors. that means you have to deal w/ extreme cold & extreme heat & rain & snow & ice & whatever else there is
so stop complaining about it....
and please stop complaining about people coming up to you and asking you for carts... it's your job to get carts so just give them to them
and please stop complaining about the people in the parking lot. yes they drive too fast... you can't fix it. as long as they don't hit you it's no big deal.
and please stop complaining about stuff that almost happened but didin't for example:
don't complain about the people who almost got in an argument but didn't
don't complain about the woman who almost hit a car with her cart but didn't
don't complain about the woman who was almost mean to you but then they smiled (or whatever that one was about)
oh and don't complain about having to do your job....
don't complain about the manager asking you to go get carts that are further away than you normally go
don't complain about the store being busy on a holiday like thanksgiving and fourth of july
don't complain about I don't know.... whatever else it is you keep complaining about that winds up making us rant about you for 5 pages...
okay I've officially made myself the bad guy but it needed to be said...
You've said a mouthful. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/25/11 at 7:02 am
You've said a mouthful. :o
But, did you read it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 01/25/11 at 7:06 am
But, did you read it?
exactly the comment I was going to post
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/25/11 at 7:14 am
But, did you read it?
Yes I did.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/25/11 at 12:35 pm
You've said a mouthful. :o
and you've probably read none of it ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/25/11 at 12:36 pm
But, did you read it?
;D karma!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/25/11 at 12:36 pm
exactly the comment I was going to post
sorry I already gave you your karma today....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/25/11 at 12:37 pm
Yes I did.
we'll see.... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/25/11 at 1:24 pm
Yes I did.
Come on Howard, you can do it!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Reynolds1863 on 01/25/11 at 2:29 pm
People who rant about liberals but can't answer a detailed question. It happens to me a lot. Bitch about Socialism, big government and John Steward but can't discuss the Gold Standard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/25/11 at 2:58 pm
People who rant about liberals but can't answer a detailed question. It happens to me a lot. Bitch about Socialism, big government and John Steward but can't discuss the Gold Standard.
I totally agree-people who talk sh!t about stuff they have no idea what they are talking about.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/25/11 at 3:03 pm
THIRD!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 01/25/11 at 4:29 pm
I'd like to complain about my local cart guys. They keep whingeing and whining whenever I ask them for a cart...or smile at them. They even complained (to my wife) about the time I didn't ask for a cart!! :o
Hey wait a minute...could it be that they just want an excuse to hang around my wife??? :o
Bloody cart guys!!!!! >:( >:( ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/25/11 at 4:37 pm
I'd like to complain about my local cart guys. They keep whingeing and whining whenever I ask them for a cart...or smile at them. They even complained (to my wife) about the time I didn't ask for a cart!! :o
Hey wait a minute...could it be that they just want an excuse to hang around my wife??? :o
Bloody cart guys!!!!! >:( >:( ;)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/25/11 at 4:56 pm
I'd like to complain about my local cart guys. They keep whingeing and whining whenever I ask them for a cart...or smile at them. They even complained (to my wife) about the time I didn't ask for a cart!! :o
Hey wait a minute...could it be that they just want an excuse to hang around my wife??? :o
Bloody cart guys!!!!! >:( >:( ;)
That, Sir, has earned you some karma. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/25/11 at 5:24 pm
I'm tired of the neighbors dogs coming out barking at me and nibbling on my legs as I walk by on the sidewalk. I learned today that they wont nibble on me if I look like I'm going to hit them with something, but why cant the neighbors keep their dogs in their yard?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/25/11 at 5:46 pm
sorry I already gave you your karma today....
Got her for ya.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/25/11 at 5:46 pm
That, Sir, has earned you some karma. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Ditto. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/25/11 at 7:29 pm
I'd like to complain about my local cart guys. They keep whingeing and whining whenever I ask them for a cart...or smile at them. They even complained (to my wife) about the time I didn't ask for a cart!! :o
Hey wait a minute...could it be that they just want an excuse to hang around my wife??? :o
Bloody cart guys!!!!! >:( >:( ;)
Karma from me too
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/25/11 at 8:17 pm
and you've probably read none of it ::)
Yes I've read it,What? You don't believe me? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/25/11 at 8:49 pm
Yes I've read it,What? You don't believe me? ???
Not really, Howard. You have a history of not reading entire posts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 01/25/11 at 10:47 pm
Not really, Howard. You have a history of not reading entire posts.
That's OK, he doesn't write complete posts either.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/26/11 at 1:23 am
Got her for ya.
damn now I owe you some too! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/26/11 at 1:24 am
Yes I've read it,What? You don't believe me? ???
what dag said
Not really, Howard. You have a history of not reading entire posts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/26/11 at 1:29 am
That's OK, he doesn't write complete posts either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcYppAs6ZdI&feature=related
more karma ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/26/11 at 6:41 am
I'd like to complain about my local cart guys. They keep whingeing and whining whenever I ask them for a cart...or smile at them. They even complained (to my wife) about the time I didn't ask for a cart!! :o
Hey wait a minute...could it be that they just want an excuse to hang around my wife??? :o
Bloody cart guys!!!!! >:( >:( ;)
Why would I hang around your wife? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/26/11 at 6:42 am
Not really, Howard. You have a history of not reading entire posts.
I know that. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/26/11 at 7:07 am
I know that. ::)
Well then, don't be surprised when people don't believe that you read the post.
And don't roll your eyes at me, young man. I will smack you upside the head so hard they will freeze that way. :P ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/26/11 at 7:10 am
Well then, don't be surprised when people don't believe that you read the post.
And don't roll your eyes at me, young man. I will smack you upside the head so hard they will freeze that way. :P ;)
:P Please! you wish you could put your hand through the computer.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/26/11 at 7:14 am
:P Please! you wish you could put your hand through the computer.
Don't tempt me.......:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/26/11 at 8:37 am
Aw crap I owe dag more karma! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/26/11 at 1:57 pm
Don't tempt me.......:P
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_trNXEJH1uDA/SOBFBEsvc8I/AAAAAAAAAT4/CHgJITkR98A/s320/Slap.jpg
*SLAP*! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 01/26/11 at 4:23 pm
Why would I hang around your wife? ;D
At this point I could say so many things. However, unacustomed as I am .... :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 01/26/11 at 4:24 pm
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_trNXEJH1uDA/SOBFBEsvc8I/AAAAAAAAAT4/CHgJITkR98A/s320/Slap.jpg
*SLAP*! :P
Bad, bad!!! You shouldn't be slapping a lady!! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/26/11 at 5:56 pm
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_trNXEJH1uDA/SOBFBEsvc8I/AAAAAAAAAT4/CHgJITkR98A/s320/Slap.jpg
*SLAP*! :P
Not a good idea, Howard. You may not like the consequences. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/27/11 at 6:47 am
Bad, bad!!! You shouldn't be slapping a lady!! >:(
Hey She threatened me. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/27/11 at 6:48 am
Not a good idea, Howard. You may not like the consequences. :P
Try me! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/27/11 at 7:02 am
Try me! :P
You copped an attitude with me first. I suggest you quit while I am ahead
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/27/11 at 7:14 am
You copped an attitude with me first. I suggest you quite while I am ahead
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FmvVm1RxDX4/R4BMnlXq8bI/AAAAAAAAB70/QmcxwK3xdf8/s400/surrender_flag3.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/27/11 at 10:11 am
You copped an attitude with me first. I suggest you quite while I am ahead
Damn I started the day owing you only one and now I owe you two again ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/27/11 at 6:09 pm
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FmvVm1RxDX4/R4BMnlXq8bI/AAAAAAAAB70/QmcxwK3xdf8/s400/surrender_flag3.jpg
I accept your surrender. 8) ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/27/11 at 6:46 pm
One paid one still owed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/27/11 at 7:37 pm
One paid one still owed.
Thanks 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/28/11 at 6:31 am
I accept your surrender. 8) ;)
Thanks. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/28/11 at 6:34 am
Is New York ever going to see Spring? ::) I mean all these snowstorms back to back every week is getting kind of monotnous already,I think it's time for a big huge rainfall and we're almost there for the winter's hugest record snowfall for the season,I think by the time this winter is over,the record will be busted.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/28/11 at 7:21 am
Is New York ever going to see Spring? ::) I mean all these snowstorms back to back every week is getting kind of monotnous already,I think it's time for a big huge rainfall and we're almost there for the winter's hugest record snowfall for the season,I think by the time this winter is over,the record will be busted.
Yeah, the whole north east is getting pounded this year. We haven't seen any snow down here (eat yous heart out) :) ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 01/28/11 at 11:07 am
over here it's just been foggy foggy foggy. Hopefully we wont get a bunch of extra days in 100 to try an kill off my plants as well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/28/11 at 12:53 pm
Vent for today ---------------------------->>>>>>> I need a nap. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/28/11 at 5:26 pm
Vent for today ---------------------------->>>>>>> I need a nap. >:(
So go take a f'en nape, what's the f'en problem. Like Mr C you need to get it through your head that the world doesn't revolve around you and your pathetic problems, like needing a nap. Your "parent problem" was worth a post, but IMHO this is nonsense
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/28/11 at 5:35 pm
My rant has to do with namby pamby board members who b!tch and moan about every little thing that inconveniences them. That's the way the world is. You stub your toe? WE DON"T CARE, nor do we post it here as a great catastrophe. Get a LIFE
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/28/11 at 5:43 pm
My rant has to do with namby pamby board members who b!tch and moan about every little thing that inconveniences them. That's the way the world is. You stub your toe? WE DON"T CARE, nor do we post it here as a great catastrophe. Get a LIFE
you mean like Howard's constant complaints about the weather....
karma...(or karma owed) I'm not sure which yet... ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/28/11 at 8:11 pm
Yeah, the whole north east is getting pounded this year. We haven't seen any snow down here (eat yous heart out) :) ;D ;D
Man I'm jealous,I need your weather.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/28/11 at 8:21 pm
So go take a f'en nape, what's the f'en problem. Like Mr C you need to get it through your head that the world doesn't revolve around you and your pathetic problems, like needing a nap. Your "parent problem" was worth a post, but IMHO this is nonsense
You know I was joking right? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/29/11 at 7:07 pm
You know I was joking right? ???
Your angry icon suggested otherwise, but I'll take your word NHF?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/29/11 at 7:11 pm
Your angry icon suggested otherwise, but I'll take your word NHF?
What a strange misunderstanding! :D
It's easy to misunderstand someone over the internet because you can't always read their tone or context. :)
NHF either.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 01/30/11 at 2:58 am
My rant has to do with namby pamby board members who b!tch and moan about every little thing that inconveniences them. That's the way the world is. You stub your toe? WE DON"T CARE, nor do we post it here as a great catastrophe. Get a LIFE
Yeah...that's what twitter is for!!! Damn...I broke a nail typing that. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/30/11 at 7:54 am
;D gibbo. Karma
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/30/11 at 7:18 pm
How do you guys deal with busy parking lots with people honking their horns in back of you or driving so fast? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/30/11 at 8:26 pm
How do you guys deal with busy parking lots with people honking their horns in back of you or driving so fast? ???
Ignore them or get out of the way.
Or both.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 01/30/11 at 8:55 pm
Lead, Follow, Ignore them or get out of the way.
Fixt :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/30/11 at 9:04 pm
Fixt :)
Not sure that works if you're on foot in the parking lot. Lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/31/11 at 6:38 am
Ignore them or get out of the way.
Or both.
I try to ignore them,Sometimes they want to curse you out or threaten you by trying to run you over. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/31/11 at 7:35 am
I try to ignore them,Sometimes they want to curse you out or threaten you by trying to run you over. ::)
Foo said "lead, follow, or get out of the way". In this case I would get out of the way.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/31/11 at 8:27 am
I try to ignore them,Sometimes they want to curse you out or threaten you by trying to run you over. ::)
Ignore them anyway. Even if they say they're gonna run you over they won't do it.
But maybe you need to walk faster. Maybe take less carts at a time if you can't control them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/31/11 at 8:28 am
Are you the only cart guy getting honked at or do they honk at everyone?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/31/11 at 2:45 pm
Foo said "lead, follow, or get out of the way". In this case I would get out of the way.
I guess I would get out of the way or they'll threaten to run me over.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/31/11 at 2:46 pm
Ignore them anyway. Even if they say they're gonna run you over they won't do it.
But maybe you need to walk faster. Maybe take less carts at a time if you can't control them.
There is still snow and frozen ice on the ground,I can't drive the carts any faster.I go at my own pace.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/31/11 at 2:48 pm
There is still snow and frozen ice on the ground,I can't drive the carts any faster.I go at my own pace.
then don't worry about the people behind you. let em honk... maybe it makes them feel better.
btw... when there's unfrozen ice on the ground do you call it "unfrozen ice" or do you just call it a puddle?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/31/11 at 2:48 pm
Are you the only cart guy getting honked at or do they honk at everyone?
cars honk at other people in cars too over there but I'm pretty sure other cart guys get honked at as well I'm not the only one. They just tell me to ignore them,That's all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/31/11 at 2:49 pm
then don't worry about the people behind you. let em honk... maybe it makes them feel better.
btw... when there's unfrozen ice on the ground do you call it "unfrozen ice" or do you just call it a puddle?
That's why I come home sometimes with my head splittin'.
A big black puddle.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/31/11 at 2:52 pm
cars honk at other people in cars too over there but I'm pretty sure other cart guys get honked at as well I'm not the only one. They just tell me to ignore them,That's all.
then here's a novel suggestion Howard... try ignoring it. Who cares if people honk. They are impatient... let it go.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 01/31/11 at 3:06 pm
then here's a novel suggestion Howard... try ignoring it. Who cares if people honk. They are impatient... let it go.
They're just stressed out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/31/11 at 4:00 pm
%$#^*(#@ hot flashes!!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/31/11 at 4:54 pm
I fell today because of the darn icy weather. ;D
I hate icy snow; it's so easy to trip OR get into a car accident!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/31/11 at 5:34 pm
%$#^*(#@ hot flashes!!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
OOOHhhhh so that's why your new email address is OneHotCatwoman@
:D sorry couldn't resist! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 01/31/11 at 5:48 pm
OOOHhhhh so that's why your new email address is OneHotCatwoman@
:D sorry couldn't resist! ;)
touche, and karma
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/31/11 at 6:06 pm
btw... when there's unfrozen ice on the ground do you call it "unfrozen ice" or do you just call it a puddle?
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 01/31/11 at 6:09 pm
%$#^*(#@ hot flashes!!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
:( Karma even though it won't help
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 01/31/11 at 6:33 pm
Perhaps CatwomanofV should visit 80sfan and melt some of that ice. The frozen ice that is... ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 01/31/11 at 6:36 pm
Perhaps CatwomanofV should visit 80sfan and melt some of that ice. The frozen ice that is... ;)
;D KARMA
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 01/31/11 at 7:10 pm
Perhaps CatwomanofV should visit 80sfan and melt some of that ice. The frozen ice that is... ;)
Lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 01/31/11 at 7:23 pm
OOOHhhhh so that's why your new email address is OneHotCatwoman@
:D sorry couldn't resist! ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D
touche, and karma
:( Karma even though it won't help
Perhaps CatwomanofV should visit 80sfan and melt some of that ice. The frozen ice that is... ;)
Lol
Karma all around (except Q because I keep getting something about 24 hours. I owe you.)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/01/11 at 12:30 am
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/01/11 at 6:49 am
I fell today because of the darn icy weather. ;D
I hate icy snow; it's so easy to trip OR get into a car accident!
especially when you're pushing carts like me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/01/11 at 9:35 am
especially when you're pushing carts like me.
Luckily I wasn't extremely hurt.
I hope you don't fall Howard. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/01/11 at 7:11 pm
Luckily I wasn't extremely hurt.
I hope you don't fall Howard. :(
I fell this afternoon but luckily for me the slush caught my fall,It's a real ice skating rink out in the parking lot. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/01/11 at 7:16 pm
I fell this afternoon but luckily for me the slush caught my fall,It's a real ice skating rink out in the parking lot. :o
Have you looked into getting these like karen suggested?
http://www.slipresistant.net/Slip-Resistant-Product-Images/grip-x/grip-x-ice-grippers-soles-275.jpg
http://www.slipresistant.net/Slip-Resistant-Pages/grip-x-ice-grippers-for-shoes.html
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/01/11 at 7:32 pm
Have you looked into getting these like karen suggested?
http://www.slipresistant.net/Slip-Resistant-Product-Images/grip-x/grip-x-ice-grippers-soles-275.jpg
http://www.slipresistant.net/Slip-Resistant-Pages/grip-x-ice-grippers-for-shoes.html
Yes I did,I will have to get some money together or just use my credit card.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/01/11 at 7:38 pm
Yes I did,I will have to get some money together or just use my credit card.
well you should probably do it before the season changes...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/01/11 at 7:51 pm
I fell this afternoon but luckily for me the slush caught my fall,It's a real ice skating rink out in the parking lot. :o
When it comes to ice and me; I'm clumsy as heck. :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/02/11 at 6:46 am
well you should probably do it before the season changes...
I think the snow will be here for a while.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/02/11 at 6:57 am
I fell this afternoon but luckily for me the slush caught my fall,It's a real ice skating rink out in the parking lot. :o
Don't they salt the parking lot? In VT all the super markets do.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/02/11 at 7:42 am
Have you looked into getting these like karen suggested?
http://www.slipresistant.net/Slip-Resistant-Product-Images/grip-x/grip-x-ice-grippers-soles-275.jpg
http://www.slipresistant.net/Slip-Resistant-Pages/grip-x-ice-grippers-for-shoes.html
or any proper winter wear???? Some under armour gloves, some bog/muck boots, insulated jeans (fleece lined/ flannel lined), carhartt's ????
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/02/11 at 7:45 am
Yes I did,I will have to get some money together or just use my credit card.
Your job pays you, you should spend money for the proper clothing for you job before anything else. Howard, Ice Cleats are like $10 - $25, they are not that expensive.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/02/11 at 8:24 am
Yes I did,I will have to get some money together or just use my credit card.
As my mother used to say "Sh!t or get off the pot!!"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/02/11 at 8:28 am
Yes I did,I will have to get some money together or just use my credit card.
1 Not that long ago I remember you complaining about all the money you had in an envelope ($200 springs to mind as a figure)
2 That's what credit cards are for
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/02/11 at 8:41 am
As my mother used to say "Sh!t or get off the pot!!"
were you two? and she was standing in the doorway screaming at you while you were on the plastic potty training toilet? :-\\
yeah mine did that to me too... to this day I can't use a public restroom. I just sit there and sit there...if I'm in a really big hurry I'll ask the person in the next stall to start screaming at me. at first they're a little embarrassed but then they REALLY get into it :o . Ultimately I think it's a cathartic experience for us both I'm no longer backed up and they have released some deep seeded repressed anger. O0
^sarcasm ;) 8)
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/02/11 at 8:43 am
1 Not that long ago I remember you complaining about all the money you had in an envelope ($200 springs to mind as a figure)
2 That's what credit cards are for
My stupid karma button isn't working!!!! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/02/11 at 8:49 am
As my mother used to say "Sh!t or get off the pot!!"
Not Howard... He is soo constipated, he just hangs out. He knows if he hangs out long enough - whining about it hurting when he pushes - it will eventually fall out and problem solved. The rest of us, take an enema and fix the problem immediately... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/02/11 at 8:49 am
^too graphic ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/02/11 at 8:50 am
^too graphic ???
no...but I was thinking... I have never taken an enema... I'm a pusher! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/02/11 at 8:53 am
no...but I was thinking... I have never taken an enema... I'm a pusher! ;D
I have had to give my daughter enema's, it was horrible (she was aged 3-5), as a last resort. Her stomach would actually puff out and be filled with gas. WE KNEW.
SO FAR - knock on wood, we have the issues resolved
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/02/11 at 12:47 pm
Don't they salt the parking lot? In VT all the super markets do.
It's good but not great these plowpeople are quite lazy sometimes. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/02/11 at 12:49 pm
Your job pays you, you should spend money for the proper clothing for you job before anything else. Howard, Ice Cleats are like $10 - $25, they are not that expensive.
Are Ice Cleats like ice skates? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/02/11 at 12:50 pm
1 Not that long ago I remember you complaining about all the money you had in an envelope ($200 springs to mind as a figure)
2 That's what credit cards are for
We had to spend it down to buy stuff for and around the house.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/02/11 at 12:52 pm
Not Howard... He is soo constipated, he just hangs out. He knows if he hangs out long enough - whining about it hurting when he pushes - it will eventually fall out and problem solved. The rest of us, take an enema and fix the problem immediately... ::)
;D Sami you make me laugh hard!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/02/11 at 5:17 pm
Ok guys, close your eyes, skip over this post because I am going to rant about a woman issue.
I am trying to find bra & panty sets that match. I want them in solid colors and different colors (other than just white and/or black) and made in silky material. I don't think that is asking too much. WHY CAN'T I FIND THEM??!!! If any of you women out there know of a place, please let me know.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/02/11 at 5:49 pm
Are Ice Cleats like ice skates? ???
They are the picture that Karen first (1 believe) and then Q showed you
Someone help me here.... insert face palm smiley
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/02/11 at 5:52 pm
Ok guys, close your eyes, skip over this post because I am going to rant about a woman issue.
I am trying to find bra & panty sets that match. I want them in solid colors and different colors (other than just white and/or black) and made in silky material. I don't think that is asking too much. WHY CAN'T I FIND THEM??!!! If any of you women out there know of a place, please let me know.
Cat
Ummm Victoria's secret (they should be having their semi-annual Bra and Panty sale soon)... Yes they are pricey but the Bra's will last, unlike the $20 ones and they only last 2 months before they start breaking apart... If you need a larger size Lane Bryant has a great selection as well!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/02/11 at 6:13 pm
Ummm Victoria's secret (they should be having their semi-annual Bra and Panty sale soon)... Yes they are pricey but the Bra's will last, unlike the $20 ones and they only last 2 months before they start breaking apart... If you need a larger size Lane Bryant has a great selection as well!
You don't have to tell me about Victoria's Secret. They USED to have the ones that I really liked. One day I walked in and they told me that they discontinued my bra and I said, "OMG, I feel like Peg Bundy." I did go there before coming to PR. They had SOME but they are getting less & less matching. I guess I will have to settle for what VS has if I can't find any place else. But, I will check out Lane Bryant. Thanks, & karma.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/02/11 at 6:33 pm
were you two? and she was standing in the doorway screaming at you while you were on the plastic potty training toilet? :-\\
yeah mine did that to me too... to this day I can't use a public restroom. I just sit there and sit there...if I'm in a really big hurry I'll ask the person in the next stall to start screaming at me. at first they're a little embarrassed but then they REALLY get into it :o . Ultimately I think it's a cathartic experience for us both I'm no longer backed up and they have released some deep seeded repressed anger. O0
^sarcasm ;) 8)
:D
TMI, TMI
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/02/11 at 6:36 pm
You don't have to tell me about Victoria's Secret. They USED to have the ones that I really liked. One day I walked in and they told me that they discontinued my bra and I said, "OMG, I feel like Peg Bundy." I did go there before coming to PR. They had SOME but they are getting less & less matching. I guess I will have to settle for what VS has if I can't find any place else. But, I will check out Lane Bryant. Thanks, & karma.
Cat
I figured you knew about VS... I didn't think vermont was that sheltered. But THey have WONDERFUL selection online, if you know what size and what you like. I love their t-shirt line... with the gel cups
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/02/11 at 6:46 pm
I was just in a hanes outlet I think they have what you described.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/02/11 at 6:48 pm
TMI, TMI
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/02/11 at 8:18 pm
^too graphic ???
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/03/11 at 9:04 am
Have I complained about the former tenants? Even if I have I'm going to complain again!
One from the last family has bailiffs and other collection agencies chasing him. A couple of weeks ago I had to write to two different places (High Court office and a bailiffs) providing proof of our name. And today a letter has come from another company looking for this guy.
He must have had some money issues before because the lease agreement/finance forms etc were only in his wife's name.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/03/11 at 9:17 am
Have I complained about the former tenants? Even if I have I'm going to complain again!
One from the last family has bailiffs and other collection agencies chasing him. A couple of weeks ago I had to write to two different places (High Court office and a bailiffs) providing proof of our name. And today a letter has come from another company looking for this guy.
He must have had some money issues before because the lease agreement/finance forms etc were only in his wife's name.
Is he still using your address, for forms and such, so they do not know how to track him? He obviously hasn't been Johnny on the spot with making address changes to current information.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/03/11 at 9:49 am
Is he still using your address, for forms and such, so they do not know how to track him? He obviously hasn't been Johnny on the spot with making address changes to current information.
I don't know. The bailiffs said they had used various methods to try and trace him, but all current records come back to this address. When we wrote with proof of our name we also gave the details we had of his wife's name. Perhaps they'll get smart and start searching for her instead.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/03/11 at 10:07 am
Ummm Victoria's secret (they should be having their semi-annual Bra and Panty sale soon)... Yes they are pricey but the Bra's will last, unlike the $20 ones and they only last 2 months before they start breaking apart... If you need a larger size Lane Bryant has a great selection as well!
Lane Bryant had a bunch of bras that I liked but no panties to match. >:(
I was just in a hanes outlet I think they have what you described.
I check out Hanes. They didn't really have what I am looking for.
Have I complained about the former tenants? Even if I have I'm going to complain again!
One from the last family has bailiffs and other collection agencies chasing him. A couple of weeks ago I had to write to two different places (High Court office and a bailiffs) providing proof of our name. And today a letter has come from another company looking for this guy.
He must have had some money issues before because the lease agreement/finance forms etc were only in his wife's name.
Did you have the same tenants we used to have?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/03/11 at 10:13 am
Lane Bryant had a bunch of bras that I liked but no panties to match. >:(
I check out Hanes. They didn't really have what I am looking for.
Did you have the same tenants we used to have?
Cat
Sorry... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/03/11 at 10:38 am
Sorry... :-\\
Not your fault. I just don't understand why manufacturers don't like to make matching sets. I have searched the internet and it seems that I am not the only woman who prefers to have matching sets. Maybe some manufacturer will realize there is a fountain of wealth in it because very few other are doing it. I have often thought about starting my own company because I can't find the clothes I want-but I can't sew so that wouldn't work. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/03/11 at 11:13 am
Not your fault. I just don't understand why manufacturers don't like to make matching sets. I have searched the internet and it seems that I am not the only woman who prefers to have matching sets. Maybe some manufacturer will realize there is a fountain of wealth in it because very few other are doing it. I have often thought about starting my own company because I can't find the clothes I want-but I can't sew so that wouldn't work. :-\\
Cat
I can understand not selling sets but it really shouldn't be impossible for us to find panties (in different cuts, bikini/high cut, etc.) to match a bra. My problem is, if I find a bra I like the coordinating bottoms are not the cut I like. Have you tried Kohls? Last time I was there I had to get undies and they seemed to have a large selection.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/03/11 at 3:31 pm
I can understand not selling sets but it really shouldn't be impossible for us to find panties (in different cuts, bikini/high cut, etc.) to match a bra. My problem is, if I find a bra I like the coordinating bottoms are not the cut I like. Have you tried Kohls? Last time I was there I had to get undies and they seemed to have a large selection.
I hear ya. I like the bikini cut WITHOUT a thong 8-P but it is getting harder and harder to find them.
Yeah, I check out Kohls.
The closest to what I'm looking for is VS-but the matching sets are very limited (not to mention expensive.)
Thanks, Ladies for your assistance. If anyone can think of any other place for me to check out, I am open to ideas.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/03/11 at 4:10 pm
I hear ya. I like the bikini cut WITHOUT a thong 8-P but it is getting harder and harder to find them.
Yeah, I check out Kohls.
The closest to what I'm looking for is VS-but the matching sets are very limited (not to mention expensive.)
Thanks, Ladies for your assistance. If anyone can think of any other place for me to check out, I am open to ideas.
Cat
Hey - I have never shopped there but Aerie is a place some of the girls in the school shop at. It is new, and quickly looking at their site they have some matching sets.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/03/11 at 4:45 pm
Hey - I have never shopped there but Aerie is a place some of the girls in the school shop at. It is new, and quickly looking at their site they have some matching sets.
Unfortunately, their matching sets are not solid colors-they are all prints. I do like some of their bras-but again, they don't have undies that match.
Even if they are sold separately is not the issue. This issue is they don't sell undies that match the bras-in solid colors (other than just black & white). I really don't think that I am being extremely picky.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/03/11 at 4:56 pm
Unfortunately, their matching sets are not solid colors-they are all prints. I do like some of their bras-but again, they don't have undies that match.
Even if they are sold separately is not the issue. This issue is they don't sell undies that match the bras-in solid colors (other than just black & white). I really don't think that I am being extremely picky.
Cat
Sorry - I just quickly looked... and I knew it was a new place. I am tapped out of ideas. I buy matching sets, but I just buy a set when I see one; I guess I have never bought a set to purposely buy a set... Good luck.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/03/11 at 5:14 pm
I've heard that they have matching sets a place called 'Naughty But Nice'!! ;) ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 02/03/11 at 5:22 pm
Tired of cold weather.
Tired of dialysis.
Tired of traversing to and from dialysis in the cold weather. It's not suppsoed to be 11 degrees in the South unless I'm inside a meat freezer selecting a side of beef to go on the grill. >:(
That is all. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/03/11 at 6:42 pm
I don't know. The bailiffs said they had used various methods to try and trace him, but all current records come back to this address. When we wrote with proof of our name we also gave the details we had of his wife's name. Perhaps they'll get smart and start searching for her instead.
Can't you simply return his mail to the post office marked address unknown?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/03/11 at 7:11 pm
you know what's annoying? I like the cotton sports ones that used to come in a nice solid black, grey, blue set...now they have all these horrible colors and designs. I'm sorry if I wanted orange and teal paisley I would shop at VS... just give me nice boring solids please! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/03/11 at 7:32 pm
My rant today is about all the 90s threads that are all the same. ::)
Don't get me wrong I LOVE the 90s because I grew up in it, but the threads are starting to get repetitive!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/03/11 at 7:34 pm
My rant today is about all the 90s threads that are all the same. ::)
Don't get me wrong I LOVE the 90s because I grew up in it, but the threads are starting to get repetitive!!
my rant is that you beat me to posting a rant about redundant 90s threads! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/03/11 at 7:36 pm
my rant is that you beat me to posting a rant about redundant 90s threads! :P
I made repetitive threads the first 2 weeks I was at inthe00s.com, then I realized I should be more innovative or not make a thread at all! I've been reading the website since 2001, but didn't join until 2008. 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/03/11 at 7:45 pm
I made repetitive threads the first 2 weeks I was at inthe00s.com, then I realized I should be more innovative or not make a thread at all! I've been reading the website since 2001, but didn't join until 2008. 8)
well we're happy you joined and welcome interesting threads should you choose to start one. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/03/11 at 7:58 pm
I've heard that they have matching sets a place called 'Naughty But Nice'!! ;) ::)
Ooh where? ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/03/11 at 7:59 pm
My rant today is about all the 90s threads that are all the same. ::)
Don't get me wrong I LOVE the 90s because I grew up in it, but the threads are starting to get repetitive!!
and some of the 80's too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/04/11 at 1:43 am
Can't you simply return his mail to the post office marked address unknown?
I am doing that for regular mail. These letters are from people wanting money for unpaid court fines etc. They can legally remove property to sell to pay off these fines.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/04/11 at 2:12 am
Here is my short and sweet rant for today;
My job was made redundant today...and it really sucks....like lemons (not one, but two..or more) ...mixed with grapefruit...and other sour stuff!! >:(
...a little worried because I'm on the wrong side of 50. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 02/04/11 at 2:19 am
I'm very sorry to hear that Gibbo.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/04/11 at 2:26 am
I'm very sorry to hear that Gibbo.
Thanks Patty ... just feeling a little sorry for myself. I have that luxury for a couple of days or so .... then, I'd better get off my backside, obtain a dose of confidence and start applying for available jobs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/04/11 at 6:35 am
Here is my short and sweet rant for today;
My job was made redundant today...and it really sucks....like lemons (not one, but two..or more) ...mixed with grapefruit...and other sour stuff!! >:(
...a little worried because I'm on the wrong side of 50. :-\\
Oh Sorry Gibbo =( I hope you find something quickly! Surely payroll/accounting is especially important. If all else, you can fall back on your compassionate side and go to Human Resources 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/04/11 at 7:35 am
Here is my short and sweet rant for today;
My job was made redundant today...and it really sucks....like lemons (not one, but two..or more) ...mixed with grapefruit...and other sour stuff!! >:(
...a little worried because I'm on the wrong side of 50. :-\\
Good luck finding something - hope its even better than your present job
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/04/11 at 10:03 am
Here is my short and sweet rant for today;
My job was made redundant today...and it really sucks....like lemons (not one, but two..or more) ...mixed with grapefruit...and other sour stuff!! >:(
...a little worried because I'm on the wrong side of 50. :-\\
Hopefully a little karma will help. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/04/11 at 10:38 am
that really sucks Peter.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/04/11 at 11:19 am
Here is my short and sweet rant for today;
My job was made redundant today...and it really sucks....like lemons (not one, but two..or more) ...mixed with grapefruit...and other sour stuff!! >:(
...a little worried because I'm on the wrong side of 50. :-\\
Sorry to hear this. Good luck finding something new!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/04/11 at 3:37 pm
Here is my short and sweet rant for today;
My job was made redundant today...and it really sucks....like lemons (not one, but two..or more) ...mixed with grapefruit...and other sour stuff!! >:(
...a little worried because I'm on the wrong side of 50. :-\\
Sorry to hear that Gibbo,hope you find something new.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/04/11 at 3:52 pm
Here is my short and sweet rant for today;
My job was made redundant today...and it really sucks....like lemons (not one, but two..or more) ...mixed with grapefruit...and other sour stuff!! >:(
...a little worried because I'm on the wrong side of 50. :-\\
Sorry to hear this, you have my deepest sympathies
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/04/11 at 8:32 pm
Sorry to hear that, Gibbo. Here's to finding another, even better job
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/05/11 at 8:45 am
Sorry to hear about your job gibbo. I hope you are able to find a new one quickly
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/05/11 at 8:46 am
Here is my short and sweet rant for today;
My job was made redundant today...and it really sucks....like lemons (not one, but two..or more) ...mixed with grapefruit...and other sour stuff!! >:(
...a little worried because I'm on the wrong side of 50. :-\\
Remember you are jobfresh, so get your applications out quickly and other companies will pick you up quickly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/05/11 at 1:07 pm
People must love their parking spaces,My Father this afternoon had a parking space open for him and this guy who comes driving in fast takes that parking space that my Father wanted since it was so crowded,so the guy nicely backed out and went somewhere else.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/05/11 at 4:03 pm
People must love their parking spaces,My Father this afternoon had a parking space open for him and this guy who comes driving in fast takes that parking space that my Father wanted since it was so crowded,so the guy nicely backed out and went somewhere else.
If the guy moved for your father, why are you ranting about him??? He was obviously a nice guy and did not care about the parking space at all :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 4:18 pm
If the guy moved for your father, why are you ranting about him??? He was obviously a nice guy and did not care about the parking space at all :(
I think in this case he's ranting about his father.... I mean why else start with people must love parking spaces and end with the guy nicely backed out so my dad could park there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/05/11 at 4:24 pm
I think in this case he's ranting about his father.... I mean why else start with people must love parking spaces and end with the guy nicely backed out so my dad could park there.
OK... I guess. I just did not read it that way :-\\. My mistake...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 4:33 pm
OK... I guess. I just did not read it that way :-\\. My mistake...
well you know... anything is possible.. he could've been ranting about the driver who left the space creating the awkward moment when driver number one (H's Dad) and driver number 2 (other car) had to decide who gets the space... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/05/11 at 4:35 pm
well you know... anything is possible.. he could've been ranting about the driver who left the space creating the awkward moment when driver number one (H's Dad) and driver number 2 (other car) had to decide who gets the space... ::)
no it was about the second guy. he's loves parking spaces so much he had to try out all the available ones in the parking lot
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/05/11 at 4:36 pm
well you know... anything is possible.. he could've been ranting about the driver who left the space creating the awkward moment when driver number one (H's Dad) and driver number 2 (other car) had to decide who gets the space... ::)
I was afraid he was talking of the fast driver taking the space initially... But then the guy left ... (reminding me of the customer who he thought.... Yadda yadda yadda)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/05/11 at 4:43 pm
The people at then furniture store are idiots. My mom offered to buy me a fridge. We have done this before. I pick it out, they call her and she goes to the location close to her, shows her id and approves the sale. Not a big deal.
Lets start off by saying I really didn't want my mom to buy it because then it gets held over my head. I was going to go to a rent to own place. I know you end up paying more than normal, but when you are poor with bad credit you do what you have to do. Plus the fridge at the rent a center wasn't that expensive and really nice.
Anyway, the sales lady at the furniture store tells me they can't do that because I am not my mom and the delivery address is different from the billing address. Duh, I already explained that to her. I told her again that we have done this at least three times before...they call her and have her go show proof of id before they can deliver. I even offered to give her my phone so she could call her. Her number is in their system and they could have called her. It is not like I was asking for the fridge at will call and just take my word for it. She goes and confers with her boss again and comes back with the same reasons why they can't and adds that they have tightened their rules. Since November? I don't freaking think so. I told her I knew it wasn't her fault but this kind of crap is why I hate that store. I said never mind and left. I called my mom to say never mind and got lectured about how dumb I was. I said that I am one of those people that don't have good credit or money so rent to own is they way I have to go. I understand how they work. I explained they wouldn't even call her but I got the lecture.
I have had a crappy week and really didn't need to be treated like I am some kind of moron from my mom. This is one of those times I wish I had a husband so someone else could be here to help deal with all the crap. I am sick of doing it by myself.
I GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 4:44 pm
no it was about the second guy. he's loves parking spaces so much he had to try out all the available ones in the parking lot
;D now that is funny! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 4:46 pm
I was afraid he was talking of the fast driver taking the space initially... But then the guy left ... (reminding me of the customer who he thought.... Yadda yadda yadda)
yeah I know... I was just hoping it wasn't that again... complaining about something that almost happened but didn't... I hate that shyt. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 4:57 pm
(((((hugs)))))) Dag. I feel your pain... nothing feels worse than parents holding a "good deed" over your head....
My old car was going to need about $2500 worth of work soon. I couldn't afford it... but I figured I'd figure something out... my mom decided my car wasn't safe to drive anymore ::) so she decided that she and my father were going to get a new car (cuz his credit doesn't suck like hers and mine does) anyway... they wind up buying a car and giving me their old one... only stipulation was I had to give them 50% of the amount I sold my car for.
anyway now my mom always tells me how much my dad hates the car he bought and how much he misses his car.. I don't even think of the car as mine I feel like I've borrowed it from my parents... when I was in AZ for xmas my dad was like "so, you think I can get the pleasure of driving my car while you're since you're here because I miss it" ::) ya know... if I could afford it I would take over his car payments and take the car he hates... I never asked them to give (or sell me their car for $2,000) so I don't need the guilt trip that you made the bad decision based on the bad decisions I've made in the past. ::)
Funny thing is - they got a hybrid Honda Insight (I drive a CRV)---- my parents drive maybe 50 miles a week....and that's really pushing it... I drive an average of 80-100 miles a week... 300 if I'm go to LA once... 500 in a week if I go to LA twice... during Paleyfest forget about it... if I don't stay with my friend which I might not be able I will put 180 miles a day... and there are 12 days maybe 13 days... of events... um.. yeah... which car makes more sense... :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 5:24 pm
oh... and... okay maybe it's just me... and maybe it seems petty but I was seriously pissed off Sunday night. Today is saturday... 6 days later and I'm still pissed.
Okay so on Sunday at 2230 I went to the grocery store looking for a quick bite to eat. Honestly I had major craving for the packaged Deli fried chicken that they throw together after the deli closes... I went to three stores and they were out. At this time I was 10 miles from home, I drove past Dominoes and thought I could get a pizza and take it home with me. The lights were on, there was a big neon sign hanging in the window that read open, and I could see the guys inside working- one was on the phone taking orders.
I flip a bitch and park at the curb- go up to the door and find it locked. The guy comes to the door and says we're closed.
I say- your sign says your open.
He says well we're closed for pick up but we are open for deliveries.
I say well your sign is misleading if your sign says that you are open then you should be open
He says well we are open ... for deliveries.
I say well then how much to deliver to my car.
He said I can't deliver to your car.
I say that's ridiculous if you are open for deliveries and I want to order something then why won't you deliver to me in my car. I'll be right here waiting. He says he can't deliver because the policy says they can't deliver to outside the store...you have be a distance away.
Well how far away? a few miles.
so I say so basically you're telling me you're denying the owner revenue by refusing to take my business
He says he'd not refusing your business I just can't help you ::)
I tell him that the only reason I stopped is because of the open sign and it's misleading and if you really don't want people in the store you need to turn off the "open" sign. he says well they leave that on because they are open for deliveries. I tell him well that's pretty stupid since the people getting pizza delivered are calling the store and can't see the open sign and I'm pretty sure they'll be able to tell if you are open if you answer the phone and if you don't answer then phone then you are probably closed..
he kind of shrugs at me so I drive off...
I call the next day cuz I am still pissed.. it's more the principle than anything really...
anyway the franchise owner apparently doesn't come in on mondays and the manager doesn't come in until 4.
I call corporate because there's one thing I firmly believe it it's complaining to someone who will listen when I get what I deem poor service. and as you can tell from my comments to you know who---I believe the customer should always be treated like they are more important than the product the company provides...
anyway I call corporate and tell them my story. The customer service person apologizes profusely and says Domino's prides customer service above all else. She says they have to go thru the franchise manager before they will step in so they ask me to give them a few days to get him to call me. Instead of the franchise manager calling I get the Asst Manager who tells me the same thing the guy told me the night before only he says corporate makes the rules. I say well I just got off the phone with corporate and they seem to think my complaint is valid. The guy gives me an "oh well" he doesn't say it but it's in his tone... I tell him I'd just rather talk to the franchise owner.
That was Monday- I still haven't heard from him. I called corporate yesterday (I'm like a dog with a bone lol) and they said they would have him call me next week and if I don't hear from him to call back...
don't know what I want the dude to do I just know I want to be heard... oh and I want him to turn off that freaking OPEN sign when the pick up service is over.
and I want someone to say I'm sorry I was treated rudely and admit that I was denied service...
For the record- yes I could've driven home and ordered a pizza but
A) it's cheaper to pick up so I'd rather get it myself.
B) it was an on the spot decision so I acted on it right then and there
C) I would've had to drive 10-15 minutes home and then waited another 35 minutes for a different domino's to deliver to me (b/c that wasn't the one in my neighborhood)
D) I always have problems with D's delivery because the house is set way back from the road. I always give them exact instructions on how to get to me and they ALWAYS do it wrong.
E) it was late and like I said I was hungry but I also had to go to work the next day at 6am so I didn't want to wait any longer than I had too
F) I have gone to my domino's after hours I didn't know it was after hours it was about a year ago and I went after driving in from AZ- I got home late and had no food at home - they totally let me pay and brought the pizza out to the car and there were no issues... and that part of town where my domino's is - is way more dangerous than the part of town I was in on Sunday - lest they think I was gonna mug them for a small pizza ::)
I know I know way too much detail but it was cathartic!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/05/11 at 5:31 pm
I'd be angry, too. Heck, if I were you I would walk in to the store and demand to talk to the owner. That is not a good way to treat a customer. Give em hell, Q. And, when you are done can you come back to my furniture store and give it to them as well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 5:44 pm
I'd be angry, too. Heck, if I were you I would walk in to the store and demand to talk to the owner. That is not a good way to treat a customer. Give em hell, Q. And, when you are done can you come back to my furniture store and give it to them as well.
I tell ya Dag. I'm serious about customer service. After 20 years of retail I may not have always liked the customers I dealt with but I always tried to give them the best service possible. There were a couple times I got mad. I told you guys about the person I hung up on for making fun of my name. That was probably the only time I was outright rude to a customer...
There was this one time at Barnes & Noble when this guy (I don't remember if I told this story) wanted to return books. We had a strict 30 or 90 day return policy (I forget which) but the guy had the books for 8 months. He'd cracked the spines and written in them and used them and then wanted to return them because he was done with them. I denied his return. He demand the manager who gave him the refund no questions asked it was about $200 I was pissed because there was no regard for the policy and had the books been in good condition I would've returned them too but to use us like a library pissed me off... anyway from that day on I decided the customer gets what the customer wants and I've put it to practice and am usually successful... sometimes it requires more effort than it's worth like going up the chain till you find someone who will do it for you but I am diligent..
on the other hand if I get exceptional service I also go out of my way to make sure someone is aware of it.
and yeah dag if I were I there I'd totally get that fridge for you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/05/11 at 6:01 pm
The people at then furniture store are idiots. My mom offered to buy me a fridge. We have done this before. I pick it out, they call her and she goes to the location close to her, shows her id and approves the sale. Not a big deal.
Lets start off by saying I really didn't want my mom to buy it because then it gets held over my head. I was going to go to a rent to own place. I know you end up paying more than normal, but when you are poor with bad credit you do what you have to do. Plus the fridge at the rent a center wasn't that expensive and really nice.
Anyway, the sales lady at the furniture store tells me they can't do that because I am not my mom and the delivery address is different from the billing address. Duh, I already explained that to her. I told her again that we have done this at least three times before...they call her and have her go show proof of id before they can deliver. I even offered to give her my phone so she could call her. Her number is in their system and they could have called her. It is not like I was asking for the fridge at will call and just take my word for it. She goes and confers with her boss again and comes back with the same reasons why they can't and adds that they have tightened their rules. Since November? I don't freaking think so. I told her I knew it wasn't her fault but this kind of crap is why I hate that store. I said never mind and left. I called my mom to say never mind and got lectured about how dumb I was. I said that I am one of those people that don't have good credit or money so rent to own is they way I have to go. I understand how they work. I explained they wouldn't even call her but I got the lecture.
I have had a crappy week and really didn't need to be treated like I am some kind of moron from my mom. This is one of those times I wish I had a husband so someone else could be here to help deal with all the crap. I am sick of doing it by myself.
I GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))) & karma.
Have you tried looking in the classifieds for a second hand one?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/05/11 at 6:04 pm
oh... and... okay maybe it's just me... and maybe it seems petty but I was seriously pissed off Sunday night. Today is saturday... 6 days later and I'm still pissed.
Okay so on Sunday at 2230 I went to the grocery store looking for a quick bite to eat. Honestly I had major craving for the packaged Deli fried chicken that they throw together after the deli closes... I went to three stores and they were out. At this time I was 10 miles from home, I drove past Dominoes and thought I could get a pizza and take it home with me. The lights were on, there was a big neon sign hanging in the window that read open, and I could see the guys inside working- one was on the phone taking orders.
I flip a bitch and park at the curb- go up to the door and find it locked. The guy comes to the door and says we're closed.
I say- your sign says your open.
He says well we're closed for pick up but we are open for deliveries.
I say well your sign is misleading if your sign says that you are open then you should be open
He says well we are open ... for deliveries.
I say well then how much to deliver to my car.
He said I can't deliver to your car.
I say that's ridiculous if you are open for deliveries and I want to order something then why won't you deliver to me in my car. I'll be right here waiting. He says he can't deliver because the policy says they can't deliver to outside the store...you have be a distance away.
Well how far away? a few miles.
so I say so basically you're telling me you're denying the owner revenue by refusing to take my business
He says he'd not refusing your business I just can't help you ::)
I tell him that the only reason I stopped is because of the open sign and it's misleading and if you really don't want people in the store you need to turn off the "open" sign. he says well they leave that on because they are open for deliveries. I tell him well that's pretty stupid since the people getting pizza delivered are calling the store and can't see the open sign and I'm pretty sure they'll be able to tell if you are open if you answer the phone and if you don't answer then phone then you are probably closed..
he kind of shrugs at me so I drive off...
I call the next day cuz I am still pissed.. it's more the principle than anything really...
anyway the franchise owner apparently doesn't come in on mondays and the manager doesn't come in until 4.
I call corporate because there's one thing I firmly believe it it's complaining to someone who will listen when I get what I deem poor service. and as you can tell from my comments to you know who---I believe the customer should always be treated like they are more important than the product the company provides...
anyway I call corporate and tell them my story. The customer service person apologizes profusely and says Domino's prides customer service above all else. She says they have to go thru the franchise manager before they will step in so they ask me to give them a few days to get him to call me. Instead of the franchise manager calling I get the Asst Manager who tells me the same thing the guy told me the night before only he says corporate makes the rules. I say well I just got off the phone with corporate and they seem to think my complaint is valid. The guy gives me an "oh well" he doesn't say it but it's in his tone... I tell him I'd just rather talk to the franchise owner.
That was Monday- I still haven't heard from him. I called corporate yesterday (I'm like a dog with a bone lol) and they said they would have him call me next week and if I don't hear from him to call back...
don't know what I want the dude to do I just know I want to be heard... oh and I want him to turn off that freaking OPEN sign when the pick up service is over.
and I want someone to say I'm sorry I was treated rudely and admit that I was denied service...
For the record- yes I could've driven home and ordered a pizza but
A) it's cheaper to pick up so I'd rather get it myself.
B) it was an on the spot decision so I acted on it right then and there
C) I would've had to drive 10-15 minutes home and then waited another 35 minutes for a different domino's to deliver to me (b/c that wasn't the one in my neighborhood)
D) I always have problems with D's delivery because the house is set way back from the road. I always give them exact instructions on how to get to me and they ALWAYS do it wrong.
E) it was late and like I said I was hungry but I also had to go to work the next day at 6am so I didn't want to wait any longer than I had too
F) I have gone to my domino's after hours I didn't know it was after hours it was about a year ago and I went after driving in from AZ- I got home late and had no food at home - they totally let me pay and brought the pizza out to the car and there were no issues... and that part of town where my domino's is - is way more dangerous than the part of town I was in on Sunday - lest they think I was gonna mug them for a small pizza ::)
I know I know way too much detail but it was cathartic!!!
(((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))
(Can't give you karma-something about 24 hours).
That's what this thread is for-to vent about sh!t-and yes, what you experienced was sh!t.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 6:11 pm
(((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))
(Can't give you karma-something about 24 hours).
That's what this thread is for-to vent about sh!t-and yes, what you experienced was sh!t.
Cat
thanks Cat I get pissed off about the most random things sometimes! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/05/11 at 7:11 pm
thanks Cat I get pissed off about the most random things sometimes! ;D
I second the rant! I think justified, I would totally be in the same rage (even more so if my children were with me). I get in a very sour mood if hungry, especially if what I want I cannot have! I would have commented earlier! But being lazy and I didn't want to take the time to scroll down (so rant at me)! You should totally have been able to get a pizza!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/05/11 at 7:18 pm
I tell ya Dag. I'm serious about customer service. After 20 years of retail I may not have always liked the customers I dealt with but I always tried to give them the best service possible. There were a couple times I got mad. I told you guys about the person I hung up on for making fun of my name. That was probably the only time I was outright rude to a customer...
There was this one time at Barnes & Noble when this guy (I don't remember if I told this story) wanted to return books. We had a strict 30 or 90 day return policy (I forget which) but the guy had the books for 8 months. He'd cracked the spines and written in them and used them and then wanted to return them because he was done with them. I denied his return. He demand the manager who gave him the refund no questions asked it was about $200 I was pissed because there was no regard for the policy and had the books been in good condition I would've returned them too but to use us like a library pissed me off... anyway from that day on I decided the customer gets what the customer wants and I've put it to practice and am usually successful... sometimes it requires more effort than it's worth like going up the chain till you find someone who will do it for you but I am diligent..
on the other hand if I get exceptional service I also go out of my way to make sure someone is aware of it.
and yeah dag if I were I there I'd totally get that fridge for you.
Did manager ever give reason why they gave the refund?
And direct just give you awesome service ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/05/11 at 7:24 pm
and yeah dag if I were I there I'd totally get that fridge for you.
Thanks. I realized later that I should have just asked for her manager but I was so angry I wasn't thinking straight. This week has been pure hell that started to get really bad yesterday when the park managers basically treated my like I was lying to get out of paying rent. I tried to pay half yesterday and the rest Friday. The way he talked to me was like I was lying about it all. There was a miscommunication when I talked to his wife, she thought I said the fire was outside in the electric pedestal. It was just the loose wire in the pedestal that caused the fire in the house. I told him I didn't appreciate being treated that way. I understand there are people that will say anything to get out of paying rent but I am not one of them. I told him to check my records. In 15 years of living in this park I have been late with rent exactly once. Shouldn't that count for something? This lady at the store brought it all to a head and my mom treating me like an idiot for wanting to go with the option that I could do without help killed it. After I hung up I sat in my car and cried. Thankfully my best friend called and helped me calm down. Poor Sarah doesn't need an insane mom.
I am not thinking about it any more this weekend. We can live without a fridge for a little bit. it is cold enough outside for a cooler and most of our food can come from the cupboard for a week or so. All my meat is in the freezer at work so it isn't lost.
(((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))) & karma.
Have you tried looking in the classifieds for a second hand one?
Cat
Thanks, Cat. Karma backatcha, if I can...otherwise I owe you one.
I haven't looked but I should.
I second the rant! I think justified, I would totally be in the same rage (even more so if my children were with me). I get in a very sour mood if hungry, especially if what I want I cannot have! I would have commented earlier! But being lazy and I didn't want to take the time to scroll down (so rant at me)! You should totally have been able to get a pizza!
Me too, Sami. I say we all gather together and go there demanding to talk to the owner. I bet we would get results then. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/05/11 at 7:43 pm
Manning Maribal (a rather brilliant sociologist) once gave a talk at the college where I taught and pointed out that sales people deal with customers based on their perception of the customer's class, in combination with their race and gender. White males, white females, black males, them black females is the basic order, tempered by perception of class. So Q and Dag, you can expect lots of crap from sales people. It sucks, but then, this is America, what do you expect, equality?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 7:57 pm
Did manager ever give reason why they gave the refund?
And direct just give you awesome service ::)
Naw it was something lame like it was easier to give it to him than argue and - well just send it to the manufacturer for credit. It was ridiculous.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 8:00 pm
I second the rant! I think justified, I would totally be in the same rage (even more so if my children were with me). I get in a very sour mood if hungry, especially if what I want I cannot have! I would have commented earlier! But being lazy and I didn't want to take the time to scroll down (so rant at me)! You should totally have been able to get a pizza!
Yeah I'm not really sure why I didn't rant earlier.
Omg who did I piss off. I'm at costco cuz my tires leaking air. Turns out I had three screws in the tire.... 3 at least it was just the one tire.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 8:04 pm
Manning Maribal (a rather brilliant sociologist) once gave a talk at the college where I taught and pointed out that sales people deal with customers based on their perception of the customer's class, in combination with their race and gender. White males, white females, black males, them black females is the basic order, tempered by perception of class. So Q and Dag, you can expect lots of crap from sales people. It sucks, but then, this is America, what do you expect, equality?
Carlos I'm fully aware of gender/racial baud and even more aware when it's being pulled on me. In this case I didn't feel it was racially motivated class motivated maybe but not racial. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/05/11 at 8:09 pm
More hugs for dag.
Dag your record should totally count for something.
As for the RAC it's not the best option but sometimes it's the only one
I have taken those horrible payday loans out of desperation. Way more expensive than it should be but it's save my ass more than once.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/05/11 at 8:37 pm
Manning Maribal (a rather brilliant sociologist) once gave a talk at the college where I taught and pointed out that sales people deal with customers based on their perception of the customer's class, in combination with their race and gender. White males, white females, black males, them black females is the basic order, tempered by perception of class. So Q and Dag, you can expect lots of crap from sales people. It sucks, but then, this is America, what do you expect, equality?
I think this was more of the combination of a not too bright customer service lady combined with me, a person who has had a very bad week and didn't think to ask to talk to her supervisor.
More hugs for dag.
Dag your record should totally count for something.
As for the RAC it's not the best option but sometimes it's the only one
I have taken those horrible payday loans out of desperation. Way more expensive than it should be but it's save my ass more than once.
Payday loans do suck but they have saved my bacon as well.
The place I was going to get a rent to own fridge had a 120 days same as cash. If you didn't get it paid off by then they gave you a 40% discount on the balance if you could pay it off early. I didn't think it was too bad of a deal. Of course it would have ended up costing more than if I bought from the furniture store, but when you can't get credit you are kind of stuck.
My mom wants to go with me on Monday to tell them it is okay. I will just keep my mouth shut. I plan on giving her whatever the ins company gives me for the fridge that blew up. The fridge at the furniture store was only $379, hopefully the ins co gives me enough that I can pay her totally back.
As for the manager. I bet he got taught a lesson about attitude when dealing with tenants. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/06/11 at 2:28 pm
Yeah I'm not really sure why I didn't rant earlier.
Omg who did I piss off. I'm at costco cuz my tires leaking air. Turns out I had three screws in the tire.... 3 at least it was just the one tire.
Oh no not screws in your tyres
(now what ever happened to that thread?)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/06/11 at 3:27 pm
If the guy moved for your father, why are you ranting about him??? He was obviously a nice guy and did not care about the parking space at all :(
It's the guy's attitude,He said "Ok,I'll move,RELAX"! ::) My Father looked like was going to have a coniption fit.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/06/11 at 7:07 pm
Carlos I'm fully aware of gender/racial baud and even more aware when it's being pulled on me. In this case I didn't feel it was racially motivated class motivated maybe but not racial. ;)
I'm sure you are, but my guess is that there are many on this cite are not, or are in denial, sooo, isn't that why you gave me that very long e-mail address?
Did someone really puncture your tires? Holy sh*t. Sorry about that
<<<<<<<<<<<<<hugs>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/06/11 at 7:56 pm
I hate slow drivers; I swear sometimes these people drive slow just to get on my nerves!! >:(
The people I'm talking about aren't old or handicapped.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/06/11 at 10:04 pm
It's the guy's attitude,He said "Ok,I'll move,RELAX"! ::) My Father looked like was going to have a coniption fit.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/07/11 at 1:07 am
Oh no not screws in your tyres
(now what ever happened to that thread?)
I forgot all about that thread ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/07/11 at 1:10 am
I'm sure you are, but my guess is that there are many on this cite are not, or are in denial, sooo, isn't that why you gave me that very long e-mail address?
Did someone really puncture your tires? Holy sh*t. Sorry about that
<<<<<<<<<<<<<hugs>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Touché! ;D
I don't know if some punctured my tires or not but I didn't drive thru any construction zones so o don't know how I could've gotten thrree
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/07/11 at 1:49 am
Touché! ;D
I don't know if some punctured my tires or not but I didn't drive thru any construction zones so o don't know how I could've gotten thrree
So... at this point... you're three screws looser than you were earlier today? Now, that almost sounded dirty! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/07/11 at 6:42 am
::)
I thought my Father was going to start a fight with him.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/07/11 at 7:01 am
Touché! ;D
I don't know if some punctured my tires or not but I didn't drive thru any construction zones so o don't know how I could've gotten thrree
Maybe your tires are like mine and they attract nails and screws. I went through a period where at least 2 times a year I would get a flat from screws or nails that I have no clue where they came from. ;D
I'm sure you are, but my guess is that there are many on this cite are not, or are in denial, sooo, isn't that why you gave me that very long e-mail address?
I can guarantee my problem wasn't sexist. The lady I fought with just seemed to be not all that bright. I have dealt with my share of sexist a-holes. Usually I just sit back and laugh when they give me that "you are just a dumb woman" attitude then what I say turns out to be right.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 02/07/11 at 11:43 pm
I am not thinking about it any more this weekend. We can live without a fridge for a little bit. it is cold enough outside for a cooler and most of our food can come from the cupboard for a week or so. All my meat is in the freezer at work so it isn't lost.
Wait, whut? A fire? I haven't been keeping up. Lemme browse the thread...
As for the RAChttp://images.sodahead.com/polls/001449621/epic_rage_guy_answer_3_small.jpeg***Foo stops reading and immediately turns into rageguy ***
But that's not what I came to rant about. Came here to rant about Rent-a-Center, aka RCII.
http://chart.bigcharts.com/chart.asp?symb=rcii&time=18y&freq=1wk
If that chart isn't an argument for a compulsory primary-school course in household finance, I don't know what else is.
One year in primary school, a refresher high-school course in home finance at grade 10/11, and I'd reinforce the concept by salting the examples in every math textbook with problems like "If you take the 2-year contract with the 'free' phone at $70/month, or pay $300 for phone and pay only $30/month, at the end of two years, which is the better deal?"
And then, as if the business model wasn't sufficiently weaselly to begin with, they crossed the line.
In a free market, everyone would have sufficient information so as to drive RCII (and AEA, CSH, FCFS out of business. In the words of Glengarry Glen Ross, f*edit*k the lot of ('em).
Meanwhile...
my guess is that there are many on this cite are not, or are in denial,
I'd sleep in an unfurnished apartment, and live off multivitamins (nutrients) peanuts (protein, fat) hot-water-warmed ramen (flavor) and pop-tarts (sugar) before I acquired an appliance from them. If push really came to shove, I'd get my sugar from hot chocolate and/or sugar packets with the coffee at work.
Now I've been lucky - I've only had to do that once, a few days after a move to a new apartment (moved for a job, got my place before the movers got there with my stuff, and although it had an apartment, I also got there before the power was on -- and before I had either a telephone or Internet connectivity to get the power on. *fail*), and I camped out on the floor with a book for a weekend until I could get to work and use the work phone to call the phone company and the power company, took another day or so before the lights came back on. Was a fun "reboot your life" kind of experience, but only because I knew where my next paycheck was coming from, even if I didn't have a bank account into which to deposit it until Monday.
Being able to open a bank account with nothing more than some green bits of paper and some ID isn't much, but I'll concede that the fact that I had a job offer on company letterhead could have been a factor, and that if so, the fact that they opened the account on a Saturday even though my employer was closed for business could well have been the result of "white male privilege". I don't know the bank's policy, but I walked in off the street, plunked down $100 in cash, a letter from an employer that was closed, and from a bank that was also closed, and they gave me an account.
Opened the account on Friday with the $100 I had in my wallet for my first weekend's supplies, leaving me $10 for a $4 jar of peanuts, $1 of Top Ramen, and $5 "just in case" for the weekend. That $5 bill is still in my wallet as a reminder.
Did someone really puncture your tires? Holy sh*t. Sorry about that
But it doesn't matter how deep in denial I am, nor what class, race, nor how badly anyone drives or parks. There's insufficient evidence for a conviction in this case, but if it was done deliberately, it was said best in Pulp Fiction:
Vincent: What's more chickenshiat than fudgeing with a man's automobile? I mean, don't fark with another man's vehicle.
Lance: You don't do it.
Vincent: It's just against the rules.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/11/11 at 8:11 pm
Between my clinical depression and mild autism, I'm turning into a statistic in the adult mentally ill population. I'm turning 42 in the spring and I've accomplished nothing. No job, no credit, no focus, I'm fading away...
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/12/11 at 2:50 pm
So... In not really sounding off or venting.
I wanted to relay an experience I had last night and I thought given the last 20 or so pages of discussion this could be the most appropriate place to post it.
So last night I went to walmart- don't judge it was late and the only place open near where I'm staying (besides a grocery store and walmsrts cheaper.
Anyway- I get there late about an hour befor they close and they've already pulled the stock they need to replenish to the floor along with all the carts they will need to get the job done.
I'm in the second section of the store about 10 aisles away from check out.
I only got a basket/tote because I was getting small item.
Then I remembered I needed water so I finish my shopping and go to water figuring I can handle one case plus the tote. What I didn't plan invwss the amazing sale on Dew
I pick up several packs of the 6pk bottles and try to carry the water under one arm and the basket in my other hand that shyt was heavy.
So I go about two aisles and realize I'm not gonna make the third.
I see a girl prepping the area she stocks and I notice she has 5 shopping carts lined up. I say- I know you need those to work but I really can't go any further. Then....the most amazing thing happened...she actually gave me a cart and said no problem! :o
^true story.
And. I'm jus' sayin' ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/12/11 at 2:52 pm
Between my clinical depression and mild autism, I'm turning into a statistic in the adult mentally ill population. I'm turning 42 in the spring and I've accomplished nothing. No job, no credit, no focus, I'm fading away...
::)
I'm going to be 40 in a couple of years and I have no woman! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/12/11 at 3:06 pm
So... In not really sounding off or venting.
I wanted to relay an experience I had last night and I thought given the last 20 or so pages of discussion this could be the most appropriate place to post it.
So last night I went to walmart- don't judge it was late and the only place open near where I'm staying (besides a grocery store and walmsrts cheaper.
Anyway- I get there late about an hour befor they close and they've already pulled the stock they need to replenish to the floor along with all the carts they will need to get the job done.
I'm in the second section of the store about 10 aisles away from check out.
I only got a basket/tote because I was getting small item.
Then I remembered I needed water so I finish my shopping and go to water figuring I can handle one case plus the tote. What I didn't plan invwss the amazing sale on Dew
I pick up several packs of the 6pk bottles and try to carry the water under one arm and the basket in my other hand that shyt was heavy.
So I go about two aisles and realize I'm not gonna make the third.
I see a girl prepping the area she stocks and I notice she has 5 shopping carts lined up. I say- I know you need those to work but I really can't go any further. Then....the most amazing thing happened...she actually gave me a cart and said no problem! :o
^true story.
And. I'm jus' sayin' ;)
Wow...a friendly employee? What an interesting concept. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/12/11 at 3:27 pm
Between my clinical depression and mild autism, I'm turning into a statistic in the adult mentally ill population. I'm turning 42 in the spring and I've accomplished nothing. No job, no credit, no focus, I'm fading away...
::)
I suffer from clinical depression also.
You feeling unaccomplished or being unaccomplished might have nothing to do with your depression/autism, but a sign of the times or the recession we're in.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/12/11 at 3:42 pm
I suffer from clinical depression also.
You feeling unaccomplished or being unaccomplished might have nothing to do with your depression/autism, but a sign of the times or the recession we're in.
I have OCD.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/12/11 at 3:57 pm
I have OCD.
Oh yeah, I remember now. You told me once.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/12/11 at 4:08 pm
Oh yeah, I remember now. You told me once.
Only once? Howard usually tells people something several hundred times in case you missed it the first few hundred times.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 02/12/11 at 7:34 pm
I have OCD.
We know, we cut you slack for it. Even if it bugs us sometimes :)
Between my clinical depression and mild autism, I'm turning into a statistic in the adult mentally ill population. I'm turning 42 in the spring and I've accomplished nothing. No job, no credit, no focus, I'm fading away... ::)
You say that like it's a bad thing! Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose. (Probably no way to turn depression into coin, but Asperger's is just a trendy way of saying you were born a programmer but just don't know it yet. Mod Fallout:NV or Duke Nukem Forever, or just write a fart app for an Android phone - the development toolstream is free.)
Back to our rent-vs-buy live-decision-job poverty-sucks thread. I played a few rounds of SPENT and came out ahead each time, no matter which job I took.
It probably helped that I (a) chose to live close to where I worked (or in our hypothetical scenario of "I'm down to my last $1000 and unemployed", chose a job close to where I lived) as my zeroth move, (b) bought health insurance as my first move, and (c) didn't buy stuff I couldn't afford. The sprog's education will turn the sprog into a profit center a few years down the road - so the tutor gets paid, the gifted class gets paid, even if it has to be made fun of because it has second-hand shoes, I have to skip the night at the bar, or even if I have to skip my best friend's wedding. (Good thing, because I had enough days off work to drive - because I couldn't afford to fly - to my grandparent's funeral.)
Although I will note with irony that a few days after I quote Pulp Fiction, I made it through each game OK, but only because on two rounds in the sim, I had to make the dick move of discreetly slinking away after accidentally bumping into a parked car in the parking lot.
So Play SPENT - with the warning that "ask a friend" pops up a Failbook login screen and probably does something Very Evil if you happen to have a Failbook account and don't clear your cookies/cache/FlashObjects before playing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/13/11 at 3:28 pm
Only once? Howard usually tells people something several hundred times in case you missed it the first few hundred times.
Cat
Don't keep on mentioning it! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/13/11 at 3:56 pm
Don't keep on mentioning it! ::)
You are the one who keeps mentioning the same things-in almost every thread.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Chica on 02/13/11 at 6:15 pm
My rant is about a guy who lives in my apartment. I am 22 years old, and this guy is about 46, 100 lbs soaking wet. He is not mentally ill, but he trys to use the excuse that he is epaleptic (Not sure how its spelt, but Seizures...) so that no one would touch him when he mouths off. And let me tell you, he loves to mouth off and tell people where to go. A few days ago, I was on the computer at my friends place, and he comes in. He looks at my friend and says "Oh I can't hang out here cause she's here" I told him to f**k off and he starts mouthing off about how stupid I am and how fat I am, and I tell him to go F**k himself. Then he starts going on about how my parents must have kicked me out cause I am a whore and that I lied to the cops. (This is a sensitive spot cause someone I trusted hurt me, and the cops thought I was lying) So I got mad, and followed him out into the hall and asked him "How did I lie to the cops, If your so smart Albert?" and he looked at me and said under his breath, "Go and eat another bag of chips you f**king Cow" I was really mad by now, he went right in front of me, so I pushed him out of my way and started walking towards my friends place, when all of a sudden, He started punching me from behind. It only took about 1 minute for the fight to be over, and yeah I got a few good punches in myself, but I ended up on the floor, with him on top of me, till my friend pulled him off.
Now, my so called friend Steph, is mad at me and told everyone I started the damn fight, and told them that I was trying to punch him in the head, so that he would have a seizure.
I mean, I can get really angry sometimes, and want to punch someone, but I would never do it. If I was that kind of person, half my Highschool Grade 9 class would have had broken noses.
Sorry for Ranting so much....but I am glad to get it off my chest.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/13/11 at 9:01 pm
My rant is about a guy who lives in my apartment. I am 22 years old, and this guy is about 46, 100 lbs soaking wet. He is not mentally ill, but he trys to use the excuse that he is epaleptic (Not sure how its spelt, but Seizures...) so that no one would touch him when he mouths off. And let me tell you, he loves to mouth off and tell people where to go. A few days ago, I was on the computer at my friends place, and he comes in. He looks at my friend and says "Oh I can't hang out here cause she's here" I told him to f**k off and he starts mouthing off about how stupid I am and how fat I am, and I tell him to go F**k himself. Then he starts going on about how my parents must have kicked me out cause I am a whore and that I lied to the cops. (This is a sensitive spot cause someone I trusted hurt me, and the cops thought I was lying) So I got mad, and followed him out into the hall and asked him "How did I lie to the cops, If your so smart Albert?" and he looked at me and said under his breath, "Go and eat another bag of chips you f**king Cow" I was really mad by now, he went right in front of me, so I pushed him out of my way and started walking towards my friends place, when all of a sudden, He started punching me from behind. It only took about 1 minute for the fight to be over, and yeah I got a few good punches in myself, but I ended up on the floor, with him on top of me, till my friend pulled him off.
Now, my so called friend Steph, is mad at me and told everyone I started the damn fight, and told them that I was trying to punch him in the head, so that he would have a seizure.
I mean, I can get really angry sometimes, and want to punch someone, but I would never do it. If I was that kind of person, half my Highschool Grade 9 class would have had broken noses.
Sorry for Ranting so much....but I am glad to get it off my chest.
Geez what a douchebag!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/13/11 at 11:44 pm
My rant is about a guy who lives in my apartment. I am 22 years old, and this guy is about 46, 100 lbs soaking wet. He is not mentally ill, but he trys to use the excuse that he is epaleptic (Not sure how its spelt, but Seizures...) so that no one would touch him when he mouths off. And let me tell you, he loves to mouth off and tell people where to go. A few days ago, I was on the computer at my friends place, and he comes in. He looks at my friend and says "Oh I can't hang out here cause she's here" I told him to f**k off and he starts mouthing off about how stupid I am and how fat I am, and I tell him to go F**k himself. Then he starts going on about how my parents must have kicked me out cause I am a whore and that I lied to the cops. (This is a sensitive spot cause someone I trusted hurt me, and the cops thought I was lying) So I got mad, and followed him out into the hall and asked him "How did I lie to the cops, If your so smart Albert?" and he looked at me and said under his breath, "Go and eat another bag of chips you f**king Cow" I was really mad by now, he went right in front of me, so I pushed him out of my way and started walking towards my friends place, when all of a sudden, He started punching me from behind. It only took about 1 minute for the fight to be over, and yeah I got a few good punches in myself, but I ended up on the floor, with him on top of me, till my friend pulled him off.
Now, my so called friend Steph, is mad at me and told everyone I started the damn fight, and told them that I was trying to punch him in the head, so that he would have a seizure.
I mean, I can get really angry sometimes, and want to punch someone, but I would never do it. If I was that kind of person, half my Highschool Grade 9 class would have had broken noses.
Sorry for Ranting so much....but I am glad to get it off my chest.
Yeah, I know what you're going through. I had a housemate who used to wig out at me because he knew I wouldn't haul off and belt him one. When the other two who lived in the house were around he'd play up how he was sick with this infection or that ailment and that Maxwell was tormenting him. I called the cops on him one night because he started kicking at walls and doors. Homey don't play dat. The night before he I heard him tell his girlfriend, "He doesn't know who he's f**kin' with, I'll slay him in his bed while he's sleeping!" I thought it was funny, didn't pay it much mind until the next night his temper escalated into violence." I mean, I could have K-O'd this guy with two strikes and ain't a big guy, I just don't like that kind of nonsense and explaining to the cops who did what do who and when, so I just called them in. Of course the cops dressed me down and told me I'd better start acting like an adult. Cops are always dicks to you though. A mutual friend had to come in and explain to the others that it wasn't Maxwell, and Mitch was loopier than a box of Cheerios!
His Indian Parrot crapped all over the room too. Nice cleaning job after Mitch moved out. Then he called demanding his security deposit back or he'd take us to court.
What's Mitch up to nowadays? He's enjoying life as a 65-year-old transvestite last I heard!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/14/11 at 6:42 am
My rant is about a guy who lives in my apartment. I am 22 years old, and this guy is about 46, 100 lbs soaking wet. He is not mentally ill, but he trys to use the excuse that he is epaleptic (Not sure how its spelt, but Seizures...) so that no one would touch him when he mouths off. And let me tell you, he loves to mouth off and tell people where to go. A few days ago, I was on the computer at my friends place, and he comes in. He looks at my friend and says "Oh I can't hang out here cause she's here" I told him to f**k off and he starts mouthing off about how stupid I am and how fat I am, and I tell him to go F**k himself. Then he starts going on about how my parents must have kicked me out cause I am a whore and that I lied to the cops. (This is a sensitive spot cause someone I trusted hurt me, and the cops thought I was lying) So I got mad, and followed him out into the hall and asked him "How did I lie to the cops, If your so smart Albert?" and he looked at me and said under his breath, "Go and eat another bag of chips you f**king Cow" I was really mad by now, he went right in front of me, so I pushed him out of my way and started walking towards my friends place, when all of a sudden, He started punching me from behind. It only took about 1 minute for the fight to be over, and yeah I got a few good punches in myself, but I ended up on the floor, with him on top of me, till my friend pulled him off.
Now, my so called friend Steph, is mad at me and told everyone I started the damn fight, and told them that I was trying to punch him in the head, so that he would have a seizure.
I mean, I can get really angry sometimes, and want to punch someone, but I would never do it. If I was that kind of person, half my Highschool Grade 9 class would have had broken noses.
Sorry for Ranting so much....but I am glad to get it off my chest.
Wow what a jackass. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/14/11 at 8:26 am
My rant is about a guy who lives in my apartment. I am 22 years old, and this guy is about 46, 100 lbs soaking wet. He is not mentally ill, but he trys to use the excuse that he is epaleptic (Not sure how its spelt, but Seizures...) so that no one would touch him when he mouths off. And let me tell you, he loves to mouth off and tell people where to go. A few days ago, I was on the computer at my friends place, and he comes in. He looks at my friend and says "Oh I can't hang out here cause she's here" I told him to f**k off and he starts mouthing off about how stupid I am and how fat I am, and I tell him to go F**k himself. Then he starts going on about how my parents must have kicked me out cause I am a whore and that I lied to the cops. (This is a sensitive spot cause someone I trusted hurt me, and the cops thought I was lying) So I got mad, and followed him out into the hall and asked him "How did I lie to the cops, If your so smart Albert?" and he looked at me and said under his breath, "Go and eat another bag of chips you f**king Cow" I was really mad by now, he went right in front of me, so I pushed him out of my way and started walking towards my friends place, when all of a sudden, He started punching me from behind. It only took about 1 minute for the fight to be over, and yeah I got a few good punches in myself, but I ended up on the floor, with him on top of me, till my friend pulled him off.
Now, my so called friend Steph, is mad at me and told everyone I started the damn fight, and told them that I was trying to punch him in the head, so that he would have a seizure.
I mean, I can get really angry sometimes, and want to punch someone, but I would never do it. If I was that kind of person, half my Highschool Grade 9 class would have had broken noses.
Sorry for Ranting so much....but I am glad to get it off my chest.
Being an epileptic doesn't make one an @$$hole. One of my best friends is an epileptic. My advice, start looking for a new place to live.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/14/11 at 11:46 am
Being an epileptic doesn't make one an @$$hole. One of my best friends is an epileptic. My advice, start looking for a new place to live.
Cat
From what I read, I could be wrong, but she was implying that he was faking epilepsy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 02/14/11 at 11:54 am
The flu SUX! I'm talking about the actual Influenza virus. I've never gotten a flu shot because I've never had the "actual flu", it's usually just some random virus or a bacterial infection. I woke up last Saturday feeling like I got hit by a Mack truck filled with germs....achy, chills, cough, stuffy nose, sore throat, earaches, everything that COULD hurt did. I didn't go to the doctor until Tuesday because I never had the yellow/green phlegm and figured it was just what I usually get....nope, not this time. And, of course, by then, it was too late to take any of the anti-flu medications so I just had to "wait it out". I'm finally starting to feel somewhat normal today, but have basically spent the past 9 days in bed. I was supposed to start a new job last Tuesday, but that didn't happen so I'll hopefully get to start tomorrow :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/14/11 at 2:33 pm
From what I read, I could be wrong, but she was implying that he was faking epilepsy.
Why would anyone fake epilepsy? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/14/11 at 2:34 pm
The flu SUX! I'm talking about the actual Influenza virus. I've never gotten a flu shot because I've never had the "actual flu", it's usually just some random virus or a bacterial infection. I woke up last Saturday feeling like I got hit by a Mack truck filled with germs....achy, chills, cough, stuffy nose, sore throat, earaches, everything that COULD hurt did. I didn't go to the doctor until Tuesday because I never had the yellow/green phlegm and figured it was just what I usually get....nope, not this time. And, of course, by then, it was too late to take any of the anti-flu medications so I just had to "wait it out". I'm finally starting to feel somewhat normal today, but have basically spent the past 9 days in bed. I was supposed to start a new job last Tuesday, but that didn't happen so I'll hopefully get to start tomorrow :-\\
Feel Better Mama. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/14/11 at 3:16 pm
The flu SUX! I'm talking about the actual Influenza virus. I've never gotten a flu shot because I've never had the "actual flu", it's usually just some random virus or a bacterial infection. I woke up last Saturday feeling like I got hit by a Mack truck filled with germs....achy, chills, cough, stuffy nose, sore throat, earaches, everything that COULD hurt did. I didn't go to the doctor until Tuesday because I never had the yellow/green phlegm and figured it was just what I usually get....nope, not this time. And, of course, by then, it was too late to take any of the anti-flu medications so I just had to "wait it out". I'm finally starting to feel somewhat normal today, but have basically spent the past 9 days in bed. I was supposed to start a new job last Tuesday, but that didn't happen so I'll hopefully get to start tomorrow :-\\
((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))) & karma. Hope you feel better soon.
BTW, I refused to take flu shots. I had to when I was in the military (except when I could figure out a way out of them. ;) ) Carlos' doc keeps telling him that he wants me to take one. Carlos tells him, "Good luck with that."
My rant for today is bottled water. I am a water-holic. At home, our water is pretty good. I still have a Brita filter (and at one time we also had a filter on the faucet for doubled-filtered water). I keep a gallon jug in the fridge for drinking but just use tap for my tea.
Down here, it is a different story. I don't trust drinking the water here (even if Carlos does). It smells kind of like chlorine or bleach to me. So, I buy water. Carlos HATES to buy water. I understand that. He has offered to boil water for me or to buy a Brita filter and after thinking about it, I have come to the conclusion that I prefer to buy it-that is the cost of staying down here. However, the grocery store that is close to the house only sells water that has SODIUM IN IT!!!! (SEE THE FIRST POST OF THIS THREAD!) It claims to be "low sodium" but why put sodium in it at all? I know, so you will drink more. ::) They also have another brand there that not only has sodium but also has fluoride in it. Oy vey!!! There is another grocery store that has Gerber water that doesn't have sodium or fluoride in it but it cost more than twice as much.
The good news is that we stopped by the local hardware store for something and I noticed that they sell water-that doesn't have sodium or fluoride and it is even CHEAPER than the sodium filled stuff at that grocery store. So, I guess we are going to have to go to the hardware store to buy water. :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
But, WHY DO THEY INSIST ON PUTTING SODIUM IN EVERYTHING!!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Chica on 02/14/11 at 4:08 pm
From what I read, I could be wrong, but she was implying that he was faking epilepsy.
Oh no, he is epileptic, I've seen and helped him when he had a seizure. He just trys to use his epilepsy so that no one can say anything or do anything to him when he mouths off.
and he doesn't live with me...he lives down stairs in the same apartment building as me....we have a few of the same friends that we both visit regularly in the same building...and now he is getting mad that I am at my friends place when he wants to visit.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Chica on 02/14/11 at 4:13 pm
Todays rant is:
I have a cavity that has gotten infected and spread through my jaw to my ear. My ear is now swollen inside.
I went to see the doctor tuesday and he gave me antibiotics and a mild pain killer (Naproxen) and I started using the pain killer. Saterday night I had a really bad allergy attack and my face broke out with itchy spots. :( Now I have to use tylenol with Codine. :( and when it wears off it hurts twice as much then before. My doctors office was closed today, so I can't get an appointment till tomorrow. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/14/11 at 5:15 pm
Oh no, he is epileptic, I've seen and helped him when he had a seizure. He just trys to use his epilepsy so that no one can say anything or do anything to him when he mouths off.
and he doesn't live with me...he lives down stairs in the same apartment building as me....we have a few of the same friends that we both visit regularly in the same building...and now he is getting mad that I am at my friends place when he wants to visit.
Oh, his epilepsy doesn't make him bad, but him taking advantage of it when nothing would happen to him if we did anything to him makes him bad. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/14/11 at 6:46 pm
Oh no, he is epileptic, I've seen and helped him when he had a seizure. He just trys to use his epilepsy so that no one can say anything or do anything to him when he mouths off.
and he doesn't live with me...he lives down stairs in the same apartment building as me....we have a few of the same friends that we both visit regularly in the same building...and now he is getting mad that I am at my friends place when he wants to visit.
I should probably keep my trap shut, but from what you wrote you were as much a badass as he was. maybe you need anger management counseling
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/15/11 at 6:57 am
Todays rant is:
I have a cavity that has gotten infected and spread through my jaw to my ear. My ear is now swollen inside.
I went to see the doctor tuesday and he gave me antibiotics and a mild pain killer (Naproxen) and I started using the pain killer. Saterday night I had a really bad allergy attack and my face broke out with itchy spots. :( Now I have to use tylenol with Codine. :( and when it wears off it hurts twice as much then before. My doctors office was closed today, so I can't get an appointment till tomorrow. :(
Feel better Kate. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Chica on 02/15/11 at 3:23 pm
Feel better Kate. :)
Thanks Howard, but I don´t think I will anytime soon....it feels like I got karate kicked in the fack 60 times by Jackie Chan. Lmao
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/15/11 at 8:51 pm
Thanks Howard, but I don´t think I will anytime soon....it feels like I got karate kicked in the fack 60 times by Jackie Chan. Lmao
Ooooh yeah! I remember being in the pit of influenza. You can't even imagine feeling better. I remember being so sick I couldn't even hold down a sip of chicken broth without dry heaves...but you will indeed feel better!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/16/11 at 6:56 am
Ooooh yeah! I remember being in the pit of influenza. You can't even imagine feeling better. I remember being so sick I couldn't even hold down a sip of chicken broth without dry heaves...but you will indeed feel better!
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Is the influenza the same as The "flu" since the word flu is in the word? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/16/11 at 6:58 am
Yes it is. Influenza is the medical name for the flu.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/16/11 at 7:18 am
Yes it is. Influenza is the medical name for the flu.
But many people cause stomach illness (lots of vomitting and such) the flu, which it is not. Stomach distress is usually more of a Rotavirus or nowalk virus, if not a food born illness. True influenza, may have some vomiting due to the fever, or dizziness. But true influenza is a virus that attacks the respiratory system. Causing fever, cough, and serious headache. With a few cases causing sore throat, vomitting, and diarrhea... True flu is very dangerous, and can cause respiratory distress in many patience. Diagnosis is never fun, a swab up the nose (deep) to get tissue samples.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/16/11 at 7:30 am
Yes it is. Influenza is the medical name for the flu.
Thanks Dag.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/16/11 at 4:58 pm
But many people cause stomach illness (lots of vomitting and such) the flu, which it is not. Stomach distress is usually more of a Rotavirus or nowalk virus, if not a food born illness. True influenza, may have some vomiting due to the fever, or dizziness. But true influenza is a virus that attacks the respiratory system. Causing fever, cough, and serious headache. With a few cases causing sore throat, vomitting, and diarrhea... True flu is very dangerous, and can cause respiratory distress in many patience. Diagnosis is never fun, a swab up the nose (deep) to get tissue samples.
I knew that "flu" was generalized, but I didn't know the other stuff. Doesn't sound pleasant at all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/16/11 at 5:29 pm
I knew that "flu" was generalized, but I didn't know the other stuff. Doesn't sound pleasant at all.
Yes, the "flu" has some various serious complications, especially those with respiratory problems (which is why I get a flu shot every year), ALOT more serious than puking. People with "the flu" who die, do not die from dehydration, they die because their lungs fill with gunk/fluid and they cannot breathe (pneumonia is a very common end result). They drown in their own viral gunk. Not a way I want to die :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/16/11 at 5:39 pm
My rant for the day... Why do all my friends want me to drive there and meet them, for a "girls get away weekend." I know I am the one that moved away, but they never offer to come here, even though I have invited them and tried to plan the whole thing out. I have 2 friends in Chicago weekend, who want a girls weekend in Lake Geneva with Spa Day and such. They are upset that I say I cannot afford it... (the one's aunt has a condo there, she will let us use for free, so meals and room will not be an issue). The gas expense to get there is what is my issue and then the expense of the "spa weekend". With gas the price that it is (and yes I already know - the Expedition is not a fuel economy car - but hey it is not stuck in my mucky, wet, gullied, gravel roads either) and the mileage gas alone will cost $150 (there and back) and then the spa weekend (200 - yes I can buy the 1/2 hour massage; but that really isn't worth the trip there then.... ). Yes I like my friends a lot, but if I am going to spend 300+ on myself (and spend 4 hours each way on the road by myself) I think I would rather buy and iPad. I feel I need to really conserve money, and try to save for a "family outing". uggghhhh I want to go, but I just cannot justify it. And if I mention going 1/2 way and meeting somewhere or coming here, they act like I am crazy... Blach... (i guess i should have followed my mother's advice and never left home - HA) :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/16/11 at 6:16 pm
^ I hear ya and you have very valid reasons for nit going.
If u can okay devils advocate for a min-
Girls night out suggest getting out and away from your real lives.
You, by your own admission, live in the middle of nowhere. Going to your house with the husband and the girls (wonderful as they are) sounds like the antithesis of girls nite out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/16/11 at 7:22 pm
^ I hear ya and you have very valid reasons for nit going.
If u can okay devils advocate for a min-
Girls night out suggest getting out and away from your real lives.
You, by your own admission, live in the middle of nowhere. Going to your house with the husband and the girls (wonderful as they are) sounds like the antithesis of girls nite out.
Well I would never consider having them at my house- that would be lame for all! But 1/2 way between chi town and my house, would allow us enough money to split good hotel rOom and still do the day... And I have went to their houses for girls get away (1 room condo, smaller than my living room and dining room together- shared with her hubby) or the others house with her hubby and 3 boys (because her hubby would nit watch the kids for more than 2 hours at a time - not sure how agents going to Geneva???). And even though I am in the middle if no where, there are several large cities with nice amenities around (Iowa city or quad cities) on this end... Just bummed right now!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/16/11 at 8:20 pm
Yes, the "flu" has some various serious complications, especially those with respiratory problems (which is why I get a flu shot every year), ALOT more serious than puking. People with "the flu" who die, do not die from dehydration, they die because their lungs fill with gunk/fluid and they cannot breathe (pneumonia is a very common end result). They drown in their own viral gunk. Not a way I want to die :P
Rarely do I get the flu,I've been getting minor colds lately.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/16/11 at 11:10 pm
^^ oh well that's different Sami. They should totally meet you halfway.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/17/11 at 6:39 am
My cat is jealous of my scent
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/17/11 at 6:43 am
customers and workers should learn to close the main bathroom door when making a #2,I come in yesterday to use the men's bathroom and it stunk to high heaven I almost puked and why are the 2 bathrooms (Men's/Women's) in the break room when they should be separate? It doesn't make sense. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/17/11 at 8:36 am
customers and workers should learn to close the main bathroom door when making a #2,I come in yesterday to use the men's bathroom and it stunk to high heaven I almost puked and why are the 2 bathrooms (Men's/Women's) in the break room when they should be sepearate? It doesn't make sense. ::)
maybe he did shut the door!
and space
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/17/11 at 6:26 pm
They probably did shut the door
And
Karens right...because of space.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/17/11 at 6:37 pm
maybe he did shut the door!
and space
O0 what I thought too , and I completely did agree...
Howard, did you mean shut the door, after he left??? If that is so; you would be complaining because the smell was trapped in the bathroom and you walked in unknowingly and they should have kept the door open... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/17/11 at 6:37 pm
They probably did shut the door
And
Karens right...because of space.
agreed
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/17/11 at 8:16 pm
maybe he did shut the door!
and space
I think a few of the bathroom stalls are broken so people can't shut the door,you wind up having to breathe in the crap smell. 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/17/11 at 8:17 pm
O0 what I thought too , and I completely did agree...
Howard, did you mean shut the door, after he left??? If that is so; you would be complaining because the smell was trapped in the bathroom and you walked in unknowingly and they should have kept the door open... ::)
I mean customers and workers in there who don't shut the door.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/17/11 at 10:40 pm
I think a few of the bathroom stalls are broken so people can't shut the door,you wind up having to breathe in the crap smell. 8-P
They're stalls, open top and bottom, so what is closing the door gonna do? It's not like it's hermetically sealed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/17/11 at 10:50 pm
They're stalls, open top and bottom, so what is closing the door gonna do? It's not like it's hermetically sealed.
Thank you!!! I was thinking something along the same lines tho you trumped any post I wouldn't made with the inclusion of hermitcally sealed ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/18/11 at 12:38 am
Thank you!!! I was thinking something along the same lines tho you trumped any post I wouldn't made with the inclusion of hermitcally sealed ;D
Personally...I don't think that hermits should be mistreated. Dwarfs... maybe!! But not hermits!!! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/18/11 at 12:59 am
Feeling a little insecure are you Peter? It's okay we're goons erradicate all the hermits but leave you hobbits alone :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/18/11 at 6:37 am
They're stalls, open top and bottom, so what is closing the door gonna do? It's not like it's hermetically sealed.
It's broken,They've been broken for years and Pathmark should get some money together and fix the damn doors and also they should fix the graffiti problem too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/18/11 at 7:12 am
It's broken,They've been broken for years and Pathmark should get some money together and fix the damn doors and also they should fix the graffiti problem too.
Maybe you should go to the supervisor and volunteer for that job! See if they will let you, and then the problem will be solved. Otherwise, perhaps you need to be your most outgoing, friendly, charming self to increase customers which will increase dollars which could then increase improvement chances at the store O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/18/11 at 10:40 am
It's broken,They've been broken for years and Pathmark should get some money together and fix the damn doors and also they should fix the graffiti problem too.
I see two issues here Howard:
1) perhaps the manager has never been made aware of whatever's broken
(anyone else confused about the complaint that people should close doors if they can't because they're broken? ??? )
Anyway
2) if they've really been broken for years. (you haven't been thereling enough to know that) then I'd be worried that that store has money issues like the last one and I'd start looking for another job before they close too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/18/11 at 6:51 pm
It's broken,They've been broken for years and Pathmark should get some money together and fix the damn doors and also they should fix the graffiti problem too.
Seems to me there is a public health issue here. Broken doors aren't the problem, but if there is a smell of excrement in the lou, that suggests faulty towers ventilation. Why not call the health Dept. as a concerned customer, anonymously, and complain?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/18/11 at 8:46 pm
Maybe you should go to the supervisor and volunteer for that job! See if they will let you, and then the problem will be solved. Otherwise, perhaps you need to be your most outgoing, friendly, charming self to increase customers which will increase dollars which could then increase improvement chances at the store O0
You know something maybe I will.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/18/11 at 8:47 pm
Seems to me there is a public health issue here. Broken doors aren't the problem, but if there is a smell of excrement in the lou, that suggests faulty towers ventilation. Why not call the health Dept. as a concerned customer, anonymously, and complain?
what would they do? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/19/11 at 7:55 pm
what would they do? ???
The health Dept would force them to correct the unsanitary conditions - call as a customer using a false name - try Fritz Flanigan - otherwise you will get your ass fired.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 02/19/11 at 9:39 pm
what would they do? ???
They might do nothing. But if it's really important enough to you to make a call, you should make sure you make the call from a phone that is not your cell phone, not your home phone (because both of these lead directly back to you by name), and not in the parking lot of your place of work (where the security cameras will see you placing a call at the exact time the complaint was received).
By the way, if your farts can't clear the room - regardless of the status of the door - you're not drinking enough beer, and the chili you're eating isn't sufficiently hot. If you think the men's washroom is a pigsty, compare washroom-cleaning horror stories with your female cow-orkers. Us guys are way cleaner than women when it comes to public poopstall etiquette.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/20/11 at 6:52 am
By the way, if your farts can't clear the room - regardless of the status of the door - you're not drinking enough beer, and the chili you're eating isn't sufficiently hot. If you think the men's washroom is a pigsty, compare washroom-cleaning horror stories with your female cow-orkers. Us guys are way cleaner than women when it comes to public poopstall etiquette.
You have a point there Foo,I can't even imagine what the female bathrooms smell like over there,probably periods and sanitary napkins,EW GOD,I think I just threw up a little. :P 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/20/11 at 8:13 am
If you think the men's washroom is a pigsty, compare washroom-cleaning horror stories with your female cow-orkers. Us guys are way cleaner than women when it comes to public poopstall etiquette.
I don't agree with you. When I was in the service, it was the one and only time I had to serve KP. I was the odd-man out so I had to fill in wherever was needed (doing the dishes, working the "front line", etc.) but mainly cleaning the bathrooms. 8-P The ladies room was ok but the men's room was just absolutely disgusting. 8-P 8-P 8-P I cleaned it as much as I possibly could with what cleaning tools I had (short of a blowtorch) but then I thought, I'm only going to be here for a few hours, it wasn't really cleaned before me so I will just leave it. I did leave it a bit cleaner than I found it-but not by much because, I didn't have the right tools, or the stomach for the job.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/20/11 at 3:00 pm
I don't agree with you. When I was in the service, it was the one and only time I had to serve KP. I was the odd-man out so I had to fill in wherever was needed (doing the dishes, working the "front line", etc.) but mainly cleaning the bathrooms. 8-P The ladies room was ok but the men's room was just absolutely disgusting. 8-P 8-P 8-P I cleaned it as much as I possibly could with what cleaning tools I had (short of a blowtorch) but then I thought, I'm only going to be here for a few hours, it wasn't really cleaned before me so I will just leave it. I did leave it a bit cleaner than I found it-but not by much because, I didn't have the right tools, or the stomach for the job.
Cat
Some men get super grossed-out at the sight of menstrual decidua. Sometimes you encounter sanitary napkins that ain't so sanitary anymore!
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/21/11 at 6:36 am
Some men get super grossed-out at the sight of menstrual decidua. Sometimes you encounter sanitary napkins that ain't so sanitary anymore!
:o
I know When I was maintainence long time ago,the smell of sanitary napkins grossed me out but I had to clean the bathrooms. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/21/11 at 9:04 am
^well why were you smelling them? :o 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/21/11 at 9:57 am
^well why were you smelling them? :o 8-P
Excellent question. Karma owed. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/21/11 at 7:28 pm
^well why were you smelling them? :o 8-P
I wasn't smelling them,it was the stench of the bathroom.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/11 at 1:03 am
I wasn't smelling them,it was the stench of the bathroom.
Use a different bathroom
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/22/11 at 6:37 am
Use a different bathroom
There were no different bathrooms at the time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/22/11 at 7:49 am
Now we are going on for 3 pages about the aroma in a public bathroom. Geez Howard, DEAL WITH IT!!!!
That is my rant for today!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/22/11 at 7:38 pm
Now we are going on for 3 pages about the aroma in a public bathroom. Geez Howard, DEAL WITH IT!!!!
That is my rant for today!
Cat
I'm sorry Cat,let's move on. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/22/11 at 8:46 pm
Now we are going on for 3 pages about the aroma in a public bathroom.
Henry Miller could do that...and make it amusing too!
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/22/11 at 10:24 pm
Vent for today: I have to pull an all nighter for my class at the university because I was too much of a lazy a** to study early for the test. I hate myself!
;D
-Cheers-
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/22/11 at 10:27 pm
Vent for today: I have to pull an all nighter for my class at the university because I was too much of a lazy a** to study early for the test. I hate myself!
;D
-Cheers-
which class?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/22/11 at 10:30 pm
which class?
Philosophy. We're learning about sexual morality, morality in general, and if it's ethical to legalize marijuana!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/22/11 at 10:39 pm
Philosophy. We're learning about sexual morality, morality in general, and if it's ethical to legalize marijuana!
well at least it's not boring stuff. :) good luck on your test...now turn off the computer and open your book!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/22/11 at 11:14 pm
well at least it's not boring stuff. :) good luck on your test...now turn off the computer and open your book!
Yes, it's helpful that the subject is interesting.
And yes, I will open my book! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/23/11 at 6:41 am
Philosophy. We're learning about sexual morality, morality in general, and if it's ethical to legalize marijuana!
Good Luck. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 02/23/11 at 11:27 am
Good Luck. :)
Thank you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/23/11 at 12:29 pm
Every time you go into a department store like Macy's,Sears or Fortunoffs they always seem to ask you at the end of your purchase "Would you like to have one of our own membership cards"? Geez,How many cards do they think we need,I already have the basic essentials. ::)
Unless I have a corporate financial job and make lots of money please do not throw membership cards in my face,I only make enough salary just to get by!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/23/11 at 1:18 pm
Every time you go into a department store like Macy's,Sears or Fortunoffs they always seem to ask you at the end of your purchase "Would you like to have one of our own membership cards"? Geez,How many cards do they think we need,I already have the basic essentials. ::)
Unless I have a corporate financial job and make lots of money please do not throw membership cards in my face,I only make enough salary just to get by!
and how would they know whether or not you have a corporate financial job?
plus they are probably required to ask every customer who doesn't use one of their cards....it's part of their job description.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/23/11 at 4:58 pm
and how would they know whether or not you have a corporate financial job?
plus they are probably required to ask every customer who doesn't use one of their cards....it's part of their job description.
RIGHT!!
A lot of times they set a goal for each employee to meet. The employee probably has to put their name or employee number on the application form.
When I worked at Penney's we would have to get certain number people to apply for a credit card and if you didn't meet that goal your manager would give you a lecture. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/23/11 at 5:48 pm
Well now you're both using logic!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/23/11 at 6:33 pm
Well now you're both using logic!
Oh yeah I forgot. No logic allowed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/24/11 at 7:03 am
and how would they know whether or not you have a corporate financial job?
plus they are probably required to ask every customer who doesn't use one of their cards....it's part of their job description.
I understand but I don't want a card but yet they keep bugging you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/24/11 at 7:51 am
I understand but I don't want a card but yet they keep bugging you.
plus they are probably required to ask every customer who doesn't use one of their cards....it's part of their job description.
RIGHT!!
A lot of times they set a goal for each employee to meet.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/24/11 at 9:19 am
I understand but I don't want a card but yet they keep bugging you.
But Howard. It's not the same employee everytime so they have no idea that they are bugging you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/24/11 at 9:46 am
But Howard. It's not the same employee everytime so they have no idea that they are bugging you.
And even if it was do you think that he/she would remember you? I mean they probably wait on lots of people in one day. Do you remember every customer that you did or did not give a cart to?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/24/11 at 1:25 pm
And even if it was do you think that he/she would remember you? I mean they probably wait on lots of people in one day. Do you remember every customer that you did or did not give a cart to?
No,I understand your point.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/02/11 at 9:00 am
Back in December the sign in front of my kids' school read "Marry Christmas" (I called from the car-rider line to inform them).
Yesterday a flyer came home about a pageant going on at school this weekend. It said that the concession stand would be open and listed the items they were selling...hot dogs, sodas, nachos and SHIPS. SHIPS??? :o ;D
The kids also brought home their lunch menu for March, on these menus they include some kind of puzzles/trivia/fun facts. This menu had a picture of a kiwiana fruit on one side and on the other side a picture of a tomarillo. Under each photo was the name of the fruit and it said "Exocit Fruit"!!! :D
Please spell things correctly!! Have someone proof read these things, or something. It's a school, for goodness sakes. ;D
(I know spell check wouldn't have caught SHIPS because it is spelled correctly but at least read it over before sending it home.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/02/11 at 9:08 am
Back in December the sign in front of my kids' school read "Marry Christmas" (I called from the car-rider line to inform them).
Yesterday a flyer came home about a pageant going on at school this weekend. It said that the concession stand would be open and listed the items they were selling...hot dogs, sodas, nachos and SHIPS. SHIPS??? :o ;D
The kids also brought home their lunch menu for March, on these menus they include some kind of puzzles/trivia/fun facts. This menu had a picture of a kiwiana fruit on one side and on the other side a picture of a tomarillo. Under each photo was the name of the fruit and it said "Exocit Fruit"!!! :D
Please spell things correctly!! Have someone proof read these things, or something. It's a school, for goodness sakes. ;D
(I know spell check wouldn't have caught SHIPS because it is spelled correctly but at least read it over before sending it home.)
Bad spellers of the world-UNTIE!!!
Hukt on fonex wurkt for me.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 03/02/11 at 9:11 am
Carol
I had a letter from my sons school recently in which they had repeatedly mistyped children as chidlren! Surely that should have shown up on the spellchecker. The same letter had several other typos, made for depressing reading quite honestly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 03/02/11 at 11:13 am
Carol
I had a letter from my sons school recently in which they had repeatedly mistyped children as chidlren! Surely that should have shown up on the spellchecker. The same letter had several other typos, made for depressing reading quite honestly.
This stuff speaks to the training of teachers and the care they take in communicating with parents. I saw it coming in lots of the ed majors I taught.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/02/11 at 12:02 pm
This stuff speaks to the training of teachers and the care they take in communicating with parents. I saw it coming in lots of the ed majors I taught.
Including me? :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/02/11 at 12:41 pm
I made my daughter take those two things into school today to show her teacher.
This reminded me of the time my daughter was learning about syllables. The word was orange and it has two syllables but her teacher marked it wrong because of the way she (the teacher) pronounced it. Sounds like "ornge" when she says it I say Are-ange (I'm a Yankee) but my kids say Or-ange. She asked all of the other kindergarten teachers and they all said one syllable but she looked it up and found out they were all wrong.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 03/02/11 at 1:13 pm
Please spell things correctly!! Have someone proof read these things, or something. It's a school, for goodness sakes. ;D
In Elizabeth's school last year they had a display done by the librarian of mis-spelt headlines, adverts etc. She encouraged the pupils to bring in examples. There was at least one letter froma teacher on display!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/02/11 at 2:23 pm
In Elizabeth's school last year they had a display done by the librarian of mis-spelt headlines, adverts etc. She encouraged the pupils to bring in examples. There was at least one letter froma teacher on display!
How about "froma" parent.... sorry karen couldn't resist... almost all my typos on the boards are either intentional, due to happy fingers... (that's speed typing) but mostly they come from my iphone auto correction. ::)
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/02/11 at 3:09 pm
In Elizabeth's school last year they had a display done by the librarian of mis-spelt headlines, adverts etc. She encouraged the pupils to bring in examples. There was at least one letter froma teacher on display!
My local paper is bad. One time they left out an entire paragraph. I read the story 3 or 4 times and then I made my daughter read it out loud to me (I thought maybe I just wasn't getting it). Even a 10 year old could tell it wasn't right.
I do enjoy reading the "Items for Sale". Can some one tell me what a CHESTER drawers is? ;D
How about "froma" parent.... sorry karen couldn't resist... almost all my typos on the boards are either intentional, due to happy fingers... (that's speed typing) but mostly they come from my iphone auto correction. ::)
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I know I have typos on here and my grammar isn't as great as it used to be BUT if I had to send out a letter or if I wrote articles for a living or if I were a teacher I would make sure that things were spelled correctly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/02/11 at 5:18 pm
I'm ready to knock the Purple Rain out of my Prince loving boyfriend.
He keeps trying to put me in the local beauty pageants at the mall and I am stritcly against them because I don't want strangers who aren;t associated with the pageant ogling me--or the other participants for that matter--while we compete. I prefer closed pageants where everyone there are just pageant people.
>:( He knows that and keeps acting silly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/02/11 at 7:17 pm
I HIGHLY recommend THIS book and all its squeals.
http://www.amazon.com/Anguished-English-Anthology-Accidental-Assaults/dp/044020352X
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/02/11 at 7:39 pm
Back in December the sign in front of my kids' school read "Marry Christmas" (I called from the car-rider line to inform them).
Yesterday a flyer came home about a pageant going on at school this weekend. It said that the concession stand would be open and listed the items they were selling...hot dogs, sodas, nachos and SHIPS. SHIPS??? :o ;D
The kids also brought home their lunch menu for March, on these menus they include some kind of puzzles/trivia/fun facts. This menu had a picture of a kiwiana fruit on one side and on the other side a picture of a tomarillo. Under each photo was the name of the fruit and it said "Exocit Fruit"!!! :D
Please spell things correctly!! Have someone proof read these things, or something. It's a school, for goodness sakes. ;D
(I know spell check wouldn't have caught SHIPS because it is spelled correctly but at least read it over before sending it home.)
I think they meant chips.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/02/11 at 8:21 pm
I think they meant chips.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/02/11 at 9:05 pm
Welcome to my nightmare! As a teacher who is on these forums, I forever fear my "laziness" here (and I see myself slacking more and more here) will show itself up somewhere else. AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/02/11 at 9:12 pm
I think they meant chips.
Ya think?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/02/11 at 9:33 pm
Ya think?
Cat
;D Karma
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/03/11 at 6:51 am
;D Karma
Right back at ya.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/03/11 at 7:03 am
::)
I know It was a mistake. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/03/11 at 7:04 am
Ya think?
Cat
Ok don't have to rub it in. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 03/03/11 at 11:54 am
Icantspellandblameitonmymedulloblastoma. that was a new brain tumor at the time I got it and it is said that mispelling ;) it common with people that have these types of tumors. I've had hearing loss all my life too so that makes it hard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/03/11 at 12:49 pm
Sami....you need a new avatar :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/03/11 at 1:20 pm
Lately,customers are treating me like a "complaint department",I'm only a cartguy,I can only help them with the wagons outside the parking lot,anything that has to do with inside the store they have to bring to the customer service's attention.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/03/11 at 1:31 pm
Lately,customers are treating me like a "complaint department",I'm only a cartguy,I can only help them with the wagons outside the parking lot,anything that has to do with inside the store they have to bring to the customer service's attention.
Here's what you do howard.
Say "I'm sorry that happened" Or "I can see why that would be frustrating" then follow it up with - did you report it to the customer service desk?
If they didn't give them the store phone number so they can call later.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/03/11 at 3:28 pm
Oh man!!!!! Meg has head lice. I'm not positive but I guess she got it from her friend that spent the night over the weekend. Every time I saw the kid she was scratching her head and I thought to myself "I hope she doesn't have lice.".
So now I got to run to the store and get the shampoo, I've stripped the beds and I'm washing everything. I've also got to put all the pillows in the dryer.
Maybe I'll get out the clippers and get rid of the Boy's hair. :D
This is more cleaning than I really feel like doing right now!! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/03/11 at 4:21 pm
^UGH!!! I don't know how you guys do it... 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/03/11 at 4:43 pm
Sami....you need a new avatar :P
You are right.... just been too lazy to look one up.... Hmmmm Ash wednesday - should provide something amusing
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/03/11 at 5:01 pm
You are right.... just been too lazy to look one up.... Hmmmm Ash wednesday - should provide something amusing
AND DONE 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/03/11 at 5:23 pm
;D Love it, Sami.
My vent? We changed one of the ways my room is run. No more do certain people do certain work, everyone does everything to make it fair for everyone. I have one telling me she is going to quit because she can't only do the "good" work. I have another that is not happy but was going with the flow....but I see signs that she is ready to quit over it, too.
Bunch of spoiled damn babies. I just want to tell them all if they don't like it they can walk. There are too many people out there looking for jobs that are willing to work to act like spoiled prima donnas.
Thankfully the one that told me she is quitting is one we were going to lay off anyway. Buhbye...don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/03/11 at 5:26 pm
AND DONE 8)
I approve! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 03/03/11 at 5:36 pm
Oh man!!!!! Meg has head lice. I'm not positive but I guess she got it from her friend that spent the night over the weekend. Every time I saw the kid she was scratching her head and I thought to myself "I hope she doesn't have lice.".
So now I got to run to the store and get the shampoo, I've stripped the beds and I'm washing everything. I've also got to put all the pillows in the dryer.
Maybe I'll get out the clippers and get rid of the Boy's hair. :D
This is more cleaning than I really feel like doing right now!! ;D
Been there .... done that (many, many times) with my four kids. I reckon washing isn't enough. You have to burn everything!!! ;)
Anyway, unless the other kids mothers are doing exactly the same thing (at the same time)...you could have those itchy little visitors again next week!!! :o I'm sure some parents just don't give a damn!! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/03/11 at 5:42 pm
;D Love it, Sami.
My vent? We changed one of the ways my room is run. No more do certain people do certain work, everyone does everything to make it fair for everyone. I have one telling me she is going to quit because she can't only do the "good" work. I have another that is not happy but was going with the flow....but I see signs that she is ready to quit over it, too.
Bunch of spoiled damn babies. I just want to tell them all if they don't like it they can walk. There are too many people out there looking for jobs that are willing to work to act like spoiled prima donnas.
Thankfully the one that told me she is quitting is one we were going to lay off anyway. Buhbye...don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya.
Thanks...
My husband is dealing with the same problem at his work. He had to write someone up because of insubordination (not the first time, and this was going to be a 2 day suspension), they don't want to do the work that is required to get the job done, and believe they are being overworked... SO they try and slow the process down for everyone and half assed (at the expense of the pigs health, and in the long run detrimental to the company). This guy wanted a witness while Hubby wrote him up, hubby told him fine (when he went to look for "his witnesses", hubby decided why not bring them all up, so there was plenty of witnesses)... They were all there, hubby asked if there were enough witnesses, disgruntled employee only said he needed his two, hubby told him that was alright we just got them all here. Hubby proceeded to write him up for insubordination, being disrespectful (he told hubby to F-ck off), and yelling instead of calmly talking of situation... Hubby told him he was suspended for two day's and if he wanted to come back on Monday (and wanted to follow the rules and procedures as they are)he could. Employee said "no, I not able to work now, I go to the unemployment office" . Hubby said that wasn't necessary, he only had a 2 day suspension... Well then disgruntled employee would not clock out and leave, so hubby did it for him (Employee wanted to wait for Hubbies direct boss, on Vacation till next week -LOL). Hubby proceeded to get told how he was not a man of God, and on the judgement day he would find out he is not as big as he thought he was.
Basically people think they don't have to do what they are supposed to, and still get paid. The company fired the past 3 supervisors there, and when Hubby was assigned there people had beds and were sleeping at the place (and getting paid for it). Several other management changes have been made, and it is all coming down to finances. They need people to work, and hogs produced and out the door as efficiently as possible... Hubby has been dealing with the employees disgruntlement since he came in, really they needed to move them all around and break up cliques, but they didn't. But it looks like they might break themselves up anyway.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/03/11 at 5:42 pm
I approve! ;D
I thought it was fitting, I was really looking for a mardi gras flasher (but I kept finding them of the female persuasion)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/03/11 at 5:46 pm
Oh man!!!!! Meg has head lice. I'm not positive but I guess she got it from her friend that spent the night over the weekend. Every time I saw the kid she was scratching her head and I thought to myself "I hope she doesn't have lice.".
So now I got to run to the store and get the shampoo, I've stripped the beds and I'm washing everything. I've also got to put all the pillows in the dryer.
Maybe I'll get out the clippers and get rid of the Boy's hair. :D
This is more cleaning than I really feel like doing right now!! ;D
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I have had that happen (2 weeks before we left for Disneyworld, and went to the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique - yep had to retreat while in Disney)... Everything went in the drier, and if not in drier in ziploc bags and then double trashed bagged (wanted to make sure the critters couldn't breath). Daughters had long hair, and she was saying her head itched, I could not see anything except some patches of dry skin on her scalp. So on the weekend, I decided to treat her head like cradle cap, and put olive oil on her scalp for a while, brush out the flakes. THAT'S WHEN I FOUND THE BUGGERS - EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK went to walgreens and bought the shampoo, combs, etc... Been paranoid ever since!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/03/11 at 5:48 pm
Been there .... done that (many, many times) with my four kids. I reckon washing isn't enough. You have to burn everything!!! ;)
Anyway, unless the other kids mothers are doing exactly the same thing (at the same time)...you could have those itchy little visitors again next week!!! :o I'm sure some parents just don't give a damn!! >:(
My husband knew exactly who gave it to her in her class, as her mother always had a chronic case of it while he was in school (20 years prior - must run in the family) :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/04/11 at 7:04 am
Here's what you do howard.
Say "I'm sorry that happened" Or "I can see why that would be frustrating" then follow it up with - did you report it to the customer service desk?
If they didn't give them the store phone number so they can call later.
Sometimes you have the foreign customers over there that speak too fast or talk in their language.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/04/11 at 7:47 am
Been there .... done that (many, many times) with my four kids. I reckon washing isn't enough. You have to burn everything!!! ;)
Anyway, unless the other kids mothers are doing exactly the same thing (at the same time)...you could have those itchy little visitors again next week!!! :o I'm sure some parents just don't give a damn!! >:(
I never had them as a kid but my daughter has had them a couple of times.
I hope we don't have them again next week.
I kept her home from school today so I can treat her again. I also called the mother of the girl she was hanging around with so she could check her head.
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I have had that happen (2 weeks before we left for Disneyworld, and went to the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique - yep had to retreat while in Disney)... Everything went in the drier, and if not in drier in ziploc bags and then double trashed bagged (wanted to make sure the critters couldn't breath). Daughters had long hair, and she was saying her head itched, I could not see anything except some patches of dry skin on her scalp. So on the weekend, I decided to treat her head like cradle cap, and put olive oil on her scalp for a while, brush out the flakes. THAT'S WHEN I FOUND THE BUGGERS - EEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK went to walgreens and bought the shampoo, combs, etc... Been paranoid ever since!
Bibbity Bobbity Boutique...I remember it well. Mostly I remember how much it cost. ;D ;D
I'm paranoid and so is my daughter. Last week she said her head was itchy so I made sure to check her head really well (during the cold weather she has a tendency to get dry scalp) and I didn't find anything. Yesterday she said it itched and sure enough she had them. She creid for about 30 minutes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 03/04/11 at 8:57 am
head lice
you don't need to do all the hot wash/dryer crap or bag up soft toys for two weeks. They can't survive for longer than about 30 minutes away from humans
Cheap conditioner slathered on and a lice comb. Put on a DVD! Section the hair, comb through each small section from root to tip then wipe the comb on a piece of kitchen paper, squidging any lice that you see. Move all through the hair like this, paying attention to the edges, behind ears etc. Repeat every 3 days until you don't see any live lice. (maybe two weeks)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/04/11 at 1:06 pm
To all of you who are dealing (or have dealt) with head lice, I feel for ya. Never had to deal with them myself, but in high school, had to deal with their cousins. 8-P To this day, I refuse to sit on a public toilet seat.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/04/11 at 3:45 pm
Thiscobversation made my head itch today I spent 15 mins washing my hair. 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/04/11 at 7:51 pm
Thiscobversation made my head itch today I spent 15 mins washing my hair. 8-P
Wow,must have been a long washing? :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/05/11 at 8:34 am
Wow,must have been a long washing? :o
That's how long it takes to get rid of imaginary lice
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/05/11 at 8:49 am
That's how long it takes to get rid of imaginary lice
...and imaginary long time? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/05/11 at 10:20 am
Wow,must have been a long washing? :o
It actually takes me AT LEAST that long (if not longer) to normally wash my hair. I have A LOT of hair.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/05/11 at 10:44 am
It actually takes me AT LEAST that long (if not longer) to normally wash my hair. I have A LOT of hair.
Cat
I used to but now I don't.
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/05/11 at 11:26 am
Well my rant is "how come I cannot be heard until I get mad..."
My daughters were told they need to clean their rooms (they now each have a bedroom, they share a toyroom and bathroom). It was mentioned a few times. I was at a sub-district contests last night (so was not home till 9:30), came home and dishes in 2 sinks over flowing, 3 sweatshirts, 2 coats, 2 book bags 51/2 pairs of shoes on the floor from the door to the stairway. 1 hat , 1 piece of artwork, a bag of animal crackers are all on the the dining room table. On the island is dad's quesadilla maker, 2 bags of tortillas, 3 paper plates, an empty jug of sunny delight and coca cola, and a fur real friends box. On the coffee tables 3 cups, and hair ties and bracelet beads, and coloring book, on the side table 2 coffee mugs (I have not used). The girls were up watching tv, Jason was sound asleep in bedroom (no biggie 7 & 9 they can entertain themselves), I asked about their bedroom (since downstairs was a disaster I hoped that they had worked upstairs) "What do you mean????"
I mentioned cleaning their room twice this morning (they have been up since 6:15)... Notta. Dad is on his way home from work (he asks if the girls picked up their room yet - UH DID YOU HAVE THEM DO IT LAST NIGHT, I did not say it).... They now want me to make them quesadillas, I am ignoring them till they can get their rooms picked up. Maybe when they can listen to me, I can listen to them - GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Bad mom moment, I know... :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 03/05/11 at 5:24 pm
Well my rant is "how come I cannot be heard until I get mad..."
My daughters were told they need to clean their rooms (they now each have a bedroom, they share a toyroom and bathroom). It was mentioned a few times. I was at a sub-district contests last night (so was not home till 9:30), came home and dishes in 2 sinks over flowing, 3 sweatshirts, 2 coats, 2 book bags 51/2 pairs of shoes on the floor from the door to the stairway. 1 hat , 1 piece of artwork, a bag of animal crackers are all on the the dining room table. On the island is dad's quesadilla maker, 2 bags of tortillas, 3 paper plates, an empty jug of sunny delight and coca cola, and a fur real friends box. On the coffee tables 3 cups, and hair ties and bracelet beads, and coloring book, on the side table 2 coffee mugs (I have not used). The girls were up watching tv, Jason was sound asleep in bedroom (no biggie 7 & 9 they can entertain themselves), I asked about their bedroom (since downstairs was a disaster I hoped that they had worked upstairs) "What do you mean????"
I mentioned cleaning their room twice this morning (they have been up since 6:15)... Notta. Dad is on his way home from work (he asks if the girls picked up their room yet - UH DID YOU HAVE THEM DO IT LAST NIGHT, I did not say it).... They now want me to make them quesadillas, I am ignoring them till they can get their rooms picked up. Maybe when they can listen to me, I can listen to them - GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Bad mom moment, I know... :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
I hear ya sami... my 3 girls (one id 19) and one boy (17 yrs) are still completely inept and bone lazy. They would use the last dish and cutlery before it ocurred to actually wash something. Even when they do wash up ... it has to be redone. There is no way detergent and hot water were used!!!!
As for their rooms.... :o I went into my sons room and found a chicken sandwich (completely untouched) he was given for lunch 10 days ago. But my mission was to find the really bad source of the stench (unbelievably..it wasn't the 10 day old chicken)...it was his wet soccer boots that he had kept in a plastic bag under his bed. Any normal human being would have thought to air them out...but oh no, not him.
I'll stop now...because it all makes my blood boil. I am thinking of getting them all hearing aids because they are all obviously hearing impaired!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/05/11 at 7:13 pm
I'll stop now...because it all makes my blood boil. I am thinking of getting them all hearing aids because they are all obviously hearing impaired!!!
No, it's called selective hearing. Had you said "Guys we're all going to get you a new cell-phone/computer/car today, they would have been running towards the door.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/05/11 at 7:24 pm
That's how long it takes to get rid of imaginary lice
I remember back in the school days,My Mother used to check for lice with those special combs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/05/11 at 7:25 pm
Well my rant is "how come I cannot be heard until I get mad..."
My daughters were told they need to clean their rooms (they now each have a bedroom, they share a toyroom and bathroom). It was mentioned a few times. I was at a sub-district contests last night (so was not home till 9:30), came home and dishes in 2 sinks over flowing, 3 sweatshirts, 2 coats, 2 book bags 51/2 pairs of shoes on the floor from the door to the stairway. 1 hat , 1 piece of artwork, a bag of animal crackers are all on the the dining room table. On the island is dad's quesadilla maker, 2 bags of tortillas, 3 paper plates, an empty jug of sunny delight and coca cola, and a fur real friends box. On the coffee tables 3 cups, and hair ties and bracelet beads, and coloring book, on the side table 2 coffee mugs (I have not used). The girls were up watching tv, Jason was sound asleep in bedroom (no biggie 7 & 9 they can entertain themselves), I asked about their bedroom (since downstairs was a disaster I hoped that they had worked upstairs) "What do you mean????"
I mentioned cleaning their room twice this morning (they have been up since 6:15)... Notta. Dad is on his way home from work (he asks if the girls picked up their room yet - UH DID YOU HAVE THEM DO IT LAST NIGHT, I did not say it).... They now want me to make them quesadillas, I am ignoring them till they can get their rooms picked up. Maybe when they can listen to me, I can listen to them - GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Bad mom moment, I know... :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Not a bad mom moment, a totally normal mom moment.
My kids drive me nuts too but I honestly think my husband is the worst and biggest kid in the house. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/05/11 at 7:25 pm
It actually takes me AT LEAST that long (if not longer) to normally wash my hair. I have A LOT of hair.
Cat
I have hardly any hair.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/05/11 at 7:45 pm
Not a bad mom moment, a totally normal mom moment.
My kids drive me nuts too but I honestly think my husband is the worst and biggest kid in the house. ;D
NOOOooooooo I would never believe it, a grown man acting like a kid? ::)
You are probably right, I just felt awful doing it. But on the plus side, I got my point across and they got their rooms picked up... I even managed to get all their bedding laundered today!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 03/06/11 at 9:47 am
NOOOooooooo I would never believe it, a grown man acting like a kid? ::)
You are probably right, I just felt awful doing it. But on the plus side, I got my point across and they got their rooms picked up... I even managed to get all their bedding laundered today!
As a father of 4, (all adults now) I could say a few things, but I'll keep my mouth shut
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/06/11 at 2:14 pm
My friend made me mad as hell and didn't even realize it the other day.
I'm always, always trying my best to lsoe weight because at a size 12 I am stuck between stores to shop at. Too small for plus size, but too big for stores with really cute and trendy clothing.
So anyway, it was my Ebonie, ourf friend Gerald and me sitting and watching TV when an add for one of those weight loss shows--Too Fat for 15--came on. I made the comment that I wished I could do a show like that so I could lose more weight. So a while later, Ebonie asked Gerald if he thought I was fat. And he said no.
Of course he said no, he's my friend. A friend won't tell another friend they're fat even if they look like the Michellin Man. It just kind of made me mad because she is larger than me and I guess she doesn't consider me as being fat, but I know what I see when I look in the mirror and I'm not that pleased by it. Especially when I go into a store and see things I want and can't fit them. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/06/11 at 2:22 pm
tiff you may not be pleased with what you see but I have to say nothing pisses me off more than someone who is not fat or at least not morbidily obese telling me they are fat.
I'd watch Celeb fit club and die because the women were coming on at 150lbs... I was like "Bitch! That's my freaking goal weight!" >:(
I watch too fat for 15 too ... good show... you should watch biggest loser... I'm not asking you for your number but i gotta tell you... I remember when i was 180 and felt fat... now when I watch biggest loser and I see these chicks who started out at my current weight and wind up on the scale in the 180s or 190s.. I think they look awesome... maybe that's help you shape your thinking...
or not
you are totally welcome to feel how you feel but I'm willing to bet Ebonie was just as mad at you for calling yourself fat when she, probably, secretly wishes she was your size....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/06/11 at 2:30 pm
My friend made me mad as hell and didn't even realize it the other day.
I'm always, always trying my best to lsoe weight because at a size 12 I am stuck between stores to shop at. Too small for plus size, but too big for stores with really cute and trendy clothing.
So anyway, it was my Ebonie, ourf friend Gerald and me sitting and watching TV when an add for one of those weight loss shows--Too Fat for 15--came on. I made the comment that I wished I could do a show like that so I could lose more weight. So a while later, Ebonie asked Gerald if he thought I was fat. And he said no.
Of course he said no, he's my friend. A friend won't tell another friend they're fat even if they look like the Michellin Man. It just kind of made me mad because she is larger than me and I guess she doesn't consider me as being fat, but I know what I see when I look in the mirror and I'm not that pleased by it. Especially when I go into a store and see things I want and can't fit them. >:(
Fat is relative. I, too am a size 12-which I wasn't 3 years ago. I'm trying to lose about 20 lbs. I have had people tell me that I am overweight, and others who do not think so. And I feel that I am heavy-but not really fat. I see other people who are much heavier than I am. So, I just keep working on trying to take off those 20 extra lbs. I plan on working out (aerobics/weight training) at least 1 hour 4x a week, & eating right (starting tomorrow). I plan to do that for at 3-6 months. If that doesn't work, then I will have to learn to live with my present weight.
tiff you may not be pleased with what you see but I have to say nothing pisses me off more than someone who is not fat or at least not morbidily obese telling me they are fat.
I'd watch Celeb fit club and die because the women were coming on at 150lbs... I was like "Bitch! That's my freaking goal weight!" >:(
I watch too fat for 15 too ... good show... you should watch biggest loser... I'm not asking you for your number but i gotta tell you... I remember when i was 180 and felt fat... now when I watch biggest loser and I see these chicks who started out at my current weight and wind up on the scale in the 180s or 190s.. I think they look awesome... maybe that's help you shape your thinking...
or not
you are totally welcome to feel how you feel but I'm willing to bet Ebonie was just as mad at you for calling yourself fat when she, probably, secretly wishes she was your size....
I know, I piss you off. :-\\ I didn't say I am FAT-I am saying that I am heavier than I want to be and I do have extra fat on me.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/06/11 at 2:33 pm
Fat is relative. I, too am a size 12-which I wasn't 3 years ago. I'm trying to lose about 20 lbs. I have had people tell me that I am overweight, and others who do not think so. And I feel that I am heavy-but not really fat. I see other people who are much heavier than I am. So, I just keep working on trying to take off those 20 extra lbs. I plan on working out (aerobics/weight training) at least 1 hour 4x a week, & eating right (starting tomorrow). I plan to do that for at 3-6 months. If that doesn't work, then I will have to learn to live with my present weight.
I know, I piss you off. :-\\ I didn't say I am FAT-I am saying that I am heavier than I want to be and I do have extra fat on me.
Cat
saying you're heavier than you want to be is not the same as saying you are fat...plus I've never seen you in person... in pics you look great to me but you know in person I could get an accurate representation because I have some pics where I look 500lbs... i'm not... I'm not even in the 300s but it looks like I am... then I have some pics where I look awesome! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/06/11 at 5:37 pm
Thanks for the advice guys. Another friend of mine said that she thought Ebonie was jealous of me. And the funny thing is, I'm jealous of her. I'd kill to be able to go to college and get a teaching degree like she is, and not be stuck whiling the days away in dialysis.
I try working out, when I have the energy to do so, but my weight loss was due to my illness, not because I was trying THAT hard. I like to watch the show, "I Used to be Fat" on MTV, because it is mostly composed of people in my age bracket and I'd like to see what could be done. To be honest, I dont know what my precise weight is. We pick and guess in dialysis because of the fluid displacement. Who knows, my 175 pound body might be hididng a 160 pound one or something. I just don't know.
I just go by the fit of clothes. And depending on the fluid in take, my size 12s can feel like size 2's and i'll need the jaws of life to get out of them. LOL.
But yeah, I just want to be able to go into a store and not be utterly devastated when nothing fits. I'm 24--I'll be 25 in 2 months and 2 days--and I want to dress like other girls my age, not like thier moms. That's all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/07/11 at 6:54 am
My friend made me mad as hell and didn't even realize it the other day.
I'm always, always trying my best to lsoe weight because at a size 12 I am stuck between stores to shop at. Too small for plus size, but too big for stores with really cute and trendy clothing.
So anyway, it was my Ebonie, ourf friend Gerald and me sitting and watching TV when an add for one of those weight loss shows--Too Fat for 15--came on. I made the comment that I wished I could do a show like that so I could lose more weight. So a while later, Ebonie asked Gerald if he thought I was fat. And he said no.
Of course he said no, he's my friend. A friend won't tell another friend they're fat even if they look like the Michellin Man. It just kind of made me mad because she is larger than me and I guess she doesn't consider me as being fat, but I know what I see when I look in the mirror and I'm not that pleased by it. Especially when I go into a store and see things I want and can't fit them. >:(
Don't listen to them,you should be happy with what you look like. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 03/07/11 at 10:02 am
So Thursday we got home from PR, yesterday morning it was in the 40's and raining. Around noon Cat says I needed to go to the store for some foods. By the time I got to the store, a few blocks away, the rain had turned to ice. Leaving the store, the roads were getting slick. Soon the ice turned to snow. Its STILL snowing. We left Puerto Rico for This?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/07/11 at 1:15 pm
So Thursday we got home from PR, yesterday morning it was in the 40's and raining. Around noon Cat says I needed to go to the store for some foods. By the time I got to the store, a few blocks away, the rain had turned to ice. Leaving the store, the roads were getting slick. Soon the ice turned to snow. Its STILL snowing. We left Puerto Rico for This?
Wow How much snow did you get? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/07/11 at 1:16 pm
Wow How much snow did you get? ???
I'm guessing about 100% more than they had in Puerto Rico :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/07/11 at 1:22 pm
Okay this is going to sound petty and trivial but I need to get it off my chest...
And remember, although I am a very giving person, I'm an only child and don't share my toys very well....
I soooo appreciate my friend putting me up for three weeks. Paleyfest would be very, very expensive had she not... having said that she's driving me nuts...
she talks alot about nothing..and has told me the same story three times in two days.
She had been fantastic letting Effie stay and entertains her and walks her and I don't mind the time they spend together at all... what's bugging me is she heard me call effie one of the nicknames I have for her and she's been calling effie my name for her... that's really pissing me off... ridiculous I know but it's like I don't have a comparison for it but I don't like it...
Also she calls me T. you'd think anyone who's known me forever... or even gets a freaking email from me would know i prefer Q.....what the hell. I know I told you i'm being petty but i can't help my annoyance....
thanks for letting me vent. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/07/11 at 1:28 pm
Okay this is going to sound petty and trivial but I need to get it off my chest...
And remember, although I am a very giving person, I'm an only child and don't share my toys very well....
I soooo appreciate my friend putting me up for three weeks. Paleyfest would be very, very expensive had she not... having said that she's driving me nuts...
she talks alot about nothing..and has told me the same story three times in two days.
She had been fantastic letting Effie stay and entertains her and walks her and I don't mind the time they spend together at all... what's bugging me is she heard me call effie one of the nicknames I have for her and she's been calling effie my name for her... that's really pissing me off... ridiculous I know but it's like I don't have a comparison for it but I don't like it...
Also she calls me T. you'd think anyone who's known me forever... or even gets a freaking email from me would know i prefer Q.....what the hell. I know I told you i'm being petty but i can't help my annoyance....
thanks for letting me vent. :D
I totally get what you are saying about her calling Effie one of your nicknames. I, too have nicknames for my cats and one time I heard someone refer to one of them by MY nickname and it just sounded SOOOO wrong. I was like, "No, you can't call her that-only I can call her that."
You could TRY to tell her that you really do prefer to be called Q and how much being called T gets on your nerves. Maybe it will sink in.
Unfortunately, she is helping you out so, I'm afraid you may have to put up with some of the annoyances. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/07/11 at 1:42 pm
I totally get what you are saying about her calling Effie one of your nicknames. I, too have nicknames for my cats and one time I heard someone refer to one of them by MY nickname and it just sounded SOOOO wrong. I was like, "No, you can't call her that-only I can call her that."
You could TRY to tell her that you really do prefer to be called Q and how much being called T gets on your nerves. Maybe it will sink in.
Unfortunately, she is helping you out so, I'm afraid you may have to put up with some of the annoyances. :-\\
Cat
I'm glad you get the nickname thing... that's really the one that bugs me the most.
I think the other things bug me because I am used to peace and quiet when I am "home" I talk for a living and I talk to people all day long. I don't want to talk when i get home... I just don't
The T thing... well she's been doing it all week so I think it's too late to say um... can you call me Q. I need everyone on facebook to like Q the hell out of their posts to me then maybe she'll get it. lol
Yeah I don't want to sound ungrateful because I really, really do appreciate the hospitality. I have been trying to be the perfect guest I have taken out the trash twice and I do all my dishes - tho I've only used two forks and one knife ;D I even washed a bowl she left in the sink and I clean the yard after Eff every day...
I bought her dinner.... I wanted to go to Hooters... I know objectification of women blah blah blah... screw that the food is really, really good. She doesn't have a problem with Hooters but decided we should go to some other place because the atmosphere would appeal to me... she was right the place was loaded with TVs and it's Basketball season so I didn't have to suffer thru football but the food was HORRIBLE! If there's one thing I can't stand it's wasting money on a crappy meal... thing is she thinks the food was good because we have different tastes. Yes I eat mcD's and cheap tv dinners but when it comes to dinning out... actually sitting at a table and eating I really want someone to take the time and give me a good meal... this place was all flash no flavor.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/07/11 at 2:32 pm
I'm glad you get the nickname thing... that's really the one that bugs me the most.
I think the other things bug me because I am used to peace and quiet when I am "home" I talk for a living and I talk to people all day long. I don't want to talk when i get home... I just don't
The T thing... well she's been doing it all week so I think it's too late to say um... can you call me Q. I need everyone on facebook to like Q the hell out of their posts to me then maybe she'll get it. lol
Yeah I don't want to sound ungrateful because I really, really do appreciate the hospitality. I have been trying to be the perfect guest I have taken out the trash twice and I do all my dishes - tho I've only used two forks and one knife ;D I even washed a bowl she left in the sink and I clean the yard after Eff every day...
I bought her dinner.... I wanted to go to Hooters... I know objectification of women blah blah blah... screw that the food is really, really good. She doesn't have a problem with Hooters but decided we should go to some other place because the atmosphere would appeal to me... she was right the place was loaded with TVs and it's Basketball season so I didn't have to suffer thru football but the food was HORRIBLE! If there's one thing I can't stand it's wasting money on a crappy meal... thing is she thinks the food was good because we have different tastes. Yes I eat mcD's and cheap tv dinners but when it comes to dinning out... actually sitting at a table and eating I really want someone to take the time and give me a good meal... this place was all flash no flavor.
I don't think it is too late to tell her that you really prefer to be called Q. She may not know until you actually tell her.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/07/11 at 4:54 pm
Okay this is going to sound petty and trivial but I need to get it off my chest...
And remember, although I am a very giving person, I'm an only child and don't share my toys very well....
I soooo appreciate my friend putting me up for three weeks. Paleyfest would be very, very expensive had she not... having said that she's driving me nuts...
she talks alot about nothing..and has told me the same story three times in two days.
She had been fantastic letting Effie stay and entertains her and walks her and I don't mind the time they spend together at all... what's bugging me is she heard me call effie one of the nicknames I have for her and she's been calling effie my name for her... that's really pissing me off... ridiculous I know but it's like I don't have a comparison for it but I don't like it...
Also she calls me T. you'd think anyone who's known me forever... or even gets a freaking email from me would know i prefer Q.....what the hell. I know I told you i'm being petty but i can't help my annoyance....
thanks for letting me vent. :D
Remember the greater good... aka your pocket book! Become tolerant if only for the sake of that! It is only for a short time and you will be better for it in the long run G 8)
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/07/11 at 5:08 pm
I'm glad you get the nickname thing... that's really the one that bugs me the most.
I think the other things bug me because I am used to peace and quiet when I am "home" I talk for a living and I talk to people all day long. I don't want to talk when i get home... I just don't
The T thing... well she's been doing it all week so I think it's too late to say um... can you call me Q. I need everyone on facebook to like Q the hell out of their posts to me then maybe she'll get it. lol
Yeah I don't want to sound ungrateful because I really, really do appreciate the hospitality. I have been trying to be the perfect guest I have taken out the trash twice and I do all my dishes - tho I've only used two forks and one knife ;D I even washed a bowl she left in the sink and I clean the yard after Eff every day...
I bought her dinner.... I wanted to go to Hooters... I know objectification of women blah blah blah... screw that the food is really, really good. She doesn't have a problem with Hooters but decided we should go to some other place because the atmosphere would appeal to me... she was right the place was loaded with TVs and it's Basketball season so I didn't have to suffer thru football but the food was HORRIBLE! If there's one thing I can't stand it's wasting money on a crappy meal... thing is she thinks the food was good because we have different tastes. Yes I eat mcD's and cheap tv dinners but when it comes to dinning out... actually sitting at a table and eating I really want someone to take the time and give me a good meal... this place was all flash no flavor.
I love the Daytona beach wings at Hooters, they are my favorite!!! And of course their fried pickles... Have to say I haven't tried much else their. But I have ate at Hooters with the family (so people can start ranting at me anytime - yes the girls were with us) and just with my husband. It is a restaurant, and my two Niece-in-laws are former Hooter girls (one was a manager, the other worked on weekends to supplement her teaching salary) and we went to visit them both... and my girls got hooters tank tops. No biggie, or I do not see anything big about it...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/07/11 at 5:21 pm
Remember the greater good... aka your pocket book! Become tolerant if only for the sake of that! It is only for a short time and you will be better for it in the long run G 8)
:D
I think you jus' went ghetto gansta on me yo!!
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/07/11 at 5:24 pm
I don't think it is too late to tell her that you really prefer to be called Q. She may not know until you actually tell her.
Cat
The point is. We've known each other for 22 yrs. I sign all my emails "Q". I signmy Christmas cards "Q". You think she'd've figured it out somewhere along the line.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/07/11 at 5:43 pm
The point is. We've known each other for 22 yrs. I sign all my emails "Q". I signmy Christmas cards "Q". You think she'd've figured it out somewhere along the line.
Maybe poor memory and she just doesn't remember you go by the initial of your middle name and the initial of your first name... It could be worse, she could call you by your given name...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/07/11 at 6:00 pm
Maybe poor memory and she just doesn't remember you go by the initial of your middle name and the initial of your first name... It could be worse, she could call you by your given name...
Actually She's one of the few people left in my life who used to call me by that name!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/07/11 at 6:23 pm
Actually She's one of the few people left in my life who used to call me by that name!
See - you do have something to be grateful for... and since she knew you when, it may be hard for her to give up your given name (perhaps outta respect/loyalty for parents or some crazy deep childhood secret that makes given names super uuber special in her book). Mention the name thing too her, hey you know I go by Q now, I've always wonder do you keep calling me T??? (you know idle chit chat, and this might prevent her from telling you the same story once again), since she is soo chatty anyhow. Don't attack her with it, just ask her... 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/08/11 at 6:54 am
The point is. We've known each other for 22 yrs. I sign all my emails "Q". I signmy Christmas cards "Q". You think she'd've figured it out somewhere along the line.
But wouldn't it be funny if your family members called you Q? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/08/11 at 9:10 am
But wouldn't it be funny if your family members called you Q? ???
No. I would prefer it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 03/08/11 at 9:23 am
I love the Daytona beach wings at Hooters, they are my favorite!!! And of course their fried pickles... Have to say I haven't tried much else their. But I have ate at Hooters with the family (so people can start ranting at me anytime - yes the girls were with us) and just with my husband. It is a restaurant, and my two Niece-in-laws are former Hooter girls (one was a manager, the other worked on weekends to supplement her teaching salary) and we went to visit them both... and my girls got hooters tank tops. No biggie, or I do not see anything big about it...
Um, how old are your girls?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/08/11 at 4:33 pm
Some one stop me before I kill my father-in-law...
He is driving me nuts, more than usual.
I have never met such an ungrateful person in my entire life.
We all got new cell phones (and cell phone plan) and he has done nothing but complain, he doesn't like this, he dosen't like that, wants the old one back. I'd like to tell him that we don't have to let him have a cell phone since we're paying for it (and he couldn't afford it on his own). Such a freakin' baby. I swear he is never happy. >:(
O.K., I'm done now. Carry on. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/08/11 at 5:31 pm
I know this is going to sound ridiculous, but I think I've lsot my taste for my favorite breakfast meal on the run. On the days I go to dialysis, I pop into Dunkin Donuts and get a coffee/mocha, a biscuit sammie and some donut. I've eaten the sammies with sausage/egg/cheese and ham/egg/cheese and every variation in the middle. And now I'm losing my taste for them. But I only like DD's coffee, that's why I get it. I dont like going to two places and I don't like being late for dialysis either.
>:(
Gotta figure something out because the only thing my boyfriend can make is burt toast and runny eggs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/08/11 at 5:55 pm
Yesterday, the snow came down. I went out to shovel (because I know Carlos hates it). I heard my neighbor say that she was going to nab the people who plow the drive-way across the street when they arrive. I asked her if she could direct them to our house so they can plow for us, too.
After coming inside, there was a knock at the door. It was some guy asking if we wanted to be snow-blowed (Is that a word? ??? ) out. Carlos told them to come back tomorrow (meaning today) when it had stopped snowing. Made sense because why bother cleaning the drive when it will just be snowed in again later. Well, the guys who plow across the street arrived AFTER that and Carlos told them that someone else was going to do it tomorrow (meaning today).
Well, today-you guessed it-THEY DID NOT SHOW UP!!! >:( >:( >:( The car is still buried. So my rant is that people don't do what they say they are going to do. We gave them the benefit of the doubt and thought maybe they had a day job and waited until after work hours and still nothing.
There was an ad in the paper for snow plowing and Carlos called. Left a message and no one returned the call-as of yet. But, we did call about 4 p.m. so I don't know if it is a business (which means they could have been closed for the day) or if it is side-line (which means they could have been at work). Hopefully, someone will call within the next 24 hours-otherwise it will have to be Carlos & me who have to do it. :P
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/08/11 at 7:31 pm
Some one stop me before I kill my father-in-law...
He is driving me nuts, more than usual.
I have never met such an ungrateful person in my entire life.
We all got new cell phones (and cell phone plan) and he has done nothing but complain, he doesn't like this, he dosen't like that, wants the old one back. I'd like to tell him that we don't have to let him have a cell phone since we're paying for it (and he couldn't afford it on his own). Such a freakin' baby. I swear he is never happy. >:(
O.K., I'm done now. Carry on. ;D
Doesn't he want a cell phone?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/08/11 at 7:38 pm
About the phones, my dad always gets on my last nerve with his damn phone.
Now the phone he has is his second one. He lost the first one a few months ago and had to have it replaced. So he has the simple, basic phone that ONLY makes calls. The kind parents hook onto thier children to keep track of them.
My dad will not/acts like he cannot learn how to find the numbers of people in his contacts. Everytime he wants to call someone, unless he has the number written down he comes to me--sometimes all hours of the night--and asks if so-and-so's number is in the phone and to call it. If he misses a call, he doesn't know how to check it himself. I have to check it. AQnd voicemails, forget about it.
He doesn't know how to keep the volume on, and it seems whenever I have an emergency it's off. >:( Once in dialysis, i had a mishap and had to be rushed to hospital and I called him FIFTEEN times before he checked his phone and saw he missed all the calls.
Its not WE have phones it's more like I have TWO phones. ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/08/11 at 8:09 pm
Doesn't he want a cell phone?
Yeah, he does just not the one we got him.
About the phones, my dad always gets on my last nerve with his damn phone.
Now the phone he has is his second one. He lost the first one a few months ago and had to have it replaced. So he has the simple, basic phone that ONLY makes calls. The kind parents hook onto thier children to keep track of them.
My dad will not/acts like he cannot learn how to find the numbers of people in his contacts. Everytime he wants to call someone, unless he has the number written down he comes to me--sometimes all hours of the night--and asks if so-and-so's number is in the phone and to call it. If he misses a call, he doesn't know how to check it himself. I have to check it. AQnd voicemails, forget about it.
He doesn't know how to keep the volume on, and it seems whenever I have an emergency it's off. >:( Once in dialysis, i had a mishap and had to be rushed to hospital and I called him FIFTEEN times before he checked his phone and saw he missed all the calls.
Its not WE have phones it's more like I have TWO phones. ???
Thats my father-in-law, he never heard the old phone ring, he doesn't know how to check messages or read a text AND he keeps turning the ringer off on his new phone. It must be the way he hold the phones.
Finally I told him to keep the old phone but don't bother trying to use it because it won't work. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/08/11 at 9:02 pm
Yesterday, the snow came down. I went out to shovel (because I know Carlos hates it). I heard my neighbor say that she was going to nab the people who plow the drive-way across the street when they arrive. I asked her if she could direct them to our house so they can plow for us, too.
After coming inside, there was a knock at the door. It was some guy asking if we wanted to be snow-blowed (Is that a word? ??? ) out. Carlos told them to come back tomorrow (meaning today) when it had stopped snowing. Made sense because why bother cleaning the drive when it will just be snowed in again later. Well, the guys who plow across the street arrived AFTER that and Carlos told them that someone else was going to do it tomorrow (meaning today).
Well, today-you guessed it-THEY DID NOT SHOW UP!!! >:( >:( >:( The car is still buried. So my rant is that people don't do what they say they are going to do. We gave them the benefit of the doubt and thought maybe they had a day job and waited until after work hours and still nothing.
There was an ad in the paper for snow plowing and Carlos called. Left a message and no one returned the call-as of yet. But, we did call about 4 p.m. so I don't know if it is a business (which means they could have been closed for the day) or if it is side-line (which means they could have been at work). Hopefully, someone will call within the next 24 hours-otherwise it will have to be Carlos & me who have to do it. :P
Cat
If using a snow blower usually one has to do it multiple times, before the snow really piles up (specially late season snow, as it is wet with moisture) otherwise the weight of the snow will throw pins and burn bushings. Even on our tractor mounted (PTO driven) snow blower meant to blow out the cattle lots and such, we have to make sure and keep up with the snow at 6-8" anything over that and repairs will have to be made.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/08/11 at 9:05 pm
Um, how old are your girls?
7 and 9 and have been going since they were infants... Nothing inappropriate has ever happened while there, otherwise I would not go let alone take them. I have seen wilder behavior in a local restaurant were the girls wear little country dresses (think Hee Haw Honey's) and the boys were bib's, and they dance on the bars...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/08/11 at 9:18 pm
7 and 9 and have been going since they were infants... Nothing inappropriate has ever happened while there, otherwise I would not go let alone take them. I have seen wilder behavior in a local restaurant were the girls wear little country dresses (think Hee Haw Honey's) and the boys were bib's, and they dance on the bars...
And even though the shorts are short and the tanks are form fitting, I've seen girls at the pool/lake/beach wearing much less.
My 10 year old was talking about Hooters and my 7 yr old son was asking really loudly in the middle of Walmart "What's Hooters?". He had no idea that it was a slang term for boobies.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/08/11 at 9:34 pm
And even though the shorts are short and the tanks are form fitting, I've seen girls at the pool/lake/beach wearing much less.
My 10 year old was talking about Hooters and my 7 yr old son was asking really loudly in the middle of Walmart "What's Hooters?". He had no idea that it was a slang term for boobies.
Exactly.. The local restaurant we have (it is in a barn), food is great, but they dress in the dang hee haw honey's dresses - low and short flouncy gingham and then dance on the bar (I can see there hu ha's if I wanted to; or they lean over and pour you a glass of water and I am afraid something else is going to pour out) :P
I was mortified at the locker room at the Y.. There were girls walking around buck naked and flaunting it all and cursing and swearing right in front of my girls. Talking about how they have such great f-ck bodies their boyfriends can't get enough of them... BLACH :P I am ashamed to ever take them back.
LOL - my girls do not know that it is the slang term either... They just think it is the name of the restaurant.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/08/11 at 10:26 pm
Yeah, he does just not the one we got him.
Thats my father-in-law, he never heard the old phone ring, he doesn't know how to check messages or read a text AND he keeps turning the ringer off on his new phone. It must be the way he hold the phones.
Finally I told him to keep the old phone but don't bother trying to use it because it won't work. ;D
My dad keeps pining for his old phone. It's a lost cause now. The one thing that really irks me is if he's away from his phone, he doesn't remember my number. I am number 8 as a speed dial on his phone and he think's I'm 8 on EVERYONE'S phone in the world. ??? Which I had to explain to him, its not. Because someone else's 8 could be thier mom or sister, etc. Not me. LOL
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/09/11 at 6:44 am
Yeah, he does just not the one we got him.
Thats my father-in-law, he never heard the old phone ring, he doesn't know how to check messages or read a text AND he keeps turning the ringer off on his new phone. It must be the way he hold the phones.
Finally I told him to keep the old phone but don't bother trying to use it because it won't work. ;D
he must be new to cellphones.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/09/11 at 6:47 am
Exactly.. The local restaurant we have (it is in a barn), food is great, but they dress in the dang hee haw honey's dresses - low and short flouncy gingham and then dance on the bar (I can see there hu ha's if I wanted to; or they lean over and pour you a glass of water and I am afraid something else is going to pour out) :P
I was mortified at the locker room at the Y.. There were girls walking around buck naked and flaunting it all and cursing and swearing right in front of my girls. Talking about how they have such great f-ck bodies their boyfriends can't get enough of them... BLACH :P I am ashamed to ever take them back.
LOL - my girls do not know that it is the slang term either... They just think it is the name of the restaurant.
Wow Sami What kind of town do you live in,That's weird. :o ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/09/11 at 7:11 am
Wow Sami What kind of town do you live in,That's weird. :o ;D
I don't think it is limited to a specific town, Howard. That is just how some people are...they only care about what is going on in their bubble and don't worry about who might be around to witness.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/09/11 at 7:25 am
Wow Sami What kind of town do you live in,That's weird. :o ;D
I guess when I say "local" I am meaning within a 30 mile radius of my home. I am just saying "Hooters" has more rules and regulations regarding how the staff should compose themselves, then the locally owned restaurant.
The dresses are similar to this, but all gingham, without corset. The tops are elastic so the can wear them on the shoulder's or off. I am sure the girls wear spanx underneath - I just wish they just didn't do it, or danced on the floor. Because some of the guys (drunk or not) make quite a spectacle of it... Maybe it will go out of business
http://www.pantaloons.co.uk/s_product_images/17621799.jpg\
And at the Y, it was a younger girls (20's or so) who obviously did not think of anyone else but themselves, and wanted to flaunt it. It was all rather embarrasing for me and I did not know how to explain it to the girls.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/09/11 at 7:27 am
I don't think it is limited to a specific town, Howard. That is just how some people are...they only care about what is going on in their bubble and don't worry about who might be around to witness.
EXACTLY O0
Sort like those that stop their cars to talk in the middle of the parking lot, or are in a hurry and honk at Howard to move the carts out of the way... They just think about themselves, and what needs to be done...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/09/11 at 3:55 pm
I've never been to the Y and I haven't seen the inside of a locker room since 11th grade of high school. And after hearing about Sami's Y I am NEVER going into one. That's just gross.
I was the girl that dressed in the toilet stalls in gym class. And I still would do that because I don't want anyone teasing me about my body ever again.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/09/11 at 7:29 pm
I guess when I say "local" I am meaning within a 30 mile radius of my home. I am just saying "Hooters" has more rules and regulations regarding how the staff should compose themselves, then the locally owned restaurant.
The dresses are similar to this, but all gingham, without corset. The tops are elastic so the can wear them on the shoulder's or off. I am sure the girls wear spanx underneath - I just wish they just didn't do it, or danced on the floor. Because some of the guys (drunk or not) make quite a spectacle of it... Maybe it will go out of business
http://www.pantaloons.co.uk/s_product_images/17621799.jpg\
And at the Y, it was a younger girls (20's or so) who obviously did not think of anyone else but themselves, and wanted to flaunt it. It was all rather embarrasing for me and I did not know how to explain it to the girls.
That dress reminds me of Hee Haw,Who was that woman who wore that? She had a country hat,I think it was Minnie Pearl? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/09/11 at 9:09 pm
That dress reminds me of Hee Haw,Who was that woman who wore that? She had a country hat,I think it was Minnie Pearl? ???
Minnie Pearl was on Hee Haw, she always had a price tag hanging off her hat but I have never seen her wear anything like that. This is what she wore...
http://bp0.blogger.com/_dtpS4dpJOoo/RnXJEsnTw4I/AAAAAAAAA0U/UOkVX4IEhGw/s400/P1120420.JPG
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/10/11 at 12:33 am
Minnie Pearl was on Hee Haw, she always had a price tag hanging off her hat but I have never seen her wear anything like that. This is what she wore...
http://bp0.blogger.com/_dtpS4dpJOoo/RnXJEsnTw4I/AAAAAAAAA0U/UOkVX4IEhGw/s400/P1120420.JPG
I was going to tell him the same thing, if he would have read my post... Perhaps he was thinking of the hee haw honeys ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 03/10/11 at 1:57 am
Exactly.. The local restaurant we have (it is in a barn), food is great, but they dress in the dang hee haw honey's dresses - low and short flouncy gingham and then dance on the bar (I can see there hu ha's if I wanted to; or they lean over and pour you a glass of water and I am afraid something else is going to pour out) :P
I was mortified at the locker room at the Y.. There were girls walking around buck naked and flaunting it all and cursing and swearing right in front of my girls. Talking about how they have such great f-ck bodies their boyfriends can't get enough of them... BLACH :P I am ashamed to ever take them back.
LOL - my girls do not know that it is the slang term either... They just think it is the name of the restaurant.
Wow... (putting on my Howard hat)...forget the Y....I'm more interested in the Who, when and where!!! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/10/11 at 6:41 am
Minnie Pearl was on Hee Haw, she always had a price tag hanging off her hat but I have never seen her wear anything like that. This is what she wore...
http://bp0.blogger.com/_dtpS4dpJOoo/RnXJEsnTw4I/AAAAAAAAA0U/UOkVX4IEhGw/s400/P1120420.JPG
Thanks Carol,now I remember. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/10/11 at 9:08 am
Omg!!! >:( Today I have a valid rant.
Every AM Michelle's friend brings her daughter over around 0645hrs
Michelle lives near the best jr high school in Burbank so they use her address for the kid. Michelle drives her to school every morn and she walks back to M's house and stays there from 3-5.
M asked me to do her a favor (she said I didn't have to but how can I say no?) so M says she has to be at work super early this AM and wants to know if I can drive C to school so she doesn't have to walk both ways - it's a mile or two away. I say sure knowing I'll get in at midnight and asleep by 1am.
So I wake up this morning at 0635 so I can get prepped to take the kid to school.
Michelle comes out and says oh they changed my schedule so I'll drive her.
Couldn't you text me or something? I barely got 5hrs sleep last night. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/10/11 at 12:31 pm
Omg!!! >:( Today I have a valid rant.
Every AM Michelle's friend brings her daughter over around 0645hrs
Michelle lives near the best jr high school in Burbank so they use her address for the kid. Michelle drives her to school every morn and she walks back to M's house and stays there from 3-5.
M asked me to do her a favor (she said I didn't have to but how can I say no?) so M says she has to be at work super early this AM and wants to know if I can drive C to school so she doesn't have to walk both ways - it's a mile or two away. I say sure knowing I'll get in at midnight and asleep by 1am.
So I wake up this morning at 0635 so I can get prepped to take the kid to school.
Michelle comes out and says oh they changed my schedule so I'll drive her.
Couldn't you text me or something? I barely got 5hrs sleep last night. >:(
Hope you're able to function for work the next day Q? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/10/11 at 1:08 pm
Hope you're able to function for work the next day Q? ???
I'm not working Howard i'm at PaleyFest....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/10/11 at 8:40 pm
I'm not working Howard i'm at PaleyFest....
and there for her rant ends in validity 8)
Suck it up Paley whore... or would it be celeb whore or star whore????
All about you! ::)
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/10/11 at 8:52 pm
and there for her rant ends in validity 8)
Suck it up Paley whore... or would it be celeb whore or star whore????
All about you! ::)
;)
;D Karma (love ya, Q)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/10/11 at 8:56 pm
;D Karma (love ya, Q)
Ditto there ( kisses to ease the pain Q :-*)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/13/11 at 9:21 am
I want my hour back... >:( and that is my rant for the day
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 9:59 am
I want my hour back... >:( and that is my rant for the day
You will back in the autumn.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/13/11 at 12:24 pm
You will back in the autumn.
The time when we have to turn our clocks back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/13/11 at 12:25 pm
I want my hour back... >:( and that is my rant for the day
Did you wake up your normal time? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 03/13/11 at 12:48 pm
This isn't really a rant nor am I offended. Actually, quite a bit of it is funny but only in America can
someone be fired for saying anything derogatory about any race, religion, gender or sexual orientation
yet every March it is open season on the Irish. Every stereo type known is put on shirts, shown on TV
and printed in papers and all is acceptable, oh the hypocrisy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/13/11 at 2:34 pm
I want my hour back... >:( and that is my rant for the day
I second this!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/14/11 at 7:00 am
Damn Raccoon,got our garbage again! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/18/11 at 11:04 pm
Oh f**k!
Dentist says my left first molar is a goner. Filling--and it was more filling than tooth--finally wriggled out on some rotini this week. My tooth split and I was left holding a filling and dental fragments. The dentist quoted a minimum cost of two grand for (another) route canal, filling, and crown, and emphasized it wasn't worth it.
The good news is it ain't too late to keep the rest of them...in a jar at night! (joke).
I was depressed to hear from the dentist what I already suspected...I mean, jeez, I've had the tooth since I was eight or something.
Well, after the extraction I'll hold a memorial service for my molar with salt water taffy and straight Bosco. I'll blow taps on the kazoo!
:\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/19/11 at 6:38 am
Oh f**k!
Dentist says my left first molar is a goner. Filling--and it was more filling than tooth--finally wriggled out on some rotini this week. My tooth split and I was left holding a filling and dental fragments. The dentist quoted a minimum cost of two grand for (another) route canal, filling, and crown, and emphasized it wasn't worth it.
The good news is it ain't too late to keep the rest of them...in a jar at night! (joke).
I was depressed to hear from the dentist what I already suspected...I mean, jeez, I've had the tooth since I was eight or something.
Well, after the extraction I'll hold a memorial service for my molar with salt water taffy and straight Bosco. I'll blow taps on the kazoo!
:\'(
Does Medicaid or Medicare cover your surgery? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/19/11 at 9:17 am
That sucks, Max. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/19/11 at 9:32 am
Oh f**k!
Dentist says my left first molar is a goner. Filling--and it was more filling than tooth--finally wriggled out on some rotini this week. My tooth split and I was left holding a filling and dental fragments. The dentist quoted a minimum cost of two grand for (another) route canal, filling, and crown, and emphasized it wasn't worth it.
The good news is it ain't too late to keep the rest of them...in a jar at night! (joke).
I was depressed to hear from the dentist what I already suspected...I mean, jeez, I've had the tooth since I was eight or something.
Well, after the extraction I'll hold a memorial service for my molar with salt water taffy and straight Bosco. I'll blow taps on the kazoo!
:\'(
Bummer. Karma to you in hopes that things get better.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/19/11 at 11:10 am
Does Medicaid or Medicare cover your surgery? ???
Ah, that's the second part of the chore. Since I'm on SSDI, I do receive medicare/medicaid. Medicaid does cover extractions in Massachusetts, but my dentist does not. So, I'm going to try and find a dentist who does take Masshealth and can see me for the extraction. My folks offered to help me out with dental bills as they don't want to see me lose my teeth.
Bummer. Karma to you in hopes that things get better.
Cat
Thanks Cat and Dag. I'll get through it.
Take care of your teeth boys and girls!
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/19/11 at 7:26 pm
Ah, that's the second part of the chore. Since I'm on SSDI, I do receive medicare/medicaid. Medicaid does cover extractions in Massachusetts, but my dentist does not. So, I'm going to try and find a dentist who does take Masshealth and can see me for the extraction. My folks offered to help me out with dental bills as they don't want to see me lose my teeth.
Thanks Cat and Dag. I'll get through it.
Take care of your teeth boys and girls!
:)
I just had gum surgery and finished up 2 months ago and the whole bill was over $1,000 ($350 once a month) so it was very expensive.I hope you keep your teeth.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/20/11 at 10:53 am
I just had gum surgery and finished up 2 months ago and the whole bill was over $1,000 ($350 once a month) so it was very expensive.I hope you keep your teeth.
I got what they call a rude awakening, Howard! As you gets into your forties things start to deteriorate a bit and if you're not careful, your teeth can become early casualties of aging!
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/20/11 at 6:04 pm
I got what they call a rude awakening, Howard! As you gets into your forties things start to deteriorate a bit and if you're not careful, your teeth can become early casualties of aging!
:o
Well Max,my gums are good for another 5 years but once a year I must see my periodontist to see how everything's coming along.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 03/20/11 at 6:05 pm
I'm fat.
Rant over.
P.S. I lost 5 pounds since early March. Need to lose more for health reasons. My patience is short that's all, Lol.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/20/11 at 6:18 pm
I'm fat.
Rant over.
P.S. I lost 5 pounds since early March. Need to lose more for health reasons. My patience is short that's all, Lol.
So that's where the 5lbs I gained during paleyfest came from... gee thanks >:(
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/20/11 at 6:18 pm
I'm fat.
Rant over.
P.S. I lost 5 pounds since early March. Need to lose more for health reasons. My patience is short that's all, Lol.
Have you been eating healthy? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/20/11 at 6:52 pm
We have been renting Dark Shadows on DVD from Netflix. There are several collections and each collection has about 3 or 4 DVDs to them. All of a sudden, the first DVD of Collection #6 is UNAVAILABLE! (I think the disk broke and they only had one copy). And they won't ship the other 3 DVDs in the collection without shipping the first one first. So with 9 episodes on each disk, that is a total of 36 episodes we will miss if we just skip over that collection. Who knows how long it will be until it is available again. So, now I am looking for a place where I can download those eps (I don't want to buy them because it is about $36 dollars-not what I want to pay for something that I will probably watch once). If anyone knows where I can get eps 179-209 I would be grateful.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 03/20/11 at 7:06 pm
So that's where the 5lbs I gained during paleyfest came from... gee thanks >:(
:D
I'm sorry. :-[ :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 03/20/11 at 7:08 pm
Have you been eating healthy? ???
Yes, and that's exactly why I lost 5 pounds.
My rant isn't exactly about the weight per se, but more about the patience (which I can lack on a bad day) that it takes to lose weight.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/20/11 at 8:49 pm
We have been renting Dark Shadows on DVD from Netflix. There are several collections and each collection has about 3 or 4 DVDs to them. All of a sudden, the first DVD of Collection #6 is UNAVAILABLE! (I think the disk broke and they only had one copy). And they won't ship the other 3 DVDs in the collection without shipping the first one first. So with 9 episodes on each disk, that is a total of 36 episodes we will miss if we just skip over that collection. Who knows how long it will be until it is available again. So, now I am looking for a place where I can download those eps (I don't want to buy them because it is about $36 dollars-not what I want to pay for something that I will probably watch once). If anyone knows where I can get eps 179-209 I would be grateful.
Cat
Did you check greedbay too?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/20/11 at 8:52 pm
I'm sorry. :-[ :D
I knew it had nothing to do with eating junk food while sitting my on my fat ass for hours a day and Oh binging on raisinettes &/or cracker jacks every night for the past two and a half weeks. ::) :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 03/20/11 at 11:34 pm
I knew it had nothing to do with eating junk food while sitting my on my fat ass for hours a day and Oh binging on raisinettes &/or cracker jacks every night for the past two and a half weeks. ::) :P
I've done that too. How do you think I've come to weigh the weight I am now? :-X ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/21/11 at 6:45 am
Yes, and that's exactly why I lost 5 pounds.
My rant isn't exactly about the weight per se, but more about the patience (which I can lack on a bad day) that it takes to lose weight.
I know,it takes a long time maybe even months to get the weight off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/21/11 at 11:16 am
Did you check greedbay too?
No because I don't want to buy it-just want to borrow it.
My rant for today:
When we were in PR, there was a vendor who was selling BEAUTIFUL necklaces. I think they were made out of onyx. I couldn't decide which one to buy so I bought two of them. Friday, I finally had a chance to wear one. I did get a complement on it by the waiter at the restaurant we went to. Then on Saturday, I got a chance to wear the second one. After wearing that one, I decided that I liked the first one just a bit better. So yesterday (Sunday), I had a chance to wear it again. (Mind you, I don't normally wear necklaces-only with certain outfits and especially not ones as big as there are but I just love them.) Last night, we were sitting in the living room and I was playing with the necklace (like I usually when I do wear a necklace) and it broke! MY BRAND NEW NECKLACE THAT I LOVE BROKE!!!!! :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Carlos was wonderful helping me find the beads (there are so many little tiny ones). I THINK there may still be one more missing. It was made out of fishing line and the line was cut by the pendent in the center of the necklace. So, now I have to find something that the pendent won't break and try to put it back together again. It doesn't seem too difficult to do. I have one side intact so I know how it is supposed to go. Or just wait until we go back to PR and buy another one. :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/21/11 at 11:42 am
No because I don't want to buy it-just want to borrow it.
Cat
you could buy it...watch it... resell it.... just saying...
sorry about your necklace. but glad you can probably restore it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/21/11 at 12:28 pm
you could buy it...watch it... resell it.... just saying...
sorry about your necklace. but glad you can probably restore it.
I thought about that, but I do have an another alternative. Blockbuster has it & they have a two week trial period. I could "try" them out just to just watch that-or maybe sign up for a month or so just enough time to watch that collection and then stop.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/21/11 at 12:50 pm
I thought about that, but I do have an another alternative. Blockbuster has it & they have a two week trial period. I could "try" them out just to just watch that-or maybe sign up for a month or so just enough time to watch that collection and then stop.
Cat
that works too...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/21/11 at 6:09 pm
that works too...
AAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
I just signed up for a two week trial period with Blockbuster because they said that they had it. I put it on my queue and now they are saying that it is unavailable. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/21/11 at 6:36 pm
AAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!
I just signed up for a two week trial period with Blockbuster because they said that they had it. I put it on my queue and now they are saying that it is unavailable. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
perhaps someone rented it.... Poor Cat :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/21/11 at 6:46 pm
perhaps someone rented it.... Poor Cat :\'(
It didn't say that there will be a wait, it said "Unavailable". >:( >:( >:( >:(
It looks like my only alternative (other than waiting) is to buy. :\'( :\'( :\'( However, I found a place that is selling the ENTIRE series + for little more than twice what they want for just this collection. Yeah, it is a bootleg copy but... :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/21/11 at 6:51 pm
sorry Cat....warning... those bootlegs are a huge rip off...usually the quality is crap. Like worse than vhs.
let me talk to a friend of mine - he's on a plane now going back to montreal. he told me where to download virtually everything that's ever been on TV but I lost the link... he says it's safe... I think I'll take the next post to PM tho because I realize I'm typing this on a public message board from my work computer... that's all kinds of wrong! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/21/11 at 7:02 pm
sorry Cat....warning... those bootlegs are a huge rip off...usually the quality is crap. Like worse than vhs.
let me talk to a friend of mine - he's on a plane now going back to montreal. he told me where to download virtually everything that's ever been on TV but I lost the link... he says it's safe... I think I'll take the next post to PM tho because I realize I'm typing this on a public message board from my work computer... that's all kinds of wrong! :D
wow and I thought I was going to get some bonus information here.... Alas you are probably right, RATS ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/21/11 at 7:05 pm
wow and I thought I was going to get some bonus information here.... Alas you are probably right, RATS ;)
well I think I know how to PM more than one person at a time! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/21/11 at 8:18 pm
well I think I know how to PM more than one person at a time! :P
Naaaa - really? sometime can you show me??? :D
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/22/11 at 11:16 am
sorry Cat....warning... those bootlegs are a huge rip off...usually the quality is crap. Like worse than vhs.
I know. Been there, done that. I was telling Carlos about it and he would rather wait for NetFlix. The thing is, who knows WHEN that will be. I just don't want to forget what has happened up to this point. I thought about putting the first one back on the queue and starting all over again and by the time we reach this point again, hopefully it will be in but Carlos doesn't want to watch them all again. :-\\
let me talk to a friend of mine - he's on a plane now going back to montreal. he told me where to download virtually everything that's ever been on TV but I lost the link... he says it's safe... I think I'll take the next post to PM tho because I realize I'm typing this on a public message board from my work computer... that's all kinds of wrong! :D
I have scoured the net but if there is a place that I missed, I would glad to know about it. If not, I am S.O.L. :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/22/11 at 4:42 pm
I got it yanked today.
I had the tooth extracted too!
It wasn't as painful as I thought it was going to be, but now I don't have a tooth!
:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/22/11 at 7:52 pm
sorry Cat....warning... those bootlegs are a huge rip off...usually the quality is crap. Like worse than vhs.
let me talk to a friend of mine - he's on a plane now going back to montreal. he told me where to download virtually everything that's ever been on TV but I lost the link... he says it's safe... I think I'll take the next post to PM tho because I realize I'm typing this on a public message board from my work computer... that's all kinds of wrong! :D
You have to learn to trust some bootlegs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/22/11 at 7:54 pm
I got it yanked today.
I had the tooth extracted too!
It wasn't as painful as I thought it was going to be, but now I don't have a tooth!
:(
So did they say you can have soup? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/23/11 at 12:03 pm
I GOT IT!!!! I GOT IT!!!! FINALLY!!!! After looking for weeks!!!! Now, I can watch all those episodes and not have to wait forever.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/23/11 at 12:25 pm
I GOT IT!!!! I GOT IT!!!! FINALLY!!!! After looking for weeks!!!! Now, I can watch all those episodes and not have to wait forever.
Cat
soooo where did yo get it from???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/23/11 at 5:28 pm
Yay, Cat!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/25/11 at 10:04 pm
If it is so bad to work for the company I work for, here's an idea.....get off your ass and find another job. No one is forcing you to stay, in fact a bunch of us would be much happier if you would leave.
Now, if I only had the guts to tell her that. lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/26/11 at 6:42 am
If it is so bad to work for the company I work for, here's an idea.....get off your ass and find another job. No one is forcing you to stay, in fact a bunch of us would be much happier if you would leave.
Now, if I only had the guts to tell her that. lol
I like my company but it's just so disorganized sometimes. And this coming April will make it 4 years at Pathmark.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/28/11 at 6:57 am
I like my company but it's just so disorganized sometimes. And this coming April will make it 4 years at Pathmark.
hmmmm disorganization???? sound familiar ::)
;)
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/28/11 at 7:03 am
hmmmm disorganization???? sound familiar ::)
;)
:D
Some things Sami,not all,I don't want to go through them cause I know how a lot of people on here will start bitching so I'm just gonna leave well enough alone.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/28/11 at 7:06 am
Some things Sami,not all,I don't want to go through them cause I know how a lot of people on here will start bitching so I'm just gonna leave well enough alone.
I am sure you have mentioned them before, along with those problems you can't control... ;) No problem.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/28/11 at 7:23 am
I am sure you have mentioned them before, along with those problems you can't control... ;) No problem.
the stuff that is wrong with my company.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/06/11 at 7:19 pm
OMG- why oh why do some people even bother....
I know I have complained about hubby's aunt, who treats his sister's girl like she is a god (cause she is blood) and has very little to do with my girls...
Well she just decided that perhaps she should drop off Addy's B-day gift to her (it was 1 1/2 ago - she came and ate the food at Addy's party but "forgot" a gift)...
Addy's gift (she's nine) consists of (and it is not the gift - but the unfairness of it all; sister-in-laws girl 4 brand new outfits from Macy's on a shopping trip)
Used purse, with used kleenex in the bottom
A womens bracelet that was from a thrift store - costume jewelry
A pair of slippers - womens size 7/8 (Addy wears a girls 1)
A bag of sour gummy lifesavers - Addy hates sour anything
A bag of explosion lifesavers
Some pretzel sticks - expired in March...
Why does she do this... I just want to yell at her, and tell her we don't need her trash!
And some Oreo stix - expired last year
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/06/11 at 8:16 pm
That sux.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/06/11 at 8:20 pm
That sux.
It does... But on the plus... Addy loves the slippers...
but she noticed the expiration date...
Good thing I kept my mouth shut
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/07/11 at 7:03 am
It does... But on the plus... Addy loves the slippers...
but she noticed the expiration date...
Good thing I kept my mouth shut
expired Oreo Stix? Ew! 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/09/11 at 9:55 pm
OMG- why oh why do some people even bother....
I know I have complained about hubby's aunt, who treats his sister's girl like she is a god (cause she is blood) and has very little to do with my girls...
Well she just decided that perhaps she should drop off Addy's B-day gift to her (it was 1 1/2 ago - she came and ate the food at Addy's party but "forgot" a gift)...
Addy's gift (she's nine) consists of (and it is not the gift - but the unfairness of it all; sister-in-laws girl 4 brand new outfits from Macy's on a shopping trip)
Used purse, with used kleenex in the bottom
A womens bracelet that was from a thrift store - costume jewelry
A pair of slippers - womens size 7/8 (Addy wears a girls 1)
A bag of sour gummy lifesavers - Addy hates sour anything
A bag of explosion lifesavers
Some pretzel sticks - expired in March...
Why does she do this... I just want to yell at her, and tell her we don't need her trash!
And some Oreo stix - expired last year
Used Kleenex! Yum!
Think maybe Hubby's aunt's going around the bend a little bit?
???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/10/11 at 7:09 am
How could Pathmark a multi-million dollar company have a Father's child who is between 3-5 years old let him piss against a wall,I've seen the most disgusting things in the 4 years but c'mon? Couldn't he wait till he got inside for crying out loud? It's public property,I've also seen small empty water bottles filled with pee left in the parking lot on the ground as well,this world is sad,very sad,How many of you seen volatile things in a supermarket parking lot?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/10/11 at 8:05 am
How could Pathmark a multi-million dollar company have a Father's child who is between 3-5 years old let him piss against a wall,I've seen the most disgusting things in the 4 years but c'mon? Couldn't he wait till he got inside for crying out loud? It's public property,I've also seen small empty water bottles filled with pee left in the parking lot on the ground as well,this world is sad,very sad,How many of you seen volatile things in a supermarket parking lot?
Ummm Howard, just last year you pissed in someone's drive after you got off the bus, cause you couldn't hold it any longer. You are old enough to plan ahead and not have this happen! A 3-5 year old may just be potty trained, and 10 minutes to them is a very long time! You do not know how long he had been crying about having to go... And I am sure you would have been complaining if the kid had an "accident" while sitting in the cart seat! Sometimes as a parent, you have to do things that you wouldn't normally. And the multi-million dollar pathmark can do nothing about that!
On the plus side-the kid probably picked up less germs outside than in the pathmark bathroom!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/10/11 at 1:04 pm
Ummm Howard, just last year you pissed in someone's drive after you got off the bus, cause you couldn't hold it any longer. You are old enough to plan ahead and not have this happen! A 3-5 year old may just be potty trained, and 10 minutes to them is a very long time! You do not know how long he had been crying about having to go... And I am sure you would have been complaining if the kid had an "accident" while sitting in the cart seat! Sometimes as a parent, you have to do things that you wouldn't normally. And the multi-million dollar pathmark can do nothing about that!
On the plus side-the kid probably picked up less germs outside than in the pathmark bathroom!
No to correct you I urinated in my drive,not someone else's.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/10/11 at 1:33 pm
No to correct you I urinated in my drive,not someone else's.
My mistake... soo since you could not wait (approximately 4 minutes to get into your old house to urinate) and HAD to do it on the drive; do you see the difficulty a 3-5 year old could have (who, knowing children - has waited till the last minute to do it anyway)?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 04/10/11 at 2:49 pm
No to correct you I urinated in my drive,not someone else's.
::)
like that makes all the difference
How could Pathmark a multi-million dollar company have a Father's child who is between 3-5 years old let him piss against a wall,
What does Pathmark being a multi-million dollar company have to do with it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/10/11 at 3:55 pm
How could Pathmark a multi-million dollar company have a Father's child who is between 3-5 years old let him piss against a wall,I've seen the most disgusting things in the 4 years but c'mon? Couldn't he wait till he got inside for crying out loud? It's public property,I've also seen small empty water bottles filled with pee left in the parking lot on the ground as well,this world is sad,very sad,How many of you seen volatile things in a supermarket parking lot?
Pathmark DID NOT let the boy pee on the wall... his father let him do that. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/10/11 at 3:59 pm
Ummm Howard, just last year you pissed in someone's drive after you got off the bus, cause you couldn't hold it any longer.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/smileys/spittake.gif
You are old enough to plan ahead and not have this happen! A 3-5 year old may just be potty trained, and 10 minutes to them is a very long time! You do not know how long he had been crying about having to go... And I am sure you would have been complaining if the kid had an "accident" while sitting in the cart seat! Sometimes as a parent, you have to do things that you wouldn't normally. And the multi-million dollar pathmark can do nothing about that!
On the plus side-the kid probably picked up less germs outside than in the pathmark bathroom!
yep!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/10/11 at 4:00 pm
No to correct you I urinated in my drive,not someone else's.
still disgusting and uncalled for...
actually it's worse howard... could you not wait the 3 minutes it would've taken you to get inside your home? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/10/11 at 4:13 pm
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/smileys/spittake.gif
yep!
Sorry for the loss of a good drink...
But something had to be said... ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/10/11 at 5:39 pm
How could Pathmark a multi-million dollar company have a Father's child who is between 3-5 years old let him piss against a wall,I've seen the most disgusting things in the 4 years but c'mon? Couldn't he wait till he got inside for crying out loud? It's public property,I've also seen small empty water bottles filled with pee left in the parking lot on the ground as well,this world is sad,very sad,How many of you seen volatile things in a supermarket parking lot?
Maybe the old man was trying to teach the kid how to write his name!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/10/11 at 5:40 pm
Ummm Howard, just last year you pissed in someone's drive after you got off the bus, cause you couldn't hold it any longer. You are old enough to plan ahead and not have this happen! A 3-5 year old may just be potty trained, and 10 minutes to them is a very long time! You do not know how long he had been crying about having to go... And I am sure you would have been complaining if the kid had an "accident" while sitting in the cart seat! Sometimes as a parent, you have to do things that you wouldn't normally. And the multi-million dollar pathmark can do nothing about that!
On the plus side-the kid probably picked up less germs outside than in the pathmark bathroom!
Wait a minute...maybe it wasn't even his kid!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/05/hat.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/10/11 at 10:18 pm
My mistake... soo since you could not wait (approximately 4 minutes to get into your old house to urinate) and HAD to do it on the drive; do you see the difficulty a 3-5 year old could have (who, knowing children - has waited till the last minute to do it anyway)?
Sorry Sami I was major pain,my bladder hurt so bad,now I know how the kid felt.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/10/11 at 10:19 pm
::)
like that makes all the difference
What does Pathmark being a multi-million dollar company have to do with it?
Pathmark is supposed to be a company of decency and respect.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/10/11 at 10:20 pm
still disgusting and uncalled for...
actually it's worse howard... could you not wait the 3 minutes it would've taken you to get inside your home? ::)
I was in major pain,I was sweating bullets.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/10/11 at 10:21 pm
Wait a minute...maybe it wasn't even his kid!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/05/hat.gif
It was HIS kid,he said the word "son". ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/10/11 at 10:59 pm
Pathmark is supposed to be a company of decency and respect.
even if they are they cannot control what their customers do inside or out...
The Plaza is a pretty ritzy multimillion dollar hotel yet they couldn't stop Charlie Sheen from being Charlie Sheen while he was staying there
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/10/11 at 11:27 pm
even if they are they cannot control what their customers do inside or out...
The Plaza is a pretty ritzy multimillion dollar hotel yet they couldn't stop Charlie Sheen from being Charlie Sheen while he was staying there
Charlie Sheen would also take a leak on the wall at Pathmark!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/11/11 at 12:54 am
Charlie Sheen would also take a leak on the wall at Pathmark!
:D
Of course he would cuz Duh, Winning :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/11/11 at 7:05 am
even if they are they cannot control what their customers do inside or out...
The Plaza is a pretty ritzy multimillion dollar hotel yet they couldn't stop Charlie Sheen from being Charlie Sheen while he was staying there
I know,like the saying goes "if you have to go,then you have to go".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/11/11 at 7:06 am
Charlie Sheen would also take a leak on the wall at Pathmark!
:D
He would be "winning"! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 04/12/11 at 7:15 am
I've got a complaint about bathrooms...
O.K., so my kids both play ball and the parents are responsible for upkeep of the field, running the concession stand and cleaning the bathrooms. I've done all of those things and let me tell you that the people who use these bathrooms are worse than animals (usually when it's our turn to clean the restrooms I bring the pressure washer and just let 'em have it.) . I have seen it all and none of it pretty. Would someone explain to me how feces gets on the wall? 8-P 8-P Who is doing this stuff? I'm not even going to say waht was in the ladies room. :-[ 8-P
I just don't know what people are thinking. If eveyone would just take the time to clean up after themselves then it wouldn't be so bad. And honestly there have been times where I would have rather peed on the wall than use the bathroom at the field, but it would not have been so easy for me to do so. ;D
I need to type up a sign, it can't be too nasty or use profanity (the thought has crossed my mind, though. :D), does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can say?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/12/11 at 7:19 am
I've got a complaint about bathrooms...
O.K., so my kids both play ball and the parents are responsible for upkeep of the field, running the concession stand and cleaning the bathrooms. I've done all of those things and let me tell you that the people who use these bathrooms are worse than animals (usually when it's our turn to clean the restrooms I bring the pressure washer and just let 'em have it.) . I have seen it all and none of it pretty. Would someone explain to me how feces gets on the wall? 8-P 8-P Who is doing this stuff? I'm not even going to say waht was in the ladies room. :-[ 8-P
I just don't know what people are thinking. If eveyone would just take the time to clean up after themselves then it wouldn't be so bad. And honestly there have been times where I would have rather peed on the wall than use the bathroom at the field, but it would not have been so easy for me to do so. ;D
I need to type up a sign, it can't be too nasty or use profanity (the thought has crossed my mind, though. :D), does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can say?
"PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES"? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 04/12/11 at 7:22 am
"PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES"? ???
That's a lot nicer than what I was thinking! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/12/11 at 7:26 am
I've got a complaint about bathrooms...
O.K., so my kids both play ball and the parents are responsible for upkeep of the field, running the concession stand and cleaning the bathrooms. I've done all of those things and let me tell you that the people who use these bathrooms are worse than animals (usually when it's our turn to clean the restrooms I bring the pressure washer and just let 'em have it.) . I have seen it all and none of it pretty. Would someone explain to me how feces gets on the wall? 8-P 8-P Who is doing this stuff? I'm not even going to say waht was in the ladies room. :-[ 8-P
I just don't know what people are thinking. If eveyone would just take the time to clean up after themselves then it wouldn't be so bad. And honestly there have been times where I would have rather peed on the wall than use the bathroom at the field, but it would not have been so easy for me to do so. ;D
I need to type up a sign, it can't be too nasty or use profanity (the thought has crossed my mind, though. :D), does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can say?
Working at the public parks and at school, I have seen this as well. GROSS... At the golf course, people actually thought it was funny to defecate in the holes (at night)...
At the school, kids urinated in the soap dispensers, I haven't been able to go in them with confidence since. :P Not sure what to write.. I will have to think on it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/12/11 at 7:29 am
Sorry Sami I was major pain,my bladder hurt so bad,now I know how the kid felt.
and you are an adult. A kid does not know better, they just do not have an attention span to plan ahead. Most the times when they gotta go, they gotta go! Thanks for seeing my point. 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 04/12/11 at 10:57 am
I've got a complaint about bathrooms...
O.K., so my kids both play ball and the parents are responsible for upkeep of the field, running the concession stand and cleaning the bathrooms. I've done all of those things and let me tell you that the people who use these bathrooms are worse than animals (usually when it's our turn to clean the restrooms I bring the pressure washer and just let 'em have it.) . I have seen it all and none of it pretty. Would someone explain to me how feces gets on the wall? 8-P 8-P Who is doing this stuff? I'm not even going to say waht was in the ladies room. :-[ 8-P
I just don't know what people are thinking. If eveyone would just take the time to clean up after themselves then it wouldn't be so bad. And honestly there have been times where I would have rather peed on the wall than use the bathroom at the field, but it would not have been so easy for me to do so. ;D
I need to type up a sign, it can't be too nasty or use profanity (the thought has crossed my mind, though. :D), does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can say?
Please leave this facility as you would wish to find it
This club is like a second home to us, treat it as if it is your home
:-\\
Never sure about signs like these. People who take notice of them generally aren't the ones wiping sh!t up the walls
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/12/11 at 12:06 pm
"PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES"? ???
Am I the only one who's shocked that Howard appears to have actually read an entire post :o
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/12/11 at 12:26 pm
I've got a complaint about bathrooms...
O.K., so my kids both play ball and the parents are responsible for upkeep of the field, running the concession stand and cleaning the bathrooms. I've done all of those things and let me tell you that the people who use these bathrooms are worse than animals (usually when it's our turn to clean the restrooms I bring the pressure washer and just let 'em have it.) . I have seen it all and none of it pretty. Would someone explain to me how feces gets on the wall? 8-P 8-P Who is doing this stuff? I'm not even going to say waht was in the ladies room. :-[ 8-P
I just don't know what people are thinking. If eveyone would just take the time to clean up after themselves then it wouldn't be so bad. And honestly there have been times where I would have rather peed on the wall than use the bathroom at the field, but it would not have been so easy for me to do so. ;D
I need to type up a sign, it can't be too nasty or use profanity (the thought has crossed my mind, though. :D), does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can say?
"My aim is to keep this bathroom clean. Your aim will help."
"If you sprinkle when you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat." or "Please be a sweetie and wipe the seatie."
"Your mother doesn't work here, so please clean up after yourselves."
"We have been having complaints about this bathroom. If everyone doesn't help to keep it clean, we will be forced to close it down." (Hopefully, they won't call you on that bluff. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D )
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 04/12/11 at 12:27 pm
Please leave this facility as you would wish to find it
This club is like a second home to us, treat it as if it is your home
:-\\
Never sure about signs like these. People who take notice of them generally aren't the ones wiping sh!t up the walls
I know what you mean.
We were in the process of cleaning the Men's room and had to stop so a guy could use it, he didn't even bother to flush and he knew we were standing there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 04/12/11 at 12:28 pm
"My aim is to keep this bathroom clean. Your aim will help."
"If you sprinkle when you tinkle, please be neat and wipe the seat." or "Please be a sweetie and wipe the seatie."
"Your mother doesn't work here, so please clean up after yourselves."
"We have been having complaints about this bathroom. If everyone doesn't help to keep it clean, we will be forced to close it down." (Hopefully, they won't call you on that bluff. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D )
Cat
Those are good!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 04/12/11 at 12:42 pm
Trying to come up with "baseball" related signs...
Keep Your Eye on the Bowl! :-\\
You Can Hit The Ball - Now Try To Hit The Bowl. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 04/12/11 at 7:24 pm
bowl has got me thinking bowling
Bart- hit a Homer man
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/12/11 at 7:28 pm
That's a lot nicer than what I was thinking! :D
Or "There's The Toilet,You Know what to do'? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/12/11 at 7:28 pm
Working at the public parks and at school, I have seen this as well. GROSS... At the golf course, people actually thought it was funny to defecate in the holes (at night)...
At the school, kids urinated in the soap dispensers, I haven't been able to go in them with confidence since. :P Not sure what to write.. I will have to think on it.
Sami,you should see the bathroom at Pathmark! 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/12/11 at 7:29 pm
and you are an adult. A kid does not know better, they just do not have an attention span to plan ahead. Most the times when they gotta go, they gotta go! Thanks for seeing my point. 8)
Karma.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/12/11 at 7:30 pm
Am I the only one who's shocked that Howard appears to have actually read an entire post :o
:D
Oh Please Spare me. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/12/11 at 9:26 pm
Am I the only one who's shocked that Howard appears to have actually read an entire post :o
:D
Didn't catch that but now that you mention it....I am shocked too. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/13/11 at 6:45 am
My Father's a procrastinator,he wants to wait till the warmer weather to go fix the computer's hard drive,It's already getting warmer,I don't understand his thinking! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 04/13/11 at 7:49 am
My Father's a procrastinator,he wants to wait till the warmer weather to go fix the computer's hard drive,It's already getting warmer,I don't understand his thinking! ::)
Why? Does he have to walk to the repair shop, barefoot in the snow? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 04/13/11 at 10:39 am
Why? Does he have to walk to the repair shop, barefoot in the snow? ;D
Up hill, both ways
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/13/11 at 7:08 pm
Why? Does he have to walk to the repair shop, barefoot in the snow? ;D
No,he drives and it's a pretty heavy computer.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/13/11 at 7:42 pm
No,he drives and it's a pretty heavy computer.
Maybe you should carry it for him Howard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/13/11 at 7:43 pm
Frackin blasterworm virus infected my laptop and I can't get it off. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/14/11 at 6:49 am
Maybe you should carry it for him Howard.
It's a little too heavy for me to carry,It should be in the back of the car to bring to the computer store.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/14/11 at 6:50 am
Frackin blasterworm virus infected my laptop and I can't get it off. >:(
Have you tried some anti virus programs? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 04/14/11 at 11:32 pm
POOP THREAD!
and you are an adult. A kid does not know better, they just do not have an attention span to plan ahead. Most the times when they gotta go, they gotta go! Thanks for seeing my point. 8)
Aduilts don't either.
All images in this post are from less than one week of workplace adventures in failure at MthruF, so it must be damn near universal.
True Story. Some time back in the 20th century, I walk in to work on a Monday morning, and the office smells faintly of poop. It's stronger in the direction of the men's room. It reeks inside the men's room. Inside one of the stalls the smell is beyond foul, and ... well, let's just say that if Mr. T swung the other way, one of my co-workers wouldn't have had a problem with that.
As near as any of us could figure, some guy was working late Friday (he just had to get down on Friday) and after the maintenance guys had left, he laid down a grogan that was so solid it couldn't go down the bowl. Head had been poking above the waterline the whole weekend. We figured the offender had tried and failed to flush it, and we knew to a man that if we tried to flush the waterlogged thing and it clogged and overflowed the bowl, it'd be an order of magnitude worse than it already was. So we just stared in stupefied and repulsed awe at the thing still standing proudly in the bowl of brackish fermented soup, but none of us dared flush it. We even talked about it, but we never dared to reach for the handle.
It's a decade or two too late, but to the maintenance dudes who came in Monday night, I apologize for our collective cowardice. We don't know how you got rid of it, but thanks. For what it's worth, if we knew who laid it, we'd have kicked his ass too.
You Can Hit The Ball - Now Try To Hit The Bowl. ;D
That was the problem. Dude shoulda had his bowl, shoulda had cereal. I mean, it was Friday fer chrissakes. Just not enough fiber in his diet.
Which reminds me, it's time for a little 2002 sing-along to tune of the Spiderman theme song!
Fiberman, Fiberman,
Spends all day on the can,
Falls alseep on the throne,
You an hear him grunt and groan,
Look out!
Here comes the Fiberman!
(I thought that was common knowledge, especially on Friday.)
http://mthruf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/job-fails-i-thought-this-was-common-knowledge.jpg
Fiberman, Fiberman,
Plays one crazy poopin' jam,
Soundin' like a trombone,
Has urges that he can't postpone,
Look out!
Here comes the Fiberman!
"Your mother doesn't work here, so please clean up after yourselves."
(She does, and it didn't help. What are you doing at my work, Mom?)
http://mthruf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/job-fails-what-are-you-doing-at-my-work-mom.jpg
He's the man with the plan,
Has the crossword in his hand,
Needs to eat a little bran,
'Cos his bowels are in a jam!
*FLUSH*
(I'm glad I don't work here.)
http://mthruf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/job-fails-or-google-it.jpg
Fiberman, Fiberman,
Porcelain is his command,
The odors that we cannot stand,
From this place he should be banned,
Wherever there's a backup,
He's got a great build-up,
Here comes the Fiberman!
(But as bad as you may think you have it, I'm really glad you don't work here!)
http://mthruf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/job-fails-i-dont-even-want-to-know.jpg
All musical accompaniment from John P. Barton, aka Porta Potty Prince, aka the Fiberman.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/14/11 at 11:42 pm
crap! Why does my technology hate me....
I finally get my desktop fixed and my laptop gets a blasterworm virus and now my monitor is well...well lets just say nothing's the color it's supposed to be. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/15/11 at 12:02 am
Hilarious !
And that last one, is an issue my husband has at his work. He actually removed the trash cans from the bathrooms (he is the manager) because of this issue! 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/15/11 at 12:03 am
Hilarious !
And that last one, is an issue my husband has at his work. He actually removed the trash cans from the bathrooms (he is the manager) because of this issue! 8-P
oh....that's....just...sad.....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/15/11 at 12:10 am
oh....that's....just...sad.....
Yep, the workers just do not trust the septic system to take the load... So they put the waste in the trash.... He about puked, the first time he went in there. He tried every note and all sorts of reminders... Finally just took out the trash cans, and guess what the toilets seem to be fine!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/15/11 at 6:43 am
crap! Why does my technology hate me....
I finally get my desktop fixed and my laptop gets a blasterworm virus and now my monitor is well...well lets just say nothing's the color it's supposed to be. >:(
Have you tried fixing the tint?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/15/11 at 6:44 am
Yep, the workers just do not trust the septic system to take the load... So they put the waste in the trash.... He about puked, the first time he went in there. He tried every note and all sorts of reminders... Finally just took out the trash cans, and guess what the toilets seem to be fine!
Isn't that abnormal? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/15/11 at 11:01 am
Isn't that abnormal? ???
Not for his employees I guess.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/15/11 at 12:31 pm
POOP THREAD!
Aduilts don't either.
All images in this post are from less than one week of workplace adventures in failure at MthruF, so it must be damn near universal.
True Story. Some time back in the 20th century, I walk in to work on a Monday morning, and the office smells faintly of poop. It's stronger in the direction of the men's room. It reeks inside the men's room. Inside one of the stalls the smell is beyond foul, and ... well, let's just say that if Mr. T swung the other way, one of my co-workers wouldn't have had a problem with that.
As near as any of us could figure, some guy was working late Friday (he just had to get down on Friday) and after the maintenance guys had left, he laid down a grogan that was so solid it couldn't go down the bowl. Head had been poking above the waterline the whole weekend. We figured the offender had tried and failed to flush it, and we knew to a man that if we tried to flush the waterlogged thing and it clogged and overflowed the bowl, it'd be an order of magnitude worse than it already was. So we just stared in stupefied and repulsed awe at the thing still standing proudly in the bowl of brackish fermented soup, but none of us dared flush it. We even talked about it, but we never dared to reach for the handle.
It's a decade or two too late, but to the maintenance dudes who came in Monday night, I apologize for our collective cowardice. We don't know how you got rid of it, but thanks. For what it's worth, if we knew who laid it, we'd have kicked his ass too.
That was the problem. Dude shoulda had his bowl, shoulda had cereal. I mean, it was Friday fer chrissakes. Just not enough fiber in his diet.
Which reminds me, it's time for a little 2002 sing-along to tune of the Spiderman theme song!
Fiberman, Fiberman,
Spends all day on the can,
Falls alseep on the throne,
You an hear him grunt and groan,
Look out!
Here comes the Fiberman!
(I thought that was common knowledge, especially on Friday.)
http://mthruf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/job-fails-i-thought-this-was-common-knowledge.jpg
Fiberman, Fiberman,
Plays one crazy poopin' jam,
Soundin' like a trombone,
Has urges that he can't postpone,
Look out!
Here comes the Fiberman!
(She does, and it didn't help. What are you doing at my work, Mom?)
http://mthruf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/job-fails-what-are-you-doing-at-my-work-mom.jpg
He's the man with the plan,
Has the crossword in his hand,
Needs to eat a little bran,
'Cos his bowels are in a jam!
*FLUSH*
(I'm glad I don't work here.)
http://mthruf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/job-fails-or-google-it.jpg
Fiberman, Fiberman,
Porcelain is his command,
The odors that we cannot stand,
From this place he should be banned,
Wherever there's a backup,
He's got a great build-up,
Here comes the Fiberman!
(But as bad as you may think you have it, I'm really glad you don't work here!)
http://mthruf.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/job-fails-i-dont-even-want-to-know.jpg
All musical accompaniment from John P. Barton, aka Porta Potty Prince, aka the Fiberman.
That story you told reminds of something that happened (also way back in the 20th century) when I was at work. There was a BIG-well you know in the men's room and they were trying to figure out how to get it to go down. I think someone suggested bleach-maybe that would have broken it up so it would go down.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/15/11 at 7:21 pm
Not for his employees I guess.
EW! That's gross! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 04/16/11 at 5:17 am
So this weekend is usually our mother/son New York weekend, we have been doing it for about 10 years, It is always this weekend because Jakes birthday coincides wonderfully with school vacation week and the Patriots Day Monday holiday. I make the arrangements in advance and find good rates. This year I haven't worked much, but got a call to go and they decided they wanted to work the holiday, THE FIRST TIME EVER! Well I had to explain to Jake that I have to work since it is the first work I have gotten all year, and when I get laid off we will go, to sweeten the pot I told him we will stay an extra day when we go. I held off canceling the arrangements until Friday noontime, just in case they said we would actually have the weekend off. At lunchtime I called and canceled everything, at 2:45 they said ooooppps...no, we won't be working the holiday. MAN OH MAN! I scrambled, but it was too late to get a seat on the train, all sold out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/16/11 at 6:48 am
http://www.gamingmight.com/media/thumbs/funny-bathroom-sign.jpg
This sign would look good in the Pathmark bathrooms. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/16/11 at 8:37 am
So this weekend is usually our mother/son New York weekend, we have been doing it for about 10 years, It is always this weekend because Jakes birthday coincides wonderfully with school vacation week and the Patriots Day Monday holiday. I make the arrangements in advance and find good rates. This year I haven't worked much, but got a call to go and they decided they wanted to work the holiday, THE FIRST TIME EVER! Well I had to explain to Jake that I have to work since it is the first work I have gotten all year, and when I get laid off we will go, to sweeten the pot I told him we will stay an extra day when we go. I held off canceling the arrangements until Friday noontime, just in case they said we would actually have the weekend off. At lunchtime I called and canceled everything, at 2:45 they said ooooppps...no, we won't be working the holiday. MAN OH MAN! I scrambled, but it was too late to get a seat on the train, all sold out.
That sucks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/16/11 at 9:23 am
I have been gone for 2 days... I got home late last night, no lights were on for me (they new I would get home late - so I am unpacking car (even though I called 1/2 hour prior to home - to see if anyone would help me - still no lights) in the dark and rain, and being in the country dark is REALLY dark. I stumble through our gate with my hands full, and first thing I hear and then see is our bottle calves at the fence wanting a bottle - they are hungry. I open the porch - still dark; and I open the house door, again dark. Girls awake in living room, dad asleep in the bedroom (9:30)... Dishes in the sink, and on the stove from WEDNESDAY, that I left there while I was packing, and hubby was watching tv ( his sister came over for dinner, so I made supper; and I HAD to get packing and sub plans ready)... SO I packed the dishwasher, and made two bottles for the calves and went out in the dark and rain to feed them.
REALLY???
I left manicotti for them to eat on Thursday, easy to heat and serve. Hubby has to take girls to his mom's to spend the night (cause he has to work so early in the morning), he took them at 7:00 because they wanted to take a bath in her garden tub with jets. He probably tucked them in (I guess) - they go to bed at 8:00. He came home and went to bed at 8:15 - by his text. Last night, he called me to see if I was at home (I was still in meetings, 2 1/2 hours away - he already knew I was going to be home LATE Friday night), he told me he was taking the girls to the local Drive in Ice Cream place- for supper. Obviously he came home and did nothing else.
I question him about the calves being fed, he said they ate
I RE-INQUIRE "REally because they are at the gate bellering at me, like they are hungry? Did they both get a bottle?"
Hubby - Well no - it was raining, and cold.
Me - Gee - you still like to have supper when it is raining and cold...
MY GRIPE- he acts like I am ridiculous that I get all upset and fret when I leave on trips is INSANE. He makes sure, THEY ALL SURVIVE... REally survival isn't my goal, my girls could probably survive a full week with no ones help. I would like things to remain intact, sanitary, and healthy. Smelling rotten food and seeing dishes, when I first come in the door is not a good sign that all is well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/16/11 at 10:09 am
So this weekend is usually our mother/son New York weekend, we have been doing it for about 10 years, It is always this weekend because Jakes birthday coincides wonderfully with school vacation week and the Patriots Day Monday holiday. I make the arrangements in advance and find good rates. This year I haven't worked much, but got a call to go and they decided they wanted to work the holiday, THE FIRST TIME EVER! Well I had to explain to Jake that I have to work since it is the first work I have gotten all year, and when I get laid off we will go, to sweeten the pot I told him we will stay an extra day when we go. I held off canceling the arrangements until Friday noontime, just in case they said we would actually have the weekend off. At lunchtime I called and canceled everything, at 2:45 they said ooooppps...no, we won't be working the holiday. MAN OH MAN! I scrambled, but it was too late to get a seat on the train, all sold out.
bummer
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/16/11 at 10:11 am
I have been gone for 2 days... I got home late last night, no lights were on for me (they new I would get home late - so I am unpacking car (even though I called 1/2 hour prior to home - to see if anyone would help me - still no lights) in the dark and rain, and being in the country dark is REALLY dark. I stumble through our gate with my hands full, and first thing I hear and then see is our bottle calves at the fence wanting a bottle - they are hungry. I open the porch - still dark; and I open the house door, again dark. Girls awake in living room, dad asleep in the bedroom (9:30)... Dishes in the sink, and on the stove from WEDNESDAY, that I left there while I was packing, and hubby was watching tv ( his sister came over for dinner, so I made supper; and I HAD to get packing and sub plans ready)... SO I packed the dishwasher, and made two bottles for the calves and went out in the dark and rain to feed them.
REALLY???
I left manicotti for them to eat on Thursday, easy to heat and serve. Hubby has to take girls to his mom's to spend the night (cause he has to work so early in the morning), he took them at 7:00 because they wanted to take a bath in her garden tub with jets. He probably tucked them in (I guess) - they go to bed at 8:00. He came home and went to bed at 8:15 - by his text. Last night, he called me to see if I was at home (I was still in meetings, 2 1/2 hours away - he already knew I was going to be home LATE Friday night), he told me he was taking the girls to the local Drive in Ice Cream place- for supper. Obviously he came home and did nothing else.
I question him about the calves being fed, he said they ate
I RE-INQUIRE "REally because they are at the gate bellering at me, like they are hungry? Did they both get a bottle?"
Hubby - Well no - it was raining, and cold.
Me - Gee - you still like to have supper when it is raining and cold...
MY GRIPE- he acts like I am ridiculous that I get all upset and fret when I leave on trips is INSANE. He makes sure, THEY ALL SURVIVE... REally survival isn't my goal, my girls could probably survive a full week with no ones help. I would like things to remain intact, sanitary, and healthy. Smelling rotten food and seeing dishes, when I first come in the door is not a good sign that all is well.
that sux as well sami.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/16/11 at 10:52 am
that sux as well sami.
Thanx...
I am over it... Just felt good to vent it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/20/11 at 7:50 pm
If I could just rant for a second:
I had a weird moment waiting for the bus coming home at around 6pm,this girl looked kind of stoned out of her mind buggy eyed,had very short brown hair,had a shirt but the end was tied in a knot so her flabby stomach shown with a tattoo in the back,She was rambling on and on,asks me do you drink do you smoke and I said No I don't do both and then asks me for change,then starts rambling about her phone number,her social security number and wanted me to be her boyfriend and gives me a kiss on the cheek afterwards (thank god it wasn't on the mouth) I couldn't wait for her to leave then after that,One of the workers from Pathmark who waiting for the bus with me,told her to leave after she was was rambling on and on to her too.
Wow,if that wasn't a weird moment in my life,I don't know what was! :o
What would you guys have done in that situation? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/20/11 at 7:54 pm
I hope you went home and sanitized your cheek. That is creepy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/20/11 at 7:58 pm
I hope you went home and sanitized your cheek. That is creepy.
Yes I did I showered,I mean who in the hell walks around half naked like that? Jeebus Christ! :o ::)
Some really wacky cuckoo people you meet in your lifetime. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 04/21/11 at 10:16 pm
What would you guys have done in that situation? ???
...realize that the series of "Meth. Not even once." public service ads were the only accurate things to come out of the War on Some Drugs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/22/11 at 12:40 am
If I could just rant for a second:
I had a weird moment waiting for the bus coming home at around 6pm,this girl looked kind of stoned out of her mind buggy eyed,had very short brown hair,had a shirt but the end was tied in a knot so her flabby stomach shown with a tattoo in the back,She was rambling on and on,asks me do you drink do you smoke and I said No I don't do both and then asks me for change,then starts rambling about her phone number,her social security number and wanted me to be her boyfriend and gives me a kiss on the cheek afterwards (thank god it wasn't on the mouth) I couldn't wait for her to leave then after that,One of the workers from Pathmark who waiting for the bus with me,told her to leave after she was was rambling on and on to her too.
Wow,if that wasn't a weird moment in my life,I don't know what was! :o
What would you guys have done in that situation? ???
Don't drink don't smoke, what do you do?
Don't drink don't smoke, what do you do?
The subtle innuendos follow
There must be something inside...
--Adam Ant
Howard, you gave up an easy lay!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/22/11 at 3:52 am
Don't drink don't smoke, what do you do?
Don't drink don't smoke, what do you do?
The subtle innuendos follow
There must be something inside...
--Adam Ant
Howard, you gave up an easy lay!
So I wasn't the only person who entertained that possibility. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/22/11 at 7:05 am
Don't drink don't smoke, what do you do?
Don't drink don't smoke, what do you do?
The subtle innuendos follow
There must be something inside...
--Adam Ant
Howard, you gave up an easy lay!
I was waiting for the bus,I was minding my own business just wanting to go home after a day of work,tired and wanting to get some rest I didn't think some woman was so delusional come up to me and ask me for sex or money or drugs or smokes. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 04/22/11 at 10:28 am
Don't drink don't smoke, what do you do?
Don't drink don't smoke, what do you do?
The subtle innuendos follow
There must be something inside...
--Adam Ant
Howard, you gave up an easy lay!
From Howard's description she was a dog. I guess he has some taste
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/22/11 at 12:50 pm
From Howard's description she was a dog. I guess he has some taste
Not much tho. He has whoo hoo'd a pic of an 89 yr old granny in a cleavage plunging top, blk mini skirt and red CFM heels ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/22/11 at 7:20 pm
From Howard's description she was a dog. I guess he has some taste
A Dog is more like it. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/22/11 at 7:21 pm
Not much tho. He has whoo hoo'd a pic of an 89 yr old granny in a cleavage plunging top, blk mini skirt and red CFM heels ::)
I did? No I didn't. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/22/11 at 11:54 pm
I did? No I didn't. ::)
Yes you did.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/23/11 at 6:33 am
Yes you did.
If I did,I don't remember it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/23/11 at 10:24 am
If I did,I don't remember it.
that doesn't surprise me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/23/11 at 7:32 pm
that doesn't surprise me.
Was it those pictures of fat women in bikinis? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/23/11 at 7:59 pm
Was it those pictures of fat women in bikinis? ???
No I think those you didn't like this was some sexy granny in walmart.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/24/11 at 6:56 am
No I think those you didn't like this was some sexy granny in walmart.
Oh Sorry about that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/28/11 at 6:03 pm
Just a simple question...do gentlemen who are respectful still exist?
I am on a dating site. My profile states my religious preference and that I am not looking for sex, etc. I have been texting a guy who seemed really nice. I let him call me last night. We talked for 45 minutes about normal stuff. At the end it took a 180. First he asks how big my bed is...WTH? Then he asks when I last had sex and other personal questions along that line. Not going into detail but it was very personal and not something I would even tell my best friend, let alone a man I had never met. Then he asks if we hit it off, when would we have sex. Seriously? Who asks these kind of questions? Of course I told him it wouldn't work. Our values don't match up and I am not desparate. I would like a man in my life but not if it comes down to that.
I was telling my best friend about it and here is the kicker. She acted like I had no reason to be offended. She told me this is 2011 and people are more open about that kind of thing. Really? Does she not know me? I know there has to be guys who are more respectful than that out there.
If that is what love has to be then I don't want any part of it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/28/11 at 6:37 pm
Just a simple question...do gentlemen who are respectful still exist?
I am on a dating site. My profile states my religious preference and that I am not looking for sex, etc. I have been texting a guy who seemed really nice. I let him call me last night. We talked for 45 minutes about normal stuff. At the end it took a 180. First he asks how big my bed is...WTH? Then he asks when I last had sex and other personal questions along that line. Not going into detail but it was very personal and not something I would even tell my best friend, let alone a man I had never met. Then he asks if we hit it off, when would we have sex. Seriously? Who asks these kind of questions? Of course I told him it wouldn't work. Our values don't match up and I am not desparate. I would like a man in my life but not if it comes down to that.
I was telling my best friend about it and here is the kicker. She acted like I had no reason to be offended. She told me this is 2011 and people are more open about that kind of thing. Really? Does she not know me? I know there has to be guys who are more respectful than that out there.
If that is what love has to be then I don't want any part of it.
Unbelievable. I guess he didn't READ your profile-or he is under the impression that no means yes. >:( >:( >:( I don't blame you for telling the guy good riddance.
There are still some good guys out there. I can't believe that I took the last one. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/29/11 at 6:49 am
Just a simple question...do gentlemen who are respectful still exist?
I am on a dating site. My profile states my religious preference and that I am not looking for sex, etc. I have been texting a guy who seemed really nice. I let him call me last night. We talked for 45 minutes about normal stuff. At the end it took a 180. First he asks how big my bed is...WTH? Then he asks when I last had sex and other personal questions along that line. Not going into detail but it was very personal and not something I would even tell my best friend, let alone a man I had never met. Then he asks if we hit it off, when would we have sex. Seriously? Who asks these kind of questions? Of course I told him it wouldn't work. Our values don't match up and I am not desparate. I would like a man in my life but not if it comes down to that.
I was telling my best friend about it and here is the kicker. She acted like I had no reason to be offended. She told me this is 2011 and people are more open about that kind of thing. Really? Does she not know me? I know there has to be guys who are more respectful than that out there.
If that is what love has to be then I don't want any part of it.
Wow,That must've been some horrible experience,Hope you find someone that is worth your time. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/29/11 at 7:08 am
Thanks, Howard. :)
It wasn't really horrible, I never saw him face to face. It was just incredibly offensive.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/29/11 at 7:15 am
Thanks, Howard. :)
It wasn't really horrible, I never saw him face to face. It was just incredibly offensive.
Tell you the truth,I don't like online dating,never did I prefer meeting face to face,the old school way.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/01/11 at 11:47 pm
Just a simple question...do gentlemen who are respectful still exist?
I am on a dating site. My profile states my religious preference and that I am not looking for sex, etc. I have been texting a guy who seemed really nice. I let him call me last night. We talked for 45 minutes about normal stuff. At the end it took a 180. First he asks how big my bed is...WTH? Then he asks when I last had sex and other personal questions along that line. Not going into detail but it was very personal and not something I would even tell my best friend, let alone a man I had never met. Then he asks if we hit it off, when would we have sex. Seriously? Who asks these kind of questions? Of course I told him it wouldn't work. Our values don't match up and I am not desparate. I would like a man in my life but not if it comes down to that.
I was telling my best friend about it and here is the kicker. She acted like I had no reason to be offended. She told me this is 2011 and people are more open about that kind of thing. Really? Does she not know me? I know there has to be guys who are more respectful than that out there.
If that is what love has to be then I don't want any part of it.
I'm sorry that happened. There are millions of creepy guys on-line and the creepier the guy is the longer he takes for for you to figure out he's a creep. I should say in this case you're rather fortunate. I've talked to women who met husbands on-line. Took 'em two years of matrimony to realize the guy was a creep.
Take care with that on-line dating.
BTW, All guys are looking for sex. It's not cynical so much as whatchamacall hormonal!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/dontknow.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 05/02/11 at 12:18 am
Just a simple question...do gentlemen who are respectful still exist?
I am on a dating site. My profile states my religious preference and that I am not looking for sex, etc. I have been texting a guy who seemed really nice. I let him call me last night. We talked for 45 minutes about normal stuff. At the end it took a 180. First he asks how big my bed is...WTH? Then he asks when I last had sex and other personal questions along that line. Not going into detail but it was very personal and not something I would even tell my best friend, let alone a man I had never met. Then he asks if we hit it off, when would we have sex. Seriously? Who asks these kind of questions? Of course I told him it wouldn't work. Our values don't match up and I am not desparate. I would like a man in my life but not if it comes down to that.
I was telling my best friend about it and here is the kicker. She acted like I had no reason to be offended. She told me this is 2011 and people are more open about that kind of thing. Really? Does she not know me? I know there has to be guys who are more respectful than that out there.
If that is what love has to be then I don't want any part of it.
Sorry that happened to you. :o I don't know if you can meet the right person via internet dating sites. :-\\ I also think you shouldn't settle for less... There are serious (and funny) guys out there who will respect your wishes and are looking for something based on more than the physical. I know that's not entirely fair ... as sex can be a big thing to many ... even if they have other deeper dimensions to them.
I know that prior to committing myself to marriage, I discussed religion/beliefs, future family (kids etc). I made up my mind that I wanted a like minded life partner... AND we kept sex out of the relationship for as long as we possibly could (I'm not saying HOW long that was... ;D).
The pool of 'eligible' partners obviously gets smaller the older we get and this may make it more difficult to meet 'like minded' people in the usual venues. By this I am referring to church groups etc.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/02/11 at 7:05 am
BTW, All guys are looking for sex. It's not cynical so much as whatchamacall hormonal!
It always winds up leading up to that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/02/11 at 7:10 am
I'm sorry that happened. There are millions of creepy guys on-line and the creepier the guy is the longer he takes for for you to figure out he's a creep. I should say in this case you're rather fortunate. I've talked to women who met husbands on-line. Took 'em two years of matrimony to realize the guy was a creep.
Take care with that on-line dating.
BTW, All guys are looking for sex. It's not cynical so much as whatchamacall hormonal!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/dontknow.gif
Thanks, Max. I am fortunate to have figured it out early.
Sorry that happened to you. :o I don't know if you can meet the right person via internet dating sites. :-\\ I also think you shouldn't settle for less... There are serious (and funny) guys out there who will respect your wishes and are looking for something based on more than the physical. I know that's not entirely fair ... as sex can be a big thing to many ... even if they have other deeper dimensions to them.
I know that prior to committing myself to marriage, I discussed religion/beliefs, future family (kids etc). I made up my mind that I wanted a like minded life partner... AND we kept sex out of the relationship for as long as we possibly could (I'm not saying HOW long that was... ;D).
The pool of 'eligible' partners obviously gets smaller the older we get and this may make it more difficult to meet 'like minded' people in the usual venues. By this I am referring to church groups etc.
Thanks. I just thought I would give the internet thing a shot. Not sure if it will work or not, but it is worth a shot. All the guys I interact with at church are married so it is not likely I will find someone there. That would be the ideal place, chances are good we would have the same values.
I look at it this way, I would like a husband but I don't have to have one. My mom raised me to be able to take care of myself, and not rely on a man. I am not desperate for a man so I can be choosy. I won't allow myself to be treated badly just to have someone. I know too many people that put up with crap just so they aren't alone, one of them is my best friend. It makes me sad.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/02/11 at 10:38 am
Thanks, Max. I am fortunate to have figured it out early.
Thanks. I just thought I would give the internet thing a shot. Not sure if it will work or not, but it is worth a shot. All the guys I interact with at church are married so it is not likely I will find someone there. That would be the ideal place, chances are good we would have the same values.
I look at it this way, I would like a husband but I don't have to have one. My mom raised me to be able to take care of myself, and not rely on a man. I am not desperate for a man so I can be choosy. I won't allow myself to be treated badly just to have someone. I know too many people that put up with crap just so they aren't alone, one of them is my best friend. It makes me sad.
I do know there are Christian dating sites-but Christians can be creeps, too. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/02/11 at 5:28 pm
I do know there are Christian dating sites-but Christians can be creeps, too. :-\\
Cat
Humans can be creeps. Guess it is just a fact of life.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/02/11 at 5:45 pm
Just like anywhere else, meeting someone is what I can only term as a "crap shoot." Sometimes you get lucky, but most of the time, you don't and wonder if it's worth the effort. I tried "normal" meeting of people, I'd go to museums, bookstores, restaurants, video arcades (not for the specific intention of meeting someone, but because I enjoyed myself there and felt like perhaps I would be my "best self" if that makes any sense.) I tried bars, but really was there to just play trivia or watch/listen to bands or karaoke since I like music so much. Funnily enough, even before internet I met guys on the computer (that seemed to be the most success for me personally.) Back when there were localized message boards called BBSes. Anyways, to make a long story short (too late). I really had a terrible time meeting someone compatible, to share the same things that I wanted in life and not just be into having sex. I did try internet personal ads, a couple times. Either the guys were too far away (had responses from Australia and France. a bit too far to date in my opinion). I narrowed the search to about a hour's drive for me. Yeah, some guys were creeps, and you really have to be careful. I met both of my husbands online and they both lived a hour's drive from me. There ARE nice guys still out there, and alot of them are just as gunshy so to speak as they have had bad relationships before. I'm not sure where this ramble is going, just trying to encourage you and also to support you in your search. You do have to be cautious (but when don't you have to be?)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/03/11 at 11:23 pm
I do know there are Christian dating sites-but Christians can be creeps, too. :-\\
After rosary practice and Bible study we play softball:
Blue Balls versus Chastity Belts
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 05/04/11 at 8:59 am
After rosary practice and Bible study we play softball:
Blue Balls versus Chastity Belts
8)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/04/11 at 10:39 am
I have been gone for 2 days... I got home late last night, no lights were on for me (they new I would get home late - so I am unpacking car (even though I called 1/2 hour prior to home - to see if anyone would help me - still no lights) in the dark and rain, and being in the country dark is REALLY dark. I stumble through our gate with my hands full, and first thing I hear and then see is our bottle calves at the fence wanting a bottle - they are hungry. I open the porch - still dark; and I open the house door, again dark. Girls awake in living room, dad asleep in the bedroom (9:30)... Dishes in the sink, and on the stove from WEDNESDAY, that I left there while I was packing, and hubby was watching tv ( his sister came over for dinner, so I made supper; and I HAD to get packing and sub plans ready)... SO I packed the dishwasher, and made two bottles for the calves and went out in the dark and rain to feed them.
REALLY???
I left manicotti for them to eat on Thursday, easy to heat and serve. Hubby has to take girls to his mom's to spend the night (cause he has to work so early in the morning), he took them at 7:00 because they wanted to take a bath in her garden tub with jets. He probably tucked them in (I guess) - they go to bed at 8:00. He came home and went to bed at 8:15 - by his text. Last night, he called me to see if I was at home (I was still in meetings, 2 1/2 hours away - he already knew I was going to be home LATE Friday night), he told me he was taking the girls to the local Drive in Ice Cream place- for supper. Obviously he came home and did nothing else.
I question him about the calves being fed, he said they ate
I RE-INQUIRE "REally because they are at the gate bellering at me, like they are hungry? Did they both get a bottle?"
Hubby - Well no - it was raining, and cold.
Me - Gee - you still like to have supper when it is raining and cold...
MY GRIPE- he acts like I am ridiculous that I get all upset and fret when I leave on trips is INSANE. He makes sure, THEY ALL SURVIVE... REally survival isn't my goal, my girls could probably survive a full week with no ones help. I would like things to remain intact, sanitary, and healthy. Smelling rotten food and seeing dishes, when I first come in the door is not a good sign that all is well.
I know what you mean....I started working part-time a few months ago. The boys are in baseball. I don't always work the same hours from week to week. Hubby travels for work from time-to-time. Now, when HE'S gone and the boys have something going on, if I take them out to dinner or pick something up, he throws a hissy fit....however, if I'M working and the boys have something going on, he takes them out or picks something up and HEAVEN FORBID I say something! Why am I expected to cook dinner if HE'S not home, but HE shouldn't have to cook when I'M not home??? AND, if he gets home late and there are dishes in the sink or things aren't picked up, he's NOT a happy camper, but I can guarantee that absolutely NOTHING will be done when I get off work....dishes will still be in the sink, the kitchen table will be covered with crap, absolutely NOTHING will be done! Even if I leave a note asking for the dishwasher to be unloaded/reloaded, I will STILL have to do it when I get home >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/04/11 at 10:53 am
After rosary practice and Bible study we play softball:
Blue Balls versus Chastity Belts
8)
Too funny.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/04/11 at 7:56 pm
I know what you mean....I started working part-time a few months ago. The boys are in baseball. I don't always work the same hours from week to week. Hubby travels for work from time-to-time. Now, when HE'S gone and the boys have something going on, if I take them out to dinner or pick something up, he throws a hissy fit....however, if I'M working and the boys have something going on, he takes them out or picks something up and HEAVEN FORBID I say something! Why am I expected to cook dinner if HE'S not home, but HE shouldn't have to cook when I'M not home??? AND, if he gets home late and there are dishes in the sink or things aren't picked up, he's NOT a happy camper, but I can guarantee that absolutely NOTHING will be done when I get off work....dishes will still be in the sink, the kitchen table will be covered with crap, absolutely NOTHING will be done! Even if I leave a note asking for the dishwasher to be unloaded/reloaded, I will STILL have to do it when I get home >:(
OH heaven help my husband if he ever said anything! From first hand experience, my husband knows that my mind is like a filing cabinet and it is in great order. I will count on all my fingers and all my toes in the error of his ways. He always says he is the king of his castle (but he had better consult with the queen first 8)) I have worked full time for 6 years now, and I make 75% of all meals, I usually do the dishes and I do 98% of the laundry, let alone the getting ready of girls for school, running them to and fro, most appointments... etc. HE had better pull his weight, or he ain't eating or having clean clothes (or have any help with the cattle, calves, cows, etc...)! Plain and simple. I still would appreciate, someone thinking - mom is busy right now and so we should pick up... On my kitchen island right now sits 1 bottle of soy sauce, stack of mail (my husband is looking at right now), 4 pairs of sunglasses, assorted tupperware, 1 case of bud light bottles (not much good - warm), 1 bottle of syrup, 4 boxes of checks (from the mail - probably), 1/2 loaf of bread, cereal, clorox wipes, 1/2 eaten bag of popcorn (from mayday baskets), hershey kisses (that I cannot stand the chocolate), and MY FAVORITE - a light fixture with tools (that my husband took down this weekend to put another one up).... OMG I can tell you, I did not put most of that stuff there :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/05/11 at 12:05 pm
OH heaven help my husband if he ever said anything! From first hand experience, my husband knows that my mind is like a filing cabinet and it is in great order. I will count on all my fingers and all my toes in the error of his ways. He always says he is the king of his castle (but he had better consult with the queen first 8)) I have worked full time for 6 years now, and I make 75% of all meals, I usually do the dishes and I do 98% of the laundry, let alone the getting ready of girls for school, running them to and fro, most appointments... etc. HE had better pull his weight, or he ain't eating or having clean clothes (or have any help with the cattle, calves, cows, etc...)! Plain and simple. I still would appreciate, someone thinking - mom is busy right now and so we should pick up... On my kitchen island right now sits 1 bottle of soy sauce, stack of mail (my husband is looking at right now), 4 pairs of sunglasses, assorted tupperware, 1 case of bud light bottles (not much good - warm), 1 bottle of syrup, 4 boxes of checks (from the mail - probably), 1/2 loaf of bread, cereal, clorox wipes, 1/2 eaten bag of popcorn (from mayday baskets), hershey kisses (that I cannot stand the chocolate), and MY FAVORITE - a light fixture with tools (that my husband took down this weekend to put another one up).... OMG I can tell you, I did not put most of that stuff there :P
I guess I shouldn't have said he throws a hissy fit, because it's not really, but he'll make "subtle hints" like "how much is the Visa bill?"..."let me throw all these McDonald's/Chipotle/Portillo's cups/wrappers/etc. in the garbage"..."when are we going to make the XYZ that we bought at the store?" I've actually cooked the past 2 nights since I didn't have to work and he said "WOW! Two meals in a row off of REAL plates!" I said "Well, don't get too excited...you'll be eating out tomorrow and Friday! :D"
I haven't worked for the past 11 years so I guess right now, we're still in a "transition phase" because he's not used to me NOT being home all the time. I guess he's used to me feeding the kids BEFORE they go anywhere and they don't always eat now before they go anywhere. He usually gets home with JUST enough time for him to change clothes and leave again so he doesn't have time to feed them before they have to leave. Even if I leave a note telling them to eat, they don't so they are STARVING afterwards and it's just "easier" for him to stop and pick them up (usually) McD's. I'd much rather he fixed them something at home, but it would probably be frozen chicken or pizza so I guess that's not much better :-/
Oh, let's not even talk about the island....I COMPLETELY clean it off about every other week. I can almost always see 1/2 of it and the other 1/2 is almost always piled with mail and misc. crap! And, I wish someone could explain this to me....my husband will spend 10 minutes "rearranging" the dishes in the sink when it would take 5 (at the MOST) to simply put them in the dishwasher???
And I'd rather he DIDN'T do the laundry....on the rare occasions he HAS done it, he's managed to SHRINK some of my favorite things! He can do towels, underwear, socks, and HIS stuff if he wants, but I'd prefer he leave MINE alone!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/06/11 at 8:35 pm
Arrrrrggggh!!!!
The temporary crown the dentist glued to my tooth fell out on Friday night. He only installed it on Tuesday.
No wonder that dentist is cheaper than the others. He sucks dead donkey dongs. Oh well, I'll just have to call on Monday morning and hope for the best for the next couple of days. I saved the cheap thing in a little box in the medicine cabinet. The gold crown doesn't come in until May 24.
I'm gonna start looking like a jack o'lantern pretty soon!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/07/11 at 3:51 am
Max - Maybe swing by Hallmark (they are known as the Gold crown store)? lol Sorry, couldn't resist.
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=921413356117&id=73f81f76141664d8d9aa0fa85045f1c4
Sorry to hear about your teeth troubles.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/07/11 at 6:42 am
Arrrrrggggh!!!!
The temporary crown the dentist glued to my tooth fell out on Friday night. He only installed it on Tuesday.
No wonder that dentist is cheaper than the others. He sucks dead donkey dongs. Oh well, I'll just have to call on Monday morning and hope for the best for the next couple of days. I saved the cheap thing in a little box in the medicine cabinet. The gold crown doesn't come in until May 24.
I'm gonna start looking like a jack o'lantern pretty soon!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/09/screams.gif
feel better Max and take care of your teeth
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 05/07/11 at 9:07 am
I WISH I'D LOOKED AFTER ME TEETH
Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth,
And spotted the perils beneath,
All the toffees I chewed,
And the sweet sticky food,
Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth.
I wish I'd been that much more willin'
When I had more tooth there than fillin'
To pass up gobstoppers,
From respect to me choppers
And to buy something else with me shillin'.
When I think of the lollies I licked,
And the liquorice allsorts I picked,
Sherbet dabs, big and little,
All that hard peanut brittle,
My conscience gets horribly pricked.
My Mother, she told me no end,
"If you got a tooth, you got a friend"
I was young then, and careless,
My toothbrush was hairless,
I never had much time to spend.
Oh I showed them the toothpaste all right,
I flashed it about late at night,
But up-and-down brushin'
And pokin' and fussin'
Didn't seem worth the time... I could bite!
If I'd known I was paving the way,
To cavities, caps and decay,
The murder of fillin's
Injections and drillin's
I'd have thrown all me sherbet away.
So I lay in the old dentist's chair,
And I gaze up his nose in despair,
And his drill it do whine,
In these molars of mine,
"Two amalgum," he'll say, "for in there."
How I laughed at my Mother's false teeth,
As they foamed in the waters beneath,
But now comes the reckonin'
It's me they are beckonin'
Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth.
Pam Ayres
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/07/11 at 9:08 am
I WISH I'D LOOKED AFTER ME TEETH
Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth,
And spotted the perils beneath,
All the toffees I chewed,
And the sweet sticky food,
Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth.
I wish I'd been that much more willin'
When I had more tooth there than fillin'
To pass up gobstoppers,
From respect to me choppers
And to buy something else with me shillin'.
When I think of the lollies I licked,
And the liquorice allsorts I picked,
Sherbet dabs, big and little,
All that hard peanut brittle,
My conscience gets horribly pricked.
My Mother, she told me no end,
"If you got a tooth, you got a friend"
I was young then, and careless,
My toothbrush was hairless,
I never had much time to spend.
Oh I showed them the toothpaste all right,
I flashed it about late at night,
But up-and-down brushin'
And pokin' and fussin'
Didn't seem worth the time... I could bite!
If I'd known I was paving the way,
To cavities, caps and decay,
The murder of fillin's
Injections and drillin's
I'd have thrown all me sherbet away.
So I lay in the old dentist's chair,
And I gaze up his nose in despair,
And his drill it do whine,
In these molars of mine,
"Two amalgum," he'll say, "for in there."
How I laughed at my Mother's false teeth,
As they foamed in the waters beneath,
But now comes the reckonin'
It's me they are beckonin'
Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth.
Pam Ayres
I have heard her live, I love her accent.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/07/11 at 11:30 am
Max - Maybe swing by Hallmark (they are known as the Gold crown store)? lol Sorry, couldn't resist.
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=921413356117&id=73f81f76141664d8d9aa0fa85045f1c4
Sorry to hear about your teeth troubles.
LOL! ;D
Well, at least I can get the crown instead having the tooth pulled. The tooth on the other side had to be pulled! I'll back in to the office asap, and they'll reattach it with some more Elmer's glue!
I guess it's soup city for me for the next coupla weeks!
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feel better Max and take care of your teeth
Yar, thanks Howard. I'll do my best.
:)
I WISH I'D LOOKED AFTER ME TEETH
Accchhh! Don't even start! When I was a kiddo, Gobstoppers, Good & Plenty's, Now & Laters, Chuckles, Jujy Fruits, Pixie Stix, Necco Wafers, sour balls, Spree, and bubble gum were a goddam gustatory orgy. Now all I see at the corner store are dollar signs! Didn't quite understand 30 cents in 1981 would contribute to $1300 in 2011. The family dentist tried to warn me, but did I listen? No sirree Bob!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/07/11 at 7:14 pm
Accchhh! Don't even start! When I was a kiddo, Gobstoppers, Good & Plenty's, Now & Laters, Chuckles, Jujy Fruits, Pixie Stix, Necco Wafers, sour balls, Spree, and bubble gum were a goddam gustatory orgy. Now all I see at the corner store are dollar signs! Didn't quite understand 30 cents in 1981 would contribute to $1300 in 2011. The family dentist tried to warn me, but did I listen? No sirree Bob!
I've had my fill of candy during the 80's,all that sugar crap,I don't have that much garbage as I used to,these days I'm trying to eat healthy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 05/07/11 at 10:39 pm
I dont remember how old I was, but there was one Halloween where I came to the conclusion that everything tasted like sugar ( well except your penut butter cups and stuff) kind of stopped all candy from that point on.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/08/11 at 11:28 am
Rant for the day:
We have been getting A LOT messed up discs from Netflix lately. Yeah, we report it-send it back and they do send us a replacement discs (well, sometimes-you can read about the time when we couldn't get a replacement earlier in this thread: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=35513.1455 ) Last week, we put in a movie and it just wouldn't play right-kept jumping-stopping, etc. So, we reported it and sent it back. Then we get another copy of it and it kept jumping-stopping, etc. and it seems like it was doing it in the same place. We wonder if they just didn't send us the same disc back. Carlos is thinking about ending our service with them. It is getting a bit ridiculous. What I think is going on is they are putting more time & $$$$ into their downloading movies rather than in the DVDs. There is no place on their website to make a formal complaint (other than reporting a bad disc) so we are going to have to call. Is anyone else having the same problem with Netflix?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/08/11 at 12:57 pm
Rant for the day:
We have been getting A LOT messed up discs from Netflix lately. Yeah, we report it-send it back and they do send us a replacement discs (well, sometimes-you can read about the time when we couldn't get a replacement earlier in this thread: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=35513.1455 ) Last week, we put in a movie and it just wouldn't play right-kept jumping-stopping, etc. So, we reported it and sent it back. Then we get another copy of it and it kept jumping-stopping, etc. and it seems like it was doing it in the same place. We wonder if they just didn't send us the same disc back. Carlos is thinking about ending our service with them. It is getting a bit ridiculous. What I think is going on is they are putting more time & $$$$ into their downloading movies rather than in the DVDs. There is no place on their website to make a formal complaint (other than reporting a bad disc) so we are going to have to call. Is anyone else having the same problem with Netflix?
Cat
I don't have that problem with netflix more often than not my bad discs come from Blockbuster... when I do get a bad disc but I have a disc cleaner and I will just clean the disc and that works most of the time...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/08/11 at 3:02 pm
I guess I shouldn't have said he throws a hissy fit, because it's not really, but he'll make "subtle hints" like "how much is the Visa bill?"..."let me throw all these McDonald's/Chipotle/Portillo's cups/wrappers/etc. in the garbage"..."when are we going to make the XYZ that we bought at the store?" I've actually cooked the past 2 nights since I didn't have to work and he said "WOW! Two meals in a row off of REAL plates!" I said "Well, don't get too excited...you'll be eating out tomorrow and Friday! :D"
I haven't worked for the past 11 years so I guess right now, we're still in a "transition phase" because he's not used to me NOT being home all the time. I guess he's used to me feeding the kids BEFORE they go anywhere and they don't always eat now before they go anywhere. He usually gets home with JUST enough time for him to change clothes and leave again so he doesn't have time to feed them before they have to leave. Even if I leave a note telling them to eat, they don't so they are STARVING afterwards and it's just "easier" for him to stop and pick them up (usually) McD's. I'd much rather he fixed them something at home, but it would probably be frozen chicken or pizza so I guess that's not much better :-/
Oh, let's not even talk about the island....I COMPLETELY clean it off about every other week. I can almost always see 1/2 of it and the other 1/2 is almost always piled with mail and misc. crap! And, I wish someone could explain this to me....my husband will spend 10 minutes "rearranging" the dishes in the sink when it would take 5 (at the MOST) to simply put them in the dishwasher???
And I'd rather he DIDN'T do the laundry....on the rare occasions he HAS done it, he's managed to SHRINK some of my favorite things! He can do towels, underwear, socks, and HIS stuff if he wants, but I'd prefer he leave MINE alone!!!
I feel for you! And I totally agree with the laundry, and I have told him he can wash his clothes, but leave mine and the kids out of it (same thing, setting stains, shrinking, etc..,) but he could fold! He could also make an attempt to learn whose clothes are whose! So frustrating! My husband likes to restack things too, news flash Hun "instead of restocking neater, put it away!". Crazy men, I reallly think it mist be tough to be male. Their minds must have no logistics boards!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 05/08/11 at 7:58 pm
I feel for you! And I totally agree with the laundry, and I have told him he can wash his clothes, but leave mine and the kids out of it (same thing, setting stains, shrinking, etc..,) but he could fold! He could also make an attempt to learn whose clothes are whose! So frustrating! My husband likes to restack things too, news flash Hun "instead of restocking neater, put it away!". Crazy men, I reallly think it mist be tough to be male. Their minds must have no logistics boards!
Putting things away when you're only going to retrieve them and wear them? That's like ironing socks and underwear. What's the point?
First off, any job not worth doing is not worth doing well.
And on a more subtle level, any job we'd prefer not to do is one we'll do just well enough to make you think we're trying, and just badly enough that you'll never ask us to do it again.
I can't claim to have tested either theory, but that's what my married co-workers say, and it works for them. (Whose clothes are these? Well, since all the clothes here are mine, it's a pretty safe guess, and there's nobody to complain about it! Clothes that shrink? Prespammersite. Any company that made garments that shrank when washed would immediately go out of business, because nobody would ever buy such an obviously defective garment. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 05/08/11 at 8:11 pm
Putting things away when you're only going to retrieve them and wear them? That's like ironing socks and underwear. What's the point?
First off, any job not worth doing is not worth doing well.
And on a more subtle level, any job we'd prefer not to do is one we'll do just well enough to make you think we're trying, and just badly enough that you'll never ask us to do it again.
I can't claim to have tested either theory, but that's what my married co-workers say, and it works for them. (Whose clothes are these? Well, since all the clothes here are mine, it's a pretty safe guess, and there's nobody to complain about it! Clothes that shrink? Prespammersite. Any company that made garments that shrank when washed would immediately go out of business, because nobody would ever buy such an obviously defective garment. :)
Informers have been shot for telling less secrets than this.... :o Love it..love it...LOVE IT!!! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/08/11 at 8:26 pm
Putting things away when you're only going to retrieve them and wear them? That's like ironing socks and underwear. What's the point?
First off, any job not worth doing is not worth doing well.
And on a more subtle level, any job we'd prefer not to do is one we'll do just well enough to make you think we're trying, and just badly enough that you'll never ask us to do it again.
I can't claim to have tested either theory, but that's what my married co-workers say, and it works for them. (Whose clothes are these? Well, since all the clothes here are mine, it's a pretty safe guess, and there's nobody to complain about it! Clothes that shrink? Prespammersite. Any company that made garments that shrank when washed would immediately go out of business, because nobody would ever buy such an obviously defective garment. :)
The reason why some remain unmarried ::) or become re - unmarried :D
8)
BTW - none of those tactics are any new news to us wives - it is how we get so good at nagging promoting our husbands to be the best they can be O0
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/08/11 at 8:28 pm
Informers have been shot for telling less secrets than this.... :o Love it..love it...LOVE IT!!! ;D
The reason I am always baffled that Peter has remained "happily" married for so long ::)
All I can think of is he must be hung like a horse and has the moves of a pron star :D
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 05/08/11 at 8:43 pm
Informers have been shot for telling less secrets than this.... :o Love it..love it...LOVE IT!!! ;D
If you really want, I'll redact it.
http://display.ubercomments.com/6/4271.jpg
I'm not married, so unlike this guy (who taught me everything I needed to know about marriage!) I still have something to lose! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/08/11 at 8:44 pm
The reason I am always baffled that Peter has remained "happily" married for so long ::)
All I can think of is he must be hung like a horse and has the moves of a pron star :D
;)
Come on Sami... you know who reads this thread >:(
it's still going to be read.....he's got like radar for that crap :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/08/11 at 8:46 pm
Come on Sami... you know who reads this thread >:(
Fixt 8)
Now you can fix your quote 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/08/11 at 8:53 pm
Come on Sami... you know who reads this thread >:(
it's still going to be read.....he's got like radar for that crap :D
I swear he has is a search engine for it 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/08/11 at 9:07 pm
The reason I am always baffled that Peter has remained "happily" married for so long ::)
All I can think of is he must be hung like a horse and has the moves of a pron star :D
;)
;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 05/08/11 at 9:24 pm
Thank you...thank you very much! ;) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/09/11 at 12:05 am
I got totally cock blocked at a party last night. I'd say she was 39 not half bad looking, and desperately drunk, but I was too late. John kept moving back in and starting his giggle banter about growing in Minnesota, and I'm like, I can't believe I'm getting cock blocked by THIS guy!
Oh well, maybe she puked in his car instead!
There were a bunch of 20-year-old skanks there, but there's also 99 ways to spell trouble for a guy my age, and one of 'em had a boyfriend at the party who loved GG Allin and I forgot which one!
I just sobered up and went home.
:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 05/09/11 at 12:45 am
I got totally cock blocked at a party last night. I'd say she was 39 not half bad looking, and desperately drunk, but I was too late. John kept moving back in and starting his giggle banter about growing in Minnesota, and I'm like, I can't believe I'm getting cock blocked by THIS guy!
Oh well, maybe she puked in his car instead!
There were a bunch of 20-year-old skanks there, but there's also 99 ways to spell trouble for a guy my age, and one of 'em had a boyfriend at the party who loved GG Allin and I forgot which one!
I just sobered up and went home.
:(
Undoubtedly, the wisest action.... ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/09/11 at 7:04 am
If you really want, I'll redact it.
http://display.ubercomments.com/6/4271.jpg
I'm not married, so unlike this guy (who taught me everything I needed to know about marriage!) I still have something to lose! :)
I'm not married and don't I'll ever will.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/09/11 at 7:05 am
I got totally cock blocked at a party last night. I'd say she was 39 not half bad looking, and desperately drunk, but I was too late. John kept moving back in and starting his giggle banter about growing in Minnesota, and I'm like, I can't believe I'm getting cock blocked by THIS guy!
Oh well, maybe she puked in his car instead!
There were a bunch of 20-year-old skanks there, but there's also 99 ways to spell trouble for a guy my age, and one of 'em had a boyfriend at the party who loved GG Allin and I forgot which one!
I just sobered up and went home.
:(
So you didn't score Max ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/09/11 at 10:22 am
So you didn't score Max ???
One should never score with an intoxicated female (especially one you don't know).
In CA rape is not just forcible sex but sex without consent the law specifically states that intoxicated subjects are unable to give consent therefore if you have sex with an intoxicated subject and they could file rape charges against you the next day even if they said yes the night before. Sure it's tough to prosecute by why take the risk?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 05/09/11 at 10:49 am
One should never score with an intoxicated female (especially one you don't know).
In CA rape is not just forcible sex but sex without consent the law specifically states that intoxicated subjects are unable to give consent therefore if you have sex with an intoxicated subject and they could file rape charges against you the next day even if they said yes the night before. Sure it's tough to prosecute by why take the risk?
Same is true in VT.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/09/11 at 11:03 am
Same is true in VT.
Then how come you like to get me drunk?
Oh, never mind. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/09/11 at 1:10 pm
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/09/11 at 1:16 pm
One should never score with an intoxicated female (especially one you don't know).
In CA rape is not just forcible sex but sex without consent the law specifically states that intoxicated subjects are unable to give consent therefore if you have sex with an intoxicated subject and they could file rape charges against you the next day even if they said yes the night before. Sure it's tough to prosecute by why take the risk?
It's better when you ask when they're sober.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/09/11 at 4:50 pm
And a big thank you to all keeping him side tracked O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/09/11 at 5:48 pm
And a big thank you to all keeping him side tracked O0
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/09/11 at 8:12 pm
One should never score with an intoxicated female (especially one you don't know).
An intoxicated female...what? Horse?
Oh Wilburrrr!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/08/rudolf.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 05/09/11 at 10:15 pm
An intoxicated female...what? Horse?
http://i.imgur.com/KgRVP.jpg
Oh Wilburrrr!
Neigh means nay!
But since this are serious thread, this are serious business.
In CA rape is not just forcible sex but sex without consent the law specifically states that intoxicated subjects are unable to give consent therefore if you have sex with an intoxicated subject and they could file rape charges against you the next day even if they said yes the night before. Sure it's tough to prosecute by why take the risk?
And in CA, child support is payable by the dude whose name is on the birth certificate. The dude does not need to have been present during the birth. The dude does not even need to be notified. What if (quelle surprise!) she got your address wrong, and when the government sent the papers to the wrong address, (quelle surprise part deux) he doesn't respond within a relatively narrow time window. I forget the epic Fark thread on which this was established, but it's a damn fine argument to keep it in your pants. Even if she's stone cold sober, you could still be on the hook for child support, even if she never knew who the father was, and even if subsequent genetic testing proved it wasn't you.
For anyone considering a one-night stand...
"Keep it in your pants, Jimmy, get down and praise the Lord!
You can't keep pullin' out that thing whenever you get bored.
Keep it in your pants, Jimmy, and mend your evil ways,
Next time you climb into a bed make sure it's Tammy Faye's!"
- Bob and Tom, some time in the late 80s, released on Twin Geeks in 1990. And now I have to find an MP3 of this.
There's yottabites of pr0n out there featuring chicks into throbbing gristle, so on a risk-adjusted basis, you're better off just invoking Rule 34 against power tools (yes, it exists, no I'm not linking to it), and just fappi-YO, THROBBING GRISTLE, I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU, I'MMA LET YOU FINISH, BUT KANYE WEST WAS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS ABOUT THIS SORT OF THING OF ALL TIME!
6vwNcNOTVzY
OF ALL TIME!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 05/09/11 at 10:21 pm
http://i.imgur.com/KgRVP.jpg
Neigh means nay!
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 05/09/11 at 10:34 pm
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!! ;D
And even if the horse consents, that's not necessarily a good thing. Mr. Hands found this out the hard way. (SFW link to disambiguation page. I had no idea there was a Sundance Film Festival documentary. That link is also SFW but not safe-for-brain.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/10/11 at 6:49 am
And a big thank you to all keeping him side tracked O0
referring to me?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 05/10/11 at 8:26 pm
I was watching Glee tonight--I'm a closet "Gleek"--and they did thier prom episode. And I know it's silly because I graduated seven years ago, but I never got a chance to go to my prom. i'm the only one of my group of friends who didn't go because, well, I was in the hospital with my mom at the time. I was planning to go, but when no one asked me to go, I pulled oput and get a ticket refund. And the night of the prom, my mom took sick and we had to rush her to the hospital. I just feel funny that I missed a major rite of passage I guess in the high school life of a teen. I know its years later, but now with the prom season popping up and seeing the shows about it and all, I just feel like I missed out on something and I regret it. I remember all my friends poring over Prom dress magazines and talking about hair and make up and where they were going for an early breakfast the next morning...and I was sitting in the ER, giving the docs my mom's medical history--again.
I just kind of feel left out, that's all. I don't have that memory like my friends do. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/10/11 at 10:44 pm
To clarify -- I would not have done any such thing with that intoxicated broad. I could have nudged the blocker out of the way as one does with a blocker, but I was feeling kind of moody and she seemed to be having a good time hearing about John's life in small town Minnesota. Things is 1/2 later, I saw the same broad dancing with Dave while the cheesy band played in the basement. She was sobbing on Dave's shoulder for some reason while Dave consoled her. I snicker to myself as I see John coming downstairs with two fresh beers from the keg. Fifteen minutes later she giddy again talking to Dave and some other dork while John tried to muscle his way back in wearing his Minnesota-nice SEG. Who did she do? John, Dave, the dork, all three, none? I'll never know. By then I was on 116 North abandoning another "party-at-Dave's" to its alcohol, narcotics, and azzholes 2AM deterioration. Not my problem.
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/10/11 at 10:51 pm
I was watching Glee tonight--I'm a closet "Gleek"--and they did thier prom episode. And I know it's silly because I graduated seven years ago, but I never got a chance to go to my prom. i'm the only one of my group of friends who didn't go because, well, I was in the hospital with my mom at the time. I was planning to go, but when no one asked me to go, I pulled oput and get a ticket refund. And the night of the prom, my mom took sick and we had to rush her to the hospital. I just feel funny that I missed a major rite of passage I guess in the high school life of a teen. I know its years later, but now with the prom season popping up and seeing the shows about it and all, I just feel like I missed out on something and I regret it. I remember all my friends poring over Prom dress magazines and talking about hair and make up and where they were going for an early breakfast the next morning...and I was sitting in the ER, giving the docs my mom's medical history--again.
I just kind of feel left out, that's all. I don't have that memory like my friends do. :(
Tif I don't know if this would work but you could try and approach the principal of your Alma mater and tell him/her your story. Maybe you could chaperon the prom but get dressed up and take a date and kinda get the experience. Also you could plan your high school reunion and make prom the theme.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/11/11 at 1:15 am
I hear ya Tiff
I went my last two years of high school to a vocational school learning computers and accounting. While the vocational school had a prom, it wasn't really the same. My mom made me break up with my boyfriend a month before my "home" school prom (even though we both went to the vocational school together - different classes.) I did have a guy ask me to prom but it was kind of a package deal. He wanted to become romantically involved and I knew my mother would have a cow if I even jumped into a new relationship that soon. So, the guy didn't want to go just as friends, so I missed out on my prom too. I went to the vocational school "prom" by myself, met my friends there, and my former boyfriend brought a date. (THAT was fun.) :-\\ I didn't really get to do the dress shopping either. I wore black and gold to my "prom".
I came home that night and my dad had had heart problems and they had taken him to hospital too.
If we all lived closer, I'd say we should have our own ooze prom. lol I never did get a fancy dress dance.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/11/11 at 6:50 am
I don't know if this is a rant but these days young mothers with the babies are now bringing the strollers onto the city buses and sometimes I see 5 of them blocking the aisles almost every day and passengers complain at rushhour,Maybe there should be a special compartment for the strollers,What do you think? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/11/11 at 8:51 am
Sux Patty. I don't know if anyone actually enjoyed their prom seems everyone only tells their bad prom stories.
Problem is you get all excited about it buy really it's just like every other dance with more decorations and really uncomfortable attire.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 05/11/11 at 9:01 am
Sux Patty. I don't know if anyone actually enjoyed their prom seems everyone only tells their bad prom stories.
Problem is you get all excited about it buy really it's just like every other dance with more decorations and really uncomfortable attire.
I enjoyed my Jr. Prom (it was at the Hotel Pierre in NYC)...Senior Prom was crap, though. I've got the bad story to go with it. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 05/11/11 at 10:05 am
I don't know if this is a rant but these days young mothers with the babies are now bringing the strollers onto the city buses and sometimes I see 5 of them blocking the aisles almost every day and passengers complain at rushhour,Maybe there should be a special compartment for the strollers,What do you think? ???
The buses here do have a special section for parking pushchairs (strollers). the buses also have the option for lowering down to meet the pavement so anyone can easily get on or off.
You should suggest it to the city bus department.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 05/11/11 at 10:09 am
I was home schooled I don't really know what a prom is or suppose to be. Don't really care, I'm thankful I got passed school. Not a good child, teen, whatever here.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/11/11 at 11:43 am
I was watching Glee tonight--I'm a closet "Gleek"--and they did thier prom episode. And I know it's silly because I graduated seven years ago, but I never got a chance to go to my prom. i'm the only one of my group of friends who didn't go because, well, I was in the hospital with my mom at the time. I was planning to go, but when no one asked me to go, I pulled oput and get a ticket refund. And the night of the prom, my mom took sick and we had to rush her to the hospital. I just feel funny that I missed a major rite of passage I guess in the high school life of a teen. I know its years later, but now with the prom season popping up and seeing the shows about it and all, I just feel like I missed out on something and I regret it. I remember all my friends poring over Prom dress magazines and talking about hair and make up and where they were going for an early breakfast the next morning...and I was sitting in the ER, giving the docs my mom's medical history--again.
I just kind of feel left out, that's all. I don't have that memory like my friends do. :(
I hear ya. I didn't go to either my Jr. or Sr. prom. Why? No one asked me. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( For my Sr. prom-what really sucked was they had it in Nov. :o :o :o :o and I was the new kid in town and didn't really know anyone but I did ask one guy I knew-but he couldn't. They had something going in May but it was a bit out of town (at one of the Catskills resorts) and you had to rent a room which meant $$$$$. My boyfriend at the time didn't have any $$ and there is no way my mother would have let me do something like that.
A few years back, fellow board member Hot Wax gave me a "virtual prom" here: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=9870.0 It was soooo sweet of him and it is something that I will probably remember as fondly as if I did go to either one of my proms.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/11/11 at 7:32 pm
The buses here do have a special section for parking pushchairs (strollers). the buses also have the option for lowering down to meet the pavement so anyone can easily get on or off.
You should suggest it to the city bus department.
strollers(the big ones) tend to block the aisles and that can become very annoying sometimes. And also strollers do not belong on the seats,people need to sit there. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/11/11 at 7:38 pm
strollers(the big ones) tend to block the aisles and that can become very annoying sometimes. And also strollers do not belong on the seats,people need to sit there. ::)
Why are you rolling your eyes at karen? >:( she said that in England they have special sections on buses for strollers
and
suggested you contact the bus people and share this as a possible solution to the problem. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/11/11 at 7:40 pm
Why are you rolling your eyes at karen? >:( she said that in England they have special sections on buses for strollers
and
suggested you contact the bus people and share this as a possible solution to the problem. ::)
I'm not rolling my eyes I'm saying the mothers who carry the strollers leave them on the seats and that passengers want to sit there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/11/11 at 7:42 pm
I'm not rolling my eyes I'm saying the mothers who carry the strollers leave them on the seats and that passengers want to sit there.
but you said that already... karen gave you a solution but instead you just continued to complain about the same thing...sometimes howard you have to take action if you want to see change.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/12/11 at 6:15 am
I'm not rolling my eyes I'm saying the mothers who carry the strollers leave them on the seats and that passengers want to sit there.
You also said if they left them in the aisles - they blocked traffic... What do you want mothers/sitters/fathers with small children to do? Hang them off the bus bumper, So they aren't an inconvenience to anyone? Really if the city has not made accommodations for strollers, it is the city busses you should take the issue up with...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/12/11 at 6:58 am
but you said that already... karen gave you a solution but instead you just continued to complain about the same thing...sometimes howard you have to take action if you want to see change.
I guess those little petty situations I get angry about. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/12/11 at 4:40 pm
So I get call from BofA someone made two charges to my account one for Rebecca Minkoff to the tune of $551 and one to Deenie&Burke for $424. I'm so pissed that's the card is the one that all my automatic payments go thru so now I have to call everyone and tell them the payments going to bounce back. Then I have to set up all my stuff when I get the card. Thank god I tanked up on Tuesday. And have food in the house.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 05/12/11 at 5:38 pm
So I get call from BofA someone made two charges to my account one for Rebecca Minkoff to the tune of $551 and one to Deenie&Burke for $424. I'm so pissed that's the card is the one that all my automatic payments go thru so now I have to call everyone and tell them the payments going to bounce back. Then I have to set up all my stuff when I get the card. Thank god I tanked up on Tuesday. And have food in the house.
Is BofA going to make you pay for them? If they are suspicious, enough so they knew to call, they shouldn't count it against your account.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/12/11 at 6:10 pm
Is BofA going to make you pay for them? If they are suspicious, enough so they knew to call, they shouldn't count it against your account.
No I don't have to pay... the one thing I have on my side is that I've never made those kind of purchases it's just going to take a week and a half to get a new card and hours to get all my accounts switched over... that's the frustration...that and the fact that a lot of my bills are going to bounce back. I spent about two hours today calling everyone to make them aware. It's such a nucance...plus I had that card number memorized so now after 15 yrs of using the same card I have to learn a new one...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 05/13/11 at 11:10 am
No I don't have to pay... the one thing I have on my side is that I've never made those kind of purchases it's just going to take a week and a half to get a new card and hours to get all my accounts switched over... that's the frustration...that and the fact that a lot of my bills are going to bounce back. I spent about two hours today calling everyone to make them aware. It's such a nucance...plus I had that card number memorized so now after 15 yrs of using the same card I have to learn a new one...
In the past year my card has been compromised twice. Royal pain in the a$$
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/13/11 at 11:10 am
In the past year my card has been compromised twice. Royal pain in the a$$
yes it is...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 05/13/11 at 11:20 am
No I don't have to pay... the one thing I have on my side is that I've never made those kind of purchases it's just going to take a week and a half to get a new card and hours to get all my accounts switched over... that's the frustration...that and the fact that a lot of my bills are going to bounce back. I spent about two hours today calling everyone to make them aware. It's such a nucance...plus I had that card number memorized so now after 15 yrs of using the same card I have to learn a new one...
If the bank does it's job right none of the charges should bounce. I lost my card and got a new number and in the interval the bank said any charges would be screened and automatically charged over to the new account. The part about memorizing your number...now that sucks!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/13/11 at 11:25 am
If the bank does it's job right none of the charges should bounce. I lost my card and got a new number and in the interval the bank said any charges would be screened and automatically charged over to the new account. The part about memorizing your number...now that sucks!
hmmm when I asked about that they said charges coming in on the old number would be declined and I'd have to update my accounts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/13/11 at 3:14 pm
If the bank does it's job right none of the charges should bounce. I lost my card and got a new number and in the interval the bank said any charges would be screened and automatically charged over to the new account. The part about memorizing your number...now that sucks!
It varies from bank to bank....our local bank also transitioned everything when hubby lost his ATM card (which he later found in his computer bag ::)), but when our Chase account was "compromised", they shut down ALL activity until we got the new card. I don't think they outright "declined" it, but I think they put a "hold" on them??? I know we had to send both a list of the "automatic payments" that were billed monthly....I was thinking "Can't you tell? They're the ones that come on the SAME day EVERY month?" Of course, I forgot the ones that only come once a year ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/13/11 at 3:25 pm
I usually get an automated phone call when I make a purchase (usually in Puerto Rico) and the purchase won't go through until I call and let them know that I authorized it. The funny thing is, I have a U.S. Airways credit card. They called when I purchase airline tickets for JetBlue. When I purchased airline tickets for U.S. Air they didn't call-and the tickets were under a different name.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/13/11 at 3:44 pm
I usually get an automated phone call when I make a purchase (usually in Puerto Rico) and the purchase won't go through until I call and let them know that I authorized it. The funny thing is, I have a U.S. Airways credit card. They called when I purchase airline tickets for JetBlue. When I purchased airline tickets for U.S. Air they didn't call-and the tickets were under a different name.
Cat
figures...they don't care if Jet Blue get's their money but US Airways will get theirs one way or another ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/13/11 at 3:49 pm
It varies from bank to bank....our local bank also transitioned everything when hubby lost his ATM card (which he later found in his computer bag ::)), but when our Chase account was "compromised", they shut down ALL activity until we got the new card. I don't think they outright "declined" it, but I think they put a "hold" on them??? I know we had to send both a list of the "automatic payments" that were billed monthly....I was thinking "Can't you tell? They're the ones that come on the SAME day EVERY month?" Of course, I forgot the ones that only come once a year ::)
they were doing that with me yesterday.... going thru the list. I was like that's the same charge every month!
It was funny because I went today to get a temp card and I was having a hard time because I don't sign the same way twice. I can tell my sig because of two distinct things I do but the length and style vary from day to day or minute to minute even... finally the guy printed up a check and said sign it just like this. then let me copy my signature ::) it still didn't look the same... he had to go back thru three months worth of checks before finding one that matched... ;D Had he not checked my id I'd'a been pissed but he verified my id and account info-
One of the things I thought was weird was the questions BofA asked... when I called they asked me to verify my Driver's Lic Number. Then they asked the date and amount of my last deposit. If my wallet had been stolen the person would have access to my CDL # and if I had the receipt in my wallet (which I did) of my last deposit they'd know the date and $ amount... They never asked me my security question which I established a few years ago. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/13/11 at 3:53 pm
It is all very peculiar. We used to have them call every time we used the card for a local Subway sandwich or local Pizza Hut. However, hubby used to play an online game whose headquarters ran out of Iceland (and whose bill charged electronically) and they never once called us to verify that it was a valid charge.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/13/11 at 4:04 pm
figures...they don't care if Jet Blue get's their money but US Airways will get theirs one way or another ;D
All of this goes with my rant for the day. I did get the U.S. Airways card to try to get miles since we fly very frequently. So, every time I use the card, it is supposed to go for miles. I have had this card for a couple of years now. We have put I don't know how many trips on it, plus a house full of furniture, and a lot of other mega purchases-and I STILL do not have enough miles for ONE ticket. >:( >:( >:( >:(
And while I am on the subject, I am really tired of being cramped for a 5 hour flight (and I'm short-you can imagine Carlos being over 6 ft). And they nickel & dime you-$25 for baggage-and if you go over 50 lbs, that's extra. Snacks cost (you can get non-alcoholic beverages free-well it is included in your ticket). They have little t.v. screens in front of you but they are NEVER turned on.
This time we are flying Jet Blue and we are going see if it is any better (of course it can't be any worse). First checked bag is free, as are snacks. They also provide entertainment in the way of t.v. We may just cut up the credit card and just fly Jet Blue from now on.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/13/11 at 4:14 pm
All of this goes with my rant for the day. I did get the U.S. Airways card to try to get miles since we fly very frequently. So, every time I use the card, it is supposed to go for miles. I have had this card for a couple of years now. We have put I don't know how many trips on it, plus a house full of furniture, and a lot of other mega purchases-and I STILL do not have enough miles for ONE ticket. >:( >:( >:( >:(
And while I am on the subject, I am really tired of being cramped for a 5 hour flight (and I'm short-you can imagine Carlos being over 6 ft). And they nickel & dime you-$25 for baggage-and if you go over 50 lbs, that's extra. Snacks cost (you can get non-alcoholic beverages free-well it is included in your ticket). They have little t.v. screens in front of you but they are NEVER turned on.
This time we are flying Jet Blue and we are going see if it is any better (of course it can't be any worse). First checked bag is free, as are snacks. They also provide entertainment in the way of t.v. We may just cut up the credit card and just fly Jet Blue from now on.
Cat
I hear Jet Blue is a pretty good airline... I hope at the very least they suck less than US Air
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 05/13/11 at 4:25 pm
I hear Jet Blue is a pretty good airline... I hope at the very least they suck less than US Air
Once a year we go on a long trip, and we always go Jet Blue. Never had a problem, and those little tv's are a great distraction.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/13/11 at 4:52 pm
Once a year we go on a long trip, and we always go Jet Blue. Never had a problem, and those little tv's are a great distraction.
I know. US Air USED to have them on. Part of the reason why we never went Jet Blue before is where/when they fly. I REFUSED to fly to either JFK or Newark and they usually transfer there from Burlington. However, we discovered that a few times a week, they transfer in Orlando-and the times are reasonable-in some respects, more reasonable then the flights we normally take with US Air.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 05/13/11 at 6:28 pm
Hey Guys,
Thanks for your input on my prom dilema. I'll see about the reunion idea. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/14/11 at 12:47 am
Went to the bar with a couple of friends and I have to say the boyfriend of one is a colossial d-bag. He treats her like dirt. Ignored her most of the night then got angry because she was having fun on her own. Didn't like how much she was drinking and kept telling her to go home. He even tried to tell her I would fire her for her behavior. (I am her boss at work, but friend only outside of work) I had to leave before I ripped him a new one. I did tell him to let her do what she wanted. She doesn't belong to him. She lives on her own and pays her own bills...he doesn't live with her or even want to commit to her. I just wish there was a way to get her to stick with a nice guy for once. She seems to love the ones who treat her badly.
Times like this make me not want a husband so much.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/14/11 at 6:47 am
Went to the bar with a couple of friends and I have to say the boyfriend of one is a colossial d-bag. He treats her like dirt. Ignored her most of the night then got angry because she was having fun on her own. Didn't like how much she was drinking and kept telling her to go home. He even tried to tell her I would fire her for her behavior. (I am her boss at work, but friend only outside of work) I had to leave before I ripped him a new one. I did tell him to let her do what she wanted. She doesn't belong to him. She lives on her own and pays her own bills...he doesn't live with her or even want to commit to her. I just wish there was a way to get her to stick with a nice guy for once. She seems to love the ones who treat her badly.
Times like this make me not want a husband so much.
The girl can always come to me,I'd treat her with respect. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/14/11 at 8:01 am
The girl can always come to me,I'd treat her with respect. ;)
You probably don't want to know my opinion on this comment.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/14/11 at 9:32 am
You probably don't want to know my opinion on this comment.
Karma girl! I almost commented, but it was not as politically correct ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/14/11 at 10:00 am
You probably don't want to know my opinion on this comment.
;D
that sux for your friend Dag. There's nothing I hate more than seeing a woman waste her time on a d-bag. a good friend of mine who used to work with me was married to one. One day I took her to the hospital b/c she was having heart palpitations and high BP but she refused to go in our ambulance. She didn't want to call him until she had some info and he ended up calling a few times accusing her of having an affair. Finally she told him where she was and he was still yelling at her. I took the phone from her and started yelling at him something about her being in the hospital hooked up to a heart monitor and he was close to giving her another heart attack... he said well what about me who's going to get my dinner I told him i didn't effing care if he starved to death I just didn't want to watch my friend die because he was being an ass. She left him shortly after that....
turns out she was having an affair with one of our officers (also a D-BAG - notice the caps!) ;D she kicked out the husband the day before she had open heart surgery and moved in the boyfriend the day she came home from the hospital. I will say the BF was good enough to be with her thru the surgery and crap but he's a total ass... he always stripped her down so he could feel better about himself. She had low self esteem to begin with.
She's a great person and none of us could figure the attraction but she loved him... well of course after 7yrs he turned around and started sleeping with someone else here at the dept.... my friend had moved to another agency a couple yrs earlier but they were still living together... she moved out and the new ho moved in and now the cop and the ho cop are engaged and my friend is devastated... I keep trying to tell her she's the winner in this because he really was an ass but all she feels is her broken heart.... I don't get it. I have never loved someone so much that I'd let them walk all over me or tie up my whole sense of self in them....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/14/11 at 10:01 am
Karma girl! I almost commented, but it was not as politically correct ;)
I think she said it way more diplomatically than either of us would ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/14/11 at 10:26 am
;D
that sux for your friend Dag. There's nothing I hate more than seeing a woman waste her time on a d-bag. a good friend of mine who used to work with me was married to one. One day I took her to the hospital b/c she was having heart palpitations and high BP but she refused to go in our ambulance. She didn't want to call him until she had some info and he ended up calling a few times accusing her of having an affair. Finally she told him where she was and he was still yelling at her. I took the phone from her and started yelling at him something about her being in the hospital hooked up to a heart monitor and he was close to giving her another heart attack... he said well what about me who's going to get my dinner I told him i didn't effing care if he starved to death I just didn't want to watch my friend die because he was being an ass. She left him shortly after that....
turns out she was having an affair with one of our officers (also a D-BAG - notice the caps!) ;D she kicked out the husband the day before she had open heart surgery and moved in the boyfriend the day she came home from the hospital. I will say the BF was good enough to be with her thru the surgery and crap but he's a total ass... he always stripped her down so he could feel better about himself. She had low self esteem to begin with.
She's a great person and none of us could figure the attraction but she loved him... well of course after 7yrs he turned around and started sleeping with someone else here at the dept.... my friend had moved to another agency a couple yrs earlier but they were still living together... she moved out and the new ho moved in and now the cop and the ho cop are engaged and my friend is devastated... I keep trying to tell her she's the winner in this because he really was an ass but all she feels is her broken heart.... I don't get it. I have never loved someone so much that I'd let them walk all over me or tie up my whole sense of self in them....
How horrible! There is not any way I could tolerate any of that!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/14/11 at 10:41 am
How horrible! There is not any way I could tolerate any of that!
on the bright side the look on my friends face when I yelled at her husband was priceless.... she started laughing and said thanks. I guess no one ever put him in his place before.
as for the a-hole cop and ho cop I only talk to them when have to in the context of the job. They know to stay away from me or flaunt their relationship in front of me. I can see the guilt on his face every time he catches my judgmental look ;D but the truth is my friend is sooooo much better off even if she doesn't feel it yet. I'm happy they are separated but sad he broke her heart.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/14/11 at 11:43 am
Went to the bar with a couple of friends and I have to say the boyfriend of one is a colossial d-bag. He treats her like dirt. Ignored her most of the night then got angry because she was having fun on her own. Didn't like how much she was drinking and kept telling her to go home. He even tried to tell her I would fire her for her behavior. (I am her boss at work, but friend only outside of work) I had to leave before I ripped him a new one. I did tell him to let her do what she wanted. She doesn't belong to him. She lives on her own and pays her own bills...he doesn't live with her or even want to commit to her. I just wish there was a way to get her to stick with a nice guy for once. She seems to love the ones who treat her badly.
Times like this make me not want a husband so much.
;D
that sux for your friend Dag. There's nothing I hate more than seeing a woman waste her time on a d-bag. a good friend of mine who used to work with me was married to one. One day I took her to the hospital b/c she was having heart palpitations and high BP but she refused to go in our ambulance. She didn't want to call him until she had some info and he ended up calling a few times accusing her of having an affair. Finally she told him where she was and he was still yelling at her. I took the phone from her and started yelling at him something about her being in the hospital hooked up to a heart monitor and he was close to giving her another heart attack... he said well what about me who's going to get my dinner I told him i didn't effing care if he starved to death I just didn't want to watch my friend die because he was being an ass. She left him shortly after that....
turns out she was having an affair with one of our officers (also a D-BAG - notice the caps!) ;D she kicked out the husband the day before she had open heart surgery and moved in the boyfriend the day she came home from the hospital. I will say the BF was good enough to be with her thru the surgery and crap but he's a total ass... he always stripped her down so he could feel better about himself. She had low self esteem to begin with.
She's a great person and none of us could figure the attraction but she loved him... well of course after 7yrs he turned around and started sleeping with someone else here at the dept.... my friend had moved to another agency a couple yrs earlier but they were still living together... she moved out and the new ho moved in and now the cop and the ho cop are engaged and my friend is devastated... I keep trying to tell her she's the winner in this because he really was an ass but all she feels is her broken heart.... I don't get it. I have never loved someone so much that I'd let them walk all over me or tie up my whole sense of self in them....
Been there, done that. I'm sure most here knows that I was in an abusive marriage for 6 LONG years and had extremely low self-esteem. I still have issues with it but nothing like I used to. And it does frustrate me when women continue with abusive relationships. There was one time, I was sitting in my kitchen with the woman who used to live in the upstairs apartment (before we took over the house). Her face was black & blue and I called the hotline for her because she wouldn't. And she STILL remained in that relationship for years after that. I think she FINALLY told the guy to take a hike. It did help her to do that when he was in jail.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 05/14/11 at 11:56 am
The question is.... why are there so many D-bags in the world (both men and women)? I just don't get how people can be such jerks. ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/14/11 at 12:28 pm
The question is.... why are there so many D-bags in the world (both men and women)? I just don't get how people can be such jerks. ???
me either...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/14/11 at 12:39 pm
The question is.... why are there so many D-bags in the world (both men and women)? I just don't get how people can be such jerks. ???
That is the $100,000,000,000,000 question.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/14/11 at 3:36 pm
Thanks, guys. She is still on and off about him. The two of us that were with her have both told her our opinions and now have to let her figure it out. He reminds me so much of the abusive ahole my sister got stuck with for a while.
I missed the best part last night, tough. I left before I said something to him I may regret, although I did still say quite a bit. He made her cry after I left so she was leaving. My other friend and her husband said they would wait for her ride with her. He tried to talk to her and she told him she didn't want to talk, just go away. He persisted and my friend's husband jumped between them and told him to take a hike. He tried to get past and hubby backed him down. D-bag walked off talking about how he was going to "beat the crap out of the fat f***er". If you are so tough, why not do it instead of talking crap? Yeah, hubby would have taken him down. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/14/11 at 3:46 pm
Thanks, guys. She is still on and off about him. The two of us that were with her have both told her our opinions and now have to let her figure it out. He reminds me so much of the abusive ahole my sister got stuck with for a while.
I missed the best part last night, tough. I left before I said something to him I may regret, although I did still say quite a bit. He made her cry after I left so she was leaving. My other friend and her husband said they would wait for her ride with her. He tried to talk to her and she told him she didn't want to talk, just go away. He persisted and my friend's husband jumped between them and told him to take a hike. He tried to get past and hubby backed him down. D-bag walked off talking about how he was going to "beat the crap out of the fat f***er". If you are so tough, why not do it instead of talking crap? Yeah, hubby would have taken him down. ;D
man that guy is a total d-bag. >:( would've been nice to see him getting his ass handed to him tho. but I'd worry about him taking it out on her later.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/14/11 at 3:47 pm
man that guy is a total d-bag. >:( would've been nice to see him getting his ass handed to him tho. but I'd worry about him taking it out on her later.
No kidding. At least they don't live together so she doesn't have to deal with him 24/7.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/14/11 at 4:53 pm
Stress: The mind overriding the body's basic desire to chock the living sh!t out of some @$$hole who desperately deserves it.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/14/11 at 4:57 pm
Stress: The mind overriding the body's basic desire to chock the living sh!t out of some @$$hole who desperately deserves it.
Cat
;D It fits, that's for sure.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/14/11 at 5:15 pm
Stress: The mind overriding the body's basic desire to chock the living sh!t out of some @$$hole who desperately deserves it.
Cat
excellent!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/14/11 at 7:16 pm
You probably don't want to know my opinion on this comment.
Hey Dag I'm up for it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/14/11 at 7:17 pm
The question is.... why are there so many D-bags in the world (both men and women)? I just don't get how people can be such jerks. ???
That's the way they are sometimes. ::)
You got to take in the good and the bad.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/14/11 at 7:19 pm
Hey Dag I'm up for it.
Do you really want to go there with me, Howard? I am afraid you might not like my answer.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/14/11 at 7:19 pm
Stress: The mind overriding the body's basic desire to chock the living sh!t out of some @$$hole who desperately deserves it.
Cat
I get that sometimes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/14/11 at 7:20 pm
Do you really want to go there with me, Howard? I am afraid you might not like my answer.
It's ok I don't mind go for it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/14/11 at 7:42 pm
It's ok I don't mind go for it.
Here goes...there is no way I would turn my friend over to you. She has had enough of men who only look at her as a sex object and with your track record with objectifying women that totally rules you out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/14/11 at 7:44 pm
Here goes...there is no way I would turn my friend over to you. She has had enough of men who only look at her as a sex object and with your track record with objectifying women that totally rules you out.
It's ok,thanks for being honest. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/14/11 at 10:09 pm
It's ok,thanks for being honest. :)
Uh-oh, Howard, ballbuster alert! Let's get outta here before she castrates the both of us!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/14/11 at 10:21 pm
Stress: The mind overriding the body's basic desire to chock the living sh!t out of some @$$hole who desperately deserves it.
Maxwell's Stress Management Regimen: Responsibility is for saps. Give it the finger. Turn off the phone and the email. Take two Valium and a pile of junkfood up to bed and remain there as long as long as you please. Television is your friend. Remember: Just because you have a mailbox doesn't mean you have to open it.*
*Warning: Contraindicated for parents with dependent children. Parents of adult children may apply regimen liberally.
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 05/15/11 at 3:16 am
Here goes...there is no way I would turn my friend over to you. She has had enough of men who only look at her as a sex object and with your track record with objectifying women that totally rules you out.
Funny, I'm gonna go with the other direction. He's a nice guy with a touch of Asperger's who just doesn't know the difference between being a nice guy and being a Nice Guy.
It's ok I don't mind go for it.
For every thread, there exists at least one xkcd, so lemme save you a decade of self-analysis:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/friends.png
- xkcd 513, Friends with detriments
Along with the one that describes how to re-invent flight, compute longitude, and conquer the black death, that one's also in my time machine. Wish I'd seen it when it would have made a difference.
Cool Story Bro: a few years ago, my equivalent of the girl in the strip (got desperate enough to) ask me out, and I said "Naw, we've known each other ~mumble~ years/decades, and while I'd still like to hit it, do you really wanna end up like this?" and sent her the link. We've remained friends without benefits - but without detriments - ever since. I don't think either of us has had a date this century. Being alone beats the hell out of being with a partner who settled for second best.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/15/11 at 6:49 am
Uh-oh, Howard, ballbuster alert! Let's get outta here before she castrates the both of us!
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She's not castrating me. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/15/11 at 6:13 pm
While we're on the subject of marriage/relationships....not really a vent/rant, but something a friend and I were talking about today....
She told me that she and her husband are getting a divorce. This came as a complete shock to me because they always seemed like they were "the perfect couple". She also told me that another friend of ours from college is divorced from her husband (this I had no clue of either)....which makes me the ONLY one of our "group" that has never been divorced (other than the 1 person who has never been married). 1 is on her 3rd marriage, 1 is getting out of her 2nd marriage, 2 have been divorced, and 1 is in the process of her 1st divorce. Now, "statistically speaking", MY marriage is the one that "should have" failed....QUICKLY! There is a significant age gap between my husband and I (7 years), this was his 2nd marriage, we only dated 6 months prior to marriage, I was only 23 when we got married, He's a definite "type A" personality and I'm SOOOOOO "type B", and I was pregnant. Any of those in and of itself is reason enough for it to fail, but add them all together and we should have been doomed from the get-go.....yet, here we are 16 years and 3 kids later (or 2, depending on how you "look" at it) and we're still happily married??? People were taking bets at our reception on how long our marriage would last and the "most optimistic" was 5 years :-/ I don't know why this is bothering me so much....I should be happy that my marriage is working, right? Why do I feel a sense of impending doom? :-\\ Like the bottom's about to fall out? I should mention that the friend I was talking to today got married almost a month to the day before we did....
On the other hand, a part of me says I'm going to do whatever it takes to make my marriage work, just to keep proving the naysayers wrong :D Just cuz that's how I roll 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/15/11 at 6:37 pm
While we're on the subject of marriage/relationships....not really a vent/rant, but something a friend and I were talking about today....
She told me that she and her husband are getting a divorce. This came as a complete shock to me because they always seemed like they were "the perfect couple". She also told me that another friend of ours from college is divorced from her husband (this I had no clue of either)....which makes me the ONLY one of our "group" that has never been divorced (other than the 1 person who has never been married). 1 is on her 3rd marriage, 1 is getting out of her 2nd marriage, 2 have been divorced, and 1 is in the process of her 1st divorce. Now, "statistically speaking", MY marriage is the one that "should have" failed....QUICKLY! There is a significant age gap between my husband and I (7 years), this was his 2nd marriage, we only dated 6 months prior to marriage, I was only 23 when we got married, He's a definite "type A" personality and I'm SOOOOOO "type B", and I was pregnant. Any of those in and of itself is reason enough for it to fail, but add them all together and we should have been doomed from the get-go.....yet, here we are 16 years and 3 kids later (or 2, depending on how you "look" at it) and we're still happily married??? People were taking bets at our reception on how long our marriage would last and the "most optimistic" was 5 years :-/ I don't know why this is bothering me so much....I should be happy that my marriage is working, right? Why do I feel a sense of impending doom? :-\\ Like the bottom's about to fall out? I should mention that the friend I was talking to today got married almost a month to the day before we did....
On the other hand, a part of me says I'm going to do whatever it takes to make my marriage work, just to keep proving the naysayers wrong :D Just cuz that's how I roll 8)
Don't let others dictate your life. Whether your marriage lasts or not only depends on two people-you & your husband.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/15/11 at 11:33 pm
Funny, I'm gonna go with the other direction. He's a nice guy with a touch of Asperger's who just doesn't know the difference between being a nice guy and being a Nice Guy.
You know else was a Nice Guy? Ted Bundy. True. He had his Volkswagen Beetle and his arm in a sling. One morning, you help this Nice Guy load his briefcase into his car. That afternoon the Nice Guy's got you gagged, shagged, and body bagged!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/16/11 at 7:25 am
While we're on the subject of marriage/relationships....not really a vent/rant, but something a friend and I were talking about today....
She told me that she and her husband are getting a divorce. This came as a complete shock to me because they always seemed like they were "the perfect couple". She also told me that another friend of ours from college is divorced from her husband (this I had no clue of either)....which makes me the ONLY one of our "group" that has never been divorced (other than the 1 person who has never been married). 1 is on her 3rd marriage, 1 is getting out of her 2nd marriage, 2 have been divorced, and 1 is in the process of her 1st divorce. Now, "statistically speaking", MY marriage is the one that "should have" failed....QUICKLY! There is a significant age gap between my husband and I (7 years), this was his 2nd marriage, we only dated 6 months prior to marriage, I was only 23 when we got married, He's a definite "type A" personality and I'm SOOOOOO "type B", and I was pregnant. Any of those in and of itself is reason enough for it to fail, but add them all together and we should have been doomed from the get-go.....yet, here we are 16 years and 3 kids later (or 2, depending on how you "look" at it) and we're still happily married??? People were taking bets at our reception on how long our marriage would last and the "most optimistic" was 5 years :-/ I don't know why this is bothering me so much....I should be happy that my marriage is working, right? Why do I feel a sense of impending doom? :-\\ Like the bottom's about to fall out? I should mention that the friend I was talking to today got married almost a month to the day before we did....
On the other hand, a part of me says I'm going to do whatever it takes to make my marriage work, just to keep proving the naysayers wrong :D Just cuz that's how I roll 8)
My husband and I were talking of something similar! We have some friends who are going through a divorce (that we found out about because of them needling each other on Facebook). She has lost lots of weight, and says life has never been so fun or exciting since she left him. We have other friends who got divorced and each ended up marrying the partners of another couple (that is really crazy). And now they are each thinking of divorcing, cause the spark has left. Another couple we just gound out about this werkend, the husband was away on a trip; when je hot back he met his wife in town for lunch. They had Lunch, he ssid he eould see her at home later. She informed him she was not coming home... Reasoning, not really happy for a couple years. Do people not realize that marriage is work! You have to rub two stones together to get a spark???
Are people so against work, tgey don't want to work at their marriage either? None of these marriages were abusive, argumentative, or aggressive (the divorces aren't messy and hateful). I feel as you do Momma K, my marriage should be doomed. We got married 10 months after we met, only had a 10 week engagement (people were betting on when the baby would be born.., I was not pregnant, it was not a shot gun wedding). We did have age on our side (I was 27, he was 28);so we had lived our living if you want to say that. I was a city girl, he was a country boy. But really I do not see it ending, we trust each other fully, and still are committed to each other.
Yes I am sure there are more exciting lives out there, more romance, more hotness. But unless one is going to keep going from person to person, much of that rubs off after some time.
I guess I just can say, don't go looking for the reason for marriage to end; rejoice on what you do have! Make it special, make it shine, rub two stones together for the spark!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/16/11 at 11:10 am
My husband and I were talking of something similar! We have some friends who are going through a divorce (that we found out about because of them needling each other on Facebook). She has lost lots of weight, and says life has never been so fun or exciting since she left him. We have other friends who got divorced and each ended up marrying the partners of another couple (that is really crazy). And now they are each thinking of divorcing, cause the spark has left. Another couple we just gound out about this werkend, the husband was away on a trip; when je hot back he met his wife in town for lunch. They had Lunch, he ssid he eould see her at home later. She informed him she was not coming home... Reasoning, not really happy for a couple years. Do people not realize that marriage is work! You have to rub two stones together to get a spark???
Are people so against work, tgey don't want to work at their marriage either? None of these marriages were abusive, argumentative, or aggressive (the divorces aren't messy and hateful). I feel as you do Momma K, my marriage should be doomed. We got married 10 months after we met, only had a 10 week engagement (people were betting on when the baby would be born.., I was not pregnant, it was not a shot gun wedding). We did have age on our side (I was 27, he was 28);so we had lived our living if you want to say that. I was a city girl, he was a country boy. But really I do not see it ending, we trust each other fully, and still are committed to each other.
Yes I am sure there are more exciting lives out there, more romance, more hotness. But unless one is going to keep going from person to person, much of that rubs off after some time.
I guess I just can say, don't go looking for the reason for marriage to end; rejoice on what you do have! Make it special, make it shine, rub two stones together for the spark!
My first marriage was doomed. We knew each other only 4 months before getting married. I was 19 and he was 21. Everyone thought that I was pregnant, too-which I was not. Just stupid. And yeah, I worked to try to make it work but he did not. And as they say, it takes two to tango. I was the one who realized that it wasn't working and left him. He thought everything was so hunky dory. And when I did leave, he thought it was because of another man (which it was not). He couldn't fathom the idea I would leave him because he treated me like sh!t.
But, night & day with my marriage to Carlos. I know marriage is supposed to be hard work but with Carlos, it is not. Life is so easy with him. He lets me do my thing & I let him do his thing. Yeah, we have our disagreements. I would say we usually have a semi-annual argument. But, we work them out. And we do have a major age gap (17 years).
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/16/11 at 5:51 pm
My husband and I were talking of something similar! We have some friends who are going through a divorce (that we found out about because of them needling each other on Facebook). She has lost lots of weight, and says life has never been so fun or exciting since she left him. We have other friends who got divorced and each ended up marrying the partners of another couple (that is really crazy). And now they are each thinking of divorcing, cause the spark has left. Another couple we just gound out about this werkend, the husband was away on a trip; when je hot back he met his wife in town for lunch. They had Lunch, he ssid he eould see her at home later. She informed him she was not coming home... Reasoning, not really happy for a couple years. Do people not realize that marriage is work! You have to rub two stones together to get a spark???
Are people so against work, tgey don't want to work at their marriage either? None of these marriages were abusive, argumentative, or aggressive (the divorces aren't messy and hateful). I feel as you do Momma K, my marriage should be doomed. We got married 10 months after we met, only had a 10 week engagement (people were betting on when the baby would be born.., I was not pregnant, it was not a shot gun wedding). We did have age on our side (I was 27, he was 28);so we had lived our living if you want to say that. I was a city girl, he was a country boy. But really I do not see it ending, we trust each other fully, and still are committed to each other.
Yes I am sure there are more exciting lives out there, more romance, more hotness. But unless one is going to keep going from person to person, much of that rubs off after some time.
I guess I just can say, don't go looking for the reason for marriage to end; rejoice on what you do have! Make it special, make it shine, rub two stones together for the spark!
I think you nailed the reason the divorce rate is so high. People want instant gratification without working for it. You ask our grandparents how they kept it together and they will tell you it was work, it wasn't all fun and games. But it is worth it when you find the right person. People just don't want to work at it any more.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/17/11 at 9:13 am
Darn, could've sworn I posted on this yesterday, but don't see it???
Anyway, here's the jist of my response:
Thanks for putting things into perspective...I think I was just a little freaked out by the news that everyone else I thought had "good marriages" were getting divorced. Hubby and the boys were gone and I was in the house alone and I guess my brain just shifted into overdrive, which we all know is NEVER a good thing ;)
I guess what freaked me out the most is that it doesn't really seem like I have to "work" to keep my marriage together, like Cat said. Even when we're bickering or annoyed with each other, it's never anything serious....the good times outnumber the bad 1000-1. :-*
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/17/11 at 10:06 am
Now, I have a MAJOR rant >:( >:(
I am no longer speaking to my former best friend (FBF) because she's basically gone off the deep end and has turned into a psycho beyotch. Our mutual best friend from grade/middle/high school (we've all known each other for 30 years) is pregnant and there was a shower for her over the weekend (where the conversation about marriage came up with the other mutual friend). We were both (obviously) invited. The pregnant friend's mom and I still keep in contact through Facebook and she also works part-time for the FBF. Well, in the interest of "keeping the peace" at the shower, the mom asked me if I would have an issue sitting at a table with the FBF....I said "no" because I can put my personal feelings aside in order to make the day nice for my other friend. So, she then asks the FBF, who throws a MAJOR fit because "she should have been asked first and she can't believe they would even THINK of inviting ME because they have been friends longer, yada, yada, yada". Needless to say, she REFUSES to go, but sends a RIDICULOUSLY expensive gift (which she can't afford, but that's another story).
So, after the shower, the other friend with whom I was sitting posts on the hostess' wall, "Thanks for inviting me, it was a beautiful shower", on the "mom-to-be"-"you looked great", and on mine "It was great to see you"...so I simply "liked" the two on the other walls and commented back on mine. The "mom-to-be" also posted about the shower and said she was "thankful for the friends and family who were there to share the day with her" and I "liked" that. Today, I get a SCATHING message in my inbox from the FBF:
I can't believe your so cruel and hateful. You HAD to rub it in didnt you? You couldn't be happy just going you HAD to say something so I would see it. You had no right being there. I've been friends with her longer, I should have been there. But no, you have to take everything from me, just like he did. Abandone me and take all my friends. Your so selfish. Do you REALLY have to take what little I have left? Couldn't you just let me have 1 DAY to be happy and enjoy myself? Why do you want to ruin everything I have? You always were jealous of our friendship. You had no friends of your own so you have to take mine. I can't believe you would sink so low as to take my oldest friend from me and turn her against me. Who else are you going to do it with? You already turned *ex-husband* and *friend* against me, now *pregnant friend*, whose next? My family? I already fought multiple times with my parents over you because they're on your side, why not take them too? Hell, why not just take my kids too, you think your a better mom. Why not just take EVERYTHING!
I did get a head's up that something might be coming because a different mutual friend mentioned that she had seen the "mom-to-be"'s post and thought it was "a slap in the face directed towards her" and that I had "put her up to it". HUH ?!?! Someone is not allowed to thank people for coming to a baby shower without there being an ulterior motive??? Whatever!!!!
I really think she's gone off the deep-end. I sent her brother a message that he might want to talk to her because I think she's "losing it". I don't even know HOW to respond or IF I should even bother. Nothing I say is going to make a difference because we've been through half of her "accusations" before in the "initial fight" and she's going to be po'ed either way. I'm just sick and tired of being blamed for all of her "problems". >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/17/11 at 11:17 am
Now, I have a MAJOR rant >:( >:(
I am no longer speaking to my former best friend (FBF) because she's basically gone off the deep end and has turned into a psycho beyotch. Our mutual best friend from grade/middle/high school (we've all known each other for 30 years) is pregnant and there was a shower for her over the weekend (where the conversation about marriage came up with the other mutual friend). We were both (obviously) invited. The pregnant friend's mom and I still keep in contact through Facebook and she also works part-time for the FBF. Well, in the interest of "keeping the peace" at the shower, the mom asked me if I would have an issue sitting at a table with the FBF....I said "no" because I can put my personal feelings aside in order to make the day nice for my other friend. So, she then asks the FBF, who throws a MAJOR fit because "she should have been asked first and she can't believe they would even THINK of inviting ME because they have been friends longer, yada, yada, yada". Needless to say, she REFUSES to go, but sends a RIDICULOUSLY expensive gift (which she can't afford, but that's another story).
So, after the shower, the other friend with whom I was sitting posts on the hostess' wall, "Thanks for inviting me, it was a beautiful shower", on the "mom-to-be"-"you looked great", and on mine "It was great to see you"...so I simply "liked" the two on the other walls and commented back on mine. The "mom-to-be" also posted about the shower and said she was "thankful for the friends and family who were there to share the day with her" and I "liked" that. Today, I get a SCATHING message in my inbox from the FBF:
I can't believe your so cruel and hateful. You HAD to rub it in didnt you? You couldn't be happy just going you HAD to say something so I would see it. You had no right being there. I've been friends with her longer, I should have been there. But no, you have to take everything from me, just like he did. Abandone me and take all my friends. Your so selfish. Do you REALLY have to take what little I have left? Couldn't you just let me have 1 DAY to be happy and enjoy myself? Why do you want to ruin everything I have? You always were jealous of our friendship. You had no friends of your own so you have to take mine. I can't believe you would sink so low as to take my oldest friend from me and turn her against me. Who else are you going to do it with? You already turned *ex-husband* and *friend* against me, now *pregnant friend*, whose next? My family? I already fought multiple times with my parents over you because they're on your side, why not take them too? Hell, why not just take my kids too, you think your a better mom. Why not just take EVERYTHING!
I did get a head's up that something might be coming because a different mutual friend mentioned that she had seen the "mom-to-be"'s post and thought it was "a slap in the face directed towards her" and that I had "put her up to it". HUH ?!?! Someone is not allowed to thank people for coming to a baby shower without there being an ulterior motive??? Whatever!!!!
I really think she's gone off the deep-end. I sent her brother a message that he might want to talk to her because I think she's "losing it". I don't even know HOW to respond or IF I should even bother. Nothing I say is going to make a difference because we've been through half of her "accusations" before in the "initial fight" and she's going to be po'ed either way. I'm just sick and tired of being blamed for all of her "problems". >:(
It sounds like someone forgot to take her meds.
I find it reveling that she thinks you are jealous of her because from what you have said, it sounds like she is jealous of you. It probably isn't a good idea to respond because she will probably put a spin on it. Of course if you DON'T respond, she will probably have a fit saying that you are ignoring her (which you are). It is a good thing that you contacted her brother because it does sound like she is nutso and is in need of serious professional help. She seems to be blaming you for everything that is wrong in her life-which isn't good. It is a case of displaced anger. I just hope her family can get her the help she needs before she becomes a danger to you or even to herself.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 05/17/11 at 1:51 pm
Now, I have a MAJOR rant >:( >:(
I am no longer speaking to my former best friend (FBF) because she's basically gone off the deep end and has turned into a psycho beyotch. Our mutual best friend from grade/middle/high school (we've all known each other for 30 years) is pregnant and there was a shower for her over the weekend (where the conversation about marriage came up with the other mutual friend). We were both (obviously) invited. The pregnant friend's mom and I still keep in contact through Facebook and she also works part-time for the FBF. Well, in the interest of "keeping the peace" at the shower, the mom asked me if I would have an issue sitting at a table with the FBF....I said "no" because I can put my personal feelings aside in order to make the day nice for my other friend. So, she then asks the FBF, who throws a MAJOR fit because "she should have been asked first and she can't believe they would even THINK of inviting ME because they have been friends longer, yada, yada, yada". Needless to say, she REFUSES to go, but sends a RIDICULOUSLY expensive gift (which she can't afford, but that's another story).
So, after the shower, the other friend with whom I was sitting posts on the hostess' wall, "Thanks for inviting me, it was a beautiful shower", on the "mom-to-be"-"you looked great", and on mine "It was great to see you"...so I simply "liked" the two on the other walls and commented back on mine. The "mom-to-be" also posted about the shower and said she was "thankful for the friends and family who were there to share the day with her" and I "liked" that. Today, I get a SCATHING message in my inbox from the FBF:
I can't believe your so cruel and hateful. You HAD to rub it in didnt you? You couldn't be happy just going you HAD to say something so I would see it. You had no right being there. I've been friends with her longer, I should have been there. But no, you have to take everything from me, just like he did. Abandone me and take all my friends. Your so selfish. Do you REALLY have to take what little I have left? Couldn't you just let me have 1 DAY to be happy and enjoy myself? Why do you want to ruin everything I have? You always were jealous of our friendship. You had no friends of your own so you have to take mine. I can't believe you would sink so low as to take my oldest friend from me and turn her against me. Who else are you going to do it with? You already turned *ex-husband* and *friend* against me, now *pregnant friend*, whose next? My family? I already fought multiple times with my parents over you because they're on your side, why not take them too? Hell, why not just take my kids too, you think your a better mom. Why not just take EVERYTHING!
I did get a head's up that something might be coming because a different mutual friend mentioned that she had seen the "mom-to-be"'s post and thought it was "a slap in the face directed towards her" and that I had "put her up to it". HUH ?!?! Someone is not allowed to thank people for coming to a baby shower without there being an ulterior motive??? Whatever!!!!
I really think she's gone off the deep-end. I sent her brother a message that he might want to talk to her because I think she's "losing it". I don't even know HOW to respond or IF I should even bother. Nothing I say is going to make a difference because we've been through half of her "accusations" before in the "initial fight" and she's going to be po'ed either way. I'm just sick and tired of being blamed for all of her "problems". >:(
She is bi-polar. A mirror image of my FBB. I would say an "episode" is about to come. The best you can do is absolutely no contact. Don't talk about her to others, if they repeat something, it doesn't matter how innocent, in the mind of FBB it will be something to latch on to. Contacting her brother is probably the best you can do, don't do anymore.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/18/11 at 10:36 pm
She is bi-polar. A mirror image of my FBB. I would say an "episode" is about to come. The best you can do is absolutely no contact. Don't talk about her to others, if they repeat something, it doesn't matter how innocent, in the mind of FBB it will be something to latch on to. Contacting her brother is probably the best you can do, don't do anymore.
I'm no Dr. Phil, but If they've all been close friends since childhood, I'll bet they'll manage to patch things up.
My sister's, um, FBF, is bipolar. Sis is generally neurotic and dysfunctional, like me! I keep hoping sis will patch things up with the best friend, but it hasn't happened yet. Her best friend works in publishing and might possibly be able to get sis' book published!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 05/20/11 at 1:31 pm
my mom telling me not to lock the garage door because my brother is outside. Duh !. I can see the garage door from my garden and saw him come outside. 2. he's working on the fence and I can hear it. I must be a retarded able to hear no sound thing. She's still telling me to beware the neighbor's dog, it's allready came over and sniffed me down while I was putting a plant in the ground. Good greif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/20/11 at 4:34 pm
I'm sure there's a political way to say this but I'm not feeling all that PC today.
So I go to the grocery store on my lunch break (which I almost never get but there were two of us working today and it was slow....) I'm at the checkout and while the cashier is scanning my groceries the cashier is yelling across the aisle to someone "Don't come in on Monday. STRIKE!" "MONDAY!" "MONDAY! STRIKE!" I say- sarcastically "guess I better go shopping on Sunday then" he says, "Oh it's not really confirmed yet" (I'm thinking then maybe this conversation- for lack of a better term- can wait till you're not "helping" customers.) ::)
finally, and here's the part where I'm not even gonna try and be PC about this. I'm not sure if the guy was Special Ed or just Special but I used the ATM machine at the register and it was sticky. I asked if I could have some hand sanitizer to wash the crap off my hand he replied "Huh?" I showed him my hand and said the machine was sticky can I get something to clean my hand. "What? oh...." he then proceeds to pull out a paper towel and some glass cleaner and hands it to me. I say I'd rather use the purell you have sitting right there on your register... he then squirts several squirts in my hand....what the hell do you do that much hand sanitizer? ::)
I know it's not much but it was very annoying.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/20/11 at 4:52 pm
I'm sure most of you know that I FINALLY opened a YouTube account. I also opened a gmail account because I was tried of all the spam I got at Comcast. (The other day I had 64 spam. :o :o :o :o And when I try to put in blockers, I don't get legit email-but that is another rant.) My YouTube account is under the name CatwomanofV but the gmail is totally different. But, for some reason Google thinks that the two should be connected. When I tried to unlink them, I got this message that said, "This account is permanently linked." I don't understand why they are linked because when I signed up for YouTube, I used a different email-NOT the gmail one. So, I can't keep the email open if I want to be signed in on YouTube. GGGRRRRRRRR!!!!!! After doing a Google search, apparently, I'm not the only one with this complaint. Hopefully, Google will see the error of its ways and allow people to unlink the two.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/20/11 at 7:43 pm
I'm sure there's a political way to say this but I'm not feeling all that PC today.
So I go to the grocery store on my lunch break (which I almost never get but there were two of us working today and it was slow....) I'm at the checkout and while the cashier is scanning my groceries the cashier is yelling across the aisle to someone "Don't come in on Monday. STRIKE!" "MONDAY!" "MONDAY! STRIKE!" I say- sarcastically "guess I better go shopping on Sunday then" he says, "Oh it's not really confirmed yet" (I'm thinking then maybe this conversation- for lack of a better term- can wait till you're not "helping" customers.) ::)
finally, and here's the part where I'm not even gonna try and be PC about this. I'm not sure if the guy was Special Ed or just Special but I used the ATM machine at the register and it was sticky. I asked if I could have some hand sanitizer to wash the crap off my hand he replied "Huh?" I showed him my hand and said the machine was sticky can I get something to clean my hand. "What? oh...." he then proceeds to pull out a paper towel and some glass cleaner and hands it to me. I say I'd rather use the purell you have sitting right there on your register... he then squirts several squirts in my hand....what the hell do you do that much hand sanitizer? ::)
I know it's not much but it was very annoying.
Glass Cleaner? Now that's stupid. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/20/11 at 10:29 pm
I'm sure there's a political way to say this but I'm not feeling all that PC today.
So I go to the grocery store on my lunch break (which I almost never get but there were two of us working today and it was slow....) I'm at the checkout and while the cashier is scanning my groceries the cashier is yelling across the aisle to someone "Don't come in on Monday. STRIKE!" "MONDAY!" "MONDAY! STRIKE!" I say- sarcastically "guess I better go shopping on Sunday then" he says, "Oh it's not really confirmed yet" (I'm thinking then maybe this conversation- for lack of a better term- can wait till you're not "helping" customers.) ::)
finally, and here's the part where I'm not even gonna try and be PC about this. I'm not sure if the guy was Special Ed or just Special but I used the ATM machine at the register and it was sticky. I asked if I could have some hand sanitizer to wash the crap off my hand he replied "Huh?" I showed him my hand and said the machine was sticky can I get something to clean my hand. "What? oh...." he then proceeds to pull out a paper towel and some glass cleaner and hands it to me. I say I'd rather use the purell you have sitting right there on your register... he then squirts several squirts in my hand....what the hell do you do that much hand sanitizer? ::)
I know it's not much but it was very annoying.
You could send your lunch break vignette to Seth McFarlane for a sketch idea.
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/21/11 at 12:00 am
You could send your lunch break vignette to Seth McFarlane for a sketch idea.
;D
There's an idea!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 05/21/11 at 2:57 am
You could send your lunch break vignette to Seth McFarlane for a sketch idea.
;D
There's an idea!!!
... and it's clean! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/21/11 at 6:36 am
You could send your lunch break vignette to Seth McFarlane for a sketch idea.
;D
or put the sketch in Family Guy. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/21/11 at 9:50 am
or put the sketch in Family Guy. ;D
that's what he meant....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/21/11 at 6:51 pm
For the last day or two, I have been having problems with the audio on my computer. I play something on YouTube and I get a lot of distortion. Then if I play some music that I have on the hard drive I also get distortion. I thought maybe the cable might have been pulled out because my cat likes to get under the computer desk and she usually takes the keyboard for a ride-so it not inconceivable for her to mess with the speaker cable, too. I unplugged & plugged it back it. Then I got a loud hum. I realized that the sound system was up too high so I turned it down-the hum went away and when I played a YouTube video & some music that is on the hard drive both played the way it is supposed so I thought all was well. And then NOT 10 MINUTES LATER, I went to play another YouTube video and I got the same distortions. Then I tried another file on the hard drive and sure enough, I am getting the same thing.
HHHHHHEEEEEELLLLPPPPPP!!!!!
If anyone knows how to remedy this, please tell me.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/21/11 at 7:23 pm
For the last day or two, I have been having problems with the audio on my computer. I play something on YouTube and I get a lot of distortion. Then if I play some music that I have on the hard drive I also get distortion. I thought maybe the cable might have been pulled out because my cat likes to get under the computer desk and she usually takes the keyboard for a ride-so it not inconceivable for her to mess with the speaker cable, too. I unplugged & plugged it back it. Then I got a loud hum. I realized that the sound system was up too high so I turned it down-the hum went away and when I played a YouTube video & some music that is on the hard drive both played the way it is supposed so I thought all was well. And then NOT 10 MINUTES LATER, I went to play another YouTube video and I got the same distortions. Then I tried another file on the hard drive and sure enough, I am getting the same thing.
HHHHHHEEEEEELLLLPPPPPP!!!!!
If anyone knows how to remedy this, please tell me.
Cat
I just restarted and it is working fine NOW-but who knows if it will be working tomorrow.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/21/11 at 10:20 pm
that's what he meant....
It could also work on American Dad with Roger playing a cashier on the sauce!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/21/11 at 10:21 pm
It could also work on American Dad with Roger playing a cashier on the sauce!
:D
I hate that show...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/22/11 at 1:44 am
It sounds like someone forgot to take her meds.
I find it reveling that she thinks you are jealous of her because from what you have said, it sounds like she is jealous of you. It probably isn't a good idea to respond because she will probably put a spin on it. Of course if you DON'T respond, she will probably have a fit saying that you are ignoring her (which you are). It is a good thing that you contacted her brother because it does sound like she is nutso and is in need of serious professional help. She seems to be blaming you for everything that is wrong in her life-which isn't good. It is a case of displaced anger. I just hope her family can get her the help she needs before she becomes a danger to you or even to herself.
Cat
I didn't respond and got another one saying how she can't believe how I'm trying to turn her family against her now. I DID reply to that one simply saying "I'm not trying to turn ANYONE against you. I was simply concerned about your erratic and irrational behavior and thought (your brother) might be able to talk you into getting some help. I'm sorry if you don't see it that way."
She is bi-polar. A mirror image of my FBB. I would say an "episode" is about to come. The best you can do is absolutely no contact. Don't talk about her to others, if they repeat something, it doesn't matter how innocent, in the mind of FBB it will be something to latch on to. Contacting her brother is probably the best you can do, don't do anymore.
I don't really "say" anything about her to anyone, just that we aren't speaking. When someone asks me about stuff SHE'S said about ME, I only say that it's not true and she's "going through a rough time and I'm not quite sure where she's coming up with these things". If they try to get more out of me, I just tell them I don't know what she's thinking and they'll have to ask her where she's getting her "facts" because what she's saying simply isn't the truth. The few people I've said anything to are my husband and 1 other person who I KNOW isn't saying anything to her because she's as fed up with the entire situation as I am (the mom-to-be's mom).
And, trust me, I KNOW she's bi-polar, but she thinks it's EVERYONE ELSE who has a problem! She pulls crap like this all the time and sees nothing wrong with doing so! Her parents were trying to get a 5150 on her when all hell broke loose and, all of a sudden, they "bought into" her "it's all *her ex-husband's* fault story. They're very much the "our children are perfect" type people so it's much easier for them to demonize BOTH of her ex-husbands than to admit that it's HER that has the problem! Whenever she does something like this to them, they completely ignore the obvious and go straight to "well, she's been through a rough few years"....I'm sorry, but I lost both of my parents within 7 weeks of each other, handling BOTH of their estates, going to school full time, doing a teaching clinical, trying to take care of my family, and basically did ALL of that on my own because my husband was traveling a lot at the time (so I think that qualifies as "going through a rough time") and I NEVER treated ANYONE like that!!!
I'm no Dr. Phil, but If they've all been close friends since childhood, I'll bet they'll manage to patch things up.
My sister's, um, FBF, is bipolar. Sis is generally neurotic and dysfunctional, like me! I keep hoping sis will patch things up with the best friend, but it hasn't happened yet. Her best friend works in publishing and might possibly be able to get sis' book published!
I doubt it....she's accused me of some pretty nasty things that I'm not sure I can forgive at this point....and said even worse. Things that are uncalled for, regardless of how mad you are at someone...
I'm sure there's a political way to say this but I'm not feeling all that PC today.
So I go to the grocery store on my lunch break (which I almost never get but there were two of us working today and it was slow....) I'm at the checkout and while the cashier is scanning my groceries the cashier is yelling across the aisle to someone "Don't come in on Monday. STRIKE!" "MONDAY!" "MONDAY! STRIKE!" I say- sarcastically "guess I better go shopping on Sunday then" he says, "Oh it's not really confirmed yet" (I'm thinking then maybe this conversation- for lack of a better term- can wait till you're not "helping" customers.) ::)
finally, and here's the part where I'm not even gonna try and be PC about this. I'm not sure if the guy was Special Ed or just Special but I used the ATM machine at the register and it was sticky. I asked if I could have some hand sanitizer to wash the crap off my hand he replied "Huh?" I showed him my hand and said the machine was sticky can I get something to clean my hand. "What? oh...." he then proceeds to pull out a paper towel and some glass cleaner and hands it to me. I say I'd rather use the purell you have sitting right there on your register... he then squirts several squirts in my hand....what the hell do you do that much hand sanitizer? ::)
I know it's not much but it was very annoying.
Maybe he wanted YOU to clean the ATM thingy? LOL! Screw your hand....he was going on strike!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/22/11 at 6:44 am
I hate that show...
not as funny as Family Guy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 05/22/11 at 5:58 pm
I'm abit upset with my sister who owes me abit of money(now at $290).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/22/11 at 7:07 pm
My mother still annoys the crap out of me! I have the same gut reaction to her nagging persnickety behavior as I did when I was 15! Now I suppress my reactions because I think it's my duty to act like an adult and not fly off the handle with a barrage of sarcastic insults. Plus I feel guilty about the way I feel in the first place. She has been more patient and kind to me in spite of my recalcitrant ways. I should feel more gratitude than frustration. Dysfunctional family dynamics die hard I guess!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/22/11 at 10:28 pm
OMG!!! I just can't get away from the psycho!!! I guess her parents happened to call her when she was still mad at her brother and she told them about him calling and when they asked her why I asked him to call, she said "because (I'm) a f-ing b!tch!" and insisted that "nothing else" happened! So, her mom calls ME, FUMING that I would have the NERVE to do that to "her little angel" "for no reason". When she told me she couldn't believe that I had done all of this "unprovoked" when (her daughter) was "going through such a rough time in her life", I almost lost it! I managed to keep my cool as I explained that her daughter wasn't exactly telling her the entire truth and proceeded to tell her what was REALLY going on. Once I did, she calmed down a little and asked me what "we" should do. She wasn't very happy when I told her that I didn't know what THEY should do because I was DONE dealing with her. Her mom then tried to pull the "how can you just walk away? you've been friends for so long...she needs you right now..." I explained that I was NOT going to continue being treated like $h!t by someone who cared about nobody but themselves...that SHE had made it crystal clear that she wanted NOTHING to do with me...that I HAVE been trying for the past 2 years or more and she knew as well as I did that (her daughter) did not believe she had a problem...and despite what she may have told them, SHE was the one who brought all of this on and threw away a 30 year friendship, NOT ME. I then told her I was sorry, but a lot had happened between (her daughter) and I that she probably wasn't aware of, that I was sure (her daughter) has told them what she WANTED them to know and not the ENTIRE truth and I wasn't going to go into details, but a lot of things had been said that couldn't be taken back.
THEN, her DAD calls me and starts in on me!!! "How can I just walk away? It doesn't matter what she said, she obviously needs help. I've always been jealous of her and WANT her to 'lose everything' (now I know where she gets it). I'm probably SLEEPING WITH HER EX?!?!?!" That's when I LOST it!!! Told him he had NO f-ing idea what he was talking about....#1, as I told his wife, she made it CRYSTAL CLEAR she wanted NOTHING to do with me, #2, he had NO IDEA what she said about me and YES, it DOES matter what she said because SHE DOESN'T THINK SHE NEEDS HELP, #3, if ANYONE is jealous, it SURE AS HELL isn't ME....what does SHE have for me to be jealous of? 2 failed marriages? 2 out of control kids? A store that she has NO CLUE how to run on her own? OKAY!!! and #4, I haven't even SPOKEN to her ex since the day after all hell broke loose, I have MY OWN husband, I have no need for EITHER ONE of her exes! Maybe he should stop babying his daughter and start holding her accountable for her own actions....maybe THEN she'd learn that there are consequences for treating people like $h!t and she can't just do whatever the he|| she wants! SHE was the one who walked away and started all of this so why doesn't he try placing the blame where it belongs for once and stop trying to find a scapegoat for HER behavior!
Then, he started to argue back and I interrupted him and said "I'm not going to sit here and argue about this with you. You are obvious as oblivious to her faults as she is so I'm not going to waste my breath. Don't bother calling back because I'm not going to answer. Have fun bailing her out for the rest of her life" and hung up the phone. He didn't call back, but it wasn't that long ago....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/22/11 at 11:37 pm
OMG!!! I just can't get away from the psycho!!! I guess her parents happened to call her when she was still mad at her brother and she told them about him calling and when they asked her why I asked him to call, she said "because (I'm) a f-ing b!tch!" and insisted that "nothing else" happened! So, her mom calls ME, FUMING that I would have the NERVE to do that to "her little angel" "for no reason". When she told me she couldn't believe that I had done all of this "unprovoked" when (her daughter) was "going through such a rough time in her life", I almost lost it! I managed to keep my cool as I explained that her daughter wasn't exactly telling her the entire truth and proceeded to tell her what was REALLY going on. Once I did, she calmed down a little and asked me what "we" should do. She wasn't very happy when I told her that I didn't know what THEY should do because I was DONE dealing with her. Her mom then tried to pull the "how can you just walk away? you've been friends for so long...she needs you right now..." I explained that I was NOT going to continue being treated like $h!t by someone who cared about nobody but themselves...that SHE had made it crystal clear that she wanted NOTHING to do with me...that I HAVE been trying for the past 2 years or more and she knew as well as I did that (her daughter) did not believe she had a problem...and despite what she may have told them, SHE was the one who brought all of this on and threw away a 30 year friendship, NOT ME. I then told her I was sorry, but a lot had happened between (her daughter) and I that she probably wasn't aware of, that I was sure (her daughter) has told them what she WANTED them to know and not the ENTIRE truth and I wasn't going to go into details, but a lot of things had been said that couldn't be taken back.
THEN, her DAD calls me and starts in on me!!! "How can I just walk away? It doesn't matter what she said, she obviously needs help. I've always been jealous of her and WANT her to 'lose everything' (now I know where she gets it). I'm probably SLEEPING WITH HER EX?!?!?!" That's when I LOST it!!! Told him he had NO f-ing idea what he was talking about....#1, as I told his wife, she made it CRYSTAL CLEAR she wanted NOTHING to do with me, #2, he had NO IDEA what she said about me and YES, it DOES matter what she said because SHE DOESN'T THINK SHE NEEDS HELP, #3, if ANYONE is jealous, it SURE AS HELL isn't ME....what does SHE have for me to be jealous of? 2 failed marriages? 2 out of control kids? A store that she has NO CLUE how to run on her own? OKAY!!! and #4, I haven't even SPOKEN to her ex since the day after all hell broke loose, I have MY OWN husband, I have no need for EITHER ONE of her exes! Maybe he should stop babying his daughter and start holding her accountable for her own actions....maybe THEN she'd learn that there are consequences for treating people like $h!t and she can't just do whatever the he|| she wants! SHE was the one who walked away and started all of this so why doesn't he try placing the blame where it belongs for once and stop trying to find a scapegoat for HER behavior!
Then, he started to argue back and I interrupted him and said "I'm not going to sit here and argue about this with you. You are obvious as oblivious to her faults as she is so I'm not going to waste my breath. Don't bother calling back because I'm not going to answer. Have fun bailing her out for the rest of her life" and hung up the phone. He didn't call back, but it wasn't that long ago....
Those people are nuts. Best you can do is rise above it. You can't talk crazy people out of being crazy by showing them logic. They're going to be crazy as the day is long anyway. I'm friends with a few crazy people. I work within their limits and take care not trigger their craziness. If I do, I back off for a while and let them chill. Of course, it's different when they're family and you can't avoid them, as with my aging mother!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 05/23/11 at 12:34 am
I don;t know how to not trigger off my mom's ?ness. I think, for one, she still thinks everyone is out to f her over. She got mad at me today and raised her voice "If you ever cut us off again" I went in the shower this morning before my mom and dad were ready for Church. My mom was telling me that company was coming over the night before, so I got up that morning and was thinking about taking my shower and getting the bathroom clean for company. sorry, but I did not intend to f you over.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/23/11 at 6:32 am
I'm abit upset with my sister who owes me abit of money(now at $290).
Where did the $290 come from? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/23/11 at 6:34 am
My mother still annoys the crap out of me! I have the same gut reaction to her nagging persnickety behavior as I did when I was 15! Now I suppress my reactions because I think it's my duty to act like an adult and not fly off the handle with a barrage of sarcastic insults. Plus I feel guilty about the way I feel in the first place. She has been more patient and kind to me in spite of my recalcitrant ways. I should feel more gratitude than frustration. Dysfunctional family dynamics die hard I guess!
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So I'm guessing you still live with your parents? ??? If you do I feel the same way. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/23/11 at 7:10 am
OMG!!! I just can't get away from the psycho!!! I guess her parents happened to call her when she was still mad at her brother and she told them about him calling and when they asked her why I asked him to call, she said "because (I'm) a f-ing b!tch!" and insisted that "nothing else" happened! So, her mom calls ME, FUMING that I would have the NERVE to do that to "her little angel" "for no reason". When she told me she couldn't believe that I had done all of this "unprovoked" when (her daughter) was "going through such a rough time in her life", I almost lost it! I managed to keep my cool as I explained that her daughter wasn't exactly telling her the entire truth and proceeded to tell her what was REALLY going on. Once I did, she calmed down a little and asked me what "we" should do. She wasn't very happy when I told her that I didn't know what THEY should do because I was DONE dealing with her. Her mom then tried to pull the "how can you just walk away? you've been friends for so long...she needs you right now..." I explained that I was NOT going to continue being treated like $h!t by someone who cared about nobody but themselves...that SHE had made it crystal clear that she wanted NOTHING to do with me...that I HAVE been trying for the past 2 years or more and she knew as well as I did that (her daughter) did not believe she had a problem...and despite what she may have told them, SHE was the one who brought all of this on and threw away a 30 year friendship, NOT ME. I then told her I was sorry, but a lot had happened between (her daughter) and I that she probably wasn't aware of, that I was sure (her daughter) has told them what she WANTED them to know and not the ENTIRE truth and I wasn't going to go into details, but a lot of things had been said that couldn't be taken back.
THEN, her DAD calls me and starts in on me!!! "How can I just walk away? It doesn't matter what she said, she obviously needs help. I've always been jealous of her and WANT her to 'lose everything' (now I know where she gets it). I'm probably SLEEPING WITH HER EX?!?!?!" That's when I LOST it!!! Told him he had NO f-ing idea what he was talking about....#1, as I told his wife, she made it CRYSTAL CLEAR she wanted NOTHING to do with me, #2, he had NO IDEA what she said about me and YES, it DOES matter what she said because SHE DOESN'T THINK SHE NEEDS HELP, #3, if ANYONE is jealous, it SURE AS HELL isn't ME....what does SHE have for me to be jealous of? 2 failed marriages? 2 out of control kids? A store that she has NO CLUE how to run on her own? OKAY!!! and #4, I haven't even SPOKEN to her ex since the day after all hell broke loose, I have MY OWN husband, I have no need for EITHER ONE of her exes! Maybe he should stop babying his daughter and start holding her accountable for her own actions....maybe THEN she'd learn that there are consequences for treating people like $h!t and she can't just do whatever the he|| she wants! SHE was the one who walked away and started all of this so why doesn't he try placing the blame where it belongs for once and stop trying to find a scapegoat for HER behavior!
Then, he started to argue back and I interrupted him and said "I'm not going to sit here and argue about this with you. You are obvious as oblivious to her faults as she is so I'm not going to waste my breath. Don't bother calling back because I'm not going to answer. Have fun bailing her out for the rest of her life" and hung up the phone. He didn't call back, but it wasn't that long ago....
Wow, just wow. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/23/11 at 7:14 am
OMG!!! I just can't get away from the psycho!!! I guess her parents happened to call her when she was still mad at her brother and she told them about him calling and when they asked her why I asked him to call, she said "because (I'm) a f-ing b!tch!" and insisted that "nothing else" happened! So, her mom calls ME, FUMING that I would have the NERVE to do that to "her little angel" "for no reason". When she told me she couldn't believe that I had done all of this "unprovoked" when (her daughter) was "going through such a rough time in her life", I almost lost it! I managed to keep my cool as I explained that her daughter wasn't exactly telling her the entire truth and proceeded to tell her what was REALLY going on. Once I did, she calmed down a little and asked me what "we" should do. She wasn't very happy when I told her that I didn't know what THEY should do because I was DONE dealing with her. Her mom then tried to pull the "how can you just walk away? you've been friends for so long...she needs you right now..." I explained that I was NOT going to continue being treated like $h!t by someone who cared about nobody but themselves...that SHE had made it crystal clear that she wanted NOTHING to do with me...that I HAVE been trying for the past 2 years or more and she knew as well as I did that (her daughter) did not believe she had a problem...and despite what she may have told them, SHE was the one who brought all of this on and threw away a 30 year friendship, NOT ME. I then told her I was sorry, but a lot had happened between (her daughter) and I that she probably wasn't aware of, that I was sure (her daughter) has told them what she WANTED them to know and not the ENTIRE truth and I wasn't going to go into details, but a lot of things had been said that couldn't be taken back.
THEN, her DAD calls me and starts in on me!!! "How can I just walk away? It doesn't matter what she said, she obviously needs help. I've always been jealous of her and WANT her to 'lose everything' (now I know where she gets it). I'm probably SLEEPING WITH HER EX?!?!?!" That's when I LOST it!!! Told him he had NO f-ing idea what he was talking about....#1, as I told his wife, she made it CRYSTAL CLEAR she wanted NOTHING to do with me, #2, he had NO IDEA what she said about me and YES, it DOES matter what she said because SHE DOESN'T THINK SHE NEEDS HELP, #3, if ANYONE is jealous, it SURE AS HELL isn't ME....what does SHE have for me to be jealous of? 2 failed marriages? 2 out of control kids? A store that she has NO CLUE how to run on her own? OKAY!!! and #4, I haven't even SPOKEN to her ex since the day after all hell broke loose, I have MY OWN husband, I have no need for EITHER ONE of her exes! Maybe he should stop babying his daughter and start holding her accountable for her own actions....maybe THEN she'd learn that there are consequences for treating people like $h!t and she can't just do whatever the he|| she wants! SHE was the one who walked away and started all of this so why doesn't he try placing the blame where it belongs for once and stop trying to find a scapegoat for HER behavior!
Then, he started to argue back and I interrupted him and said "I'm not going to sit here and argue about this with you. You are obvious as oblivious to her faults as she is so I'm not going to waste my breath. Don't bother calling back because I'm not going to answer. Have fun bailing her out for the rest of her life" and hung up the phone. He didn't call back, but it wasn't that long ago....
Sorry you have to go through this! To bad the parents didn't want to help, or stick to it, when you were there to try and help. I wonder what torment her children are going through...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/23/11 at 9:01 am
Sorry you have to go through this! To bad the parents didn't want to help, or stick to it, when you were there to try and help. I wonder what torment her children are going through...
Knowing how she was BEFORE all this, I can imagine :(
The thing is....her parents have helped create the monster she has become by always putting up with her crap and giving in to her demands. On her latest birthday, they gave her CASH in a card (a fairly significant amount from what I heard...a few hundred), she opened the card, balled up the cash, threw it at them and told them to "keep their f-ing money! If they couldn't give her a more personal gift, she didn't want anything!" This is AFTER they changed their plans for the weekend and drove 9 hours to be here "because she wanted them with her on her birthday" :o They STILL stayed the weekend (Sat,Sun), watched the kids the following (Sat) day/night so she could go shopping then out with friends, THEN left the money on her pillow with ANOTHER card when they left to go back home while she was gone on Monday!!! I would have picked up the money, packed my bags, and high-tailed it back home! When her latest marriage fell apart, they bought a house for her to move into, then renovated it for her because "she didn't want to move into an apartment and pay rent".
The thing that REALLY irks me about last night is that I thought I had kinda' gotten through to her mom since she seemed fairly calm by the end of the conversation and actually thanked me for explaining things to her and said "she understood". When her dad called, though, my blood started to boil! She and her dad are very much alike, though, and NEITHER of them will EVER admit they are wrong and have short fuses. I sent her brother a message last night apologizing for "starting a sh!tstorm" and letting him know that I wouldn't have said anything if I had known that "all hell would break loose". He wrote back telling me not to be sorry and that he was tired of all the drama as well and had told his parents that they needed to "do something about her" because he was tired of "dealing with her". At least there's 1 sane person in the family! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/23/11 at 10:22 am
Knowing how she was BEFORE all this, I can imagine :(
The thing is....her parents have helped create the monster she has become by always putting up with her crap and giving in to her demands. On her latest birthday, they gave her CASH in a card (a fairly significant amount from what I heard...a few hundred), she opened the card, balled up the cash, threw it at them and told them to "keep their f-ing money! If they couldn't give her a more personal gift, she didn't want anything!" This is AFTER they changed their plans for the weekend and drove 9 hours to be here "because she wanted them with her on her birthday" :o They STILL stayed the weekend (Sat,Sun), watched the kids the following (Sat) day/night so she could go shopping then out with friends, THEN left the money on her pillow with ANOTHER card when they left to go back home while she was gone on Monday!!! I would have picked up the money, packed my bags, and high-tailed it back home! When her latest marriage fell apart, they bought a house for her to move into, then renovated it for her because "she didn't want to move into an apartment and pay rent".
The thing that REALLY irks me about last night is that I thought I had kinda' gotten through to her mom since she seemed fairly calm by the end of the conversation and actually thanked me for explaining things to her and said "she understood". When her dad called, though, my blood started to boil! She and her dad are very much alike, though, and NEITHER of them will EVER admit they are wrong and have short fuses. I sent her brother a message last night apologizing for "starting a sh!tstorm" and letting him know that I wouldn't have said anything if I had known that "all hell would break loose". He wrote back telling me not to be sorry and that he was tired of all the drama as well and had told his parents that they needed to "do something about her" because he was tired of "dealing with her". At least there's 1 sane person in the family! ;D
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It is good to know that there is one sane person. It does sound like her mother may be a bit on the sane side, too but dealing with her & her father, her mother may be unable to handle both.
Hopefully, the family will leave you alone. If they continue, you might want to think about getting a court order for them to leave you alone.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/23/11 at 9:32 pm
So I'm guessing you still live with your parents? ??? If you do I feel the same way. ::)
I don't live with my folks but my mother and I were both visiting at my sister's house the other night. I was in the kitchen helping my mom do the dishes and so forth when those old feelings of aaaaaarrrrrrgggghh started to emerge.
If I had to live with my mother, I dunno...NORMAAAAAN!!!!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/24/11 at 6:43 am
I don't live with my folks but my mother and I were both visiting at my sister's house the other night. I was in the kitchen helping my mom do the dishes and so forth when those old feelings of aaaaaarrrrrrgggghh started to emerge.
If I had to live with my mother, I dunno...NORMAAAAAN!!!!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/couto.gif
I'm 37 and I still live with my parents,I won't lie,I've been a momma's boy all my life.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/24/11 at 10:52 am
Maybe he wanted YOU to clean the ATM thingy? LOL! Screw your hand....he was going on strike!!!
good point...I forgot to go see if they really did strike yesterday....oh yeah...bastard also crushed my bread cuz he bagged it with the heaviest items I bought ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/24/11 at 11:05 am
@mama k.... I just finished all the related posts and that family is seriously twisted...the fact that you put up with them for so long is a true testament to your character. personally I would exercise them completely out of my life----that means blocking them on FB, deleting their numbers from the phone and not taking their calls... I also wouldn't send them any special occasion cards....really just wash your hands you'll feel better eventually ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/24/11 at 11:21 am
@mama k.... I just finished all the related posts and that family is seriously twisted...the fact that you put up with them for so long is a true testament to your character. personally I would exercise them completely out of my life----that means blocking them on FB, deleting their numbers from the phone and not taking their calls... I also wouldn't send them any special occasion cards....really just wash your hands you'll feel better eventually ;)
With window cleaner?
Sorry couldn't resist. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/24/11 at 11:28 am
With window cleaner?
Sorry couldn't resist. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/24/11 at 12:26 pm
@mama k.... I just finished all the related posts and that family is seriously twisted...the fact that you put up with them for so long is a true testament to your character. personally I would exercise them completely out of my life----that means blocking them on FB, deleting their numbers from the phone and not taking their calls... I also wouldn't send them any special occasion cards....really just wash your hands you'll feel better eventually ;)
Trust me, I have! I not only DELETED the numbers, I called and had them BLOCKED so they CAN'T call me (or ANY of our cells either since I know psycho has hubby's number and maybe the boys' since one of them has my old number)! I also filed a police report, just in case. It's just a formality since the parents live out of state and the psycho lives in a different county, but the phone company "asked" me to so they could have it "for their records" since they were "waiving the fee"....whatever--just push the damn buttons!!! I figure if it doesn't stop and I need to take it further, I'll have proof since they also took pictures (as did I) of my caller ID for the report. As far as I'm concerned, they're DEAD to me...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/24/11 at 1:34 pm
Trust me, I have! I not only DELETED the numbers, I called and had them BLOCKED so they CAN'T call me (or ANY of our cells either since I know psycho has hubby's number and maybe the boys' since one of them has my old number)! I also filed a police report, just in case. It's just a formality since the parents live out of state and the psycho lives in a different county, but the phone company "asked" me to so they could have it "for their records" since they were "waiving the fee"....whatever--just push the damn buttons!!! I figure if it doesn't stop and I need to take it further, I'll have proof since they also took pictures (as did I) of my caller ID for the report. As far as I'm concerned, they're DEAD to me...
glad to see you taking action! it sux but it seems very necessary! I hope that everything you've done so far helps.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/25/11 at 12:48 pm
glad to see you taking action! it sux but it seems very necessary! I hope that everything you've done so far helps.
I do too. I found out this morning that she's being EXTREMELY nice to the mother of the "mom-to-be" now....suspiciously so. *Sally (not her real name, of course) thinks she's just as bonkers as I do, but she works for her (part-time and unfortunately can't afford to quit and can't find another job that would be as convenient-flexible hours and cash) and has been friends with the parents forever so she "tolerates" her. Psycho even called her last night to tell her she had a "present" for her that she "happened to find" while she was out shopping and was on her way over to drop off. Sally asked her how her weekend was and she said "Pretty boring. Nothing much happened" :o Of course, Sally and I talk almost every day (of course the psycho doesn't know this) so she knows EXACTLY what went on! THEN, Sally got to work this morning and psycho had dropped off donuts and coffee for her and the other girl that works there...Sally doesn't like donuts so she didn't eat one, but she drank the coffee and just texted me and said "she was feeling fine so it obviously hadn't been poisoned ;)" Psycho has NEVER done that before so we think she's DEFINITELY up to something ??? Probably trying to "convince" everyone that she's NOT as bad as I make her out to be just in case this ever gets out....she did the same thing when she & her STB ex were in a HUGE fight (that she also started, which I knew ALL about, and told her she was in the wrong). We all got purses (at about $150-175 a pop), which was ironic because they were fighting about him "not giving her proper gifts" ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/25/11 at 1:00 pm
Here's my annoyance of the day:
I have quite a few friends who post bible verses once or twice EVERY DAY!!! I have no problem with people having strong faith and living a "Christian" lifestyle or whatever, but I really do not care to see them CONSTANTLY! If I wanted to read a bible verse a day, I'd subscribe to "Bible Verse a Day", as can they (I'm sure there's one out there). I don't mind the periodic verse here and there, but some people just go overboard! I even have 1 who posts at least 1 verse and 1 video a day (on average, usually more). I've already "hidden" a couple of people because I got tired of reading their incessant ramblings on the same subject over and over and I like hearing about their "day to day" lives, but their "bible banging" is driving me :D! And no, it's not anyone who is or has ever been a member here ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 05/25/11 at 1:39 pm
Here's my annoyance of the day:
I have quite a few friends who post bible verses once or twice EVERY DAY!!! I have no problem with people having strong faith and living a "Christian" lifestyle or whatever, but I really do not care to see them CONSTANTLY! If I wanted to read a bible verse a day, I'd subscribe to "Bible Verse a Day", as can they (I'm sure there's one out there). I don't mind the periodic verse here and there, but some people just go overboard! I even have 1 who posts at least 1 verse and 1 video a day (on average, usually more). I've already "hidden" a couple of people because I got tired of reading their incessant ramblings on the same subject over and over and I like hearing about their "day to day" lives, but their "bible banging" is driving me :D! And no, it's not anyone who is or has ever been a member here ;)
I know what you mean. There is one or two people I have considered 'unfriending' for the same reason
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/25/11 at 1:59 pm
I know what you mean. There is one or two people I have considered 'unfriending' for the same reason
I DO have to say, it's not just the "Bible verses"...it's people who ramble on about the SAME thing. I have one person "hidden" because she goes on and on about "small business networking" and "leads groups" and her business specials. She HAS a business page, there's NO REASON to post the damn specials on BOTH! And I'm talking about 6-7 posts A DAY!!! In 1 week, she had almost 100 posts and 2 were about her family (and that was just her PERSONAL page)! Lately, it just seems that multiple people are going "bible verse happy"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/25/11 at 6:00 pm
Here's my annoyance of the day:
I have quite a few friends who post bible verses once or twice EVERY DAY!!! I have no problem with people having strong faith and living a "Christian" lifestyle or whatever, but I really do not care to see them CONSTANTLY! If I wanted to read a bible verse a day, I'd subscribe to "Bible Verse a Day", as can they (I'm sure there's one out there). I don't mind the periodic verse here and there, but some people just go overboard! I even have 1 who posts at least 1 verse and 1 video a day (on average, usually more). I've already "hidden" a couple of people because I got tired of reading their incessant ramblings on the same subject over and over and I like hearing about their "day to day" lives, but their "bible banging" is driving me :D! And no, it's not anyone who is or has ever been a member here ;)
I find it even more ironic that the ones who do this, seem to complain about every trivial thing in their life. They seem to have no actual "faith"... It is always woe is me
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/25/11 at 7:31 pm
Here's my annoyance of the day:
I have quite a few friends who post bible verses once or twice EVERY DAY!!! I have no problem with people having strong faith and living a "Christian" lifestyle or whatever, but I really do not care to see them CONSTANTLY! If I wanted to read a bible verse a day, I'd subscribe to "Bible Verse a Day", as can they (I'm sure there's one out there). I don't mind the periodic verse here and there, but some people just go overboard! I even have 1 who posts at least 1 verse and 1 video a day (on average, usually more). I've already "hidden" a couple of people because I got tired of reading their incessant ramblings on the same subject over and over and I like hearing about their "day to day" lives, but their "bible banging" is driving me :D! And no, it's not anyone who is or has ever been a member here ;)
See. You should have defended you-know-who when I did! :P
I know what you mean. There is one or two people I have considered 'unfriending' for the same reason
Same goes for you ;)
And I assume my guess is widely known & accurate!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/25/11 at 7:54 pm
I find it even more ironic that the ones who do this, seem to complain about every trivial thing in their life. They seem to have no actual "faith"... It is always woe is me
I KNOW you and I are on the same page!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/25/11 at 8:04 pm
I KNOW you and I are on the same page!!!!
O0 Yah we are!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/25/11 at 10:52 pm
Can I add my gripe? How about the people who always repost the "don't join this group" or "don't accept this friend" and it is always the same group or person but they act like it is new. Then there are the people that treat the games like they are the most important thing in the world. I seriously have a friend who went on vacation and posted every day not to send her gifts because she was on vacation. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 05/25/11 at 11:16 pm
Can I add my gripe? How about the people who always repost the "don't join this group" or "don't accept this friend" and it is always the same group or person but they act like it is new. Then there are the people that treat the games like they are the most important thing in the world. I seriously have a friend who went on vacation and posted every day not to send her gifts because she was on vacation. ::)
But the crops might die!!!!!!!!! :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/26/11 at 12:16 am
I seriously have a friend who went on vacation and posted every day not to send her gifts because she was on vacation. ::)
But the crops might die!!!!!!!!! :(
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/26/11 at 4:32 am
Can I add my gripe? How about the people who always repost the "don't join this group" or "don't accept this friend" and it is always the same group or person but they act like it is new. Then there are the people that treat the games like they are the most important thing in the world. I seriously have a friend who went on vacation and posted every day not to send her gifts because she was on vacation. ::)
Think if she would have been raptured???? :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/26/11 at 7:01 am
Why do people at ATMs continue to leave their withdrawl transactions around? I always take mine home and record everything in my checking account to make sure my total is correct.One day that one woman/man could find out that person's information by easily logging on to Chase by going home and using their computer and doing some hacking,They always find a way,It's happened before.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 05/26/11 at 8:14 am
See. You should have defended you-know-who when I did! :P
Same goes for you ;)
And I assume my guess is widely known & accurate!
PM me
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Gis on 05/26/11 at 9:23 am
Right now if I started ranting I would never stop
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/26/11 at 12:16 pm
Think if she would have been raptured???? :o
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/26/11 at 12:17 pm
Why do people at ATMs continue to leave their withdrawl transactions around? I always take mine home and record everything in my checking account to make sure my total is correct.One day that one woman/man could find out that person's information by easily logging on to Chase by going home and using their computer and doing some hacking,They always find a way,It's happened before.
the full account number is not on the transaction slip howard so the person who took it would have to go through millions of number combos to get the right account... there's much easier ways to steal from people....crooks don't want to work that hard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/26/11 at 12:21 pm
PM me
done
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/26/11 at 12:22 pm
Right now if I started ranting I would never stop
I know what you mean!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/26/11 at 1:04 pm
Right now if I started ranting I would never stop
let it all out Gis.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/26/11 at 1:08 pm
the full account number is not on the transaction slip howard so the person who took it would have to go through millions of number combos to get the right account... there's much easier ways to steal from people....crooks don't want to work that hard.
I always thought by using a transaction was a way to hack into some person's account. ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/26/11 at 1:14 pm
I always thought by using a transaction was a way to hack into some person's account. ???
if you look at your reciept you'll notice that only the last four (or so) numbers of your card are on the receipt. Not the whole card number....can't do something without the whole card number.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/26/11 at 1:25 pm
if you look at your reciept you'll notice that only the last four (or so) numbers of your card are on the receipt. Not the whole card number....can't do something without the whole card number.
So it would take someone a million tries to get the code right?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/26/11 at 1:56 pm
So it would take someone a million tries to get the code right?
millions...maybe billions of combinations of numbers...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/26/11 at 5:27 pm
As most of you know, I finally got tired of fighting with my old computer and broke down and bought a new one. I did mega research and read reviews after reviews seeing which ones most people liked, had trouble with, etc. etc. I finally decided on a Gateway which the reviews were good and it was also on sale at Best Buy. I remember picking out which one I wanted and saying to it "You are going to be the one and be a good computer for me." Well, after about a month, the machine died. Back to Best Buy (which is an hour and a half away) and they had to replace the mother board. Now, it is acting up again. I have done everything that I could think of-defragging, check the disk, run the Spybot & AVG scans, etc. etc. But it STILL acts up. Not all the time but after a while. Once I reboot, it is fine again. Then this afternoon it just crashed. I called Best Buy. They said that it is still under the manufacturer's warranty (and I did buy the extended one, too) and he told me that they have a lemon rule. If I need three major repairs, they will just replace it. I have already had one. So, next week before we leave, we will drop it off at Best Buy.
WHY CAN'T I HAVE A COMPUTER THAT WORKS RIGHT??!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 05/26/11 at 8:26 pm
WHY CAN'T I HAVE A COMPUTER THAT WORKS RIGHT??!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/26/11 at 8:33 pm
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I completely agree... I went Mac and I'll never go back!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/26/11 at 10:57 pm
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Why can't we have an affordable computer that works right :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/27/11 at 6:31 am
Why can't we have an affordable computer that works right :P
What computer do you have? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/27/11 at 8:56 am
What computer do you have? ???
I have a compaq laptop that I can't use right now b/c it has a virus and I can't afford to take it in.
I also have a Sony vaio desktop thats 8 or 9 yrs old.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/27/11 at 1:35 pm
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I hear what you are saying but if I went with a Mac now, I would have to replace a lot of the programs that I have bought over the years. I also need a computer that is compatible with our other computers. I wouldn't be able to interchange things between computers when I need to.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/27/11 at 4:14 pm
I hear what you are saying but if I went with a Mac now, I would have to replace a lot of the programs that I have bought over the years. I also need a computer that is compatible with our other computers. I wouldn't be able to interchange things between computers when I need to.
Cat
I guess I have not had that problem... I still have an old pc desktop. But all my files will go from one to the other.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/27/11 at 5:28 pm
I guess I have not had that problem... I still have an old pc desktop. But all my files will go from one to the other.
Macs are far more PC compatible than they used to be...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/27/11 at 6:48 pm
God save me from drunk phone calls from my sister. I love her but wish she would quit drinking.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/27/11 at 7:22 pm
I have a compaq laptop that I can't use right now b/c it has a virus and I can't afford to take it in.
I also have a Sony vaio desktop thats 8 or 9 yrs old.
Have you tried AVG? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/27/11 at 7:24 pm
Have you tried AVG? ???
I had it...it worked great til it expired...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/27/11 at 7:25 pm
God save me from drunk phone calls from my sister. I love her but wish she would quit drinking.
Being on the receiving end of drinking and dialing is never fun, if it happens repeatedly. (((((((((HUGS)))))))))
I hope there is no associated drama accompanying it!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/27/11 at 7:27 pm
Being on the receiving end of drinking and dialing is never fun, if it happens repeatedly. (((((((((HUGS)))))))))
I hope there is no associated drama accompanying it!
The only drama is listening to her complain about everyone in her life. I did almost tell her off when she was talking about how we are "losers" because we don't have/can't find a man. I take offense to that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/27/11 at 7:44 pm
I had it...it worked great til it expired...
Did you renew? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/27/11 at 8:25 pm
The only drama is listening to her complain about everyone in her life. I did almost tell her off when she was talking about how we are "losers" because we don't have/can't find a man. I take offense to that.
Uh, yeah, I imagine you would!
;D
I don't mean to sound like it's funny funny. I'm sure it's very hurtful even if she's drunk. From an outsider's perspective it sounds comically oafish to drunk dial somebody, bitch about your own life, and then put them down after they've put up with you. Talk about obnoxious!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/27/11 at 8:40 pm
Uh, yeah, I imagine you would!
;D
I don't mean to sound like it's funny funny. I'm sure it's very hurtful even if she's drunk. From an outsider's perspective it sounds comically oafish to drunk dial somebody, bitch about your own life, and then put them down after they've put up with you. Talk about obnoxious!
Oh yeah, it gets very obnoxious. There are nights I cringe when I see she is calling. I totally understand what you are saying, Max.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/27/11 at 9:25 pm
Oh yeah, it gets very obnoxious. There are nights I cringe when I see she is calling. I totally understand what you are saying, Max.
Let me guess. If you don't talk to her, she guilt trips you about it.
???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/27/11 at 9:26 pm
Did you renew? ???
What do you think???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/27/11 at 10:02 pm
Let me guess. If you don't talk to her, she guilt trips you about it.
???
No, she isn't quite that bad. I honestly don't think she gets how much her drinking affects others. She went so far as to tell me today I am the only one who knows she is an alcoholic. Ummm, not quite. I am just the only one you will talk to about it. It is pretty dang obvious to others.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/28/11 at 6:46 am
What do you think???
Yes? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/28/11 at 7:19 am
Yes? ???
I'm thinking if I'd been able to renew AVG I wouldn't have gotten a virus on my laptop
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/28/11 at 7:43 am
No, she isn't quite that bad. I honestly don't think she gets how much her drinking affects others. She went so far as to tell me today I am the only one who knows she is an alcoholic. Ummm, not quite. I am just the only one you will talk to about it. It is pretty dang obvious to others.
Too bad no one else will say anything about it! Perhaps if they would, she would see she needs help!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/28/11 at 7:36 pm
I was talking to this wonderful elderly lady this afternoon in the parking lot and she was telling me that someone mistook her wagon for a garbage can and she was telling me "The nerve of some people,What is this world coming to"? She was also telling me about her trip to Rome,Italy and how clean and pristine that country is.I told her this is what I do almost everyday,It's not easy but I do what I have to do to earn a paycheck.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/28/11 at 7:38 pm
I was talking to this wonderful elderly lady this afternoon in the parking lot and she was telling me that someone mistook her wagon for a garbage can and she was telling me "The nerve of some people,What is this world coming to"? She was also telling me about her trip to Rome,Italy and how clean and pristine that country is.I told her this is what I do almost everyday,It's not easy but I do what I have to do to earn a paycheck.
you two sound perfect for each other... you should have asked her out! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/28/11 at 7:50 pm
you two sound perfect for each other... you should have asked her out! :D
Oh Please give me a break! She's not my type. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 05/28/11 at 7:51 pm
Oh Please give me a break! She's not my type. ::)
She didn't show enough leg or cleavage?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/28/11 at 7:52 pm
Oh Please give me a break! She's not my type. ::)
but you both seem to have a lot in common :P :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/28/11 at 7:53 pm
She didn't show enough leg or cleavage?
on the plus side she was still breathing.....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 05/28/11 at 7:54 pm
on the plus side she was still breathing.....
HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/28/11 at 7:59 pm
She didn't show enough leg or cleavage?
Could you stop it please,She was just a lady who was comparing Pathmark to her trip to Rome.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/28/11 at 8:07 pm
Could you stop it please,She was just a lady who was comparing Pathmark to her trip to Rome.
so much for giving you karma for being a good sport ::) :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Brian06 on 05/28/11 at 8:19 pm
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I just bought a Macbook Pro and I've been very happy with it so far. I had Macs in the past but this is the favorite one I've used so far. The battery life and build quality of this machine makes it worth it. My old laptop used to die in less than 2 hours, this lasts over 7.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Brian06 on 05/28/11 at 8:27 pm
I hear what you are saying but if I went with a Mac now, I would have to replace a lot of the programs that I have bought over the years. I also need a computer that is compatible with our other computers. I wouldn't be able to interchange things between computers when I need to.
Cat
Today's Macs run on the same processors as any other PC, you can easily install Windows 7 to any modern Mac and it will run just like it does on any other PC. Apple includes a utility called "Boot Camp" that helps you set up Windows on a Mac. Of course buying a Mac to run Windows might seem crazy but the option is there if you want to run both operating systems.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/28/11 at 10:07 pm
so much for giving you karma for being a good sport ::) :P
Howard got Howarded!
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/29/11 at 6:51 am
so much for giving you karma for being a good sport ::) :P
I got enough karma right now! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 05/29/11 at 10:53 am
I got enough karma right now! :P
And have a fudge for being so damned grumpy! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/29/11 at 12:30 pm
And have a fudge for being so damned grumpy! :P
Maybe we should join together and see if we can make his fudge count match his karma. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/29/11 at 1:16 pm
And have a fudge for being so damned grumpy! :P
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/29/11 at 1:16 pm
Maybe we should join together and see if we can make his fudge count match his karma. :D
that's quite alright,just go about your business. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/29/11 at 2:30 pm
Maybe we should join together and see if we can make his fudge count match his karma. :D
great idea... I'll play! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/29/11 at 6:36 pm
great idea... I'll play! ;D
;D
that's quite alright,just go about your business. ::)
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/29/11 at 6:38 pm
that's quite alright,just go about your business. ::)
I think she is.... she's going about the business of giving you fudge. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/29/11 at 6:42 pm
I think she is.... she's going about the business of giving you fudge. :P
Keeeerect!! :D
And fudge to Howard for rolling his eyes at me. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/29/11 at 6:43 pm
Keeeerect!! :D
And fudge to Howard for rolling his eyes at me. :P
I hate it when he does that... it's so rude! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/29/11 at 6:44 pm
I hate it when he does that... it's so rude! ::)
I know, right? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/30/11 at 7:12 am
I think she is.... she's going about the business of giving you fudge. :P
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/30/11 at 7:13 am
Keeeerect!! :D
And fudge to Howard for rolling his eyes at me. :P
I was just speaking my mind!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/30/11 at 7:14 am
I hate it when he does that... it's so rude! ::)
and you're doing it too,2 wrongs don't make a right!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/30/11 at 12:03 pm
and you're doing it too,2 wrongs don't make a right!
I was just demonstrating how rude it is. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/30/11 at 5:09 pm
and you're doing it too,2 wrongs don't make a right!
2 Wrights made a heck of an airplane!
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/30/11 at 6:19 pm
I was just demonstrating how rude it is. :P
Ok,Let's move on I don't feel the need to argue any longer. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/30/11 at 6:35 pm
Ok,Let's move on I don't feel the need to argue any longer. ::)
But I don't want to move on. I want to continue arguing. It's fun. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/30/11 at 6:42 pm
But I don't want to move on. I want to continue arguing. It's fun. :D
Plus he hasn't learned to stop using the eye roll smiley ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/30/11 at 6:50 pm
Plus he hasn't learned to stop using the eye roll smiley ::)
I don't think he ever will. ::)
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/30/11 at 7:30 pm
I don't think he ever will. ::)
;)
Probably not. He still won't put a space after he uses a comma. ::)
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 05/30/11 at 8:56 pm
But I don't want to move on. I want to continue arguing. It's fun. :D
What he does isn't argument, it's just contradiction.
kQFKtI6gn9Y
Argument is an intellectual process...
and you're doing it too,2 wrongs don't make a right!
But the three do. *whack*
That's for all the times you could have brought the funny, but just posted a one-liner in order to be the last poster on every visible thread :)
(Oh, I'm sorry, this is abuse. You want 12A next door. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/30/11 at 9:24 pm
What he does isn't argument, it's just contradiction.
kQFKtI6gn9Y
Argument is an intellectual process...
But the three do. *whack*
That's for all the times you could have brought the funny, but just posted a one-liner in order to be the last poster on every visible thread :)
(Oh, I'm sorry, this is abuse. You want 12A next door. :)
That's Python Geek baiting. I'm not biting!
:-X
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/31/11 at 11:38 am
See. You should have defended you-know-who when I did! :P
Same goes for you ;)
And I assume my guess is widely known & accurate!
DEFEND her? Don't you mean defRIend? ;)
Can I add my gripe? How about the people who always repost the "don't join this group" or "don't accept this friend" and it is always the same group or person but they act like it is new. Then there are the people that treat the games like they are the most important thing in the world. I seriously have a friend who went on vacation and posted every day not to send her gifts because she was on vacation. ::)
I had someone defriend me because I wouldn't start playing a game to "help" her ::) Good riddance, I said!
Here's my gripe of the day:
I'm so sick of my hubby acting like I'm an idiot when it comes to household things. We turned the air on yesterday and he SWORE that it hadn't turned off (which it had, it's just kinda' hard to notice the fan turning off/on when you're NAPPING!!!) because I had the thermostat set to "HOLD TEMP" (it's a programmable electric one). Of course, he turns it back to "RUN PROGRAM" and kicks the temp up and VOILA! It shuts off! Well DUH!!! You turned the temperature up, dipsh!t!!
On another note, the psycho is being OBNOXIOUSLY nice to everyone around her...she's trying to "prove" that I'M the one who's "crazy", not her. Since her little "tantrum", she's bought 2 gifts for the "mom-to-be's" mom and 1 for the other girl who works for her. I really couldn't care less because they both know the truth and if it makes their lives easier, who am I to argue? As long as she leaves me the heck alone, I'm happy ;)
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Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/31/11 at 11:39 am
But I don't want to move on. I want to continue arguing. It's fun. :D
Gotta let the IS out to play ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/31/11 at 3:35 pm
But I don't want to move on. I want to continue arguing. It's fun. :D
I don't care! ::)
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Written By: Howard on 05/31/11 at 3:36 pm
Plus he hasn't learned to stop using the eye roll smiley ::)
Why should I stop?
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Written By: Howard on 05/31/11 at 3:37 pm
Probably not. He still won't put a space after he uses a comma. ::)
:P
Could you stop with the criticism.
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Written By: snozberries on 05/31/11 at 4:38 pm
Could you stop with the criticism.
Nope. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/31/11 at 6:25 pm
Gotta let the IS out to play ::)
Moi? :D
I don't care! ::)
Then quit whining me fighting. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/31/11 at 6:44 pm
I don't think I can hold it together much longer :-\\
I have 2 students (one is the FFA officer - and the president) who seem to have a bug up there butt and are now trying to get me fired (or at least seem like I am not doing my job, well enough to their liking). Seems they are bad mouthing me to anyone who will listen. They both work for a man, who does not get along with my husband and he is instigating it I am sure (and he is supposed to be FFA alumni/support). I have a meeting tomorrow with the Principal and Director of Activities...
Top it off my daughter chipped her tooth yesterday (she told me her front tooth hurt, and I blew it off - she didn't tell me the whole story); today she tells me the nurse told her she probably broke her tooth (because she hit her mouth, and then felt something white and hard on her tongue); it is not visible but sure enough when I run my nail over the edge of her tooth she yelps... Tomorrow is the last day of "school" (1/2 day) - I am supposed to have my meeting at 2; and I now have to take her to the dentist and be there by 2:30.... Thursday I am at an FFA event... Friday as well - BLAH FML :\'(
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Written By: snozberries on 05/31/11 at 6:48 pm
Hugs Sami. Hope the meeting goes well. And hope your daughter does well at the dentist. I chipped my tooth in fourth grade and was a holy terror.
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Written By: 2kidsami on 05/31/11 at 7:34 pm
Hugs Sami. Hope the meeting goes well. And hope your daughter does well at the dentist. I chipped my tooth in fourth grade and was a holy terror.
Thanks - I hope all goes well too! Send me any good thoughts you can!
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Written By: Howard on 06/01/11 at 6:47 am
Nope. :P
Ok fine whatever!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/01/11 at 6:52 am
I don't think I can hold it together much longer :-\\
I have 2 students (one is the FFA officer - and the president) who seem to have a bug up there butt and are now trying to get me fired (or at least seem like I am not doing my job, well enough to their liking). Seems they are bad mouthing me to anyone who will listen. They both work for a man, who does not get along with my husband and he is instigating it I am sure (and he is supposed to be FFA alumni/support). I have a meeting tomorrow with the Principal and Director of Activities...
Top it off my daughter chipped her tooth yesterday (she told me her front tooth hurt, and I blew it off - she didn't tell me the whole story); today she tells me the nurse told her she probably broke her tooth (because she hit her mouth, and then felt something white and hard on her tongue); it is not visible but sure enough when I run my nail over the edge of her tooth she yelps... Tomorrow is the last day of "school" (1/2 day) - I am supposed to have my meeting at 2; and I now have to take her to the dentist and be there by 2:30.... Thursday I am at an FFA event... Friday as well - BLAH FML :\'(
I'm sorry about your daughter's tooth,hope she gets better.
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Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/01/11 at 9:03 am
Good luck today, Sami
Just waiting for tow truck for car now. Luckily the repair shop offered to eat the cost of the tow since we are frequent customers. :-\\ :)
Guesstimate on repair will be around $400. It's always something. I really need to find a secret stash of money that the previous owners of this house hid and never told anybody about. :D ;D Oh who am I kidding, I'd give it to the surviving children if I could track them down anyway. It's nice to fantasize about anyway.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/01/11 at 9:17 am
Good luck today, Sami
Just waiting for tow truck for car now. Luckily the repair shop offered to eat the cost of the tow since we are frequent customers. :-\\ :)
Guesstimate on repair will be around $400. It's always something. I really need to find a secret stash of money that the previous owners of this house hid and never told anybody about. :D ;D Oh who am I kidding, I'd give it to the surviving children if I could track them down anyway. It's nice to fantasize about anyway.
Sorry about your car patty. Glad you're saving a little by not paying for the tow.
You know I saw on the news last week where some family found 40grand (or something) in the walls of the house they bought and started to reno. Rather than keep it the returned to kids of the guy who owned the house before them. I'm thinking....what if the money belonged to the family before that :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/01/11 at 2:12 pm
Sorry about your car patty. Glad you're saving a little by not paying for the tow.
You know I saw on the news last week where some family found 40grand (or something) in the walls of the house they bought and started to reno. Rather than keep it the returned to kids of the guy who owned the house before them. I'm thinking....what if the money belonged to the family before that :o
40 grand? Wow,I'd return it to whoever had it first.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/01/11 at 3:00 pm
Technically, in the eyes of the law... if you bought the house with the money in the walls then the money belongs to you...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 06/01/11 at 3:24 pm
Technically, in the eyes of the law... if you bought the house with the money in the walls then the money belongs to you...
Exactly!!
If it were a family of racoons or possum living the the walls they wouldn't want those returned to them. ;D
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Written By: snozberries on 06/01/11 at 3:39 pm
Exactly!!
If it were a family of racoons or possum living the the walls they wouldn't want those returned to them. ;D
nope....and if the animals were dead the former owners wouldn't give you a refund on the home or pay to get the odor out... maybe if you discovered it before closing but def not after....
it's the owner's responsibility to get all valuables out of the house before handing the keys over....anything you find once all papers are signed is yours....
morally keeping the money may not be the right thing to do but legally.... there's nothing they can do.... at the very least...in the interest of good karma ;) I may split the money 50/50 but also that depends on how the whole negotations went... if they were asses and difficult to deal with I may not....
probably... more than likely... I would calll them up and ask if they were sure they took everything with them. if they said yes they were sure then I'm free and clear and karma can kiss my ass ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/01/11 at 3:45 pm
nope....and if the animals were dead the former owners wouldn't give you a refund on the home or pay to get the odor out... maybe if you discovered it before closing but def not after....
it's the owner's responsibility to get all valuables out of the house before handing the keys over....anything you find once all papers are signed is yours....
morally keeping the money may not be the right thing to do but legally.... there's nothing they can do.... at the very least...in the interest of good karma ;) I may split the money 50/50 but also that depends on how the whole negotations went... if they were asses and difficult to deal with I may not....
probably... more than likely... I would calll them up and ask if they were sure they took everything with them. if they said yes they were sure then I'm free and clear and karma can kiss my ass ;D
It might be nice to have the cash on hand when the big scary dudes show up at the door looking for their forty grand!
:o
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Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/01/11 at 9:03 pm
it's the owner's responsibility to get all valuables out of the house before handing the keys over....anything you find once all papers are signed is yours....
My luck, the only thing I'd find is a dead body in a sealed barrel. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/nyregion/new-homeowner-finds-body-of-pregnant-woman-in-a-barrel.html 8-P :\'(
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Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/01/11 at 10:16 pm
My luck, the only thing I'd find is a dead body in a sealed barrel. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/nyregion/new-homeowner-finds-body-of-pregnant-woman-in-a-barrel.html 8-P :\'(
I saw that case on "Cold Case Files." Creepy sh*t! The mummified remains of Reyna Marroquin, a young Salvadoran woman who disappeared in 1969, were traced back to Howard Elkins, one of the previous homeowners. Reyna Marroquin just happened to work in a plastics factory Elkins ran. Plastic pellets in the barrel originated at Elkins' factory. Police arrested a surprised Elkins at his retirement home in Boca Raton. Basically, he killed Marroquin, packed her in the barrel with the intent of throwing the barrel in the ocean off his boat. The problem is he couldn't lift the barrel and it's not a job one can exactly ask for help with. So he panicked. He stuffed the barrel in the crawlspace and tried to forget about it!
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Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/01/11 at 10:43 pm
I saw that case on "Cold Case Files." Creepy sh*t! The mummified remains of Reyna Marroquin, a young Salvadoran woman who disappeared in 1969, were traced back to Howard Elkins, one of the previous homeowners. Reyna Marroquin just happened to work in a plastics factory Elkins ran. Plastic pellets in the barrel originated at Elkins' factory. Police arrested a surprised Elkins at his retirement home in Boca Raton. Basically, he killed Marroquin, packed her in the barrel with the intent of throwing the barrel in the ocean off his boat. The problem is he couldn't lift the barrel and it's not a job one can exactly ask for help with. So he panicked. He stuffed the barrel in the crawlspace and tried to forget about it!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/angry7.gif
Yeah that's where I saw it too. I just couldn't remember the details. So I looked up "new house dead barrel" which eventually got me the story. It also got me a few other sick stories. Including the story (with picture) of a homeless guy in Detroit found frozen (with his feet the only things out of a block of ice.) Apparently, some urband explorers found the guy at the bottom of an elevator shaft and called it in. Came back to check on it the next day. Nothing happened, homeless frozen guy still there, so they called the reporter who checked it out and took photos 8-P and the reporter called 911 a couple times and then finally got a fire truck to come pick the poor dead guy up. Beware the following link has a photo that is not for the faint of heart. Horrible!
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090128/METRO08/901280491/Frozen-in-indifference--Life-goes-on-around-body-found-in-vacant-warehouse/
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Written By: Jessica on 06/01/11 at 10:53 pm
Copied from my Facebook status (with minor editing) from last night:
I heard what sounded like bricks falling off the building and hitting our balcony. Went outside to see what was up. Heard glass shattering, more bricks and brick pieces falling, so I called Kin. The second I called out for Kin to come and help me figure out what the hell was going on, I heard someone yell, "F*ck you, b*tch!" and I got smacked with a piece of brick on my leg. I called the cops.
Unfortunately, I didn't see who was doing it and they were long gone by the time the cops got here. Our neighbor below us also came out on to his balcony to see what was going on and got hit with two brick pieces. His window was also broken.
Because our building is extremely close to the Catholic Theological Union's parking garage next door, we think that someone snuck up there and was lobbing stuff at our building. Obviously they were aiming to do some damage and I guess hurt people at the same time, because we weren't hit accidentally. I have a bruise and cut on my leg, and my poor neighbor has a nasty cut on his collarbone.
When it happened, I was terrified and freaked out, but now I'm just pissed as hell. Those pieces of rock (because I saw in the daylight that it was rocks and brick pieces) could have went through Jason's window and hit him, or the glass could have shattered all over him. Who in their right mind would think it would be a fantastic idea to sneak to the back of buildings and throw heavy crap?
Dunno what is wrong with people nowadays.
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Written By: snozberries on 06/01/11 at 11:15 pm
^that's seriously messed up Jess!
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Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/01/11 at 11:26 pm
Yeah that's where I saw it too. I just couldn't remember the details. So I looked up "new house dead barrel" which eventually got me the story. It also got me a few other sick stories. Including the story (with picture) of a homeless guy in Detroit found frozen (with his feet the only things out of a block of ice.) Apparently, some urband explorers found the guy at the bottom of an elevator shaft and called it in. Came back to check on it the next day. Nothing happened, homeless frozen guy still there, so they called the reporter who checked it out and took photos 8-P and the reporter called 911 a couple times and then finally got a fire truck to come pick the poor dead guy up. Beware the following link has a photo that is not for the faint of heart. Horrible!
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090128/METRO08/901280491/Frozen-in-indifference--Life-goes-on-around-body-found-in-vacant-warehouse/
Even more horrifying is the the chair shelter part of the story. They assign you a chair at the homeless shelter. If you get up to take a leak, you lose your chair. Even Michael Moore didn't come up with anything that sickening!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/01/11 at 11:32 pm
Copied from my Facebook status (with minor editing) from last night:
I heard what sounded like bricks falling off the building and hitting our balcony. Went outside to see what was up. Heard glass shattering, more bricks and brick pieces falling, so I called Kin. The second I called out for Kin to come and help me figure out what the hell was going on, I heard someone yell, "F*ck you, b*tch!" and I got smacked with a piece of brick on my leg. I called the cops.
Unfortunately, I didn't see who was doing it and they were long gone by the time the cops got here. Our neighbor below us also came out on to his balcony to see what was going on and got hit with two brick pieces. His window was also broken.
Because our building is extremely close to the Catholic Theological Union's parking garage next door, we think that someone snuck up there and was lobbing stuff at our building. Obviously they were aiming to do some damage and I guess hurt people at the same time, because we weren't hit accidentally. I have a bruise and cut on my leg, and my poor neighbor has a nasty cut on his collarbone.
When it happened, I was terrified and freaked out, but now I'm just pissed as hell. Those pieces of rock (because I saw in the daylight that it was rocks and brick pieces) could have went through Jason's window and hit him, or the glass could have shattered all over him. Who in their right mind would think it would be a fantastic idea to sneak to the back of buildings and throw heavy crap?
Dunno what is wrong with people nowadays.
I'm glad you're okay. There are a lot serious effed up people out there. Some of them don't realize how easy it is to KILL somebody throwing missiles down on folks like that. Kids do that from time to time at the UMass dorms. I remember walking back to my dorm late at night and getting surprised by a a can of beer exploding one foot away from me. Punk-ass creeps were whipping them from the eighth floor!
::)
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Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/02/11 at 2:45 am
Even more horrifying is the the chair shelter part of the story. They assign you a chair at the homeless shelter. If you get up to take a leak, you lose your chair. Even Michael Moore didn't come up with anything that sickening!
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yeah I read that part, although I read it as if they left the shelter, then the chair was reassigned, not so much as if they got up to pee, but upon reading it again, I think you are right.
I wanted to read more about the poor guy in the story, so I did more research, he apparently died of a cocaine overdose then ended up in the bottom of the elevator shaft. It's a sad story and just one story in an ocean of sad stories happening all over the world. Never ceases to amaze me.
In one of the articles about him, it was mentioned "What homelessness is, is a matter of opinion. The Department of Housing and Urban Development defines it as anyone living in a shelter or on the streets. HUD estimates there are 700,000 homeless people in America, but federal dollars finance fewer than 200,000 beds. The U.S. Department of Education counts homeless children as those who live doubled up in another family's home or in motels. In 2007, they counted almost 700,000 homeless children, one-third living in shelters or outdoors. The Wayne County Medical Examiner considers a homeless person to have no permanent address"
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20090212/METRO08/902120394/The-last-sad-days-of-the-Detroit-man-found-frozen#ixzz1O6MJLTV5
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Written By: Howard on 06/02/11 at 7:00 am
Technically, in the eyes of the law... if you bought the house with the money in the walls then the money belongs to you...
so it's finders keepers losers weepers.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/02/11 at 7:01 am
It might be nice to have the cash on hand when the big scary dudes show up at the door looking for their forty grand!
:o
or you could just easily put it in the bank.
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Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 06/02/11 at 9:34 am
Technically, in the eyes of the law... if you bought the house with the money in the walls then the money belongs to you...
What money? ;)
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Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 06/02/11 at 9:58 am
Why do insurance companies have to be such PITAs? I realize it's all about $$, but if my doctor writes me a prescription for a covered medication that I'VE BEEN TAKING, why are they NOW questioning IT???? I've already tried the 2 medications they wanted me to try before they would cover THIS one and neither of them worked so they finally approved this one. I've been taking it 2 months, but my doctor thinks I need to increase the dose....however, she wants me to "self-monitor" and adjust the dose AS NEEDED so she wrote the new prescription for 2 pills/day instead of 1. Well, the insurance company doesn't like that and only wants me to take 1 of the higher dose, which obviously would be cheaper, but then I wouldn't be able to titrate back DOWN if necessary since it's a capsule.
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Written By: snozberries on 06/02/11 at 11:29 am
or you could just easily put it in the bank.
It'd be pretty stupid to put it in the bank. If the IRS noticed you'd have to pay taxes on it.
What money? ;)
EXACTLY!!! O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/02/11 at 1:39 pm
What money? ;)
The 40 Grand.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/02/11 at 2:01 pm
The 40 Grand.
it was a joke Howard...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/02/11 at 6:04 pm
Why do insurance companies have to be such PITAs? I realize it's all about $$, but if my doctor writes me a prescription for a covered medication that I'VE BEEN TAKING, why are they NOW questioning IT???? I've already tried the 2 medications they wanted me to try before they would cover THIS one and neither of them worked so they finally approved this one. I've been taking it 2 months, but my doctor thinks I need to increase the dose....however, she wants me to "self-monitor" and adjust the dose AS NEEDED so she wrote the new prescription for 2 pills/day instead of 1. Well, the insurance company doesn't like that and only wants me to take 1 of the higher dose, which obviously would be cheaper, but then I wouldn't be able to titrate back DOWN if necessary since it's a capsule.
We don't want some nit-picking bureaucrat in the federal government making our health care decisions.
Okay, you can have a nit-picking bureaucrat in the insurance racket making your health care decisions!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/02/11 at 6:06 pm
yeah I read that part, although I read it as if they left the shelter, then the chair was reassigned, not so much as if they got up to pee, but upon reading it again, I think you are right.
I wanted to read more about the poor guy in the story, so I did more research, he apparently died of a cocaine overdose then ended up in the bottom of the elevator shaft. It's a sad story and just one story in an ocean of sad stories happening all over the world. Never ceases to amaze me.
In one of the articles about him, it was mentioned "What homelessness is, is a matter of opinion. The Department of Housing and Urban Development defines it as anyone living in a shelter or on the streets. HUD estimates there are 700,000 homeless people in America, but federal dollars finance fewer than 200,000 beds. The U.S. Department of Education counts homeless children as those who live doubled up in another family's home or in motels. In 2007, they counted almost 700,000 homeless children, one-third living in shelters or outdoors. The Wayne County Medical Examiner considers a homeless person to have no permanent address"
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20090212/METRO08/902120394/The-last-sad-days-of-the-Detroit-man-found-frozen#ixzz1O6MJLTV5
When I was "homeless" a few years ago I wasn't counted as homeless because I was sleeping on my sister's couch!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/02/11 at 6:30 pm
What money? ;)
My thoughts exactly. :D
My rant for the day: My employees. I took most of the day yesterday off to get Sarah to the doctors and what not. We didn't get all the work done because when I leave, they don't work as well. Pisses me off. Anyway, we were trying to catch up today and I am a stress ball because of the whole thing with Sarah and the work. One of my people asked "Why stress, we aren't going to get it done anyway". Seriously? If the work doesn't get done, it comes down on me. I get that they aren't as worried as I am, but at least have some understanding for my side of it. I was not a happy camper today.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/02/11 at 7:20 pm
Why do insurance companies have to be such PITAs? I realize it's all about $$, but if my doctor writes me a prescription for a covered medication that I'VE BEEN TAKING, why are they NOW questioning IT???? I've already tried the 2 medications they wanted me to try before they would cover THIS one and neither of them worked so they finally approved this one. I've been taking it 2 months, but my doctor thinks I need to increase the dose....however, she wants me to "self-monitor" and adjust the dose AS NEEDED so she wrote the new prescription for 2 pills/day instead of 1. Well, the insurance company doesn't like that and only wants me to take 1 of the higher dose, which obviously would be cheaper, but then I wouldn't be able to titrate back DOWN if necessary since it's a capsule.
*agreed* and you have my sympathy! THe insurance company made my husband use 5 different medications for his migraines before he could take the one that the doctor wanted him originally on ( and yep - the rest did no good; what a waste of time and money). I wish I could make them feel the pain my husband had to endure :-[
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Written By: snozberries on 06/02/11 at 7:28 pm
My thoughts exactly. :D
My rant for the day: My employees. I took most of the day yesterday off to get Sarah to the doctors and what not. We didn't get all the work done because when I leave, they don't work as well. Pisses me off. Anyway, we were trying to catch up today and I am a stress ball because of the whole thing with Sarah and the work. One of my people asked "Why stress, we aren't going to get it done anyway". Seriously? If the work doesn't get done, it comes down on me. I get that they aren't as worried as I am, but at least have some understanding for my side of it. I was not a happy camper today.
Sux dag. Whatever happened to the concept of hard work? Suddenly everyone has this what's in it for me mentality. >:(
On my end I'm training a new dispatcher. Woman has zero experience. She keeps saying well I worked security 15 yes ago so I know how to listen to and talk on a radio. Yeah really? Ya sure cuz last weekend YOU SUCKED. ::)
So here's the deal.... When you talk on the radio you press the key to talk and then you wait for two seconds (or three) then u talk. You don't start talking before you activate the mike. I get it nerves got the best of her. Whatever. Let's focus on the listening skills.
She learned three code soon Sat (well more but there were three things she did repeatedly on sat:
X-unit, 11-51 at x-location. (it means so & so is doing an area check) they do them all day long, maybe ya wanna commit that to memory.
Know what else they do a lot? Write reports at the station. Wanna learn how they say it? X-unit is 106S on 1017.
I shyt you not the officers did this several times. Each time she went to her manual to look it up. We talked about the codes what they mean etc.
Then on Sunday we had different officers who did exactly the same stuff listed above. After the fifth time someone went 106s on 1017 I asked her what they said on the radio and she didn't know. She listened to the playback and couldn't discern the word TEN SIX ESS ON TEN SEVENTEEN. I told her even if she didn't know remember what it meant she should be able to tell me what the words they said were ::)
It may seem petty. Probably is except the officers safety hinders on us hearing and comprehending the radio traffic. If she can't understand something that simple what happens when they are in pursuit and fighting when the radio traffic isn't clear at all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/02/11 at 7:30 pm
*agreed* and you have my sympathy! THe insurance company made my husband use 5 different medications for his migraines before he could take the one that the doctor wanted him originally on ( and yep - the rest did no good; what a waste of time and money). I wish I could make them feel the pain my husband had to endure :-[
Sami.....how'd things go at the dentist and w/ the meeting?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/02/11 at 7:43 pm
Oh one more trainee rant from Sunday:
We have a computer system we use to log officers activities.
Every possible activity has a code. There are so many codes we must memorize we made them as simple as possible.
1151 (area check) is 1151
106s (busy at station) is 106s
On foot inner campus (foot patrol) is FOOT.
I explained this concept to her on Sat after an officer did several 1151s and then went out on foot.
On Sunday when she was having so much trouble understanding what 106s on 1017 meant I was trying to help her understand the logging process. All I needed her to do was come to the revelation that she needed to type 106S into the box. I asked her what the code for on foot was ( I honestly didn't think she'd remember) surprisingly she said foot. So I said what's the code for 1151. She didn't know (we'd done three of those by that time (on Sunday- we did many more on Sat). Anyway I told her I wasn't tricking her and she shouldn't over think it.
I asked again for the code for on foot. "FOOT" okay so what's ne code for 1151? " I don't know" ::) so I told her it's 1151. I say now knowing the code for foot is foot and for 1151 is 1151 what do think is the code or 106s (in my head i added which btw you've entered several times today and yesterday) He response? I don't know, what's 106s again :-\\
I may find religion yet. Cuz I'm gonna start praying that I don't kill her. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/02/11 at 7:55 pm
Sami.....how'd things go at the dentist and w/ the meeting?
Girl, went to dentist and she sheared of a small/thin piece. They did an x-ray and the dentist could not see anything. He is hoping the nerve is just hyper sensitive right now. He put a floride coating on it to help desensitize it, and will call in a week. If it get's worse - need to go back.
They could not do the meeting earlier, so it is tomorrow at 9:30.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/02/11 at 7:57 pm
Oh one more trainee rant from Sunday:
We have a computer system we use to log officers activities.
Every possible activity has a code. There are so many codes we must memorize we made them as simple as possible.
1151 (area check) is 1151
106s (busy at station) is 106s
On foot inner campus (foot patrol) is FOOT.
I explained this concept to her on Sat after an officer did several 1151s and then went out on foot.
On Sunday when she was having so much trouble understanding what 106s on 1017 meant I was trying to help her understand the logging process. All I needed her to do was come to the revelation that she needed to type 106S into the box. I asked her what the code for on foot was ( I honestly didn't think she'd remember) surprisingly she said foot. So I said what's the code for 1151. She didn't know (we'd done three of those by that time (on Sunday- we did many more on Sat). Anyway I told her I wasn't tricking her and she shouldn't over think it.
I asked again for the code for on foot. "FOOT" okay so what's ne code for 1151? " I don't know" ::) so I told her it's 1151. I say now knowing the code for foot is foot and for 1151 is 1151 what do think is the code or 106s (in my head i added which btw you've entered several times today and yesterday) He response? I don't know, what's 106s again :-\\
I may find religion yet. Cuz I'm gonna start praying that I don't kill her. :D
that sucks :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/02/11 at 7:58 pm
Girl, went to dentist and she sheared of a small/thin piece. They did an x-ray and the dentist could not see anything. He is hoping the nerve is just hyper sensitive right now. He put a floride coating on it to help desensitize it, and will call in a week. If it get's worse - need to go back.
They could not do the meeting earlier, so it is tomorrow at 9:30.
I'll be thinking about you tomorrow.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/02/11 at 8:04 pm
Girl, went to dentist and she sheared of a small/thin piece. They did an x-ray and the dentist could not see anything. He is hoping the nerve is just hyper sensitive right now. He put a floride coating on it to help desensitize it, and will call in a week. If it get's worse - need to go back.
They could not do the meeting earlier, so it is tomorrow at 9:30.
You have my prayers as well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/02/11 at 8:47 pm
I'll be thinking about you tomorrow.
You have my prayers as well.
Thanks both of you!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/03/11 at 6:36 am
When I was "homeless" a few years ago I wasn't counted as homeless because I was sleeping on my sister's couch!
::)
How'd you manage?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/03/11 at 6:38 am
My thoughts exactly. :D
My rant for the day: My employees. I took most of the day yesterday off to get Sarah to the doctors and what not. We didn't get all the work done because when I leave, they don't work as well. Pisses me off. Anyway, we were trying to catch up today and I am a stress ball because of the whole thing with Sarah and the work. One of my people asked "Why stress, we aren't going to get it done anyway". Seriously? If the work doesn't get done, it comes down on me. I get that they aren't as worried as I am, but at least have some understanding for my side of it. I was not a happy camper today.
I hate lazy workers. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 06/03/11 at 12:16 pm
Oh one more trainee rant from Sunday:
We have a computer system we use to log officers activities.
Every possible activity has a code. There are so many codes we must memorize we made them as simple as possible.
1151 (area check) is 1151
106s (busy at station) is 106s
On foot inner campus (foot patrol) is FOOT.
I explained this concept to her on Sat after an officer did several 1151s and then went out on foot.
On Sunday when she was having so much trouble understanding what 106s on 1017 meant I was trying to help her understand the logging process. All I needed her to do was come to the revelation that she needed to type 106S into the box. I asked her what the code for on foot was ( I honestly didn't think she'd remember) surprisingly she said foot. So I said what's the code for 1151. She didn't know (we'd done three of those by that time (on Sunday- we did many more on Sat). Anyway I told her I wasn't tricking her and she shouldn't over think it.
I asked again for the code for on foot. "FOOT" okay so what's ne code for 1151? " I don't know" ::) so I told her it's 1151. I say now knowing the code for foot is foot and for 1151 is 1151 what do think is the code or 106s (in my head i added which btw you've entered several times today and yesterday) He response? I don't know, what's 106s again :-\\
I may find religion yet. Cuz I'm gonna start praying that I don't kill her. :D
I feel your pain, I have actually done up a manual with step by step instructions on how to do EVERYTHING in the office and I still get "No one ever told me that".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: barefootrobin on 06/03/11 at 1:51 pm
Oh Do I HAve A Rant:
There are men who cannot deal with a female having authority over them. Abviously this goes back to their relationships with their mothers. Now being that I work in Commercial Construction and am the Operations Manager for the company of which I am employed, I have authority over everyone except the owner.
We have an Electrician who hates my guts because I question his time sheets (he attempts to steal hours) refuse to pay him more than 2 days after the payroll dealine (AND the fact that I do pay after the deadline at all is a favour he doesn't seem to see) and I have taken his department and done modifications - for the better but he doesn't see that either. There are many other reasons he doesn't like me but these are the main ones. Please note that I am always resepctful and helpful within reason to this man despite his dripping with hatred attitude toward me. I am a prefessional.
So he has been going onto job sites and ridiculing me (and my office staff) to the other field staff, we have been very busy lately and everyone is overworked including myself. So frustrations and tempers are high. A negative employee is like an infection - it spreads if it isn't treated. SO they all jumped on the band wagon it would seem and complained about the office staff as well (I'm in charge of that so it's complaining about me). All of the complaints were laughably petty (them not being able to get a hold of my staff because they were out for lunch etc). So they had a meeting - without my office staff and myself. THey all ranted and raved, I could hear everything because my office is right next to the boardroom. So I go in. Pen and paper in hand and deal with the issues. This guy shooting daggers at me the whole time. But boy did he shut up when I came in. Any way now he thinks I am going to put up with him mean mugging me whenever he is in the office. AND he wants to have a meeting with my office staff to lay down some new policies he has created. Not happening. In fact I'm putting an ad in for a new Electrician on Monday. Idiot.
Phew. I feel better now lol....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/03/11 at 5:07 pm
I feel your pain, I have actually done up a manual with step by step instructions on how to do EVERYTHING in the office and I still get "No one ever told me that".
I have a dispatcher like that.... I send emails with policy changes and he'll tell the other dispatchers that he never reads the emails then when I ask him why he didn't follow the new policy he'll say no one told him of the change... I'll say well I sent an email and he'll say well I didn't get it. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 06/04/11 at 2:27 am
I have a dispatcher like that.... I send emails with policy changes and he'll tell the other dispatchers that he never reads the emails then when I ask him why he didn't follow the new policy he'll say no one told him of the change... I'll say well I sent an email and he'll say well I didn't get it. ::)
I used to print out the e-mail and post it somewhere blindingly obvious like next to the coffee machine.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/04/11 at 9:52 am
I used to print out the e-mail and post it somewhere blindingly obvious like next to the coffee machine.
I print it up and put it in the bin we use for important notifications and pass on information. We don't have a coffee machine in a location that I can post information and the way the comm center is set up I don't have a place to post info on walls.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/04/11 at 7:18 pm
Can anyone have a relaxing rest of the day from work coming home without some idiot on the street asking people for a cigarette? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/04/11 at 7:48 pm
Can anyone have a relaxing rest of the day from work coming home without some idiot complaining about some minute detail of his life ::)
"fixt" :D
;)
Really Howard you should stop smoking! 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/04/11 at 8:05 pm
"fixt" :D
;)
Really Howard you should stop smoking! 8)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/04/11 at 8:05 pm
;D
double ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/04/11 at 8:08 pm
;D
double ;D
Thanks - I thought so 8) 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/04/11 at 8:27 pm
"fixt" :D
;)
Really Howard you should stop smoking! 8)
Oh now THAT'S contributing something positive!
cf. America's Got Talent--Season 6 thread
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/04/11 at 8:30 pm
Can anyone have a relaxing rest of the day from work coming home without some idiot on the street asking people for a cigarette? ::)
"fixt" :D
;)
Really Howard you should stop smoking! 8)
Sami...I don't know why everyone says you're so dumb! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/04/11 at 10:14 pm
I commuted to Rutgers Newark by train every day - had a GREAT Bsetup at home, no dorms at R-N) and was often approached by "street people" looking for a handout. My response to one overly aggressive dude wasw to grab him by the shoulder and ask him for a $5 loan till Thursday. Never saw him again
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/04/11 at 11:13 pm
I commuted to Rutgers Newark by train every day - had a GREAT Bsetup at home, no dorms at R-N) and was often approached by "street people" looking for a handout. My response to one overly aggressive dude wasw to grab him by the shoulder and ask him for a $5 loan till Thursday. Never saw him again
BOO-YAH!
http://img.listal.com/image/1871891/600full.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/05/11 at 6:53 am
"fixt" :D
;)
Really Howard you should stop smoking! 8)
I don't smoke,It's just those bums on the street asking for cigarettes and I'm sure in hell ain't gonna give them money! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/05/11 at 10:20 pm
BOO-YAH!
http://img.listal.com/image/1871891/600full.jpg
Sorry Max, but that went right over my head, or left over my head, don't get it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/05/11 at 11:29 pm
Sorry Max, but that went right over my head, or left over my head, don't get it.
Bernard Goetz
The Subway Vigilante
(Give me five dollars!)
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/06/11 at 8:21 pm
Bernard Goetz
The Subway Vigilante
(Give me five dollars!)
:-\\
Ah ha, but I commuted on the weary Eire Lacawana from Dover N.J. so never took a subway. The 5 $ is, as they say, in the mail
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/06/11 at 9:03 pm
A bit of a head cold that has been hanging on. I have two little girls (and tomorrow there will be a third) who are running me ragged and I can't sleep. Just wish that the head cold will go away and I could sleep so I can have more energy to play with the kids.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/07/11 at 6:36 am
A bit of a head cold that has been hanging on. I have two little girls (and tomorrow there will be a third) who are running me ragged and I can't sleep. Just wish that the head cold will go away and I could sleep so I can have more energy to play with the kids.
Cat
feel better Cat. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/07/11 at 10:36 pm
feel better Cat. :)
She is, I petted her a bit more than usual and it helped. The three little girls are a delight (sorry, not a rant)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/08/11 at 6:44 am
She is, I petted her a bit more than usual and it helped. The three little girls are a delight (sorry, not a rant)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/08/11 at 8:30 am
She is, I petted her a bit more than usual and it helped. The three little girls are a delight (sorry, not a rant)
Not sure if I'm feeling better or not. :-\\ One minute I do, and the other not. But, I have absolutely NO voice.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/08/11 at 5:42 pm
So today was the day from hell. One of my employees was in a bad mood so guess who got the blame and all the attitude. Even though I did nothing to her she gave me attitude all day. Come to find out it was because I was supposedly yelling at her yesterday when I made a comment about not understanding how we were behind when we had less work than the week before when we were on time. I didn't say it meanly or direct it at anyone. I work too so I was in there too. Get a grip chickie.
I also spent the day biting my tongue nearly off. She spent the day talking about how she got drunk last night and drove home. The kicker was when she mentioned that her 3 year old son was with her. Really? You are worried about your ex trying to get custody...well if you get a DUI with him in the car guess who gets your kiddo, it ain't you> Of course you can't tell her anything because she knows it all. One of those days that I am very glad to be home.
To top it off, can you say PMS from hell?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/08/11 at 7:09 pm
So today was the day from hell. One of my employees was in a bad mood so guess who got the blame and all the attitude. Even though I did nothing to her she gave me attitude all day. Come to find out it was because I was supposedly yelling at her yesterday when I made a comment about not understanding how we were behind when we had less work than the week before when we were on time. I didn't say it meanly or direct it at anyone. I work too so I was in there too. Get a grip chickie.
I also spent the day biting my tongue nearly off. She spent the day talking about how she got drunk last night and drove home. The kicker was when she mentioned that her 3 year old son was with her. Really? You are worried about your ex trying to get custody...well if you get a DUI with him in the car guess who gets your kiddo, it ain't you> Of course you can't tell her anything because she knows it all. One of those days that I am very glad to be home.
To top it off, can you say PMS from hell?
Karma for keeping you tongue tied in such a trying situation! I hope tomorrow is better!!!
You know I had the talk with administration about the "perception" that I am not doing well as an FFA Advisor; kids aren't participating in contests available, and getting the awards that they could... Well I can't make a team myself for competition, can't force a kid to go for it (and lots of teams take 4-7 members; maybe get 2 kids interested but I can't get the extras), or force them to come to practice; I refuse to do their record books for them. I will check them - but I am not doing them; so they don't get to win the awards for them. But even more so - I have an "alumni" that is supposed to support the members and me, using their expertise and help (and supposedly they are complaining, but don't say anything TO me). I know a lot; but I cannot be an expert in Horticulture, floral Design, meats judging, Dairy Judging, Livestock Judging, Extemporaneous speaking, Parliamentary Procedures, and envirothon (and that is only about 1/5 of the contests we offer - ALL OVER THE BOARDS) We send out 25 invitations to the alumni about a meeting/BBQ where they can come and air this, tell us how to fix it - etc.... Count them 3 show up! Everyone wants something to happen, but no one wants to devote time to it. SO IS IT ME??? Or a lot of talk with no action ::)
I can only do what I can do!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/08/11 at 7:23 pm
Not sure if I'm feeling better or not. :-\\ One minute I do, and the other not. But, I have absolutely NO voice.
Cat
sorry about your voice.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/08/11 at 7:25 pm
So today was the day from hell. One of my employees was in a bad mood so guess who got the blame and all the attitude. Even though I did nothing to her she gave me attitude all day. Come to find out it was because I was supposedly yelling at her yesterday when I made a comment about not understanding how we were behind when we had less work than the week before when we were on time. I didn't say it meanly or direct it at anyone. I work too so I was in there too. Get a grip chickie.
I also spent the day biting my tongue nearly off. She spent the day talking about how she got drunk last night and drove home. The kicker was when she mentioned that her 3 year old son was with her. Really? You are worried about your ex trying to get custody...well if you get a DUI with him in the car guess who gets your kiddo, it ain't you> Of course you can't tell her anything because she knows it all. One of those days that I am very glad to be home.
To top it off, can you say PMS from hell?
Dag,glad you held it in It's better to let off some steam at home on the boards than at the workplace. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/08/11 at 7:35 pm
Karma for keeping you tongue tied in such a trying situation! I hope tomorrow is better!!!
You know I had the talk with administration about the "perception" that I am not doing well as an FFA Advisor; kids aren't participating in contests available, and getting the awards that they could... Well I can't make a team myself for competition, can't force a kid to go for it (and lots of teams take 4-7 members; maybe get 2 kids interested but I can't get the extras), or force them to come to practice; I refuse to do their record books for them. I will check them - but I am not doing them; so they don't get to win the awards for them. But even more so - I have an "alumni" that is supposed to support the members and me, using their expertise and help (and supposedly they are complaining, but don't say anything TO me). I know a lot; but I cannot be an expert in Horticulture, floral Design, meats judging, Dairy Judging, Livestock Judging, Extemporaneous speaking, Parliamentary Procedures, and envirothon (and that is only about 1/5 of the contests we offer - ALL OVER THE BOARDS) We send out 25 invitations to the alumni about a meeting/BBQ where they can come and air this, tell us how to fix it - etc.... Count them 3 show up! Everyone wants something to happen, but no one wants to devote time to it. SO IS IT ME??? Or a lot of talk with no action ::)
I can only do what I can do!
Thanks.
I agree, if they alumni want something done they need to help. You can't do it all.
Dag,glad you held it in It's better to let off some steam at home on the boards than at the workplace. :)
Thanks, Howard.
Karma to you both :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/08/11 at 7:52 pm
Thanks.
I agree, if they alumni want something done they need to help. You can't do it all.
Thanks, Howard.
Karma to you both :)
karma returned.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/11/11 at 5:53 pm
SON OF A MUTHER LUVIN' BITCH!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
I have to do this project for my Captain where I have to compile the number of requests for service we had from a particular agency.
The problem is there are about 30 different ways dispatchers could've input the data because different employees have different body numbers, or the dispatcher could've put it in by department name or employee name... so.... I have to go thru each and every log entry from July 1st 2010 thru today.... that's 28,752 Log entries....... nope not a typo.....
I started at 0830 it is now 1547.
I just looked up saw that I was up to May 14th YAY!!!!! then I looked closer.....somehow the records went from Dec 31st 2010 to Jan 2010 so all the entries I looked at from Jan to May were for 2010 not 2011 so I have to do the damn thing over again.... that's some 15,735 records I still have to sift thru.... i'm not even gonna bother to count how many wrong records I sifted thru. :-\\ :\'(
Before you ask Howard :P I was focusing on the Reporting Party field... I didn't look at the date field because the records should have been going numerically by date and that's why I didn't notice sooner.....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/11/11 at 7:39 pm
I feel I've been mocked for 4 years at Pathmark,when it rains or snows I come in for a short break either from the freezing cold or dripping wet from the pouring rain and they think I'm some meterologist/weatherman asking me is it raining/snowing out there? Me being wet,water on my raincoat,dripping forehead should be a good indication that it's raining outside so they shouldn't have to ask. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/11/11 at 7:48 pm
I feel I've been mocked for 4 years at Pathmark,when it rains or snows I come in for a short break either from the freezing cold or dripping wet from the pouring rain and they think I'm some meterologist/weatherman asking me is it raining/snowing out there? Me being wet,water on my raincoat,dripping forehead should be a good indication that it's raining outside so they shouldn't have to ask. ::)
Not necessarily mocking, Howard. I think it is a common question and people don't realize how silly it is until it comes out of their mouths. I have caught myself asking people this was well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/11/11 at 7:56 pm
Not necessarily mocking, Howard. I think it is a common question and people don't realize how silly it is until it comes out of their mouths. I have caught myself asking people this was well.
Maybe that's the way I see it,I kinda think they're mocking me "Oh You must be soaken wet OR "Oh you must be freezing cold",that sort of thing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/11/11 at 8:04 pm
SON OF A MUTHER LUVIN' BITCH!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
I have to do this project for my Captain where I have to compile the number of requests for service we had from a particular agency.
The problem is there are about 30 different ways dispatchers could've input the data because different employees have different body numbers, or the dispatcher could've put it in by department name or employee name... so.... I have to go thru each and every log entry from July 1st 2010 thru today.... that's 28,752 Log entries....... nope not a typo.....
I started at 0830 it is now 1547.
I just looked up saw that I was up to May 14th YAY!!!!! then I looked closer.....somehow the records went from Dec 31st 2010 to Jan 2010 so all the entries I looked at from Jan to May were for 2010 not 2011 so I have to do the damn thing over again.... that's some 15,735 records I still have to sift thru.... i'm not even gonna bother to count how many wrong records I sifted thru. :-\\ :\'(
Before you ask Howard :P I was focusing on the Reporting Party field... I didn't look at the date field because the records should have been going numerically by date and that's why I didn't notice sooner.....
Oh dear!! Never assume ... it makes an .... ;D Oh well ... never mind!! :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/11/11 at 8:13 pm
Maybe that's the way I see it,I kinda think they're mocking me "Oh You must be soaken wet OR "Oh you must be freezing cold",that sort of thing.
;D
You need some Al Jaffee:
Q. Is it raining outside?
A. Does it ever rain inside?
http://www.collectmad.com/collectibles/pbacks/smsatsq.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/11/11 at 8:20 pm
SON OF A MUTHER LUVIN' BITCH!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
I have to do this project for my Captain where I have to compile the number of requests for service we had from a particular agency.
The problem is there are about 30 different ways dispatchers could've input the data because different employees have different body numbers, or the dispatcher could've put it in by department name or employee name... so.... I have to go thru each and every log entry from July 1st 2010 thru today.... that's 28,752 Log entries....... nope not a typo.....
I started at 0830 it is now 1547.
I just looked up saw that I was up to May 14th YAY!!!!! then I looked closer.....somehow the records went from Dec 31st 2010 to Jan 2010 so all the entries I looked at from Jan to May were for 2010 not 2011 so I have to do the damn thing over again.... that's some 15,735 records I still have to sift thru.... i'm not even gonna bother to count how many wrong records I sifted thru. :-\\ :\'(
Before you ask Howard :P I was focusing on the Reporting Party field... I didn't look at the date field because the records should have been going numerically by date and that's why I didn't notice sooner.....
finished.....THANK GOD!!!! and with 2 minutes left to go in my shift ::)
for the record there were 46 calls for service out of the 28,752 log entries made.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/11/11 at 8:23 pm
I feel I've been mocked for 4 years at Pathmark,when it rains or snows I come in for a short break either from the freezing cold or dripping wet from the pouring rain and they think I'm some meterologist/weatherman asking me is it raining/snowing out there? Me being wet,water on my raincoat,dripping forehead should be a good indication that it's raining outside so they shouldn't have to ask. ::)
they are not mocking you howard.... when you work indoors you don't think about the weather all that much so when it's brought to your attention (by a co-worker coming in wet for example) you are shocked or in disbelief about what the conditions outside are....
it's more of statement.... Oh is it raining. Maybe you need to stop taking everything so literally howard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/11/11 at 9:22 pm
I wish this $#@%* cough would go away. During the day it seems ok-yeah I do cough a bit but at night when I am trying to sleep, the cough wakes me up. And the thing is, it is a dry hacking cough. My throat tickles which makes me cough but nothing comes up. I sent Hubby to the pharmacy to pick up some Robitussin with expectorant. He came back and said they didn't have it (when I saw it at the OTHER pharmacy in town) but he did bring me another kind of Robitussin. I'm hoping it works so tonight I can get a GOOD night's sleep. That is what I REALLY need.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/11/11 at 10:41 pm
I wish this $#@%* cough would go away. During the day it seems ok-yeah I do cough a bit but at night when I am trying to sleep, the cough wakes me up. And the thing is, it is a dry hacking cough. My throat tickles which makes me cough but nothing comes up. I sent Hubby to the pharmacy to pick up some Robitussin with expectorant. He came back and said they didn't have it (when I saw it at the OTHER pharmacy in town) but he did bring me another kind of Robitussin. I'm hoping it works so tonight I can get a GOOD night's sleep. That is what I REALLY need.
Cat
Well, the local remedy my cousin brough might help to
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/11/11 at 11:18 pm
Well, the local remedy my cousin brough might help to
You wake up three days later and no more cough!
Now, how did I get to San Juan and what am I doing in this bathtub full of ice cubes...
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/sad5.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/11 at 6:37 am
;D
You need some Al Jaffee:
Q. Is it raining outside?
A. Does it ever rain inside?
http://www.collectmad.com/collectibles/pbacks/smsatsq.jpg
That could work.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/11 at 6:38 am
they are not mocking you howard.... when you work indoors you don't think about the weather all that much so when it's brought to your attention (by a co-worker coming in wet for example) you are shocked or in disbelief about what the conditions outside are....
it's more of statement.... Oh is it raining. Maybe you need to stop taking everything so literally howard.
I know,I need to stop taking things so seriously. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/11 at 6:39 am
I wish this $#@%* cough would go away. During the day it seems ok-yeah I do cough a bit but at night when I am trying to sleep, the cough wakes me up. And the thing is, it is a dry hacking cough. My throat tickles which makes me cough but nothing comes up. I sent Hubby to the pharmacy to pick up some Robitussin with expectorant. He came back and said they didn't have it (when I saw it at the OTHER pharmacy in town) but he did bring me another kind of Robitussin. I'm hoping it works so tonight I can get a GOOD night's sleep. That is what I REALLY need.
Cat
feel better.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/12/11 at 7:59 am
I wish this $#@%* cough would go away. During the day it seems ok-yeah I do cough a bit but at night when I am trying to sleep, the cough wakes me up. And the thing is, it is a dry hacking cough. My throat tickles which makes me cough but nothing comes up. I sent Hubby to the pharmacy to pick up some Robitussin with expectorant. He came back and said they didn't have it (when I saw it at the OTHER pharmacy in town) but he did bring me another kind of Robitussin. I'm hoping it works so tonight I can get a GOOD night's sleep. That is what I REALLY need.
Cat
Sounds like it could be a sinus infection. :P With post nasal drip with the no voice, and now cough. The cough if it is worse at night, could be from acid reflux, and post - n - drip causes the acids to build up and then it irritates the bronchioles which cause the cough which brings more acid up.... Vicious circle. My asthma specialist says lots of unproductive coughs are really the cause of acid reflux. You could try a pepcid before bed.
Take care! Hope you find relief soon!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/12/11 at 8:38 am
You wake up three days later and no more cough!
Now, how did I get to San Juan and what am I doing in this bathtub full of ice cubes...
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/sad5.gif
You weren't supposed tell everyone about that.
Sounds like it could be a sinus infection. :P With post nasal drip with the no voice, and now cough. The cough if it is worse at night, could be from acid reflux, and post - n - drip causes the acids to build up and then it irritates the bronchioles which cause the cough which brings more acid up.... Vicious circle. My asthma specialist says lots of unproductive coughs are really the cause of acid reflux. You could try a pepcid before bed.
Take care! Hope you find relief soon!!!!
I'm sure it is sinus related. I did take the Robitussin last night and slept most of the night. (Only started coughing about 7-and sh!t was coming up). Unfortunately, now, I'm feeling very groggy. (I have EXTREMELY low tolerance to meds.) Hopefully, this will go away once and for all.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/11 at 10:18 am
Oh dear!! Never assume ... it makes an .... ;D Oh well ... never mind!! :-\\
speaking of making assumptions......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzYeA-3aqcU
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 06/12/11 at 10:28 am
You weren't supposed tell everyone about that.
I'm sure it is sinus related. I did take the Robitussin last night and slept most of the night. (Only started coughing about 7-and sh!t was coming up). Unfortunately, now, I'm feeling very groggy. (I have EXTREMELY low tolerance to meds.) Hopefully, this will go away once and for all.
Cat
If it is sinus' do the neti pot. Love the neti!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/12/11 at 11:29 am
If it is sinus' do the neti pot. Love the neti!
I have the sinus rinse (sort of a squeeze bottle) - I hate doing; but it does work! I use it, but man it really is a weird sensation.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/11 at 2:25 pm
speaking of making assumptions......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzYeA-3aqcU
HA! Good video I enjoyed it. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/11 at 2:25 pm
You weren't supposed tell everyone about that.
I'm sure it is sinus related. I did take the Robitussin last night and slept most of the night. (Only started coughing about 7-and sh!t was coming up). Unfortunately, now, I'm feeling very groggy. (I have EXTREMELY low tolerance to meds.) Hopefully, this will go away once and for all.
Cat
feel better Cat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/12/11 at 3:27 pm
I am very heavy hearted today. I was talking to my friend since college (almost 20 years) whom is married to another one of my college friends for 15 years now. They have no children, not from lack of trying, it just never happened (and she is 40 years and he is +40). Her husbands job, is an efficiency "expert" so he travels all the time, and is only home on weekends. He has been doing this for 8 or 9 years now. It took them away from family in Illinois, to Orlando (this is the couple we were supposed to be staying with for our vacation). She is at home, with only 2 dogs. She admits she does not do much after work, as she doesn't see the fun in going out by herself etc... and she is a homebody. He is only home on weekends.
Talking to her yesterday, she said her hubby is asking for separation, and he just says he doesn't love her anymore. He told her hasn't cheated, and she has nothing that says otherwise so she has to believe him. Although she did find a letter in Feb., where he was asking an old friend (who was female) for a current nude photo. :-\\ He doesn't want to go to counseling, as he believes he doesn't have a problem(and if "r" goes to counseling and changes, then maybe he will think about coming back). He blames their lack of s-- life on her, he is only home on weekends, and not every weekend. He wants to be "happy", not to come home and have to do "honey does and such. I asked her what does his "happiness" entail and why can't they work at it together; and he won't give her an answer. It is an all or nothing type of thing with him. I just find the whole thing odd.
IDK how to help. Listen. She insists she still wants us to come down, as she will have something to look forward too. But I am in complete shock. I just do not see throwing away 15 years of someone, specially not even giving it an attempt. Life just sucks some time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/11 at 4:00 pm
Sorry about your friend Sami. All you can do at this point is listen because there's no way for you to fix it.
Having gone thru something recently with a friend I know how much you want to fix it but we can't force people todo what we would do given the same circumstances.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/11 at 4:04 pm
Fudge viruses and the people who create them. What is fun about infecting another persons computer?
I'm at work trying to handle commencement traffic and work on a project. I get on line to figure how to use a particular aspect of Excel and apparently the website I clicked on for help infected my computer. I have 4 hrs left in my shift. I could've gotten a lot of work done but no. BASTURDS!!!!!! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/12/11 at 4:38 pm
Sorry about your friend Sami. All you can do at this point is listen because there's no way for you to fix it.
Having gone thru something recently with a friend I know how much you want to fix it but we can't force people todo what we would do given the same circumstances.
Agreed. All you may be able to do is listen, Sami. I am sad for her.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/12/11 at 4:40 pm
Fudge viruses and the people who create them. What is fun about infecting another persons computer?
I'm at work trying to handle commencement traffic and work on a project. I get on line to figure how to use a particular aspect of Excel and apparently the website I clicked on for help infected my computer. I have 4 hrs left in my shift. I could've gotten a lot of work done but no. BASTURDS!!!!!! >:(
that does suck! Especially for excel help! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/12/11 at 4:42 pm
Sorry about your friend Sami. All you can do at this point is listen because there's no way for you to fix it.
Having gone thru something recently with a friend I know how much you want to fix it but we can't force people todo what we would do given the same circumstances.
I know! I just want to smack "oso" upside the head and ask him what the hell he is thinking... (I have known him just as long, although maybe not quite as well). I just think there is something fishy in this whole thing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/12/11 at 4:43 pm
Agreed. All you may be able to do is listen, Sami. I am sad for her.
I am too.... Our family vacation seems a little "wrong" at this point. But she keeps insisting she wants us to come. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/12/11 at 4:47 pm
I am too.... Our family vacation seems a little "wrong" at this point. But she keeps insisting she wants us to come. :-\\
Maybe she just wants someone there, but doesn't want to say it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/12/11 at 4:50 pm
Maybe she just wants someone there, but doesn't want to say it.
That I can understand, she has no family around her. She is from back in Illinois (around where I am from, and she lived in suburbs of Chicago, before that for 7 years). She feels she really hasn't got anyone around. :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/12/11 at 5:43 pm
If it is sinus' do the neti pot. Love the neti!
I have the sinus rinse (sort of a squeeze bottle) - I hate doing; but it does work! I use it, but man it really is a weird sensation.
That's what I have-AT HOME! However, I have been to one of the biggest neti pots in the world-the Caribbean. It didn't quite get it completely up there. Tomorrow, we are going to Cuomo which is the hot springs. That was the same place that FDR went for the healing properties. Everyone was saying that I did sound better today.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 06/12/11 at 5:55 pm
I am very heavy hearted today. I was talking to my friend since college (almost 20 years) whom is married to another one of my college friends for 15 years now. They have no children, not from lack of trying, it just never happened (and she is 40 years and he is +40). Her husbands job, is an efficiency "expert" so he travels all the time, and is only home on weekends. He has been doing this for 8 or 9 years now. It took them away from family in Illinois, to Orlando (this is the couple we were supposed to be staying with for our vacation). She is at home, with only 2 dogs. She admits she does not do much after work, as she doesn't see the fun in going out by herself etc... and she is a homebody. He is only home on weekends.
Talking to her yesterday, she said her hubby is asking for separation, and he just says he doesn't love her anymore. He told her hasn't cheated, and she has nothing that says otherwise so she has to believe him. Although she did find a letter in Feb., where he was asking an old friend (who was female) for a current nude photo. :-\\ He doesn't want to go to counseling, as he believes he doesn't have a problem(and if "r" goes to counseling and changes, then maybe he will think about coming back). He blames their lack of s-- life on her, he is only home on weekends, and not every weekend. He wants to be "happy", not to come home and have to do "honey does and such. I asked her what does his "happiness" entail and why can't they work at it together; and he won't give her an answer. It is an all or nothing type of thing with him. I just find the whole thing odd.
IDK how to help. Listen. She insists she still wants us to come down, as she will have something to look forward too. But I am in complete shock. I just do not see throwing away 15 years of someone, specially not even giving it an attempt. Life just sucks some time.
The marriage is over, he is cheating. There isn't much you can do, though, except answer the phone when she calls. It is sad, it sucks, but it is all up to her now.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/12/11 at 6:07 pm
The marriage is over, he is cheating. There isn't much you can do, though, except answer the phone when she calls. It is sad, it sucks, but it is all up to her now.
that is a feeling I have... why else would someone not want to work it out, or seek counseling, and just want out - she can have everything, he doesn't want anything... unless there is a guilty conscience involved. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb; you might have happiness now, but if it lasts you will get bored again and then the vicious cycle starts all over again :P I hope I am wrong. But looking at his FB status a girl from Minneapolis, MN keeps asking if he is going to come and see the band (she is a singer), or giving hugs, or asking him what he is up to. "Oso" is not from Minneapolis, or any of the wear abouts. BUT he was doing a job for Redwing (which is located in Minneapolis) last fall - early winter :-\\
This just really sucks
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/12/11 at 6:14 pm
The marriage is over, he is cheating. There isn't much you can do, though, except answer the phone when she calls. It is sad, it sucks, but it is all up to her now.
I agree with this completely. If he isn't actually cheating yet ... he is interested in someone and wants the way clear to pursue. He has been thinking about this for some time now and he doesn't want to be talked out of it. He is a pathetic man!
Life isn't just about pursuing our own happiness at cost to those around us. He should have the guts to be honest with your friend and talk about it. But, like so many guys, he can't speak of such things ... he'd rather make false rationalizations so that he feels 'good' about himself (and his decision).
Go down there and take her mind off of her troubles (even for a little while). It will suck for a while...but, ultimately, the 'happiness' ball is in her court.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/12/11 at 6:40 pm
Fudge viruses and the people who create them. What is fun about infecting another persons computer?
What it is, first you infect them, then you get them to order your bogus software to clean up the mess. It happened to me a while back. The pirates tried to hold my system for ransom of an $80.00 subscription to "Win 7 Antispyware." I didn't send the sonofabitches my CC number, of course, but I did have to call Dell tech support, which sucked!
>:(
There are hundreds of rogue security software programs out there.
The marriage is over, he is cheating. There isn't much you can do, though, except answer the phone when she calls. It is sad, it sucks, but it is all up to her now.
Yup, sounds like it. A current nude photo. Hmmm...I guess he likes to keep his files up to date.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/12/11 at 8:28 pm
I agree with this completely. If he isn't actually cheating yet ... he is interested in someone and wants the way clear to pursue. He has been thinking about this for some time now and he doesn't want to be talked out of it. He is a pathetic man!
Life isn't just about pursuing our own happiness at cost to those around us. He should have the guts to be honest with your friend and talk about it. But, like so many guys, he can't speak of such things ... he'd rather make false rationalizations so that he feels 'good' about himself (and his decision).
Go down there and take her mind off of her troubles (even for a little while). It will suck for a while...but, ultimately, the 'happiness' ball is in her court.
Thanks Peter! It is nice to hear this from a male perspective, and you share the same opinion 100% with my husband. He says "Happiness??? What is Happiness??? Whose life is ever a bed of roses, it is something you strive for and earn with those around you. Life sucks for the most part, and then we have the lows that make the rest of it seem lots better..."
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/13/11 at 6:59 am
Fudge viruses and the people who create them. What is fun about infecting another persons computer?
I'm at work trying to handle commencement traffic and work on a project. I get on line to figure how to use a particular aspect of Excel and apparently the website I clicked on for help infected my computer. I have 4 hrs left in my shift. I could've gotten a lot of work done but no. BASTURDS!!!!!! >:(
hope you can get the virus taken off ASAP,Q.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/13/11 at 7:02 am
Thanks Peter! It is nice to hear this from a male perspective, and you share the same opinion 100% with my husband. He says "Happiness??? What is Happiness??? Whose life is ever a bed of roses, it is something you strive for and earn with those around you. Life sucks for the most part, and then we have the lows that make the rest of it seem lots better..."
That's why we have to take the good with the bad.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/14/11 at 12:13 am
I went onto this website and this b*tch yelled at me for stating my opinion and exploited me in front of the whole messageboard!! >:( >:( >:(
She's not known for being nice so I guess it's partly my fault for being in the message board in the first place, but at the same time she's a 50 something year old woman and she should know manners at her age!!
She has a hard life and lost her daughter to a disease 5 years ago and asks why God is doing this to her. Well, duh b*tch, it's called karma!! You treat people like sh*t and God treats you like sh*t! She's was a jerk even before her daughter died so I doubt she's a nice person. ::)
Just because you disagree with my opinion doesn't give you the permission to treat me like this and to yell at me like that. >:(
Wow, that felt good to let it all out!! Thank you whoever started this thread! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/14/11 at 6:26 am
I went onto this website and this b*tch yelled at me for stating my opinion and exploited me in front of the whole messageboard!! >:( >:( >:(
She's not known for being nice so I guess it's partly my fault for being in the message board in the first place, but at the same time she's a 50 something year old woman and she should know manners at her age!!
She has a hard life and lost her daughter to a disease 5 years ago and asks why God is doing this to her. Well, duh b*tch, it's called karma!! You treat people like sh*t and God treats you like sh*t! She's was a jerk even before her daughter died so I doubt she's a nice person. ::)
Just because you disagree with my opinion doesn't give you the permission to treat me like this and to yell at me like that. >:(
Wow, that felt good to let it all out!! Thank you whoever started this thread! ;D
She had no right to yell at you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/14/11 at 8:29 am
hope you can get the virus taken off ASAP,Q.
The IT techs came in at 0830 and worked until 1400hrs. So basically I got paid to socialize and hang out most of the day since I couldn't get any work done. At least it's fixed now.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/14/11 at 8:42 am
I went onto this website and this b*tch yelled at me for stating my opinion and exploited me in front of the whole messageboard!! >:( >:( >:(
She's not known for being nice so I guess it's partly my fault for being in the message board in the first place, but at the same time she's a 50 something year old woman and she should know manners at her age!!
She has a hard life and lost her daughter to a disease 5 years ago and asks why God is doing this to her. Well, duh b*tch, it's called karma!! You treat people like sh*t and God treats you like sh*t! She's was a jerk even before her daughter died so I doubt she's a nice person. ::)
Just because you disagree with my opinion doesn't give you the permission to treat me like this and to yell at me like that. >:(
Wow, that felt good to let it all out!! Thank you whoever started this thread! ;D
Since you didn't go into details about what you said that upset her I have no opinion about her reaction......yet. As we've established here many times the young's pov varies greatly from the mature. There's a different life experience and therefore a different set of priorities or sense of what's important that often put the two a odds.
I don't condone her why is god punishing me mentality for two reasons I don't believe in tad and I think it's selfish for people who do to think that they should be more important to their god than someone else. I hate when I see an accident or disaster where many people ie and a survivor talks about how by the grace of god they made it. What? They other people weren't as worthy as your lucky ass? ::)
At any rate, I know you were ranting and I get it but, as a casual observer, it feels insensitive when you say things like her daughter died because karma recognized mom was a bitch. Or that you say she was a jerk before the girl died but we don't know long the daughter was sick. The mom has probably been dealing with the illness for years and her stress relief is taking it out on people who whine self-perceived-"crushing"-life-crisis which, in comparisson to her experience is really insignificant.
Again. Not knowing any specifics I can only speculate.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/14/11 at 9:59 am
80sfan
My mom was born dysfunctional. I've been raised dysfunctional with her acting up and everyone is wrong except her. She has gotten better over time and I think it has something to do with the fact that I'm not in the Hospital or in school. It still feels like she treats me like I don't understand a dam thing sometimes, but I think she might have a better understanding of what she let happen to me. Whatever it's playing to see that her mind it messed up.
just wonder whats wrong with that person and move on. Don't make a$$umptions don't judge them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/14/11 at 10:33 am
Since you didn't go into details about what you said that upset her I have no opinion about her reaction......yet. As we've established here many times the young's pov varies greatly from the mature. There's a different life experience and therefore a different set of priorities or sense of what's important that often put the two a odds.
I don't condone her why is god punishing me mentality for two reasons I don't believe in tad and I think it's selfish for people who do to think that they should be more important to their god than someone else. I hate when I see an accident or disaster where many people ie and a survivor talks about how by the grace of god they made it. What? They other people weren't as worthy as your lucky ass? ::)
At any rate, I know you were ranting and I get it but, as a casual observer, it feels insensitive when you say things like her daughter died because karma recognized mom was a bitch. Or that you say she was a jerk before the girl died but we don't know long the daughter was sick. The mom has probably been dealing with the illness for years and her stress relief is taking it out on people who whine self-perceived-"crushing"-life-crisis which, in comparisson to her experience is really insignificant.
Again. Not knowing any specifics I can only speculate.
Well, I guess I was just ranting. There's always at least 2 sides to a story.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/14/11 at 10:34 am
80sfan
My mom was born dysfunctional. I've been raised dysfunctional with her acting up and everyone is wrong except her. She has gotten better over time and I think it has something to do with the fact that I'm not in the Hospital or in school. It still feels like she treats me like I don't understand a dam thing sometimes, but I think she might have a better understanding of what she let happen to me. Whatever it's playing to see that her mind it messed up.
just wonder whats wrong with that person and move on. Don't make a$$umptions don't judge them.
Yeah, I shouldn't judge, but like I said to Snoz, I was ranting.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/14/11 at 6:12 pm
I do that too
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/14/11 at 9:48 pm
I wasn't born dysfunctional,I just have a disability.
No one was talking about you Howard.
You asked in the where are they now thread (or whatever it's called) why some people made comments about all the focus turning on you. This is why. It seems no matter what the topic is, no matter what the subject matter is, you somehow make it a point for everyone to start making the topic about you.
I'll say it because this is the thread to say it in-
It's not always about you Howard.
We don't want to use every thread to talk about how stuff impacts or relates to you. Sometimes we just want to let other people have their moments and not monopolize the conversation with your experience or your memories or you minute humdrum daily annoyances that get blown up to global proportions or your unhealthy obsession with sex.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/14/11 at 10:05 pm
Let's everybody just simmer down.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/14/11 at 11:22 pm
I wasn't born dysfunctional,I just have a disability.
Attention Deficit Disasters?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 06/15/11 at 12:25 am
that is a feeling I have... why else would someone not want to work it out, or seek counseling, and just want out - she can have everything, he doesn't want anything... unless there is a guilty conscience involved. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb; you might have happiness now, but if it lasts you will get bored again and then the vicious cycle starts all over again :P I hope I am wrong. But looking at his FB status a girl from Minneapolis, MN keeps asking if he is going to come and see the band (she is a singer), or giving hugs, or asking him what he is up to. "Oso" is not from Minneapolis, or any of the wear abouts. BUT he was doing a job for Redwing (which is located in Minneapolis) last fall - early winter :-\\
This just really sucks
The marriage is over, he is cheating. There isn't much you can do, though, except answer the phone when she calls. It is sad, it sucks, but it is all up to her now.
I agree 100%. "The Psycho's" 1st husband basically did the same thing: gave her whatever she wanted, refused to do anything to "save" the marriage, just said he wasn't "happy" anymore. Turns out, he had been cheating with a friend of theirs for about a year and a half :o My neighbor did the same thing when she and her husband got divorced...she basically left with her kids and their clothes...swore up and down she had never "cheated"...their divorce was final in August and she remarried in October ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/15/11 at 6:39 am
No one was talking about you Howard.
You asked in the where are they now thread (or whatever it's called) why some people made comments about all the focus turning on you. This is why. It seems no matter what the topic is, no matter what the subject matter is, you somehow make it a point for everyone to start making the topic about you.
I'll say it because this is the thread to say it in-
It's not always about you Howard.
We don't want to use every thread to talk about how stuff impacts or relates to you. Sometimes we just want to let other people have their moments and not monopolize the conversation with your experience or your memories or you minute humdrum daily annoyances that get blown up to global proportions or your unhealthy obsession with sex.
Sorry for trying to add my 2 cents! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/15/11 at 6:40 am
Attention Deficit Disasters?
Attention Defecit Disorder
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 06/15/11 at 7:43 am
Sorry for trying to add my 2 cents! >:(
Yes, but it didn't add anything to the conversation
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/15/11 at 9:47 am
I agree 100%. "The Psycho's" 1st husband basically did the same thing: gave her whatever she wanted, refused to do anything to "save" the marriage, just said he wasn't "happy" anymore. Turns out, he had been cheating with a friend of theirs for about a year and a half :o My neighbor did the same thing when she and her husband got divorced...she basically left with her kids and their clothes...swore up and down she had never "cheated"...their divorce was final in August and she remarried in October ::)
It is just crummy, if you are going to cheat - MAN UP (or woman up) and tell the person, don't go off on how it was all their fault that you did something wrong and you're feeling guilty. She deserves the truth, she is trusting him that he is telling her the truth, I guess she could hire a private investigator. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/15/11 at 9:48 am
No one was talking about you Howard.
You asked in the where are they now thread (or whatever it's called) why some people made comments about all the focus turning on you. This is why. It seems no matter what the topic is, no matter what the subject matter is, you somehow make it a point for everyone to start making the topic about you.
I'll say it because this is the thread to say it in-
It's not always about you Howard.
We don't want to use every thread to talk about how stuff impacts or relates to you. Sometimes we just want to let other people have their moments and not monopolize the conversation with your experience or your memories or you minute humdrum daily annoyances that get blown up to global proportions or your unhealthy obsession with sex.
And I soo owe you more Karma 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/15/11 at 9:53 am
Sorry for trying to add my 2 cents! >:(
Howard, this was about someone else's rant, no where were we talking about you and your problems. You just decided to add that you had them. Never once considering the people who are ranting feelings, and how you just ignored them and turned it about yourself. If you want to say something to the person, say it to them, do not make it about you. For conversation to happen their must be 1) a sender of a message 2) a receiver of a message and 3) feedback. Stop and listen to the person's post and then contribute to it, do not turn it about you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/15/11 at 11:08 am
It is just crummy, if you are going to cheat - MAN UP (or woman up) and tell the person, don't go off on how it was all their fault that you did something wrong and you're feeling guilty. She deserves the truth, she is trusting him that he is telling her the truth, I guess she could hire a private investigator. :-\\
He who would cheat would also lie about it. Comes with the territory. If he gets involved with another woman and she says it's okay, what you've got there is an "open marriage." Mind you, those often end up in the dumper too. I don't endorse them.
The cheater wants to have his (or her) cake and eat it too. He wants the security of the familiar and the thrill of the new. Inevitably it creates misery.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/15/11 at 11:12 am
Concerning the fuss on this thread, perhaps if you don't find somebody's remarks relevant or interesting it would be easier not to respond at all. Just let them b.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/15/11 at 11:32 am
Attention Defecit Disorder
oh man, I always get that wrong
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 12:40 pm
Concerning the fuss on this thread, perhaps if you don't find somebody's remarks relevant or interesting it would be easier not to respond at all. Just let them b.
The problem with that max is it isn't just happening here. It happens in every single thread. We ignore it for as long as possible but then the floodgates of tolerance reach their limit and the dam breaks. Obviously I'm not the only person who shares this particular frustration.
The thing about Howard, and I do not dislike Howard, is that he never learns from past behavior however a little correction now and then will at least curb the behavior for a short time allowing us to build our tolerance up.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 12:42 pm
Sorry for trying to add my 2 cents! >:(
I'm just not sure if you're aware how often you take a topic at hand and make it all about you
And what Karen & Sami said
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/15/11 at 1:09 pm
My b!tch for today is the humidity. The good news is that I can't tell if I am having a hot flash or not. :D ;D ;D ;D I know there is nothing I can do about it (short of going into the bedroom and turn on the a/c-but then I will be isolated from everyone.) Carlos is on the back porch which has a bit of breeze but not much cooler than in here. I am just totally soaked. Using a wet wash cloth to cool myself down. That is the Tropics in June. BRING ON THE SNOW!!! :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ok, end of b!tch.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/15/11 at 2:04 pm
I'm just not sure if you're aware how often you take a topic at hand and make it all about you
And what Karen & Sami said
I think Howard's posts are amusing for some strange reason.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 2:12 pm
I think Howard's posts are amusing for some strange reason.
some are....some are not....... and you know I try not, normally, to get all ageist with you but your perspective is vastly different from ours...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/15/11 at 2:20 pm
snoz he isn't making the topic all about himself he's just responding to something I said.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 2:34 pm
snoz he isn't making the topic all about himself he's just responding to something I said.
he responding to what you said but rather than applying your comment to you he applied it to himself..... I stand behind my assessment
as for your comment I think that's the most mature (and least biased) assessment of your mother's behavior I've ever seen you post....I was impressed you were able to step outside of your own feelings and give a fair analysis of the situation...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/15/11 at 3:15 pm
some are....some are not....... and you know I try not, normally, to get all ageist with you but your perspective is vastly different from ours...
No offense taken. I think that I come to inthe00s for amusement once in a while, but yes, some posts are serious and are meant to be that way!
As for being objective. That's hard for most people because we're emotional rather than logical most of the time. BUT I think being objective is important for everyone.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 3:25 pm
No offense taken. I think that I come to inthe00s for amusement once in a while, but yes, some posts are serious and are meant to be that way!
As for being objective. That's hard for most people because we're emotional rather than logical most of the time. BUT I think being objective is important for everyone.
just so long as you're not objective to your own detriment.... believe me I wasn't nearly as harsh or forthcoming as I could've been... again... it's years of built up frustration that seep out every now and then.... if it weren't so consistent it wouldn't bug me as much...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/15/11 at 4:04 pm
No offense taken. I think that I come to inthe00s for amusement once in a while, but yes, some posts are serious and are meant to be that way!
As for being objective. That's hard for most people because we're emotional rather than logical most of the time. BUT I think being objective is important for everyone.
Same here. My father was a scary SOB. He made everybody walk around on eggshells. Even then he'd explode at the slightest provocation.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/15/11 at 4:07 pm
My b!tch for today is the humidity. The good news is that I can't tell if I am having a hot flash or not. :D ;D ;D ;D I know there is nothing I can do about it (short of going into the bedroom and turn on the a/c-but then I will be isolated from everyone.) Carlos is on the back porch which has a bit of breeze but not much cooler than in here. I am just totally soaked. Using a wet wash cloth to cool myself down. That is the Tropics in June. BRING ON THE SNOW!!! :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ok, end of b!tch.
Cat
Oh, you must be down in PR. It's not so bad up here in New England today...but just wait 'till July!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/15/11 at 5:00 pm
Same here. My father was a scary SOB. He made everybody walk around on eggshells. Even then he'd explode at the slightest provocation.
::)
I guess that's what Snoz meant when she said being objective to your detriment. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/15/11 at 6:07 pm
So snoz gets upset with Howard joking all the time? I got that now, or is it that he needs to find another way to joke? or both?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 6:44 pm
So snoz gets upset with Howard joking all the time? I got that now, or is it that he needs to find another way to joke? or both?
That's not what I said. I don't mind some of howards jokes. I get tired of him overtaking every discussion to make it about him. And when u think about it even this discussion has become all about Howard too.
I don't mind wearing the bad guy face on this point because I know I'm not alone. I'm just a bit more vocal than the others.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/15/11 at 6:44 pm
So snoz gets upset with Howard joking all the time? I got that now, or is it that he needs to find another way to joke? or both?
The people upset with Howard feel he always changes the subject to himself. My argument is a sure way to change the subject to Howard is to confront Howard. Sometimes Howard's remarks are worthwhile, sometimes not. When they're not, I just scroll over his posts. The same goes for several members, not just Howard. I suspect certain people get a charge out of being irritated with Howard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/15/11 at 7:06 pm
Yes, but it didn't add anything to the conversation
Sorry I'll keep out if it doesn't have much to do with me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/15/11 at 7:09 pm
I'm just not sure if you're aware how often you take a topic at hand and make it all about you
And what Karen & Sami said
I apologize for butting in a conversation,I'll try to read it through next time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/15/11 at 7:10 pm
I think Howard's posts are amusing for some strange reason.
Thank You for appreciating them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/15/11 at 7:35 pm
Thank You for appreciating them.
You welcome, Karma!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/15/11 at 7:36 pm
You welcome, Karma!
and karma back to you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/15/11 at 9:45 pm
My vent is people who say they will do something then blow you off.
With Sarah being broken and the extra $$ I have to put into doctors and stuff, I don't have the money to get my swamp cooler turned on. No way in hell I am getting on the roof, I broke my ankle standing still...I don't need to die. Anyway, my sister's brother said he would do it for me by last weekend. I understand he has other things to do too, but dammit, at least call me and let me know what is going on. Sarah can't leave the house at all because of her leg. It is currently 91 degrees inside my house and fans only do so much. At least I can go to work during the day with a/c.
I am so sick of having to depend on others. A simple thing like a broken leg and now we get to melt all damn summer long.
To top it off, the whole new Facebook campaign of putting up a picture of your dad really has me missing my dad. This sucks.
Man, do I sound like a whiner or what?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 9:53 pm
^not whining. All sound like valid rants to me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/15/11 at 10:06 pm
Thanks Peter! It is nice to hear this from a male perspective, and you share the same opinion 100% with my husband. He says "Happiness??? What is Happiness??? Whose life is ever a bed of roses, it is something you strive for and earn with those around you. Life sucks for the most part, and then we have the lows that make the rest of it seem lots better..."
Frankly, with that attitude, you guys will never understand what "happiness" means. It most definitely does not mean perpetual elation, perpetual ecstasy, or perpetual freedom from pain. All of that is a total fantasy. But life DOES NOT "suck for the most part" because it is in "the most part" of life that true happiness really lies. It is the enjoyment of the every day things, the breakfast with the kids before everyone is off for the day, or the family diner, or sharing a shower with hubbie/wife, or any one of a million things that we all do from day to day. I recall from the movie "Inherent the Wind" that Clarence Darrow suggested that William J Bryant sought God to high and far away. If that's where you seek happiness you will never find it. You need to look around you, at the minutia of you life. That's where happiness is. Oh, last thought. It most certainly is not in material possessions
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/15/11 at 10:12 pm
My b!tch for today is the humidity. The good news is that I can't tell if I am having a hot flash or not. :D ;D ;D ;D I know there is nothing I can do about it (short of going into the bedroom and turn on the a/c-but then I will be isolated from everyone.) Carlos is on the back porch which has a bit of breeze but not much cooler than in here. I am just totally soaked. Using a wet wash cloth to cool myself down. That is the Tropics in June. BRING ON THE SNOW!!! :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ok, end of b!tch.
Cat
Bit your tongue woman, or better, turn on the A/c and let me bit it
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/15/11 at 10:41 pm
That's not what I said. I don't mind some of howards jokes. I get tired of him overtaking every discussion to make it about him. And when u think about it even this discussion has become all about Howard too.
I don't mind wearing the bad guy face on this point because I know I'm not alone. I'm just a bit more vocal than the others.
so now you're accusing me of giving you a bad guy face? Why is it that when I'm trying to conclude something from something said by my mom, or you in this case, I feel like I get accused of something? "I didn't say that" is something I hear from my mom say to me all the time. I can repeat the exact words, but have no Idea what my mom,or you in this case, iis you're trying to say. Maybe you're saying nothing and you want whatever is bothering you to magically go away.
I know you're not alone, I am not trying to say you're wrong or anything.
My vent is people who say they will do something then blow you off.
With Sarah being broken and the extra $$ I have to put into doctors and stuff, I don't have the money to get my swamp cooler turned on. No way in hell I am getting on the roof, I broke my ankle standing still...I don't need to die. Anyway, my sister's brother said he would do it for me by last weekend. I understand he has other things to do too, but dammit, at least call me and let me know what is going on. Sarah can't leave the house at all because of her leg. It is currently 91 degrees inside my house and fans only do so much. At least I can go to work during the day with a/c.
I am so sick of having to depend on others. A simple thing like a broken leg and now we get to melt all damn summer long.
To top it off, the whole new Facebook campaign of putting up a picture of your dad really has me missing my dad. This sucks.
Man, do I sound like a whiner or what?
No Dag, have a hug
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/15/11 at 10:45 pm
Thanks, Ann. :)
For the record, I don't think Snoz is accusing you of giving her the bad guy face. I took her statement to mean she doesn't mind being the one to stand up and say something, even if others think she is being mean.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 10:54 pm
so now you're accusing me of giving you a bad guy face? Why is it that when I'm trying to conclude something from something said by my mom, or you in this case, I feel like I get accused of something? "I didn't say that" is something I hear from my mom say to me all the time. I can repeat the exact words, but have no Idea what my mom,or you in this case, iis you're trying to say. Maybe you're saying nothing and you want whatever is bothering you to magically go away.
I know you're not alone, I am not trying to say you're wrong or anything.
Ann I didn't accuse you of anything. You seem to be a bit hypersensitive and are reading things into my post that simply aren't there.
With your first post you said I was upset with Howard joking. Don't mind howards jokes except when they are in poor taste or objectify women.
And I did not say that you were accusing me of being the bad guy. What I did was take responsibility for being the so-called bad in this issue because am currently the one most vocal about it.
What I did do was compliment you on seeing your mother differently perhaps that compliment was premature.
I'm not trying to argue with you or max. I simply answered a question Howard asked in another thread.
I would ask that from here on in you read my posts rather than read into them. There's no hidden meaning or message there.
I'm not trying to be backhanded or passive aggressive. I have said exactly what I meant to say and considering this is the soundoff/rant thread I believe this was the best place to do it
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 10:56 pm
Thanks, Ann. :)
For the record, I don't think Snoz is accusing you of giving her the bad guy face. I took her statement to mean she doesn't mind being the one to stand up and say something, even if others think she is being mean.
Thank you Dag. That's exactly what I meant.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/15/11 at 11:08 pm
So? What's you guys' favorite Madonna album? ;D Oops! Wrong thread and subject!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/11 at 11:14 pm
So? What's you guys' favorite Madonna album? ;D Oops! Wrong thread and subject!
;D
Cat usually says 'nice weather we're having' ;)
For the record, for me it's Something to Remember
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/15/11 at 11:44 pm
;D
Cat usually says 'nice weather we're having' ;)
For the record, for me it's Something to Remember
I don't know all of Madonna's songs or CD's, but for some reason using the phrase 'Madonna record' makes me laugh! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/15/11 at 11:47 pm
And don't forget --- Howard's condoms!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/teufel.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/16/11 at 12:21 am
And don't forget --- Howard's condoms!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/teufel.gif
Howard's already told us that they've expired..... please god don't let him tell us that again ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/16/11 at 12:31 am
Howard's already told us that they've expired..... please god don't let him tell us that again ::)
It was in lieu of him telling you again about his butt-stache!!!!
Muuuuaaa--hahahahahahaha!!!!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/15/tongue2.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/16/11 at 6:48 am
Bit your tongue woman, or better, turn on the A/c and let me bit it
Carlos,I think you better listen to your wife. ;D ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/16/11 at 6:50 am
My b!tch for today is the humidity. The good news is that I can't tell if I am having a hot flash or not. :D ;D ;D ;D I know there is nothing I can do about it (short of going into the bedroom and turn on the a/c-but then I will be isolated from everyone.) Carlos is on the back porch which has a bit of breeze but not much cooler than in here. I am just totally soaked. Using a wet wash cloth to cool myself down. That is the Tropics in June. BRING ON THE SNOW!!! :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Ok, end of b!tch.
Cat
How about drinking something ice cold? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/16/11 at 6:53 am
Don't mind howards jokes except when they are in poor taste or objectify women.
But other than the poor jokes,I take posts a little serious,I try not to joke around as much.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/16/11 at 6:55 am
And don't forget --- Howard's condoms!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/teufel.gif
mine expired 2 months ago! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/16/11 at 9:32 am
Oh, you must be down in PR. It's not so bad up here in New England today...but just wait 'till July!
Yup-we are in PR. But, we will be home in July.
Bit your tongue woman, or better, turn on the A/c and let me bit it
Unfortunately, we have little ones around which makes that a bit inconvenient. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/16/11 at 10:22 am
But other than the poor jokes,I take posts a little serious,I try not to joke around as much.
Like I told ann my issue was not with your joking posts
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/16/11 at 10:24 am
And don't forget --- Howard's condoms!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/teufel.gif
Howard's already told us that they've expired..... please god don't let him tell us that again ::)
mine expired 2 months ago! >:(
You're nothing if not predictable Howard.
::) :P ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/16/11 at 12:04 pm
I cant just look at words sometimes and not look in to them. What do you want me to do leave the site? There's so much I don't understand already and that's why there's so many threads I don't post in. I get -ist with people who don't seem to consider the fact that my brain won't work like it should or how they want it to. Again I'm not trying to attack, I've just been brought up in the finger pointing accusation stuff so it happens. I'm just frustrated as L and still have no idea what to do about myself.
I still don't understand what snoz was saying about Howard's post taking over. I see it as just a reply and it was a reply to what I said. If anyone were butting in I say it was snoz telling Howard how he can and cant respond to my posts.
That's it I'm done I'm frustrated I don't understand I've got to get out of here.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/16/11 at 12:45 pm
I cant just look at words sometimes and not look in to them.
What I'm trying to say Ann is I don't put hidden messages in my posts. I'm not saying one thing and meaning another.
I write exactly what I mean. If you misinterpret that then that's on you. You have been around long enough to know that I don't mince words whether you grasp it or not is not on me...
What do you want me to do leave the site?
No one has said anything remotely close to this....not once.
There's so much I don't understand already and that's why there's so many threads I don't post in.
And that's fine. That seems to work for you most of the time.
I get -ist with people who don't seem to consider the fact that my brain won't work like it should or how they want it to.
Ann, one of the things you say over and over again is that you don't want people putting you down or telling you can't do or understand something because of your disabilities. I think I have done nothing but respond to you the same way I respond to everyone. I have never talked down to you nor have I ever treated you like you were less than you are. I think I have been pretty supportive of you and encouraging to help you figure things out.
To use your disabilty now like a crutch is a little unfair and I'm not taking the bait.
Again I'm not trying to attack, I've just been brought up in the finger pointing accusation stuff so it happens.
I want you to know I'm not accusing either..it was a simple discussion that has been blown way out of proportion because of hyper sensitivity.
I'm just frustrated as L and still have no idea what to do about myself.
I can't help you..... this is one you have to figure out on your own.
I still don't understand what snoz was saying about Howard's post taking over.
In context - 80sfan said something about a lady=
you brought up, again one of the most relevant and astute observations I've seen you post, about accepting people and how (seemingly) you were coming to accept or understand your mother's issues...
Howard talked about Howard.
It's been mentioned in other threads and I was pointing it out here.
I see it as just a reply and it was a reply to what I said. If anyone were butting in I say it was snoz telling Howard how he can and cant respond to my posts.
And for the last time it was not that howard responded to your post it was just the way he responded that bothered me.... honestly none of this was ever about you or your post in any way....
That's it I'm done I'm frustrated I don't understand I've got to get out of here.
I'm also done.... unless someone else puts me back on the defensive.
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/16/11 at 1:09 pm
Like I told ann my issue was not with your joking posts
that's quite alright.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/16/11 at 1:10 pm
You're nothing if not predictable Howard.
::) :P ::)
Hey Q,How did I know you were gonna post that before I was gonna even type it. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/16/11 at 1:30 pm
Hey Q,How did I know you were gonna post that before I was gonna even type it. ;D
I'm psychic!!!! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 06/16/11 at 1:35 pm
Dag (sorry, too lazy to go back a page and quote it ;)), it all makes me miss my dad too :'(
So, just when I think I got rid of the psycho....turns out my cell provider SOMEHOW only blocked her number from calling and not texting??? Didn't realize they could do that, but somehow they did. Well, Monday, I get a text that simply says "Happy Birthday" while I'm driving to take the oldest to his baseball game...I think it's odd because it comes through as a number so it's obviously someone who's not in my contact list. I don't really look closely at the number, but simply text back "Thanks!" when I get home (which is about an hour later because his school is about 25 minutes away and the text came through just after we left). Sooo, last night, I get a message on Facebook from one of our "mutual friends" telling me that she thinks it's pretty immature of me to not respond to the psycho's text on Monday, she realizes we're not talking, but the psycho "swallowed her pride" and was "adult" enough to send it to me, the LEAST I could do was respond, yada, yada, yada. I'm thinking "WTF???" and remember the text that came through on Monday. Sure enough, I look at my phone and realize that it, in fact, IS her number. Well, since I can't send the screen through the message system on my phone, I "flash" the screen and send an email to the mutual friend AND the psycho with the message:
"(Friend), First of all, I resent the fact that you feel it's any of your business to 'insert' yourself into the conflict between (psycho) and I. Second, please take a look at the attached picture of my phone screen. You will see that I DID, in fact, respond to the text message (psycho) sent me on Monday. I did not respond immediately because I was driving in the car, which (my son) can verify as I was taking him to the school for a baseball game, and I do not text and drive. Third, before you decide to make ANY more comments or form ANY more opinions on the nature of the conflict between (psycho) and me, please feel free to ask for MY side of the story as you have only heard ONE SIDE and I think the photo attached PROVES that (psycho) is obviously not telling the entire truth....and it's not the first time I've been able to "prove" to someone she's lied about what I have or haven't done. Frankly, I am sick and tired of having to defend myself against her accusations and am not going to play any more of her childish games. I have kept my mouth shut other than when something like this comes up, but if it continues, the gloves will come off and I will no longer do so. I have a pillow that says 'You will always be my best friend...you know too much', someone might want to keep that in mind before she pulls a stunt like this again."
Hopefully this puts an end to her childish antics FOR GOOD!!! I am sick and tired of her BS!!! Our friend who was pregnant just had her baby on Tuesday and she was born with Down's Syndrome so I have been worried about the mom, baby, and grandma and REALLY don't have the time or energy to deal with this crap as well. I was one of the few outside the family who knew and have been sworn to secrecy that I knew on Tuesday (because they don't want to deal with the backlash from the psycho as well after the crap she pulled over the shower and not being "asked first"). They are all handling the diagnosis better now that the shock is over, and the baby has been given a clean bill of health (other than the Down's), but the past couple days have been emotionally draining and I STILL don't need this crap >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 06/16/11 at 1:36 pm
Oh, and I have also dealt with the phone company and made sure that her number is also now blocked from texting as well. According to the rep I spoke to, it shouldn't have happened that way, but somehow it did....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/16/11 at 1:44 pm
^You deserve better! >:(
Good response tho! I probably would've added what's more childish? (Presumably) not responding to a text message from someone I'm not talking to or whining about something so insignificant to a person outside of the conflict. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 06/16/11 at 2:11 pm
^You deserve better! >:(
Good response tho! I probably would've added what's more childish? (Presumably) not responding to a text message from someone I'm not talking to or whining about something so insignificant to a person outside of the conflict. ::)
Oh, I DID send a Facebook message to her...forgot to mention that in my previous post...here's what it said:
I'm sorry you think it was "immature" of me to not respond. I can assure you that I did...please check your email for PROOF that I did. Personally, I think it's rather "immature" that she has to make snide comments on her wall and get someone else to fight her battles. If she's SOOO upset about it, she should be "adult" enough to come to me directly....that's what I would have done.
I have also "defriended" the "mutual friend" ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/16/11 at 2:52 pm
;D
Cat usually says 'nice weather we're having' ;)
For the record, for me it's Something to Remember
I was going to say that but since my last rant was about the weather, I didn't think it was appropriate since I didn't want to pull a Howard. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/16/11 at 3:27 pm
Oh, I DID send a Facebook message to her...forgot to mention that in my previous post...here's what it said:
I'm sorry you think it was "immature" of me to not respond. I can assure you that I did...please check your email for PROOF that I did. Personally, I think it's rather "immature" that she has to make snide comments on her wall and get someone else to fight her battles. If she's SOOO upset about it, she should be "adult" enough to come to me directly....that's what I would have done.
I have also "defriended" the "mutual friend" ;)
Exellent!!! O0
I'm so glad all my friends are adults ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/16/11 at 4:38 pm
Exellent!!! O0
I'm so glad all my friends are adults ;)
Am not! ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/16/11 at 5:03 pm
Am not! ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Guess I shoulda said all my FB FRIENDS. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/16/11 at 5:30 pm
Usually I feel sorry for my mother after my controlling mother and I have a fight, but today I just don't feel anything for her, not even sympathy. She expects me to feel at ease with her when she's always being so shady it's like walking on thin ice. I don't know when she's going to be angry or be bossy or even controlling or play these weird mind games with me. She also expects me to 'love' her when she attacks me and comes on too strong (she does this on purpose). I know that she is stressed with too much work and a little disappointed with me for not doing well in school before (due my depression) because I wasn't medicated yet, but that isn't an excuse for coming on so strong or playing these passive-aggressive games. She is so controlling that I'm starting to not feel that much for her and that scares me and it doesn't at the same time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/16/11 at 6:12 pm
Usually I feel sorry for my mother after my controlling mother and I have a fight, but today I just don't feel anything for her, not even sympathy. She expects me to feel at ease with her when she's always being so shady it's like walking on thin ice. I don't know when she's going to be angry or be bossy or even controlling or play these weird mind games with me. She also expects me to 'love' her when she attacks me and comes on too strong (she does this on purpose). I know that she is stressed with too much work and a little disappointed with me for not doing well in school before (due my depression) because I wasn't medicated yet, but that isn't an excuse for coming on so strong or playing these passive-aggressive games. She is so controlling that I'm starting to not feel that much for her and that scares me and it doesn't at the same time.
That's a hard spot to be in for you. Wish I had sage words of advice for you. Hang in there. {{hugs}}
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/16/11 at 6:15 pm
That's a hard spot to be in for you. Wish I had sage words of advice for you. Hang in there. {{hugs}}
All I can do is pray to God that he helps me out and softens the blow between us two. Don't get me wrong, I'm tired of dealing with my mom, but that doesn't mean I don't love her. I love her very much, but she can be very much to deal with.
I felt better after I prayed to God.
I know I'm not a perfect or angelic person, but I don't think I've done anything that bad to deserve this.
-Peace-
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/16/11 at 6:39 pm
My sister BLEW UP at me today!
My way of coping in a dysfunctional family is withdrawing and keeping my mouth shut.
When I crossed my arms and said I didn't want to get into it, she lampooned me.
She crossed her arms and sneered, "I don't want to get into it."
Okay, I'm kind of a dick, but I'd rather keep cool than get into a bunch of shouting and cursing like the other nutjobs in my family. What ticked me off is how she flat out denied she mocked me when she had just literally mocked me. She's so crazy she doesn't even realize when she is cruelly making fun.
I protested in a low tone, "Ridicule is not acceptable behavior to me."
She went off about how she does everything for her daughter, for me, and for my mother and that we don't even thank her and how she puts in all the work in our family relatioonships and gets no reward in return. She just nailed herself right on the cross. She turned red. She hollered and waved her arms and said f**k and s**t more times than I can count.
Then she declared she was justified in losing her temper because she was stressed out.
I suggested shouting, stamping, and swearing at me were counterproductive ways of coping with stress.
"Counterproductive," she intoned in another mean mimic.
Then she went off on me all over again! She paced the floor gesticulating with another barrage of profanity-laced telling-off. She accused me of living on a pinnacle of self-pity and despair. She said I was sanctimonious in my statements that I did not believe in blowing one's top as an answer to stress.
I've done it a million times myself and I've seen everybody in my family do it. It does not help. You live 42 years, maybe you learn a few things. Not many. But a few at least! I mean...for chrissakes.
I have lived with the "let all hang out" retrograde countercultural attitude my folks picked in the sixties all my life and I'm utterly fed up with it. It is not even cathartic in the end. It's just self-serving infantile egotism.
I'm no saint. I shirk responsibility for my own actions (and inactions) and ham up my own misfortune as though I were the antihero of a Kafka story. I would try the patience of Job! I tried to explain to Sis I understood why she was frustrated with me, but, at the same time, she had no call to frighten me with her rage. Believe me, her rage is frightening!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/cussing.gif
I didn't dare to tell her she was behaving exactly like our Dad. When he would fly off the handle, you were trapped. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. There were two answers: Wrong and wronger! Silence on your part was always interpreted as insolence. Her behavior triggered old trauma. My chest swelled and I got heart palpitations. But I stood my ground. I won't do what people in my family do:
I won't raise my voice. I won't deride the other person. I won't use profanity. I won't stamp and bang my fists on furniture. And most all -- I won't leave mad. No storming out, slamming doors, and peeling out of the driveway. Nuh-uh.
She told me to get out. I didn't. I knew I was prolonging the moment's agony but I insisted on seeing it through. We were still sore at each other when I left, but we hugged and said mutual and heartfelt apologies.
I'm saying it here what I was thinking there: My sister wants for grace. She is uncouth. She is foul-mouthed. She is slovenly in comportment. She does not respect boundaries.
Like I say, I don't buy that New Age Human Growth Potential Movement Encounter Group ethos. Sis thinks I repress my true feelings while she expressed hers. Well, sometimes our "true feelings" suck. Sometimes they're not even our "true" true feelings, but emotional artifact forged in the heat of anger. Our spat this afternoon would have been a hundred times worse if I reacted in kind. Heck, she might be down at the courthouse getting a restraining order against me if I couldn't keep all the rage I have bottled up!!!!
I mean, if I started bellowing at the top of my lungs and cursing up a storm, she'd probably run upstairs and lock herself in her office.
What was shocking to me is the way she could caricature me in a grade school manner and then fail to realize she was even doing it. Then when I point out where she did it. She says, "Oh, just because I said 'I don't want to get into it'!," and then crossed her arms and pouted again. Oblivious. I had to call her out right there and say, "there it is." Then when she realized how obtuse she was, she got embarrassed, and doubled her tantrum at me!
Snakes alive! What a family!
>:(
Okay, that's my vent!
Oh, and why was I over at her house today? To mow her lawn for her!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/16/11 at 6:45 pm
My sister BLEW UP at me today!
My way of coping in a dysfunctional family is withdrawing and keeping my mouth shut.
When I crossed my arms and said I didn't want to get into it, she lampooned me.
She crossed her arms and sneered, "I don't want to get into it."
Okay, I'm kind of a dick, but I'd rather keep cool than get into a bunch of shouting and cursing like the other nutjobs in my family. What ticked me off is how she flat out denied she mocked me when she had just literally mocked me. She's so crazy she doesn't even realize when she is cruelly making fun.
I protested in a low tone, "Ridicule is not acceptable behavior to me."
She went off about how she does everything for her daughter, for me, and for my mother and that we don't even thank her and how she puts in all the work in our family relatioonships and gets no reward in return. She just nailed herself right on the cross. She turned red. She hollered and waved her arms and said f**k and s**t more times than I can count.
Then she declared she was justified in losing her temper because she was stressed out.
I suggested shouting, stamping, and swearing at me were counterproductive ways of coping with stress.
"Counterproductive," she intoned in another mean mimic.
Then she went off on me all over again! She paced the floor gesticulating with another barrage of profanity-laced telling-off. She accused me of living on a pinnacle of self-pity and despair. She said I was sanctimonious in my statements that I did not believe in blowing one's top as an answer to stress.
I've done it a million times myself and I've seen everybody in my family do it. It does not help. You live 42 years, maybe you learn a few things. Not many. But a few at least! I mean...for chrissakes.
I have lived with the "let all hang out" retrograde countercultural attitude my folks picked in the sixties all my life and I'm utterly fed up with it. It is not even cathartic in the end. It's just self-serving infantile egotism.
I'm no saint. I shirk responsibility for my own actions (and inactions) and ham up my own misfortune as though I were the antihero of a Kafka story. I would try the patience of Job! I tried to explain to Sis I understood why she was frustrated with me, but, at the same time, she had no call to frighten me with her rage. Believe me, her rage is frightening!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/cussing.gif
I didn't dare to tell her she was behaving exactly like our Dad. When he would fly off the handle, you were trapped. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. There were two answers: Wrong and wronger! Silence on your part was always interpreted as insolence. Her behavior triggered old trauma. My chest swelled and I got heart palpitations. But I stood my ground. I won't do what people in my family do:
I won't raise my voice. I won't deride the other person. I won't use profanity. I won't stamp and bang my fists on furniture. And most all -- I won't leave mad. No storming out, slamming doors, and peeling out of the driveway. Nuh-uh.
She told me to get out. I didn't. I knew I was prolonging the moment's agony but I insisted on seeing it through. We were still sore at each other when I left, but we hugged and said mutual and heartfelt apologies.
I'm saying it here what I was thinking there: My sister wants for grace. She is uncouth. She is foul-mouthed. She is slovenly in comportment. She does not respect boundaries.
Like I say, I don't buy that New Age Human Growth Potential Movement Encounter Group ethos. Sis thinks I repress my true feelings while she expressed hers. Well, sometimes our "true feelings" suck. Sometimes they're not even our "true" true feelings, but emotional artifact forged in the heat of anger. Our spat this afternoon would have been a hundred times worse if I reacted in kind. Heck, she might be down at the courthouse getting a restraining order against me if I couldn't keep all the rage I have bottled up!!!!
I mean, if I started bellowing at the top of my lungs and cursing up a storm, she'd probably run upstairs and lock herself in her office.
What was shocking to me is the way she could caricature me in a grade school manner and then fail to realize she was even doing it. Then when I point out where she did it. She says, "Oh, just because I said 'I don't want to get into it'!," and then crossed her arms and pouted again. Oblivious. I had to call her out right there and say, "there it is." Then when she realized how obtuse she was, she got embarrassed, and doubled her tantrum at me!
Snakes alive! What a family!
>:(
Okay, that's my vent!
Oh, and why was I over at her house today? To mow her lawn for her!
Your sister sounds like my mother. Ugh! ::) ::) :-\\ (((Maxwell)))
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/16/11 at 6:50 pm
All I can do is pray to God that he helps me out and softens the blow between us two. Don't get me wrong, I'm tired of dealing with my mom, but that doesn't mean I don't love her. I love her very much, but she can be very much to deal with.
I felt better after I prayed to God.
I know I'm not a perfect or angelic person, but I don't think I've done anything that bad to deserve this.
-Peace-
You love her but you don't love her behavior. At least you can see that and don't mistake the dislike of her behavior with not loving her. Prayer is good. Sounds like you are trying to be mature about it. Good luck.
My sister BLEW UP at me today!
My way of coping in a dysfunctional family is withdrawing and keeping my mouth shut.
When I crossed my arms and said I didn't want to get into it, she lampooned me.
She crossed her arms and sneered, "I don't want to get into it."
Okay, I'm kind of a dick, but I'd rather keep cool than get into a bunch of shouting and cursing like the other nutjobs in my family. What ticked me off is how she flat out denied she mocked me when she had just literally mocked me. She's so crazy she doesn't even realize when she is cruelly making fun.
I protested in a low tone, "Ridicule is not acceptable behavior to me."
She went off about how she does everything for her daughter, for me, and for my mother and that we don't even thank her and how she puts in all the work in our family relatioonships and gets no reward in return. She just nailed herself right on the cross. She turned red. She hollered and waved her arms and said f**k and s**t more times than I can count.
Then she declared she was justified in losing her temper because she was stressed out.
I suggested shouting, stamping, and swearing at me were counterproductive ways of coping with stress.
"Counterproductive," she intoned in another mean mimic.
Then she went off on me all over again! She paced the floor gesticulating with another barrage of profanity-laced telling-off. She accused me of living on a pinnacle of self-pity and despair. She said I was sanctimonious in my statements that I did not believe in blowing one's top as an answer to stress.
I've done it a million times myself and I've seen everybody in my family do it. It does not help. You live 42 years, maybe you learn a few things. Not many. But a few at least! I mean...for chrissakes.
I have lived with the "let all hang out" retrograde countercultural attitude my folks picked in the sixties all my life and I'm utterly fed up with it. It is not even cathartic in the end. It's just self-serving infantile egotism.
I'm no saint. I shirk responsibility for my own actions (and inactions) and ham up my own misfortune as though I were the antihero of a Kafka story. I would try the patience of Job! I tried to explain to Sis I understood why she was frustrated with me, but, at the same time, she had no call to frighten me with her rage. Believe me, her rage is frightening!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/cussing.gif
I didn't dare to tell her she was behaving exactly like our Dad. When he would fly off the handle, you were trapped. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. There were two answers: Wrong and wronger! Silence on your part was always interpreted as insolence. Her behavior triggered old trauma. My chest swelled and I got heart palpitations. But I stood my ground. I won't do what people in my family do:
I won't raise my voice. I won't deride the other person. I won't use profanity. I won't stamp and bang my fists on furniture. And most all -- I won't leave mad. No storming out, slamming doors, and peeling out of the driveway. Nuh-uh.
She told me to get out. I didn't. I knew I was prolonging the moment's agony but I insisted on seeing it through. We were still sore at each other when I left, but we hugged and said mutual and heartfelt apologies.
I'm saying it here what I was thinking there: My sister wants for grace. She is uncouth. She is foul-mouthed. She is slovenly in comportment. She does not respect boundaries.
Like I say, I don't buy that New Age Human Growth Potential Movement Encounter Group ethos. Sis thinks I repress my true feelings while she expressed hers. Well, sometimes our "true feelings" suck. Sometimes they're not even our "true" true feelings, but emotional artifact forged in the heat of anger. Our spat this afternoon would have been a hundred times worse if I reacted in kind. Heck, she might be down at the courthouse getting a restraining order against me if I couldn't keep all the rage I have bottled up!!!!
I mean, if I started bellowing at the top of my lungs and cursing up a storm, she'd probably run upstairs and lock herself in her office.
What was shocking to me is the way she could caricature me in a grade school manner and then fail to realize she was even doing it. Then when I point out where she did it. She says, "Oh, just because I said 'I don't want to get into it'!," and then crossed her arms and pouted again. Oblivious. I had to call her out right there and say, "there it is." Then when she realized how obtuse she was, she got embarrassed, and doubled her tantrum at me!
Snakes alive! What a family!
>:(
Okay, that's my vent!
Oh, and why was I over at her house today? To mow her lawn for her!
Wow. Karma for holding your ground and not freaking out right back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/16/11 at 8:41 pm
Frankly, with that attitude, you guys will never understand what "happiness" means. It most definitely does not mean perpetual elation, perpetual ecstasy, or perpetual freedom from pain. All of that is a total fantasy. But life DOES NOT "suck for the most part" because it is in "the most part" of life that true happiness really lies. It is the enjoyment of the every day things, the breakfast with the kids before everyone is off for the day, or the family diner, or sharing a shower with hubbie/wife, or any one of a million things that we all do from day to day. I recall from the movie "Inherent the Wind" that Clarence Darrow suggested that William J Bryant sought God to high and far away. If that's where you seek happiness you will never find it. You need to look around you, at the minutia of you life. That's where happiness is. Oh, last thought. It most certainly is not in material possessions
You misunderstand... That is what my husband was saying. That if you look at material stuff, job issues, sickness, stress... life sucks really. But when we look to each other, our family, the joy in going camping, the being able to fix something up cheaply, the buying a weeks worth of groceries for $50 at aldi's, the playing in the sprinklers, the allowing the kids the time to catch fire fly's and tree frogs... all of that makes life what it is. Work through the stress and still find time to enjoy the little things in life. They end up making our life soo complete.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/17/11 at 12:37 am
What I'm trying to say Ann is I don't put hidden messages in my posts. I'm not saying one thing and meaning another.
I write exactly what I mean. If you misinterpret that then that's on you. You have been around long enough to know that I don't mince words whether you grasp it or not is not on me...
To use your disabilty now like a crutch is a little unfair and I'm not taking the bait.
I want you to know I'm not accusing either..it was a simple discussion that has been blown way out of proportion because of hyper sensitivity.
I can't help you..... this is one you have to figure out on your own.
In context - 80sfan said something about a lady=
you brought up, again one of the most relevant and astute observations I've seen you post, about accepting people and how (seemingly) you were coming to accept or understand your mother's issues...
Howard talked about Howard.
It's been mentioned in other threads and I was pointing it out here.
And for the last time it was not that howard responded to your post it was just the way he responded that bothered me.... honestly none of this was ever about you or your post in any way....
I'm also done.... unless someone else puts me back on the defensive.
>:(
Well I took off because I had realized that I was getting overboard mad for whatever reason. I still don't know what made me so upset, but this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened to me where I just get real mad and loose it. Not frustrated with you, I'm frustrated with it whatever it is. Wish I could have caught on to it sooner.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/17/11 at 6:40 am
I'm psychic!!!! :D
I think you've been looking at them. :o :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/17/11 at 6:42 am
I was going to say that but since my last rant was about the weather, I didn't think it was appropriate since I didn't want to pull a Howard. ;)
Cat
You could never pull off a "Howard" well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/17/11 at 11:04 am
I'm glad yesterday is gone.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/17/11 at 11:59 am
Howard's already told us that they've expired..... please god don't let him tell us that again ::)
I always wondered why he didn't throw them away after discovering they were expired. It's not like you can safely use them (for anything other then water balloons) after they expire. Just buy new ones (with a coupon!) ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/17/11 at 5:30 pm
mine expired 2 months ago! >:(
Just hang on to them Howard. It's not like you'll ever need them! At least this way ... you'll look like a player! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/17/11 at 5:34 pm
I'm psychic!!!! :D
I'll bet you knew you were going to type that! :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/17/11 at 7:19 pm
I always wondered why he didn't throw them away after discovering they were expired. It's not like you can safely use them (for anything other then water balloons) after they expire. Just buy new ones (with a coupon!) ;)
Well Book, I was gonna use them on a woman but It's not my fault I can't stay in a relationship for a long time without something getting in the way (i.e. financial stuff,fidelity)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/17/11 at 7:20 pm
Just hang on to them Howard. It's not like you'll ever need them! At least this way ... you'll look like a player! :P
But I will one day Peter,one day... Whenever that'll be? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/17/11 at 7:38 pm
But I will one day Peter,one day... Whenever that'll be? ::)
Last time I'm going to say it, after this you are on your own.
If they've expired, they will not protect you (or the partner) in the way they were intended. You need new ones if you think you might need them one day. Buy new ones, don't use the expired. Buy new ones, throw the expired ones out. Buy new ones. :) It doesn't matter if you have someone in mind to use them with right now, if you want to be prepared (like a grownup boy scout), just replace the old ones with new ones. When the new ones expire, buy even newer ones. Capice?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/17/11 at 7:41 pm
Last time I'm going to say it, after this you are on your own.
If they've expired, they will not protect you (or the partner) in the way they were intended. You need new ones if you think you might need them one day. Buy new ones, don't use the expired. Buy new ones, throw the expired ones out. Buy new ones. :) It doesn't matter if you have someone in mind to use them with right now, if you want to be prepared (like a grownup boy scout), just replace the old ones with new ones. When the new ones expire, buy even newer ones. Capice?
so......I'm not sure I fully grasp what you are saying here patty.....could you please be more clear????
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/17/11 at 7:42 pm
For those who may have missed it..... MY TRAINEE IS AN IDIOT AND IS GOING TO GET ONE OF MY COPS KILLED >:( >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/17/11 at 7:46 pm
Last time I'm going to say it, after this you are on your own.
If they've expired, they will not protect you (or the partner) in the way they were intended. You need new ones if you think you might need them one day. Buy new ones, don't use the expired. Buy new ones, throw the expired ones out. Buy new ones. :) It doesn't matter if you have someone in mind to use them with right now, if you want to be prepared (like a grownup boy scout), just replace the old ones with new ones. When the new ones expire, buy even newer ones. Capice?
yeah might as well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/17/11 at 7:47 pm
Usually I feel sorry for my mother after my controlling mother and I have a fight, but today I just don't feel anything for her, not even sympathy. She expects me to feel at ease with her when she's always being so shady it's like walking on thin ice. I don't know when she's going to be angry or be bossy or even controlling or play these weird mind games with me. She also expects me to 'love' her when she attacks me and comes on too strong (she does this on purpose). I know that she is stressed with too much work and a little disappointed with me for not doing well in school before (due my depression) because I wasn't medicated yet, but that isn't an excuse for coming on so strong or playing these passive-aggressive games. She is so controlling that I'm starting to not feel that much for her and that scares me and it doesn't at the same time.
I'm 41 and my mother still does that. Hence why I have limited communication with her and while I feel it is my duty to be with her as she recooperates from her surgery, doing the housework, changing her bandage, feeding and walking the pets, all the while being away from my own home and husband, I find it very stressful. I can totally sympathize with you. It is very hard to keep quiet and not defend yourself from needless sarcasm and passive/aggressive attacks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/17/11 at 8:03 pm
For those who may have missed it..... MY TRAINEE IS AN IDIOT AND IS GOING TO GET ONE OF MY COPS KILLED >:( >:( >:( >:(
Can you discuss her lack of comprehension and progress with someone there that might have the power to dismiss her or require her to get more intensive training?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/17/11 at 8:16 pm
Can you discuss her lack of comprehension and progress with someone there that might have the power to dismiss her or require her to get more intensive training?
Have to give her another two weeks but hopefully she'll turn it around before I have to.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/17/11 at 9:18 pm
I'm 41 and my mother still does that. Hence why I have limited communication with her and while I feel it is my duty to be with her as she recooperates from her surgery, doing the housework, changing her bandage, feeding and walking the pets, all the while being away from my own home and husband, I find it very stressful. I can totally sympathize with you. It is very hard to keep quiet and not defend yourself from needless sarcasm and passive/aggressive attacks.
I'm not going to cut my mother out of my life completely, I'm going to limit it like you. Thank you so much for sympathy, I need it for now I don't have that many friends who support me emotionally currently. All I have right now is prayer because all this 'sarcasm' is effecting my school work and my mental health. I'm just praying to God that he helps get me through everyday mentally sane enough to pass my classes at my university and get a job so that I can move out from my mother's terrible passive aggressive games!
-80sfan-
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MLB on 06/17/11 at 11:15 pm
It's not so much a rant as a venting of "woe is me...what to do next" :-[ (and I hate feeling defeated)
I live with my sisters and my father and his 2nd wife. We girls pay a little of the bills but he's gone on vacation for 2 months (spouse was gone a month ago--he followed her "home") and he left a bank card for us but the $ is nearly gone, all our utilities are 125 or more except telephone which is about 20 which is my responsibiltiy and I don't have even that much. I'm trying to find ANY work and the cable and internet are going to be shut down so I'm going to have to walk to the library to do online applications---because every one it seems has one for their company these days! The big car is on fumes and there's no extra for me to get gas which is why i'm walking. And it's depressing and maddening that there are all these programs and I'm being denied even a little of it because i was fired 4 years ago! I have faith and I'm trying to be optimistic but it is tough!
I applaud single moms, and other families as well as senior citizens who survive on very little, ' cause it's not easy!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/17/11 at 11:17 pm
My heart knows what the wild goose knows and I must go where the wild goose goes!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/17/11 at 11:58 pm
It's not so much a rant as a venting of "woe is me...what to do next" :-[ (and I hate feeling defeated)
I live with my sisters and my father and his 2nd wife. We girls pay a little of the bills but he's gone on vacation for 2 months (spouse was gone a month ago--he followed her "home") and he left a bank card for us but the $ is nearly gone, all our utilities are 125 or more except telephone which is about 20 which is my responsibiltiy and I don't have even that much. I'm trying to find ANY work and the cable and internet are going to be shut down so I'm going to have to walk to the library to do online applications---because every one it seems has one for their company these days! The big car is on fumes and there's no extra for me to get gas which is why i'm walking. And it's depressing and maddening that there are all these programs and I'm being denied even a little of it because i was fired 4 years ago! I have faith and I'm trying to be optimistic but it is tough!
I applaud single moms, and other families as well as senior citizens who survive on very little, ' cause it's not easy!!
Feel ya Michelle. Just got outta the muck a couple days ago myself. I wish you luck with the job hunting. I know it's not easy but keep plugging....something's bound to come along soon.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/18/11 at 12:38 am
Last time I'm going to say it, after this you are on your own.
If they've expired, they will not protect you (or the partner) in the way they were intended. You need new ones if you think you might need them one day. Buy new ones, don't use the expired. Buy new ones, throw the expired ones out. Buy new ones. :) It doesn't matter if you have someone in mind to use them with right now, if you want to be prepared (like a grownup boy scout), just replace the old ones with new ones. When the new ones expire, buy even newer ones. Capice?
But Patty ... where can he buy new expired condoms?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/18/11 at 12:39 am
My heart knows what the wild goose knows and I must go where the wild goose goes!
That gave me goose bumps!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/18/11 at 6:35 am
But Patty ... where can he buy new expired condoms?
I'll just buy fresh ones (for just such an emergency.) ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/19/11 at 10:27 pm
Carlos,I think you better listen to your wife. ;D ;)
Howard, is it snowing in NY? Is it even in the forecast? And I do listen to my wife - mot of the time ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/20/11 at 12:00 am
Howard, is it snowing in NY? Is it even in the forecast? And I do listen to my wife - mot of the time ;)
No, and I'll tell ya what else isn't in the forecast....
:-X
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/20/11 at 6:23 am
Howard, is it snowing in NY? Is it even in the forecast? And I do listen to my wife - mot of the time ;)
Nope,no snow only showers and thunderstorms for later in the week.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/20/11 at 10:40 am
Howard, is it snowing in NY? Is it even in the forecast? And I do listen to my wife - mot of the time ;)
You BETTER listen to me because you know I am ALWAYS right. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/20/11 at 7:16 pm
Today one of the potted plant trays that hold the potted plants tipped over this afternoon and hit one of the taxi cars's bumper in the parking lot,thank god no one was hurt but the florist probably lost a lot of money.Like they always say,you got to keep things secure,she had the huge tray on a slant and that's why it was unstable,weak and it broke,Whatever that company does is so asinine. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/20/11 at 7:24 pm
Today one of the potted plant trays that hold the potted plants tipped over this afternoon and hit one of the taxi cars's bumper in the parking lot,thank god no one was hurt but the florist probably lost a lot of money.Like they always say,you got to keep things secure,she had the huge tray on a slant and that's why it was unstable,weak and it broke,Whatever that company does is so asinine. ::)
Gotta watch out for those falling potted plants!
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/20/11 at 7:34 pm
Gotta watch out for those falling potted plants!
:-\\
I saw the huge mess and I asked What the hell happened? and someone said the tray fell and became unstable and all the plants including the dirt was all over the ground I cleaned it up with a few workers that helped me and everything was back to normal.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/20/11 at 8:21 pm
Gotta watch out for those falling potted plants!
:-\\
Are pot plants falling in Mass? Sorry
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/20/11 at 10:01 pm
Are pot plants falling in Mass? Sorry
Just this afternoon a spider plant broke off a rafter beam at a Haverhill steakhouse. Thank God I arranged to be in Amherst. Laugh now, but when your skull gets cracked by a basket of Boston ferns in free fall, don't come crying to me!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/21/11 at 10:20 pm
Gotta watch out for those falling potted plants!
:-\\
They were probably killer tomatos ... :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/21/11 at 11:55 pm
They were probably killer tomatos ... :o
Might have been Audrey II
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iIgGzjVNEAk/SFmds-gN_NI/AAAAAAAAAq8/qMtM7Y6Fw5g/s400/audrey%2B3.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/22/11 at 6:46 am
Might have been Audrey II
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iIgGzjVNEAk/SFmds-gN_NI/AAAAAAAAAq8/qMtM7Y6Fw5g/s400/audrey%2B3.jpg
none of the plants looked like Audrey. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/22/11 at 7:06 am
You ever notice how many workers and co-workers continue to complain moan and bitch every day they still are able to come to work?
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/eek2.gif
**speechless**
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/22/11 at 9:06 am
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/eek2.gif
**speechless**
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 06/22/11 at 12:04 pm
You ever notice how many workers and co-workers continue to complain moan and bitch every day they still are able to come to work?
Yeah....I've got nothing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 06/22/11 at 2:00 pm
You ever notice how many workers and co-workers continue to complain moan and bitch every day they still are able to come to work?
They should be glad they even have a job. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/22/11 at 2:47 pm
You ever notice how many workers and co-workers continue to complain moan and bitch every day they still are able to come to work?
POT http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Creatures_and_Cartoons/Smiles/pointing_smiley.gif KETTLE!!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/22/11 at 2:48 pm
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/eek2.gif
**speechless**
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Cat
Yeah....I've got nothing.
I know.... RIGHT!!!! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/22/11 at 3:22 pm
You ever notice how many workers and co-workers continue to complain moan and bitch every day they still are able to come to work?
I wonder if they bitch and moan when they stay at home too!
???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/22/11 at 3:55 pm
I wonder if they bitch and moan when they stay at home too!
???
Some people are not happy unless they can b!tch about SOMETHING!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/22/11 at 7:15 pm
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/eek2.gif
**speechless**
Ok,so it all comes back to me,It just had to. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/22/11 at 7:16 pm
POT http://www.gifs.net/Animation11/Creatures_and_Cartoons/Smiles/pointing_smiley.gif KETTLE!!!!!
I get the point Q. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/22/11 at 7:17 pm
I wonder if they bitch and moan when they stay at home too!
???
They're never satisfied.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/22/11 at 7:17 pm
Some people are not happy unless they can b!tch about SOMETHING!!!
Cat
they need to keep the conversations going.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/22/11 at 7:21 pm
I'm walking home from work coming off the bus just minding my business and I hear this dog comes running up to me barking and all,He looks like was about to attack me then his owner came out and told me that's his way of saying "hello",REALLY?!?! ::) Dogs should be on leashes at all times,You can't be safe anymore walking out the house without some crap happening during the day! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/22/11 at 9:03 pm
Might have been Audrey II
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iIgGzjVNEAk/SFmds-gN_NI/AAAAAAAAAq8/qMtM7Y6Fw5g/s400/audrey%2B3.jpg
FEED ME SEYMOUR
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/22/11 at 9:07 pm
I'm walking home from work coming off the bus just minding my business and I hear this dog comes running up to me barking and all,He looks like was about to attack me then his owner came out and told me that's his way of saying "hello",REALLY?!?! ::) Dogs should be on leashes at all times,You can't be safe anymore walking out the house without some crap happening during the day! ::)
So did you bite the dog?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/22/11 at 10:32 pm
I'm walking home from work coming off the bus just minding my business and I hear this dog comes running up to me barking and all,He looks like was about to attack me then his owner came out and told me that's his way of saying "hello",REALLY?!?! ::) Dogs should be on leashes at all times,You can't be safe anymore walking out the house without some crap happening during the day! ::)
I hate that. Jerky dogs with jerky owners. When I was a kid, I remember this rich a-hole in my town had two Great Danes who would leap out and knock you over. He described the damned dogs as "over-friendly." I didn't seem like a friendly gesture to a 61-pound child. One day the Danes went berserk and tore a neighborhood Basset Hound to shreds. McNamara, the rich a-hole, was ordered to restrain his dogs to his property. I was relieved. Finally the town terrors would menace me no more. A week later I was riding my bike and I spotted the Great Danes trotting around the block like they owned the place. I got so mad I personally called the cops, who told me I had to contact the dog officer, which I did, and he said he'd take care of the matter, but he never did...
You can't really keep a dog on a leash 100% of the time, especially bigger dogs. It's the owner's responsibility to train the dog not to charge at people. Of course, they don't!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/dogrun.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 06/23/11 at 1:10 am
I print it up and put it in the bin we use for important notifications and pass on information. We don't have a coffee machine in a location that I can post information and the way the comm center is set up I don't have a place to post info on walls.
I'm just gonna leave this here. If, after a few pages, you haven't sufficient inspiration...
Talking to her yesterday, she said her hubby is asking for separation, and he just says he doesn't love her anymore. He told her hasn't cheated, and she has nothing that says otherwise so she has to believe him. Although she did find a letter in Feb., where he was asking an old friend (who was female) for a current nude photo. :-\\
Well, I'll give the guy props for having the stones to break up with his current partner before hitting it.
Usually, the situation plays out according to the old double standard: when a man cheats, it's because he's a disgusting pig, but when a woman cheats, it's because her man wasn't being sensitive to her needs. Either way, it's the dude's fault.
Frankly, with that attitude, you guys will never understand what "happiness" means. It most definitely does not mean perpetual elation, perpetual ecstasy, or perpetual freedom from pain. All of that is a total fantasy. But life DOES NOT "suck for the most part" because it is in "the most part" of life that true happiness really lies. It is the enjoyment of the every day things, the breakfast with the kids before everyone is off for the day, or the family diner, or sharing a shower with hubbie/wife, or any one of a million things that we all do from day to day. I recall from the movie "Inherent the Wind" that Clarence Darrow suggested that William J Bryant sought God to high and far away. If that's where you seek happiness you will never find it.
You're basically right - research has consistently demonstrated that for any individual, there exists a happiness set-point that's independent of circumstances. The happy bum on the corner would be no happier with a billion dollars, and that angry billionaire bastard in charge of $WHATEVER would be no more angry if he were flat broke and living in a cardboard box.
You need to look around you, at the minutia of you life. That's where happiness is. Oh, last thought. It most certainly is not in material possessions
As probable as it is that the data bears you out, I'd still like to test the hypothesis that Weird Al was right when he, as Johnny Dangerously, sang "if money can't buy happiness, I guess I'll have to rent it."
Quote from: Howard on June 22, 2011, 06:48:41 AM
You ever notice how many workers and co-workers continue to complain moan and bitch every day they still are able to come to work?
Every fracking day. Why do you ask, two dogs copulating?
they need to keep the conversations going.
http://www.ponychan.net/chan/pic/src/130788655194.jpg
No, they don't. Seriously. If you've got nothing to contribute, posting the equivalent of "me too" to a thread is. not. helping. Good threads do not need "help" to keep themselves bumped to the top. They die from it. You don't have to be the last person to post in every thread on the board. If a thread's dying, either contribute meaningfully or let the thread die an honorable death.
So I think that gets me caught up with everything around here.
My turn. Scraping the bottom of the barrel here, but here's my obligatory (and admittedly whiny) rant: Over the past two months, I've burned a year's salary because the Greeks couldn't figure out how to follow their marching orders from the Germans. They bought themselves a week, then we do it all over again. Merkel's as culpable as Papandreou in turning a routine payoff/bailout into a planetwide game of poker. Asshats, asshats everywhere!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/23/11 at 6:58 am
So did you bite the dog?
No,I was just minding my business,want to go home after a hard day at work and very tired,my bookbag was too soft to be defended against.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/23/11 at 7:00 am
You can't really keep a dog on a leash 100% of the time, especially bigger dogs. It's the owner's responsibility to train the dog not to charge at people. Of course, they don't!
Yes that's right,you could spray mace in the dog's eyes but what if the owner comes out and starts to yell at you for doing that?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/23/11 at 9:30 am
Every fracking day. Why do you ask, two dogs copulating?
Old joke. I think they used that joke in the movie Silkwood.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/23/11 at 10:31 am
I hate that. Jerky dogs with jerky owners. When I was a kid, I remember this rich a-hole in my town had two Great Danes who would leap out and knock you over. He described the damned dogs as "over-friendly." I didn't seem like a friendly gesture to a 61-pound child. One day the Danes went berserk and tore a neighborhood Basset Hound to shreds. McNamara, the rich a-hole, was ordered to restrain his dogs to his property. I was relieved. Finally the town terrors would menace me no more. A week later I was riding my bike and I spotted the Great Danes trotting around the block like they owned the place. I got so mad I personally called the cops, who told me I had to contact the dog officer, which I did, and he said he'd take care of the matter, but he never did...
You can't really keep a dog on a leash 100% of the time, especially bigger dogs. It's the owner's responsibility to train the dog not to charge at people. Of course, they don't!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/dogrun.gif
My SIL has the cutest puppy who just loves people and wants to jump on them. SIL is trying to teach her not to jump on people. She is getting better but at about 5 months or so, it takes a while to learn that lesson.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/23/11 at 8:54 pm
My SIL has the cutest puppy who just loves people and wants to jump on them. SIL is trying to teach her not to jump on people. She is getting better but at about 5 months or so, it takes a while to learn that lesson.
Cat
It's cute when they're puppies, not so much fun when they're fifty pounds!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/23/11 at 10:12 pm
I'm just gonna leave this here.
As probable as it is that the data bears you out, I'd still like to test the hypothesis that Weird Al was right when he, as Johnny Dangerously, sang "if money can't buy happiness, I guess I'll have to rent it."
But where is the landlord?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/23/11 at 11:13 pm
But where is the landlord?
Hey landlord, can we come over to your house and watch cartoons?
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/24/11 at 6:07 am
It's cute when they're puppies, not so much fun when they're fifty pounds!
::)
I have an 140# Newfoundland! He is my second one! I have never encouraged jumping up in these guys! Unfortunately many people unintentionally train their puppies to jump on people when meeting them! The pat their legs or their chest and encourage them to put their paws on them when they see them. Then when they get too big, they get mad and try and break it! Quite tragic how many dogs end up at the pound because of this inconsistency! Small dogs people should always go to their knee too greet, to get on the dogs level, not stand so the dog feel it has to jump etc... My Newfie right now I got him at 9 months because the owners said he was aggressive... Not an aggressive bone in his body, if I put his collar on him my 50 pound daughter can lead him anywhere. But they did encourage him to jump... Then he started getting big, and they got worried. First things I train my animals is "off" so if tgey ever get on their back haunches to get something I can call them off with a command! Many don't do this, so when it happens they start yelling a bevy of mutterings and noise to the dogs. Dogs need consistent and constant training, i believe it is integral to the success and happiness of the dog! Now if I can just get my poodle to stop chewing up shoes (but as long as it's not couches like my nephew's dog, I will not complain)!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/24/11 at 6:43 am
It's cute when they're puppies, not so much fun when they're fifty pounds!
::)
then you have problems.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/24/11 at 7:55 pm
I have an 140# Newfoundland! He is my second one! I have never encouraged jumping up in these guys! Unfortunately many people unintentionally train their puppies to jump on people when meeting them! The pat their legs or their chest and encourage them to put their paws on them when they see them. Then when they get too big, they get mad and try and break it! Quite tragic how many dogs end up at the pound because of this inconsistency! Small dogs people should always go to their knee too greet, to get on the dogs level, not stand so the dog feel it has to jump etc... My Newfie right now I got him at 9 months because the owners said he was aggressive... Not an aggressive bone in his body, if I put his collar on him my 50 pound daughter can lead him anywhere. But they did encourage him to jump... Then he started getting big, and they got worried. First things I train my animals is "off" so if tgey ever get on their back haunches to get something I can call them off with a command! Many don't do this, so when it happens they start yelling a bevy of mutterings and noise to the dogs. Dogs need consistent and constant training, i believe it is integral to the success and happiness of the dog! Now if I can just get my poodle to stop chewing up shoes (but as long as it's not couches like my nephew's dog, I will not complain)!
Newfies are the gentle giants of the canine world.
:)
You're totally right about training dogs. My parents were terrible at it. We had Springer Spaniels when I was little. They were bratty because we spoiled them rotten. We later had a neurotic bloodhound. He was a puppy mill pup, separated from mom too young. He would have been a challenge no matter what, but my crazy family turned him into a terror. It didn't help that the neighborhood kids teased him because he was so weeeird! Then my stepmom bought a German Shepherd pup who also did not get proper training. You have to train the junkyard dog out of German Shepherds. Tess, our first Shepherd, was smart, sweet, and loyal when it came to our family and friends. You were cool as long as you were in the pack. Strangers got hell from her though. It was embarrassing. I'd be walking her. I would get her onto the path in the woods and let her off the leash so she could run free a bit. Sometimes a stranger would come jogging down the path and before I could get Tess back on the leash, she would charge. She didn't bite, but she would growl and circle the person, and their dog (s). I would grab restrain her and get her back on the leash while trying to apologize to the people, who often looked like they peed their pants 'coz a growling German Shepherd is scary as hell! My stepmom considered herself a dog person and couldn't cop to the fact that she didn't know how to train them. She always blamed my dad for our dogs' crummy behavior. By the time they had the German Shepherds I was in college and not home a lot of the time, so I made like it wasn't my fault either. I guess we were all kind of at fault.
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/24/11 at 8:32 pm
CATS RULE & DOGS DROOL!!!!!
:D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/24/11 at 8:58 pm
Newfies are the gentle giants of the canine world.
:)
You're totally right about training dogs. My parents were terrible at it. We had Springer Spaniels when I was little. They were bratty because we spoiled them rotten. We later had a neurotic bloodhound. He was a puppy mill pup, separated from mom too young. He would have been a challenge no matter what, but my crazy family turned him into a terror. It didn't help that the neighborhood kids teased him because he was so weeeird! Then my stepmom bought a German Shepherd pup who also did not get proper training. You have to train the junkyard dog out of German Shepherds. Tess, our first Shepherd, was smart, sweet, and loyal when it came to our family and friends. You were cool as long as you were in the pack. Strangers got hell from her though. It was embarrassing. I'd be walking her. I would get her onto the path in the woods and let her off the leash so she could run free a bit. Sometimes a stranger would come jogging down the path and before I could get Tess back on the leash, she would charge. She didn't bite, but she would growl and circle the person, and their dog (s). I would grab restrain her and get her back on the leash while trying to apologize to the people, who often looked like they peed their pants 'coz a growling German Shepherd is scary as hell! My stepmom considered herself a dog person and couldn't cop to the fact that she didn't know how to train them. She always blamed my dad for our dogs' crummy behavior. By the time they had the German Shepherds I was in college and not home a lot of the time, so I made like it wasn't my fault either. I guess we were all kind of at fault.
:o
Newfies are great! Very bright, and yes very calm. But if I do not know you and you come to my door, BOTH of my newfies know it, and they will take a stance between me and you... Quite intimidating to a lot of people and if they growl, the person to whom the growl was aimed turns and flees as fast as possible. Neither of my newfies have ever bit, or even acted, they just give a low rumble and people run (both Annie and Otis then turn and look at me with a twinkle in their eye; like they think it's funny). For that reason, it is why I took the "aggressive" newfie pup. I could not believe it was "infact" aggressive; it is not in their blood. Nope just owners who trained it poor manners. He is awesome, he needs a shave right now; and hubby is fearful to do it, cause last year he caught Otis' dewlap (loose skin on the neck) and sliced it right open; Otis' never said a word. We had to go to vet have skin cut off, and apply ointment and fly spray till it healed. He was a trooper.
German shepherds are supposed to guard their flock; and that is what they do best. It is impossible to take that out of them. Socialize, socialize, socialize. There is no junkyard dog in them! They are the most regal, hate being dirty, loyal, and worry about their flock (so much so they vocalize it as a whine at all times).
Springer spaniels are neurotic, as lots of hunting dogs are - they are after the hunt.... they need lots of jobs with lots of action too them.
Bloodhounds are tree'ers... and they will tree anything.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/24/11 at 9:39 pm
CATS RULE & DOGS DROOL!!!!!
:D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
I BEG TO DIFFER.......well I'll give you one exception on that Cat Rules thingy.....but just one! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/24/11 at 9:49 pm
At one point, we had a black lab mix, who was a wonderful dog, well behaved, gentle (my youngest - maybe two at the time - would hold him by his testicles and follow him around like that. His reaction was to walk VERY SLOWLY). As a puppy he wanted to jump. A few knees in his chest, just held up so he would hit the knee, quickly taught him that it wasn't appreciated. after learning that lesson he would just approach, sit, and sniff and smile. And he loved to swim.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/24/11 at 10:41 pm
At one point, we had a black lab mix, who was a wonderful dog, well behaved, gentle (my youngest - maybe two at the time - would hold him by his testicles and follow him around like that. His reaction was to walk VERY SLOWLY).
Yeeeeoowww! I can't blame him! Could have sent that into David Letterman for Stupid Pet Tricks!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/24/11 at 10:44 pm
Yeeeeoowww! I can't blame him! Could have sent that into David Letterman for Stupid Pet Tricks!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
CATS RULE & DOGS DROOL!!!!!
Or so I have read -- Dogs have masters, cats have staff.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/24/11 at 11:22 pm
Newfies are great! Very bright, and yes very calm. But if I do not know you and you come to my door, BOTH of my newfies know it, and they will take a stance between me and you... Quite intimidating to a lot of people and if they growl, the person to whom the growl was aimed turns and flees as fast as possible. Neither of my newfies have ever bit, or even acted, they just give a low rumble and people run (both Annie and Otis then turn and look at me with a twinkle in their eye; like they think it's funny). For that reason, it is why I took the "aggressive" newfie pup. I could not believe it was "infact" aggressive; it is not in their blood. Nope just owners who trained it poor manners. He is awesome, he needs a shave right now; and hubby is fearful to do it, cause last year he caught Otis' dewlap (loose skin on the neck) and sliced it right open; Otis' never said a word. We had to go to vet have skin cut off, and apply ointment and fly spray till it healed. He was a trooper.
German shepherds are supposed to guard their flock; and that is what they do best. It is impossible to take that out of them. Socialize, socialize, socialize. There is no junkyard dog in them! They are the most regal, hate being dirty, loyal, and worry about their flock (so much so they vocalize it as a whine at all times).
Springer spaniels are neurotic, as lots of hunting dogs are - they are after the hunt.... they need lots of jobs with lots of action too them.
Bloodhounds are tree'ers... and they will tree anything.
Beau the Bloodhound also weighed 136 pounds so when he decided he didn't want to go where you wanted him to go it was like trying to walk a walrus!
It sure seems like German shepherds are more prone to hyper-vigilance than other breeds but my perception could be molded by the ways people use them. A lot of people buy them for guard dogs or security dogs so that's how they learn to behave. Shepherds are keenly intelligent and pick up on all kinds of cues from their owners. For instance, my father hated my brother's friend Mo. Whenever Mo would come to the house Tess would growl and bare her teeth. No matter how many times she met Mo, she would give him hell. She was a total sweetheart to the rest of the family friends but always mean to Mo. Dad would always narrow his eyes and sneer when Mo walked up to the door and I guess Tess felt he was signalling enemy approach!
Tess was poorly socialized, as you point out. My parents' German shepherd Shadow (who died this spring at a ripe old age) was well-socialized and better trained. My Dad and stepmother are also MUCH mellower than they were 20 years ago. I didn't meet Shadow until he was a full-grown dog, but when I did he was very polite. I'll meet their new puppy this Fourth of July. Don't know what breed this one is. Dad just mentioned in an email they got a new puppy.
Anyway, in spite of Tess being a bitch (NPI) to others, I've never felt more affection for any other dog. She was a dear, dear friend.
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/25/11 at 6:43 am
Yeeeeoowww! I can't blame him! Could have sent that into David Letterman for Stupid Pet Tricks!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
That had to hurt the dog. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/25/11 at 9:49 am
Or so I have read -- Dogs have masters, cats have staff.
So true.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/25/11 at 3:20 pm
My b!tch for the day is that I think I got bit by an ant in between my toes and now it itches. >:( >:( >:( >:(
(And I don't want to hear about not wearing shoes, Q!!!! This was in my living room!)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/25/11 at 6:57 pm
My b!tch for the day is that I think I got bit by an ant in between my toes and now it itches. >:( >:( >:( >:(
(And I don't want to hear about not wearing shoes, Q!!!! This was in my living room!)
Cat
I wear shoes in my living room. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/25/11 at 7:27 pm
My b!tch for the day is that I think I got bit by an ant in between my toes and now it itches. >:( >:( >:( >:(
(And I don't want to hear about not wearing shoes, Q!!!! This was in my living room!)
Cat
Do you use Ant Raid Roach Spray? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/25/11 at 8:05 pm
I wear shoes in my living room. :P
I told you that I didn't want to hear it. >:( >:( >:(
:D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 06/25/11 at 8:29 pm
What are shoes? :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/25/11 at 8:42 pm
What are shoes? :D
Exactly!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/25/11 at 9:40 pm
8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/25/11 at 9:55 pm
Yeeeeoowww! I can't blame him! Could have sent that into David Letterman for Stupid Pet Tricks!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
Unfortunately, no video. But the amazing thing is that the dog did absolutely nothing to defend himself. Like I said, he just walked very slowly until she let go. Later, he chewed on some of her toys. That'll show her
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 06/25/11 at 9:57 pm
That had to hurt the dog. :o
I don't think so, she was little. and she didn't squeeze, just held and followed
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/26/11 at 6:40 am
What are shoes? :D
I don't know what shoes are either. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/30/11 at 4:59 pm
I am so sick of standing up for my employees to my boss then them turning around treating me like shyt. We had a meeting yesterday, one of our customers came to us asking us to charge less or they will go elsewhere. This resulted in a cut in pay for their work. I understand it sucks and some of them took a huge cut. The one who took the biggest cut had a baby hissy fit and left, leaving us in the lurch. I asked her to stay and she still left. The HR manager wanted to write her up, I fought with him about it. I understand her issues and don't think it warranted a write up. I just didn't agree with her actions.
Well, this morning she comes in with an attitude and I am getting the silent treatment, like this whole thing is my fault. I told the HR guy to go ahead. I refuse to be treated this way. She needs a can of grow the hell up. She is not the only one affected and the rest of the room think she is an idiot for throwing a fit.
This has been the week from hell. I came home last night and cried and am close to it tonight. I just want it over.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/30/11 at 5:09 pm
I am so sick of standing up for my employees to my boss then them turning around treating me like shyt. We had a meeting yesterday, one of our customers came to us asking us to charge less or they will go elsewhere. This resulted in a cut in pay for their work. I understand it sucks and some of them took a huge cut. The one who took the biggest cut had a baby hissy fit and left, leaving us in the lurch. I asked her to stay and she still left. The HR manager wanted to write her up, I fought with him about it. I understand her issues and don't think it warranted a write up. I just didn't agree with her actions.
Well, this morning she comes in with an attitude and I am getting the silent treatment, like this whole thing is my fault. I told the HR guy to go ahead. I refuse to be treated this way. She needs a can of grow the hell up. She is not the only one affected and the rest of the room think she is an idiot for throwing a fit.
This has been the week from hell. I came home last night and cried and am close to it tonight. I just want it over.
((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) And Karma.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/30/11 at 5:29 pm
((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) And Karma.
Cat
Thanks, Cat. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/30/11 at 6:29 pm
Hugs, Dag!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/30/11 at 6:31 pm
Thanks, Patti.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/30/11 at 7:36 pm
More hugs from me dag. People super suck.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/30/11 at 7:43 pm
Thanks, Snoz.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/30/11 at 7:57 pm
I am so sick of standing up for my employees to my boss then them turning around treating me like shyt. We had a meeting yesterday, one of our customers came to us asking us to charge less or they will go elsewhere. This resulted in a cut in pay for their work. I understand it sucks and some of them took a huge cut. The one who took the biggest cut had a baby hissy fit and left, leaving us in the lurch. I asked her to stay and she still left. The HR manager wanted to write her up, I fought with him about it. I understand her issues and don't think it warranted a write up. I just didn't agree with her actions.
Well, this morning she comes in with an attitude and I am getting the silent treatment, like this whole thing is my fault. I told the HR guy to go ahead. I refuse to be treated this way. She needs a can of grow the hell up. She is not the only one affected and the rest of the room think she is an idiot for throwing a fit.
This has been the week from hell. I came home last night and cried and am close to it tonight. I just want it over.
(((((((((((((((squeezes)))))))))))))))
and some Karma your way 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/30/11 at 8:41 pm
Thanks, Sami. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/01/11 at 4:23 am
I am so sick of standing up for my employees to my boss then them turning around treating me like shyt. We had a meeting yesterday, one of our customers came to us asking us to charge less or they will go elsewhere. This resulted in a cut in pay for their work. I understand it sucks and some of them took a huge cut. The one who took the biggest cut had a baby hissy fit and left, leaving us in the lurch. I asked her to stay and she still left. The HR manager wanted to write her up, I fought with him about it. I understand her issues and don't think it warranted a write up. I just didn't agree with her actions.
Well, this morning she comes in with an attitude and I am getting the silent treatment, like this whole thing is my fault. I told the HR guy to go ahead. I refuse to be treated this way. She needs a can of grow the hell up. She is not the only one affected and the rest of the room think she is an idiot for throwing a fit.
This has been the week from hell. I came home last night and cried and am close to it tonight. I just want it over.
I am kinda having trouble understanding this. Is this right? A customer wanted to pay less. Your company said they could pay less, to offset the lowered cost the employee was forced to take a pay cut. Is that it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/01/11 at 6:39 am
I am so sick of standing up for my employees to my boss then them turning around treating me like shyt. We had a meeting yesterday, one of our customers came to us asking us to charge less or they will go elsewhere. This resulted in a cut in pay for their work. I understand it sucks and some of them took a huge cut. The one who took the biggest cut had a baby hissy fit and left, leaving us in the lurch. I asked her to stay and she still left. The HR manager wanted to write her up, I fought with him about it. I understand her issues and don't think it warranted a write up. I just didn't agree with her actions.
Well, this morning she comes in with an attitude and I am getting the silent treatment, like this whole thing is my fault. I told the HR guy to go ahead. I refuse to be treated this way. She needs a can of grow the hell up. She is not the only one affected and the rest of the room think she is an idiot for throwing a fit.
This has been the week from hell. I came home last night and cried and am close to it tonight. I just want it over.
I'm sorry Dag, workers do suck sometimes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 07/01/11 at 10:17 am
I am kinda having trouble understanding this. Is this right? A customer wanted to pay less. Your company said they could pay less, to offset the lowered cost the employee was forced to take a pay cut. Is that it?
Sounds like it. What the hell kind of place is that anyway? I'd sure be pissed if my pay was arbitrarily cut
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/01/11 at 10:47 am
Some places cut pay to save jobs. I know at the city pd all the officers took a pay cut so that none of the officers would get laid off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/01/11 at 12:24 pm
Some places cut pay to save jobs. I know at the city pd all the officers took a pay cut so that none of the officers would get laid off.
many cities are trying to save money here by voluntary, or involuntary, furlough as well as the pay cuts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/01/11 at 2:01 pm
Sounds like it. What the hell kind of place is that anyway? I'd sure be pissed if my pay was arbitrarily cut
And unless she had a contractual obligation, she's free to refuse to sell her labor isn't she?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/01/11 at 2:37 pm
Some places cut pay to save jobs. I know at the city pd all the officers took a pay cut so that none of the officers would get laid off.
They cut pay and they release workers and lay them off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/01/11 at 5:13 pm
Sounds like it. What the hell kind of place is that anyway? I'd sure be pissed if my pay was arbitrarily cut
I thought I was missing something. I would be pissed off, too. The company pretty much saying you'll take what we give you AND you will like it. The last ones to feel the pinch should be the people who work there, and as long as people don't get pissed off it will keep happening.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/01/11 at 5:32 pm
Small inconsecuential rant - I hate when I set up my DVR to record a movie that the TV guide says they are playing (deleting programs that I would have preferred to keep - to make room for new movie), go to watch movie and it isn't even close to the movie that was supposed to play.
I was supposed to record a 1979 movie called "Roller Boogie" (sounds like my kind of cheese-fest) and in it's place was a movie with Kelly McGillis called "Undisputed land" or something like that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/01/11 at 5:34 pm
Small inconsecuential rant - I hate when I set up my DVR to record a movie that the TV guide says they are playing (deleting programs that I would have preferred to keep - to make room for new movie), go to watch movie and it isn't even close to the movie that was supposed to play.
I was supposed to record a 1979 movie called "Roller Boogie" (sounds like my kind of cheese-fest) and in it's place was a movie with Kelly McGillis called "Undisputed land" or something like that.
ROLLER BOOGIE! In my past life I went to the premier of Roller Boogie. A friend of mine worked as a key grip on the set and had passes. I remember it as being pretty third rate awful.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/01/11 at 5:49 pm
Small inconsecuential rant - I hate when I set up my DVR to record a movie that the TV guide says they are playing (deleting programs that I would have preferred to keep - to make room for new movie), go to watch movie and it isn't even close to the movie that was supposed to play.
I was supposed to record a 1979 movie called "Roller Boogie" (sounds like my kind of cheese-fest) and in it's place was a movie with Kelly McGillis called "Undisputed land" or something like that.
do you have netflix? its avail on DVD and on instant viewing.....and sorry you deleted shows to record something that wasn't what it was supposed to be... I hate when that happens! >:(
don't know if the link works...if not just search for the title.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/01/11 at 6:09 pm
Small inconsecuential rant - I hate when I set up my DVR to record a movie that the TV guide says they are playing (deleting programs that I would have preferred to keep - to make room for new movie), go to watch movie and it isn't even close to the movie that was supposed to play.
I was supposed to record a 1979 movie called "Roller Boogie" (sounds like my kind of cheese-fest) and in it's place was a movie with Kelly McGillis called "Undisputed land" or something like that.
do you have netflix? its avail on DVD and on instant viewing.....and sorry you deleted shows to record something that wasn't what it was supposed to be... I hate when that happens! >:(
don't know if the link works...if not just search for the title.
If you DON'T have Netflix, we can give you a free month's pass.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/01/11 at 7:26 pm
If you DON'T have Netflix, we can give you a free month's pass.
Cat
me too ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/01/11 at 7:53 pm
I am kinda having trouble understanding this. Is this right? A customer wanted to pay less. Your company said they could pay less, to offset the lowered cost the employee was forced to take a pay cut. Is that it?
That is exactly it.
Another vender went to the customer and tried to tell them they could do the job for 25% of what we do it for, which is not possible unless you send the work overseas or OCR (computer reader). Both of those options wouldn't have the accuracy they customer requires but the customers president was only looking at the bottom line. We ended up talking him into keeping us at a 25% discount. It sucks but it was that or lay off a bunch of people because we didn't have the work.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/01/11 at 7:55 pm
Sounds like it. What the hell kind of place is that anyway? I'd sure be pissed if my pay was arbitrarily cut
We are a data entry company. We do work from outside companies. I understand they are mad, but there was no choice. The company took a huge cut, too. It was the only choice. The boss is not happy about pay cuts.
Some places cut pay to save jobs. I know at the city pd all the officers took a pay cut so that none of the officers would get laid off.
Exactly. If the company doesn't make enough money to make payroll they whole company goes down. It is a small company, we can't pull from other departments to make up the $$. They had to cut the pay.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/01/11 at 8:00 pm
I thought I was missing something. I would be pissed off, too. The company pretty much saying you'll take what we give you AND you will like it. The last ones to feel the pinch should be the people who work there, and as long as people don't get pissed off it will keep happening.
I am not saying they shouldn't be mad, I don't blame them but it had to be done. They company is taking a huge hit. If they didn't pay they wouldn't make payroll. It is a small company with limited funds. It isn't like I work for a big corporation that is cutting the "little" people to keep the "big" people. The entire company is taking a hit. If we lose this account we lose at least 75% of our work. We are a seriously small company, I am talking 25 employees. It is not a case of the Corporate bigwigs trampling on the workers.
We are paid piece rate. It is just the one customers that rate got cut. The others still pay the same. They didn't cut the over all pay.
My whole problem was my standing up for her so she didn't get written up but then she turns around and treats me like the whole thing is my fault. Giving me the silent treatment and talking crap behind my back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/01/11 at 8:40 pm
ROLLER BOOGIE! In my past life I went to the premier of Roller Boogie. A friend of mine worked as a key grip on the set and had passes. I remember it as being pretty third rate awful.
yeah I was just going by the title, thinking it might be something I'd like. Did you get to skate down the red carpet at the premier? ;D
do you have netflix? its avail on DVD and on instant viewing.....and sorry you deleted shows to record something that wasn't what it was supposed to be... I hate when that happens! >:(
don't know if the link works...if not just search for the title.
Nah, I haven't done Netflix yet. I dunno why. I guess I just haven't wanted to watch anything bad enough yet to start a free trial.
I just searched and my local library has it on videocassette. Although the last time I dealt with them and movies, they said I returned 2 empty DVD cases without the discs. I searched high and low and eventually they found them at the library. ::) >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/01/11 at 9:09 pm
yeah I was just going by the title, thinking it might be something I'd like. Did you get to skate down the red carpet at the premier? ;D
Nah, I haven't done Netflix yet. I dunno why. I guess I just haven't wanted to watch anything bad enough yet to start a free trial.
I just searched and my local library has it on videocassette. Although the last time I dealt with them and movies, they said I returned 2 empty DVD cases without the discs. I searched high and low and eventually they found them at the library. ::) >:(
personally I think netflix is totally worth it. I have the lowest rental - 1 dvd at a time and unlimited online viewing. I spend hours with netflix def. get my money's worth....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/01/11 at 11:12 pm
My whole problem was my standing up for her so she didn't get written up but then she turns around and treats me like the whole thing is my fault. Giving me the silent treatment and talking crap behind my back.
Ignore the drama. I'll give you karma for saving her job, even if she'll never appreciate it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/01/11 at 11:24 pm
Why is it when I NEED to get up in the morning, I can't get to sleep, but when I can sleep in, I fall asleep at around 8 or 9?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/02/11 at 6:12 am
Why is it when I NEED to get up in the morning, I can't get to sleep, but when I can sleep in, I fall asleep at around 8 or 9?
Yeah, I do the same thing!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/02/11 at 6:19 am
If the company doesn't make enough money to make payroll they whole company goes down. It is a small company, we can't pull from other departments to make up the $$. They had to cut the pay.
What about a large company like Pathmark,In this Pathmark,it's huge and they make a lot of money so they can afford to keep workers just as long as they're able to pay them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/02/11 at 8:35 am
Ignore the drama. I'll give you karma for saving her job, even if she'll never appreciate it.
Thanks, karma backatcha. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/02/11 at 8:36 am
What about a large company like Pathmark,In this Pathmark,it's huge and they make a lot of money so they can afford to keep workers just as long as they're able to pay them.
I'm pretty sure the same goes for every company Howard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/02/11 at 8:36 am
What about a large company like Pathmark,In this Pathmark,it's huge and they make a lot of money so they can afford to keep workers just as long as they're able to pay them.
...and then the cuts hit in.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/02/11 at 8:38 am
I'm pretty sure the same goes for every company Howard.
Exactly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/02/11 at 8:43 am
I'm pretty sure the same goes for every company Howard.
Not every company. Lots and lots of companies can afford to pay, but instead the cut the workforce and the pay and benefits, make the people who stay work longer and harder for less. The money that is "saved" goes to buy many a nice Mercedes for man a member of the Board of Directors. That is what has been happening in the USA.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/02/11 at 8:52 am
Not every company. Lots and lots of companies can afford to pay, but instead the cut the workforce and the pay and benefits, make the people who stay work longer and harder for less. The money that is "saved" goes to buy many a nice Mercedes for man a member of the Board of Directors. That is what has been happening in the USA.
True, but that is not the case with my company. I can guarantee that but I felt that is the way you and Carlos were headed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/02/11 at 10:07 am
Not every company. Lots and lots of companies can afford to pay, but instead the cut the workforce and the pay and benefits, make the people who stay work longer and harder for less. The money that is "saved" goes to buy many a nice Mercedes for man a member of the Board of Directors. That is what has been happening in the USA.
they may not "choose" to keep the workers but howards post said they can "afford" to keep the workers. I stand by my response.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/02/11 at 7:18 pm
...and then the cuts hit in.
paycuts are the worse,plus they cut hours too. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/02/11 at 7:19 pm
Not every company. Lots and lots of companies can afford to pay, but instead the cut the workforce and the pay and benefits, make the people who stay work longer and harder for less. The money that is "saved" goes to buy many a nice Mercedes for man a member of the Board of Directors. That is what has been happening in the USA.
Isn't that a bit greedy? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/02/11 at 7:20 pm
they may not "choose" to keep the workers but howards post said they can "afford" to keep the workers. I stand by my response.
they'll layoff the people who slack off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/02/11 at 7:43 pm
Isn't that a bit greedy? ???
Yes it is, Howard. Unfortunately there are people like that out there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/02/11 at 7:44 pm
Yes it is, Howard. Unfortunately there are people like that out there.
it must be the store managers who do that? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/02/11 at 8:22 pm
it must be the store managers who do that? ???
No, in cases like that it is higher up in the company. Usually Presidents and CEO's. Not lower level like store managers. And not all companies are like that. Only some...that just makes people not trust other companies.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MLB on 07/02/11 at 11:26 pm
I dislike the fact that large firecrackers are being exploded very near to my home and my 80 pound Shepherd mix can't stop barking and running round the house. can't put her outside because the neighbors complain about her barking when it's Not a holiday weekend.... :-\\ I can't win!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/03/11 at 3:26 am
I dislike the fact that large firecrackers are being exploded very near to my home and my 80 pound Shepherd mix can't stop barking and running round the house. can't put her outside because the neighbors complain about her barking when it's Not a holiday weekend.... :-\\ I can't win!
The same happens over here with Bonfire (Guy Fawkes) Night, animals go crazy with the noise.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/03/11 at 4:31 am
The same happens over here with Bonfire (Guy Fawkes) Night, animals go crazy with the noise.
I used to love Guy Fawkes night (we just called it 'cracker night'). It got banned back in the early 80's. No more noisy fun ..... :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/03/11 at 4:47 am
I dislike the fact that large firecrackers are being exploded very near to my home and my 80 pound Shepherd mix can't stop barking and running round the house. can't put her outside because the neighbors complain about her barking when it's Not a holiday weekend.... :-\\ I can't win!
Same around me, but I live in a wooded area and whoever is out there sounds like it isn't just fireworks, but 1/4 sticks, which qualify as true explosives. I don't mind a bit of it but these idiots are just idiots.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/03/11 at 6:10 am
Same around me, but I live in a wooded area and whoever is out there sounds like it isn't just fireworks, but 1/4 sticks, which qualify as true explosives. I don't mind a bit of it but these idiots are just idiots.
That's what happened in Australia.... Idiots (read mostly younger ... and older boys) kept putting double bungers into bottles (glass everywhere) and basically blowing up items (such as letter boxes etc). I nearly had my eye affected by a smaller (Tom Thumb) cracker that was thrown in my face. Luckily, I closed it just in time .... but it did burn my eyelid!
But.... all things considered.... with parental control, it was a great night each year!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/03/11 at 7:04 am
No, in cases like that it is higher up in the company. Usually Presidents and CEO's. Not lower level like store managers. And not all companies are like that. Only some...that just makes people not trust other companies.
But why cars? why not boats or even yachts? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/03/11 at 7:06 am
I dislike the fact that large firecrackers are being exploded very near to my home and my 80 pound Shepherd mix can't stop barking and running round the house. can't put her outside because the neighbors complain about her barking when it's Not a holiday weekend.... :-\\ I can't win!
My area people use fireworks and dogs bark.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/11 at 10:15 am
But why cars? why not boats or even yachts? ???
um.....did I miss the part where we were talking about cars? ??? (or boats or yachts?)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 07/03/11 at 10:56 am
um.....did I miss the part where we were talking about cars? ??? (or boats or yachts?)
No, no you did not. (unless I missed that part too) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/11 at 11:47 am
No, no you did not. (unless I missed that part too) ;D
whew! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/03/11 at 1:52 pm
um.....did I miss the part where we were talking about cars? ??? (or boats or yachts?)
I was just saying Q that something other than cars,would they be able to afford a yacht or a boat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/11 at 2:29 pm
I was just saying Q that something other than cars,would they be able to afford a yacht or a boat.
but what about cars Howard I don't see where anyone discussed cars at all?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/03/11 at 3:05 pm
um.....did I miss the part where we were talking about cars? ??? (or boats or yachts?)
No, no you did not. (unless I missed that part too) ;D
but what about cars Howard I don't see where anyone discussed cars at all?
I am scared, I know what he is talking about. Danoota mentioned that some CEO's lay off the workers so they can have money for new cars. That is where the car thing came from
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/11 at 3:27 pm
I am scared, I know what he is talking about. Danoota mentioned that some CEO's lay off the workers so they can have money for new cars. That is where the car thing came from
oh there must be a pill you can take for that.....following howard logic is scary....and thanks I didn't see/forgot about reading that part of Danoota's post.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/03/11 at 3:44 pm
oh there must be a pill you can take for that.....following howard logic is scary....and thanks I didn't see/forgot about reading that part of Danoota's post.
I am making an appt with the doctor first thing Tuesday. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/11 at 4:05 pm
I am making an appt with the doctor first thing Tuesday. ;D
Man. I hope you survive the weekend :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/11 at 4:33 pm
Yesterday the trainee did not suck.......
Today is a different story. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 07/03/11 at 5:00 pm
I was going to point out where the car talk came in, but In case it might have freaked anyone out, I thought I'd keep quiet.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/04/11 at 7:08 am
but what about cars Howard I don't see where anyone discussed cars at all?
well someone did! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/04/11 at 7:09 am
oh there must be a pill you can take for that.....following howard logic is scary....and thanks I didn't see/forgot about reading that part of Danoota's post.
nobody can understand me. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/04/11 at 8:47 am
nobody can understand me. :(
I did, don't be sad. Turn that frown upside down. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/04/11 at 8:58 am
I am scared, I know what he is talking about. Danoota mentioned that some CEO's lay off the workers so they can have money for new cars. That is where the car thing came from
I knew what he was on about as well
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 07/04/11 at 11:11 am
nobody can understand me. :(
I am nobody
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/04/11 at 11:28 am
See, Howard, there were three of us. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/04/11 at 1:38 pm
I did, don't be sad. Turn that frown upside down. :)
Thanks Karma. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/04/11 at 1:40 pm
I knew what he was on about as well
I was saying that a boat and a yacht might be a little more expensive than a car. I understand that CEOs are not the richest people in the world but they can live the good life,They have nice cars,nice families and good workers.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/04/11 at 1:47 pm
Thanks Karma. :)
Thanks, Howard. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/04/11 at 4:10 pm
I was saying that a boat and a yacht might be a little more expensive than a car. I understand that CEOs are not the richest people in the world but they can live the good life,They have nice cars,nice families and good workers.
umm...Howard, most CEO's ARE "the richest people in the world"...regardless if their company is successful or not! Small companies, maybe not so much, but large ones, oh heck yeah! They're probably pulling down $1M+ a year or more when you add in bonuses, stocks, 401K, and other "perks".
Oh, and just for the record, I understood where Howard was coming from too...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/04/11 at 4:19 pm
umm...Howard, most CEO's ARE "the richest people in the world"...regardless if their company is successful or not! Small companies, maybe not so much, but large ones, oh heck yeah! They're probably pulling down $1M+ a year or more when you add in bonuses, stocks, 401K, and other "perks".
Oh, and just for the record, I understood where Howard was coming from too...
Replace the M with a B and I think you may be close.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/04/11 at 4:40 pm
Actually, according to the AFL-CIO's "Paywatch" website, the highest paid CEO in 2010 was the CEO of Viacom, who made over $84M in total compensation. The average for the top (I think) 299 was $9.25M. regardless of the actual figures, it's a RIDICULOUS amount because I'd bet they're actually IN the office 2/3 as much as the "average" office worker...
http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/ceou/top100.cfm
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/05/11 at 6:54 am
umm...Howard, most CEO's ARE "the richest people in the world"...regardless if their company is successful or not! Small companies, maybe not so much, but large ones, oh heck yeah! They're probably pulling down $1M+ a year or more when you add in bonuses, stocks, 401K, and other "perks".
Oh, and just for the record, I understood where Howard was coming from too...
even store managers too and what about front-end guys?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/05/11 at 7:02 am
even store managers too and what about front-end guys?
Store managers don't make what CEO's make, Howard. True, they make more than the rest of the store employees but not what the head guy of the corporation makes. I wouldn't consider them rich by any means.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/05/11 at 7:11 am
Store managers don't make what CEO's make, Howard. True, they make more than the rest of the store employees but not what the head guy of the corporation makes. I wouldn't consider them rich by any means.
I'd like to make what store managers make. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/05/11 at 7:18 am
I'd like to make what store managers make. :(
Well, you can't start there, you have to work your way there. It just takes hard work, Howard. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/05/11 at 10:14 am
Store managers don't make what CEO's make, Howard. True, they make more than the rest of the store employees but not what the head guy of the corporation makes. I wouldn't consider them rich by any means.
Well, it depends on what store you manage...rumor has it that our store manager makes $100,000+ a year. Not too bad for a single male ;)
But still nowhere CLOSE to what our CEO makes, which is close to $2 MILLION/year :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/05/11 at 10:22 am
Well, you can't start there, you have to work your way there. It just takes hard work, Howard. :)
Also, MOST store managers have been with the company for MANY years, and have worked almost every job in the store. Ours has been with the company 22 years and started in the stockroom. The only place he hasn't worked is in the pharmacy :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/05/11 at 7:47 pm
Well, you can't start there, you have to work your way there. It just takes hard work, Howard. :)
I get a measly 9.50 an hour for pushing carts,taking out trash and sweeping the floor. BAH! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/05/11 at 7:49 pm
Also, MOST store managers have been with the company for MANY years, and have worked almost every job in the store. Ours has been with the company 22 years and started in the stockroom. The only place he hasn't worked is in the pharmacy :o
I think the store manager at my Pathmark have been working there 27 years since that one opened up shop.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/05/11 at 8:36 pm
Well, you can't start there, you have to work your way there. It just takes hard work, Howard. :)
You sounded like Ward Cleaver just then!
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 07/05/11 at 10:00 pm
I get a measly 9.50 an hour for pushing carts,taking out trash and sweeping the floor. BAH! :P
$9.50!!!! :o
That's not measly, that's pretty damn good if you ask me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/05/11 at 10:43 pm
You sounded like Ward Cleaver just then!
;)
Wow, now I am really afraid. Does that mean I am growing up or something? :o ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/05/11 at 10:44 pm
I get a measly 9.50 an hour for pushing carts,taking out trash and sweeping the floor. BAH! :P
Thank your lucky stars that you have a job. I know many people who would love that "measly" $9.50 an hour.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/05/11 at 11:05 pm
Thank your lucky stars that you have a job. I know many people who would love that "measly" $9.50 an hour.
And they'd be so happy to have the job that they wouldn't complain about every little thing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/06/11 at 6:55 am
$9.50!!!! :o
That's not measly, that's pretty damn good if you ask me.
the hours are ok but not the greatest,they just don't give you enough time to do all 3 tasks and by the time you finish one round of carts since the parking lot is collosus it's already an hour and a half later.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/06/11 at 6:56 am
Thank your lucky stars that you have a job. I know many people who would love that "measly" $9.50 an hour.
bring them over here Pathmark needs more cartpeople,IMO.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/06/11 at 9:28 am
You sounded like Ward Cleaver just then!
;)
I thought she sounded more like Mr. Cunningham....
Well, you can't start there, you have to work your way there. It just takes hard work, Howard. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 07/06/11 at 1:07 pm
the hours are ok but not the greatest,they just don't give you enough time to do all 3 tasks and by the time you finish one round of carts since the parking lot is collosus it's already an hour and a half later.
The job you have is never ending, there will always be carts, trash and sweeping to be done. All you can do is stay busy during the hours you are there.
But really, $9.50 is more than a lot people make. You're lucky you don't get paid just min. wage for your job.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/06/11 at 1:52 pm
bring them over here Pathmark needs more cartpeople,IMO.
you may think they need more cart people but do they think they do? Are they hiring? or, due to the economy have they decided to stay at minimum staffing?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/06/11 at 7:33 pm
The job you have is never ending, there will always be carts, trash and sweeping to be done. All you can do is stay busy during the hours you are there.
But really, $9.50 is more than a lot people make. You're lucky you don't get paid just min. wage for your job.
I do my best and I always have an ABC system that I use to get up 50% of the carts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/06/11 at 7:34 pm
you may think they need more cart people but do they think they do? Are they hiring? or, due to the economy have they decided to stay at minimum staffing?
I just don't think that 4 is enough,they could use just 1 or 2 more.One person could do one half of the parking lot while I do the other half,it goes quicker that way.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/06/11 at 8:30 pm
I just don't think that 4 is enough,they could use just 1 or 2 more.One person could do one half of the parking lot while I do the other half,it goes quicker that way.
Well if they get 1 or 2 more people to do your job, they will have to pay them. Are you willing to take a pay cut Howard?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 07/06/11 at 10:48 pm
I was looking at my past recordings and stuff and remembering a time I use to get excellent free midis for public use from someone who wanted to make them for people to use. Oh no we cant have people make really good midi's and allow the public to use them for free. They'd be doing it out of their own hearts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/06/11 at 11:13 pm
I just don't think that 4 is enough,they could use just 1 or 2 more.One person could do one half of the parking lot while I do the other half,it goes quicker that way.
Quit yer bitchin'. Most grocery stores I frequent usually have one or two guys TOTAL cleaning up the carts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 07/07/11 at 12:11 am
you need to settle down again Howard
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc153/rocksannwastaken/lounge-cart.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/07/11 at 6:36 am
Quit yer bitchin'. Most grocery stores I frequent usually have one or two guys TOTAL cleaning up the carts.
The store I go to doesn't have cart guys. The baggers are the ones who collect the carts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/07/11 at 7:11 am
Well if they get 1 or 2 more people to do your job, they will have to pay them. Are you willing to take a pay cut Howard?
maybe a minor one.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/07/11 at 7:13 am
you need to settle down again Howard
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc153/rocksannwastaken/lounge-cart.jpg
Sorry. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/07/11 at 7:13 am
The store I go to doesn't have cart guys. The baggers are the ones who collect the carts.
really? That's interesting.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 07/07/11 at 8:55 am
The store I go to doesn't have cart guys. The baggers are the ones who collect the carts.
That's how it is at the stores around here (except for Walmart). I have even seen the manager of Kroger getting carts from the parking lot.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/07/11 at 9:08 am
The store I go to doesn't have cart guys. The baggers are the ones who collect the carts.
Neither of the stores I go to have cart guys either (although walmart, target, and such still do) they have baggers who also carry out your grocery to your car (so they don't have to worry about their carts getting destroyed by weather and vehicle damage, and the customer service seems to be more friendly that way as well); or there is the other store that you put a quarter in to unlock the cart, and you will get your quarter back when you put it back in the cart line and lock it back up. They save money, and keep their carts in good shape.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 07/07/11 at 10:08 am
Neither of the stores I go to have cart guys either (although walmart, target, and such still do) they have baggers who also carry out your grocery to your car (so they don't have to worry about their carts getting destroyed by weather and vehicle damage, and the customer service seems to be more friendly that way as well); or there is the other store that you put a quarter in to unlock the cart, and you will get your quarter back when you put it back in the cart line and lock it back up. They save money, and keep their carts in good shape.
Don't tell Pathmark ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/07/11 at 10:22 am
The other day we were at the grocery store. As we were loading up the car, there was guy collecting carts. As I handed him our cart, I was about to say, "Here ya go, Howard." ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 07/07/11 at 11:10 am
You know i've never really heard the term cart guy until I heard it from Howard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/07/11 at 1:04 pm
That's how it is at the stores around here (except for Walmart). I have even seen the manager of Kroger getting carts from the parking lot.
I'd like to see the manager at Pathmark collect carts but I don't think he has the time or patience to.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/07/11 at 1:05 pm
The other day we were at the grocery store. As we were loading up the car, there was guy collecting carts. As I handed him our cart, I was about to say, "Here ya go, Howard." ;D ;D ;D
Cat
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/07/11 at 1:10 pm
There is the other store that you put a quarter in to unlock the cart, and you will get your quarter back when you put it back in the cart line and lock it back up. They save money, and keep their carts in good shape.
Pathmark tried it but customers do not want to put quarters in the slots to get a cart but they do have a few of them,customers keep breaking the freakin' carts anyway.Last week I found a few carts with loose handlebars(some of them torn off) and the metal swing became unhinged.See,that's how much Pathmark cares about the carts! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/07/11 at 2:20 pm
the hours are ok but not the greatest,they just don't give you enough time to do all 3 tasks and by the time you finish one round of carts since the parking lot is collosus it's already an hour and a half later.
Be glad you are GETTING hours...my schedule for this week was cut from 11.5 hours down to 8 today :o They keep cutting hours in my department...next week, I'm scheduled for 16.5, but will probably get that cut down to around 10-12 ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/07/11 at 7:58 pm
Be glad you are GETTING hours...my schedule for this week was cut from 11.5 hours down to 8 today :o They keep cutting hours in my department...next week, I'm scheduled for 16.5, but will probably get that cut down to around 10-12 ::)
Wish you lived closer, we are hiring and willing to give hours.
I blew up today at the subject of my last rant. We are behind in the work. I made the announcement that I needed butts in seats and working so we can get caught up and even ahead before our next slam. She and her friend had gone to pick up lunch...both of them. It was a one person job. She is doing her best to push my buttons and this was the last straw. After my announcement, she made the smart ass comment that we needed to hire. Duh? We have three new people in there. Hello, it takes more than a day to get up to speed. I said as much and said that they didn't need to both go pick their lunch up. I got the smart ass remark of "you are required by law to let us take a lunch"....um, if you work 8 hours, not 6, then it is just two breaks. I have nothing against them taking lunches, but this was just to piss me off. Not a good thing. She said I was making it her fault. I blew. I told her I wasn't but I was sick and tired of the attitude I was getting from that corner. She is acting like the recent things are all my fault and none of it is. I told her she doesn't need to like me but she needs to respect my authority and lose the attitude. It's not like I was walking around bitching, I was at my desk working as well.
Apparently when I went into the back for a minute some interesting comments were made. One of them said she wished she could hit me in the head and the other said if she had a gun she would shoot me. Really? Grow the hell up, sweetie. I am done sticking up for them. Their days are numbers in that company. I refuse to put up with their crap anymore.
Mind you, the first one also posted on Facebook a while back about drinking at a friends house then driving home with her 3 year old in the car. She said "she was fine". She got really mad when her son's dad found out and threatened to take her to court for custody because she was placing her son in danger. She doesn't see what she did wrong, she thinks everyone is ganging up on her. I just want to smack her. My plan is to kill her with kindness. She can have an attitude if she wants, but I am going to be polite and civil and not act back. If her attitude goes too far, I will not hesitate to write her up. She keeps threatening to quit, I say go ahead. She expects to fight it....not happening. It might be tough without her at first, she is fast and accurate, but we will handle it. She might be good at her job, but the attitude is bringing the rest of the office down.
And don't harp on my work ethic. I have put in 21 hours in the past two days in the office and another 4 at home. She has barely put in 16 and her friend 6. Get over yourselves.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/07/11 at 11:15 pm
@Howard: For ethical reasons, such as not wanting a stray cart blown by the wind or bumped by a careless passer-by to bump into someone else's vehicle, I refuse to leave my cart on the sidewalk. I'm a car guy. I don't care if it's a one-of-a-kind classic or a beat-up minivan that was parked outside during a hailstorm, it just ain't right to add to the problem of door dings.
But I'm buying groceries at a place that does have cart guys, am I helping y'all out by returning my cart (along with any other carts I find along the way) to the line of carts front of the store, or would that be a dick move (trying to put you out of a job!) and I should simply park the carts in the nearest cart corral in the parking lot, but not return it to the storefront itself?
The other day we were at the grocery store. As we were loading up the car, there was guy collecting carts. As I handed him our cart, I was about to say, "Here ya go, Howard." ;D ;D ;D
@Everyone: If you hand off a cart to a cart guy/gal, do that. If they look at you weird, say "It's a viral thing. You know how every butler is named 'Jeeves'? How Randroids freak out about 'John Galt'? How the Romans had that thing about 'Spartacus'? There's a cart guy at a Pathmark somewhere who says that everyone who's ever pushed a cart should be named 'Howard' when on cart duty."
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/07/11 at 11:17 pm
HELP HELP! MY FAMILY IS A PACK OF SCREAMING LUNATICS! LOCK THEM UP BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/eek2.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/07/11 at 11:42 pm
@Howard: For ethical reasons, such as not wanting a stray cart blown by the wind or bumped by a careless passer-by to bump into someone else's vehicle, I refuse to leave my cart on the sidewalk. I'm a car guy. I don't care if it's a one-of-a-kind classic or a beat-up minivan that was parked outside during a hailstorm, it just ain't right to add to the problem of door dings.
But I'm buying groceries at a place that does have cart guys, am I helping y'all out by returning my cart (along with any other carts I find along the way) to the line of carts front of the store, or would that be a dick move (trying to put you out of a job!) and I should simply park the carts in the nearest cart corral in the parking lot, but not return it to the storefront itself?
@Everyone: If you hand off a cart to a cart guy/gal, do that. If they look at you weird, say "It's a viral thing. You know how every butler is named 'Jeeves'? How Randroids freak out about 'John Galt'? How the Romans had that thing about 'Spartacus'? There's a cart guy at a Pathmark somewhere who says that everyone who's ever pushed a cart should be named 'Howard' when on cart duty."
@Cart guy.
I used to be a cart guy...and the way things are going, I might be again! Cart guy etiquette, do's and -- more important -- don'ts.
DO bring your cart to the cart corral if there is one nearby.
DO bring us your cart if you see us gathering carts.
DO learn our names and say hello.
DO ask us for assistance with your packages.
DON'T leave personal belongings, trash, dirty diapers, or food residuals in carts.
DON'T fire carts in our direction. We have to stop them by body check lest they injure a person or damage a car.
DON'T shove carts off lot into shrubs, drainage ditches, snowbanks, and the like.
DON'T shove carts onto adjacent sidewalks, pedestrian paths, or motor ways off store property.
DON'T overturn carts or play smash-up derby with them.
DON'T offer us tips.
DON'T come up to us and say, "I used to do this too. Sucks, huh?"
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/08/11 at 12:13 am
Cart guy etiquette, do's and -- more important -- don'ts.
Karma owed tomorrowish. I win on all the DONT's and at least 2 of the DO's. I've been doing it right! (Haven't yet gotten enough money to hire enough cops to lock up your family, though, but someday afterivedonetwochicksatonce man!)
@CartGuys: I'd do the whole name-learning thing if I were shopping for more than one person, and therefore made more than two trips per month to the grocery store. Still, I'm gonna modify my viral thing.
Learn your cart guy's name, then say "Hey (whateverthenamewas), there's this viral thing. Print 'Howard' on a sticker, stick it to your lapel, take video of it, but without showing your face. Do what comes naturally and when you catch someone being a jerkwad (even me talking about this if you have a hidden camera on right now!) in the parking lot, upload it to Youtube, then open up a new account and tweet it as #cartguy or #howard or whatever #tag that seems to be appropriate. The thing is to make it like some guy named 'Howard' is the only cart guy in the country, and all the crazy stuff he sees every day."
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/08/11 at 6:54 am
Be glad you are GETTING hours...my schedule for this week was cut from 11.5 hours down to 8 today :o They keep cutting hours in my department...next week, I'm scheduled for 16.5, but will probably get that cut down to around 10-12 ::)
I feel sorry for you. :( They do that to try to save money.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/08/11 at 6:58 am
There's a cart guy at a Pathmark somewhere who says that everyone who's ever pushed a cart should be named 'Howard' when on cart duty."
every cartguy should be named Howard?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/08/11 at 7:00 am
@Cart guy.
I used to be a cart guy...and the way things are going, I might be again! Cart guy etiquette, do's and -- more important -- don'ts.
DO bring your cart to the cart corral if there is one nearby.
DO bring us your cart if you see us gathering carts.
DO learn our names and say hello.
DO ask us for assistance with your packages.
DON'T leave personal belongings, trash, dirty diapers, or food residuals in carts.
DON'T fire carts in our direction. We have to stop them by body check lest they injure a person or damage a car.
DON'T shove carts off lot into shrubs, drainage ditches, snowbanks, and the like.
DON'T shove carts onto adjacent sidewalks, pedestrian paths, or motor ways off store property.
DON'T overturn carts or play smash-up derby with them.
DON'T offer us tips.
DON'T come up to us and say, "I used to do this too. Sucks, huh?"
::)
and also Don't back up too fast,I don't have rear window mirrors.(or horns)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/08/11 at 7:02 am
Karma owed tomorrowish. I win on all the DONT's and at least 2 of the DO's. I've been doing it right! (Haven't yet gotten enough money to hire enough cops to lock up your family, though, but someday afterivedonetwochicksatonce man!)
@CartGuys: I'd do the whole name-learning thing if I were shopping for more than one person, and therefore made more than two trips per month to the grocery store. Still, I'm gonna modify my viral thing.
Learn your cart guy's name, then say "Hey (whateverthenamewas), there's this viral thing. Print 'Howard' on a sticker, stick it to your lapel, take video of it, but without showing your face. Do what comes naturally and when you catch someone being a jerkwad (even me talking about this if you have a hidden camera on right now!) in the parking lot, upload it to Youtube, then open up a new account and tweet it as #cartguy or #howard or whatever #tag that seems to be appropriate. The thing is to make it like some guy named 'Howard' is the only cart guy in the country, and all the crazy stuff he sees every day."
One customer last week I gave a cart too said my name and she told me that I was a sweetheart.God Bless Me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 07/08/11 at 10:27 am
There's a cart guy at a Pathmark somewhere who says that everyone who's ever pushed a cart should be named 'Howard' when on cart duty."
Sort like all Pullman porters were called "George"?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/08/11 at 6:20 pm
and also Don't back up too fast,I don't have rear window mirrors.(or horns)
Yes. I recall a couple of times where I was almost run flat over by careless customers.
If I had been more enterprising at the time...
See, I didn't realize our plaza parking lot was a rendezvous for drug dealers. The day I had to go to court after I got busted with pot, I recognized a whole bunch of characters in the dock from the Market Basket parking lot. They were all there for drug offenses. I could have made quite a bit of extra cash as a drug courier...but I probably would have ended up in the Lawrence jail, which wasn't no place for skinnyass white boy.
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/08/11 at 7:24 pm
Yes. I recall a couple of times where I was almost run flat over by careless customers.
If I had been more enterprising at the time...
See, I didn't realize our plaza parking lot was a rendezvous for drug dealers. The day I had to go to court after I got busted with pot, I recognized a whole bunch of characters in the dock from the Market Basket parking lot. They were all there for drug offenses. I could have made quite a bit of extra cash as a drug courier...but I probably would have ended up in the Lawrence jail, which wasn't no place for skinnyass white boy.
:o
what about the drinkers who do booze?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/08/11 at 7:26 pm
and another DO NOT:
DO NOT ask me "Do I give this cart to you"? Well let's see,I have between 8-10 carts lined up ready to be pushed to the other side and I have an orange-yellow vest so DUH,there you go! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/08/11 at 7:39 pm
what about the drinkers who do booze?
The winos used to camp out in back of the plaza!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/drunken_smilie.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/08/11 at 7:43 pm
and another DO NOT:
DO NOT ask me "Do I give this cart to you"? Well let's see,I have between 8-10 carts lined up ready to be pushed to the other side so DUH,there you go! ::)
I don't see why you can't take on one more cart if you only have 8 or 10 carts lined up.... especially if you only have 8 I mean.....obviously you can take 10 so yeah... I'd say you have room. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/08/11 at 7:44 pm
The winos used to camp out in back of the plaza!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/drunken_smilie.gif
the parking lot over there is full of beer cans and bottles,booze and wine there is a liquor place across the street.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/08/11 at 7:45 pm
I don't see why you can't take on one more cart if you only have 8 or 10 carts lined up.... especially if you only have 8 I mean.....obviously you can take 10 so yeah... I'd say you have room. ::)
But it's obvious who else do you give the cart to? the baker? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/08/11 at 7:48 pm
I don't see why you can't take on one more cart if you only have 8 or 10 carts lined up.... especially if you only have 8 I mean.....obviously you can take 10 so yeah... I'd say you have room. ::)
It depends on the size of the carts. You can push more than you can control. It's easy to scuff and nick surfaces around the entry way if you're pushing a row of ten carts!
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/08/11 at 7:50 pm
But it's obvious who else do you give the cart to? the baker? ::)
see the way you phrased it I thought you didn't want them to give it to you because you already had carts ready to go.....see.... not so obvious! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 07/08/11 at 11:47 pm
I don't see why you can't take on one more cart if you only have 8 or 10 carts lined up.... especially if you only have 8 I mean.....obviously you can take 10 so yeah... I'd say you have room. ::)
When I worked at Fry's in high school our workers' manual said to push no more than 6 carts at a time. That was silly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/08/11 at 11:50 pm
When I worked at Fry's in high school our workers' manual said to push no more than 6 carts at a time. That was silly.
Was is health and safety issues, too many carts are more difficult to control when pushing them around?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/08/11 at 11:58 pm
Sort like all Pullman porters were called "George"?
Exactly. Except I mean it in a "taking it back" kinda way, not the way it was used on the rails of old. (A little less "George Pullman" and a little more "Howard X", who went on to form the Chrome Cart Party during the posteconopalypse in the early '20s :)
(Oh, and Howard M? As a customer, Fry's rocks, so thanks for helping make it rock!)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 07/09/11 at 12:06 am
Was is health and safety issues, too many carts are more difficult to control when pushing them around?
I think they probably thought safety issues. Hell, I don't even remember my particular store having those cart return things they put in parking lots nowadays.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Midas on 07/09/11 at 12:08 am
Exactly. Except I mean it in a "taking it back" kinda way, not the way it was used on the rails of old. (A little less "George Pullman" and a little more "Howard X", who went on to form the Chrome Cart Party during the posteconopalypse in the early '20s :)
(Oh, and Howard M? As a customer, Fry's rocks, so thanks for helping make it rock!)
Thanks! We had I think the smallest Fry's Food Store in Phoenix at the time. That location no longer exists.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/09/11 at 12:48 am
Thanks! We had I think the smallest Fry's Food Store in Phoenix at the time. That location no longer exists.
Weirdest Fry's moment was the first time I went into Fry's, as in several acres of electronics store. And then I found a small grocery aisle. Had to google the history of the company to realize it was the same Fry, but an entirely different company. (And then while in the Southwest, I went to a Fry's expecting to find electronics, only to find food ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/09/11 at 1:42 am
When I worked at Fry's in high school our workers' manual said to push no more than 6 carts at a time. That was silly.
when I was a bagger at Lucky's I collected carts (we didn't have people who specifically collected carts) I would push around 12....anything more than that and I might as well have been trying to move a car that was stuck in park ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/09/11 at 6:59 am
It depends on the size of the carts. You can push more than you can control. It's easy to scuff and nick surfaces around the entry way if you're pushing a row of ten carts!
;)
I can push about 8 or 9 carts with 1 pulley with 2 you can push about 20 or 30 of them but that's the nighttime cartguy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/09/11 at 7:00 am
see the way you phrased it I thought you didn't want them to give it to you because you already had carts ready to go.....see.... not so obvious! :P
But they see the orange-yellow vest on me and I work outside so I don't understand why they have to ask? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/09/11 at 7:01 am
Was is health and safety issues, too many carts are more difficult to control when pushing them around?
it can start straying away if more than a big amount are pushed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/11 at 7:03 am
it can start straying away if more than a big amount are pushed.
It, not all of them?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/09/11 at 7:19 am
It, not all of them?
gotta keep them steady.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/09/11 at 9:51 am
But they see the orange-yellow vest on me and I work outside so I don't understand why they have to ask? ::)
because they are trying to be polite and not over burden you...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/09/11 at 7:09 pm
because they are trying to be polite and not over burden you...
I guess I do overreact sometimes out in the parking lot.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/09/11 at 7:28 pm
I guess I do overreact sometimes out in the parking lot.
Just in the parking lot ??? ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/09/11 at 7:38 pm
Just in the parking lot ??? ;)
and inside too,I admit it. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/09/11 at 8:39 pm
see the way you phrased it I thought you didn't want them to give it to you because you already had carts ready to go.....see.... not so obvious! :P
Again, I knew exactly what he meant :-[ :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/09/11 at 9:02 pm
Again, I knew exactly what he meant :-[ :-\\
Oh NO :o
Understanding is always the first symptoom :-\\
:D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/09/11 at 9:13 pm
Again, I knew exactly what he meant :-[ :-\\
I admit I missed part of danootas post that's why I didn't know where the car came from.
But with this guess I was too literal. Don't usually have that problem... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/11/11 at 8:28 am
But they see the orange-yellow vest on me and I work outside so I don't understand why they have to ask? ::)
Because you might have too many carts to push already and would prefer it if they put the cart in the corral this time
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/11/11 at 8:28 am
because they are trying to be polite and not over burden you...
exactly
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/11/11 at 11:19 am
Should we change the title of this to "Howard's Rants"?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/11/11 at 12:54 pm
Because you might have too many carts to push already and would prefer it if they put the cart in the corral this time
I say that sometimes,I just don't want to push 30-40 carts in the middle of the afternoon when it's so crowded with people.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/11/11 at 12:55 pm
Should we change the title of this to "Howard's Rants"?
Sorry about my rants,I didn't mean to be a burden,Let's try to move on to something else. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/11/11 at 3:52 pm
Should we change the title of this to "Howard's Rants"?
karma! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/11/11 at 3:52 pm
I say that sometimes,I just don't want to push 30-40 carts in the middle of the afternoon when it's so crowded with people.
how are we supposed to know how many carts you do or don't want to push....we can't tell unless you're wearing a sign that tells us.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/11/11 at 5:38 pm
Okay, I'll move on to something else...so at work, we have to punch out for meals. Well, one day, I COMPLETELY zoned and forgot so I asked the person who was covering for the HR manager what to do. They took down my name & employee # & told me to just submit for a "punch correction" and everything would be fine....WRONG!!! Today, the asst. Mgr. comes to me and tells me I was "out of compliance" that day because I never took a lunch. I explained what happened and she understood, but said in the future, to make sure she or the HR mgr knows. When I asked who I should tell if NEITHER of them are there, she said "just tell whoever's covering for *HR Mgr*" so they can make sure it's corrected for the compliance report...ummmm....when I asked what I should do, the person covering wrote down my name & employee #...isn't that "notifying the person covering"??? Why am "I" the one being "dinged" for this when THEY were the one who dropped the ball? I mean, yes I screwed up by not punching out, but I gave the person covering my info when I asked what to do, then submitted the correction like they told me to, MY manager approved it, and EVERYTHING ELSE was corrected EXCEPT the "compliance report"...how is that MY fault??? Now I have 2 Xs against me (the 2nd one was that I was 2 minutes late to lunch because the pharmacist was late coming back from hers & I couldn't leave...I even tried calling someone else over and nobody came!), NEITHER of which are "really" my fault...I think the 3rd one means termination!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/11/11 at 6:45 pm
Okay, I'll move on to something else...so at work, we have to punch out for meals. Well, one day, I COMPLETELY zoned and forgot so I asked the person who was covering for the HR manager what to do. They took down my name & employee # & told me to just submit for a "punch correction" and everything would be fine....WRONG!!! Today, the asst. Mgr. comes to me and tells me I was "out of compliance" that day because I never took a lunch. I explained what happened and she understood, but said in the future, to make sure she or the HR mgr knows. When I asked who I should tell if NEITHER of them are there, she said "just tell whoever's covering for *HR Mgr*" so they can make sure it's corrected for the compliance report...ummmm....when I asked what I should do, the person covering wrote down my name & employee #...isn't that "notifying the person covering"??? Why am "I" the one being "dinged" for this when THEY were the one who dropped the ball? I mean, yes I screwed up by not punching out, but I gave the person covering my info when I asked what to do, then submitted the correction like they told me to, MY manager approved it, and EVERYTHING ELSE was corrected EXCEPT the "compliance report"...how is that MY fault??? Now I have 2 Xs against me (the 2nd one was that I was 2 minutes late to lunch because the pharmacist was late coming back from hers & I couldn't leave...I even tried calling someone else over and nobody came!), NEITHER of which are "really" my fault...I think the 3rd one means termination!
So I see the asshattery of said store isn't just confined to California. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/11/11 at 6:57 pm
Okay, I'll move on to something else...so at work, we have to punch out for meals. Well, one day, I COMPLETELY zoned and forgot so I asked the person who was covering for the HR manager what to do. They took down my name & employee # & told me to just submit for a "punch correction" and everything would be fine....WRONG!!! Today, the asst. Mgr. comes to me and tells me I was "out of compliance" that day because I never took a lunch. I explained what happened and she understood, but said in the future, to make sure she or the HR mgr knows. When I asked who I should tell if NEITHER of them are there, she said "just tell whoever's covering for *HR Mgr*" so they can make sure it's corrected for the compliance report...ummmm....when I asked what I should do, the person covering wrote down my name & employee #...isn't that "notifying the person covering"??? Why am "I" the one being "dinged" for this when THEY were the one who dropped the ball? I mean, yes I screwed up by not punching out, but I gave the person covering my info when I asked what to do, then submitted the correction like they told me to, MY manager approved it, and EVERYTHING ELSE was corrected EXCEPT the "compliance report"...how is that MY fault??? Now I have 2 Xs against me (the 2nd one was that I was 2 minutes late to lunch because the pharmacist was late coming back from hers & I couldn't leave...I even tried calling someone else over and nobody came!), NEITHER of which are "really" my fault...I think the 3rd one means termination!
This sounds like a Marx Brothers movie. Completely insane. Write all this down as documentary evidence so that it doesn't come back to bite you) Perhaps you can have something signed to acknowledge that it wasn't your fault.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/12/11 at 12:24 am
Should we change the title of this to "Howard's Rants"?
Not until we figure out which Howard (a Howard at Wal-Mart, I presume) posted this.
Geez, Howard, you're so busy trying to be the last person posting in every thread that you forgot the threads you actually care about, but in the interest of restoring this thread to its traditional srs-bzns venting, please reply in the long-defunct (but recently-resurrected!) Pathmark thread about Barnacle Bill the Sailor!Howard the Pathmark Cart Guy!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/12/11 at 6:56 am
how are we supposed to know how many carts you do or don't want to push....we can't tell unless you're wearing a sign that tells us.
the colored orange yellow vest is a sign,plus I do wear my Howard nametag all the time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/12/11 at 8:12 am
the colored orange yellow vest is a sign,plus I do wear my Howard nametag all the time.
So your badge says "Howard - who only pushes 10 carts at a time"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/12/11 at 8:14 am
Okay, I'll move on to something else...so at work, we have to punch out for meals. Well, one day, I COMPLETELY zoned and forgot so I asked the person who was covering for the HR manager what to do. They took down my name & employee # & told me to just submit for a "punch correction" and everything would be fine....WRONG!!! Today, the asst. Mgr. comes to me and tells me I was "out of compliance" that day because I never took a lunch. I explained what happened and she understood, but said in the future, to make sure she or the HR mgr knows. When I asked who I should tell if NEITHER of them are there, she said "just tell whoever's covering for *HR Mgr*" so they can make sure it's corrected for the compliance report...ummmm....when I asked what I should do, the person covering wrote down my name & employee #...isn't that "notifying the person covering"??? Why am "I" the one being "dinged" for this when THEY were the one who dropped the ball? I mean, yes I screwed up by not punching out, but I gave the person covering my info when I asked what to do, then submitted the correction like they told me to, MY manager approved it, and EVERYTHING ELSE was corrected EXCEPT the "compliance report"...how is that MY fault??? Now I have 2 Xs against me (the 2nd one was that I was 2 minutes late to lunch because the pharmacist was late coming back from hers & I couldn't leave...I even tried calling someone else over and nobody came!), NEITHER of which are "really" my fault...I think the 3rd one means termination!
As danoota says you should write these both down. I don't get how someone else being late getting back for lunch means you get a black mark at all. Do you have a union there?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/12/11 at 9:10 am
This sounds like a Marx Brothers movie. Completely insane. Write all this down as documentary evidence so that it doesn't come back to bite you) Perhaps you can have something signed to acknowledge that it wasn't your fault.
she did write down that I submitted for a punch correction and "left a note" at HR.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/12/11 at 9:29 am
As danoota says you should write these both down. I don't get how someone else being late getting back for lunch means you get a black mark at all. Do you have a union there?
No union. It was a different guy who came to me for the first one. His remark when I explained the situation was that I "should have requested backup sooner". I said, well, I called as soon as I found out the pharmacist was going to be late and only certain people can respond. I can't help it if NONE of those people are available to respond! See, you have to be cross-trained to work in the pharmacy because of HIPAA laws and only a handful of people in the store are. What made it even MORE messed up is that our phones are shut off while the pharmacist is at lunch so the message didn't get to me until I was 7 minutes from being "out of comipliance", which is when I started calling for back-up. Someone finally showed up 7 minutes later, but by the time I explained the situation to her and got back to the timeclock to actually "punch out" for lunch, I was late! I even talked to the STORE MANAGER that day during lunch and he told me he would "take care of it, not to worry". I asked the Asst. Manager about it when she came to me about this most recent one and she looked at the first one and DID see his initials by the first one, but she said she wasn't sure what that meant because she hadn't seen that before so maybe he DID do something about it??? I'm not in violation of Illinois State Law (5:00 into your shift) because I was clocked out in time, but I was in violation of "store policy", which states we have to be clocked out 4:57 into our shift...I was at 4:59 ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/12/11 at 9:45 am
As I explained in my response to Dag, it all comes down to staying in compliance with State labor laws...for an 8 hour shift, they have to give us a 30 minute lunch prior to the beginning of the 5th hour (5:00). In order to make sure they are ALWAYS "in compliance", store policy states we must punch out 4:57 into our shift. The first time, I punched out at 4:59, the second time was at 4:15 or something (well, the correction was). The store watches this LIKE A HAWK!!! For each violation, the store can get fined $150 (I think) and so many violations can turn into a MAJOR ISSUE...that is IF you get audited...
Now, supposedly, the only way a store GETS audited is if there are MULTIPLE complaints. I asked someone who has been with our store for a number of years and she said she doesn't think ours has EVER been audited. I guess Wal-Mart does all the time and a pharmacist student who has worked at a Walgreens and an Osco said BOTH stores she worked at did as well...in fact, she was in awe that our pharmacists told us "it's time for your break" because she said she RARELY got her 15 minute breaks and sometimes didn't even get a lunch!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/12/11 at 9:57 am
Not until we figure out which Howard (a Howard at Wal-Mart, I presume) posted this.
Geez, Howard, you're so busy trying to be the last person posting in every thread that you forgot the threads you actually care about, but in the interest of restoring this thread to its traditional srs-bzns venting, please reply in the long-defunct (but recently-resurrected!) Pathmark thread about Barnacle Bill the Sailor!Howard the Pathmark Cart Guy!
But THAT Howard is in Security now...could you imagine OUR Howard in security ??? :o http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/ymca.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/ymca.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/12/11 at 3:07 pm
the colored orange yellow vest is a sign,plus I do wear my Howard nametag all the time.
The colored vest is so drivers can see you better it's no indication on whether or not you can take on more carts than you already have ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/12/11 at 3:08 pm
So your badge says "Howard - who only pushes 10 carts at a time"
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/12/11 at 3:14 pm
As I explained in my response to Dag, it all comes down to staying in compliance with State labor laws...for an 8 hour shift, they have to give us a 30 minute lunch prior to the beginning of the 5th hour (5:00). In order to make sure they are ALWAYS "in compliance", store policy states we must punch out 4:57 into our shift. The first time, I punched out at 4:59, the second time was at 4:15 or something (well, the correction was). The store watches this LIKE A HAWK!!! For each violation, the store can get fined $150 (I think) and so many violations can turn into a MAJOR ISSUE...that is IF you get audited...
Now, supposedly, the only way a store GETS audited is if there are MULTIPLE complaints. I asked someone who has been with our store for a number of years and she said she doesn't think ours has EVER been audited. I guess Wal-Mart does all the time and a pharmacist student who has worked at a Walgreens and an Osco said BOTH stores she worked at did as well...in fact, she was in awe that our pharmacists told us "it's time for your break" because she said she RARELY got her 15 minute breaks and sometimes didn't even get a lunch!!!
Meh you're still in compliance because you did manage to punch out before the 5:00 mark. I'd submit a letter explaining each of the two instances and demand that hr review them and the very least attach them to the two write-ups.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/12/11 at 7:39 pm
So your badge says "Howard - who only pushes 10 carts at a time"
Well 8 or 9 the most,I can try for 10 once in a while.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/12/11 at 7:42 pm
But THAT Howard is in Security now...could you imagine OUR Howard in security ??? :o http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/ymca.gif http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/ymca.gif
I could be Cart Security.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/12/11 at 7:43 pm
The colored vest is so drivers can see you better it's no indication on whether or not you can take on more carts than you already have ::)
but cars rarely see me,the hot sun is so strong,it's blinding.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/12/11 at 7:49 pm
Not until we figure out which Howard (a Howard at Wal-Mart, I presume) posted this.
:D
notice the guy writing just seemed to do it without complaint, and since he talks about "doing carts" in the past tense, HE MOVED UP!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/12/11 at 8:08 pm
:D
notice the guy writing just seemed to do it without complaint, and since he talks about "doing carts" in the past tense, HE MOVED UP!
he did? Aw Man. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/12/11 at 9:30 pm
he did? Aw Man. :(
Yes Howard, you don't have to like your job (we all have suckie things to deal with) but you need to do it, and do it to the best of your ability. Then you will be recognized for a promotion
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/12/11 at 9:38 pm
Yes Howard, you don't have to like your job (we all have suckie things to deal with) but you need to do it, and do it to the best of your ability. and show interest by letting your boss know you're interested in moving up in the company and asking what you need to do to make it happen. Then you will be recognized for a promotion
Fixt
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/12/11 at 9:41 pm
Fixt
I actually had something to that extent; but I thought that would make the post too lengthy ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/12/11 at 9:45 pm
I actually had something to that extent; but I thought that would make the post too lengthy ::)
I'm sure it became too lengthy right after the words 'Yes Howard' :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/12/11 at 9:52 pm
I'm sure it became too lengthy right after the words 'Yes Howard' :D
Possibly, one can hope ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/12/11 at 10:10 pm
we all have suckie things to deal with
Yes, we do now, don't we...
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/13/11 at 12:57 am
I actually had something to that extent; but I thought that would make the post too lengthy ::)
It's not like he read anything other than the first couple of words anyways.
aqio8jDojXc
Dreamworld, Movin' Up, ca. 1995.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/13/11 at 6:42 am
Yes Howard, you don't have to like your job (we all have suckie things to deal with) but you need to do it, and do it to the best of your ability. Then you will be recognized for a promotion
I like my job but I don't love it I pretend my part time job is a full time job and I treat it that way,come to work,clock in,do what I need to do,act professional,clock out and go home.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/13/11 at 12:37 pm
I like my job but I don't love it I pretend my part time job is a full time job and I treat it that way,come to work,clock in,do what I need to do,act professional,clock out and go home.
And then come to the message board and b!tch about it.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/13/11 at 2:19 pm
And then come to the message board and b!tch about it.
Cat
+1 :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/13/11 at 2:19 pm
It's not like he read anything other than the first couple of words anyways.
aqio8jDojXc
Dreamworld, Movin' Up, ca. 1995.
+1
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/13/11 at 2:20 pm
Yes, we do now, don't we...
;)
+1
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/13/11 at 2:20 pm
Possibly, one can hope ::)
+1
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/13/11 at 2:20 pm
I'm sure it became too lengthy right after the words 'Yes Howard' :D
+1
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/13/11 at 2:21 pm
As danoota says you should write these both down. I don't get how someone else being late getting back for lunch means you get a black mark at all. Do you have a union there?
+1
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/13/11 at 2:23 pm
So I see the asshattery of said store isn't just confined to California. :D
+1
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/13/11 at 2:23 pm
This sounds like a Marx Brothers movie. Completely insane. Write all this down as documentary evidence so that it doesn't come back to bite you) Perhaps you can have something signed to acknowledge that it wasn't your fault.
+1
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/13/11 at 2:26 pm
+1 right back at ya!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/13/11 at 7:36 pm
And then come to the message board and b!tch about it.
Cat
I love you guys and you're the only guys who I can vent to (next to my parents and friends).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/13/11 at 8:47 pm
And then come to the message board and b!tch about it.
B-b-b-but this is the Vent Tent, is it not?
???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/13/11 at 8:51 pm
Oh creeaaap!!!
The "service engine soon" light in my car is on again. It's solid, not flashing, so that's good. I'm dreading the mechanic tomorrow. I think it's something related to the exhaust and that means $$$$. She's gotta pass inspection in September. She's almost paid off too!
Balls!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/disgust.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/13/11 at 9:25 pm
Oh creeaaap!!!
The "service engine soon" light in my car is on again. It's solid, not flashing, so that's good. I'm dreading the mechanic tomorrow. I think it's something related to the exhaust and that means $$$$. She's gotta pass inspection in September. She's almost paid off too!
Balls!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/disgust.gif
Did you click your gas tank lid fully (clicks 3 times)... Most of the time the check engine light is cause of the gas line getting air, and if the lid is not secure each time it is filled, it will come on. Especially if it is aging and the lid may not "seal/seat" appropriately. If you just filled the tank in the past couple days, this very well could be it. And when you fix the gas cap, it will take a bit before it goes off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/13/11 at 9:31 pm
I love you guys and you're the only guys who I can vent to (next to my parents and friends).
Maybe don't love us so much ??? Eh :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/13/11 at 10:05 pm
Did you click your gas tank lid fully (clicks 3 times)... Most of the time the check engine light is cause of the gas line getting air, and if the lid is not secure each time it is filled, it will come on. Especially if it is aging and the lid may not "seal/seat" appropriately. If you just filled the tank in the past couple days, this very well could be it. And when you fix the gas cap, it will take a bit before it goes off.
Yeah, I checked the gas cap. I wish that was the cause!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/13/11 at 11:40 pm
Yeah, I checked the gas cap. I wish that was the cause!
Feel your pain, man. My in-laws had to help us fix our car a few months ago. $2800. :o
(and I feel your pain because we have to pay them back, so it's like we paid it in the first place.....just another $3000 we owe them on top of everything else....and believe me, they don't let us forget about it. :P)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/13/11 at 11:45 pm
But I thought it was normal to have the "Check engine" light solidly glowing all the time!??!! Every vehicle I've ever owned has had that as a constant reminder that I can only afford to drive crap cars. ;D It's gotten to be so bad that, if I notice the light, I will start the car (if I'm lucky) and then say "Yep the engine is there, I don't need to check if the engine is there."
oh alright, that was ALOT funnier in my head. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/14/11 at 7:03 am
B-b-b-but this is the Vent Tent, is it not?
???
Of course it is.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/14/11 at 7:04 am
Maybe don't love us so much ??? Eh :D
I've been on here a decade.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/14/11 at 11:00 am
But I thought it was normal to have the "Check engine" light solidly glowly all the time!??!! Every vehicle I've ever owned has had that as a constant reminder that I can only afford to drive crap cars. ;D It's gotten to be so bad that, if I notice the light, I will start the car (if I'm lucky) and then say "Yep the engine is there, I don't need to check if the engine is there."
oh alright, that was ALOT funnier in my head. :D
;D
Hell, I used to worry when our check engine light went OFF.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/14/11 at 4:49 pm
I've been on here a decade.
um.... I think you missed my point.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/14/11 at 4:49 pm
;D
Hell, I used to worry when our check engine light went OFF.
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/14/11 at 7:06 pm
I took Old Bessie into my mechanic's this morning. They plugged it into their computer. They said it was an EVAP code (emissions). The good news is there's no emergency. The bad news is I'm going to have to get it fixed for state inspection. I have through the end of September for that. My mechanic couldn't even give a ballpark estimate for what it would cost. I have to take it to an emissions specialist.
Then, wouldn't you know it, right after I left the garage, the check engine light blinked off again.
I feel like it's my responsibility to take it to the emissions mechanic anyway. Then again, I could wait for inspection and get if fixed based on what they say...and, who knows, it might pass if the light stays off.
Here is my dilemma -- on the one hand, I don't want to drive around with a rejection sticker and risk a traffic stop. On the other hand, I don't want the emissions guys to go on a fishing expedition on charge me through the nose.
Decisions, decisions, decisions!
::) ::) ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Brian06 on 07/14/11 at 8:42 pm
But I thought it was normal to have the "Check engine" light solidly glowly all the time!??!! Every vehicle I've ever owned has had that as a constant reminder that I can only afford to drive crap cars. ;D It's gotten to be so bad that, if I notice the light, I will start the car (if I'm lucky) and then say "Yep the engine is there, I don't need to check if the engine is there."
oh alright, that was ALOT funnier in my head. :D
Yeah I've yet to have a car from this millennium, but I just bought a '99 so I'm close lol. It's not really too bad and it was only a thousand bucks, but the gauges act funny... I took the dash apart but couldn't find anything broken or corroded so just cleaned the connectors it works a bit better now at least. But I'm happy having older cars and no payments thank you very much!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/15/11 at 6:55 am
um.... I think you missed my point.
What was the point? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/15/11 at 12:47 pm
What was the point? ???
Don't ya hate it when you just realized you wasted a moment in time that you will never get back ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/15/11 at 2:28 pm
Don't ya hate it when you just realized you wasted a moment in time that you will never get back ::)
I was gonna tell him to go back and read the posts again and see if he got it but then I realized I'd be wasting another moment.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/15/11 at 3:04 pm
I was gonna tell him to go back and read the posts again and see if he got it but then I realized I'd be wasting another moment.
Exactly!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/15/11 at 5:32 pm
I was gonna tell him to go back and read the posts again and see if he got it but then I realized I'd be wasting another moment.
Wow...lucky you didn't type it out and waste THAT particular moment! ::) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/15/11 at 5:35 pm
Wow...lucky you didn't type it out and waste THAT particular moment! ::) ;D
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/15/11 at 6:03 pm
:P
Okay ... this one was slightly less wasted! 8) .... and by the look of your tongue...you're not too well right now! 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/15/11 at 7:50 pm
I was gonna tell him to go back and read the posts again and see if he got it but then I realized I'd be wasting another moment.
Sorry about that I think I read too fast.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/15/11 at 11:45 pm
Sorry about that I think I read too fast.
Rant: No you don't. You post too fast. When you think you have something to contribute to a thread, stop. Read the last page of posts - did someone else answer it? Do you really know the answer to the thread? Could what you're about to post actually qualify as funny to anybody? Or are you also just inflating your post count by trying to post in every thread, like those other guys.
But since you didn't read a word of that, nor are you reading a word of this, to those who do read, here's a toast:
For everyone who wasted a moment telling Howard to actually read for comprehension instead of just posting to inflate his post count, here's a toast to never let a moment go to waste (Warning: awesomely NSFW audio), and while it's best replayed from the start, 0:42 is what came to mind by Maxwell's use of "BALLS!" as an expression of disgust about his current automotive situation.
I took Old Bessie into my mechanic's this morning. They plugged it into their computer. They said it was an EVAP code (emissions).
Speaking of which, (see, Howard, I don't just post videos that begin with a guy yelling "BALLS!", I actually read the threads), whatcha drive? Year/make/model? Google that, there'll be a forum for the most common "damn gas tanks are leaking to the outside air" failure. If there's a pick-and-pull or self-service junkyard year you, you may be able to DIY the entire repair for $10-20 in salvaged parts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/16/11 at 9:59 pm
Rant: No you don't. You post too fast. When you think you have something to contribute to a thread, stop. Read the last page of posts - did someone else answer it? Do you really know the answer to the thread? Could what you're about to post actually qualify as funny to anybody? Or are you also just inflating your post count by trying to post in every thread, like those other guys.
But since you didn't read a word of that, nor are you reading a word of this, to those who do read, here's a toast:
For everyone who wasted a moment telling Howard to actually read for comprehension instead of just posting to inflate his post count, here's a toast to never let a moment go to waste (Warning: awesomely NSFW audio), and while it's best replayed from the start, 0:42 is what came to mind by Maxwell's use of "BALLS!" as an expression of disgust about his current automotive situation.
Speaking of which, (see, Howard, I don't just post videos that begin with a guy yelling "BALLS!", I actually read the threads), whatcha drive? Year/make/model? Google that, there'll be a forum for the most common "damn gas tanks are leaking to the outside air" failure. If there's a pick-and-pull or self-service junkyard year you, you may be able to DIY the entire repair for $10-20 in salvaged parts.
Yes, you speak some English?
A Nissan Sentra serves as the Maxwellmobile until m'bitches get back here wif m'Rolls-Royce!
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Anyway, the check engine light has remained off since Thursday, but who knows?
I don't know if it's the gas tank. Might be the exhaust. Dunno how to fix this stuff even if I knew what the problem was.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/16/11 at 10:06 pm
A Nissan Sentra serves as the Maxwellmobile until m'bitches get back here wif m'Rolls-Royce!
Well then, here's a start.
What year? And what was the actual code? (this is your problem, it shouldn't cost you more than an hour or so of your time and a little getting your hands dirty at the local pick-and-pull. Best part about learning auto maintenance in DIY junkyards is that you can attempt the repair on a car that you know is going to be be crushed in a week.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/17/11 at 1:38 am
I took Old Bessie into my mechanic's this morning. They plugged it into their computer. They said it was an EVAP code (emissions).
Before you took it in did you go for a ride on the highway? It is a quick trick for before you go for your sticker, a nice cruise will clear out any little clogs or crap that may be hiding in the exhaust system that is sometimes the difference between pass and fail.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/17/11 at 1:54 am
Before you took it in did you go for a ride on the highway? It is a quick trick for before you go for your sticker, a nice cruise will clear out any little clogs or crap that may be hiding in the exhaust system that is sometimes the difference between pass and fail.
Will do, Danoota. I don't have to get 'er inspected 'till September.
Well then, here's a start.
What year? And what was the actual code? (this is your problem, it shouldn't cost you more than an hour or so of your time and a little getting your hands dirty at the local pick-and-pull. Best part about learning auto maintenance in DIY junkyards is that you can attempt the repair on a car that you know is going to be be crushed in a week.)
It's a 2002, good condition, 72K miles and change. I don't have the analyzing machine them fellers use at the shop. Are they gonna pull some crap like they can't tell me the code for some bullshirt legal reason? It's like I got "SUCKER" written all over my forehead when I walk into some dirtbag's autoshop. Maybe it ain't fair to assume they're dirtbags, but past experience informs, U.C.
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/17/11 at 5:29 am
Will do, Danoota. I don't have to get 'er inspected 'till September.
It's a 2002, good condition, 72K miles and change. I don't have the analyzing machine them fellers use at the shop. Are they gonna pull some crap like they can't tell me the code for some bullshirt legal reason? It's like I got "SUCKER" written all over my forehead when I walk into some dirtbag's autoshop. Maybe it ain't fair to assume they're dirtbags, but past experience informs, U.C.
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I believe they are supposed to give you a print out if you ask for it. 72K is very low mileage and there shouldn't be any reason for you to need a new catalytic converter, which is what they will probably try to sell you, and is quite expensive. Since this isn't sticker time you don't need to have the work done, go somewhere else for a second opinion, and ask for the print out.
I just googled this. I never knew some of this stuff. Emissions waiver for hardship, where to look up your test. It's only for the sticker information, still pretty cool.
http://www.vehicletest.state.ma.us/motorist_whatiffail.html#disagree
http://www.vehicletest.state.ma.us/reprint_vir.html
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/17/11 at 9:38 am
It's a 2002, good condition, 72K miles and change. I don't have the analyzing machine them fellers use at the shop. Are they gonna pull some crap like they can't tell me the code for some bullshirt legal reason? It's like I got "SUCKER" written all over my forehead when I walk into some dirtbag's autoshop. Maybe it ain't fair to assume they're dirtbags, but past experience informs, U.C.
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Do you have an Autozone around you? They will plug their computer in for free and tell you what is wrong.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/17/11 at 11:51 am
Yes, you speak some English?
A Nissan Sentra serves as the Maxwellmobile until m'bitches get back here wif m'Rolls-Royce!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/pimpflash.gif
Anyway, the check engine light has remained off since Thursday, but who knows?
I don't know if it's the gas tank. Might be the exhaust. Dunno how to fix this stuff even if I knew what the problem was.
::)
I owned two cars in my driving days and both were Nissan Sentras. I loved them.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/17/11 at 6:55 pm
Do you have an Autozone around you? They will plug their computer in for free and tell you what is wrong.
THIS! Everyone wants your business; if they won't tell you what's wrong with the car and explain it to you up front, take your business elsewhere.
If you want to read your own codes, get an OBD II scanner. Because OBD2 is an industry standard, scanners are cheap, widely available, and will work for every car made after the mid-90s. Anyone who owns a semi-recent automobile should have one in the glove box.
OBD-II codes aren't everything you'll need to diagnose a problem, but they greatly speed the diagnostic process. Googling the code, the year/make/model, and odds are good you'll find a web forum where others have encountered that problem. (In Maxwell's case, there's nothing mechanically wrong with the car, other than that it might be leaking teensy tiny amounts of fuel vapor into the air, much to the chagrin of the EPA.)
There's nothing more empowering than a successful DIY repair.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/18/11 at 12:12 am
THIS! Everyone wants your business; if they won't tell you what's wrong with the car and explain it to you up front, take your business elsewhere.
If you want to read your own codes, get an OBD II scanner. Because OBD2 is an industry standard, scanners are cheap, widely available, and will work for every car made after the mid-90s. Anyone who owns a semi-recent automobile should have one in the glove box.
OBD-II codes aren't everything you'll need to diagnose a problem, but they greatly speed the diagnostic process. Googling the code, the year/make/model, and odds are good you'll find a web forum where others have encountered that problem. (In Maxwell's case, there's nothing mechanically wrong with the car, other than that it might be leaking teensy tiny amounts of fuel vapor into the air, much to the chagrin of the EPA.)
There's nothing more empowering than a successful DIY repair.
Oh, I didn't realize they were that cheap! I googled it, they run from about $30 to $160+.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/18/11 at 12:49 am
Oh, I didn't realize they were that cheap! I googled it, they run from about $30 to $160+.
The one at your mechanic or dealership is infinitely more expensive because it comes with a subscription that explains what the codes mean with respect to each year/make/model, and also gets updated regularly with extended data from the manufacturer, and if your car is capable of producing diagnostic output beyond what's offered in the OBD2 standard, it'll have the capability to interpret that data doo.
Having said that, the codes from the consumer-level handheld units, combined with some Google and some common sense, will almost always provide what you need to know.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/18/11 at 1:23 am
I have another gripe. They put a street busker I call "Benny Buckets" on the cover of the Valley Advocate this week (that's our weekly freebie). Benny Buckets is a Caribbean man in a blue cape and a top hat who sings flat versions of soul songs from the sixties while he thumps rhythms out of time on a five-gallon bucket. He blows into a kazoo or a harmonica with strange syncopation too. He's annoying. If anybody has an issue with him, Benny calls the other party a "racist," and sets the record straight. Out-of-towners flock around Benny and stuff bills in his jar while their kids clap along with Benny's "Heard It Through The Grapevine." He sings in a nasally grunt. Benny Buckets polluting the ambiance of North Pleasant Street since 2002. I keep waiting for the day when Amherst will finally rise up against him and say, "We've had enough!" But noooo.....he's the main feature in this week's Valley Advocate (free and worth it) as a local hero we all know and love.
Now he's allowed to have an amp, so I can hear his caterwauling and thumping "Sittin' on the dock of the bay" sheer past the Perry Apartments on Main Street.
Lemme tell you something else about Benny Buckets. If you're a native and you don't like him, he says you're a racist. Well, Benny does the most retrograde sorryass Step'n Fetchit act I've ever seen anyone outside of Vaudeville try to pull off, and the yuppies LOVE it. They think it's quaint. They think that jump-jiving man-of-color is just adorable. Ohhhh, it makes me wanna toss my cookies.
http://www.valleyadvocate.com/sortable/image/28benny.jpg
A noise nuisance on the Amherst main drag since 2002
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 07/18/11 at 1:23 pm
I am in a prime bitchy mood today! >:(
My father is a veteran of WW2 and last month had surgery on his eye to remove a cataract at the VA hospital in Houston, right. So we don't live in Houston and we always have to get up at the butt crack of dawn to drive in for a check up that litereally takes less than 15 minutes. So we go in today and I mean I was tired as all hell, and they tell us the appointment had been canceleld. God I wanted to slap the woman behind the counter. I was so mad and that's not the first time that mess has happened. It had happened before.
So after that mess, we went to the little pay window that gives you money for gas to out of town travelers. They weresupposed to pay my dad for the last three appts he had because he missed the pay, but they only gave him two becasue they keep claiming that he cancelled the appointment. Which he didn't. If he cancelled the damn appointment, how the hell did he manage to get a letter telling him to come in TODAY and why would he drive all the way back and forth to HOUSTON for nothing. I have better things to do with my time that watch poor wounded soliders and what's left of solders ambling by. I don't mind going with my dad when they treat him right and all but it really burns me the hell up when they screw up.
Dad fought in Germany and even took down with Scarlet Fever in Nuremberg while fighting to defend his country. He brought food to German Jews and even fist fought with a Nazi. I mean its wild. The things he did and you'd think they'd get his dates right and give him what he deserved. They sure had no trouble in calling him up and shipping him off to fight.
Damn.
Pardon my language, I'm besides my self with anger. And it's notjust my dad, they're messing over a whole bunch of guysd, I see it all the time in that hospital.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/18/11 at 3:51 pm
The VA isn't the most efficient agency. My dad goes thru similar crap every time he goes there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 07/18/11 at 4:37 pm
The VA isn't the most efficient agency. My dad goes thru similar crap every time he goes there.
I know, it's pitiful. Like the blood drawing room only has about 10 people drawing blood at once. Well at 8 am there's like 70 people ALL with an 8 am appointment, and then they wanna holler, first come, first serve. Ridiculous. I'm never marrying a service man because I don't want to have to ferry him back and forth to that place. And the VA branch in my town is useless. All they do is check you out and then refer you to someone in Houston. It sucks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/18/11 at 8:22 pm
I know, it's pitiful. Like the blood drawing room only has about 10 people drawing blood at once. Well at 8 am there's like 70 people ALL with an 8 am appointment, and then they wanna holler, first come, first serve. Ridiculous. I'm never marrying a service man because I don't want to have to ferry him back and forth to that place. And the VA branch in my town is useless. All they do is check you out and then refer you to someone in Houston. It sucks.
I do declare it ain't no way to treat our veterans. They put their lives on the line for our country and they've earned some courtesy and convenience.
Unless you're rich, the government treats you like dirt, even if you gave a leg in combat. Some people around here give their treatment at the VA as a reason why they don't want the government running health care. Our attitude as a society is your pocketbook determines your worth as a human being. THAT'S the problem. Civilian, soldier, or veteran, if you can hand the cashier a blank check, you can buy the world's finest health care from the world's top notch specialists. That's why princes and sultans fly to the good old U.S.A. for surgery.
BTW, they do the same crap at the Social Security office. They don't even bother to call it an appointment. You just have to be there at 7:00 A.M. no matter if you have to sit there until 4:00.
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I hope the VA hassles wouldn't stop you from marrying a man in the military, so long as he's the right man!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/18/11 at 9:03 pm
My vent is about venting...I can't vent about work to my husband. Any time I complain, he says "Then, just quit!". I had the WORST day at work today and have nobody to complain to :( I can type all about it, but it's nothing compared to good, old-fashioned cussing and complaining!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/18/11 at 9:34 pm
My vent is about venting...I can't vent about work to my husband. Any time I complain, he says "Then, just quit!". I had the WORST day at work today and have nobody to complain to :( I can type all about it, but it's nothing compared to good, old-fashioned cussing and complaining!
Feel free to pm me al about it on Facebook. You can curse all you want there and ican handle it! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/18/11 at 10:34 pm
My vent is about venting...I can't vent about work to my husband. Any time I complain, he says "Then, just quit!". I had the WORST day at work today and have nobody to complain to :( I can type all about it, but it's nothing compared to good, old-fashioned cussing and complaining!
I might apply the issue you have with your husband to a vent I have about this this very thread!
Our friend Pat Answer shows up. One thing I've learned about venting is Pat Answer is always there to chime in. I don't post many of my gripes here because of Pat Answer.
Frinstance:
One time (on another thread) I complained about my rent. Pat Answer replied:
"Why don't you just BUY a house!"
I did not provide a response because I would have to explain about my perpetual bad credit, leading to an explanation of my long periods of unemployment, my defaulted student loans, my long suffering clinical depression, and so on and so on and so on. It's easy to end up fielding all kinds of questions about the struggles in your life because Pat Answer thinks he -- or she -- has a simple solution to your complicated problems.
So you had a hard day at work. I can relate. Hugs. Leave it at that. If I tell you to just quit, you're obliged to tell me why it's not that simple. You can't just vent without Pat Answer volunteering to be your goddam life coach!
Even if I bought a house, I couldn't complain about my mortgage here because Pat Answer would dish out some really nifty refinancing options!
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Thus, I tend to keep my gripes to practical and mundane items, such as cars problems and maggoty street buskers!
BTW, Pat Answer keeps trying to make friends with Howard.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/19/11 at 4:13 am
My vent is about venting...I can't vent about work to my husband. Any time I complain, he says "Then, just quit!". I had the WORST day at work today and have nobody to complain to :( I can type all about it, but it's nothing compared to good, old-fashioned cussing and complaining!
Or...You could call his bluff. "Thanks honey. I will and spend a little time making sure my next job is a much better place. I'm sure you can make up the difference."
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/19/11 at 6:54 am
My vent is about venting...I can't vent about work to my husband. Any time I complain, he says "Then, just quit!". I had the WORST day at work today and have nobody to complain to :( I can type all about it, but it's nothing compared to good, old-fashioned cussing and complaining!
sounds like a bitter man but you can talk to me when you feel free to. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/19/11 at 10:56 am
My vent is about venting...I can't vent about work to my husband. Any time I complain, he says "Then, just quit!". I had the WORST day at work today and have nobody to complain to :( I can type all about it, but it's nothing compared to good, old-fashioned cussing and complaining!
You know you can always PM me or give me a call.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/20/11 at 5:24 pm
I had a lawyer call for a client who's "being harassed" by our officers... a concerned citizen called about a vehicle parked in a lot "for a long time" with a woman not moving behind the wheel....kismet being what it is as soon as the officers got to the area the woman drove off. they followed to check her welfare and while on the contact she called her lawyer saying they were 'lying in wait' for her to drive off... ::)
I had an unconscious subject and a person having a heart attack at the same some dude called 911 because he "couldn't find the student center" really.... 9-1-1? for that..... walk 100 more feet jack ass it's the gianormous bldg right in front of you! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/20/11 at 6:41 pm
I had a lawyer call for a client who's "being harassed" by our officers... a concerned citizen called about a vehicle parked in a lot "for a long time" with a woman not moving behind the wheel....kismet being what it is as soon as the officers got to the area the woman drove off. they followed to check her welfare and while on the contact she called her lawyer saying they were 'lying in wait' for her to drive off... ::)
I had an unconscious subject and a person having a heart attack at the same some dude called 911 because he "couldn't find the student center" really.... 9-1-1? for that..... walk 100 more feet jack ass it's the gianormous bldg right in front of you! >:(
She's saying the cops were "lying in wait" for her to drive off...for what motivation?
???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/20/11 at 7:34 pm
Young mothers with their baby strollers/carriages need to have a special compartment for this certain bus I take going towards my job.Just this morning,this young mother in her early 30's brings this huge stroller/carriage onto the bus with her 2 babies causing a disruptance for a little while and the bus was moving too.So,the mother and one of the passengers on the bus were arguing back and forth teliing each other to "SHUT UP,MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS" ,I'm a black woman from Queens I make money and I have a husband who's in the army and then a few minutes later this guy chimes in telling everybody to please stop arguing it's too hot to scream and fight,can't we all get along like civilized people with all this hatred in this world,let us all calm down.See you can't have a peaceful morning on the bus,everybody has to start up and cause an arguement with one another! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/20/11 at 8:30 pm
She's saying the cops were "lying in wait" for her to drive off...for what motivation?
???
she got pulled over/arrested for something a while back so apparently now we are harassing her ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/20/11 at 8:33 pm
Young mothers with their baby strollers/carriages need to have a special compartment for this certain bus I take going towards my job.Just this morning,this young mother in her early 30's brings this huge stroller/carriage onto the bus with her 2 babies causing a disruptance for a little while and the bus was moving too.So,the mother and one of the passengers on the bus were arguing back and forth teliing each other to "SHUT UP,MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS" ,I'm a black woman from Queens I make money and I have a husband who's in the army and then a few minutes later this guy chimes in telling everybody to please stop arguing it's too hot to scream and fight,can't we all get along like civilized people with all this hatred in this world,let us all calm down.See you can't have a peaceful morning on the bus,everybody has to start up and cause an arguement with one another! ::)
two people arguing and one person telling them to shut up doesn't equate to everyone starting up and arguing with each other....
also I wish you were a more linear storyteller howard. you talk about the lady and her response but it's not clear what started the fight or why she came back with that particular response....
on second thought.... i really don't care......carry on
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/20/11 at 9:21 pm
Young mothers with their baby strollers/carriages need to have a special compartment for this certain bus I take going towards my job.Just this morning,this young mother in her early 30's brings this huge stroller/carriage onto the bus with her 2 babies causing a disruptance for a little while and the bus was moving too.So,the mother and one of the passengers on the bus were arguing back and forth teliing each other to "SHUT UP,MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS" ,I'm a black woman from Queens I make money and I have a husband who's in the army and then a few minutes later this guy chimes in telling everybody to please stop arguing it's too hot to scream and fight,can't we all get along like civilized people with all this hatred in this world,let us all calm down.See you can't have a peaceful morning on the bus,everybody has to start up and cause an arguement with one another! ::)
Sounds like something out of Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing."
It's tough on mass transit during a heatwave. People get irritable and spout off at one another. I usually just grit my teeth and hope it ends without a fight.
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she got pulled over/arrested for something a while back so apparently now we are harassing her ::)
Well, jeez, if you sit in your car like a gunny sack in the middle of July, you might attract some attention. People with certain medical conditions get really sick in hot cars! I mentioned my days working at a grocery store. I used to have collect carts when the heat index in the parking lot was about 110 Fahrenheit! I used to see the same people over and over again sitting in boiling hot cars. I came to understand they were either on dope, waiting for a dealer, or waiting for a drug customer.
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 07/20/11 at 11:14 pm
I'm a black woman from Queens
This is the funniest thing I have ever read on here.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/21/11 at 4:12 am
I'm a black woman from Queens I make money and I have a husband who's in the army
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFO26YM7V4E&feature=related
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/21/11 at 6:28 am
This is the funniest thing I have ever read on here.
She works hard for the money, so you better treat her right!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/21/11 at 7:11 am
two people arguing and one person telling them to shut up doesn't equate to everyone starting up and arguing with each other....
also I wish you were a more linear storyteller howard. you talk about the lady and her response but it's not clear what started the fight or why she came back with that particular response....
on second thought.... i really don't care......carry on
What started it all was the young mother had a big stroller to board the bus along with her 2 babies and the bus driver told her "you can't bring that on the bus,you have to fold it up"but she said to the driver that she'll be quick about it,So she holds up the bus for 5 6 minutes and then you have angry irritable passengers wanting to go to their destination cause she's holding up the bus then she tells the passengers shut the hell up and mind your own business,she then sits down,starts yelling at one passenger,tells him to "mind your own damn business,Old man"they start arguing back and forth especially on a hot morning on the bus,then she gets into more arguements with other passengers,then she starts waving fingers at them afterwards,when I reached my destination I went off the bus and couldn't take it anymore! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/21/11 at 7:13 am
Sounds like something out of Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing."
It's tough on mass transit during a heatwave. People get irritable and spout off at one another. I usually just grit my teeth and hope it ends without a fight.
I'm glad I wasn't a part of that but the funny thing was the woman was sitting right next to me so you know I felt. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/21/11 at 7:16 am
This is the funniest thing I have ever read on here.
I know right Jessica,That was so funny,Was saying that really necessary? I should've said "I'm a white guy from Queens work at Pathmark as a cartguy for 9.50 an hour ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/21/11 at 7:17 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFO26YM7V4E&feature=related
Thanks Danoota that made me laugh I'll give you Karma. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/21/11 at 7:18 am
She works hard for the money, so you better treat her right!
or she'll go off on you like no tomorrow. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/21/11 at 8:31 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFO26YM7V4E&feature=related
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/21/11 at 4:53 pm
My rant for the day:
I have always had TMJ issues. In my younger days, there were many mornings I woke up and couldn't open my jaw. But for decades now, it has been manageable-until about 3 weeks ago. I woke up one day and when I went to open my jaw, it would hurt like a mother. I can open it but it is a struggle. But, not only am I having jaw pain, I'm also having headaches (on that side) as well as an ear ache. I am also a bit dizzy because it is effecting my ear. I have been trying to massage it, and have taken some ibuprofen but that upsets my stomach. Everything I eat hurts. (I know I should take advantage of this and maybe I can lose some weight. lol)
When we went to the chiropractor, he didn't do diddly squat for it. ::) I was going set up an appointment with my massage therapist hoping that would help but I ran into him the other day and he is going to be away. So, I decided that I am going to try acupuncture. I have never had it before in my life but I heard they do good things with TMJ issues. So, I Google the acupuncturists in the area and I call a couple of places. Both places I get a machine. One guy just called me back (as I was writing this) and I now have an appointment for Tuesday morning. So, a few more days of being in pain.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/21/11 at 6:55 pm
Hope it works Cat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/21/11 at 7:01 pm
Hope it works Cat.
Thanks. Actually, they both returned my call-but it was funny that they did it "after hours". I set an appointment up with the first guy for Tuesday and then the second one called-whose prices are cheaper and she can fit me in on Monday. So, I set up an appointment with her, too. :D ;D ;D ;D Tomorrow, I'm going to call the first guy and cancel the appointment.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/21/11 at 7:56 pm
Thanks. Actually, they both returned my call-but it was funny that they did it "after hours". I set an appointment up with the first guy for Tuesday and then the second one called-whose prices are cheaper and she can fit me in on Monday. So, I set up an appointment with her, too. :D ;D ;D ;D Tomorrow, I'm going to call the first guy and cancel the appointment.
Cat
Good plan.
My guess is they both have day jobs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/21/11 at 9:17 pm
My rant for the day:
I have always had TMJ issues. In my younger days, there were many mornings I woke up and couldn't open my jaw. But for decades now, it has been manageable-until about 3 weeks ago. I woke up one day and when I went to open my jaw, it would hurt like a mother. I can open it but it is a struggle. But, not only am I having jaw pain, I'm also having headaches (on that side) as well as an ear ache. I am also a bit dizzy because it is effecting my ear. I have been trying to massage it, and have taken some ibuprofen but that upsets my stomach. Everything I eat hurts. (I know I should take advantage of this and maybe I can lose some weight. lol)
When we went to the chiropractor, he didn't do diddly squat for it. ::) I was going set up an appointment with my massage therapist hoping that would help but I ran into him the other day and he is going to be away. So, I decided that I am going to try acupuncture. I have never had it before in my life but I heard they do good things with TMJ issues. So, I Google the acupuncturists in the area and I call a couple of places. Both places I get a machine. One guy just called me back (as I was writing this) and I now have an appointment for Tuesday morning. So, a few more days of being in pain.
Cat
Another thing you can try is a mouthguard. You can buy them at the drugstore or Wal-Mart/Target-type store. You heat it up and "mold" it to your teeth and sleep with it. I have one because I grind my teeth and it causes headaches (not to mention I've actually broken my teeth :o)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/21/11 at 10:15 pm
Yet another rant about work...
So I get there a little early and go into the breakroom, where the pharmacist is on her lunch break. The first words out of her mouth are "OH!!! Am I GLAD to see YOU!!!" I say "Why? That crazy today?" (Mondays and Thursdays are notoriously busy) She says "Well, *other tech* had to leave early again so you're going to have to type" (which means actually process the electronic/faxed prescriptions and enter the paper ones that are dropped off). I punch in, go to the pharmacy, and see that the only people back there are the pharmacist interns (who don't really know how to type) and 1 tech who is newer than me and REALLY doesn't know how to do much other than fill. So I go to the computer and there are 36 electronic prescriptions, 4 "waiters" (people IN the store who have dropped off their prescriptions), and 3 faxes! :o Now, that's A TON of prescriptions to process!!! To give you an idea, on an "average" Thursday, we do about 180-200 prescriptions TOTAL and about 1/2 of those are "auto-refills" so it's about 40% of the remainder. Why the heck didn't they call me to see if I could come in EARLY once *other tech* said she had to leave??? I mean, REALLY...you basically have 4 people there who don't know what the heck they're doing on ONE OF YOUR BUSIEST DAYS OF THE WEEK!!!! Granted, I'm not exactly the "most knowledgable" tech there, but I know how to do a HELL of a lot more than ANY of them do! AND, by the time the next tech came in at 4:30, I manged to get ALL of them done, as well as the extras that came in, answered the phone, and "fixed" the mistakes that they had made before I got there! Well, except for the 4 that I had to call the doctors on that I was waiting for them to call back ;)
Don't get me wrong, I really do enjoy my job, but sometimes, I swear, they have their heads up their arses!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/22/11 at 3:44 am
Yet another rant about work...
So I get there a little early and go into the breakroom, where the pharmacist is on her lunch break. The first words out of her mouth are "OH!!! Am I GLAD to see YOU!!!" I say "Why? That crazy today?" (Mondays and Thursdays are notoriously busy) She says "Well, *other tech* had to leave early again so you're going to have to type" (which means actually process the electronic/faxed prescriptions and enter the paper ones that are dropped off). I punch in, go to the pharmacy, and see that the only people back there are the pharmacist interns (who don't really know how to type) and 1 tech who is newer than me and REALLY doesn't know how to do much other than fill. So I go to the computer and there are 36 electronic prescriptions, 4 "waiters" (people IN the store who have dropped off their prescriptions), and 3 faxes! :o Now, that's A TON of prescriptions to process!!! To give you an idea, on an "average" Thursday, we do about 180-200 prescriptions TOTAL and about 1/2 of those are "auto-refills" so it's about 40% of the remainder. Why the heck didn't they call me to see if I could come in EARLY once *other tech* said she had to leave??? I mean, REALLY...you basically have 4 people there who don't know what the heck they're doing on ONE OF YOUR BUSIEST DAYS OF THE WEEK!!!! Granted, I'm not exactly the "most knowledgable" tech there, but I know how to do a HELL of a lot more than ANY of them do! AND, by the time the next tech came in at 4:30, I manged to get ALL of them done, as well as the extras that came in, answered the phone, and "fixed" the mistakes that they had made before I got there! Well, except for the 4 that I had to call the doctors on that I was waiting for them to call back ;)
Don't get me wrong, I really do enjoy my job, but sometimes, I swear, they have their heads up their arses!
Wow...that was an excellent rant!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 07/22/11 at 10:37 am
Work, the curse of the drinking person (and everyone else)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/22/11 at 11:53 am
Another thing you can try is a mouthguard. You can buy them at the drugstore or Wal-Mart/Target-type store. You heat it up and "mold" it to your teeth and sleep with it. I have one because I grind my teeth and it causes headaches (not to mention I've actually broken my teeth :o)
I had one of those a long time ago and it was just uncomfortable. I don't clinch my teeth as much as I used to because I am aware of it. When I catch myself doing it and I unclinch them. That has worked for all these years-until 3 weeks ago.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/22/11 at 3:00 pm
I had one of those a long time ago and it was just uncomfortable. I don't clinch my teeth as much as I used to because I am aware of it. When I catch myself doing it and I unclinch them. That has worked for all these years-until 3 weeks ago.
Cat
Yeah, they DO take a while to get used to, but since you're waking up with the problem, you're doing it in your sleep and can't "stop" yourself from doing it. My dentist made mine and it's not as uncomfortable as the ones you get at the drugstore because it's thinner and more fitted....of course, it's also more expensive :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/22/11 at 3:09 pm
Wow...that was an excellent rant!!
Thank you...it just ticks me off because they didn't call me in early because they "couldn't afford the extra hours"....well, maybe my math is off, but if she LEFT 5 hours early and they called me in 2 hours early, ISTM that they are STILL 3 hours "ahead"??? The store wants us to try and "cut as many hours as possible", so I would understand if they were actually going OVER hours by calling me in early, but they weren't! The icing on the cake was I didn't even get a "thanks for getting all of those done" or a "good job" or ANYTHING ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/22/11 at 4:06 pm
Yeah, they DO take a while to get used to, but since you're waking up with the problem, you're doing it in your sleep and can't "stop" yourself from doing it. My dentist made mine and it's not as uncomfortable as the ones you get at the drugstore because it's thinner and more fitted....of course, it's also more expensive :-\\
A dentist made mine, too. Maybe they have changed in the 25 years since I got it but it was uncomfortable.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/22/11 at 4:23 pm
Was yours the kind that goes on both the upper and lower or just the upper? And, was it hard or flexible? My first ones were hard plastic, but I actually ground holes through those within 6 months each time so he made mine out of the same material they make athletic ones and it's MUCH better than the older ones...not to mention, it took almost 2 years to grind a hole through the first one ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/22/11 at 4:31 pm
Was yours the kind that goes on both the upper and lower or just the upper? And, was it hard or flexible? My first ones were hard plastic, but I actually ground holes through those within 6 months each time so he made mine out of the same material they make athletic ones and it's MUCH better than the older ones...not to mention, it took almost 2 years to grind a hole through the first one ;)
I can't remember. I think it was both upper & lower and it was hard plastic. I don't grind-I clinch.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/22/11 at 7:01 pm
The soft one should help a little because it still repositions your lower jaw...just in case the acupuncture doesn't work ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 07/22/11 at 8:01 pm
I am massively upset with AT&T at the moment. Due to my phone line not having a dail tone late last week(starting on Sunday my internet connection was having connection problems), I called them up from my job on Tuesday, they said the problem would be fixed by Friday(the phone line got it's dail tone back that day after coming back.. but my internet was still affected).
So I waited until 8 PM for them to show up(no call ever happened, nor did anyone show up). Waste of my day. Now I need to call up again.
Ugh. >:(
I also checked my internet speed .52 MBPs download and .30 MBPs upload(I'm lucky it decided to work at this moment, but something is slowing it down).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/22/11 at 8:24 pm
I can't remember. I think it was both upper & lower and it was hard plastic. I don't grind-I clinch.
Cat
Feel better, Cat!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/23/11 at 8:21 am
I am massively upset with AT&T at the moment. Due to my phone line not having a dail tone late last week(starting on Sunday my internet connection was having connection problems), I called them up from my job on Tuesday, they said the problem would be fixed by Friday(the phone line got it's dail tone back that day after coming back.. but my internet was still affected).
So I waited until 8 PM for them to show up(no call ever happened, nor did anyone show up). Waste of my day. Now I need to call up again.
Ugh. >:(
I also checked my internet speed .52 MBPs download and .30 MBPs upload(I'm lucky it decided to work at this moment, but something is slowing it down).
hope it gets fixed right away.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/23/11 at 8:25 am
Sorry guys I wasn't on last night,there was a power outage on half my neighborhood last night and there was such a demand for AC that half of my electricity wasn't in use till it came back on this morning,no telephone,no internet and no television and after yesterday's temperature of 104,it really caused a lot of frustraion.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/23/11 at 11:44 am
Sorry guys I wasn't on last night,there was a power outage on half my neighborhood last night and there was such a demand for AC that half of my electricity wasn't in use till it came back on this morning,no telephone,no internet and no television and after yesterday's temperature of 104,it really caused a lot of frustraion.
Yeah, I was wondering how the city fared yesterday. Sounds miserable. Temps topped out at 100 F here. Humidity was low but the heat was still oppressive.
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/23/11 at 7:27 pm
Yeah, I was wondering how the city fared yesterday. Sounds miserable. Temps topped out at 100 F here. Humidity was low but the heat was still oppressive.
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and today wasn't as bad but it was hot,97 was the high today.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 07/24/11 at 10:55 am
Everybody bitches about the weather, but nobody does anything about it
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/24/11 at 11:04 am
Everybody bitches about the weather, but nobody does anything about it
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/24/11 at 1:16 pm
Everybody bitches about the weather, but nobody does anything about it
stay cool in the summer stay warm in the winter what else is there to know?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/24/11 at 1:46 pm
stay cool in the summer stay warm in the winter what else is there to know?
please take your own advice.....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/24/11 at 1:59 pm
Everybody bitches about the weather, but nobody does anything about it
Don't you "pray" to "the Goddess"? ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/24/11 at 2:32 pm
Don't you "pray" to "the Goddess"? ;)
He does but there is nothing I can really do about the weather. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/24/11 at 2:38 pm
He does but there is nothing I can really do about the weather. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Shhhhhhhhhhh, he doesn't need to know that ;) Keep "praying" Carlos, it's bound to work one of these days :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/24/11 at 4:00 pm
Everybody bitches about the weather, but nobody does anything about it
I do. I burn fossil fuels so next summer will be even hotter!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/25/11 at 7:10 am
please take your own advice.....
I do,all the time. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/25/11 at 10:14 pm
Everybody bitches about the weather, but nobody does anything about it
O RLY? :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/25/11 at 10:31 pm
O RLY? :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7DnarbppR4
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/26/11 at 1:59 am
Why do people seem to think WE are their "personal bank" and will just "loan" them $$ whenever they need it? I am not a !|*,*~~£. ATM machine!!!!! And why does hubby always "leave it up to ME"?!?! Like I can REALLY &;@",!,&,! say "NO!" without him getting COMPLETELY pissed off at me!!! I am so &:@,'xj&;,&; upset about this ENTIRE situation right now, I could SCREAM!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/11 at 2:03 am
Why do people seem to think WE are their "personal bank" and will just "loan" them $$ whenever they need it? I am not a !|*,*~~£. ATM machine!!!!! And why does hubby always "leave it up to ME"?!?! Like I can REALLY &;@",!,&,! say "NO!" without him getting COMPLETELY pissed off at me!!! I am so &:@,'xj&;,&; upset about this ENTIRE situation right now, I could SCREAM!!!!
sooooo.......I can't borrow $40 till payday? :-\\
sorry. Couldn't resist! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/26/11 at 6:43 am
Why do people seem to think WE are their "personal bank" and will just "loan" them $$ whenever they need it? I am not a !|*,*~~£. ATM machine!!!!! And why does hubby always "leave it up to ME"?!?! Like I can REALLY &;@",!,&,! say "NO!" without him getting COMPLETELY pissed off at me!!! I am so &:@,'xj&;,&; upset about this ENTIRE situation right now, I could SCREAM!!!!
There's this one co-worker at my job who keeps asking me for money and I keep telling him I don't have it but every day he keeps doing it,seems like something similar happened when I was working at Garden City Park.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/26/11 at 7:36 am
sooooo.......I can't borrow $40 till payday? :-\\
sorry. Couldn't resist! :D
Sure, that's chump change compared to what everyone else owes me...and I'm sure I'll see it back from YOU! ;) +1 for making me laugh, btw :)
Seriously, though....I am sick and effing tired of bailing people (okay, one particular person) out financially! I'm not taking $40 here and there, I'm talking about MAJOR money! Hubby looked at it as an "investment" and it's now looking like we may lose it unless we fork over MORE $$. Part of me feels like we're in a no-win situation and we're jut throwing good money after bad and should "cut our losses", but the other part hates to see that $$ just go up in smoke...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/26/11 at 10:31 am
I am supposed to finish work at 1 every day. Except some days I am asked to stay behind at the office to cover the phones while the manager is out. On Tuesdays it is the end of our sales week and I sometimes stay late to process sales from the Tuesday morning so they can count on our figures for the week. Sometimes I am paid for the hours and sometimes I get time off instead.
So the manager leaves for his meeting and asks me to stay behind because he thinks one of the reps will sell and I need to do the paperwork. That was at 12.30. I spoke to him a couple of times around 1 p.m. and he said I still needed to wait. His meeting starts at 2 so I can't contact him after that unless it's very very urgent.
I wait and wait for a call or for the rep to turn up with the paperwork. Eventually (3.15) I decide to phone the rep and check if he is still with the customer. Turns out he'd spoke to the manager and faxed the paperwork to the other office, gone home and had a cup of tea!
I'm just glad that Dai was off work and the kids weren't at home waiting for me to come home
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 07/26/11 at 11:28 am
I am supposed to finish work at 1 every day. Except some days I am asked to stay behind at the office to cover the phones while the manager is out. On Tuesdays it is the end of our sales week and I sometimes stay late to process sales from the Tuesday morning so they can count on our figures for the week. Sometimes I am paid for the hours and sometimes I get time off instead.
So the manager leaves for his meeting and asks me to stay behind because he thinks one of the reps will sell and I need to do the paperwork. That was at 12.30. I spoke to him a couple of times around 1 p.m. and he said I still needed to wait. His meeting starts at 2 so I can't contact him after that unless it's very very urgent.
I wait and wait for a call or for the rep to turn up with the paperwork. Eventually (3.15) I decide to phone the rep and check if he is still with the customer. Turns out he'd spoke to the manager and faxed the paperwork to the other office, gone home and had a cup of tea!
I'm just glad that Dai was off work and the kids weren't at home waiting for me to come home
Hope you get time and 1/2, and a thank you
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/26/11 at 12:26 pm
I am supposed to finish work at 1 every day. Except some days I am asked to stay behind at the office to cover the phones while the manager is out. On Tuesdays it is the end of our sales week and I sometimes stay late to process sales from the Tuesday morning so they can count on our figures for the week. Sometimes I am paid for the hours and sometimes I get time off instead.
So the manager leaves for his meeting and asks me to stay behind because he thinks one of the reps will sell and I need to do the paperwork. That was at 12.30. I spoke to him a couple of times around 1 p.m. and he said I still needed to wait. His meeting starts at 2 so I can't contact him after that unless it's very very urgent.
I wait and wait for a call or for the rep to turn up with the paperwork. Eventually (3.15) I decide to phone the rep and check if he is still with the customer. Turns out he'd spoke to the manager and faxed the paperwork to the other office, gone home and had a cup of tea!
I'm just glad that Dai was off work and the kids weren't at home waiting for me to come home
Nice of the manager to let you know ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/11 at 12:37 pm
Sure, that's chump change compared to what everyone else owes me...and I'm sure I'll see it back from YOU! ;) +1 for making me laugh, btw :)
Seriously, though....I am sick and effing tired of bailing people (okay, one particular person) out financially! I'm not taking $40 here and there, I'm talking about MAJOR money! Hubby looked at it as an "investment" and it's now looking like we may lose it unless we fork over MORE $$. Part of me feels like we're in a no-win situation and we're jut throwing good money after bad and should "cut our losses", but the other part hates to see that $$ just go up in smoke...
Yeah that sux. It's horrible that anyone would put u in that position to begin with only to make it worse by needing more.
And I would pay u back whether it was 40 bucks or $40,000 (not right away....but eventually....over time)
Good luck. Is especially if u do wind up throwing more money at them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/26/11 at 12:38 pm
Why are insurance companies such PITAes? Mine has been "sitting" on a prescription for 3 weeks that needs a "prior authorization" and they FAILED to notify either me OR my doctor that one was needed! AND, if a medication only comes in 1 strength, WHY on goddess's green earth would you put a "dispensing limit" on it? I get the limits on controlled substances and even brand names to an extent, but this is a frigging GENERIC antihistamine that's NOT available OTC!!! It also happens to be the ONLY medicine that even TOUCHES my hives, but I have to take 2-3 pills daily (they only "allow" 1). So now, because they're incompetent and didn't bother to notify anyone that the PA was needed, I'm completely out and have to pay $60 at my pharmacy for 30 + ANOTHER $60 for 90 through the mail to get me by until the appeal is complete...and even THEN, I might not be able to get the full amount I need. >:(
Mod to add: How do I know THEY failed to notify the doctor and it wasn't the doctor who dropped the ball? They could give me the dates of every piece of correspondence sent/received EXCEPT the message to him regarding the PA...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/11 at 12:39 pm
That sux Karen.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/26/11 at 12:49 pm
Yeah that sux. It's horrible that anyone would put u in that position to begin with only to make it worse by needing more.
And I would pay u back whether it was 40 bucks or $40,000 (not right away....but eventually....over time)
Good luck. Is especially if u do wind up throwing more money at them.
And that's just it...I "loaned" my brother $$ (which is actually kinda' "his" money anyway...long story) and he's been paying me back as he's getting back on his feet...$50 here, $100 there, I'll take $50 off for his birthday (after asking what he wants, he'll say "don't buy me anything, just take some $$ off what I owe you"...I do, and still buy him something ;)). However, I don't see this "other" family member (who, if you haven't guessed, is NOT on MY side of the family ;)) EVER paying us back. He's paid us some of the smaller sums back (partially), and we're supposedly inheriting the property he lives on when he passes (which is what the $$ was used for, but that is IF he doesn't "lose" it before then....hence the dilemma ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/11 at 12:57 pm
And that's just it...I "loaned" my brother $$ (which is actually kinda' "his" money anyway...long story) and he's been paying me back as he's getting back on his feet...$50 here, $100 there, I'll take $50 off for his birthday (after asking what he wants, he'll say "don't buy me anything, just take some $$ off what I owe you"...I do, and still buy him something ;)). However, I don't see this "other" family member (who, if you haven't guessed, is NOT on MY side of the family ;)) EVER paying us back. He's paid us some of the smaller sums back (partially), and we're supposedly inheriting the property he lives on when he passes (which is what the $$ was used for, but that is IF he doesn't "lose" it before then....hence the dilemma ???
Ooh that is difficult. You could inherit property so long as he doesn't lose it but if you bail him out now and he lives for another 5, 10, 30 yrs you will probably have to bail him out again and again. Depends on if the property is genuinely worth it, and if the promise of inheritance will be fulfilled. Plus how much do u like this IL and how important is this relative to you know who? TOUGH TOUGH DECISION.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/26/11 at 12:59 pm
And that's just it...I "loaned" my brother $$ (which is actually kinda' "his" money anyway...long story) and he's been paying me back as he's getting back on his feet...$50 here, $100 there, I'll take $50 off for his birthday (after asking what he wants, he'll say "don't buy me anything, just take some $$ off what I owe you"...I do, and still buy him something ;)). However, I don't see this "other" family member (who, if you haven't guessed, is NOT on MY side of the family ;)) EVER paying us back. He's paid us some of the smaller sums back (partially), and we're supposedly inheriting the property he lives on when he passes (which is what the $$ was used for, but that is IF he doesn't "lose" it before then....hence the dilemma ???
(((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/26/11 at 1:09 pm
Ooh that is difficult. You could inherit property so long as he doesn't lose it but if you bail him out now and he lives for another 5, 10, 30 yrs you will probably have to bail him out again and again. Depends on if the property is genuinely worth it, and if the promise of inheritance will be fulfilled. Plus how much do u like this IL and how important is this relative to you know who? TOUGH TOUGH DECISION.
That's the other thing...the property is in another state...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/26/11 at 10:42 pm
Why are insurance companies such PITAes? Mine has been "sitting" on a prescription for 3 weeks that needs a "prior authorization" and they FAILED to notify either me OR my doctor that one was needed! AND, if a medication only comes in 1 strength, WHY on goddess's green earth would you put a "dispensing limit" on it? I get the limits on controlled substances and even brand names to an extent, but this is a frigging GENERIC antihistamine that's NOT available OTC!!! It also happens to be the ONLY medicine that even TOUCHES my hives, but I have to take 2-3 pills daily (they only "allow" 1). So now, because they're incompetent and didn't bother to notify anyone that the PA was needed, I'm completely out and have to pay $60 at my pharmacy for 30 + ANOTHER $60 for 90 through the mail to get me by until the appeal is complete...and even THEN, I might not be able to get the full amount I need. >:(
Mod to add: How do I know THEY failed to notify the doctor and it wasn't the doctor who dropped the ball? They could give me the dates of every piece of correspondence sent/received EXCEPT the message to him regarding the PA...
I've been there, mama. The old doctor-pharmacy runaround. You can get this now, but not that, you have to come back next week, we have to get authorization, blah-blah-blah!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/27/11 at 1:43 pm
So, i get up this morning and have an email from Medco that my prescription order has shipped...the "modified" one that they COULDN'T send me because the directions would be wrong! I now have 3 prescriptions there for 1 medication: 1-90 pills with 7 refills, 2-270 pills with 4 refills, 3-90 pills with 4 refills. I should probably call them AGAIN, but I just figure I'll wait and see what they're going to do with them ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 07/29/11 at 8:18 pm
And now.... Another internet rant...
They came and fixed the phone line today, but it my internet is really slow now for some reason(ranging from .14 to .44 on download, .30 on upload, although there was a weird one of 1.16 at one point).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/30/11 at 11:14 am
Son of a motherfudgeing bitch!
Last night computer dsl connection went down at work. Important connection that let's us talk to DOJ FBI and other LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Across the US
Techs spent 6 hrs no luck. I just spent the last hour on hold w/ Verizon. Told my dumb-ass trainee to take the call so I could answer 911. She had the call And for stupid reason disconnected it.
I got transferred so many times I don't know who to call back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/30/11 at 3:30 pm
Son of a motherfudgeing bitch!
Last night computer dsl connection went down at work. Important connection that let's us talk to DOJ FBI and other LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Across the US
Techs spent 6 hrs no luck. I just spent the last hour on hold w/ Verizon. Told my dumb-ass trainee to take the call so I could answer 911. She had the call And for stupid reason disconnected it.
I got transferred so many times I don't know who to call back.
She's not exactly the brightest bulb in the chandelier, is she? How long is her "probationary period"? Sounds like she needs to GO!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/30/11 at 7:04 pm
Son of a motherfudgeing bitch!
Last night computer dsl connection went down at work. Important connection that let's us talk to DOJ FBI and other LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Across the US
Techs spent 6 hrs no luck. I just spent the last hour on hold w/ Verizon. Told my dumb-ass trainee to take the call so I could answer 911. She had the call And for stupid reason disconnected it.
I got transferred so many times I don't know who to call back.
Why'd she do that for? ??? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/31/11 at 1:38 am
She's not exactly the brightest bulb in the chandelier, is she? How long is her "probationary period"? Sounds like she needs to GO!
I'm so done with her!!!
Thing is she only works part time so while she should be further along she's also still only halfway where she would normally be. Basically in two months of training she's only actually had a month.....but she's at two weeks progressively.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/31/11 at 1:44 am
Why'd she do that for? ??? ::)
Because she's a dumb ass.
I feel bad (sort of) b/c she's a nice person but she's flighty which reads as ditzy to the officers. Her personality doesn't mesh well.
Also rather than just doing something I ask her she talks thru her thought process. I say okay some pone just calked in an armed robbery at x location with x suspect description dispatch it. She will say first I say this then I think I want to say this. Then I'll probably say this and I should maybe put this in too.
I have an idea......actaullysay it lune you would dispatch it and let's work on the construction in our critique. ::)
My utters issue is that she also hears the insignificant calls. Great you heard the officer say he's writing reports or getting lunch but you completely missed the officer who's out with 5 transients. ::) ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/31/11 at 7:06 am
One of the younger co-workers few days ago while a few of us are waiting by the time clock,waiting for our time to punch in,he works inside (warehouse) and I work outside and there's 11 minutes to go to punch in( I start and 2pm and he does too) and he's telling me that you can punch in now and I'm saying we have 11 minutes to go,the hell is wrong with you? ??? I'll punch in when it's time not when people says it's time,just because these kids are younger than me doesn't mean you can abuse hours.I respect the time clock and don't want to cheat time,I used to do it in the past but I learned my lesson from it.You clock in when you're scheduled and clock out when your finished work.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/31/11 at 9:36 am
One of the younger co-workers few days ago while a few of us are waiting by the time clock,waiting for our time to punch in,he works inside (warehouse) and I work outside and there's 11 minutes to go to punch in( I start and 2pm and he does too) and he's telling me that you can punch in now and I'm saying we have 11 minutes to go,the hell is wrong with you? ??? I'll punch in when it's time not when people says it's time,just because these kids are younger than me doesn't mean you can abuse hours.I respect the time clock and don't want to cheat time,I used to do it in the past but I learned my lesson from it.You clock in when you're scheduled and clock out when your finished work.
Sounds like you might have gotten in trouble in the past for clocking in early Howard did you, as the more experienced worker, educate him on why it's wrong to clock in early? And what happens when you do?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/31/11 at 10:59 am
Because she's a dumb ass.
I feel bad (sort of) b/c she's a nice person but she's flighty which reads as ditzy to the officers. Her personality doesn't mesh well.
Also rather than just doing something I ask her she talks thru her thought process. I say okay some pone just calked in an armed robbery at x location with x suspect description dispatch it. She will say first I say this then I think I want to say this. Then I'll probably say this and I should maybe put this in too.
I have an idea......actaullysay it lune you would dispatch it and let's work on the construction in our critique. ::)
My utters issue is that she also hears the insignificant calls. Great you heard the officer say he's writing reports or getting lunch but you completely missed the officer who's out with 5 transients. ::) ::)
Ummm...yeah, it would probably be a good idea before the guy FINISHES the robbery ::)
Btw, did I ever tell you I ALMOST was a dispatcher? I was the guy's "first choice", but it was "suggested to him" that the mayor's daughter would be a "better fit" ::) They called me less than 6 months later (when she...ummm, how do I put this...was caught in a "compromising position" on the job) and offered me the position, but I was preggers with the oldest at that point and had just started a new job :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/31/11 at 11:11 am
Sounds like you might have gotten in trouble in the past for clocking in early Howard did you, as the more experienced worker, educate him on why it's wrong to clock in early? And what happens when you do?
They are really cracking down on this where I work too and it's a ROYAL PITA for us in the pharmacy!!! We are allowed a 5-minute "leeway" and if we're past that, we have to find the LOD (lead on duty) and explain WHY we're past the 5 minutes. It's especially hard if we're closing because we have to take the garbage to the back of the store, the coupons to guest services, drop off the walkies, and if there are people AT the counter at closing time (which there almost always ARE because people are STUPID and wait until 8:55 to come ask for a refill and we HAVE to fill them >:(), there's no way in HELL I'm getting out of there by 9:05. I closed twice this week, was late both nights, and again yesterday because I spent 10 minutes with an older lady who came in 2 minutes before I was supposed to leave. She didn't think she had picked up her prescriptions so I had to look them up and do signature retrievals on all of them. I'll probably get "coached" on it Monday because we're not supposed to have more than 1/week ::) I'm just going to explain that there was NO WAY I could leave...look at the tapes!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 07/31/11 at 11:53 am
One of the younger co-workers few days ago while a few of us are waiting by the time clock,waiting for our time to punch in,he works inside (warehouse) and I work outside and there's 11 minutes to go to punch in( I start and 2pm and he does too) and he's telling me that you can punch in now and I'm saying we have 11 minutes to go,the hell is wrong with you? ??? I'll punch in when it's time not when people says it's time,just because these kids are younger than me doesn't mean you can abuse hours.I respect the time clock and don't want to cheat time,I used to do it in the past but I learned my lesson from it.You clock in when you're scheduled and clock out when your finished work.
I only had to deal with time clocks twice and in both cases I punched in when I arrived to work, usually 45 minutes before start time,
and punched out when I left, as much as 10 minutes later than end time. The companies paid for the actual 8 hours worked.
If everyone waited until start time to punch in that means only the first guy punching in would be on time. If there were say, 30
or more employees the last guy would punch in as much as ten minutes late even though he was there on time. At the end of
the shift, all employees would be around the clock to punch out at end time. Either way, the employees are hanging around the
time clock on company time, thereby cheating time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/31/11 at 1:33 pm
Sounds like you might have gotten in trouble in the past for clocking in early Howard did you, as the more experienced worker, educate him on why it's wrong to clock in early? And what happens when you do?
What I did in the past and I admit,I cheated time by clocking out early because I get a little nervous around supermarkets sometimes and I clocked out figuring no one would see me but I did it a few times,got caught and after that my slate was clean.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/31/11 at 1:35 pm
I only had to deal with time clocks twice and in both cases I punched in when I arrived to work, usually 45 minutes before start time,
and punched out when I left, as much as 10 minutes later than end time. The companies paid for the actual 8 hours worked.
If everyone waited until start time to punch in that means only the first guy punching in would be on time. If there were say, 30
or more employees the last guy would punch in as much as ten minutes late even though he was there on time. At the end of
the shift, all employees would be around the clock to punch out at end time. Either way, the employees are hanging around the
time clock on company time, thereby cheating time.
You always have to work a full shift,clock in when you're scheduled and clock out when it's time to go home.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 07/31/11 at 2:27 pm
You always have to work a full shift,clock in when you're scheduled and clock out when it's time to go home.
So every single Pathmark employee has a different time to clock in?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/31/11 at 2:32 pm
So every single Pathmark employee has a different time to clock in?
Retail places typically stagger start times so only a dew employees clock in at a time. Say 5 in the morning when the store opens and others trickle in and out thru-out the day.
If I had ever clocked 45 mins early anyplace I worked I wouldve been fired.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 07/31/11 at 2:40 pm
Retail places typically stagger start times so only a dew employees clock in at a time. Say 5 in the morning when the store opens and others trickle in and out thru-out the day.
If I had ever clocked 45 mins early anyplace I worked I wouldve been fired.
Okay, that is something I was unaware of. With my experience, I started work at 7am and ended at 3:30pm and that was the hours
I was paid for regardless of how long before ao after I punched the clock. If I punched in one second after the start time I was docked
15 minutes yet I was still suposed to be working. Same for the end of the day, one second before 3:30 cost 15 minutes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/31/11 at 3:07 pm
Okay, that is something I was unaware of. With my experience, I started work at 7am and ended at 3:30pm and that was the hours
I was paid for regardless of how long before ao after I punched the clock. If I punched in one second after the start time I was docked
15 minutes yet I was still supposed to be working. Same for the end of the day, one second before 3:30 cost 15 minutes.
Yeah like Mama k we get a leeway on our time clocks at work but we are granted 7 minutes in either direction to clock in or out and still be on time (means I can clock in at 722 and still be "on time" for work which started at 715....by the same token if I stay over 7 minutes I don't get paid extra for staying past my end time.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/31/11 at 3:13 pm
I have never had to punch a clock in my life-but there have been a few alarm clocks that I felt like punching. :D ;D ;D
But for all of you who do, I empathize.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/31/11 at 3:30 pm
My company is really lenient on time clocks. You can work early or late and get paid for it. Since we don't deal with the public, its not like it is taking away from the busy time of the day when you come early. All we ask is that you work your hours. The only time I could see it changing is if we get busy enough to have to share desks, then the time would be more set every day.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/31/11 at 6:21 pm
My company is really lenient on time clocks. You can work early or late and get paid for it. Since we don't deal with the public, its not like it is taking away from the busy time of the day when you come early. All we ask is that you work your hours. The only time I could see it changing is if we get busy enough to have to share desks, then the time would be more set every day.
I got fired by a company for punching in one minute late. It was my third tardy offense in a month. That's all they allowed. Each time it was one or two minutes past the appointed hour. Yes, I should have taken responsibility not to be a minute late since the company was so fascist about punctuality...but it doesn't make the company any less fascist!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/31/11 at 6:32 pm
I got fired by a company for punching in one minute late. It was my third tardy offense in a month. That's all they allowed. Each time it was one or two minutes past the appointed hour. Yes, I should have taken responsibility not to be a minute late since the company was so fascist about punctuality...but it doesn't make the company any less fascist!
::)
That's insane. I think if you come in a minute late, you should leave a minute late. Work your hours, they still get the same out of you. I can see if it is constantly thirty minutes or more, but a minute? That is ridiculous.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/31/11 at 6:39 pm
I got fired by a company for punching in one minute late. It was my third tardy offense in a month. That's all they allowed. Each time it was one or two minutes past the appointed hour. Yes, I should have taken responsibility not to be a minute late since the company was so fascist about punctuality...but it doesn't make the company any less fascist!
::)
That's insane. I think if you come in a minute late, you should leave a minute late. Work your hours, they still get the same out of you. I can see if it is constantly thirty minutes or more, but a minute? That is ridiculous.
I am sure that it was not about being 1 minute late. I'm sure they just used that as an excuse.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/31/11 at 7:12 pm
I am sure that it was not about being 1 minute late. I'm sure they just used that as an excuse.
Cat
I was up for a raise. Most of their employees didn't last more than a couple of years. You'd think a business would want an employee to be efficient, competent, and loyal to the company but when management views labor as just another expense, then it makes sense to throw out a costly widget for a cheap one.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/31/11 at 7:58 pm
I was up for a raise. Most of their employees didn't last more than a couple of years. You'd think a business would want an employee to be efficient, competent, and loyal to the company but when management views labor as just another expense, then it makes sense to throw out a costly widget for a cheap one.
::)
That sucks even more. Sounds like it is a good thing you got out, though.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/31/11 at 8:15 pm
Yeah like Mama k we get a leeway on our time clocks at work but we are granted 7 minutes in either direction to clock in or out and still be on time (means I can clock in at 722 and still be "on time" for work which started at 715....by the same token if I stay over 7 minutes I don't get paid extra for staying past my end time.)
We basically have 15 minutes at the beginning before we have to have the LOD "approve" (and I mean LITERALLY come and override on the time clock) our "late punch". We can clock OUT any time we want, we just have to TALK to them. We get paid for every minute we work, though...they have a chart that shows the number of minutes and what % it works out to (in decimals).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/31/11 at 8:40 pm
We basically have 15 minutes at the beginning before we have to have the LOD "approve" (and I mean LITERALLY come and override on the time clock) our "late punch". We can clock OUT any time we want, we just have to TALK to them. We get paid for every minute we work, though...they have a chart that shows the number of minutes and what % it works out to (in decimals).
I'm glad I don't get paid for every minute I "work" ;) :D
tho I earned my pay this weekend ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/01/11 at 7:07 am
So every single Pathmark employee has a different time to clock in?
Yes,some people like cashiers work 830am-5pm,12pm-6pm and some 6pm-12midnight(before they close for the night),then you have warehouse guys who work 4pm-8pm or 6pm-10pm.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/01/11 at 7:09 am
Okay, that is something I was unaware of. With my experience, I started work at 7am and ended at 3:30pm and that was the hours
I was paid for regardless of how long before ao after I punched the clock. If I punched in one second after the start time I was docked
15 minutes yet I was still suposed to be working. Same for the end of the day, one second before 3:30 cost 15 minutes.
Pathmark started a thing where you can't clock in 5 minutes before you have to clock in at 1 minute before or exactly on the dot.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/01/11 at 7:14 am
That's insane. I think if you come in a minute late, you should leave a minute late. Work your hours, they still get the same out of you. I can see if it is constantly thirty minutes or more, but a minute? That is ridiculous.
you're still gonna get paid the same no matter what.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/01/11 at 9:35 am
Pathmark started a thing where you can't clock in 5 minutes before you have to clock in at 1 minute before or exactly on the dot.
Howard you should clock in 3 or 4 minutes early then that way you are in the parking lot ready to collect carts right when your shift starts
you won't get into trouble for doing that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/01/11 at 10:47 am
I got fired by a company for punching in one minute late. It was my third tardy offense in a month. That's all they allowed. Each time it was one or two minutes past the appointed hour. Yes, I should have taken responsibility not to be a minute late since the company was so fascist about punctuality...but it doesn't make the company any less fascist!
::)
The old company I worked for, did not do the write ups and such (unless you were extremely late) but if you clocked in a minute late it would cost you 15 minutes of pay. As they figured the time on the quarter hour. If you clocked in early, or clocked out late, you did not gain 15 minutes though. But it solved the late problem...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/01/11 at 10:49 am
Howard you should clock in 3 or 4 minutes early then that way you are in the parking lot ready to collect carts right when your shift starts
you won't get into trouble for doing that.
He just stated he can't according to their new policy, only 1 minute before or on the dot.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/01/11 at 11:35 am
He just stated he can't according to their new policy, only 1 minute before or on the dot.
actually he said
Pathmark started a thing where you can't clock in 5 minutes before you have to clock in at 1 minute before or exactly on the dot.
;)
so if he clocked in 3 or 4 minutes early he'd be in compliance....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/01/11 at 11:51 am
I'm glad I don't get paid for every minute I "work" ;) :D
tho I earned my pay this weekend ::)
Point taken (and given) ;). Unfortunately, we're usually so busy in the pharmacy that we ARE working pretty much every minute we're there (other than breaks). I do have to say, though, they are like the Gestapo about breaks (at least in pharmacy)...we have a task board that breaks the day down into 2-hour increments so we know what "role" we're doing at any given time, when our breaks are, etc.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/01/11 at 12:52 pm
Howard you should clock in 3 or 4 minutes early then that way you are in the parking lot ready to collect carts right when your shift starts
you won't get into trouble for doing that.
the time clock will beep if you punched in early.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/01/11 at 12:54 pm
He just stated he can't according to their new policy, only 1 minute before or on the dot.
people are always waiting by the time clock,Including me waiting to punch in for work,they should get rid of that policy,workers are always getting antsy over there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/01/11 at 12:55 pm
actually he said
;)
so if he clocked in 3 or 4 minutes early he'd be in compliance....
you can always see your current schedule on the time clock,It's on there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/01/11 at 12:58 pm
the time clock will beep if you punched in early.
But based on what u said you can clock in up to 5 minutes early- per store policy - So it shouldn't beep.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/01/11 at 1:19 pm
But based on what u said you can clock in up to 5 minutes early- per store policy - So it shouldn't beep.
Sorry Q I meant "can't" you can't clock in 5 minutes early you just have to wait by the time clock till you're ready to start work,disregard what I said before.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/01/11 at 3:36 pm
Sorry Q I meant "can't" you can't clock in 5 minutes early you just have to wait by the time clock till you're ready to start work,disregard what I said before.
no howard that's what you said....you can not clock in 5 minutes early..... that doesn't mean you can not clock in 3 minutes early or even 4 minutes early. As long as you clock in less than 5 minutes before your shift you are okay so you howard can clock in 3 minutes early and be in the parking lot by time your shift actually starts....
who's on first :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 08/01/11 at 6:18 pm
no howard that's what you said....you can not clock in 5 minutes early..... that doesn't mean you can not clock in 3 minutes early or even 4 minutes early. As long as you clock in less than 5 minutes before your shift you are okay so you howard can clock in 3 minutes early and be in the parking lot by time your shift actually starts....
Actually, Q, he can't.
Pathmark started a thing where you can't clock in 5 minutes before you have to clock in at 1 minute before or exactly on the dot.
If he clocks in 3 minutes early he will get in trouble
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/01/11 at 11:19 pm
So what happens if too many people are waiting and the last person is late???
Slightly annoyed right now...I was at work when someone else left early because she was "sick" (AGAIN). She was supposed to be there until 9, I was scheduled until 6. So, instead of simply asking me if I can stay until 9, my boss calls someone else to see if she can come in until 9...only when she couldn't did they ask me if I could stay ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/01/11 at 11:22 pm
Oh, but on the "punching out late" thing...my boss got it approved for the pharmacists to simply change our "quitting time" when we are going to be punching out late ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/02/11 at 12:24 am
Oh, but on the "punching out late" thing...my boss got it approved for the pharmacists to simply change our "quitting time" when we are going to be punching out late ;)
Field hand: Quittin' time! Quittin' time!
Big Sam: Who says it's quittin' time?
Field hand: I says its quittin' time!
Big Sam: I's the foreman. I's the one who says when it's quittin' time at Tara. Quittin' time!
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/02/11 at 1:51 am
Actually, Q, he can't.
If he clocks in 3 minutes early he will get in trouble
How do u figure? And don't say because Howard said so he contradicts himself all the time. :P
I'm just saying if you can't clock in 5 minutes before I get that but if you can clock in a minute before then u should be able to clock two, three, four minutes before just not 5, 6 or 7 minutes before.
Q
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/02/11 at 6:40 am
no howard that's what you said....you can not clock in 5 minutes early..... that doesn't mean you can not clock in 3 minutes early or even 4 minutes early. As long as you clock in less than 5 minutes before your shift you are okay so you howard can clock in 3 minutes early and be in the parking lot by time your shift actually starts....
who's on first :D
I'd rather be inside,I don't want them to assume anything.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/02/11 at 6:42 am
Actually, Q, he can't.
If he clocks in 3 minutes early he will get in trouble
I won't get in trouble but I might get a warning or they'll just have to swipe me in by using a swipe card.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/02/11 at 6:47 am
How do u figure? And don't say because Howard said so he contradicts himself all the time. :P
I'm just saying if you can't clock in 5 minutes before I get that but if you can clock in a minute before then u should be able to clock two, three, four minutes before just not 5, 6 or 7 minutes before.
Q
I could ask them if I can clock in 5 minutes early but I can clock in early let's say if there's a snowstorm and they need cartpeople out there in the parking lot to get carts and to start early so they can get that outta the way.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 08/02/11 at 7:00 am
How do u figure? And don't say because Howard said so he contradicts himself all the time. :P
I'm just saying if you can't clock in 5 minutes before I get that but if you can clock in a minute before then u should be able to clock two, three, four minutes before just not 5, 6 or 7 minutes before.
Q
Sorry, I have to say because he said a minute before or right on time. There are companies out there and since I don't work for Pathmark I will have to go with what he says on this. And I see your :P and raise you a ::)
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/02/11 at 7:06 am
Sorry, I have to say because he said a minute before or right on time. There are companies out there and since I don't work for Pathmark I will have to go with what he says on this. And I see your :P and raise you a ::)
:D
a couple of times in the past I got caught for clocking in early so why can't us workers just start like 5 minutes before and clock out 5 minutes before? I wish they could go back to when there was no rules.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/02/11 at 10:06 am
Sorry, I have to say because he said a minute before or right on time. There are companies out there and since I don't work for Pathmark I will have to go with what he says on this. And I see your :P and raise you a ::)
:D
Think about who we are talking about.
I'm inclined to believe the rule is 5 minutes and the "interpretation" of said rule is one minute.
I double your ::) ::) And raise with :P :P :P :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/02/11 at 10:09 am
a couple of times in the past I got caught for clocking in early so why can't us workers just start like 5 minutes before and clock out 5 minutes before? I wish they could go back to when there was no rules.
Howard if there were no rules people would just come go as they pleased and the work would never get done.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 08/02/11 at 10:49 am
I think my head just exploded.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 08/02/11 at 11:06 am
I think my head just exploded.
Mine too
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/02/11 at 11:38 am
I think i'll go for a walk outside now
the summer sun's callin my name
(i hear ya now)
i just can't stay inside all day
i gotta get out get me some of those rays
everybody's smilin
sunshine day
everybody's laughin
sunshine day
everybody seems so happy today
it's a sunshine day
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/02/11 at 12:56 pm
How do u figure? And don't say because Howard said so he contradicts himself all the time. :P
I'm just saying if you can't clock in 5 minutes before I get that but if you can clock in a minute before then u should be able to clock two, three, four minutes before just not 5, 6 or 7 minutes before.
Q
We only get a 2 minute "early" leeway on "punch-in". Anything more than that is a http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/twak.gif Although, the head pharmacist finally showed the rest of them how to do "schedule adjustments" so we no longer have to worry about punching out past the 5 minutes...they can just go in and adjust our schedules to reflect a different "quitting time" so we're not "late" (since so many of us were consistently doing so) ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/02/11 at 5:12 pm
I think my head just exploded.
Sumpin' like that!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/02/11 at 7:44 pm
Howard if there were no rules people would just come go as they pleased and the work would never get done.
I try to treat my part time job like a full time one and pretend I'm working a 9-5 shift,you always have to work a full shift so they can pay you the right amount when payday comes around.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/02/11 at 7:49 pm
It was a silly day today,I had to show 2 guys how to use the soda can machine outside,they wanted to know where to put the money in and what button to press,Like they don't know how to use a soda machine,Are they serious? ::) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 08/02/11 at 9:10 pm
Field hand: Quittin' time! Quittin' time!
Big Sam: Who says it's quittin' time?
~whoosh~, but I'd like to see a link to that reference.
The first thing I thought of when this thread went all clock-punchy was Ralph Wolf vs Sam Sheepdog, and I think you've just shed light on a literary reference I've been missing since childhood.
C1qCVV6GKDI
Sam: Mornin, Ralph.
Ralph: Mornin, Sam.
In passing, having read all these horror stories, I'm really grateful that I work at a job which involves no customer contact, and therefore nobody cares whether I'm one minute - or one hour - early or late, so long as I get the job done. They trust me to show up approximately on time and put in a solid day's work. I don't feel guilty about leaving early on days when I'm not gonna get anything done anyways, and they don't have to ask me to stick around during crunch time. As long as the work gets done over the course of each sprint, it's all good. So I usually show up at about the same time every day and leave at about the same time every day, and it's the same 8 hours it woulda been if I'd been punching a clock. (Even at gigs that require customer contact, a lot of the management practices described recently make absolutely no business sense to me.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/03/11 at 1:20 am
^ Fairly obvious: From the opening scene of Gone With the Wind, hence the reference to Tara.
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/03/11 at 11:25 am
In passing, having read all these horror stories, I'm really grateful that I work at a job which involves no customer contact, and therefore nobody cares whether I'm one minute - or one hour - early or late, so long as I get the job done. They trust me to show up approximately on time and put in a solid day's work. I don't feel guilty about leaving early on days when I'm not gonna get anything done anyways, and they don't have to ask me to stick around during crunch time. As long as the work gets done over the course of each sprint, it's all good. So I usually show up at about the same time every day and leave at about the same time every day, and it's the same 8 hours it woulda been if I'd been punching a clock. (Even at gigs that require customer contact, a lot of the management practices described recently make absolutely no business sense to me.)
That was my old job...we didn't have a time clock at all. I worked 4-10 hour days and as long as I DID the 10 hours, it was all good. I DID have "set hours", but if I was 10 minutes late, I'd stay 10 minutes or cut my lunch short 10 minutes and it was no big deal. I tried to stay as true to my set hours as possible because I had clients I dealt with who expected me to be there during those hours, but if I wasn't there "on time" and they called, I'd just call them back when I got there and tell them I was on another call ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 08/04/11 at 2:43 pm
My rant for today? The economy. The Dow Jones dropped 400+ points today! I'm ranting because this recession/depression is making me uneasy and nervous. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 08/04/11 at 2:44 pm
It was a silly day today,I had to show 2 guys how to use the soda can machine outside,they wanted to know where to put the money in and what button to press,Like they don't know how to use a soda machine,Are they serious? ::) ;D
Wow, how do you not know how to use a vending machine? I'm not making fun of them I am just shocked at those 2 guys! :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/04/11 at 2:48 pm
It was a silly day today,I had to show 2 guys how to use the soda can machine outside,they wanted to know where to put the money in and what button to press,Like they don't know how to use a soda machine,Are they serious? ::) ;D
I doubt it...sounds like they might have been messing with you ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 08/04/11 at 6:27 pm
Since when are chores a suggestion? I told her to clean the living room Monday...it is Thursday and she started 10 minutes before I got home. Really? Do it when I say. It is an order, not a suggestion. I work my butt off to support this family, the least she can do is her chores.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/04/11 at 6:41 pm
Since when are chores a suggestion? I told her to clean the living room Monday...it is Thursday and she started 10 minutes before I got home. Really? Do it when I say. It is an order, not a suggestion. I work my butt off to support this family, the least she can do is her chores.
there must be something she wants to do or buy this weekend....by waiting till thursday she can say Mom can go? or Mom can I have....see I cleaned the living room like you asked!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 08/04/11 at 7:06 pm
Well, it's not happening. Mom can be not so nice when she won't do her chores. I think the part that annoys me the most is yesterday she went to a friends house and helped her do her chores....ARGHHHHHH!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/04/11 at 7:25 pm
Wow, how do you not know how to use a vending machine? I'm not making fun of them I am just shocked at those 2 guys! :o
It was 2 foreign guys,one after another,they were absolutely clueless. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/04/11 at 7:26 pm
I doubt it...sounds like they might have been messing with you ???
no they weren't messing with me,they haven't seen a soda machine before,they must've been new to this country.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/04/11 at 7:53 pm
Well, it's not happening. Mom can be not so nice when she won't do her chores. I think the part that annoys me the most is yesterday she went to a friends house and helped her do her chores....ARGHHHHHH!!!!
If she does her chores this time, she'll have to do them every time! Sets a bad precedent, you see!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/devilsmile.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/04/11 at 8:18 pm
Well, it's not happening. Mom can be not so nice when she won't do her chores. I think the part that annoys me the most is yesterday she went to a friends house and helped her do her chores....ARGHHHHHH!!!!
She got duped. Clearly her friend needed to return the favor.
If does her chores this time, she'll have to do them every time! Sets a bad precedent, you see!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/devilsmile.gif
;D good point.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/04/11 at 9:42 pm
Since when are chores a suggestion? I told her to clean the living room Monday...it is Thursday and she started 10 minutes before I got home. Really? Do it when I say. It is an order, not a suggestion. I work my butt off to support this family, the least she can do is her chores.
I feel for you...it's a CONSTANT battle at my house to get the boys to do the SIMPLEST things. It's RIDICULOUS!!! Things like putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher instead of the sink (that is, IF they MAKE it to the sink ::)), picking their clothes up off their bathroom floor, not leaving garbage all over. And HEAVEN FORBID I leave them a "list" to do while we are both at work...if I don't spell out EXACTLY who is supposed to do WHAT, they'll do nothing but fight over who's doing more and NOTHING will get done >:( Even when I do that, unlike yours, mine usually don't even start until AFTER I get home, they think as long as it's done before DAD gets home, they're "off the hook"...they STILL haven't learned that they're WRONG!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 08/04/11 at 10:11 pm
swat em mama
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 08/04/11 at 10:48 pm
If she does her chores this time, she'll have to do them every time! Sets a bad precedent, you see!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/devilsmile.gif
;D
She got duped. Clearly her friend needed to return the favor.
That's what I am thinking. She is always helping friends with their chores but they never return the favor.
I feel for you...it's a CONSTANT battle at my house to get the boys to do the SIMPLEST things. It's RIDICULOUS!!! Things like putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher instead of the sink (that is, IF they MAKE it to the sink ::)), picking their clothes up off their bathroom floor, not leaving garbage all over. And HEAVEN FORBID I leave them a "list" to do while we are both at work...if I don't spell out EXACTLY who is supposed to do WHAT, they'll do nothing but fight over who's doing more and NOTHING will get done >:( Even when I do that, unlike yours, mine usually don't even start until AFTER I get home, they think as long as it's done before DAD gets home, they're "off the hook"...they STILL haven't learned that they're WRONG!!!!
Sounds like kids to me. Glad I only have one or I would have this problem, too. If she starts fighting with herself over chores, I think I have more problems that just her not wanting to do them. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/04/11 at 11:02 pm
;D
That's what I am thinking. She is always helping friends with their chores but they never return the favor.
she needs to rethink her friendship or next time get them to help her first!
Sounds like kids to me. Glad I only have one or I would have this problem, too. If she starts fighting with herself over chores, I think I have more problems that just her not wanting to do them. ;D
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/05/11 at 6:52 am
I feel for you...it's a CONSTANT battle at my house to get the boys to do the SIMPLEST things. It's RIDICULOUS!!! Things like putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher instead of the sink (that is, IF they MAKE it to the sink ::)), picking their clothes up off their bathroom floor, not leaving garbage all over. And HEAVEN FORBID I leave them a "list" to do while we are both at work...if I don't spell out EXACTLY who is supposed to do WHAT, they'll do nothing but fight over who's doing more and NOTHING will get done >:( Even when I do that, unlike yours, mine usually don't even start until AFTER I get home, they think as long as it's done before DAD gets home, they're "off the hook"...they STILL haven't learned that they're WRONG!!!!
punish them without supper.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 08/05/11 at 6:55 am
she needs to rethink her friendship or next time get them to help her first!
I have told her that she needs to get them to help or stop helping but she said that isn't nice. She will help even if they don't. She is a better person that I was. I would have told my friends to go pound sand if I always helped and they didn't. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 08/05/11 at 5:45 pm
I feel for you...it's a CONSTANT battle at my house to get the boys to do the SIMPLEST things. It's RIDICULOUS!!! Things like putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher instead of the sink (that is, IF they MAKE it to the sink ::)), picking their clothes up off their bathroom floor, not leaving garbage all over. And HEAVEN FORBID I leave them a "list" to do while we are both at work...if I don't spell out EXACTLY who is supposed to do WHAT, they'll do nothing but fight over who's doing more and NOTHING will get done >:( Even when I do that, unlike yours, mine usually don't even start until AFTER I get home, they think as long as it's done before DAD gets home, they're "off the hook"...they STILL haven't learned that they're WRONG!!!!
Welcome to the world of selfish, lazy kids!!! I have the same issues and it appears that they may never grow out of it!! The chores are only started when they hear the car drive into the garage. The computers/lap tops are always warm....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 08/06/11 at 6:53 pm
How in the hell does anyone in hospitals get better.
I just got out of the hospital yesterday after an overnight stay for some chest pain i was haivng, (Turns out it wasn't my heart, it was a reaction to stress) and i got admitted and all. Well first of all I didn't sleep at all the night I was there. It was too hot in the room and though the thermostat was as low as it would go, it was STILL hot. Then they had a ticking clock in the room--not a digital one. I can't sleep with a ticking clock, the ticking keeps me awake. So I was up until three until I finally ripped the clock off the wall and tookt he battery out of it.
I think I slept for about an hour before two nurses came in to draw blood, at like 5 am. Then I had to get stuck TWICE because the first time the moron didn't get anythign out my arm. Which i still think is crazy because I had an IV port in my hand right there and they didn't use it.
And breakfast was a treat the following morning. Cold grits and eggs and toast. >:( All the time someone was peeking in on me and picking after me. How was I supposed to rest? I was wired the whole time.
I kissed the walls of my house when I got home.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/06/11 at 6:59 pm
How in the hell does anyone in hospitals get better.
I just got out of the hospital yesterday after an overnight stay for some chest pain i was haivng, (Turns out it wasn't my heart, it was a reaction to stress) and i got admitted and all. Well first of all I didn't sleep at all the night I was there. It was too hot in the room and though the thermostat was as low as it would go, it was STILL hot. Then they had a ticking clock in the room--not a digital one. I can't sleep with a ticking clock, the ticking keeps me awake. So I was up until three until I finally ripped the clock off the wall and tookt he battery out of it.
I think I slept for about an hour before two nurses came in to draw blood, at like 5 am. Then I had to get stuck TWICE because the first time the moron didn't get anythign out my arm. Which i still think is crazy because I had an IV port in my hand right there and they didn't use it.
And breakfast was a treat the following morning. Cold grits and eggs and toast. >:( All the time someone was peeking in on me and picking after me. How was I supposed to rest? I was wired the whole time.
I kissed the walls of my house when I got home.
Sorry you didn't get any rest but I'm glad it wasn't anything really serious.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/06/11 at 7:09 pm
How in the hell does anyone in hospitals get better.
I just got out of the hospital yesterday after an overnight stay for some chest pain i was haivng, (Turns out it wasn't my heart, it was a reaction to stress) and i got admitted and all. Well first of all I didn't sleep at all the night I was there. It was too hot in the room and though the thermostat was as low as it would go, it was STILL hot. Then they had a ticking clock in the room--not a digital one. I can't sleep with a ticking clock, the ticking keeps me awake. So I was up until three until I finally ripped the clock off the wall and tookt he battery out of it.
I think I slept for about an hour before two nurses came in to draw blood, at like 5 am. Then I had to get stuck TWICE because the first time the moron didn't get anythign out my arm. Which i still think is crazy because I had an IV port in my hand right there and they didn't use it.
And breakfast was a treat the following morning. Cold grits and eggs and toast. >:( All the time someone was peeking in on me and picking after me. How was I supposed to rest? I was wired the whole time.
I kissed the walls of my house when I got home.
sux.....maybe some karma will make if feel a little better? ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/06/11 at 7:29 pm
How in the hell does anyone in hospitals get better.
I just got out of the hospital yesterday after an overnight stay for some chest pain i was haivng, (Turns out it wasn't my heart, it was a reaction to stress) and i got admitted and all. Well first of all I didn't sleep at all the night I was there. It was too hot in the room and though the thermostat was as low as it would go, it was STILL hot. Then they had a ticking clock in the room--not a digital one. I can't sleep with a ticking clock, the ticking keeps me awake. So I was up until three until I finally ripped the clock off the wall and tookt he battery out of it.
I think I slept for about an hour before two nurses came in to draw blood, at like 5 am. Then I had to get stuck TWICE because the first time the moron didn't get anythign out my arm. Which i still think is crazy because I had an IV port in my hand right there and they didn't use it.
And breakfast was a treat the following morning. Cold grits and eggs and toast. >:( All the time someone was peeking in on me and picking after me. How was I supposed to rest? I was wired the whole time.
I kissed the walls of my house when I got home.
Sorry It was so distracting but glad things worked out in the end.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/06/11 at 7:35 pm
When I'm pushing carts and parking them into the big row you have customers just stand where I'm about to park the wagons and I say very nicely "Excuse me,Watch your back,please" but If I have to say it a second time or a third time even,there's a problem,you have to get out of the way or someone will get hurt,these carts are very heavy and If I crash into someone by accident,It's their fault,I don't want to be the blame for anything over there I'm just a worker that's doing his job,that's all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/06/11 at 8:02 pm
When I'm pushing carts and parking them into the big row you have customers just stand where I'm about to park the wagons and I say very nicely "Excuse me,Watch your back,please" but If I have to say it a second time or a third time even,there's a problem,you have to get out of the way or someone will get hurt,these carts are very heavy and If I crash into someone by accident,It's their fault,I don't want to be the blame for anything over there I'm just a worker that's doing his job,that's all.
"and If I crash into someone by accident,It's their fault"
Are you being serious? May I crash into you and say it's your fault? ;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/06/11 at 9:47 pm
How in the hell does anyone in hospitals get better.
I just got out of the hospital yesterday after an overnight stay for some chest pain i was haivng, (Turns out it wasn't my heart, it was a reaction to stress) and i got admitted and all. Well first of all I didn't sleep at all the night I was there. It was too hot in the room and though the thermostat was as low as it would go, it was STILL hot. Then they had a ticking clock in the room--not a digital one. I can't sleep with a ticking clock, the ticking keeps me awake. So I was up until three until I finally ripped the clock off the wall and tookt he battery out of it.
I think I slept for about an hour before two nurses came in to draw blood, at like 5 am. Then I had to get stuck TWICE because the first time the moron didn't get anythign out my arm. Which i still think is crazy because I had an IV port in my hand right there and they didn't use it.
And breakfast was a treat the following morning. Cold grits and eggs and toast. >:( All the time someone was peeking in on me and picking after me. How was I supposed to rest? I was wired the whole time.
I kissed the walls of my house when I got home.
Oh, honey, I feel for you! I was in back in October for a similar thing...mine turned out to be esophageal spasms. They came in every 2 hours to take my blood pressure and I have nocturnal hypotension so they were having FITS!!! They had to make me actually get OUT of bed to get it up to an "acceptable" pressure and I was NOT happy about it (my lowest was 40-something over 20-something and they were surprised I was conscious!)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 08/07/11 at 2:37 am
Thanks everyone! You're all so nice! ;)
It made me so mad that I ranted on my blog:
http://tiffiebscorner.blogspot.com/2011/08/hospital-stay.html >:(
Click if you want to read the full thing and see pics. LOL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZMyYGFbemY
Very short video I shot between needle sticks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 08/07/11 at 3:10 am
Thanks everyone! You're all so nice! ;)
It made me so mad that I ranted on my blog:
http://tiffiebscorner.blogspot.com/2011/08/hospital-stay.html >:(
Click if you want to read the full thing and see pics. LOL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZMyYGFbemY
Very short video I shot between needle sticks.
You poor darlin' ... you looked pretty lonely in that room! ... and I'll bet that you WERE the best looking patient there too. :) I checked out the vid of you and your friends Green Lantern night out too. I'm glad that you have good mates around you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 08/07/11 at 3:49 am
Aw Gibbo. Thank you. I was kinda lonely, but I was alright. I'm used to being in the hospital now. LOL.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/07/11 at 6:58 am
"and If I crash into someone by accident,It's their fault"
Are you being serious? May I crash into you and say it's your fault? ;D ;D ;D
Like I said I do not want to be the blame for what happens out there in the parking lot,I'm just a cartguy,I push carts,that's all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/07/11 at 7:02 am
Thanks everyone! You're all so nice! ;)
It made me so mad that I ranted on my blog:
http://tiffiebscorner.blogspot.com/2011/08/hospital-stay.html >:(
Click if you want to read the full thing and see pics. LOL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZMyYGFbemY
Very short video I shot between needle sticks.
very interesting Tiff I hope you get out soon,you must be pretty hungry.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/07/11 at 8:26 am
Aw Gibbo. Thank you. I was kinda lonely, but I was alright. I'm used to being in the hospital now. LOL.
At least they GAVE you food...I would've been happy with MOLDY toast by morning! My husband had to BRING me food! I was in the ER first and they kept saying "after your test", then they couldn't DO the test so it was "when you get to your room" and by the time I got to my room, the kitchen was closed >:(. In the morning, I had my test, but they never "had me order breakfast" so it was "no breakfast for MamaK...I finally got lunch around 1, and was released around 1:30::). Glad to hear you're doing okay, though...my spasms still hit, but at least I know what they are. There's not much I can do for them, but a sublingual Xanax seems to help 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 08/07/11 at 11:32 am
Hospital suck, period
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/08/11 at 10:22 pm
Why is my husband effing helpless? I just spent the better part of an hour downloading and reformatting our medical expenses for the year to submit to his FSA because HE CAN'T! We're also either going to refinance or sell our lake house and guess who gets to "take care" of all of THAT as well? Like I have NOTHING better to do!!! Of course, it ALL has to be done ASAP and I'm working close to a "full-time" 2-weeks because 2 people are going to be on vacation most of the next 2 weeks! And, to make matters worse, my doctor just changed my ADHD med and the new one is NOT working so I'm kinda :D I am NOT a happy camper...the only good thing is that we have some extra $$ coming back :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 08/08/11 at 10:55 pm
Dang Mama K, I'm sorry.
I hate the frame youtube used as the lead for my video, I look like a maniac right there! LMAO
I'm a little pissed today because my dad made ride all over town with him for no apparent reason, paying bills when I was in the middle of trying to finish two writing projects I'm working on for the MJ boards. I finished one the other is still coming along. >:( When I start writing, I behave the same way as when I'm watching MJ or "Mad Men" LEAVE ME ALONE DON'T BOTHER ME UNLESS ITS AN EMERGENCY! I mean I'm concentrating when I'm writing, and it's a mess when I have to stop in themiddle of something.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/16/11 at 9:48 am
I'm damn near my breaking point...I am working 8 days straight...last Friday to this Friday. I worked Saturday & Sunday and hubby was home with the boys. BOTH days, I get home and am asked "So, what did you have planned for dinner?" Ummmm....EXCUSE ME?!?! What did I have planned for dinner??? I thought that maybe, just maybe, YOU would have planned something for dinner since YOU were HOME all effing day!!!! On top of that, BOTH sides of the sink were overflowing with dishes because "you didn't know if the dishwasher was clean or dirty". LOOK IN IT!!! If it's full and the dishes LOOK CLEAN, chances are they're clean and it needs to be unloaded and reloaded. Worst case is you send me a text and say "Honey, is the dishwasher clean or dirty?" I know you know I can't have my phone WITH me, but you know I look at it on my breaks/lunch. So not only do I get to work 7 hours on Saturday and Sunday at WORK, I THEN get to come home and spend another hour making dinner and unloading/reloading the dishwasher because you OBVIOUSLY didn't "make the boys do it"! Oh, and btw, thanks for (not) washing the skillets (wtf auto-correct? Skillets is NOT a word? It's skimmers?) you used for breakfast on Sunday you said you'd wash that have been sitting there stinking up the kitchen. I took care of those this morning for you because they were making me gag! And THEN, you have the balls to "try and get some" an get pissy because I'm "not in the mood"? Gee, Einstein, I wonder why? ::)
Okay, rant over ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/16/11 at 10:36 am
I'm damn near my breaking point...I am working 8 days straight...last Friday to this Friday. I worked Saturday & Sunday and hubby was home with the boys. BOTH days, I get home and am asked "So, what did you have planned for dinner?" Ummmm....EXCUSE ME?!?! What did I have planned for dinner??? I thought that maybe, just maybe, YOU would have planned something for dinner since YOU were HOME all effing day!!!! On top of that, BOTH sides of the sink were overflowing with dishes because "you didn't know if the dishwasher was clean or dirty". LOOK IN IT!!! If it's full and the dishes LOOK CLEAN, chances are they're clean and it needs to be unloaded and reloaded. Worst case is you send me a text and say "Honey, is the dishwasher clean or dirty?" I know you know I can't have my phone WITH me, but you know I look at it on my breaks/lunch. So not only do I get to work 7 hours on Saturday and Sunday at WORK, I THEN get to come home and spend another hour making dinner and unloading/reloading the dishwasher because you OBVIOUSLY didn't "make the boys do it"! Oh, and btw, thanks for (not) washing the skillets (wtf auto-correct? Skillets is NOT a word? It's skimmers?) you used for breakfast on Sunday you said you'd wash that have been sitting there stinking up the kitchen. I took care of those this morning for you because they were making me gag! And THEN, you have the balls to "try and get some" an get pissy because I'm "not in the mood"? Gee, Einstein, I wonder why? ::)
Okay, rant over ;)
I feel your pain! I have come to the conclusion that it must be really tough to be male, that is all there is to it! Karma 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/16/11 at 10:59 am
I'm damn near my breaking point...I am working 8 days straight...last Friday to this Friday. I worked Saturday & Sunday and hubby was home with the boys. BOTH days, I get home and am asked "So, what did you have planned for dinner?" Ummmm....EXCUSE ME?!?! What did I have planned for dinner??? I thought that maybe, just maybe, YOU would have planned something for dinner since YOU were HOME all effing day!!!! On top of that, BOTH sides of the sink were overflowing with dishes because "you didn't know if the dishwasher was clean or dirty". LOOK IN IT!!! If it's full and the dishes LOOK CLEAN, chances are they're clean and it needs to be unloaded and reloaded. Worst case is you send me a text and say "Honey, is the dishwasher clean or dirty?" I know you know I can't have my phone WITH me, but you know I look at it on my breaks/lunch. So not only do I get to work 7 hours on Saturday and Sunday at WORK, I THEN get to come home and spend another hour making dinner and unloading/reloading the dishwasher because you OBVIOUSLY didn't "make the boys do it"! Oh, and btw, thanks for (not) washing the skillets (wtf auto-correct? Skillets is NOT a word? It's skimmers?) you used for breakfast on Sunday you said you'd wash that have been sitting there stinking up the kitchen. I took care of those this morning for you because they were making me gag! And THEN, you have the balls to "try and get some" an get pissy because I'm "not in the mood"? Gee, Einstein, I wonder why? ::)
Okay, rant over ;)
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) & karma.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/16/11 at 11:31 am
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) & karma.
Cat
I feel your pain! I have come to the conclusion that it must be really tough to be male, that is all there is to it! Karma 8)
Thanks & karma back! I also forgot to mention that many of the times I have to work til close, he takes the boys to BWW, but heaven forbid I stop and pick up friggin $1 McDoubles at McD's for them (the boys only, hubby had already eaten & I was going to just eat some leftovers) last night after my day from HELL!!! I spent <$10, and I probably spend close to that when I cook! I worked 8 hours, we were crazy busy, everyone was cranky (coworkers AND customers) and I was tired! HE got home around 3 and I realize he also had a bad day, but jeez! ::)
I have a killer headache today and we have VIPs coming to work who are supposedly going to be "quizzing" us on different things...I'm REALLY not in the mood for this today :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/16/11 at 7:30 pm
Thanks & karma back! I also forgot to mention that many of the times I have to work til close, he takes the boys to BWW, but heaven forbid I stop and pick up friggin $1 McDoubles at McD's for them (the boys only, hubby had already eaten & I was going to just eat some leftovers) last night after my day from HELL!!! I spent <$10, and I probably spend close to that when I cook! I worked 8 hours, we were crazy busy, everyone was cranky (coworkers AND customers) and I was tired! HE got home around 3 and I realize he also had a bad day, but jeez! ::)
I have a killer headache today and we have VIPs coming to work who are supposedly going to be "quizzing" us on different things...I'm REALLY not in the mood for this today :(
feel better Mama. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 08/16/11 at 8:18 pm
I'm damn near my breaking point...I am working 8 days straight...last Friday to this Friday. I worked Saturday & Sunday and hubby was home with the boys. BOTH days, I get home and am asked "So, what did you have planned for dinner?" Ummmm....EXCUSE ME?!?! What did I have planned for dinner??? I thought that maybe, just maybe, YOU would have planned something for dinner since YOU were HOME all effing day!!!! On top of that, BOTH sides of the sink were overflowing with dishes because "you didn't know if the dishwasher was clean or dirty". LOOK IN IT!!! If it's full and the dishes LOOK CLEAN, chances are they're clean and it needs to be unloaded and reloaded. Worst case is you send me a text and say "Honey, is the dishwasher clean or dirty?" I know you know I can't have my phone WITH me, but you know I look at it on my breaks/lunch. So not only do I get to work 7 hours on Saturday and Sunday at WORK, I THEN get to come home and spend another hour making dinner and unloading/reloading the dishwasher because you OBVIOUSLY didn't "make the boys do it"! Oh, and btw, thanks for (not) washing the skillets (wtf auto-correct? Skillets is NOT a word? It's skimmers?) you used for breakfast on Sunday you said you'd wash that have been sitting there stinking up the kitchen. I took care of those this morning for you because they were making me gag! And THEN, you have the balls to "try and get some" an get pissy because I'm "not in the mood"? Gee, Einstein, I wonder why? ::)
Okay, rant over ;)
*slow claps*
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 08/16/11 at 9:06 pm
What did I have planned for dinner??? I thought that maybe, just maybe, YOU would have planned something for dinner since YOU were HOME all effing day!!!! On top of that, BOTH sides of the sink were overflowing with dishes because "you didn't know if the dishwasher was clean or dirty". LOOK IN IT!!!
And I go - WAIT, what are you talking about? PLANNED for dinner? MY dinner plans? How do YOU know what MY dinner plans were? How can you ask what I had planned for dinner?
/If it's any consolation, I had the same sort of day and the same sort of rant when it came to the mismanagement of the project on which I've been working for the past few months. :)
//Doesn't matter, the project'll probably get thrown under the bus anyways.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/16/11 at 9:08 pm
.......and that's just one of the many many reasons I didn't get married. I knew I'd never survive prison unless I was on death row so I keep myself from environments where I would likely go homicidal.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/18/11 at 8:46 am
I swear to god, sometimes my husband is an idiot!!! He gets on me because "Someday, I'm going to get our information stolen with all the websites I freely hand it out to" (meaning Facebook). So what does he do? Clicks on a link from a "Paypal" email that was sent to his WORK email!!! His work email is not, nor has it EVER been linked to our Paypal account! Fortunately, he asked me last night "when did you link the Paypal account to my work email" so I was able to change it all last night, but I just spent 30 minutes on hold so I could make sure they all "took" and that nobody could hack into our account! Turns out, someone TRIED to last night, but couldn't since I had already changed the password & security questions. And HE'S the one with not ONE, but TWO degrees in Computer Science and WORKS in TECHNOLOGY!!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/18/11 at 1:46 pm
I swear to god, sometimes my husband is an idiot!!! He gets on me because "Someday, I'm going to get our information stolen with all the websites I freely hand it out to" (meaning Facebook). So what does he do? Clicks on a link from a "Paypal" email that was sent to his WORK email!!! His work email is not, nor has it EVER been linked to our Paypal account! Fortunately, he asked me last night "when did you link the Paypal account to my work email" so I was able to change it all last night, but I just spent 30 minutes on hold so I could make sure they all "took" and that nobody could hack into our account! Turns out, someone TRIED to last night, but couldn't since I had already changed the password & security questions. And HE'S the one with not ONE, but TWO degrees in Computer Science and WORKS in TECHNOLOGY!!!!!
Oh my....glad you caught it in time!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 08/19/11 at 4:23 pm
I heard on the news yesterday, in between Rush Limbough being an ass--my dad plays him in the car yuck--that people were stealing from people's paypal accounts and making fraudulent charges. I'd know if a fraudulent charge appeared on mine---anything not MJ related. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/19/11 at 5:21 pm
I heard on the news yesterday, in between Rush Limbough being an ass--my dad plays him in the car yuck--that people were stealing from people's paypal accounts and making fraudulent charges. I'd know if a fraudulent charge appeared on mine---anything not MJ related. ;D
I dunno why more folks don't just get plumb bored with Rush. You heard one Limbaugh broadcast, you heard 'em all.
I had a PayPal account once. I got spammed up the yingyang. Even after I dumped the account, it took a year for the PayPal-related spam to stop coming!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/20/11 at 7:10 pm
fudge chit fudge chit fudge chit fudge....
I realize I should be happy I have a job... and, some days I love my job but right now not so much....
I got called on my day off to see if I could start 4 hours early the next day (my day back) I said yeah if I had to.. the dispatcher on duty agreed to cover two of those hours so I only worked 12 hours on friday. I planned to leave early but the dispatch I was supposed work dayshift with called in sick so I couldn't leave before 5.
then on friday while I'm at work the same dispatcher who called in sick on Friday called in sick on Saturday. No one was avail so I had to come back at 0300 (as the lead I have to cover holes where I can....ie if I'm in town I have to work. and I won't lie about that...)
so I come in at 0300 and find out that the guy who was supposed to work days on Friday (his last day before his weekend) went out clubbing Friday night with an officer who is leaving to go to another agency. It was his going away bash.... working dayshift would not have inhibited theparty although it might have made the dispatcher tired from the long day ::) at any rate... I also learn that the guy who's supposed to work at 5pm (my relief on Saturday - today) called in sick too....and the guy working graves called in sick for the 4th night in a row.
the other days dispatcher was home sick yet going to a reunion....I don't blame her (hate her but don't blame her) it was her days off and I've missed my hs reunion for this job and it sucks.... at least the guy who went out partying agreed to come in at 5 so I don't have to work beyond 14hrs today but I do have to come in at 0300 again ::)
I've put in a request that the dispatcher who works tomorrow at 1700 come in at 1500 so I only have to work 12 instead of another 14 but she's out of town and I don't know if she'll be back...
I know that was confusing... here it goes.... I have 6 dispatchers (including me...)
D = was sick middle of the week and on days off Fri-Sat-Sun
Q = was supposed to work 0700-1700 Fri-Sat-Sun (& Mon)
C = supposed to work fri 0700-1700 but called in sick
J = was off friday and supposed to work 1700-0300 on Sat (hope he's not sick tomorrow)
B = was supposed to work 2130-0700 Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat
K = was supposed to work 1700-0300 Tu-Fr but worked W/T thru 0700, Th/F thru 0500, F/S thru 0300 and will hopefully come in early on Sunday....
probably doesn't make sense but at least I got some frustration out. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/20/11 at 7:25 pm
I don't know why I come to work with a rapid heartbeat,In the past I always feared of getting run over by a car in the parking lot,It's the way these people drive in the street over there,How can I get over my fear? :( ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/20/11 at 7:41 pm
I don't know why I come to work with a rapid heartbeat,In the past I always feared of getting run over by a car in the parking lot,It's the way these people drive in the street over there,How can I get over my fear? :( ???
I think your fear of getting hit by cars has transformed into an unhealthy anxiety. Do you work near a big parking lot?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/20/11 at 7:48 pm
I think your fear of getting hit by cars has transformed into an unhealthy anxiety. Do you work near a big parking lot?
Yeah it is a big parking lot,I just can't relax over there,It's such a fast paced place.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/20/11 at 7:53 pm
Yeah it is a big parking lot,I just can't relax over there,It's such a fast paced place.
What if you get to your work from another direction, and don't have to travel through that lot.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/20/11 at 8:00 pm
What if you get to your work from another direction, and don't have to travel through that lot.
Actually.... Howard works IN not NEAR a big parking lot. He collects shopping carts so there's no way for him to avoid it unless he does what we've been telling him to do for two yrs....... ASK FOR A POSITION INSIDE THE STORE..... jus' sayin
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/20/11 at 8:04 pm
FRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After my long day (BTW I still have the knuckle head trainee so that was fun ::) ) I drove the 20 miles home only to run right smack dab into a wall of Looky-Loos and Paparazzi (well I didn't really run into them.... but they were all along the street I take home... hundreds of them.... plus helicopters circling.... and the road I drive to my house? Closed....why? Kim Kardashian is still getting married or having her reception or some shyt like that... I had to go a few miles out of my way to drive .75 miles left I had to get home. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/20/11 at 8:19 pm
Actually.... Howard works IN not NEAR a big parking lot. He collects shopping carts so there's no way for him to avoid it unless he does what we've been telling him to do for two yrs....... ASK FOR A POSITION INSIDE THE STORE..... jus' sayin
Thanks for letting me know. Super
Yeah it is a big parking lot,I just can't relax over there,It's such a fast paced place.
As I wrote earlier, I think your fear of getting hit by cars has transformed into an unhealthy anxiety. Either to need to speak to a professional, or try and change your career. It's not healthy having to work with a rapid heartbeat. I've been there. One day you will despise your job.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/20/11 at 8:24 pm
FRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After my long day (BTW I still have the knuckle head trainee so that was fun ::) ) I drove the 20 miles home only to run right smack dab into a wall of Looky-Loos and Paparazzi (well I didn't really run into them.... but they were all along the street I take home... hundreds of them.... plus helicopters circling.... and the road I drive to my house? Closed....why? Kim Kardashian is still getting married or having her reception or some shyt like that... I had to go a few miles out of my way to drive .75 miles left I had to get home. >:( >:( >:( >:(
You live near Santa Barbara, cuz that's where she's getting married. Why not crash the wedding? ;) Free food, drinks, mingle with the celebrities...
And throw a few Paparazzis in the pool while you're at it. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/20/11 at 8:52 pm
You live near Santa Barbara, cuz that's where she's getting married. Why not crash the wedding? ;) Free food, drinks, mingle with the celebrities...
And throw a few Paparazzis in the pool while you're at it. ;D
I live in Santa Barbara....she's getting married in Motecito the walk from my house to montecito is about 30 steps lol....
The drive to Kim K's wedding locale - if the road wasn't barricaded- is about 2 minutes or less.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/20/11 at 9:09 pm
I live in Santa Barbara....she's getting married in Motecito the walk from my house to montecito is about 30 steps lol....
The drive to Kim K's wedding locale - if the road wasn't barricaded- is about 2 minutes or less.
You must live is a really nice place. (jealous)
Time to phone the police about excess noise there, or call the cops coz people from the wedding party at Motecito tried selling you drugs. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/20/11 at 9:19 pm
You must live is a really nice place. (jealous)
Time to phone the police about excess noise there, or call the cops coz people from the wedding party at Motecito tried selling you drugs. ;D
HMMMM talking to cops after spending 14hrs at a police station.....no thanks. I'll pass....plus the other dispatchers would just laugh at me I'm sure they've been getting the calls all day long...actually I know they have I kept hearing deputies dispatched to paparazzi standing on peoples fences and walking in their yard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/21/11 at 6:41 am
What if you get to your work from another direction, and don't have to travel through that lot.
what do you mean? I travel in one direction every day.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/21/11 at 6:42 am
Thanks for letting me know. SuperAs I wrote earlier, I think your fear of getting hit by cars has transformed into an unhealthy anxiety. Either to need to speak to a professional, or try and change your career. It's not healthy having to work with a rapid heartbeat. I've been there. One day you will despise your job.
I have to calm down sometimes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 6:43 am
what do you mean? I travel in one direction every day.
Change your route into and from work.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/21/11 at 6:44 am
Change your route into and from work.
I'll look into that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 6:45 am
I'll look into that.
Or walk in (and back) it will be much healthier.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/21/11 at 12:26 pm
I have to calm down sometimes.
Job anxiety is not something you want to have. It's better to leave your job, if you can afford it, financially. I don't know much about you, but maybe a chance in career is what the doctor ordered.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/21/11 at 1:01 pm
Job anxiety is not something you want to have. It's better to leave your job, if you can afford it, financially. I don't know much about you, but maybe a chance in career is what the doctor ordered.
It must be the speeding cars that I'm afraid of.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/21/11 at 1:15 pm
It must be the speeding cars that I'm afraid of.
A fear of getting hit by a speeding car in a parking lot which has transformed itself into an unhealthy anxiety, as you mentioned "I come to work with a rapid heartbeat". You can get over your fear. At first I'd start off with reading a book (you can borrow one from your local library) or check online (google it, look at wikipedia if there's such a fear, or related fears). Mind you, not all internet websites are to be trusted. Try a book first. Do you have a library card? Check under the anxiety section or ask the librarian.
You can also try relaxation/meditation exercises before you go to work. Therapeudic easy listening music may also help.
If you are a religious person, you can pray to your god.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/21/11 at 1:35 pm
A fear of getting hit by a speeding car in a parking lot which has transformed itself into an unhealthy anxiety, as you mentioned "I come to work with a rapid heartbeat". You can get over your fear. At first I'd start off with reading a book (you can borrow one from your local library) or check online (google it, look at wikipedia if there's such a fear, or related fears). Mind you, not all internet websites are to be trusted. Try a book first. Do you have a library card? Check under the anxiety section or ask the librarian.
You can also try relaxation/meditation exercises before you go to work. Therapeudic easy listening music may also help.
If you are a religious person, you can pray to your god.
Thanks,I do listen to therapeudic music sometimes,I watch some TV but I don't read books anymore.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/21/11 at 1:38 pm
Thanks,I do listen to therapeudic music sometimes,I watch some TV but I don't read books anymore.
Try getting a book, Howard. You do want to help yourself, right? :-\\ :-\\ :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 1:41 pm
Thanks,I do listen to therapeudic music sometimes,I watch some TV but I don't read books anymore.
Read a book when travelling to work on the bus.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/21/11 at 1:47 pm
Try getting a book, Howard. You do want to help yourself, right? :-\\ :-\\ :-\\
I do read a newspaper,not much of a book person.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 1:50 pm
I do read a newspaper,not much of a book person.
Newspaper carry bad news, read a pleasant book, a paperback.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/21/11 at 2:23 pm
I do read a newspaper,not much of a book person.
Howard, you do seem to me like a person who does not want to help themselves. :-http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/confused3.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/21/11 at 2:33 pm
I don't know much about you...
Howard, you do seem to me like a person who does not want to help themselves. :-http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/confused3.gif
You're a quick learner! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/21/11 at 2:43 pm
You're a quick learner! ;D
It hasn't been too difficult to learn that. I've been here 3 weeks and you begin to shape some members personalities in your mind, by viewing their posts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/21/11 at 3:40 pm
You're a quick learner! ;D
I was going to say that but you beat me to it.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/21/11 at 3:50 pm
+1 for the last 3 posters ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/21/11 at 4:08 pm
snoz, I kinda' know how you feel with the schedule garbage. Mine isn't because I'm the "lead", it's because I'm "almost" low man on the totem pole. I say "almost" because there's 1 person who started about the same time. The issue is that he can't be scheduled at certain times because he's not as "competent" as I am so they can't schedule him on a weekend shift when there are only 2 techs. Because of this, I've ended up working all/part of all but 2 weekends in the past 2 months! When I was hired, I was told "1 weekend a month (unless there were 5, then it might be 2), and 1 holiday in the summer". I finally got to talk to our pharmacist who does the scheduling and told her I would NOT be continuing this and she tried to blow me off and tell me some BS excuse so I took 2 weekends in September OFF! They were doing the schedule for the 1st weekend the other day and she was all worried because she "didn't know what to do" because I was "unavailable" (I'm already scheduled for Labor Day weekend, it was the following weekend). I just told her "I told you I wouldn't be able to work since I'm already working Labor Day. All 3 of my boys have games all weekend and I need to drive 2 of them since hubby is coaching the 3rd one". She wasn't happy, but I really don't care at this point ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/21/11 at 6:37 pm
Thanks,I do listen to therapeudic music sometimes,I watch some TV but I don't read books anymore.
Howard read a book? Surely you jest King Tut! Howard rarely reads post that are longer than 5 words... I was amused you actually read that one howard! O0 karma you're getting better! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/21/11 at 6:44 pm
Try getting a book, Howard. You do want to help yourself, right? :-\\ :-\\ :-\\
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the short answer is not really....... Howard amuses me often...he's one of the fun/funny people here.... he can also be one of the most infuriating. The longer you stick around the more you will learn that howard likes to complain about stuff but does little to initiate the fixing process....there are threads dedicated to "helping" Howard. Help howard get a job, help howard date, help howard move into a new position at the store....what we've come to realize is that no one can help Howard until howard helps himself...
Howard knows how I feel about this topic that's why I'm posting this publicly... I'm not looking to have the next 5 pages be complaints about 'why H is this' and 'why H is that' or 'it annoys me when this' or 'I hate it when that'... I'm just posting my very specific experience and observations after coming here daily for the last 6 yrs.
basically I'm trying to save you from wasting your time and maybe, just maybe keep your sanity in tact... I lost mine long ago that's why I don't always practice what I preach ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/21/11 at 6:45 pm
Howard, you do seem to me like a person who does not want to help themselves. :-http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/confused3.gif
damn...wish I'd seen the pre-edited post ;D
at least you're catching on! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/21/11 at 6:46 pm
You're a quick learner! ;D
I was going to say that but you beat me to it.
Cat
;D
+1 for the last 3 posters ;D
me too....cept I don't think I can. :(
1 out of 4.....IOU the rest of you!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/21/11 at 6:57 pm
snoz, I kinda' know how you feel with the schedule garbage. Mine isn't because I'm the "lead", it's because I'm "almost" low man on the totem pole. I say "almost" because there's 1 person who started about the same time. The issue is that he can't be scheduled at certain times because he's not as "competent" as I am so they can't schedule him on a weekend shift when there are only 2 techs. Because of this, I've ended up working all/part of all but 2 weekends in the past 2 months! When I was hired, I was told "1 weekend a month (unless there were 5, then it might be 2), and 1 holiday in the summer". I finally got to talk to our pharmacist who does the scheduling and told her I would NOT be continuing this and she tried to blow me off and tell me some BS excuse so I took 2 weekends in September OFF! They were doing the schedule for the 1st weekend the other day and she was all worried because she "didn't know what to do" because I was "unavailable" (I'm already scheduled for Labor Day weekend, it was the following weekend). I just told her "I told you I wouldn't be able to work since I'm already working Labor Day. All 3 of my boys have games all weekend and I need to drive 2 of them since hubby is coaching the 3rd one". She wasn't happy, but I really don't care at this point ;)
Good for you!!! Stick to your guns. doesn't i suck being punished for being competent? I mean what happened to having consequences for not being able to do your job? >:(
We have a policy that says if the shift is unable to be filled then low man on the totem pole will be ordered to work. I had two problems... low man on the totem pole was already working any shift I wasn't....and the four people in between the two of us were all "sick" - I only believe two were genuinely sick. anyway I can't order someone who's sick to come into work. I can make them bring a drs note (well my boss can) for more than three days missed. but what good is that going to do me while I'm scrambling for coverage...
just to make matters more fun the guy who's supposed to work graves tonight- 2130 -0730 called in sick. I called both the guy who was sick 4 days (its now his day off and he 'sounded' not sick when he called in sick the last two nights) he never called back... and I called the guy who called in sick on Friday but was well enough to party Friday night. He did come cover the saturday evening shift and I'm hoping he'll step up and cover the graveyard tonight but probably not. ::)
hmmmm how much have I worked?
Fri 0500-1700
Sat 0300-1700
Sun 0300-1500 & 2200-0700
and I'm guessing, based on the pattern
Mon will be 1930-0730
At least I know the monday days dispatcher is def. coming in on Mon. She was sick earlier in the week. She will work 12hrs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/21/11 at 7:51 pm
Good for you!!! Stick to your guns. doesn't i suck being punished for being competent? I mean what happened to having consequences for not being able to do your job? >:(
Yeah, the only time he can be left "alone" is when the pharmacist is at lunch because the pharmacy is technically closed so all he has to do is fill...and that's about ALL he can do. He can receive, release, fill, file stuff, & put the meds back on the shelves...that's about it. He can barely process one, can't process insurance, can't enter a new customer, can't split bill, & can't do a return. Granted, there are things that I still struggle with and don't know how to do, but he should know how to do AT LEAST the first 4 by now! Honestly, I think they kinda' use him as a "time filler" now, just when we need an "extra body" there during the busy times so we can have someone releasing Rx's while the rest of us are processing/filling ;) It IS annoying that he can't really be scheduled on weekends, though, because 2 other people "can't" either so that basically leaves 4 of us to cover ALL the weekends. 1 of them actually "could" because her "excuse" is "she has nobody to watch her kids", but they are at their dad's every other weekend and are 18, 15, 13, & 7. Sorry, but the 18 OR the 15 year old could watch the others for a few hours....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/22/11 at 7:09 am
Howard, you do seem to me like a person who does not want to help themselves. :-http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/confused3.gif
I was just thinking this morning,Man maybe I should start reading a book,maybe they're right.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/22/11 at 7:12 am
Howard read a book? Surely you jest King Tut! Howard rarely reads post that are longer than 5 words... I was amused you actually read that one howard! O0 karma you're getting better! ;D
I guess growing up I got more information by reading a daily newspaper that way you know what's going on around you in the world today,got that from my Father.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/22/11 at 7:21 am
Wow :o I think we have been down this path before...
Q - sorry for your sucky schedule
Mama K - Sorry for your da husband
Howard, look into something else
Tut - save your breath, or you heart may start racing!
To the rest I have missed, I will catch up with you shortly!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/22/11 at 8:04 am
I was just thinking this morning,Man maybe I should start reading a book,maybe they're right.
Maybe?!?!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/22/11 at 9:56 am
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the short answer is not really....... Howard amuses me often...he's one of the fun/funny people here.... he can also be one of the most infuriating. The longer you stick around the more you will learn that howard likes to complain about stuff but does little to initiate the fixing process....there are threads dedicated to "helping" Howard. Help howard get a job, help howard date, help howard move into a new position at the store....what we've come to realize is that no one can help Howard until howard helps himself...
Howard knows how I feel about this topic that's why I'm posting this publicly... I'm not looking to have the next 5 pages be complaints about 'why H is this' and 'why H is that' or 'it annoys me when this' or 'I hate it when that'... I'm just posting my very specific experience and observations after coming here daily for the last 6 yrs.
basically I'm trying to save you from wasting your time and maybe, just maybe keep your sanity in tact... I lost mine long ago that's why I don't always practice what I preach ;D
I want to make the next 5 pages about ME!!! It is all about ME, ME, ME!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/22/11 at 2:39 pm
Okay.
So I have a rant. I have this friend, let's call her....ummmm....Catarina.
She claims to be a photographer or something but hasn't shamelessly promoted her pics for like a month.
How selfish is that?!?!?
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/22/11 at 2:59 pm
Okay.
So I have a rant. I have this friend, let's call her....ummmm....Catarina.
She claims to be a photographer or something but hasn't shamelessly promoted her pics for like a month.
How selfish is that?!?!?
:D
What? You mean something like this?
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/5987719117_e552339cbb.jpg
Or like THIS?
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/6011891625_844e12e468.jpg
How about THIS?
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r92/aandcsattic/034-1.jpg
BTW, the last one I posted in a couple of other threads and very few people commented on it. :\'( :\'( :\'( That's my rant.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/22/11 at 5:16 pm
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the short answer is not really....... Howard amuses me often...he's one of the fun/funny people here.... he can also be one of the most infuriating. The longer you stick around the more you will learn that howard likes to complain about stuff but does little to initiate the fixing process....there are threads dedicated to "helping" Howard. Help howard get a job, help howard date, help howard move into a new position at the store....what we've come to realize is that no one can help Howard until howard helps himself...
Howard knows how I feel about this topic that's why I'm posting this publicly... I'm not looking to have the next 5 pages be complaints about 'why H is this' and 'why H is that' or 'it annoys me when this' or 'I hate it when that'... I'm just posting my very specific experience and observations after coming here daily for the last 6 yrs.
basically I'm trying to save you from wasting your time and maybe, just maybe keep your sanity in tact... I lost mine long ago that's why I don't always practice what I preach ;D
Thanks for all this good advice. You folks must be pulling your hair out trying to help someone who doesn't help himself. Sad though..He seems like a nice fun loving, caring guy...who justs picks out 2 or 3 words from any given sentence and formulates a quick reply from that careless analysis. :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/22/11 at 5:32 pm
What? You mean something like this?
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6003/5987719117_e552339cbb.jpg
Or like THIS?
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6016/6011891625_844e12e468.jpg
How about THIS?
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r92/aandcsattic/034-1.jpg
BTW, the last one I posted in a couple of other threads and very few people commented on it. :\'( :\'( :\'( That's my rant.
Cat
Howard commented on it. I couldn't my comments would not be appropriate for these boards ;D
Btw that middle pic- I don't know what the hell those insects are or what they are doing but it's an amazing shot!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/22/11 at 5:34 pm
Thanks for all this good advice. You folks must be pulling your hair out trying to help someone who doesn't help himself. Sad though..He seems like a nice fun loving, caring guy...who justs picks out 2 or 3 words from any given sentence and formulates a quick reply from that careless analysis. :-[
Howards alright just frustrating sometimes you get used to it. He's good for a laugh tho. Somewhere is the let's get Howard a date thread I started. It's a good read if you can find it. Very amusing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 08/22/11 at 6:29 pm
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r92/aandcsattic/034-1.jpg
Mother Nature is a dirty bird. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/22/11 at 9:01 pm
Mother Nature is a dirty bird. ;D
And obviously a sicko :o
cause that would hurt dyam it
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/22/11 at 9:34 pm
^ ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/22/11 at 10:10 pm
^ ;D
Love you too :-*
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/23/11 at 7:14 am
Howards alright just frustrating sometimes you get used to it. He's good for a laugh tho. Somewhere is the let's get Howard a date thread I started. It's a good read if you can find it. Very amusing.
you can pull out that thread but for right now,I don't want to think about a date at the moment.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/23/11 at 5:34 pm
Howard commented on it. I couldn't my comments would not be appropriate for these boards ;D
Btw that middle pic- I don't know what the hell those insects are or what they are doing but it's an amazing shot!!!!
You don't know what they are doing? You studied biology haven't you? ;) The next pic would be the two of them smoking a cig. :D ;D ;D ;D
At least that is not as kinky as the shot I took of the Japanese beetles engaged in a managé a troi. :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/23/11 at 10:59 pm
You don't know what they are doing? You studied biology haven't you? ;) The next pic would be the two of them smoking a cig. :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
IS THAT HOW BUGS DO IT??? :o but they are so far away from each other...
At least that is not as kinky as the shot I took of the Japanese beetles engaged in a managé a troi. :D ;D ;D ;D
share!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/24/11 at 11:13 am
Mother Nature is a dirty bird. ;D
And obviously a sicko :o
cause that would hurt dyam it
Danm it! Beat me to it! >:(
Hope you got rid of all the thorns, though ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/24/11 at 7:49 pm
IS THAT HOW BUGS DO IT??? :o but they are so far away from each other...
share!!!
Not all bugs! Just those with long thoraxes,
lucky bastards!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/24/11 at 7:52 pm
Hope you got rid of all the thorns, though ;)
I went with the cucumber instead of prickly pear; alls good O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/25/11 at 12:46 am
I went with the cucumber instead of prickly pear; alls good O0
I meant before it was my turn :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/25/11 at 1:05 am
This thread just got :o 8-P :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/25/11 at 6:13 am
This thread just got :o 8-P :D
Yep it did!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/25/11 at 8:52 am
This thread just got :o 8-P :D
it's Cat's fault ;) :P
she wanted it to be all about her...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/25/11 at 6:42 pm
IS THAT HOW BUGS DO IT??? :o but they are so far away from each other...
share!!!
At Q's request:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/3762643286_1e60318c8d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3762643512_9fd1e6ac1f.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3749657418_0dfc53aae4.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/3739546302_f5974f3ab6.jpg
Ok, so the last two are not the menagé a troi but I thought everyone might enjoy them.
Oh, and you can blame this on Q because she asked me to share. Be very careful what you ask for. You just might get it. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/25/11 at 7:08 pm
At Q's request:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/3762643286_1e60318c8d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3762643512_9fd1e6ac1f.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3749657418_0dfc53aae4.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/3739546302_f5974f3ab6.jpg
Ok, so the last two are not the menagé a troi but I thought everyone might enjoy them.
Oh, and you can blame this on Q because she asked me to share. Be very careful what you ask for. You just might get it. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Ok! DO you have any pics from that nude beach in puerto Rico? ?????
^-^
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/25/11 at 7:19 pm
At Q's request:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/3762643286_1e60318c8d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3762643512_9fd1e6ac1f.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3749657418_0dfc53aae4.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/3739546302_f5974f3ab6.jpg
Ok, so the last two are not the menagé a troi but I thought everyone might enjoy them.
Oh, and you can blame this on Q because she asked me to share. Be very careful what you ask for. You just might get it. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
EW,what are those? :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/25/11 at 10:12 pm
;D
At least in those pics I can tell what the bugs are doing :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 08/25/11 at 10:45 pm
xat1GVnl8-k
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/26/11 at 12:54 am
At Q's request:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/3762643286_1e60318c8d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3762643512_9fd1e6ac1f.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3749657418_0dfc53aae4.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/3739546302_f5974f3ab6.jpg
Ok, so the last two are not the menagé a troi but I thought everyone might enjoy them.
Oh, and you can blame this on Q because she asked me to share. Be very careful what you ask for. You just might get it. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Oh for Heaven's sake, GET A FRIGGIN HOTEL ROACH MOTEL ROOM already.
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/26/11 at 2:05 am
Oh for Heaven's sake, GET A FRIGGIN HOTEL ROACH MOTEL ROOM already.
;)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 08/26/11 at 2:37 am
At Q's request:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/3762643286_1e60318c8d.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3762643512_9fd1e6ac1f.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3749657418_0dfc53aae4.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3489/3739546302_f5974f3ab6.jpg
Ok, so the last two are not the menagé a troi but I thought everyone might enjoy them.
Oh, and you can blame this on Q because she asked me to share. Be very careful what you ask for. You just might get it. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Tell the kids the bugs are just wrestling and they'll believe you. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/26/11 at 6:57 am
Oh for Heaven's sake, GET A FRIGGIN HOTEL ROACH MOTEL ROOM already.
;)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/26/11 at 7:05 am
I don't understand Pathmark sometimes,you have 1 cartguy (which is me) for one extremely busy day and it's a zoo inside and I'm walking around the parking lot like a chicken without a head getting a lot of carts but they're aren't much up there,Couldn't they have at least had 2 cartguys yesterday to get the job done and as I'm walking out the door I overhear someone ask about the 6-10 guy,They just can't get their head straight.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 08/26/11 at 8:54 am
Was it busier than normal?
could they have predicted that it would be busy?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/26/11 at 9:02 am
Was it busier than normal?
could they have predicted that it would be busy?
I would think that it was probably busier than normal because people are worried about the hurricane.
But of course they (Pathmark) would not have know this when the schedule was made.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/26/11 at 10:59 am
I don't understand Pathmark sometimes,you have 1 cartguy (which is me) for one extremely busy day and it's a zoo inside and I'm walking around the parking lot like a chicken without a head getting a lot of carts but they're aren't much up there,Couldn't they have at least had 2 cartguys yesterday to get the job done and as I'm walking out the door I overhear someone ask about the 6-10 guy,They just can't get their head straight.
Since you wrote this at 5am ie 8am est I assume you're complaining about yesterday. A couple of questions.
A) how many cart guys do they usually have on Thursdays?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/26/11 at 11:00 am
B) what were they saying about the 6-10 guy?
i.e.
did he call in sick?
Were they trying to get an extra guy because they were busy?
Were they trying to get him to cone in earlier than 6 because they were busy?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/26/11 at 11:01 am
I would think that it was probably busier than normal because people are worried about the hurricane.
But of course they (Pathmark) would not have know this when the schedule was made.
Good point.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 08/26/11 at 2:59 pm
Hey now you're dead I just cut of your head
Well Foster Farms ain't your friend
1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 11
1 1 11 11 1 1 1
Why don't you walk if you can
Gawk looking man
Walk if you can no ne ed to run
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/26/11 at 3:57 pm
I don't understand Pathmark sometimes,you have 1 cartguy (which is me) for one extremely busy day and it's a zoo inside and I'm walking around the parking lot like a chicken without a head getting a lot of carts but they're aren't much up there,Couldn't they have at least had 2 cartguys yesterday to get the job done and as I'm walking out the door I overhear someone ask about the 6-10 guy,They just can't get their head straight.
Did you approach your boss?
There are several reasons why this situation occured, some already listed by Karen, snozberries and lorac.
Someone may have quit, someone slept in, someone felt like taking a day off, or an extended break, or someone was sick. Someone may have been fired earlier, or promoted...lots of reasons, Howard.
If "getting a lot of carts but they're aren't much up there" then they don't really require more than 1 person, do they?
You can't predict how busy it might get on a given day. It might be like someone working for the police, (the 911 line) saying "Damn we are so understaffed today. So many people are robbing stores and getting shot." You can't predict when that will happen.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/26/11 at 4:06 pm
If "getting a lot of carts but they're aren't much up there" then they don't really require more than 1 person, do they?
Good observation.
You can't predict how busy it might get on a given day. It might be like someone working for the police, (the 911 line) saying "Damn we are so understaffed today. So many people are robbing stores and getting shot." You can't predict when that will happen.
We're almost always understaffed but are trained to deal with it. It's all about prioritizing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/26/11 at 4:09 pm
Good observation.
We're almost always understaffed but are trained to deal with it. It's all about prioritizing.
You work for the police at the 911 line? I dunno much about that type of job, but I imagine you have to deal with emotional hectic people all day. I'd find that a little stressful. I wouldn't be able to handle that type of employment.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/26/11 at 4:12 pm
You work for the police at the 911 line? I dunno much about that type of job, but I imagine you have to deal with emotional hectic people all day. I'd find that a little stressful. I wouldn't be able to handle that type of employment.
It takes a certain discipline and personality type. Dark humor and walking around with a 'sux to be you' or 'better you than me' attitude helps alot.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/26/11 at 4:51 pm
Ok! DO you have any pics from that nude beach in puerto Rico? ?????
^-^
Unfortunately, nude beach & Puerto Rico don't actually mix. :-\\ The only nude beach I have been to was in Vermont but I haven't been there in over a decade.
Oh for Heaven's sake, GET A FRIGGIN HOTEL ROACH MOTEL ROOM already.
;)
;D ;D ;D ;D
BTW, you would NOT believe how many Japanese beetles there were that week. They were turning the back yard into a Payton Place. It was unbelievable.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/26/11 at 5:20 pm
Unfortunately, nude beach & Puerto Rico don't actually mix. :-\\ The only nude beach I have been to was in Vermont but I haven't been there in over a decade.
;D ;D ;D ;D
BTW, you would NOT believe how many Japanese beetles there were that week. They were turning the back yard into a Payton Place. It was unbelievable.
Cat
*SNAP* I tried :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/26/11 at 5:57 pm
*SNAP* I tried :-\\
I TOTALLY understand. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/26/11 at 6:16 pm
I TOTALLY understand. ;)
Cat
I am sure your do O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/26/11 at 7:22 pm
Was it busier than normal?
could they have predicted that it would be busy?
Well Karen today was a mob scene,the line stretched all the way to the bakery,it was just ridiculous I couldn't wait to get outta there. :o
They said ok it must be busy for people preparing for the storm,I guess the day is what it is.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/26/11 at 7:23 pm
I would think that it was probably busier than normal because people are worried about the hurricane.
But of course they (Pathmark) would not have know this when the schedule was made.
Carol,people were waiting almost 45 minutes to get to the cashier today and there were no carts wherever I walked to and also on either side of the corral.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/26/11 at 7:25 pm
Since you wrote this at 5am ie 8am est I assume you're complaining about yesterday. A couple of questions.
A) how many cart guys do they usually have on Thursdays?
9am-2pm (morning guy)
2pm-6pm(afternoon guy is me)
6pm-12am or 1am (evening guy)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/26/11 at 7:27 pm
B) what were they saying about the 6-10 guy?
i.e.
did he call in sick?
Were they trying to get an extra guy because they were busy?
Were they trying to get him to cone in earlier than 6 because they were busy?
They were saying Where is he,He didn't show up or most likely his bus was late maybe he started later and finished later
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/26/11 at 8:46 pm
So Howard,
They only schedule one cart person because that's all the normally need
The store was busy because of people getting supplies for hurricane Irene.
Pathmark couldn't have predicted how bad it would be
The 6 pm guy probably couldn't come to work because he was busy preparing for the storm or he couldn't get there because it was too busy for him to make it on time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/26/11 at 9:01 pm
They were saying Where is he,He didn't show up or most likely his bus was late maybe he started later and finished later
Ummm Howard, if you want to "move up" like you say you do; this would have been the perfect opportunity to step up and volunteer to take his (or part of) the shift. Being that they were soo busy, I am sure they did not want to be short handed. But you could have made that step forward and become noticed. Not sure if they would have let you, but you would have been recognized as a go getter none the less.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/26/11 at 9:44 pm
Great idea & point.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/26/11 at 10:08 pm
Great idea & point.
Why thank you.... I should give you credit, because the one who needs to read it, probably won't!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 08/26/11 at 10:38 pm
Walk like a dead chicken
He's hauling carts like I don't know
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 08/26/11 at 11:32 pm
Insurance stuff I guess I've been denied from something again if I heard my mom correctly. She wants to know if I want to pay $90 to get my teeth clean from my current dentist who doesn't take medi Cal or look into Medi Cal and see how they do it because she doesn't know. I'm kind of upset because the family dictator and my dad want to take care of this for me, so she ought to know the Medi Cal stuff too. So I'm kind of fell like, thanks, now move your @$$ out of my way and let me try to figure out something for myself. What the L is there to figure out anyway? Hey I've been denied stuff all my life. I'm FN sick waiting to find out if my parents can work out the best possible thing they think they can for me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/27/11 at 7:34 am
So Howard,
They only schedule one cart person because that's all the normally need
The store was busy because of people getting supplies for hurricane Irene.
Pathmark couldn't have predicted how bad it would be
The 6 pm guy probably couldn't come to work because he was busy preparing for the storm or he couldn't get there because it was too busy for him to make it on time.
You're right about your last comment,I'm guessing someone from the inside did the carts from 6pm on.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/27/11 at 9:35 am
As I suspected.... no comment. Blast it ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/27/11 at 10:08 am
You're right about your last comment,I'm guessing someone from the inside did the carts from 6pm on.
why didn't you offer to stay over and help out?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/27/11 at 10:08 am
As I suspected.... no comment. Blast it ::)
your posts are too long i fixed it... i think. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/27/11 at 1:17 pm
why didn't you offer to stay over and help out?
the shift was 6pm -12am,I asked when I started the new Pathmark to just stick with the morning or afternoon shifts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/27/11 at 1:38 pm
the shift was 6pm -12am,I asked when I started the new Pathmark to just stick with the morning or afternoon shifts.
well you didn't have to offer to stay until midnight but you could've offered to stay until the 6pm guy showed up
or
until they could find someone else to work
or
until the store was not as busy
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/27/11 at 1:44 pm
well you didn't have to offer to stay until midnight but you could've offered to stay until the 6pm guy showed up
or
until they could find someone else to work
or
until the store was not as busy
::)
But my shift was 2-6.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/27/11 at 2:26 pm
But my shift was 2-6.
But there was no one to work at 6.
So you couldve been a good employee and offered to cover until they found someone to come in.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 2:27 pm
But there was no one to work at 6.
So you couldve been a good employee and offered to cover until they found someone to come in.
A chance of overtime earning extra money in wages?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/27/11 at 2:33 pm
A chance of overtime earning extra money in wages?
Maybe not overtime because he works part time but as Sami said if he wants a promotion he could impress his boss by being a proactive & dependable employee.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/27/11 at 3:02 pm
So Howard,
They only schedule one cart person because that's all the normally need
The store was busy because of people getting supplies for hurricane Irene.
Pathmark couldn't have predicted how bad it would be
The 6 pm guy probably couldn't come to work because he was busy preparing for the storm or he couldn't get there because it was too busy for him to make it on time.
Great points.
So, why is Howard complaining?
Ummm Howard, if you want to "move up" like you say you do; this would have been the perfect opportunity to step up and volunteer to take his (or part of) the shift. Being that they were soo busy, I am sure they did not want to be short handed. But you could have made that step forward and become noticed. Not sure if they would have let you, but you would have been recognized as a go getter none the less.
Now that's good advice. Help out your team.
Howard, are you listening?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 08/27/11 at 3:43 pm
I'm just really tired of dialysis. I'm so tired, completely drained and hurting from this today. It's just so much and I really hate it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/27/11 at 3:57 pm
I'm just really tired of dialysis. I'm so tired, completely drained and hurting from this today. It's just so much and I really hate it.
((((((hugs))))))) my dad's back in the hospital...again reaction to his dialysis ::) :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/27/11 at 4:16 pm
But my shift was 2-6.
And this is why you will never be promoted. If you were promoted to a cashier and a customer was in your line close to quitting time you couldn't just leave when your shift was up.
You were aware how busy it was you could have volunteered to stay until the next shift was covered.
When I worked in retail we had to wait until the department was covered before we left.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/27/11 at 4:49 pm
I'm just really tired of dialysis. I'm so tired, completely drained and hurting from this today. It's just so much and I really hate it.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
((((((hugs))))))) my dad's back in the hospital...again reaction to his dialysis ::) :-\\
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/27/11 at 5:05 pm
And this is why you will never be promoted. If you were promoted to a cashier and a customer was in your line close to quitting time you couldn't just leave when your shift was up.
You were aware how busy it was you could have volunteered to stay until the next shift was covered.
When I worked in retail we had to wait until the department was covered before we left.
same here...no relief; no go home!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/27/11 at 5:07 pm
(((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
thanks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 08/27/11 at 7:17 pm
Thanks you guys.
((((((((((((((((((((((((BIG HUGS))))))))))))))))))
And I'm sorry about your father Snoz. I hope he feels better.
I know about hospital, it's one heck of a revolving door at the hospital for me. 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/28/11 at 6:59 am
But there was no one to work at 6.
So you couldve been a good employee and offered to cover until they found someone to come in.
I guess maybe an hour wouldn't have hurt but problem was it was so packed to the gills in there I was afraid I would've gotten lost in the supermarket.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/28/11 at 7:01 am
Great points.
So, why is Howard complaining?
Now that's good advice. Help out your team.
Howard, are you listening?
Yes I'm reading all the wonderful advice you guys are giving me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/28/11 at 7:32 am
I guess maybe an hour wouldn't have hurt but problem was it was so packed to the gills in there I was afraid I would've gotten lost in the supermarket.
the thing is, you would have been doing carts and not in the supermarket...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/28/11 at 8:13 am
I guess maybe an hour wouldn't have hurt but problem was it was so packed to the gills in there I was afraid I would've gotten lost in the supermarket.
But you wouldn't have been inside the store....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/28/11 at 8:39 am
But you wouldn't have been inside the store....
HEY I used that
the thing is, you would have been doing carts and not in the supermarket...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/28/11 at 9:52 am
HEY I used that
I know... mine was on a new page... I figured if he didn't see yours he might see mine... plus- great minds! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/28/11 at 10:28 am
I know... mine was on a new page... I figured if he didn't see yours he might see mine... plus- great minds! ;)
LOL 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/28/11 at 2:42 pm
the thing is, you would have been doing carts and not in the supermarket...
But there weren't any,Am I just gonna stand there going around the parking lot like a chicken without a head looking for carts when there aren't any around?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/28/11 at 2:43 pm
But there weren't any,Am I just gonna stand there going around the parking lot like a chicken without a head looking for carts when there aren't any around?
you could have followed the customers who came out and helped them load their cars so you'd have carts for the new customers coming in...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/28/11 at 3:02 pm
you could have followed the customers who came out and helped them load their cars so you'd have carts for the new customers coming in...
I saw a lot of the customers do that with other customers.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/28/11 at 4:25 pm
Yes I'm reading all the wonderful advice you guys are giving me.
Good!
Reading is one thing. Taking action is another thing.
But there weren't any,Am I just gonna stand there going around the parking lot like a chicken without a head looking for carts when there aren't any around?
But http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/BangHead.gif, it's your job to look for carts, isn't it?
You really need to wait for people who come out and collect them, or help people unload then collect them. If you work at any call center, you wait for the next call. If you are a teller or cashier, you wait for the next customer. You need to wait (and look) for the next cart. Am I wrong here?
you could have followed the customers who came out and helped them load their cars so you'd have carts for the new customers coming in...
More sound advice you can be reading and acting on.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 08/28/11 at 5:12 pm
But there weren't any,Am I just gonna stand there going around the parking lot like a chicken without a head looking for carts when there aren't any around?
will you stop making me hungry with the chicken stuff
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/28/11 at 6:35 pm
My rant for the day is the fact that all the news sources are going on and on how NYC dodged a bullet while parts of my little state is getting destroyed. Major flooding in Brattleboro, Ludlow, and they say that Willington is just destroyed. They have evacuated parts of Rutland, Middlebury, & the capital Montpelier is being evacuated as I write this. 64 towns have called a state of emergency and over 100 roads are washed out. Historic bridges are GONE!!!! I don't know what the death toll is as of yet-I think it is something like 19. But hey, it's ok because NYC is ok! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/28/11 at 8:34 pm
My rant for the day is the fact that all the news sources are going on and on how NYC dodged a bullet while parts of my little state is getting destroyed. Major flooding in Brattleboro, Ludlow, and they say that Willington is just destroyed. They have evacuated parts of Rutland, Middlebury, & the capital Montpelier is being evacuated as I write this. 64 towns have called a state of emergency and over 100 roads are washed out. Historic bridges are GONE!!!! I don't know what the death toll is as of yet-I think it is something like 19. But hey, it's ok because NYC is ok! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Stay safe!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 08/28/11 at 9:05 pm
My rant for the day is the fact that all the news sources are going on and on how NYC dodged a bullet while parts of my little state is getting destroyed. Major flooding in Brattleboro, Ludlow, and they say that Willington is just destroyed. They have evacuated parts of Rutland, Middlebury, & the capital Montpelier is being evacuated as I write this. 64 towns have called a state of emergency and over 100 roads are washed out. Historic bridges are GONE!!!! I don't know what the death toll is as of yet-I think it is something like 19. But hey, it's ok because NYC is ok! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
I saw your link to the pictures on the weather channel. I'm hoping that you are staying safe. I hope that you aren't going to go take pictures yourself, are you? How is the area where your boat is?
I saw on the news last night someone caught one of the covered bridges being washed away on film. I love covered bridges, so it was really horrible to see. They have moved most of the covered bridges around here to places that don't really have much water to preserve their structure, I guess. It's such a shame about all the people that got killed or hurt or are out of their homes now. :\'(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck7Xtxo2ZQU
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 08/28/11 at 10:03 pm
My rant for the day is the fact that all the news sources are going on and on how NYC dodged a bullet while parts of my little state is getting destroyed. Major flooding in Brattleboro, Ludlow, and they say that Willington is just destroyed. They have evacuated parts of Rutland, Middlebury, & the capital Montpelier is being evacuated as I write this. 64 towns have called a state of emergency and over 100 roads are washed out. Historic bridges are GONE!!!! I don't know what the death toll is as of yet-I think it is something like 19. But hey, it's ok because NYC is ok! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
They were just showing that on the news (about Vermont, not about NYC). You guys were the first people I thought of. That flooding is horrendous. :(
Please stay safe and take care. That looks scary as all hell.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/29/11 at 12:45 am
My rant for the day is the fact that all the news sources are going on and on how NYC dodged a bullet while parts of my little state is getting destroyed. Major flooding in Brattleboro, Ludlow, and they say that Willington is just destroyed. They have evacuated parts of Rutland, Middlebury, & the capital Montpelier is being evacuated as I write this. 64 towns have called a state of emergency and over 100 roads are washed out. Historic bridges are GONE!!!! I don't know what the death toll is as of yet-I think it is something like 19. But hey, it's ok because NYC is ok! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
We did dodge the bullet completely in the Pioneer Valley, but I saw the heavy downpours and flooding affecting areas such as the NY Capitol District and Southern Vermont.
I too was disgusted by the excessive coverage the networks gave NYC. The treated it like it was in the rear view mirror once it passed by the metropolitan NY area, which it certainly was not!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 08/29/11 at 2:48 am
It sounds exactly the way major weather events are treated in the UK. We had a major storm a few years ago which came along the south coast heading towards London and then veared north, missing the capital. After that nothing more was reported on the news even though we had power cuts, storm damage etc etc
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/29/11 at 6:59 am
Well just so you know, VT is getting all sorts of new coverage here!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/29/11 at 7:03 am
But, It's your job to look for carts, isn't it?
You really need to wait for people who come out and collect them, or help people unload then collect them. If you work at any call center, you wait for the next call. If you are a teller or cashier, you wait for the next customer. You need to wait (and look) for the next cart. Am I wrong here?
Yes I should've done that,I kinda thought the customers were in the pissy mood being worried about Irene the next day.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/29/11 at 7:06 am
We did dodge the bullet completely in the Pioneer Valley, but I saw the heavy downpours and flooding affecting areas such as the NY Capitol District and Southern Vermont.
I too was disgusted by the excessive coverage the networks gave NYC. The treated it like it was in the rear view mirror once it passed by the metropolitan NY area, which it certainly was not!
>:(
I agree Maxwell,NYC got so much coverage from Irene on just about every newschannel,it was impossible to turn on the tv and find more coverage about the hurricane.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 08/29/11 at 9:42 am
Storm has passed, the sun is shining, but lots of damage remains. We escaped unscathed
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/29/11 at 10:42 am
Storm has passed, the sun is shining, but lots of damage remains. We escaped unscathed
With the exception of just a bit water in the basement. Didn't even get the entire floor wet-just one side.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/29/11 at 11:35 am
Yay
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 08/29/11 at 12:27 pm
yeah, that doesn't sound to bad at all
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/29/11 at 12:29 pm
Storm has passed, the sun is shining, but lots of damage remains. We escaped unscathed
over here New York got about 8 inches of rain,the sun is shining today with clear skies and no rain until next week.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/29/11 at 12:32 pm
With the exception of just a bit water in the basement. Didn't even get the entire floor wet-just one side.
Cat
same here Cat,our basement was wet on one side of the room even though the basement downstairs is 35 years old,smells a lot we just thank god there wasn't any HUGE flood,imagine what would've happened to my Father's old 45's,magazines and old collections?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/29/11 at 12:38 pm
Yes I should've done that,I kinda thought the customers were in the pissy mood being worried about Irene the next day.
Fabulous. Now you have learned this lesson. So next time, be it labor day weekend, U.S. thanksgiving, Christmas, you'll know what to do now.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/29/11 at 4:53 pm
Fabulous. Now you have learned this lesson. So next time, be it labor day weekend, U.S. thanksgiving, Christmas, you'll know what to do now.
No he won't ::)
snoz, how is your dad? :-\\
Cat & Carlos, good to hear you escaped any damage :)
It's been a long day...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/29/11 at 4:59 pm
No he won't ::)
snoz, how is your dad? :-\\
Cat & Carlos, good to hear you escaped any damage :)
It's been a long day...
Some photos:
http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=44535.75
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/29/11 at 7:12 pm
No he won't ::)
snoz, how is your dad? :-\\
Not great. Still in the hospital may have to have his stents replaced
At least hisbp is down it was 234/117
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 08/29/11 at 8:28 pm
Not great. Still in the hospital may have to have his stents replaced
At least hisbp is down it was 234/117
Glad to hear that he's doing at least a little better, been thinking about you and your family
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 1:08 am
Glad to hear that he's doing at least a little better, been thinking about you and your family
Thx.
Apparently I cause a huge fight be teen them today ::)
My dads smoking- which i get and don't judge- but he's not doing it legally. I told him to let me know when he gets approved for legal possession be ause I don't wanna be in the house with the illegal stuff. Apparently my dad, who told me he understood, was crying because he feels he's disappointed me. He smoked recreationally in the 80s but I was so disappointed in him when I found out then that he stopped because he felt he let me down. I judged him then because I disapprove of recreational usage. I don't judge him now because I get using it for terminal illness, pain management and what not. Anyway my dad yelled at my mom because he was mad that I wont be visiting. My moms mad at me because she thinks I'm over reacting. But the truth is- if whoever his supplier is gets busted and gives up customers the cops may take his health into consideration or they may not....if I'm in a house with illegal drugs for any reason it's grounds for termination.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/30/11 at 1:40 am
Thx.
Apparently I cause a huge fight be teen them today ::)
My dads smoking- which i get and don't judge- but he's not doing it legally. I told him to let me know when he gets approved for legal possession be ause I don't wanna be in the house with the illegal stuff. Apparently my dad, who told me he understood, was crying because he feels he's disappointed me. He smoked recreationally in the 80s but I was so disappointed in him when I found out then that he stopped because he felt he let me down. I judged him then because I disapprove of recreational usage. I don't judge him now because I get using it for terminal illness, pain management and what not. Anyway my dad yelled at my mom because he was mad that I wont be visiting. My moms mad at me because she thinks I'm over reacting. But the truth is- if whoever his supplier is gets busted and gives up customers the cops may take his health into consideration or they may not....if I'm in a house with illegal drugs for any reason it's grounds for termination.
Not a plesant situation. Hope all this works out somehow... :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 2:06 am
Not a plesant situation. Hope all this works out somehow... :(
Thx. It's times like this I wish I had siblings.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 08/30/11 at 7:01 am
Thx.
Apparently I cause a huge fight be teen them today ::)
My dads smoking- which i get and don't judge- but he's not doing it legally. I told him to let me know when he gets approved for legal possession be ause I don't wanna be in the house with the illegal stuff. Apparently my dad, who told me he understood, was crying because he feels he's disappointed me. He smoked recreationally in the 80s but I was so disappointed in him when I found out then that he stopped because he felt he let me down. I judged him then because I disapprove of recreational usage. I don't judge him now because I get using it for terminal illness, pain management and what not. Anyway my dad yelled at my mom because he was mad that I wont be visiting. My moms mad at me because she thinks I'm over reacting. But the truth is- if whoever his supplier is gets busted and gives up customers the cops may take his health into consideration or they may not....if I'm in a house with illegal drugs for any reason it's grounds for termination.
Wow, talk about a rock and a hard place. Does Arizona have medical permits? If so, how hard is it to get? Sounds like he needs it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/30/11 at 7:09 am
Thx.
Apparently I cause a huge fight be teen them today ::)
My dads smoking- which i get and don't judge- but he's not doing it legally. I told him to let me know when he gets approved for legal possession be ause I don't wanna be in the house with the illegal stuff. Apparently my dad, who told me he understood, was crying because he feels he's disappointed me. He smoked recreationally in the 80s but I was so disappointed in him when I found out then that he stopped because he felt he let me down. I judged him then because I disapprove of recreational usage. I don't judge him now because I get using it for terminal illness, pain management and what not. Anyway my dad yelled at my mom because he was mad that I wont be visiting. My moms mad at me because she thinks I'm over reacting. But the truth is- if whoever his supplier is gets busted and gives up customers the cops may take his health into consideration or they may not....if I'm in a house with illegal drugs for any reason it's grounds for termination.
((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))
I can totally understand this whole situation and you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Job (which no matter how we like to believe, is VERY important) or parent; I think your attitude of "get the legit stuff and we'll talk" attitude is acceptable. Unfortunately you father, and mother, are probably unusually sensitive right now. Hopefully it all blows over, and someone gives him a prescription.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/30/11 at 10:11 am
Friggin United called at 3:39 AM this morning to inform us that hubby's flight for 6:38 PM TOMORROW night is "on time"! REALLY?!?! He flew to Pittsburgh last night and they didn't notify us that THAT flight was "on time"...why the return flight???
AND, I didn't even get to sleep until around 3, so the damn phone woke me up after about 30 minutes >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/30/11 at 10:34 am
snoz, I agree with sami & dag, you're in a tough spot :(
As a parent, I get that they want to see you, but I would also think that they would see YOUR side of it. Maybe it's just me, but I would never ask them to do something that would put their job in jeopardy. Of course, I've never been in their situation, and I understand that emotions run high (having dealt with a parent with a terminal illness before, I DEFINITELY know how high they can get :(), but they're STILL asking you to do something that could cause you to lose your job. If they can't abide by your wishes, there's really nothing you can do until he gets a prescription and starts using it legally :(. {{{HUGS}}}
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 11:00 am
Wow, talk about a rock and a hard place. Does Arizona have medical permits? If so, how hard is it to get? Sounds like he needs it.
He's submitted his paperwork just waiting on approval. Here we have medicinal shops where people can buy legally not sure about az
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 11:06 am
Thanks dag, Sami & Kim I wish I get the emotions my moms all alone so she's been hit hard.
My dad wishes he would die already just to stop being a burden for her.
It wasn't really a great conversation yesterday.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/30/11 at 11:32 am
Thx.
Apparently I cause a huge fight be teen them today ::)
My dads smoking- which i get and don't judge- but he's not doing it legally. I told him to let me know when he gets approved for legal possession be ause I don't wanna be in the house with the illegal stuff. Apparently my dad, who told me he understood, was crying because he feels he's disappointed me. He smoked recreationally in the 80s but I was so disappointed in him when I found out then that he stopped because he felt he let me down. I judged him then because I disapprove of recreational usage. I don't judge him now because I get using it for terminal illness, pain management and what not. Anyway my dad yelled at my mom because he was mad that I wont be visiting. My moms mad at me because she thinks I'm over reacting. But the truth is- if whoever his supplier is gets busted and gives up customers the cops may take his health into consideration or they may not....if I'm in a house with illegal drugs for any reason it's grounds for termination.
You know where I stand on the issue but I also totally understand your situation. I wish there was something I could do to make the situation better.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 12:09 pm
You know where I stand on the issue but I also totally understand your situation. I wish there was something I could do to make the situation better.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Thx Cat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/30/11 at 1:31 pm
Thanks dag, Sami & Kim I wish I get the emotions my moms all alone so she's been hit hard.
My dad wishes he would die already just to stop being a burden for her.
It wasn't really a great conversation yesterday.
(((hugs))))
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 2:12 pm
That's gonna be a long flight home.
How long is the flight going to be Howard?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/30/11 at 3:26 pm
How long is the flight going to be Howard?
Another case of someone not reading? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 3:38 pm
Another case of someone not reading? ;D
Sssshhhhhh I wanna see what the answer is ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/30/11 at 5:10 pm
Sssshhhhhh I wanna see what the answer is ;D
The answer, My Friend, is blowin' in the wind. The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Oops, wrong thread.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 08/30/11 at 6:04 pm
Thanks dag, Sami & Kim I wish I get the emotions my moms all alone so she's been hit hard.
My dad wishes he would die already just to stop being a burden for her.
It wasn't really a great conversation yesterday.
Awwwwwww, Q, I wish I could give you words of comfort. I hope he gets his approval soon.
{{{hugs}}} to both you and your mom.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/30/11 at 6:25 pm
Sssshhhhhh I wanna see what the answer is ;D
doubt there is even an answer ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 08/30/11 at 6:52 pm
Rant:
Gee Whiz. I don't know what to do about my dad. In June--yes JUNE--he had surgery on a cataract on his eye. Nearly 3 months later, he's stll got double vision, the eye is red and swollen and it really looks like someone punched him in the eye. I've been putting drops and stuff on it, but I think he needs someone other than over at the VA where they're using veterans as guinea pigs for fresh out of school docs. (He'd have been in better hands with Conrad Murray picking after him!) And I can't seem to get him to go to rhe ER here. The people at the VA don't know what the hell they're doing. All the doctors are my age. I'm 25. That's not old enough to be an eye specialist I think, or have enough expierience to be a surgeon.
I need to get my dad into the ER before he ends up losing his eye. And tons of people have said yeah go to the hospital, but he's so damned stubborn I don't know what to do. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 7:48 pm
The answer, My Friend, is blowin' in the wind. The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Oops, wrong thread.
Cat
doubt there is even an answer ::)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 7:49 pm
Awwwwwww, Q, I wish I could give you words of comfort. I hope he gets his approval soon.
{{{hugs}}} to both you and your mom.
Thanks Dag! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/30/11 at 9:50 pm
Sssshhhhhh I wanna see what the answer is ;D
Oh, come on now, clearly the answer is 14 hours and 59 minutes. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/30/11 at 10:01 pm
Oh, come on now, clearly the answer is 14 hours and 59 minutes. ;D
Well duh I just wanted to be sure ;) :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/31/11 at 1:14 am
Oh, come on now, clearly the answer is 14 hours and 59 minutes. ;D
Well duh I just wanted to be sure ;) :D
You're right...you DO suck at math! LOL!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 1:29 am
You're right...you DO suck at math! LOL!
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/31/11 at 1:42 am
;D
The flight is TOMORROW night...+24 hours ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 1:44 am
The flight is TOMORROW night...+24 hours ;)
dang forgot about that.... plus i'm in the west coast so we have to add on another 3 hrs right? or maybe it's 6...do we add 3 hrs for each day?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 08/31/11 at 1:52 am
Rant:
Gee Whiz. I don't know what to do about my dad. In June--yes JUNE--he had surgery on a cataract on his eye. Nearly 3 months later, he's stll got double vision, the eye is red and swollen and it really looks like someone punched him in the eye. I've been putting drops and stuff on it, but I think he needs someone other than over at the VA where they're using veterans as guinea pigs for fresh out of school docs. (He'd have been in better hands with Conrad Murray picking after him!) And I can't seem to get him to go to rhe ER here. The people at the VA don't know what the hell they're doing. All the doctors are my age. I'm 25. That's not old enough to be an eye specialist I think, or have enough expierience to be a surgeon.
I need to get my dad into the ER before he ends up losing his eye. And tons of people have said yeah go to the hospital, but he's so damned stubborn I don't know what to do. >:(
Sorry to hear this Tiff, my hubby is having troubles with the VA Dental right now. Before we moved here 3 years ago, they were doing all kinds of dental surgery. Then we moved to a different VA region and they haven't done one thing with him but give him special mouthwash, x-ray his teeth alot, and schedule professional cleaning for him. They keep postponing finishing his dental surgery and now his tooth is crumbling... Even regular hospitals do the young student doctors now. I think I might have seen two older doctors the whole time I was in the hospital last year. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/31/11 at 7:19 am
How long is the flight going to be Howard?
I'm deleting this forget I mentioned it I don't want Mama to get angry again.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/31/11 at 7:22 am
Oh, come on now, clearly the answer is 14 hours and 59 minutes. ;D
Thanks Carol for that answer. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/31/11 at 7:23 am
The flight is TOMORROW night...+24 hours ;)
Hope he has a good flight home Mama.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 9:44 am
I'm deleting this forget I mentioned it I don't want Mama to get angry again.
A little late to delete it Howard. She's already seen it. Plus we've all commented on it.
You're more likely to make Karen mad for deleting posts again.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/31/11 at 10:46 am
I don't know why I let this bother me, but I am SOOOO about to b****slap the psycho ex-friend! I guess she went to court yesterday and things didn't go the way she wanted....she has to pay her stbx "back pay" for the past year AND "buy him out" of the store they currently own. He also no longer has to pay for her health insurance, which is costing him about $600/month :o She is running her mouth that this is MY fault because I was the one who referred her to her (idiot) attorney!!! Now, I tried to tell her when this all started that she would probably end up having to regardless (so did her attorney), but she wouldn't listen....and did I mention that her attorney is the son (and practices with) of the former SA in their county (who has also appeared in court for her when the son couldn't, AND, it's a fairly small county with a LOT of "political" bias) so if HE couldn't "get her what she wanted", NOBODY could!!! Fortunately, one of the people she was talking smack to "had my back" and tried to reason with her, but of course, she wanted to hear none of that and just continued with her ranting and raving and even said I was "probably sleeping with her stbx and we had planned this from the start"....mmmmmkay ::)
Now, here's the funny part....hubby played golf last week with her attorney (he's the friend of hubby's best friend). Hubby asked him how "his client" was. He said "she's a friggin nightmare and her dad's even WORSE!!! I'm keeping everything legal, but let's just say my bill is going to reflect how much fun it's been dealing with them!" ;D He didn't go into specifics about the case, but basically said that they have RIDICULOUS expectations, are clueless about how the judicial system works, and think the world revolves around THEM! Hubby said "Yep, that sounds about right!" ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/31/11 at 10:49 am
I'm deleting this forget I mentioned it I don't want Mama to get angry again.
A little late to delete it Howard. She's already seen it. Plus we've all commented on it.
You're more likely to make Karen mad for deleting posts again.
Howard, if you think BEFORE you post, you won't have to delete posts or worry about making ANYONE mad ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 08/31/11 at 10:53 am
Thx. It's times like this I wish I had siblings.
Actually, be glad you don't...they'd just make the situation WORSE!!! Some would probably be on your side, some on their side, and it would turn into a MASSIVE family feud :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/31/11 at 1:45 pm
A little late to delete it Howard. She's already seen it. Plus we've all commented on it.
You're more likely to make Karen mad for deleting posts again.
I just get embarassed when I see a post that I wish I hadn't written without any thought and then I wind up deleting it later. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 08/31/11 at 1:46 pm
Howard, if you think BEFORE you post, you won't have to delete posts or worry about making ANYONE mad ;)
then I go back and wish I hadn't typed it out before I viewed it to see if it was worth typing it out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/31/11 at 2:21 pm
then I go back and wish I hadn't typed it out before I viewed it to see if it was worth typing it out.
Howard, if you think BEFORE you post, you won't have to delete posts or worry about making ANYONE mad ;)
umm, what she said...is perfect.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 2:36 pm
I don't know why I let this bother me, but I am SOOOO about to b****slap the psycho ex-friend! I guess she went to court yesterday and things didn't go the way she wanted....she has to pay her stbx "back pay" for the past year AND "buy him out" of the store they currently own. He also no longer has to pay for her health insurance, which is costing him about $600/month :o She is running her mouth that this is MY fault because I was the one who referred her to her (idiot) attorney!!! Now, I tried to tell her when this all started that she would probably end up having to regardless (so did her attorney), but she wouldn't listen....and did I mention that her attorney is the son (and practices with) of the former SA in their county (who has also appeared in court for her when the son couldn't, AND, it's a fairly small county with a LOT of "political" bias) so if HE couldn't "get her what she wanted", NOBODY could!!! Fortunately, one of the people she was talking smack to "had my back" and tried to reason with her, but of course, she wanted to hear none of that and just continued with her ranting and raving and even said I was "probably sleeping with her stbx and we had planned this from the start"....mmmmmkay ::)
Now, here's the funny part....hubby played golf last week with her attorney (he's the friend of hubby's best friend). Hubby asked him how "his client" was. He said "she's a friggin nightmare and her dad's even WORSE!!! I'm keeping everything legal, but let's just say my bill is going to reflect how much fun it's been dealing with them!" ;D He didn't go into specifics about the case, but basically said that they have RIDICULOUS expectations, are clueless about how the judicial system works, and think the world revolves around THEM! Hubby said "Yep, that sounds about right!" ;)
your PITA XBF is CRAZY ;D I'm glad she lost...that karma she is a bitch.... but sometimes she's very, very fair! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 2:39 pm
Actually, be glad you don't...they'd just make the situation WORSE!!! Some would probably be on your side, some on their side, and it would turn into a MASSIVE family feud :D
meh but one could probably be there to help out... this caring for the infirm is sooooo not my thing.... that's one of the other reasons I don't want to go. I want to see my dad, I want my mom's burden lifted but I don't want to be the one lifting it...there are just somethings I will never have the strength to do...this is it...my true confession. I love my parents but I love myself more. oh well if they wanted a "good" child they shouldn't have put all those eggs into this basket. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 2:40 pm
I just get embarassed when I see a post that I wish I hadn't written without any thought and then I wind up deleting it later. :(
there's only one way to fix that howard...I'm not going say it...you know what it is.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 2:41 pm
then I go back and wish I hadn't typed it out before I viewed it to see if it was worth typing it out.
okay maybe I will say it.....
try using the preview buttton...then re-read everything and see if it makes sense..sure it takes longer but then you don't get embarrassed as often
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/31/11 at 5:04 pm
My father-in-law is driving me nuts...every day it's something he wants or claims thatvhe needs. He will drive you crazy until he gets it. I know he's ill, mentally and physically (on oxegyn) but I can't take it anymore!!!!! His daughter never comes around and she lives 30 minutes from me and comes to my town all the time, to the mall and other stores. His sister never comes around either.
He's getting more and more forgetful. He lost his cell phone today, acts like it's nothing, wondering when he can get a new one. Never even said "Sorry".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 08/31/11 at 5:08 pm
My father-in-law is driving me nuts...every day it's something he wants or claims thatvhe needs. He will drive you crazy until he gets it. I know he's ill, mentally and physically (on oxegyn) but I can't take it anymore!!!!! His daughter never comes around and she lives 30 minutes from me and comes to my town all the time, to the mall and other stores. His sister never comes around either.
He's getting more and more forgetful. He lost his cell phone today, acts like it's nothing, wondering when he can get a new one. Never even said "Sorry".
On some days it's hard to deal with people, loved ones who are mentally and physically ill (my mom has altzeimers) . It's good you vented it out.
I hope things work out and his actual blood relatives pick up some of the slack...or a whole bunch of the slack.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/31/11 at 5:27 pm
I don't know why I let this bother me, but I am SOOOO about to b****slap the psycho ex-friend! I guess she went to court yesterday and things didn't go the way she wanted....she has to pay her stbx "back pay" for the past year AND "buy him out" of the store they currently own. He also no longer has to pay for her health insurance, which is costing him about $600/month :o She is running her mouth that this is MY fault because I was the one who referred her to her (idiot) attorney!!! Now, I tried to tell her when this all started that she would probably end up having to regardless (so did her attorney), but she wouldn't listen....and did I mention that her attorney is the son (and practices with) of the former SA in their county (who has also appeared in court for her when the son couldn't, AND, it's a fairly small county with a LOT of "political" bias) so if HE couldn't "get her what she wanted", NOBODY could!!! Fortunately, one of the people she was talking smack to "had my back" and tried to reason with her, but of course, she wanted to hear none of that and just continued with her ranting and raving and even said I was "probably sleeping with her stbx and we had planned this from the start"....mmmmmkay ::)
Now, here's the funny part....hubby played golf last week with her attorney (he's the friend of hubby's best friend). Hubby asked him how "his client" was. He said "she's a friggin nightmare and her dad's even WORSE!!! I'm keeping everything legal, but let's just say my bill is going to reflect how much fun it's been dealing with them!" ;D He didn't go into specifics about the case, but basically said that they have RIDICULOUS expectations, are clueless about how the judicial system works, and think the world revolves around THEM! Hubby said "Yep, that sounds about right!" ;)
Sounds like she got what she deserves then.... too bad you have to deal with it :-\\
Karma
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 08/31/11 at 5:41 pm
Actually, be glad you don't...they'd just make the situation WORSE!!! Some would probably be on your side, some on their side, and it would turn into a MASSIVE family feud :D
I didn't even think about this. Or it could be the way my brother was when I called him for help with dad before he passed. He told me to tell dad "Tell him Dave agrees with you". ::) Yeah, that'll help.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/31/11 at 5:47 pm
My father-in-law is driving me nuts...every day it's something he wants or claims thatvhe needs. He will drive you crazy until he gets it. I know he's ill, mentally and physically (on oxegyn) but I can't take it anymore!!!!! His daughter never comes around and she lives 30 minutes from me and comes to my town all the time, to the mall and other stores. His sister never comes around either.
He's getting more and more forgetful. He lost his cell phone today, acts like it's nothing, wondering when he can get a new one. Never even said "Sorry".
((((((((HUGS))))))))))))
It is a real biatch to get old, even worse to be the child.... You have my thoughts and prayers
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/31/11 at 5:59 pm
I'm deleting this forget I mentioned it I don't want Mama to get angry again.
Ha - he didn't answer... SO I GET THE PRIZE ???
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 6:41 pm
My father-in-law is driving me nuts...every day it's something he wants or claims thatvhe needs. He will drive you crazy until he gets it. I know he's ill, mentally and physically (on oxegyn) but I can't take it anymore!!!!! His daughter never comes around and she lives 30 minutes from me and comes to my town all the time, to the mall and other stores. His sister never comes around either.
He's getting more and more forgetful. He lost his cell phone today, acts like it's nothing, wondering when he can get a new one. Never even said "Sorry".
that sux carol but given my last post I see I'm a bit like your sil (except my parents are 500 miles away so that's a good excuse)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 6:42 pm
Ha - he didn't answer... SO I GET THE PRIZE ???
8)
he probably would've answered if other people hadn't responded :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/31/11 at 6:43 pm
he probably would've answered if other people hadn't responded :P
or he would have overlooked it and not read it, if other people hadn't responded :P
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 08/31/11 at 6:44 pm
or he would have overlooked it and not read it, if other people hadn't responded :P
::)
naw it was on the same page so he probably would've seen it... new pages are when he usually misses stuff
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 08/31/11 at 6:55 pm
naw it was on the same page so he probably would've seen it... new pages are when he usually misses stuff
the world will never know :D
;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/31/11 at 7:54 pm
My father-in-law is driving me nuts...every day it's something he wants or claims thatvhe needs. He will drive you crazy until he gets it. I know he's ill, mentally and physically (on oxegyn) but I can't take it anymore!!!!! His daughter never comes around and she lives 30 minutes from me and comes to my town all the time, to the mall and other stores. His sister never comes around either.
He's getting more and more forgetful. He lost his cell phone today, acts like it's nothing, wondering when he can get a new one. Never even said "Sorry".
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))) & karma.
I feel for you. I feel lucky because we finally got my FIL the care he really needs & the kind that we can't give him.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/31/11 at 9:30 pm
My father-in-law is driving me nuts...every day it's something he wants or claims thatvhe needs. He will drive you crazy until he gets it. I know he's ill, mentally and physically (on oxegyn) but I can't take it anymore!!!!! His daughter never comes around and she lives 30 minutes from me and comes to my town all the time, to the mall and other stores. His sister never comes around either.
He's getting more and more forgetful. He lost his cell phone today, acts like it's nothing, wondering when he can get a new one. Never even said "Sorry".
You're doing the right thing looking out for your father-in-law, even though it's tough, even though he doesn't show gratitude, even though your sister-in-law isn't pulling her weight. It's still the right thing to do. Bless you.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/angel5.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/31/11 at 9:45 pm
that sux carol but given my last post I see I'm a bit like your sil (except my parents are 500 miles away so that's a good excuse)
I'm 500 miles from my family, I get to see them a couple times a year, that's different. My sister has to do all the running around with my dad.
30 miles is on the high side more like 24 miles. She gets off our exit on the interstate to go to the mall ( we live less than 2 miles from the mall). She comes to Bristol weekly she could pick him up and take him with her or in the very least stop in...she hasn't seen him since before Christmas.
Sorry, I know I must sound like a big baby...just had to get it off my check or I might have punched him. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/31/11 at 9:48 pm
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))) & karma.
I feel for you. I feel lucky because we finally got my FIL the care he really needs & the kind that we can't give him.
Cat
Thanks, Cat. I know he won't be living with us many more years, he will have to go into a home because we won't be able to take care of him. In the 4 years or so he's been with us I can really notice a change in him, memory wise.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 08/31/11 at 9:50 pm
You're doing the right thing looking out for your father-in-law, even though it's tough, even though he doesn't show gratitude, even though your sister-in-law isn't pulling her weight. It's still the right thing to do. Bless you.
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I hope I didn't come across as all "Woe is me" . :-[
I thank you!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 08/31/11 at 10:27 pm
I hope I didn't come across as all "Woe is me" . :-[
I thank you!
Not at all. You're in a frustrating situation, and that's what this thread is for!
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/01/11 at 7:29 am
there's only one way to fix that howard...I'm not going say it...you know what it is.
Yes I Do.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/01/11 at 11:07 am
I hope I didn't come across as all "Woe is me" . :-[
I thank you!
No, you don't come across like that. You are dealing with high stress issues.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 09/01/11 at 2:19 pm
A little late to delete it Howard. She's already seen it. Plus we've all commented on it.
You're more likely to make Karen mad for deleting posts again.
O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/01/11 at 5:47 pm
So, my job includes the perk for some that they can take work home for overtime. In order to be able to you need to meet three basic requirements of working your hours, being at your computer working 85% of your clock hours (which is basically 51 minutes for every hour clocked in. More than enough time for breaks) and work at an average of 10,000 keystrokes per hour. We are a piece rate job and that average equals the base rate we pay. If you make more than the base, they pay the higher amount. One of my emps asked about doing work at home. All I told her was she had to meet the requirements, I didn't go into detail on why she didn't qualify or say yes or no. She has worked there over a year and has yet to meet them. She can key fast enough, she just doesn't. She spends more time in the hall on her damn phone than working so her machine time is shot. She rarely works her hours. If she comes in late, she still leaves right on time. Heaven forbid she make up her hours. She knows that she has no shot. So all afternoon I got attitude from her like it was my fault. I didn't make the rules, my boss did. I agree with them, though. I just get sick of being the one who gets treated like it is my fault when in this case it is hers. She is the one who makes the decision not to work. She also whines about the size of her paycheck. Dammit, sit down and work and your paycheck will be better. I know she can key faster than the minimum, she has proven it, she just doesn't want to.
How do those of you who deal with others in the work place deal with attitudes. It is so hard to not let it get to me. I know it isn't my fault, but they manage to make me feel like it is.
On the bright side, one of my other employees messaged me on facebook to see how I was because I looked mad when I left. I thought it was very thoughtful of her.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/01/11 at 6:21 pm
So, my job includes the perk for some that they can take work home for overtime. In order to be able to you need to meet three basic requirements of working your hours, being at your computer working 85% of your clock hours (which is basically 51 minutes for every hour clocked in. More than enough time for breaks) and work at an average of 10,000 keystrokes per hour. We are a piece rate job and that average equals the base rate we pay. If you make more than the base, they pay the higher amount. One of my emps asked about doing work at home. All I told her was she had to meet the requirements, I didn't go into detail on why she didn't qualify or say yes or no. She has worked there over a year and has yet to meet them. She can key fast enough, she just doesn't. She spends more time in the hall on her damn phone than working so her machine time is shot. She rarely works her hours. If she comes in late, she still leaves right on time. Heaven forbid she make up her hours. She knows that she has no shot. So all afternoon I got attitude from her like it was my fault. I didn't make the rules, my boss did. I agree with them, though. I just get sick of being the one who gets treated like it is my fault when in this case it is hers. She is the one who makes the decision not to work. She also whines about the size of her paycheck. Dammit, sit down and work and your paycheck will be better. I know she can key faster than the minimum, she has proven it, she just doesn't want to.
How do those of you who deal with others in the work place deal with attitudes. It is so hard to not let it get to me. I know it isn't my fault, but they manage to make me feel like it is.
On the bright side, one of my other employees messaged me on facebook to see how I was because I looked mad when I left. I thought it was very thoughtful of her.
Glad at least one of your co-workers is tuned in to you.... I dunno, maybe you should let her work from home...she will probably work even less and earn an even smaller paycheck ;D
Having petty employees myself I can't really answer that. I spent the whole da(my day off mind you) obsessing about two stupid replies sent about an email I responded to...
I referred to them as my dispatchers... i probably meant to say "the" disaptchers either way- they are all pissy about it. One sent a reply saying I think you meant my fellow, another with and exuberant THANK YOU. ya know what.... I don't treat y'all like subordinates but I am responsible for your asses supervisor you as well. I don't have the authority to discipline you but I can make your lives miserable. I choose not to because it's not in my nature....maybe I'll stop covering your shifts and bending over backwards to help you out. Sure I need the OT but I think it'd be more satisfying to watch you suffer... If I could figure out how to do I would leave but then again I don't want to give you the satisfaction.... I tell you what tho---- if I ever do leave all the stuff I've done to make the job easier - manuals I've written, and templates I've drawn up for certain reference files? That's all leaving with me! :P >:(
sorry dag I digressed.... I wish I could help you but as you see I'm not really sure how.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/01/11 at 7:07 pm
So, my job includes the perk for some that they can take work home for overtime. In order to be able to you need to meet three basic requirements of working your hours, being at your computer working 85% of your clock hours (which is basically 51 minutes for every hour clocked in. More than enough time for breaks) and work at an average of 10,000 keystrokes per hour. We are a piece rate job and that average equals the base rate we pay. If you make more than the base, they pay the higher amount. One of my emps asked about doing work at home. All I told her was she had to meet the requirements, I didn't go into detail on why she didn't qualify or say yes or no. She has worked there over a year and has yet to meet them. She can key fast enough, she just doesn't. She spends more time in the hall on her damn phone than working so her machine time is shot. She rarely works her hours. If she comes in late, she still leaves right on time. Heaven forbid she make up her hours. She knows that she has no shot. So all afternoon I got attitude from her like it was my fault. I didn't make the rules, my boss did. I agree with them, though. I just get sick of being the one who gets treated like it is my fault when in this case it is hers. She is the one who makes the decision not to work. She also whines about the size of her paycheck. Dammit, sit down and work and your paycheck will be better. I know she can key faster than the minimum, she has proven it, she just doesn't want to.
How do those of you who deal with others in the work place deal with attitudes. It is so hard to not let it get to me. I know it isn't my fault, but they manage to make me feel like it is.
On the bright side, one of my other employees messaged me on facebook to see how I was because I looked mad when I left. I thought it was very thoughtful of her.
Teacher in me.... Go over the objectives (just like you typed to us - payment for piece meal work)... I guess I would get the manual about overtime and compare her "stats" with her, grade her like a rubric. Mention that it is beyond you, and re emphasize you HAVE to follow the same restrictions. If you have her stat's she knows she is being monitored and not a "judgement" call.
You are not their "friend", but you need to be gracious, and they should too (perhaps mention that). Is there a stack of resumes/applications? If it gets evil, have them to show the "applicants" who want a job...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/01/11 at 7:09 pm
Glad at least one of your co-workers is tuned in to you.... I dunno, maybe you should let her work from home...she will probably work even less and earn an even smaller paycheck ;D
Having petty employees myself I can't really answer that. I spent the whole da(my day off mind you) obsessing about two stupid replies sent about an email I responded to...
I referred to them as my dispatchers... i probably meant to say "the" disaptchers either way- they are all pissy about it. One sent a reply saying I think you meant my fellow, another with and exuberant THANK YOU. ya know what.... I don't treat y'all like subordinates but I am responsible for your asses supervisor you as well. I don't have the authority to discipline you but I can make your lives miserable. I choose not to because it's not in my nature....maybe I'll stop covering your shifts and bending over backwards to help you out. Sure I need the OT but I think it'd be more satisfying to watch you suffer... If I could figure out how to do I would leave but then again I don't want to give you the satisfaction.... I tell you what tho---- if I ever do leave all the stuff I've done to make the job easier - manuals I've written, and templates I've drawn up for certain reference files? That's all leaving with me! :P >:(
sorry dag I digressed.... I wish I could help you but as you see I'm not really sure how.
I always have to reread everything to be sure to not say "my students/my student"... Hard to do! I feel for you. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 09/01/11 at 7:26 pm
I wish I lived close to you Dag, I'd work for you gladly and work my butt off. I love Data entry work. Plus I'd be super appreciative because I have a job that lets me sit down to work. The jobs available that I've been looking at all require you to stand the whole shift and I know I can barely stand 5 minutes waiting for my microwave to cook my meal. :-\\ :\'(
Hope your (and Q's) working environments get better over time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/01/11 at 7:32 pm
Teacher in me.... Go over the objectives (just like you typed to us - payment for piece meal work)... I guess I would get the manual about overtime and compare her "stats" with her, grade her like a rubric. Mention that it is beyond you, and re emphasize you HAVE to follow the same restrictions. If you have her stat's she knows she is being monitored and not a "judgement" call.
You are not their "friend", but you need to be gracious, and they should too (perhaps mention that). Is there a stack of resumes/applications? If it gets evil, have them to show the "applicants" who want a job...
That is a good idea. She is actually close to being fired because of her stats. The HR manager wants a good record of her non-performance though. She is costing the company money because we have to pay her the base when, if we paid her by the piece, her checks would be $250 less. This is on average, not an extreme case.
The funny thing is we are hiring right now and she knows it. I think she just has the "I can do whatever I want" attitude.
As for civil, I am being professional towards her. That's why I left work early. It was that or blow my stack which wouldn't be good. ;D
Q, sorry you are stuck in the same position. I mention something once in staff meeting for the room and called them "my people". One of them got totally offended. I didn't realize it was offensive. Guess I have to start calling them my employees then.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/01/11 at 7:34 pm
I wish I lived close to you Dag, I'd work for you gladly and work my butt off. I love Data entry work. Plus I'd be super appreciative because I have a job that lets me sit down to work. The jobs available that I've been looking at all require you to stand the whole shift and I know I can barely stand 5 minutes waiting for my microwave to cook my meal. :-\\ :\'(
Hope your (and Q's) working environments get better over time.
I would give you a shot if you lived closer. We need two full time people and it is amazing how many people either don't show up for the interview or quit after their first day. You would think that, in this economy, you would at least stay in a job until you found another one.
Things will be better tomorrow, I know. I will ignore any crap from them. I am on the hormonal roller coaster and today was bad.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/01/11 at 7:39 pm
I wish I lived close to you Dag, I'd work for you gladly and work my butt off. I love Data entry work. Plus I'd be super appreciative because I have a job that lets me sit down to work. The jobs available that I've been looking at all require you to stand the whole shift and I know I can barely stand 5 minutes waiting for my microwave to cook my meal. :-\\ :\'(
Hope your (and Q's) working environments get better over time.
Hell, Dag should ship out her work===some to you and some to me....we can both work from home and help her get the work she needs done!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/01/11 at 7:41 pm
That is a good idea. She is actually close to being fired because of her stats. The HR manager wants a good record of her non-performance though. She is costing the company money because we have to pay her the base when, if we paid her by the piece, her checks would be $250 less. This is on average, not an extreme case.
The funny thing is we are hiring right now and she knows it. I think she just has the "I can do whatever I want" attitude.
As for civil, I am being professional towards her. That's why I left work early. It was that or blow my stack which wouldn't be good. ;D
Q, sorry you are stuck in the same position. I mention something once in staff meeting for the room and called them "my people". One of them got totally offended. I didn't realize it was offensive. Guess I have to start calling them my employees then.
I'd rather not call them MY anything anymore... ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/01/11 at 8:35 pm
Hell, Dag should ship out her work===some to you and some to me....we can both work from home and help her get the work she needs done!
Wish I could, trust me. Then I wouldn't have to deal with the self-important babies anymore.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/01/11 at 9:52 pm
Wish I could, trust me. Then I wouldn't have to deal with the self-important babies anymore.
well if you ever figure it out let us know!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/01/11 at 10:16 pm
well if you ever figure it out let us know!
Don't worry...I will. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/01/11 at 11:03 pm
Too hard to quote everything so I'm just going to bullet point them ;)
1)AFA my PITA XBF, I sent her an email basically telling her to STFU...that if she's going to continue to accuse me of sleeping with her ex-husband, I'm going to have to defend myself by letting people know it's her "guilty conscience" talking since SHE'S the one sleeping with someone's husband!
2)AFA "dealing with ill family members"...it SUCKS! Carol, I feel for you...I've been there. Granted, they didn't live with me, but I was basically the primary caregiver for both my grandparents, then my parents. Even when they lived WITH my younger brother, I was ::)
3)AFA people with attitudes at work...wish I had some advice to give you, but I don't :( I'm dealing with "Miss Attitude" myself. She basically threw a temper tantrum tonight because she didn't hear me tell her 2 customers who were getting flu shots needed them run through our discount card. THEN, when I told her that I didn't REALIZE that wasn't "standard procedure" because it was what our head pharmacist was telling everyone, she basically accused me of lying! I pretty much ignored her the rest of the night because I'm tired of her garbage...
Oh, and did I mention my frickin dryer isn't working right so I get to try and fix THAT tomorrow?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/02/11 at 7:03 am
How do those of you who deal with others in the work place deal with attitudes. It is so hard to not let it get to me. I know it isn't my fault, but they manage to make me feel like it is.
I try not to let co-worker attitudes get to me,I always try to keep a positive one myself in the workplace,always try to have a good day and don't let it bother you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/02/11 at 8:14 am
Must. Resist. Sarcasm. But. It's. Killing. Me. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 09/02/11 at 8:21 am
Must. Resist. Sarcasm. But. It's. Killing. Me. ::)
Ha ha...I started to type something but changed my mind. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/02/11 at 8:39 am
Ha ha...I started to type something but changed my mind. ;D
I did, but erased it and went with ^ ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 9:30 am
Must. Resist. Sarcasm. But. It's. Killing. Me. ::)
You. And. Me. Both!!! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/02/11 at 12:51 pm
Must. Resist. Sarcasm. But. It's. Killing. Me. ::)
Is it about me by any chance? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 2:15 pm
Ha ha...I started to type something but changed my mind. ;D
I did, but erased it and went with ^ ;D
would've liked to have read both of these ;D
Is it about me by any chance? ???
what do you think?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 2:40 pm
okay so my dad's greedy assed family is starting to sniff around... ::)
the cousin/neice (my dad and his aunt are two years apart they were raised like brother and sister) anyway- when my dad's adopted brother died two yrs ago my dad was executor of his will....there wasn't much. Anyway my dad decided that M's boyfriend of 5 yrs should have everything and save money for expenses and what not my dad gave everything to S. he just died a few about 6mths ago. In case you're wondering AIDS is still taking victims.
anyway my dad's "niece" called this week to say she was disappointed that my dad didn't give her any of M's estate...um it was only like 25-30K and his husband was the only true rightful heir... my dad was so disappointed in her because she was always the only one in the family who never asked for stuff. Her sister, as M was laying in the hospital dying, would call my dad - they are in Maryland my dad in AZ- "uncle Jimmy what are you going to do with M's car" Uncle Jimmy, can I get some money from M because I did XYZ for him today... ::)
then a few months ago the "richest" person in the family died...actually he was married to my dad's aunt (a different aunt) the aunt died in 2000 and she and her hubby each had a house... the hubby kept both houses and stayed close-ish with the inlaws. The relatives who lived 5 miles from him couldn't be bothered. My mom would send the man toiletries and clothes and call him weekly and stuff. One day he was so sad he just wanted a hot dog and a beer and my dad called his "sister" to see if she could drive out there and fulfill the wish, she couldn't because they were having a bbq at the house....the house that belonged to my grandmother that my dad sold her because she wasn't paying the 500 rent he was charging her to live there so he sold it to her for 50K- it was probably worth 100K anyway...the house my mom said was the only i'd inherit from my father because they have no money ;D yeah that house...5 miles from the dude... and she couldn't go get him and bring him to the bbq nor take him a friggin hot dog and beer. (he was old not ailing)
anyway Uncle C. died, we know he had a new will because his sister was stealing from him. but she had all the paperwork so the frigging will is "lost" in the old will my "aunt" got the house her sister owned or some money or something I'm not clear...she and another sibling are named but the other sibling is dead. My "aunt" is the only sibling left....she started fighing with Uncle's C's sister because she thinks that the house/profits from/whatever should be divided between her....her kids....the kids of her dead brother....
I said wait...why should her kids get anything the house should be divided between my aunt and the living offspring of all the siblings...there's a lot but still...but no way her kids should be listed...that's double dipping. my mom agreed.
the thing is- it's not that I want money or I think my dad should be getting money it's just I hate all the fighting over what's left... this "aunt" is the same one that stole stuff when her oldest brother died- including a ring my dad sent his favorite uncle from Viet Nam. When the Uncle died my dad said he didn't want anything but the ring he sent him...the uncle wore that ring all the time so my dad knew it was special and it made him proud to see his fav uncle wearing his gift for like 20yrs.... anyway they didn't know where the ring was so my dad didn't get his one keepsake...then, about 2 or 3 yrs ago when my "aunt's" spousal-equivilent died my dad went for the funeral...he looked in the casket and there was the ring they "couldn't find" about to be buried with the man who's stupid memorial flyers my dad spent $2000 to have printed because the "aunt" had to have these freaking color booklets filled with bad 2mpg pics of the man. >:(
I told my mom when my dad does die these people aren't hearing from me at all... they can find out when they finally call and find the number's been changed...I don't want to deal with them and I know there's no money but even if there were money, they wouldn't get shyt from me...
oh I remember the part I forgot... my dad - gotta love him- told his sis who was complaining about the "rich" uncle's estate that he didn't want to be in the will. The sis thought if my dad joined forces with her she would have more power because some of the people in the other family respect my parents for the way they treated him (including the woman who stole from her brother ::) ) anyway- my dad said no I don't want any part of it but you could think about Q. ha---she never even thought of me as a party to any of this...which I'm not- but if she's gonna double dip for her lousy kids my dad would just prefer she give me whatever she wanted to get for him...not that I'd ever see a dime. Nor would my father... ::)
sorry...again...my rant was more for me to air my frustrations but if you're still reading this more power to you! I hope it made sense!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/02/11 at 3:14 pm
Yes, I did read all of ^. Making sense? Well, most of it did. ;D ;D ;D ;D But, I hear ya. That is one thing I am really grateful for my family. Yeah, there is $$$$$ in my family and when my grandmother passed away, there was no bickering but everyone made sure that everyone got SOMETHING! (I'm not talking money here). I got a few of my grandmother's wall hangings, some of the needlepoints she did, some of her books-especially her copy of Gone With The Wind that her sister (my great-aunt) gave to her. My grandmother made sure that everyone got things from her before she died. What I prize most from what she gave me were two Royal Dalton statues (we all got 2 of them). We are trying to take pics of all of the heirlooms so everyone knows what everyone else has.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 3:27 pm
Yes, I did read all of ^. Making sense? Well, most of it did. ;D ;D ;D ;D But, I hear ya. That is one thing I am really grateful for my family. Yeah, there is $$$$$ in my family and when my grandmother passed away, there was no bickering but everyone made sure that everyone got SOMETHING! (I'm not talking money here). I got a few of my grandmother's wall hangings, some of the needlepoints she did, some of her books-especially her copy of Gone With The Wind that her sister (my great-aunt) gave to her. My grandmother made sure that everyone got things from her before she died. What I prize most from what she gave me were two Royal Dalton statues (we all got 2 of them). We are trying to take pics of all of the heirlooms so everyone knows what everyone else has.
Cat
my mother's family is the same way...when her mother died no one fought. It helped that my grandmother started labeling her possessions back in the early 80s. She always put a note on something if someone admired a vase their name went on it. if some one loved a lamp their name on it. If someone pissed her off their name came off of it. ;D
I'm just pissed at how badly my "aunt" manipulated my dad....the house was his, he decided to rent it to her cheap so that she could save money then she never paid him rent, or when she did, she was super late. The house was going to be mine when my dad died, the only stipulation was I was going to have to rent it to my "aunt" until she died. I told my mom I'd rent it to her (oh I wasn't allowed to increase the rent either... a 3 bdrm, 1 bath house for $500) WT--- anyway i told my mom I would rent it to her and once she died I would not allow her kids to live there I'd rather it sit empty. ;D anyway that all went away when my dad sold her the house. He gave me a few grand as consolation but of course not nearly what I would've gotten when I sold the house later. That ring pisses me off too. If I had been at the funeral I would've told that bitch to give my dad his ring back. >:(
obviously I'm bitter today...maybe I should stop posting...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 09/02/11 at 3:50 pm
Post away!!! ;D
Money brings out the worst in some.
I feel lucky that my sis get along great and we would rather donate any "inheritance" than fight over it. I am not waiting for my dad or rich aunt to die to see what I will get.
Speaking of my rich aunt, I better go call her to stay on her good side! Just kidding. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 4:20 pm
Post away!!! ;D
Money brings out the worst in some.
I feel lucky that my sis get along great and we would rather donate any "inheritance" than fight over it. I am not waiting for my dad or rich aunt to die to see what I will get.
Speaking of my rich aunt, I better go call her to stay on her good side! Just kidding. :D
;D the one thing I know is my mom was not being nice to the man to get written into his will but I think based on the antics of his sister and how nice my mom was he did actually write them into the will... but we may never know....I do know, when they last saw him he was planning on changing power of atty to my mom but he died a week later.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 4:26 pm
New rant.....as you know we are really short handed right now.
one of THE dispatchers wants Saturday off but no one would sign up. I agreed, begrudgingly, to cover the shift but said I would prefer to split it. I got the next dispatcher to agree, begrudgingly, to cover two hours of the shift while I covered two hours.
Today I get an email from the dispatcher I hate that reads If no one signs up to cover the time off request I will cover it but I don't really want to drive down but if no one else can cover I will.
I reply back. Two of us are covering but neither of us want to if you could cover it it would be greatly appreciated!
She replies I'll go ahead and cover although I don't really want to either.
WTH am I supposed to do with that passive aggressive BS? Just cover it or don't cover it but don't freaking guilt me about asking you when it was you who made yourself avail in the first place!?!?! Seriously should I just work it or what....
this is the bitch who keeps trying to make me look bad and wants my position because I apparently suck at it.... so...... thoughts?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/02/11 at 4:39 pm
;D the one thing I know is my mom was not being nice to the man to get written into his will but I think based on the antics of his sister and how nice my mom was he did actually write them into the will... but we may never know....I do know, when they last saw him he was planning on changing power of atty to my mom but he died a week later.
Oh BTW, my mother's will is FINALLY redone so her church WILL not get an equal share that us kids do-not saying that there is much. But, you know what I mean.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 09/02/11 at 4:45 pm
Well, if it were me, I would cover it cause I wouldn't want to give any "ammo" when she's gunning for your job. Not that it would be ammo but she could be the type to make up something about how you agreed to do it then told her to do, twisting it. Know what I mean?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 5:07 pm
Oh BTW, my mother's will is FINALLY redone so her church WILL not get an equal share that us kids do-not saying that there is much. But, you know what I mean.
Cat
totally!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 5:08 pm
Well, if it were me, I would cover it cause I wouldn't want to give any "ammo" when she's gunning for your job. Not that it would be ammo but she could be the type to make up something about how you agreed to do it then told her to do, twisting it. Know what I mean?
yeah I was thinking the same thing.... and she would totally do something like that.
::) >:( ::)
dag you should you can't send me data entry crap? I'd knock that shyt out the park for ya! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 5:26 pm
btw...is it just me or does she come across as passive aggressive as I feel she does?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/02/11 at 5:48 pm
I try not to let co-worker attitudes get to me,I always try to keep a positive one myself in the workplace,always try to have a good day and don't let it bother you.
. Where do you find such a wealth of wisdom????
Good advice Howard O0
And you must leave the positivity at work... Cause you seem to find lots about work to complain about here!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/02/11 at 5:48 pm
Must. Resist. Sarcasm. But. It's. Killing. Me. ::)
Better than I am :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/02/11 at 5:49 pm
Ha ha...I started to type something but changed my mind. ;D
What is this, someone didn't give me the memo???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/02/11 at 5:50 pm
You. And. Me. Both!!! :D
Ok well this is insane :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/02/11 at 6:04 pm
btw...is it just me or does she come across as passive aggressive as I feel she does?
Can't read it, we never hear her tone, so that's hard to tell! You hear her, so you probably know what your talking about!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 6:05 pm
Better than I am :-\\
;D your's was funny tho! and pretty on point!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/02/11 at 6:07 pm
;D your's was funny tho! and pretty on point!
Thanks! I practice much of my dry comebacks on high school students!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 6:07 pm
yeah I was thinking the same thing.... and she would totally do something like that.
::) >:( ::)
dag you should you can't send me data entry crap? I'd knock that shyt out the park for ya! ;D
so I sent the follow up email that read "That's alright. B & I already agreed to cover so we will just leave the coverage as is."
10 mins later I get a phone call telling me how guilty she feels and how she'll come in. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/02/11 at 6:09 pm
so I sent the follow up email that read "That's alright. B & I already agreed to cover so we will just leave the coverage as is."
10 mins later I get a phone call telling me how guilty she feels and how she'll come in. ::)
I would definitely make sure she doesn't work! She's a back stabbing opportunist if she changed her tune this quick !
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/02/11 at 6:31 pm
dag you should you can't send me data entry crap? I'd knock that shyt out the park for ya! ;D
I am sure you would, but they won't let us hire just in-home keyers anymore. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/02/11 at 6:53 pm
I am so sick of rude people.
Earlier today, I was at the ban with my boyfriend, who was cashing his check and getting ready to buy stuff so he and his dad could barbecue on Labor Day. And the line we were in was LONG. About 10 people were ahead of us. Out of nowhwere, this little fat woman who looked like Nell Carter comes in and just butss ahead of everyone and starts cashing her check. The poor little old man she bogarted ahead of juststood there looking, not sure what to do. Well the rest of us in line did what we could--badmouthed her, of course. And even as she waddled away, I said "Bye-bye, Balloon" Dion, my bf, nearly fell out laughing.
It's just common courtesy. It's not lie getting concert tickets where you can call ahead and do it, you have to get in line and be patient. I can wait in a line and I'm the most impatient person in the South. (I always say patience is a vitue which I lack.)
IT was just rude and I know if that lady had butted in front of another lady, sharp words would have been exchanged. I wish he'd butted in front of ME. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 9:26 pm
I would definitely make sure she doesn't work! She's a back stabbing opportunist if she changed her tune this quick !
I tried she wouldn't have it. I marked the time of the call. It's recorded so whatever she says I have the emails and phone calls to cover me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/02/11 at 9:27 pm
I am sure you would, but they won't let us hire just in-home keyers anymore. :(
Tell them you know people who are more productive than three of your worst ppl combined. Lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/03/11 at 7:13 am
would've liked to have read both of these ;D
what do you think?
Can I say yes? ??? :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/03/11 at 7:15 am
. Where do you find such a wealth of wisdom????
Good advice Howard O0
And you must leave the positivity at work... Cause you seem to find lots about work to complain about here!
Well I try to keep positive every day It's hard to but I try.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/03/11 at 10:08 am
Well I try to keep positive every day It's hard to but I try.
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/03/11 at 4:17 pm
I am so sick of rude people.
Earlier today, I was at the ban with my boyfriend, who was cashing his check and getting ready to buy stuff so he and his dad could barbecue on Labor Day. And the line we were in was LONG. About 10 people were ahead of us. Out of nowhwere, this little fat woman who looked like Nell Carter comes in and just butss ahead of everyone and starts cashing her check. The poor little old man she bogarted ahead of juststood there looking, not sure what to do. Well the rest of us in line did what we could--badmouthed her, of course. And even as she waddled away, I said "Bye-bye, Balloon" Dion, my bf, nearly fell out laughing.
It's just common courtesy. It's not lie getting concert tickets where you can call ahead and do it, you have to get in line and be patient. I can wait in a line and I'm the most impatient person in the South. (I always say patience is a vitue which I lack.)
IT was just rude and I know if that lady had butted in front of another lady, sharp words would have been exchanged. I wish he'd butted in front of ME. >:(
THIS just made me choke on my diet Coke! You go apollonia! It's the funniest thing I've read on this thread, as in ;D, not ::) ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/03/11 at 4:40 pm
btw...is it just me or does she come across as passive aggressive as I feel she does?
I'd have to agree...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/03/11 at 5:00 pm
I'd have to agree...
well that's good to know. Final solution- I'm going to work the shift tonight she's going to cover the 4 xtra hours tomorrow night...that means I have time tomorrow night to pack for LA!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/03/11 at 6:42 pm
okay so my dad's greedy assed family is starting to sniff around... ::)
the cousin/neice (my dad and his aunt are two years apart they were raised like brother and sister) anyway- when my dad's adopted brother died two yrs ago my dad was executor of his will....there wasn't much. Anyway my dad decided that M's boyfriend of 5 yrs should have everything and save money for expenses and what not my dad gave everything to S. he just died a few about 6mths ago. In case you're wondering AIDS is still taking victims.
anyway my dad's "niece" called this week to say she was disappointed that my dad didn't give her any of M's estate...um it was only like 25-30K and his husband was the only true rightful heir... my dad was so disappointed in her because she was always the only one in the family who never asked for stuff. Her sister, as M was laying in the hospital dying, would call my dad - they are in Maryland my dad in AZ- "uncle Jimmy what are you going to do with M's car" Uncle Jimmy, can I get some money from M because I did XYZ for him today... ::)
then a few months ago the "richest" person in the family died...actually he was married to my dad's aunt (a different aunt) the aunt died in 2000 and she and her hubby each had a house... the hubby kept both houses and stayed close-ish with the inlaws. The relatives who lived 5 miles from him couldn't be bothered. My mom would send the man toiletries and clothes and call him weekly and stuff. One day he was so sad he just wanted a hot dog and a beer and my dad called his "sister" to see if she could drive out there and fulfill the wish, she couldn't because they were having a bbq at the house....the house that belonged to my grandmother that my dad sold her because she wasn't paying the 500 rent he was charging her to live there so he sold it to her for 50K- it was probably worth 100K anyway...the house my mom said was the only i'd inherit from my father because they have no money ;D yeah that house...5 miles from the dude... and she couldn't go get him and bring him to the bbq nor take him a friggin hot dog and beer. (he was old not ailing)
anyway Uncle C. died, we know he had a new will because his sister was stealing from him. but she had all the paperwork so the frigging will is "lost" in the old will my "aunt" got the house her sister owned or some money or something I'm not clear...she and another sibling are named but the other sibling is dead. My "aunt" is the only sibling left....she started fighing with Uncle's C's sister because she thinks that the house/profits from/whatever should be divided between her....her kids....the kids of her dead brother....
I said wait...why should her kids get anything the house should be divided between my aunt and the living offspring of all the siblings...there's a lot but still...but no way her kids should be listed...that's double dipping. my mom agreed.
the thing is- it's not that I want money or I think my dad should be getting money it's just I hate all the fighting over what's left... this "aunt" is the same one that stole stuff when her oldest brother died- including a ring my dad sent his favorite uncle from Viet Nam. When the Uncle died my dad said he didn't want anything but the ring he sent him...the uncle wore that ring all the time so my dad knew it was special and it made him proud to see his fav uncle wearing his gift for like 20yrs.... anyway they didn't know where the ring was so my dad didn't get his one keepsake...then, about 2 or 3 yrs ago when my "aunt's" spousal-equivilent died my dad went for the funeral...he looked in the casket and there was the ring they "couldn't find" about to be buried with the man who's stupid memorial flyers my dad spent $2000 to have printed because the "aunt" had to have these freaking color booklets filled with bad 2mpg pics of the man. >:(
I told my mom when my dad does die these people aren't hearing from me at all... they can find out when they finally call and find the number's been changed...I don't want to deal with them and I know there's no money but even if there were money, they wouldn't get shyt from me...
oh I remember the part I forgot... my dad - gotta love him- told his sis who was complaining about the "rich" uncle's estate that he didn't want to be in the will. The sis thought if my dad joined forces with her she would have more power because some of the people in the other family respect my parents for the way they treated him (including the woman who stole from her brother ::) ) anyway- my dad said no I don't want any part of it but you could think about Q. ha---she never even thought of me as a party to any of this...which I'm not- but if she's gonna double dip for her lousy kids my dad would just prefer she give me whatever she wanted to get for him...not that I'd ever see a dime. Nor would my father... ::)
sorry...again...my rant was more for me to air my frustrations but if you're still reading this more power to you! I hope it made sense!
It might be too late, but did Uncle C have an attorney draw up the "new will"? If so, he should have a copy of it...in lieu of that, the estate should be divided this way: sister gets 1/2, other 1/2 gets divided between kids of deceased brother.
Unfortunately, $$ and death bring out the worst in people. My brothers & I never fought over anything (and both my parents were only children so there was no fighting over THEIR parents' estates), but my mother-in-law went through HELL with her siblings when her dad died. It got to the point where some of them didn't talk for a few years!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/03/11 at 7:47 pm
It might be too late, but did Uncle C have an attorney draw up the "new will"? If so, he should have a copy of it...in lieu of that, the estate should be divided this way: sister gets 1/2, other 1/2 gets divided between kids of deceased brother.
Unfortunately, $$ and death bring out the worst in people. My brothers & I never fought over anything (and both my parents were only children so there was no fighting over THEIR parents' estates), but my mother-in-law went through HELL with her siblings when her dad died. It got to the point where some of them didn't talk for a few years!!!
The sister was had his first power of atty. I'm not really sure how it all works....essentially she had it but when she stole from him his nephew (from another sister) took over....the thieving sister thought the nephew was scheming to get it all ::) but my mom said he was nice and actually was doing a good job but the thieving sister convinced Uncle C that the nephew was a bad seed so Uncle C decided he wanted to use my mom... problem is... the thief had access to all of uncle C's paperwork. the nephew, not wanting any part of this mess just sort of disappeared... I think he's as done with his family as I am with my father's family. Anyway- we think the thief stole destroyed the new will in favor of the old will, my mom doesn't know who Uncle C's atty was and, shockingly, the thief can't remember. ::) the nephew won't return anyone's calls. He didn't steal anything tho so we still like him ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/04/11 at 12:49 pm
The sister was had his first power of atty. I'm not really sure how it all works....essentially she had it but when she stole from him his nephew (from another sister) took over....the thieving sister thought the nephew was scheming to get it all ::) but my mom said he was nice and actually was doing a good job but the thieving sister convinced Uncle C that the nephew was a bad seed so Uncle C decided he wanted to use my mom... problem is... the thief had access to all of uncle C's paperwork. the nephew, not wanting any part of this mess just sort of disappeared... I think he's as done with his family as I am with my father's family. Anyway- we think the thief stole destroyed the new will in favor of the old will, my mom doesn't know who Uncle C's atty was and, shockingly, the thief can't remember. ::) the nephew won't return anyone's calls. He didn't steal anything tho so we still like him ;D
Maybe check with the attorney who did the first one (if it's noted on the will, which it should be)? Or the county clerk...the attorney might have filed a copy with them...ours filed copies of all of our paperwork with the county clerk so it's all available in case the originals get "lost" ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/11 at 1:35 pm
Maybe check with the attorney who did the first one (if it's noted on the will, which it should be)? Or the county clerk...the attorney might have filed a copy with them...ours filed copies of all of our paperwork with the county clerk so it's all available in case the originals get "lost" ;)
That atty died 6 yrs ago. I guess the problem was that Uncle C didn't want his last will filed yet...apparently.... I don't know if the nephew, who apparently was his lawyer filed it anyway. like.
My mom's apparently bored and decided to stick her nose in and ask the Thief outright some questions about the "current" will. ;D it's not that she wants any money she just doesn't want the thief to steal from the two neices (not my dad's "sister's" girls but two other nieces who, we think are the actual rightful heirs of my dead aunt... she was super close to her brother (the two of them out of the 9 kids in the family were put up for adoption) not sure how she came back in with the family but basically my "dad's sister" wants money from a dead sister was never raised with. And who's husband she couldn't spare time for after said sister died. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/11 at 2:42 pm
bitch moan and grumble....
yeah so I tell that dispatcher I hate that I'll work the shift....so-so and I were going to split the 5 hours so we each worked 2.5 but she was insistent that she would cover it. We played the no I'll work it game for a few rounds and then I was like fine you work it. So I told the other dispatcher thanks for helping out but D. is going to work it instead... B. is happy b/c he didn't really want to come in. So I'm at work and at 11 oclock she calls and says she can't work after all... I was scheduled to cover the 5 hr hole on Sunday.... so I asked if she could cover that... she said sure no problem...so I wind up working 15hrs yesterday when I wasn't supposed tooo......
guess who called and guess what? ::) I don't want to work 15 hours again.... plus I need to get my shyt together for my trip to LA. I was supposed to do it yesteday - hit the store for somethings I need...pick up my 8x10s for autographs at costco...take effie for a bath and nail clippings.... I'm supposed to leave tomorrow am I don't have time to do it then... plus the costco is in the opposite direction of where I am driving and I don't know if they're open on labor day....I figure the hair stuff and deoderant and crap I need to buy I can get on the road but Effie and Costco I needed to take care of by today.
One of the dispatchers has offered to come in at 730. I guess that helps....
FUDGE!!!! now she can't come in monday either....that's the first day of my vacation. we have no dispatchers to cover... >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/04/11 at 2:47 pm
That atty died 6 yrs ago. I guess the problem was that Uncle C didn't want his last will filed yet...apparently.... I don't know if the nephew, who apparently was his lawyer filed it anyway. like.
My mom's apparently bored and decided to stick her nose in and ask the Thief outright some questions about the "current" will. ;D it's not that she wants any money she just doesn't want the thief to steal from the two neices (not my dad's "sister's" girls but two other nieces who, we think are the actual rightful heirs of my dead aunt... she was super close to her brother (the two of them out of the 9 kids in the family were put up for adoption) not sure how she came back in with the family but basically my "dad's sister" wants money from a dead sister was never raised with. And who's husband she couldn't spare time for after said sister died. ::)
Well, that explains why the nephew won't return anyone's calls...he doesn't want to get in the middle of it apparently. GO Q'S MOM!!! Maybe if she stays "bored" enough, she'll leave YOU alone for the time being about visiting ;D
I'm really irritated today....my skin has started its "I'm going to itch all over for no apparent reason" again >:( That's how all of my "issues" started, with incessant itching in random places, but no visible signs. I have no hives, no redness, it's not dry, there's nothing "visibly" there that would make it itch, but it's driving me http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/BangHead.gif and none of my medicine is helping any :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/04/11 at 2:52 pm
bitch moan and grumble....
yeah so I tell that dispatcher I hate that I'll work the shift....so-so and I were going to split the 5 hours so we each worked 2.5 but she was insistent that she would cover it. We played the no I'll work it game for a few rounds and then I was like fine you work it. So I told the other dispatcher thanks for helping out but D. is going to work it instead... B. is happy b/c he didn't really want to come in. So I'm at work and at 11 oclock she calls and says she can't work after all... I was scheduled to cover the 5 hr hole on Sunday.... so I asked if she could cover that... she said sure no problem...so I wind up working 15hrs yesterday when I wasn't supposed tooo......
guess who called and guess what? ::) I don't want to work 15 hours again.... plus I need to get my shyt together for my trip to LA. I was supposed to do it yesteday - hit the store for somethings I need...pick up my 8x10s for autographs at costco...take effie for a bath and nail clippings.... I'm supposed to leave tomorrow am I don't have time to do it then... plus the costco is in the opposite direction of where I am driving and I don't know if they're open on labor day....I figure the hair stuff and deoderant and crap I need to buy I can get on the road but Effie and Costco I needed to take care of by today.
One of the dispatchers has offered to come in at 730. I guess that helps....
FUDGE!!!! now she can't come in monday either....that's the first day of my vacation. we have no dispatchers to cover... >:( >:( >:(
Oooooh, I'd be talking to your supervisor about this....I bet she planned this from the get-go ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/11 at 2:55 pm
Well, that explains why the nephew won't return anyone's calls...he doesn't want to get in the middle of it apparently. GO Q'S MOM!!! Maybe if she stays "bored" enough, she'll leave YOU alone for the time being about visiting ;D
seriously!!! btw she doesn't know about my "vacation" it's just a jaunt down to LA for TV previews and stuff for the fall season...
I'm really irritated today....my skin has started its "I'm going to itch all over for no apparent reason" again >:( That's how all of my "issues" started, with incessant itching in random places, but no visible signs. I have no hives, no redness, it's not dry, there's nothing "visibly" there that would make it itch, but it's driving me http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/BangHead.gif and none of my medicine is helping any :(
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/11 at 2:55 pm
Oooooh, I'd be talking to your supervisor about this....I bet she planned this from the get-go ::)
probably...my supervisor has been MIA (mentally) since her daughter's death....last thing she cares about is the petty crap I'm dealing with.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/11 at 3:35 pm
screw it... I told I'm not working tomorrow and no one else is avail either... so she has to come in... and I refuse to feel guilty about it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/04/11 at 3:55 pm
screw it... I told I'm not working tomorrow and no one else is avail either... so she has to come in... and I refuse to feel guilty about it.
You should refuse to feel guilty, It's your vacation dammit!
It is part of your contract. Let them figure it out, not your problem.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/04/11 at 4:01 pm
bitch moan and grumble....
yeah so I tell that dispatcher I hate that I'll work the shift....so-so and I were going to split the 5 hours so we each worked 2.5 but she was insistent that she would cover it. We played the no I'll work it game for a few rounds and then I was like fine you work it. So I told the other dispatcher thanks for helping out but D. is going to work it instead... B. is happy b/c he didn't really want to come in. So I'm at work and at 11 oclock she calls and says she can't work after all... I was scheduled to cover the 5 hr hole on Sunday.... so I asked if she could cover that... she said sure no problem...so I wind up working 15hrs yesterday when I wasn't supposed tooo......
guess who called and guess what? ::) I don't want to work 15 hours again.... plus I need to get my shyt together for my trip to LA. I was supposed to do it yesteday - hit the store for somethings I need...pick up my 8x10s for autographs at costco...take effie for a bath and nail clippings.... I'm supposed to leave tomorrow am I don't have time to do it then... plus the costco is in the opposite direction of where I am driving and I don't know if they're open on labor day....I figure the hair stuff and deoderant and crap I need to buy I can get on the road but Effie and Costco I needed to take care of by today.
One of the dispatchers has offered to come in at 730. I guess that helps....
FUDGE!!!! now she can't come in monday either....that's the first day of my vacation. we have no dispatchers to cover... >:( >:( >:(
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) And DON'T feel guilty about taking your vacation.
Well, that explains why the nephew won't return anyone's calls...he doesn't want to get in the middle of it apparently. GO Q'S MOM!!! Maybe if she stays "bored" enough, she'll leave YOU alone for the time being about visiting ;D
I'm really irritated today....my skin has started its "I'm going to itch all over for no apparent reason" again >:( That's how all of my "issues" started, with incessant itching in random places, but no visible signs. I have no hives, no redness, it's not dry, there's nothing "visibly" there that would make it itch, but it's driving me http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/BangHead.gif and none of my medicine is helping any :(
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Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/04/11 at 4:25 pm
screw it... I told I'm not working tomorrow and no one else is avail either... so she has to come in... and I refuse to feel guilty about it.
I wouldn't either. It's not like you don't have plans...it would be one thing if you were doing it JUST to spite her, but you're not, you were already planning on going to LA.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/11 at 4:50 pm
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) And DON'T feel guilty about taking your vacation.
Cat
Thanks!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/11 at 4:59 pm
I wouldn't either. It's not like you don't have plans...it would be one thing if you were doing it JUST to spite her, but you're not, you were already planning on going to LA.
tis true... and I am turning down the time and half holiday pay PLUS 8 hours of comp time I'd get if I worked.... that should speak volumes....
I just have to watch myself with her because she can get to me and I have to check my every move because she's found "ammo" on me in places I never expected. I mean she was totally reaching and my boss knew better than to fall for it. but now I'm all paranoid and shyt when it comes to her...
the new chief dismissed a long term employee - one who'd been around for 20 something years. he's hard to gauge and the way things have been going I'm terrified about what's going to happen when he decides to focus on dispatch... I think he likes me and I usually get all his projects strange requests that they are and total waste of my time that they are I always get them done for him and he seems impressed with my work. But still he can be quite erratic so it's hard to see where I stand....plus he dislikes my boss and hates my captain so I'm kinda screwed in some ways!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/04/11 at 7:46 pm
Well, that explains why the nephew won't return anyone's calls...he doesn't want to get in the middle of it apparently. GO Q'S MOM!!! Maybe if she stays "bored" enough, she'll leave YOU alone for the time being about visiting ;D
I'm really irritated today....my skin has started its "I'm going to itch all over for no apparent reason" again >:( That's how all of my "issues" started, with incessant itching in random places, but no visible signs. I have no hives, no redness, it's not dry, there's nothing "visibly" there that would make it itch, but it's driving me http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/BangHead.gif and none of my medicine is helping any :(
have you tried a good hand and body lotion? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/04/11 at 7:47 pm
screw it... I told I'm not working tomorrow and no one else is avail either... so she has to come in... and I refuse to feel guilty about it.
So there gonna have to find someone available to come in,It's your vacation you enjoy yourself.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/04/11 at 7:50 pm
I'm really irritated today....my skin has started its "I'm going to itch all over for no apparent reason" again >:( That's how all of my "issues" started, with incessant itching in random places, but no visible signs. I have no hives, no redness, it's not dry, there's nothing "visibly" there that would make it itch, but it's driving me http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/BangHead.gif and none of my medicine is helping any :(
I have that but not to your degree, doc says it's caused by stress AND/OR something I'm allergic to, what it is (that I'm allergic) remains unknown.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/04/11 at 10:59 pm
have you tried a good hand and body lotion? ???
OMG! I read this, after reading
tis true... and I am turning down the time and half holiday pay PLUS 8 hours of comp time I'd get if I worked.... that should speak volumes....
I just have to watch myself with her because she can get to me and I have to check my every move because she's found "ammo" on me in places I never expected. I mean she was totally reaching and my boss knew better than to fall for it. but now I'm all paranoid and shyt when it comes to her...
the new chief dismissed a long term employee - one who'd been around for 20 something years. he's hard to gauge and the way things have been going I'm terrified about what's going to happen when he decides to focus on dispatch... I think he likes me and I usually get all his projects strange requests that they are and total waste of my time that they are I always get them done for him and he seems impressed with my work. But still he can be quite erratic so it's hard to see where I stand....plus he dislikes my boss and hates my captain so I'm kinda screwed in some ways!
and I put 2 and 2 together and got :D :D :D
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/11 at 11:07 pm
OMG! I read this, after reading and I put 2 and 2 together and got :D :D :D
;D
Oh my. Youve got the "H" today eh? :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/04/11 at 11:09 pm
Oh my. Youve got the "H" today eh? :P
Must have! Although I can somewhat blame phone posting, and having it blown up, so I can not read a full post at a time!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/04/11 at 11:13 pm
Well, that explains why the nephew won't return anyone's calls...he doesn't want to get in the middle of it apparently. GO Q'S MOM!!! Maybe if she stays "bored" enough, she'll leave YOU alone for the time being about visiting ;D
I'm really irritated today....my skin has started its "I'm going to itch all over for no apparent reason" again >:( That's how all of my "issues" started, with incessant itching in random places, but no visible signs. I have no hives, no redness, it's not dry, there's nothing "visibly" there that would make it itch, but it's driving me http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/BangHead.gif and none of my medicine is helping any :(
Eeek! I get hives, and tgey suck - big time! You have my condolences! My sister in law was itching, and itching - no outward sign of hives. But it lasted for weeks- the deducted she had them under the dermal layer- but not what from! I couldn't imagine- eeeek!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 09/05/11 at 10:20 am
Hay Q, I'm confused. I get that there are issues over uncle C's will, but doesn't it have to go through probate before any disposition of assets?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/05/11 at 10:26 am
Hay Q, I'm confused. I get that there are issues over uncle C's will, but doesn't it have to go through probate before any disposition of assets?
it hasn't gotten that far. So far everyone's just scheming and arguing and planning on challenging it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/05/11 at 3:28 pm
Oh my. Youve got the "H" today eh? :P
everyone loves to get The "H" :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 09/05/11 at 3:53 pm
I'm really irritated today....my skin has started its "I'm going to itch all over for no apparent reason" again >:( That's how all of my "issues" started, with incessant itching in random places, but no visible signs. I have no hives, no redness, it's not dry, there's nothing "visibly" there that would make it itch, but it's driving me http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/BangHead.gif and none of my medicine is helping any :(
Have you been tested for Lyme disease? My sister suffered with itching sometimes with hives and other times not, she was tested for lots of things, finally the Dr. tested her for Lyme disease, BINGO!! She had her answer.
Many people suffer from itching and creepy crawly feelings when thy have Lyme disease.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/05/11 at 4:11 pm
Have you been tested for Lyme disease? My sister suffered with itching sometimes with hives and other times not, she was tested for lots of things, finally the Dr. tested her for Lyme disease, BINGO!! She had her answer.
Many people suffer from itching and creepy crawly feelings when thy have Lyme disease.
It gives me an itchy, crawly, creepy feeling just thinking about the little buggers on me 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/05/11 at 4:13 pm
It gives me an itchy, crawly, creepy feeling just thinking about the little buggers on me 8-P
When I read your post, just reminds me of this old add.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSfpDqOrG4
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/05/11 at 4:18 pm
When I read your post, just reminds me of this old add.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSfpDqOrG4
I sooo want one :D THis is the type of thing I would have asked my mom for, and got an iron and easy bake oven instead :\'(
I asked Santa for a race track, and got a baby alive and sewing machine (no joke) - never really asked for him anything after that :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/05/11 at 4:23 pm
I sooo want one :D THis is the type of thing I would have asked my mom for, and got an iron and easy bake oven instead :\'(
I asked Santa for a race track, and got a baby alive and sewing machine (no joke) - never really asked for him anything after that :P
I had an easy bake oven, my sister got a race track. neither of us received creepy crawlers.
My rant: Don't ya hate it when you *think* you start to feel better, then you're given a crappy day? >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/05/11 at 4:55 pm
My rant: Don't ya hate it when you *think* you start to feel better, then you're given a crappy day? >:(
Definitely! My allergies are full blown right now. My prescription for Claritin D is at our local "small town" pharmacy. I asked my hubby to pick some up for me on Friday, as I knew I would run out over the weekend. I cannot buy it too early, or the insurance company has a fit, as well as the State/National database, as of the sudafed in it. I did not realize that the pharmacist now closes at 1 on Fridays. They are not open on the weekends, and they observed labor day :P As I reach my limit, with my allergy medicine alone, I knew I better not go somewhere else and try and buy it. So I sent hubby to walgreens. He was denied, because the Pharmacy has sold too much. I hate the fact that I feel like a druggie, and have to try and jump through hoops, when I and 2 daughters have allergies that lead to sinus congestion.... THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. Going to have a sinus infection before the weekend is through .
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/05/11 at 9:19 pm
have you tried a good hand and body lotion? ???
Gee Howard, in the 2+ years I've been dealing with this, trying a good hand and body lotion never crossed my mind ::)
I have that but not to your degree, doc says it's caused by stress AND/OR something I'm allergic to, what it is (that I'm allergic) remains unknown.
Mine is autoimmune so I'm literally "allergic to myself" :o My doctor is going to run a full panel on me once the weather cools off. I've been tested for a myriad of things and, so far, everything is negative except my "Anti-FcE receptor autoantibody test", which was off the charts positive.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/05/11 at 9:23 pm
Have you been tested for Lyme disease? My sister suffered with itching sometimes with hives and other times not, she was tested for lots of things, finally the Dr. tested her for Lyme disease, BINGO!! She had her answer.
Many people suffer from itching and creepy crawly feelings when thy have Lyme disease.
That's one of the few things I've never been tested for, but I'm going in for massive testing in a few weeks...maybe I'll have them throw that one in ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/05/11 at 10:03 pm
Definitely! My allergies are full blown right now. My prescription for Claritin D is at our local "small town" pharmacy. I asked my hubby to pick some up for me on Friday, as I knew I would run out over the weekend. I cannot buy it too early, or the insurance company has a fit, as well as the State/National database, as of the sudafed in it. I did not realize that the pharmacist now closes at 1 on Fridays. They are not open on the weekends, and they observed labor day :P As I reach my limit, with my allergy medicine alone, I knew I better not go somewhere else and try and buy it. So I sent hubby to walgreens. He was denied, because the Pharmacy has sold too much. I hate the fact that I feel like a druggie, and have to try and jump through hoops, when I and 2 daughters have allergies that lead to sinus congestion.... THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. Going to have a sinus infection before the weekend is through .
WOW!!! That must be an Iowa law. I just looked through my "pseudoephedrine training" material and there's nothing about a limit on how much the pharmacy can sell "overall", just "per customer"???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/05/11 at 10:08 pm
WOW!!! That must be an Iowa law. I just looked through my "pseudoephedrine training" material and there's nothing about a limit on how much the pharmacy can sell "overall", just "per customer"???
It must be fairly new. Cause the Pharmacist, looked at the tech (who couldn't sell us it and asked why that would happen again). She stated we were the 6th customer new to their system that they could not sell to on Saturday. She explained it must have to do with the stores selling amount- yah it is hay fever season!
I just get tired of feeling like a criminal when I go buy allergy medicine. My husband has an employee who is going to have to serve some jailtime cause he went over the limit by one box last year (not sure how one does that), and it is not his first time... He has 7 children :P. I just miss the days when claritin d was a prescription And I would get it, and be done... Grumble grumble... Ease and convenience my arse :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/06/11 at 6:47 am
When I read your post, just reminds me of this old add.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSfpDqOrG4
Wow are Creepy Crawlers still around?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/06/11 at 6:48 am
Gee Howard, in the 2+ years I've been dealing with this, trying a good hand and body lotion never crossed my mind ::)
Mine is autoimmune so I'm literally "allergic to myself" :o My doctor is going to run a full panel on me once the weather cools off. I've been tested for a myriad of things and, so far, everything is negative except my "Anti-FcE receptor autoantibody test", which was off the charts positive.
I meant one that will deal with your itching and scratching.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/06/11 at 8:13 am
It must be fairly new. Cause the Pharmacist, looked at the tech (who couldn't sell us it and asked why that would happen again). She stated we were the 6th customer new to their system that they could not sell to on Saturday. She explained it must have to do with the stores selling amount- yah it is hay fever season!
I just get tired of feeling like a criminal when I go buy allergy medicine. My husband has an employee who is going to have to serve some jailtime cause he went over the limit by one box last year (not sure how one does that), and it is not his first time... He has 7 children :P. I just miss the days when claritin d was a prescription And I would get it, and be done... Grumble grumble... Ease and convenience my arse :P
Well, there IS a personal limit...3.6 g/day and 9g/30 days. Some states have different (stricter) laws, but those are fed standards...some states (Iowa is probably one of them) have set even lower limits. It might be a walgreens thing too...he should've come to Target~lol! AFA the employee, even 1 mg over can get you in trouble, but he had to have bought it somewhere they still have manual logs and there were "suspicious" sales going on because now that it's all computerized, the system won't allow the sale to go through if you're over the limit and they only checked the logs of pharmacies with abnormally high orders from the suppliers before the computerized database (at least that's what my pharmacist told me). I agree, it's a PITA, though, because we have people who don't want to give us their driver's licenses to buy it and we then have to tell them we can't sell it so they say "Fine, I'll just go to Wal-Mart (or Walgreens or wherever)", thinking we'll just give in, but we tell them "it's the law and you'll have to do it WHEREVER you go...they still leave ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/06/11 at 8:27 am
I meant one that will deal with your itching and scratching.
Sorry, Howard, but I've been dealing with this for 2+ years and yes, I've tried a multitude of lotions, creams, ointments, etc. I've even tried "old wives' tales" remedies, homeopathic treatments, even prescription strength topical treatments.
I don't mean to get snippy about it, but as I said, I've been dealing with this for 2+ years so when someone asks me if I've tried an obvious treatment, I get a bit sarcastic. I mean, think about it, if you got daily headaches, how would you feel if 50 people said "have you tried taking an aspirin?" After person 25, wouldn't you feel like yelling "YES, I'VE TRIED TAKING AN ASPIRIN AND IT DOESN'T WORK!!!" ??? Well, I'm at about person #286 so I bypassed yelling LONG ago and am just at straight sarcasm now ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/06/11 at 8:28 am
Wow are Creepy Crawlers still around?
yes, my kids get them at the dentist out of the "goody drawer". I have the slime stains on the windows of my car to prove it ;DNevermind, I'm thinking of "wall-walkers". They DO still have something similar, though, but now you can EAT them. My middle son had the kits a few years ago...there were molded things you could make that came out kinda like gooey gummy-bears (never could quite get them to solidify, even when we cut down on the water) and there were liquid "slime" and other gross-gelatinous materials you could make with it. They're called "Dr. Dreadful Food Labs" ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/06/11 at 8:40 am
Sorry, Howard, but I've been dealing with this for 2+ years and yes, I've tried a multitude of lotions, creams, ointments, etc. I've even tried "old wives' tales" remedies, homeopathic treatments, even prescription strength topical treatments.
I don't mean to get snippy about it, but as I said, I've been dealing with this for 2+ years so when someone asks me if I've tried an obvious treatment, I get a bit sarcastic. I mean, think about it, if you got daily headaches, how would you feel if 50 people said "have you tried taking an aspirin?" After person 25, wouldn't you feel like yelling "YES, I'VE TRIED TAKING AN ASPIRIN AND IT DOESN'T WORK!!!" ??? Well, I'm at about person #286 so I bypassed yelling LONG ago and am just at straight sarcasm now ::)
Good analogy!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/06/11 at 9:03 am
Definitely! My allergies are full blown right now. My prescription for Claritin D is at our local "small town" pharmacy. I asked my hubby to pick some up for me on Friday, as I knew I would run out over the weekend. I cannot buy it too early, or the insurance company has a fit, as well as the State/National database, as of the sudafed in it. I did not realize that the pharmacist now closes at 1 on Fridays. They are not open on the weekends, and they observed labor day :P As I reach my limit, with my allergy medicine alone, I knew I better not go somewhere else and try and buy it. So I sent hubby to walgreens. He was denied, because the Pharmacy has sold too much. I hate the fact that I feel like a druggie, and have to try and jump through hoops, when I and 2 daughters have allergies that lead to sinus congestion.... THIS IS A NIGHTMARE. Going to have a sinus infection before the weekend is through .
And herein lies the problem with putting a limit on it...okay, I get that people are using it for meth, but there are people who need it for legitimate reasons and can't get it because of the stupid limits. Legally, by each of you making 2 trips, you could get enough to get you & each daughter enough of the 12-hour Claritin D for a month (you each buy 30 pills each trip), but if you need the 24-hour, one of your kids is screwed (you can each only buy 15 pills per trip). Now, if you had 1 more person in your household taking it, you would need a doctor's prescription for it (and some pharmacies would require prescriptions for ALL of it). We have a single mom with 4 kids and all of them take different varieties of "allergy-d" meds so we just run through the prescriptions as "cash" (since her insurance no longer covers them because they're technically OTC" because that's the only way she can buy them. Her kids' doctor actually didn't want to write the prescriptions "because they're over the counter" until our pharmacist called and explained the situation to him. The dipsheesh didn't realize how much pse was actually IN the meds ::)
BTW, you should still get a 5-7 day "grace period" on the prescription, despite the pse in it ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/06/11 at 10:44 am
When I read your post, just reminds me of this old add.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSfpDqOrG4
I don't think we had the Creepy Crawlers, but I had the Fun Flowers & there was another one (I can't remember what they were called-Pic-a-dots or something like that). A few years ago, we got some of the molds from Creepy Crawlers & Fun Flowers at an auction and sold them on eBay. Can't remember what we got for them. But, it was so strange looking at the Fun Flowers molds because I kept having the daja vu all over again.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/06/11 at 11:18 am
I don't think we had the Creepy Crawlers, but I had the Fun Flowers & there was another one (I can't remember what they were called-Pic-a-dots or something like that). A few years ago, we got some of the molds from Creepy Crawlers & Fun Flowers at an auction and sold them on eBay. Can't remember what we got for them. But, it was so strange looking at the Fun Flowers molds because I kept having the daja vu all over again.
Cat
I remember having both of these...I ran out of the "mix" and started using regular glue that I colored with food coloring to make them ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 09/06/11 at 11:56 am
I remember having both of these...I ran out of the "mix" and started using regular glue that I colored with food coloring to make them ;)
I also remember something similar but you made candies, I think it was called Incedible Edibles.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/06/11 at 4:15 pm
I also remember something similar but you made candies, I think it was called Incedible Edibles.
Yup. I think we had that, too. At the time we didn't think anything of it but can you imagine eating that stuff now? 8-P
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 6:08 pm
I meant one that will deal with your itching and scratching.
Howard... she wouldn't be complaining about it, and suffering through it for 2 years, if she had something that would treat it. Her doctor can't even treat it, why do you think you can?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 6:19 pm
Well, there IS a personal limit...3.6 g/day and 9g/30 days. Some states have different (stricter) laws, but those are fed standards...some states (Iowa is probably one of them) have set even lower limits. It might be a walgreens thing too...he should've come to Target~lol! AFA the employee, even 1 mg over can get you in trouble, but he had to have bought it somewhere they still have manual logs and there were "suspicious" sales going on because now that it's all computerized, the system won't allow the sale to go through if you're over the limit and they only checked the logs of pharmacies with abnormally high orders from the suppliers before the computerized database (at least that's what my pharmacist told me). I agree, it's a PITA, though, because we have people who don't want to give us their driver's licenses to buy it and we then have to tell them we can't sell it so they say "Fine, I'll just go to Wal-Mart (or Walgreens or wherever)", thinking we'll just give in, but we tell them "it's the law and you'll have to do it WHEREVER you go...they still leave ::)
I understand that, but when one has 7 children the limit needs to be maximized for children (as both doctors an pharmacists have told me alike phenylephrine does nothing). I have 2 daughters with allergies, and they are both like me and get sinus congestion, and later a sinus infection if not treated. Thank goodness our family doctor is right next door, and will write them a prescription if needed, because otherwise I couldn't get it cause my allergy medicine puts me at the limit. I am perfectly fine giving my drivers license, but it is a PITA everytime, specially when the pharmacists know me by name (I went out to sushi with 3 of them the other day - my husband says I have a bunch of drug dealers for friends).
Neither Burlington, or Iowa City Target have a pharmacy. Only SuperTarget in Davenport has a pharmacy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 6:20 pm
Sorry, Howard, but I've been dealing with this for 2+ years and yes, I've tried a multitude of lotions, creams, ointments, etc. I've even tried "old wives' tales" remedies, homeopathic treatments, even prescription strength topical treatments.
I don't mean to get snippy about it, but as I said, I've been dealing with this for 2+ years so when someone asks me if I've tried an obvious treatment, I get a bit sarcastic. I mean, think about it, if you got daily headaches, how would you feel if 50 people said "have you tried taking an aspirin?" After person 25, wouldn't you feel like yelling "YES, I'VE TRIED TAKING AN ASPIRIN AND IT DOESN'T WORK!!!" ??? Well, I'm at about person #286 so I bypassed yelling LONG ago and am just at straight sarcasm now ::)
I got the sarcasm for you 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 6:23 pm
yes, my kids get them at the dentist out of the "goody drawer". I have the slime stains on the windows of my car to prove it ;DNevermind, I'm thinking of "wall-walkers". They DO still have something similar, though, but now you can EAT them. My middle son had the kits a few years ago...there were molded things you could make that came out kinda like gooey gummy-bears (never could quite get them to solidify, even when we cut down on the water) and there were liquid "slime" and other gross-gelatinous materials you could make with it. They're called "Dr. Dreadful Food Labs" ;)
sounds cool
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 6:30 pm
And herein lies the problem with putting a limit on it...okay, I get that people are using it for meth, but there are people who need it for legitimate reasons and can't get it because of the stupid limits. Legally, by each of you making 2 trips, you could get enough to get you & each daughter enough of the 12-hour Claritin D for a month (you each buy 30 pills each trip), but if you need the 24-hour, one of your kids is screwed (you can each only buy 15 pills per trip). Now, if you had 1 more person in your household taking it, you would need a doctor's prescription for it (and some pharmacies would require prescriptions for ALL of it). We have a single mom with 4 kids and all of them take different varieties of "allergy-d" meds so we just run through the prescriptions as "cash" (since her insurance no longer covers them because they're technically OTC" because that's the only way she can buy them. Her kids' doctor actually didn't want to write the prescriptions "because they're over the counter" until our pharmacist called and explained the situation to him. The dipsheesh didn't realize how much pse was actually IN the meds ::)
BTW, you should still get a 5-7 day "grace period" on the prescription, despite the pse in it ;)
I require the 24 hour Claritin D each and every day. My allergist gave me a prescription. I get 30 days now.
The girls, if it is allergy time (their's not as severe as mine) we can normally get the family doctor to write a prescription (he is right next door to the local pharmacy, with a pass through window right there).
and the limit does soo suck, and soo expensive now that it went to over the counter :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/06/11 at 7:00 pm
I require the 24 hour Claritin D each and every day. My allergist gave me a prescription. I get 30 days now.
The girls, if it is allergy time (their's not as severe as mine) we can normally get the family doctor to write a prescription (he is right next door to the local pharmacy, with a pass through window right there).
and the limit does soo suck, and soo expensive now that it went to over the counter :\'(
Carlos' doc gives me samples of Nasonex.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 7:21 pm
Carlos' doc gives me samples of Nasonex.
Cat
I have that too.... no wait I have Flonase (that is to help reduce the nasal polyps, but it is not enough for the allergies alone, as that is all I have been on for the past 3 days).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/06/11 at 8:05 pm
Howard... she wouldn't be complaining about it, and suffering through it for 2 years, if she had something that would treat it. Her doctor can't even treat it, why do you think you can?
oops I just asked about seeing a doctor Sami I guess you can delete it before you start screaming at me again. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/06/11 at 8:11 pm
Well I guess the only solution is go see the doctor and see what he can prescribe.
oops I just asked about seeing a doctor Sami I guess you can delete it before you start screaming at me again. :(
I think you can delete the post yourself, Howard. Just read posts first.
Read the whole post
Read the whole post
Read the whole post
Read the whole post
Read the whole post!!!
She's gone to many doc's and sources and she's ready to pull her hair out. What you could have written was something like "Gee, that really sounds like an awful struggle to find a cure. I really hope you find one"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 8:28 pm
oops I just asked about seeing a doctor Sami I guess you can delete it before you start screaming at me again. :(
HOWARD - THIS IS SCREAMING!
It is not for me to delete a post, what I says stands....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/06/11 at 8:31 pm
HOWARD - THIS IS SCREAMING!
It is not for me to delete a post, what I says stands....
Sorry about that Sami.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 8:40 pm
Sorry about that Sami.
It is not me you need to apologize to. It is Mama K who is hurting and you are making light of her situation. You cannot even bother to read her whole post, and you think you can solve her pain in a few careless words.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 8:40 pm
I see he deleted again.... Where is Karen when you need her. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/06/11 at 8:50 pm
I see he deleted again.... Where is Karen when you need her. ::)
A-Ha, but it's still in a "quote" of my reply to him, post #2822. Does Karen delete his posts sometimes? :-\\
It is not me you need to apologize to. It is Mama K who is hurting and you are making light of her situation. You cannot even bother to read her whole post, and you think you can solve her pain in a few careless words.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/yelclap.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/06/11 at 8:56 pm
A-Ha, but it's still in a "quote" of my reply to him, post #2822. Does Karen delete his posts sometimes? :-\\ http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/yelclap.gif
Nahh - she chastises him for deleting his posts.... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/06/11 at 11:15 pm
This thread is a viper nest. If I was the moderator I would lock it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/07/11 at 12:27 am
And one more intra-board gripe:
This thread is for sounding off, vents, and rants. However, the posters who frequent the thread decree not all rants are equal. They churn out unsolicited advice and disqualify statements of being worth serious considerations. Meanwhile, the few who dominate the thread pulse a litany of one way therapy rage about the schools, the kids, the fam, the illnesses, and the office politics. In essence, you've made it your little club.
And furthermore...
The way you scold and school Howard like a bunch of nagging old aunties does not help Howard, and you know it. You use him as a whipping boy. Cut it out! I've know Howard on these boards for eight years and he's a decent, well-meaning guy just trying to get along like the rest of us. If he says something redundant or confused, you don't have to reply to him. Just let it pass. If he says something inappropriate, let that go too if it bothers you. If for whatever reason you find Howard too disruptive or too offensive, then please take it up with the moderators. I'm tired of all the barbs and bellyaching directed at Howard hijacking threads into "let's yell at Howard" sessions.
NO MORE PICKING ON HOWARD. IT WILL MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPIER IN THE END.
Thank you, et c'est tout!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/07/11 at 6:51 am
I see he deleted again.... Where is Karen when you need her. ::)
I didn't want anyone to read it sometimes I read it but I click on post without reading it through,that's my mistake.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/07/11 at 6:52 am
A-Ha, but it's still in a "quote" of my reply to him, post #2822. Does Karen delete his posts sometimes? :-\\ http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/yelclap.gif
No I delete my own posts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/07/11 at 6:54 am
And one more intra-board gripe:
This thread is for sounding off, vents, and rants. However, the posters who frequent the thread decree not all rants are equal. They churn out unsolicited advice and disqualify statements of being worth serious considerations. Meanwhile, the few who dominate the thread pulse a litany of one way therapy rage about the schools, the kids, the fam, the illnesses, and the office politics. In essence, you've made it your little club.
And furthermore...
The way you scold and school Howard like a bunch of nagging old aunties does not help Howard, and you know it. You use him as a whipping boy. Cut it out! I've know Howard on these boards for eight years and he's a decent, well-meaning guy just trying to get along like the rest of us. If he says something redundant or confused, you don't have to reply to him. Just let it pass. If he says something inappropriate, let that go too if it bothers you. If for whatever reason you find Howard too disruptive or too offensive, then please take it up with the moderators. I'm tired of all the barbs and bellyaching directed at Howard hijacking threads into "let's yell at Howard" sessions.
NO MORE PICKING ON HOWARD. IT WILL MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPIER IN THE END.
Thank you, et c'est tout!
Thanks Maxwell,Karma. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/07/11 at 10:34 am
And one more intra-board gripe:
This thread is for sounding off, vents, and rants. However, the posters who frequent the thread decree not all rants are equal. They churn out unsolicited advice and disqualify statements of being worth serious considerations. Meanwhile, the few who dominate the thread pulse a litany of one way therapy rage about the schools, the kids, the fam, the illnesses, and the office politics. In essence, you've made it your little club.
And furthermore...
The way you scold and school Howard like a bunch of nagging old aunties does not help Howard, and you know it. You use him as a whipping boy. Cut it out! I've know Howard on these boards for eight years and he's a decent, well-meaning guy just trying to get along like the rest of us. If he says something redundant or confused, you don't have to reply to him. Just let it pass. If he says something inappropriate, let that go too if it bothers you. If for whatever reason you find Howard too disruptive or too offensive, then please take it up with the moderators. I'm tired of all the barbs and bellyaching directed at Howard hijacking threads into "let's yell at Howard" sessions.
NO MORE PICKING ON HOWARD. IT WILL MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPIER IN THE END.
Thank you, et c'est tout!
Sorry, Max, but I have to disagree with your first statement...I went back through the past couple of pages (and my settings show about 50/page) and EVERY "sound off/vent/rant" was responded to, regardless of who posted it. The title of the thread is "Sound off/Vent/Rant", what did you expect other than "a litany of one way therapy rage about the schools, the kids, the fam, the illnesses, and the office politics"? We can't FORCE other people to post, but they are more than welcome to.
AFA the "Howard" issue...ignoring it is easier said than done. You obviously haven't seen the posts he's deleted. In response to just MY posts alone (and I only responded to 1), he has deleted AT LEAST 3 responses. We have repeatedly asked him NICELY to READ the ENTIRE post AND his response before posting and see if his response actually "makes sense", but he's not....it's pretty obvious when I post about "MY DOCTOR" and he responds with one post about lotion and another about my only option left is to see a doctor ::) If you ignore his post, he keeps posting until someone does. If you go back through the thread, you'll see that he has posted the following multiple times almost word for word (that is if he hasn't deleted some of them).
I didn't want anyone to read it sometimes I read it but I click on post without reading it through,that's my mistake.
.
We aren't "ganging up" on him and aren't trying to be mean, but as I tried to explain in one of my previous responses to him, when you're dealing with something for a LONG time, at first, it's not that hard to ignore the inane responses, after about 50, you start to get annoyed, by the 286 time, you just can't take it anymore! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/07/11 at 10:45 am
I understand that, but when one has 7 children the limit needs to be maximized for children (as both doctors an pharmacists have told me alike phenylephrine does nothing). I have 2 daughters with allergies, and they are both like me and get sinus congestion, and later a sinus infection if not treated. Thank goodness our family doctor is right next door, and will write them a prescription if needed, because otherwise I couldn't get it cause my allergy medicine puts me at the limit. I am perfectly fine giving my drivers license, but it is a PITA everytime, specially when the pharmacists know me by name (I went out to sushi with 3 of them the other day - my husband says I have a bunch of drug dealers for friends).
Neither Burlington, or Iowa City Target have a pharmacy. Only SuperTarget in Davenport has a pharmacy.
Oh, I agree 100%. Unfortunately, looking at it from the "pharmacy side", we get drug seekers all the time with bogus stories so it would be impossible to monitor the people who "truly" have 7 kids who "need" it and people who just have "7 kids" and are buying it to make some meth, hence the need for the prescription...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 09/07/11 at 11:28 am
A-Ha, but it's still in a "quote" of my reply to him, post #2822. Does Karen delete his posts sometimes?
Nah, I was complaining about him doing it in a different thread
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 09/07/11 at 11:31 am
Nahh - she chastises him for deleting his posts.... ::)
I don't think I chatised him directly - just fudged him in the fudge thread (not even for real)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/07/11 at 12:14 pm
Sorry, Max, but I have to disagree with your first statement...I went back through the past couple of pages (and my settings show about 50/page) and EVERY "sound off/vent/rant" was responded to, regardless of who posted it. The title of the thread is "Sound off/Vent/Rant", what did you expect other than "a litany of one way therapy rage about the schools, the kids, the fam, the illnesses, and the office politics"? We can't FORCE other people to post, but they are more than welcome to.
AFA the "Howard" issue...ignoring it is easier said than done. You obviously haven't seen the posts he's deleted. In response to just MY posts alone (and I only responded to 1), he has deleted AT LEAST 3 responses. We have repeatedly asked him NICELY to READ the ENTIRE post AND his response before posting and see if his response actually "makes sense", but he's not....it's pretty obvious when I post about "MY DOCTOR" and he responds with one post about lotion and another about my only option left is to see a doctor ::) If you ignore his post, he keeps posting until someone does. If you go back through the thread, you'll see that he has posted the following multiple times almost word for word (that is if he hasn't deleted some of them)..
We aren't "ganging up" on him and aren't trying to be mean, but as I tried to explain in one of my previous responses to him, when you're dealing with something for a LONG time, at first, it's not that hard to ignore the inane responses, after about 50, you start to get annoyed, by the 286 time, you just can't take it anymore! :D
Well said mK on both points.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/07/11 at 12:20 pm
Nah, I was complaining about him doing it in a different thread
I don't think I chatised him directly - just fudged him in the fudge thread (not even for real)
I was the one who carried it out of the fudge thread it was in fun and he got that. But he also knows if he read the posts he's responding to and his replies he wouldn't have to "delete" posts.
I think part of the problem max is that he is deleting posts so you aren't seeing why people get frustrated. Most of my replies to howard are good natured fun or sarcastic. When I'm pissed off everyone knows it because he's the first person I tell.
And sorry but if we didn't step in some times we'd have 20 pages of him and Philip posting about the weather. Don't make go find that computer conversation from a couple yrs back cuz I will. Ah hell..... I will.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/07/11 at 12:26 pm
I was the one who carried it out of the fudge thread it was in fun and he got that. But he also knows if he read the posts he's responding to and his replies he wouldn't have to "delete" posts.
I think part of the problem max is that he is deleting posts so you aren't seeing why people get frustrated. Most of my replies to howard are good natured fun or sarcastic. When I'm pissed off everyone knows it because he's the first person I tell.
And sorry but if we didn't step in some times we'd have 20 pages of him and Philip posting about the weather. Don't make go find that computer conversation from a couple yrs back cuz I will. Ah hell..... I will.
Is that the Howard & Philip's version of "Who's On First?" I was laughing so hard when I read that that my stomach hurt. I can't remember where it was.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/07/11 at 12:26 pm
Is that the Howard & Philip's version of "Who's On First?" I was laughing so hard when I read that that my stomach hurt. I can't remember where it was.
Cat
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/07/11 at 2:05 pm
Fair enough. I didn't see Howard's deleted posts. I don't come around here often enough to see exactly what happens. I was sounding off. I'm glad the fallout wasn't worse. I suppose I could sleuth the thread and get the real scoop, but I'd rather watch paint dry. Do continue with your back-and-forth quarreling and shaking your fists in the air!
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/07/11 at 4:44 pm
I don't think I chatised him directly - just fudged him in the fudge thread (not even for real)
Point taken, I just remember it being brought up once or twice 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/07/11 at 4:50 pm
Is that the Howard & Philip's version of "Who's On First?" I was laughing so hard when I read that that my stomach hurt. I can't remember where it was.
Cat
That's the one. I posted it in the fudge club I think you quoted it in the forum quote of the day but I couldn't find that thread.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/07/11 at 7:11 pm
Every time I put new pics up on Flickr, I get very few comments on them. I don't think the people on Flickr likes my photos. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
(Hint, hint. ;) )
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/07/11 at 7:56 pm
I don't think I chatised him directly - just fudged him in the fudge thread (not even for real)
that's ok Karen I deserve the fudge,It's ok I can handle the heat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/07/11 at 7:58 pm
Is that the Howard & Philip's version of "Who's On First?" I was laughing so hard when I read that that my stomach hurt. I can't remember where it was.
Cat
Does she have to bring that up? C'mon now.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/07/11 at 10:30 pm
Every time I put new pics up on Flickr, I get very few comments on them. I don't think the people on Flickr likes my photos. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
(Hint, hint. ;) )
Cat
I can look at pictures and possibly comments. I'll put it on my list of things I could be doing.
I'm tired of trying to ask people to comment on my soundclick and youtube stuff. ( mntaken for both places) My amiright parodist name is Ann Hammond
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/08/11 at 1:26 am
WOW!!! That must be an Iowa law. I just looked through my "pseudoephedrine training" material and there's nothing about a limit on how much the pharmacy can sell "overall", just "per customer"???
There may be laws that vary from state to state (and the per-pharmacy limit could be one of them, in an effort to find pharmacies that are deliberately turning a blind eye to the issue and are effectively selling industrial quantities of precursors), but isn't the Federal one draconian enough?
Another scenario is that the pharmacist saw a customer getting close to the limit and decided to protect the customer by refusing the sale. ("I can sell it to you, but your allergies aren't as bad as the consequences of you getting on The List, so I'll make up something about not being able to sell it to you today...")
For those wondering what the fuss is about:
The War On Some Drugs has been going after pseudoephedrine (for obvious reasons) for five years. With predictable results.
The long and the short of it is that all purchasers of this legal over-the-counter medication have their ID tracked and entered into a database. The database is mined for family members or close relatives, or other purchasing patterns that resemble smurfing. Buy all you want, but cross the line - whether it be the one in the law, or the one in the datamining algorithms - and Very Bad Things happen.
The non-Federally-tracked substitute phenylephrine, the "active" ingredient in Sudafed PE, is about as effective as a placebo. The fact that phenylephrine doesn't work doesn't matter - have you seen the OTC aisle at your local drugstore lately? A drugstore that's willing to sell homeopathic "medicines" in the OTC aisle is already making a mint off selling placebos, so what's one more?
Suck it up, allergy sufferers. For freedom. Happy 10th anniversary of 9/11, are we free yet?
Oh, I agree 100%. Unfortunately, looking at it from the "pharmacy side", we get drug seekers all the time with bogus stories so it would be impossible to monitor the people who "truly" have 7 kids who "need" it and people who just have "7 kids" and are buying it to make some meth, hence the need for the prescription...
This.
I'm lucky in that don't have allergies nearly as bad enough, nor do I get enough colds to need decongestants frequently enough, to worry about getting on The List. So however red my nose, however watery the eyes, I smirk, hand over my driver's license, and say "Da, Comrade" with a mock Russian accent. Sometimes they don't react, but I've gotten a few smiles from the older pharmacists who remember an America before all of Yakov Smirnov's cold war jokes came true on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. But making an In Soviet Russia "the citizens watch the government buy medicine!" joke isn't the same as trying to change anything. So I'm part of the problem, too.
The way you scold and school Howard like a bunch of nagging old aunties does not help Howard, and you know it.
Damn right. As long as I'm being Part Of The Problem, yeah, guilty as charged, and if I hadn't already karma'd you earlier tonight, I owe you one for a nice rant. I disagree with you on a few points, but I appreciate a good rant, and dude - nice rant!
So Howard, sorry 'bout that. I'll probably do it again, because I'm a douchebag, and because you've been a damn good sport about it. But I gotta admit I've been douchier than normal about it over the past few months.
Especially since I did my phenylephrine rant after having been away for a couple of days, before reading the rest of the thread only to see that mama_K covered it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/08/11 at 1:55 am
Every time I put new pics up on Flickr, I get very few comments on them. I don't think the people on Flickr likes my photos. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
(Hint, hint. ;) )
Cat
Give it time, there are plenty of people around the world and it will take a long while for all of them to get to see your wonderful pictures.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/08/11 at 10:42 am
Give it time, there are plenty of people around the world and it will take a long while for all of them to get to see your wonderful pictures.
Pics that have been up for well over a year and not many comments... :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
But, thanks for the complement.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/08/11 at 7:08 pm
There may be laws that vary from state to state (and the per-pharmacy limit could be one of them, in an effort to find pharmacies that are deliberately turning a blind eye to the issue and are effectively selling industrial quantities of precursors), but isn't the Federal one draconian enough?
Another scenario is that the pharmacist saw a customer getting close to the limit and decided to protect the customer by refusing the sale. ("I can sell it to you, but your allergies aren't as bad as the consequences of you getting on The List, so I'll make up something about not being able to sell it to you today...")Unless it's a "small" pharmacy that does few transactions of this type, the odds of this happening are slim...the pharmacist would have to remember the customer, the date of purchase, and what/how much they purchased (since different meds have different amounts of pse). IF they had their DL, they would have to specifically search for their last transactions, because the database doesn't give you a "running total" when you enter the transaction, only if it's "approved" or "denied".
And, there are laws that vary from state to state...primarily in ones that have a large meth problem. My state doesn't, but I think most of the surrounding ones do ;)
For those wondering what the fuss is about:
The War On Some Drugs has been going after pseudoephedrine (for obvious reasons) for five years. With predictable results.
The long and the short of it is that all purchasers of this legal over-the-counter medication have their ID tracked and entered into a database. The database is mined for family members or close relatives, or other purchasing patterns that resemble smurfing. Buy all you want, but cross the line - whether it be the one in the law, or the one in the datamining algorithms - and Very Bad Things happen.
The non-Federally-tracked substitute phenylephrine, the "active" ingredient in Sudafed PE, is about as effective as a placebo. The fact that phenylephrine doesn't work doesn't matter - have you seen the OTC aisle at your local drugstore lately? A drugstore that's willing to sell homeopathic "medicines" in the OTC aisle is already making a mint off selling placebos, so what's one more?
Suck it up, allergy sufferers. For freedom. Happy 10th anniversary of 9/11, are we free yet?
This.
I'm lucky in that don't have allergies nearly as bad enough, nor do I get enough colds to need decongestants frequently enough, to worry about getting on The List. So however red my nose, however watery the eyes, I smirk, hand over my driver's license, and say "Da, Comrade" with a mock Russian accent. Sometimes they don't react, but I've gotten a few smiles from the older pharmacists who remember an America before all of Yakov Smirnov's cold war jokes came true on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. But making an In Soviet Russia "the citizens watch the government buy medicine!" joke isn't the same as trying to change anything. So I'm part of the problem, too.
I'd laugh if you came to my register and said that ;D And you're right, the PE is worthless. The REALLY silly thing is that we now also have to card customers for some "non-pse" cough & cold meds (particularly cough syrups). The reason? Kids have been getting "high" by drinking large quantities of it. For those, we can just "key in" a DOB, though, just like an alcohol purchase, but if you're not 18, you're not buying any....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/09/11 at 1:05 pm
I'd like to know where my "township's assessor's office" is getting their drugs because I need some of whatever they're taking....
According to them, the "Fair Cash Value" of our house went UP 5% from last year ??? I'd like to know how they came up with that number when we've had 3 banks tell us it's not even worth what they "assessed" it at LAST year!!! A house quite similar to mine (more sq. footage, but on a slightly smaller lot) directly behind me sold earlier this year for $90K LESS than their "FCV" and one across the street (again smaller lot, same sq. footage, but 3-car garage) sold for $120K less. Needless to say, we'll be "appealing" their assessment...I tried appealing in the past and was shot down because I had no "supporting evidence"...this time, I'm "armed and dangerous". I have an appraisal done last year showing the "appraised value" (which is nowhere CLOSE to THEIRS), as well as information off THEIR website showing "comparable home sales prices" ;)
Well, I actually know how they came up with their "value"...they've taken the sale prices for the past 5 years, which include sales from BEFORE the housing market went in the toilet! OF COURSE it's going to go UP when you include sales that occurred when the market was in its prime (and houses similar to mine were selling for approx $150K more than they are now). Even when the market tanked, our "assessed value" never went down, it's consistently gone UP or stayed the same EVERY YEAR!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/10/11 at 12:19 am
Unless it's a "small" pharmacy that does few transactions of this type, the odds of this happening are slim...the pharmacist would have to remember the customer, the date of purchase, and what/how much they purchased (since different meds have different amounts of pse). IF they had their DL, they would have to specifically search for their last transactions
Not sure if you shoulda mentioned how the database works, but I'm sure the bad guys know anyways. LOL. I'd have designed the system to display the running total, but I suppose approval/denial is the more privacy-protective option. The goal is to datamine for smurfs, after all. Telling a bad guy "this is your last one today" might be a warning, and the smurfs might scatter. Plus, it's pretty rare that innocent people (as in, "unless you really are a family of 5 sharing the same flu") come close to hitting the threshold.
I'd laugh if you came to my register and said that ;D And you're right, the PE is worthless. The REALLY silly thing is that we now also have to card customers for some "non-pse" cough & cold meds (particularly cough syrups). The reason? Kids have been getting "high" by drinking large quantities of it. For those, we can just "key in" a DOB, though, just like an alcohol purchase, but if you're not 18, you're not buying any....
Good on ya for having a sense of humor about the whole thing. And yeah, it's funny how the harder Prohibitionists lock down the relatively safe illegal drugs, the kids start doing less-safe things with the legal drugs, or downright deadly things with the unsafe legal drugs. The only good news is that (the cough medications with the two ingredients that come to mind) aren't blended with acetaminophen, or we'd have dozens of kids dead of liver failure every week.
Carding for 18+ (or 21+), but no tracking of individual purchases with the individual purchasers, is a reasonable compromise for easily-abused OTC medicines. If it's restrictive enough for the easily-abused, highly-addictive recreational pharmaceutical known as "ethanol", it should be good enough for the parts of OTC aisle.
Note to self: If I ever become a billionaire, I should open a grocery store in a state that permits the sales of OTC medicines and alcohol from within the same business. And then I'd stock the beer, wine, and whiskey under "Feeling Down?" in the OTC aisle. (Can't call it depression or dysthymia, but I can say "Feeling down?" as long as I say "These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease"... :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/11/11 at 4:15 pm
Just got home from L & J's baseball games (hubby's at J's third, which I decided to pass on so I could come home and cool off and shower). There were some parents (at least I think they were, maybe aunts/uncles, anyway, ADULTS) of kids from the other team sitting on OUR side that were just OBNOXIOUSLY RUDE!!! Besides the fact that they did not SHUT UP the entire game, some of the comments they were making were simply UNCALLED FOR (like yelling at the batters not to worry about swinging because our pitchers can't get it over the plate anyway, make them "throw down to first" because we'll miss the ball, stuff like that ::))! These kids are 10-11 year olds and this is a REC league, for goodness sake!!! I swear, parents in the next 2 leagues UP don't even get as bad as the ones in the leagues for the 8-11 year olds do! J umpired a game yesterday in the league below L's and had to warn 2 parents that if they didn't "shut up" (he put it more "nicely" than that, but after the 2nd one asked him "how much extra the other coach was paying him", that was the last straw...hubby was there and said J was 100% right on both calls the parents were b!tching about), he would eject them...they went to the coaches and asked if he could do that and the one coach had to actually LOOK UP THE RULE to see if he could! (My son always carried the "code of conduct" and "league rules" on him when he does so he KNOWS what he can or can't do). >:(
I keep the book for our team so I need to sit where I can hear the umpire and see what's happening in the game. Well, the people from the other team didn't like where I was sitting because I was "blocking their view" (and kept making snide comments about "the lady in black being in the way"...hey, that's where OUR coach put MY chair). I ignored them for a majority of the game until there was a close play at home, but the catcher dropped the ball so our kid was safe...well, they REALLY didn't like that and our first base coach missed what happened, so he came to the fence to ask me and I explained QUITE LOUDLY that "their catcher can't keep the ball in his mitt" so they started yelling "Down in front!" I finally turned around and said "Look, I'm keeping the scorebook for THIS team and talking to THIS coach. If we're in your way, go sit on YOUR team's side or move down there (pointing to right field), there's nobody down there to block your view!" The rest of the parents on our side started clapping and the ump called time and came over to ask what was going on (because there really wasn't anything on the field). He then warned them if they were going to sit on the opposing side, they needed to "act like adults and keep their comments positive or move" (he was an older guy, which was nice because we usually get high school kids who don't really say much)....they moved (unfortunately, it was the top of the last inning, but it got them to move) ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/11/11 at 4:57 pm
Wow. It is sad when parents act more childish than their children. At least we know when their kids are bad sports where it comes from. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 09/11/11 at 5:03 pm
Just got home from L & J's baseball games (hubby's at J's third, which I decided to pass on so I could come home and cool off and shower). There were some parents (at least I think they were, maybe aunts/uncles, anyway, ADULTS) of kids from the other team sitting on OUR side that were just OBNOXIOUSLY RUDE!!! Besides the fact that they did not SHUT UP the entire game, some of the comments they were making were simply UNCALLED FOR (like yelling at the batters not to worry about swinging because our pitchers can't get it over the plate anyway, make them "throw down to first" because we'll miss the ball, stuff like that ::))! These kids are 10-11 year olds and this is a REC league, for goodness sake!!! I swear, parents in the next 2 leagues UP don't even get as bad as the ones in the leagues for the 8-11 year olds do! J umpired a game yesterday in the league below L's and had to warn 2 parents that if they didn't "shut up" (he put it more "nicely" than that, but after the 2nd one asked him "how much extra the other coach was paying him", that was the last straw...hubby was there and said J was 100% right on both calls the parents were b!tching about), he would eject them...they went to the coaches and asked if he could do that and the one coach had to actually LOOK UP THE RULE to see if he could! (My son always carried the "code of conduct" and "league rules" on him when he does so he KNOWS what he can or can't do). >:(
I keep the book for our team so I need to sit where I can hear the umpire and see what's happening in the game. Well, the people from the other team didn't like where I was sitting because I was "blocking their view" (and kept making snide comments about "the lady in black being in the way"...hey, that's where OUR coach put MY chair). I ignored them for a majority of the game until there was a close play at home, but the catcher dropped the ball so our kid was safe...well, they REALLY didn't like that and our first base coach missed what happened, so he came to the fence to ask me and I explained QUITE LOUDLY that "their catcher can't keep the ball in his mitt" so they started yelling "Down in front!" I finally turned around and said "Look, I'm keeping the scorebook for THIS team and talking to THIS coach. If we're in your way, go sit on YOUR team's side or move down there (pointing to right field), there's nobody down there to block your view!" The rest of the parents on our side started clapping and the ump called time and came over to ask what was going on (because there really wasn't anything on the field). He then warned them if they were going to sit on the opposing side, they needed to "act like adults and keep their comments positive or move" (he was an older guy, which was nice because we usually get high school kids who don't really say much)....they moved (unfortunately, it was the top of the last inning, but it got them to move) ;)
This is to what school sports has degenerated, and it makes me sick. I could go on a rant but....Well...When you have pro sports scouting 10 year olds, and bookies taking bets on little league games that are televised on Saturday afternoon what can we expect?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/11/11 at 8:42 pm
Kim I think you used that term "adult" a little too loosely.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/12/11 at 1:31 am
Just got home from L & J's baseball games (hubby's at J's third, which I decided to pass on so I could come home and cool off and shower). There were some parents (at least I think they were, maybe aunts/uncles, anyway, ADULTS) of kids from the other team sitting on OUR side that were just OBNOXIOUSLY RUDE!!! Besides the fact that they did not SHUT UP the entire game, some of the comments they were making were simply UNCALLED FOR (like yelling at the batters not to worry about swinging because our pitchers can't get it over the plate anyway, make them "throw down to first" because we'll miss the ball, stuff like that ::))! These kids are 10-11 year olds and this is a REC league, for goodness sake!!! I swear, parents in the next 2 leagues UP don't even get as bad as the ones in the leagues for the 8-11 year olds do! J umpired a game yesterday in the league below L's and had to warn 2 parents that if they didn't "shut up" (he put it more "nicely" than that, but after the 2nd one asked him "how much extra the other coach was paying him", that was the last straw...hubby was there and said J was 100% right on both calls the parents were b!tching about), he would eject them...they went to the coaches and asked if he could do that and the one coach had to actually LOOK UP THE RULE to see if he could! (My son always carried the "code of conduct" and "league rules" on him when he does so he KNOWS what he can or can't do). >:(
I keep the book for our team so I need to sit where I can hear the umpire and see what's happening in the game. Well, the people from the other team didn't like where I was sitting because I was "blocking their view" (and kept making snide comments about "the lady in black being in the way"...hey, that's where OUR coach put MY chair). I ignored them for a majority of the game until there was a close play at home, but the catcher dropped the ball so our kid was safe...well, they REALLY didn't like that and our first base coach missed what happened, so he came to the fence to ask me and I explained QUITE LOUDLY that "their catcher can't keep the ball in his mitt" so they started yelling "Down in front!" I finally turned around and said "Look, I'm keeping the scorebook for THIS team and talking to THIS coach. If we're in your way, go sit on YOUR team's side or move down there (pointing to right field), there's nobody down there to block your view!" The rest of the parents on our side started clapping and the ump called time and came over to ask what was going on (because there really wasn't anything on the field). He then warned them if they were going to sit on the opposing side, they needed to "act like adults and keep their comments positive or move" (he was an older guy, which was nice because we usually get high school kids who don't really say much)....they moved (unfortunately, it was the top of the last inning, but it got them to move) ;)
WIN WIN WIN WIN!!!!! I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY LOSERS IN THIS FAMILY! GODDAMMIT IF YOU DO NOT STRIKE THAT KID OUT YOU WALK HOME, GOT IT JIMMY? YOU WALK HOME!!! WINNING IS THE ONLY THING! REFUSE TO LOSE! I DON'T HAVE OPPOSABLE THUMBS, BUT MAYBE YOUR GRANDKIDS WILL!!! EVER THINK ABOUT SOMEBODY BESIDES YOURSELF? GODDAMMIT, JIMMY....
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/12/11 at 8:28 am
Kim I think you used that term "adult" a little too loosely.
I was simply using it as an "age" reference ;)
LMAO Max!
Danoota, there are actually 2 different divisions in this league: competitive and recreational. I'd expect that type of behavior in the competitive division, but this is the RECREATIONAL! ::)
Dag, you are 100% right...I had to laugh when one kid (obviously related to the jackwagon) turned around and said "STOOOOPPPPP!" in a "gawd, just shut up, you're embarrassing me" voice ;D
I personally hope J gets to ump a game with this "person" watching. He has no problem telling patents to "STFU" if they're violation the "Parent's Code of Conduct", which this guy CLEARLY was! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 09/12/11 at 11:24 am
I coached when my son was in little league. One game the opposition short stop took a line drive to the chest, fell down, and was crying. His dad, I guess started screaming at him. His coach and I helped the kid off the field, and my team applauded the kid. The father was an a-hole
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/12/11 at 7:45 pm
I've decided to solve one of my own problems.
Saturday, when I was in dialysis an amatuer who is new to the faciility used me as a guinea pig, and practiced putting the needles in my arm. As a result, one of the needles blew, I was in an extreme amount of pain and spent the next hour and a half crying, and ruining my make up. (Mascara really stings as it runs into the eye)
So I sat and stewed and thought about it. I really do like most of the people in dialysis and don't want them to end up with this inexpeierenced lummox working on them. So tomorrow, I have decided to tell everyone I can get my hands on to NOT let that woman touch them because she doesn't know what she's doing. If I am successful, she won't get a needle into a nother patient on my shift. ;D
Nobody should have to suffer any more.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/12/11 at 10:39 pm
I've decided to solve one of my own problems.
Saturday, when I was in dialysis an amatuer who is new to the faciility used me as a guinea pig, and practiced putting the needles in my arm. As a result, one of the needles blew, I was in an extreme amount of pain and spent the next hour and a half crying, and ruining my make up. (Mascara really stings as it runs into the eye)
So I sat and stewed and thought about it. I really do like most of the people in dialysis and don't want them to end up with this inexpeierenced lummox working on them. So tomorrow, I have decided to tell everyone I can get my hands on to NOT let that woman touch them because she doesn't know what she's doing. If I am successful, she won't get a needle into a nother patient on my shift. ;D
Nobody should have to suffer any more.
OMG!!! :o I would be writing or calling them to complain as well! You poor thing :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/13/11 at 6:49 am
I've decided to solve one of my own problems.
Saturday, when I was in dialysis an amatuer who is new to the faciility used me as a guinea pig, and practiced putting the needles in my arm. As a result, one of the needles blew, I was in an extreme amount of pain and spent the next hour and a half crying, and ruining my make up. (Mascara really stings as it runs into the eye)
So I sat and stewed and thought about it. I really do like most of the people in dialysis and don't want them to end up with this inexpeierenced lummox working on them. So tomorrow, I have decided to tell everyone I can get my hands on to NOT let that woman touch them because she doesn't know what she's doing. If I am successful, she won't get a needle into a nother patient on my shift. ;D
Nobody should have to suffer any more.
OMG! How can you let an amateur touch you with a needle like that? :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/13/11 at 6:53 am
OMG! How can you let an amateur touch you with a needle like that? :o
The problem is, by the time they get to that stage they are supposed to know what they are doing without all those problems. I think she needs to go back to school.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/13/11 at 10:44 am
Okay, so in IL, there were a bunch of road construction projects that were either delayed prior to starting or stopped mid-destructionconstruction because of labor law violations by the contractors hired to do the projects (surprise, surprise). Well, it seems that EVERY #$%^&*(* ONE in MY area has been "cleared" and are all NOW underway. I was detoured on my way TO the doctor this morning, and DETOURED FROM THE DETOUR!!! REALLY???? The road they send you on because one is closed was ALSO closed??? They didn't think about this BEFORE they chose that route for the detour? Fortunately, I know the area well enough that I was able to take a different route from the initial detour, but come on....THEN, on the way HOME, THAT road was ALSO "under construction". The road right outside of my subdivision, which they did a MAJOR overhaul of LAST YEAR to redesign a dangerous intersection is ALSO being redone already (and that one was halted midway because of labor issues). Off the top of my head, I can think of 6 fairly "high traffic" roadways that are currently "under construction" (not highways, but pretty main thoroughfares) within a 5 mile radius of my house.
On another note, do people NOT realize that when you are driving BEHIND someone, you need to turn off your brights? I had a van following me home from work last night that had its brights on and it was BLINDING!!! I adjusted all of my mirrors so the headlamps weren't shining in my eyes and they were STILL lighting up the inside of my vehicle...and I sit "higher" than most vehicles :o I finally slowed down on one road to about 30 and let the jagoff pass me and when he did, I held my light control so he got BOTH my bright & regular lamps...he FINALLY turned his brights off (and about 10 cars had already "flashed" between those that did it when he was behind me and after he passed), but I left mine on, just to "enlighten" his driving experience (and let me tell you, for those who aren't aware, the brights on an Expedition are QUITE "enlightening) ;) okay, I admit it, I had a bad time at work with our "village idiot" and was in NO mood to deal with more stupidity
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 09/13/11 at 11:44 am
I hear you about the road works and detours. There has been ongoing roadworks on my way to work all year.
The ones nearest my place of work have been snarling things up for a long time. Then a couple of months ago another lot started nearby, finally resulting in a detour around those works that went through the ones nearest my place of work. Because part of the works reduces things down to one lane over a bridge they've set up temporary lights that seem to take for ever to change. Generally I'm on my bike and sometimes nip through or around the works by hopping up on the pavement. But when the paths are narrow and busy with pedestrians I don't like to cycle along them so i sit in line with everyone else.
There are some other roadworks in the town centre and last week they shut one of the other routes around the centre. 'great planning' I thought, but then I read in the paper that a sewer had collapsed so they had to shut the road!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/13/11 at 12:00 pm
I've decided to solve one of my own problems.
Saturday, when I was in dialysis an amatuer who is new to the faciility used me as a guinea pig, and practiced putting the needles in my arm. As a result, one of the needles blew, I was in an extreme amount of pain and spent the next hour and a half crying, and ruining my make up. (Mascara really stings as it runs into the eye)
So I sat and stewed and thought about it. I really do like most of the people in dialysis and don't want them to end up with this inexpeierenced lummox working on them. So tomorrow, I have decided to tell everyone I can get my hands on to NOT let that woman touch them because she doesn't know what she's doing. If I am successful, she won't get a needle into a nother patient on my shift. ;D
Nobody should have to suffer any more.
Something similar happened to me many, many, MANY, moons ago. I had a blood test one day. The very next day, they told me that I needed to take an AIDS test (that I didn't study for). When I was sitting in the chair, I told the tech that I had a blood test the day before and that my left arm was the ONLY place she was going to get blood from me. She said not to worry about it so she decides to stick me in my RIGHT arm anyway. And just like I told her, she didn't get anything out of it. So then, she went to my left arm and stuck me again. She must have gone all the way through the vain because not much blood was coming out. I told her it was because they took it all the day before. What I should have said that it was because of her incompetence. My arm hurt for THREE weeks after that. >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/13/11 at 6:12 pm
Okay, so in IL, there were a bunch of road construction projects that were either delayed prior to starting or stopped mid-destructionconstruction because of labor law violations by the contractors hired to do the projects (surprise, surprise). Well, it seems that EVERY #$%^&*(* ONE in MY area has been "cleared" and are all NOW underway. I was detoured on my way TO the doctor this morning, and DETOURED FROM THE DETOUR!!! REALLY???? The road they send you on because one is closed was ALSO closed??? They didn't think about this BEFORE they chose that route for the detour? Fortunately, I know the area well enough that I was able to take a different route from the initial detour, but come on....THEN, on the way HOME, THAT road was ALSO "under construction". The road right outside of my subdivision, which they did a MAJOR overhaul of LAST YEAR to redesign a dangerous intersection is ALSO being redone already (and that one was halted midway because of labor issues). Off the top of my head, I can think of 6 fairly "high traffic" roadways that are currently "under construction" (not highways, but pretty main thoroughfares) within a 5 mile radius of my house.so I take it your gps isn't functioning very well :D
On another note, do people NOT realize that when you are driving BEHIND someone, you need to turn off your brights? I had a van following me home from work last night that had its brights on and it was BLINDING!!! I adjusted all of my mirrors so the headlamps weren't shining in my eyes and they were STILL lighting up the inside of my vehicle...and I sit "higher" than most vehicles :o I finally slowed down on one road to about 30 and let the jagoff pass me and when he did, I held my light control so he got BOTH my bright & regular lamps...he FINALLY turned his brights off (and about 10 cars had already "flashed" between those that did it when he was behind me and after he passed), but I left mine on, just to "enlighten" his driving experience (and let me tell you, for those who aren't aware, the brights on an Expedition are QUITE "enlightening) ;) okay, I admit it, I had a bad time at work with our "village idiot" and was in NO mood to deal with more stupidity
I have an expedition... and yep I guess the brights are bright :-\\ since I got pulled over by a sheriff (driving 35, on a 65 interstate) who I forgot (honestly! - my hubby never dims; you can go at him) to dim them for as I came up behind him so fast. I just forgot to dim them, my mistake! HE WAS AN ASS about it too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/13/11 at 7:16 pm
Okay, so in IL, there were a bunch of road construction projects that were either delayed prior to starting or stopped mid-destructionconstruction because of labor law violations by the contractors hired to do the projects (surprise, surprise). Well, it seems that EVERY #$%^&*(* ONE in MY area has been "cleared" and are all NOW underway. I was detoured on my way TO the doctor this morning, and DETOURED FROM THE DETOUR!!! REALLY???? The road they send you on because one is closed was ALSO closed??? They didn't think about this BEFORE they chose that route for the detour? Fortunately, I know the area well enough that I was able to take a different route from the initial detour, but come on....THEN, on the way HOME, THAT road was ALSO "under construction". The road right outside of my subdivision, which they did a MAJOR overhaul of LAST YEAR to redesign a dangerous intersection is ALSO being redone already (and that one was halted midway because of labor issues). Off the top of my head, I can think of 6 fairly "high traffic" roadways that are currently "under construction" (not highways, but pretty main thoroughfares) within a 5 mile radius of my house.
On another note, do people NOT realize that when you are driving BEHIND someone, you need to turn off your brights? I had a van following me home from work last night that had its brights on and it was BLINDING!!! I adjusted all of my mirrors so the headlamps weren't shining in my eyes and they were STILL lighting up the inside of my vehicle...and I sit "higher" than most vehicles :o I finally slowed down on one road to about 30 and let the jagoff pass me and when he did, I held my light control so he got BOTH my bright & regular lamps...he FINALLY turned his brights off (and about 10 cars had already "flashed" between those that did it when he was behind me and after he passed), but I left mine on, just to "enlighten" his driving experience (and let me tell you, for those who aren't aware, the brights on an Expedition are QUITE "enlightening) ;) okay, I admit it, I had a bad time at work with our "village idiot" and was in NO mood to deal with more stupidity
In MA they post signs that say: FINES DOUBLED IN WORK ZONES. There might not have been work done there for six months, or for the next six months, but it's still a "work zone"!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/14/11 at 7:27 pm
For the love of God can anyone tell my why the h*ll I can't sleep?
My guess is that the change in temperature affected my sleep.
It was about 85 degrees 2 days ago and yesterday it was only 70 degrees or so. I guess my body's not used to the temperature yet!
Autumn is around the corner. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/14/11 at 7:39 pm
For the love of God can anyone tell my why the h*ll I can't sleep?
My guess is that the change in temperature affected my sleep.
It was about 85 degrees 2 days ago and yesterday it was only 70 degrees or so. I guess my body's not used to the temperature yet!
Autumn is around the corner. ::)
It happens, your body is trying to find a comfortable medium when you go to sleep,Will opening a window help just a smidgen to get some cool air coming through? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/14/11 at 7:45 pm
It happens, your body is trying to find a comfortable medium when you go to sleep,Will opening a window help just a smidgen to get some cool air coming through? ???
Actually Howard, it might be too cool for me to sleep. I need just enough hot air to sleep, but not too hot though.
Thanks for the advice though!
Also, since there's less sunlight in the autumn, it could be I have to increase my dose of my anti-depressant and I haven't done that yet. I told you before I think that I suffer from depression.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/14/11 at 7:50 pm
Actually Howard, it might be too cool for me to sleep. I need just enough hot air to sleep, but not too hot though.
Thanks for the advice though!
Also, since there's less sunlight in the autumn, it could be I have to increase my dose of my anti-depressant and I haven't done that yet. I told you before I think that I suffer from depression.
you could also try turning on a fan but not too high.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/14/11 at 7:54 pm
you could also try turning on a fan but not too high.
Yeah, I always turn on the fan when I sleep at night. I could decrease the intensity of the fan.
Good advice!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/14/11 at 9:31 pm
Correct me if I'm wrong here but I think, Howard, that 80sfan wants it warmer not cooler.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/14/11 at 9:32 pm
you could also try turning on a fan but not too high.
Howard, if he's already TOO COLD, turning on a fan would make it even COLDER in the room ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/14/11 at 9:36 pm
Howard, if he's already TOO COLD, turning on a fan would make it even COLDER in the room ::)
Whew. For a minute I thought I'd read it wrong. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/14/11 at 9:42 pm
Whew. For a minute I thought I'd read it wrong. ;)
;D You didn't. I wanted it warmer. Howard wanted me to turn the fan on, but I just adjusted my comment to fit his perspective.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 09/14/11 at 9:45 pm
;D You didn't. I wanted it warmer. Howard wanted me to turn the fan on, but I just adjusted my comment to fit his perspective.
I can't sleep when it's too warm. I sleep with the A/C all year long. I also need the sound of it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/14/11 at 9:58 pm
I can't sleep when it's too warm. I sleep with the A/C all year long. I also need the sound of it.
I am the same, minus the A/C. I sleep with the window open as long as possible. I love this time of year when it is in the 50's at night. I sleep right next to the window. It is wonderful.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/14/11 at 10:00 pm
I can't sleep when it's too warm. I sleep with the A/C all year long. I also need the sound of it.
Isn't it strange (in a good way), how we're all so different?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 09/15/11 at 3:57 am
Isn't it strange (in a good way), how we're all so different?
Yes. If we were all the same we wouldn't have anything to talk about :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/15/11 at 7:07 am
Howard, if he's already TOO COLD, turning on a fan would make it even COLDER in the room ::)
Hey I tried giving him the best advice,I'm sorry I tried. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/15/11 at 7:09 am
I am the same, minus the A/C. I sleep with the window open as long as possible. I love this time of year when it is in the 50's at night. I sleep right next to the window. It is wonderful.
When it's cooler at night I open up my window and enjoy the nice fresh air.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/15/11 at 10:04 am
I'm ready to throw this stupid computer...first, it somehow "lost" IE...when you'd click the icon, nothing would happen, so I "uninstalled" it via "add/remove" programs", restarted, reinstalled it (or so I thought), and restarted again. I can't find it and it's not in "add/remove programs" under either the "regular" programs OR "windows components" so I go back to the microsoft website to download it AGAIN. As it's installing, it's now "removing a previous version of IE" and I have to restart AGAIN! HUH?!?!?!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/15/11 at 11:46 am
For the love of God can anyone tell my why the h*ll I can't sleep?
My guess is that the change in temperature affected my sleep.
It was about 85 degrees 2 days ago and yesterday it was only 70 degrees or so. I guess my body's not used to the temperature yet!
Autumn is around the corner. ::)
For the past week, I have been having the same problem-only with me it is because it is too HOT! I would be sleeping well and then I will realize that I am awake and sometimes it will take me over an hour to fall back asleep again. Even though things here have been cooling down, we have been using the A/C frequently. I prefer the windows & fresh air but it is just not cool enough for me.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/15/11 at 1:05 pm
For the past week, I have been having the same problem-only with me it is because it is too HOT! I would be sleeping well and then I will realize that I am awake and sometimes it will take me over an hour to fall back asleep again. Even though things here have been cooling down, we have been using the A/C frequently. I prefer the windows & fresh air but it is just not cool enough for me.
Cat
Well, I slept better today because the night before last night, I couldn't sleep at all! After not sleeping for the whole night the next day I couldn't concentrate in class, but luckily there were no test or quiz the next day. Also I was cranky and irritable that day! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/15/11 at 1:35 pm
Well, I slept better today because the night before last night, I couldn't sleep at all! After not sleeping for the whole night the next day I couldn't concentrate in class, but luckily there were no test or quiz the next day. Also I was cranky and irritable that day! ;D
Can't remember the last time I slept the night through.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/15/11 at 2:23 pm
I'm ready to throw this stupid computer...first, it somehow "lost" IE...when you'd click the icon, nothing would happen, so I "uninstalled" it via "add/remove" programs", restarted, reinstalled it (or so I thought), and restarted again. I can't find it and it's not in "add/remove programs" under either the "regular" programs OR "windows components" so I go back to the microsoft website to download it AGAIN. As it's installing, it's now "removing a previous version of IE" and I have to restart AGAIN! HUH?!?!?!
That's terrible,hope you can find the programs again,Did you know they're coming out with IE 8?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/15/11 at 2:58 pm
I'm ready to throw this stupid computer...first, it somehow "lost" IE...when you'd click the icon, nothing would happen, so I "uninstalled" it via "add/remove" programs", restarted, reinstalled it (or so I thought), and restarted again. I can't find it and it's not in "add/remove programs" under either the "regular" programs OR "windows components" so I go back to the microsoft website to download it AGAIN. As it's installing, it's now "removing a previous version of IE" and I have to restart AGAIN! HUH?!?!?!
http://verydemotivational.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/demotivational-posters-windows.jpg
Hope you get your IE back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/16/11 at 11:07 am
I'm ready to throw this stupid computer...first, it somehow "lost" IE...when you'd click the icon, nothing would happen, so I "uninstalled" it via "add/remove" programs", restarted, reinstalled it (or so I thought), and restarted again. I can't find it and it's not in "add/remove programs" under either the "regular" programs OR "windows components" so I go back to the microsoft website to download it AGAIN. As it's installing, it's now "removing a previous version of IE" and I have to restart AGAIN! HUH?!?!?!
I NEVER use IE. HATE IT! HATE IT! HATE IT!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 11:09 am
I NEVER use IE. HATE IT! HATE IT! HATE IT!!!!
Cat
IE is so 1990s!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/16/11 at 6:11 pm
IE is so 1990s!
I prefer Netscape Navigator!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/icon_thumleft.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/16/11 at 7:52 pm
I NEVER use IE. HATE IT! HATE IT! HATE IT!!!!
Cat
I remember using it a few times in the past it crashed on me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/16/11 at 7:53 pm
I prefer Netscape Navigator!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/icon_thumleft.gif
Max,have you ever used Firefox? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/16/11 at 8:25 pm
Speaking of computers.
The IT guy stopped by dispatch today. He said "tq I haven't seen you in awhile how have you been?"
I said "okay. I'm a little tired but not bad"
He said "I can tell you're tired. You really look it. It shows on your face. You should get some rest"
In my head I said ' before or after I kick your ass you prick'
I never liked him. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/16/11 at 8:34 pm
Max,have you ever used Firefox? ???
Netscape Navigator is no more. AOL bought Netscape Corporation in the late '90s and didn't work on developing the browser. It shriveled up and disappeared. If you have a copy of Netscape Navigator, you might sell it at the Antiques Road Show, but you'll never get tech support!
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/16/11 at 8:36 pm
Speaking of computers.
The IT guy stopped by dispatch today. He said "tq I haven't seen you in awhile how have you been?"
I said "okay. I'm a little tired but not bad"
He said "I can tell you're tired. You really look it. It shows on your face. You should get some rest"
In my head I said ' before or after I kick your ass you prick'
I never liked him. >:(
It's Mr. Sensitivity! Yeah, you should lose a few pounds too!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/16/11 at 11:44 pm
I prefer Netscape Navigator!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/icon_thumleft.gif
Google Chrome is the one for me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/17/11 at 6:38 am
Netscape Navigator is no more. AOL bought Netscape Corporation in the late '90s and didn't work on developing the browser. It shriveled up and disappeared. If you have a copy of Netscape Navigator, you might sell it at the Antiques Road Show, but you'll never get tech support!
;D
I hated Netscape,that crashed on me a lot of times.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/17/11 at 9:36 pm
That's terrible,hope you can find the programs again,Did you know they're coming out with IE 8?
They're actually on 9, but that's only for people with Windows 7.
I typically use Firefox, but the only way I can access the eHR system for work is through IE. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/17/11 at 9:47 pm
I'm SOOO pissed! I'm sick so I stopped in at work today to see who I'm scheduled to work with tomorrow so I could see if anyone who WASN'T scheduled could work. The pharmacist who was working actually made the calls for me and NOBODY would come in. I said I'd still come in since she couldn't find anyone, but am NOT happy about it! I've gone in EVERY friggin time they've called and have NEVER called in or even asked to switch days with anyone...I've ALWAYS been accommodating to everyone else. Guess what??? Those days are OVER!!! They can all KMA (well, except for the people who are scheduled with me)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/17/11 at 10:07 pm
I'm SOOO pissed! I'm sick so I stopped in at work today to see who I'm scheduled to work with tomorrow so I could see if anyone who WASN'T scheduled could work. The pharmacist who was working actually made the calls for me and NOBODY would come in. I said I'd still come in since she couldn't find anyone, but am NOT happy about it! I've gone in EVERY friggin time they've called and have NEVER called in or even asked to switch days with anyone...I've ALWAYS been accommodating to everyone else. Guess what??? Those days are OVER!!! They can all KMA (well, except for the people who are scheduled with me)
You go girl! Screw em.
And I'm sorry you're sick.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/18/11 at 1:56 am
Netscape Navigator is no more. AOL bought Netscape Corporation in the late '90s and didn't work on developing the browser. It shriveled up and disappeared. If you have a copy of Netscape Navigator, you might sell it at the Antiques Road Show, but you'll never get tech support!
;D
http://chzbronies.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/febca9ac-061d-4e97-8eea-547be085c5a5.gif
Chrome, Netscape, whatever, all will become one with the Hurd.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/18/11 at 7:10 am
They're actually on 9, but that's only for people with Windows 7.
I typically use Firefox, but the only way I can access the eHR system for work is through IE. ::)
My Father uses Firefox,It's a quicker browser.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/11 at 7:11 am
My Father uses Firefox,It's a quicker browser.
Google Chrome is quicker!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/18/11 at 7:12 am
Google Chrome is quicker!
How often do you use it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/11 at 7:13 am
How often do you use it?
All the time when on the main computer, the laptop we use still has Firefox.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/18/11 at 7:15 am
All the time when on the main computer, the laptop we use still has Firefox.
I use IE but my father uses Firefox.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/18/11 at 8:32 am
I use IE but my father uses Firefox.
"When you look at the dark side, careful you must be … for the dark side looks back."
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/19/11 at 8:45 pm
Spent the night in the hospital last night. Again. I got very sick...and almost met Michael Jackson in person, if the doctors hadn't helped me. It was really my fault though, and I just feel dumb for letting myself get sick like tha.t (I missed dialysis and like the toxins made me really sick...) And I've been in agony for 2 days, but I'm alive. And I WILL go to dialysis tomorrow. :)
I just hate they used me as a pin cushion for drawing blood. BOO! 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/19/11 at 10:33 pm
Spent the night in the hospital last night. Again. I got very sick...and almost met Michael Jackson in person, if the doctors hadn't helped me. It was really my fault though, and I just feel dumb for letting myself get sick like tha.t (I missed dialysis and like the toxins made me really sick...) And I've been in agony for 2 days, but I'm alive. And I WILL go to dialysis tomorrow. :)
I just hate they used me as a pin cushion for drawing blood. BOO! 8-P
Sorry to hear this Tiff. Take care of yourself.....pls.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/20/11 at 6:56 am
Spent the night in the hospital last night. Again. I got very sick...and almost met Michael Jackson in person, if the doctors hadn't helped me. It was really my fault though, and I just feel dumb for letting myself get sick like tha.t (I missed dialysis and like the toxins made me really sick...) And I've been in agony for 2 days, but I'm alive. And I WILL go to dialysis tomorrow. :)
I just hate they used me as a pin cushion for drawing blood. BOO! 8-P
Please feel better Tiff,take care.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/20/11 at 10:56 am
Spent the night in the hospital last night. Again. I got very sick...and almost met Michael Jackson in person, if the doctors hadn't helped me. It was really my fault though, and I just feel dumb for letting myself get sick like tha.t (I missed dialysis and like the toxins made me really sick...) And I've been in agony for 2 days, but I'm alive. And I WILL go to dialysis tomorrow. :)
I just hate they used me as a pin cushion for drawing blood. BOO! 8-P
I can empathize about going to dialysis (can't say that I KNOW) but it keeps you alive. So PLEASE keep going. There are many people who care about you.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 09/21/11 at 4:59 pm
STINK BUGS!!!!!
Last year we had a stink bug infestation in our area...seems like it's happening again this year. I hate those buggers!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/21/11 at 6:57 pm
Spent the night in the hospital last night. Again. I got very sick...and almost met Michael Jackson in person, if the doctors hadn't helped me. It was really my fault though, and I just feel dumb for letting myself get sick like tha.t (I missed dialysis and like the toxins made me really sick...) And I've been in agony for 2 days, but I'm alive. And I WILL go to dialysis tomorrow. :)
I just hate they used me as a pin cushion for drawing blood. BOO! 8-P
As someone who has experienced lots of health problems in the past few months (but different than yours), keep going. Take care of your body.
I can't eat many solid foods because it gives me pain around my kidney area. I had 2 kidney stones since June. I drink 8 to 10 cups a day of water, sometimes more. I'm on different medications.
But..
In the end I have to do this is order to minimize the pain and continue to function. I have no choice. Your health is the most important thing in your life.
Persevere...persevere...and I know it's hard, and not a barrel of laughs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/21/11 at 7:45 pm
STINK BUGS!!!!!
Last year we had a stink bug infestation in our area...seems like it's happening again this year. I hate those buggers!!!
Where are they coming from?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/21/11 at 9:37 pm
AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! So there's a family down the street from us with 2 boys, one is the youngest's age and one is a year younger than the middle one. They were "removed" from the school a few years ago because of some "issues" the oldest was having with his "behavior". Since then, they've also been "removed" from 3 OTHER schools and have now RETURNED to our school. My youngest and the younger one DO NOT get along AT ALL!!!! Of course, guess whose class he gets put in and guess where he gets placed? Even on the bus (where they have assigned seats), guess which kid he gets assigned to share a seat with? It's been 2 days and my son has been in trouble TWICE already...yesterday in class and today on the bus because of this kid. Guess how many times he's been in trouble prior to this so far this year? ZERO!!! I'm not normally one to go running to the teacher/school when my kids have issues with other kids, but this kid is a sneaky little bastard and has already managed to get my kid in trouble TWICE!!! So, guess who sent emails to the teacher AND the transportation department tonight? Hubby is so furious that he's ready to go to the school and tell them "you either move this kid or my kid" because he REALLY can't stand this kid (oh, did I mention either this kid or his brother not only knocked a hole in our deck box, but also threw rocks in our hot tub because hubby told them they were no longer allowed at our house because of their filthy mouths? We didn't actually "see" them do it, but they "magically" appeared the same night hubby kicked them out...) >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/21/11 at 9:47 pm
AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! So there's a family down the street from us with 2 boys, one is the youngest's age and one is a year younger than the middle one. They were "removed" from the school a few years ago because of some "issues" the oldest was having with his "behavior". Since then, they've also been "removed" from 3 OTHER schools and have now RETURNED to our school. My youngest and the younger one DO NOT get along AT ALL!!!! Of course, guess whose class he gets put in and guess where he gets placed? Even on the bus (where they have assigned seats), guess which kid he gets assigned to share a seat with? It's been 2 days and my son has been in trouble TWICE already...yesterday in class and today on the bus because of this kid. Guess how many times he's been in trouble prior to this so far this year? ZERO!!! I'm not normally one to go running to the teacher/school when my kids have issues with other kids, but this kid is a sneaky little bastard and has already managed to get my kid in trouble TWICE!!! So, guess who sent emails to the teacher AND the transportation department tonight? Hubby is so furious that he's ready to go to the school and tell them "you either move this kid or my kid" because he REALLY can't stand this kid (oh, did I mention either this kid or his brother not only knocked a hole in our deck box, but also threw rocks in our hot tub because hubby told them they were no longer allowed at our house because of their filthy mouths? We didn't actually "see" them do it, but they "magically" appeared the same night hubby kicked them out...) >:(
Yes, definitely go to the school, speak to the principal, explain to them ALL THE ISSUES going on (other kid removed from school, YOUR kid never was in trouble this year until THAT KID showed up)
Write it down document it, explain to them the seriousness of the situation. Move one of the kids to another seat on the bus. If they have any backbone at all, they will do something. I'm sure you've already told your son to avoid that other kid, as much as possible.
In all of this, hope that other kid's family won't do anymore damage to your home (or teaze your son..)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/21/11 at 10:19 pm
AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! So there's a family down the street from us with 2 boys, one is the youngest's age and one is a year younger than the middle one. They were "removed" from the school a few years ago because of some "issues" the oldest was having with his "behavior". Since then, they've also been "removed" from 3 OTHER schools and have now RETURNED to our school. My youngest and the younger one DO NOT get along AT ALL!!!! Of course, guess whose class he gets put in and guess where he gets placed? Even on the bus (where they have assigned seats), guess which kid he gets assigned to share a seat with? It's been 2 days and my son has been in trouble TWICE already...yesterday in class and today on the bus because of this kid. Guess how many times he's been in trouble prior to this so far this year? ZERO!!! I'm not normally one to go running to the teacher/school when my kids have issues with other kids, but this kid is a sneaky little bastard and has already managed to get my kid in trouble TWICE!!! So, guess who sent emails to the teacher AND the transportation department tonight? Hubby is so furious that he's ready to go to the school and tell them "you either move this kid or my kid" because he REALLY can't stand this kid (oh, did I mention either this kid or his brother not only knocked a hole in our deck box, but also threw rocks in our hot tub because hubby told them they were no longer allowed at our house because of their filthy mouths? We didn't actually "see" them do it, but they "magically" appeared the same night hubby kicked them out...) >:(
Does the problem kid egg your son on, or does he blame your son for stuff he (the troublemaker) did?
Are the parents absent or complicit?
???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/22/11 at 11:46 am
Does the problem kid egg your son on, or does he blame your son for stuff he (the troublemaker) did?
Are the parents absent or complicit?
???
Both...on the first day, he actually changed answers on my son's homework, then told the teacher my son did it and my son was the one who got in trouble for doing it. On the second day, he kept pushing my son's buttons to the point where my son finally lost it and said "*NAME*, WILL YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" and my son got in trouble for talking because the "new kid" denied he was doing anything. The parents are clueless...it's always been "the school is overreacting" or "so-and-so is blaming them for *whatever* when it was their kid that did it"...in other words, "our kids are angels and can do no wrong". A perfect example is the older one would carry their home and cell phone numbers on a post-it in his pocket when he was 4-5 years old because he would just wander the neighborhood and the mom would be home asleep (the dad travels a lot for work so he is rarely home)...that way, the parents could call when he got wherever he was going :o They are the kind of kids that you can CATCH doing something and they will lie to your face and tell you they didn't do it or blame it on someone else (and most people who don't know them tend to believe it because they DO have the "angelic" blond hair, blue-eyed "innocent" look to them). Fortunately, my son's teacher knows me well enough to know that I wouldn't have contacted her on a whim and said she would do what she could at school...the bus situation is an entirely different story >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 09/22/11 at 11:56 am
I use IE but my father uses Firefox.
I use Firefox.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/22/11 at 12:35 pm
Yes, definitely go to the school, speak to the principal, explain to them ALL THE ISSUES going on (other kid removed from school, YOUR kid never was in trouble this year until THAT KID showed up)
Write it down document it, explain to them the seriousness of the situation. Move one of the kids to another seat on the bus. If they have any backbone at all, they will do something. I'm sure you've already told your son to avoid that other kid, as much as possible.
In all of this, hope that other kid's family won't do anymore damage to your home (or teaze your son..)
The school is well aware of the family's history (at least at this school)...they were the ones who kicked the older brother out...I'm sure the school records speak for themselves ;) As I said in my reply to Max, the teacher is also now aware and "on alert" so to speak. All she has to do is ask any of his former teachers to know that my son has NEVER been in trouble and is a REALLY "good kid". And, I'm not just biased...he's been picked MULTIPLE times for the monthly "citizenship" award that they give out to a few select kids in every grade. This is honestly the FIRST kid that he's had a "problem" with...ask anyone who knows him and they'll tell you "he gets along with everyone". He's really the only one of my 3 boys that I can say that about...the other two have a very "distinct" group of friends, but not him, he is "Mr. Social Butterfly" ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/22/11 at 5:57 pm
The school is well aware of the family's history (at least at this school)...they were the ones who kicked the older brother out...I'm sure the school records speak for themselves ;) As I said in my reply to Max, the teacher is also now aware and "on alert" so to speak. All she has to do is ask any of his former teachers to know that my son has NEVER been in trouble and is a REALLY "good kid". And, I'm not just biased...he's been picked MULTIPLE times for the monthly "citizenship" award that they give out to a few select kids in every grade. This is honestly the FIRST kid that he's had a "problem" with...ask anyone who knows him and they'll tell you "he gets along with everyone". He's really the only one of my 3 boys that I can say that about...the other two have a very "distinct" group of friends, but not him, he is "Mr. Social Butterfly" ;D
That's how it starts. So in ten years when Sonny gets busted selling crack to sixth graders, Mom says, "My son would never do nothin' like that, he's a good boy!"
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/22/11 at 6:15 pm
That's how it starts. So in ten years when Sonny gets busted selling crack to sixth graders, Mom says, "My son would never do nothin' like that, he's a good boy!"
::)
10 yrs? Pretty optimistic doncha think? Try 5.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/22/11 at 6:23 pm
That's how it starts. So in ten years when Sonny gets busted selling crack to sixth graders, Mom says, "My son would never do nothin' like that, he's a good boy!"
::)
Are you saying my son is going to be selling crack in 10 years? He'd better not be...I'll leave his butt in jail if he does! Already told all 3 of my kids "You get arrested, I'm leaving you there!" ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/22/11 at 8:11 pm
I have a bad feeling that I'm gonna' have to go all "Momma Grizzly" soon...after being assured by the transportation dept. that one of them would be moved, I find out that NEITHER of them were. AND, I find out that the kid was not only HITTING mine on the field trip today, he ALSO knocked him on his ass in plain sight of the chaperones AND the teacher and was simply told to "knock it off!" which he did, but it's STILL UNACCEPTABLE!!! >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/22/11 at 8:16 pm
Are you saying my son is going to be selling crack in 10 years? He'd better not be...I'll leave his butt in jail if he does! Already told all 3 of my kids "You get arrested, I'm leaving you there!" ;D
I dunno, you have to be pretty hard boiled to say no to that nervous voice on the phone in the middle of the night.
"M-m-ma...can you come pick me up?
Well, it wasn't my idea...
Some of the guys thought it would be funny if...
Then...
We...
They...
I...
I know I screwed up, b-b-but I think I've learned my lesson..."
Some parents will say, "Sorry, son, it's for your own good. You need to sit there and think about what you've done." Most, even tough love parents, will take the $200 down to the bondsman and bail the kid out. Then you get to say:
"When your father and I get through with you, you're gonna wish you'd stayed in jail!"
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/diablotin.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/22/11 at 9:15 pm
I have a bad feeling that I'm gonna' have to go all "Momma Grizzly" soon...after being assured by the transportation dept. that one of them would be moved, I find out that NEITHER of them were. AND, I find out that the kid was not only HITTING mine on the field trip today, he ALSO knocked him on his ass in plain sight of the chaperones AND the teacher and was simply told to "knock it off!" which he did, but it's STILL UNACCEPTABLE!!! >:( >:( >:(
Uggh, I just hate bully kids..with a passion! Keep hounding the school until they get it right. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/22/11 at 9:55 pm
I have a bad feeling that I'm gonna' have to go all "Momma Grizzly" soon...after being assured by the transportation dept. that one of them would be moved, I find out that NEITHER of them were. AND, I find out that the kid was not only HITTING mine on the field trip today, he ALSO knocked him on his ass in plain sight of the chaperones AND the teacher and was simply told to "knock it off!" which he did, but it's STILL UNACCEPTABLE!!! >:( >:( >:(
I'd be kicking the ass of the school by now.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/22/11 at 10:07 pm
I have a bad feeling that I'm gonna' have to go all "Momma Grizzly" soon...after being assured by the transportation dept. that one of them would be moved, I find out that NEITHER of them were. AND, I find out that the kid was not only HITTING mine on the field trip today, he ALSO knocked him on his ass in plain sight of the chaperones AND the teacher and was simply told to "knock it off!" which he did, but it's STILL UNACCEPTABLE!!! >:( >:( >:(
I wish I could be a fly on the wall when you get ahold of them. Give em hell, mama.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/22/11 at 10:24 pm
When I was being bullied they told me if you punch the bully in the nose, he'll cry and run away.
True.
What they didn't tell me is the next day, the bully returns with his squad of little hoods who hold you down while he MAULS you!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/23/11 at 7:02 am
I have a bad feeling that I'm gonna' have to go all "Momma Grizzly" soon...after being assured by the transportation dept. that one of them would be moved, I find out that NEITHER of them were. AND, I find out that the kid was not only HITTING mine on the field trip today, he ALSO knocked him on his ass in plain sight of the chaperones AND the teacher and was simply told to "knock it off!" which he did, but it's STILL UNACCEPTABLE!!! >:( >:( >:(
I hated bullies back then, always getting beat up for no reason,just pushing me to the ground while they just stare down at me laughing. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/23/11 at 7:03 am
When I was being bullied they told me if you punch the bully in the nose, he'll cry and run away.
True.
What they didn't tell me is the next day, the bully returns with his squad of little hoods who hold you down while he MAULS you!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
Did you wind up with a bloody nose and a black eye?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/23/11 at 10:44 am
I dunno, you have to be pretty hard boiled to say no to that nervous voice on the phone in the middle of the night.
"M-m-ma...can you come pick me up?
Well, it wasn't my idea...
Some of the guys thought it would be funny if...
Then...
We...
They...
I...
I know I screwed up, b-b-but I think I've learned my lesson..."
Some parents will say, "Sorry, son, it's for your own good. You need to sit there and think about what you've done." Most, even tough love parents, will take the $200 down to the bondsman and bail the kid out. Then you get to say:
"When your father and I get through with you, you're gonna wish you'd stayed in jail!"
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/diablotin.gif
I've let other family members sit in jail ;) I'm sure they'd rather sit there than have to deal with their dad, anyway...heck, they don't want to deal with him on MINOR crap, I'm sure they can imagine the sh!t storm that would be waiting if they had to call him from JAIL! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/23/11 at 11:03 am
I told my son if the little ba$tard touches him today, he is to yell at the top of his lungs "KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF ME!" and if he gets in trouble, his dad & I will "deal with it" ;) I also called the trans. dept. today and asked why neither of them were moved and was told "there were no open seats"...I'm telling you, these people are IDIOTS!!! I managed to keep my cool and said "Well, could you 'switch' one of them with another kid?"..."Ohhhh...well, I suppose we could do that!" GEE!!! REALLY?!?!?!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/23/11 at 1:05 pm
I don't like today and feel mentally sick. I think it has a lot to do with the meeting I had yesterday. These people only help people who have planned out how to kill themselves, but people who may wonder if they should kill themself, I guess are just peachie. I just spent an hour sitting in an office with signs of equal treatment kind of stuff. At the beginning my mother took my mom aside first, which I thought was unusual. Later my mom told me she was asking her why she came and my mom had to remind her that she made the appointment >:(. The only reason I'm not dead yet is because I've made it my job to try and make people happy, and I cant do that if I kill myself.
damfuc$#%#!^$%^@$^$%^%^@%^@$%^@$^^$%@^%^@%$ cute equal bullsh stupid idiots
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/23/11 at 3:32 pm
I don't like today and feel mentally sick. I think it has a lot to do with the meeting I had yesterday. These people only help people who have planned out how to kill themselves, but people who may wonder if they should kill themself, I guess are just peachie. I just spent an hour sitting in an office with signs of equal treatment kind of stuff. At the beginning my mother took my mom aside first, which I thought was unusual. Later my mom told me she was asking her why she came and my mom had to remind her that she made the appointment >:(. The only reason I'm not dead yet is because I've made it my job to try and make people happy, and I cant do that if I kill myself.
damfuc$#%#!^$%^@$^$%^%^@%^@$%^@$^^$%@^%^@%$ cute equal bullsh stupid idiots
When I first joined on here, you posted about your song parodies on youtube. I checked some out, quite clever. You have a talent there. You also possess a good sense of humour and you are quite good on some arcade games, you've reached some scores I will never ever even come close to on some games. You've got talent.
Don't let a bad day get you down. Do things you enjoy doing. I've listed a few already, I'm sure you can think of more. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/23/11 at 7:06 pm
thanks I try to do my best and that's all I can do. It seems I got treated unfairly by some bitch (es). I needed to vent that, I felt a hell of a lot better right after posting it.
More parodies? do you think that's possible to me it sounds outrageous ;) I spend all day writing them and don't need to be doing it all day, especially every day like I use to. I use to get a lot of people commenting on my writes, but now I get so few comments if any. Faster for me to give and here inthe00s. I do have a camcorder to do stuff for youtube maybe, but I may not be doing whole parodies.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/23/11 at 7:46 pm
I don't like today and feel mentally sick. I think it has a lot to do with the meeting I had yesterday. These people only help people who have planned out how to kill themselves, but people who may wonder if they should kill themself, I guess are just peachie. I just spent an hour sitting in an office with signs of equal treatment kind of stuff. At the beginning my mother took my mom aside first, which I thought was unusual. Later my mom told me she was asking her why she came and my mom had to remind her that she made the appointment >:(. The only reason I'm not dead yet is because I've made it my job to try and make people happy, and I cant do that if I kill myself.
damfuc$#%#!^$%^@$^$%^%^@%^@$%^@$^^$%@^%^@%$ cute equal bullsh stupid idiots
feel better Ann. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/23/11 at 10:25 pm
How was he suppose to know he skipped a posting?
Excuse he, he did not have time an not in his range of coastan
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/23/11 at 10:55 pm
I don't like today and feel mentally sick. I think it has a lot to do with the meeting I had yesterday. These people only help people who have planned out how to kill themselves, but people who may wonder if they should kill themself, I guess are just peachie. I just spent an hour sitting in an office with signs of equal treatment kind of stuff. At the beginning my mother took my mom aside first, which I thought was unusual. Later my mom told me she was asking her why she came and my mom had to remind her that she made the appointment >:(. The only reason I'm not dead yet is because I've made it my job to try and make people happy, and I cant do that if I kill myself.
damfuc$#%#!^$%^@$^$%^%^@%^@$%^@$^^$%@^%^@%$ cute equal bullsh stupid idiots
I've got major depression and aggravating stressors in my life, so I get feeling pretty gloomy sometimes. I made it clear to my therapist that if I was seriously planning to do it, I wouldn't tell anybody, especially her. Now, I do talk about the ideations because they are attendant symptoms of my depression, but I always qualify it with "no plans or intentions."
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/23/11 at 11:45 pm
I've had a severe brain tumor at the age of 7 and have been denied help of any kind all my live. I think there is one more place my mom is going to try with me and if I get denied like this again, she's going to take the case to court. I have come to believe that a lot of people in Modesto are stupid and they don't really want to help you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/24/11 at 11:21 am
thanks I try to do my best and that's all I can do. It seems I got treated unfairly by some bitch (es). I needed to vent that, I felt a hell of a lot better right after posting it.
More parodies? do you think that's possible to me it sounds outrageous ;) I spend all day writing them and don't need to be doing it all day, especially every day like I use to. I use to get a lot of people commenting on my writes, but now I get so few comments if any. Faster for me to give and here inthe00s. I do have a camcorder to do stuff for youtube maybe, but I may not be doing whole parodies.
It is really good that you are using your creativity. I believe that EVERYONE needs some form of creativity. (With me, it is my photography.) When things get bad, concentrate on being creative (in whatever form-your parodies, your gardening, etc.) I'm not saying by doing that, things are going to get better, I'm saying that it really helps to put your mind in a calmer way so you are able to tackle problems better.
And it is ok to vent here-that is what this thread is all about.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/24/11 at 12:19 pm
^ yup thanks for the hugs yeah just vent it off and move on, continue to do my best. Incoming to head!!!
I will keep on shining, shining like brand new.
I'll never look behind me my problems will be few
Goodbye looser, it's been nice,
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/24/11 at 4:17 pm
^ yup thanks for the hugs yeah just vent it off and move on, continue to do my best. Incoming to head!!!
I will keep on shining, shining like brand new.
I'll never look behind me my problems will be few
Goodbye looser, it's been nice,
hope you find your paradise...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/24/11 at 6:22 pm
Wait an hour, made me do
Oh were sorry, cant help you
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/24/11 at 7:46 pm
hope you find your paradise...
...and don't think twice. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/24/11 at 9:01 pm
Hate my insurance company, as usual...had to get a new prescription for one of meds. The brand is cheaper than the generic and the doctor didn't mark "do not substitute" so I told the pharmacy I wanted brand. Even though I have a prior authorization FOR "brand only", they denied it and wanted the pharmacy to fill it with the generic, ME requesting brand wouldn't suffice ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/24/11 at 9:08 pm
People who tote their squalling brats into the library when you want a little peace and quiet!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/24/11 at 11:07 pm
I just spent 6 hours on a Saturday night researching and writing a report on Agriculture in China so I will have a sample of the report and display my students are to write. Next to find a recipe and make Jook (which I first learned about from this board). Who ever says teachers don't care, and won't listen can kiss my ass...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/25/11 at 12:00 am
I just spent 6 hours on a Saturday night researching and writing a report on Agriculture in China so I will have a sample of the report and display my students are to write. Next to find a recipe and make Jook (which I first learned about from this board). Who ever says teachers don't care, and won't listen can kiss my ass...
What?
Just kidding. Way to go Sami. I know it wasn't easy but maybe it'll be worth if one student learns something about report writing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/25/11 at 1:50 am
What?
Just kidding. Way to go Sami. I know it wasn't easy but maybe it'll be worth if one student learns something about report writing.
Thanks q! I graded it by my rubric and I got a b+. Think I probably should have put a couple more hours in it.... But I came down with a fricken sinus infection, fought a 103 fever, and ended up not going to a wedding so I could get this done! Uggggh. Feel like I have been hit by a freight train, and now I can't sleep.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/25/11 at 7:11 am
People who tote their squalling brats into the library when you want a little peace and quiet!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/disgust.gif
I know Max,What happened to "peace and quiet"? You sure don't get it anywhere anymore,even on the bus,subway or places where you go to. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/25/11 at 10:38 am
I know Max,What happened to "peace and quiet"? You sure don't get it anywhere anymore,even on the bus,subway or places where you go to. ::)
Have you EVER had it on a bus or the subway? Aren't they inherently noisy???
People who tote their squalling brats into the library when you want a little peace and quiet!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/disgust.gif
I get annoyed when people let their kids scream in public, PERIOD! There was a kid screaming in the store the other day for a good 20 minutes...and I'm probably LOW with that estimate...we were all ready to pull our hair out!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/25/11 at 10:42 am
Thanks q! I graded it by my rubric and I got a b+. Think I probably should have put a couple more hours in it.... But I came down with a fricken sinus infection, fought a 103 fever, and ended up not going to a wedding so I could get this done! Uggggh. Feel like I have been hit by a freight train, and now I can't sleep.
only a B+? Slacker! ;D
Jk. Just getting over a sinus infection so I feel for you...get well :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/25/11 at 1:06 pm
Have you EVER had it on a bus or the subway? Aren't they inherently noisy???I get annoyed when people let their kids scream in public, PERIOD! There was a kid screaming in the store the other day for a good 20 minutes...and I'm probably LOW with that estimate...we were all ready to pull our hair out!!!
Yes you wouldn't believe the noise from the city buses today,everyone is yelling on their cell phone screaming ranting and carrying on.And it's either right in front of me or right in back of me. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/25/11 at 1:22 pm
Yes you wouldn't believe the noise from the city buses today,everyone is yelling on their cell phone screaming ranting and carrying on.And it's either right in front of me or right in back of me. ::)
Yes, that's why Mama K said they are inherently noisy. Howard, you're on a bus, coming home from work...I'm guessing it's rush hour too...and in of all places New York city. What else could you expect?
You expect it on public transit, but should not be the case in a library.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/25/11 at 1:26 pm
Yes, that's why Mama K said they are inherently noisy. Howard, you're on a bus, coming home from work...I'm guessing it's rush hour too...and in of all places New York city. What else could you expect?
You expect it on public transit, but should not be the case in a library.
that's why us New Yorkers should get a "quiet bus",no noise,just relaxing peacefully reading a newspaper or book.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/25/11 at 1:27 pm
that's why us New Yorkers should get a "quiet bus",no noise,just relaxing peacefully reading a newspaper or book.
or you could take a cab...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/25/11 at 1:28 pm
or you could take a cab...
maybe a livery cab.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 09/25/11 at 1:30 pm
that's why us New Yorkers should get a "quiet bus",no noise,just relaxing peacefully reading a newspaper or book.
In New York? You should get a quiet bus? Please elaborate.
Want a quiet bus? Move to a small town in Idaho or South Dakota,
or you could take a cab...
And pay the driver a C note to turn off the radio and no talking.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 09/25/11 at 1:46 pm
or you could take a cab...
Cash cab! I wanna be luck enough to find the Cash cab and really rack-up the money answering trivia questions until I get to my destination. My luck though, I'd get in and only ask to be driven somewhere 3 blocks away. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/25/11 at 1:48 pm
Cash cab! I wanna be luck enough to find the Cash cab and really rack-up the money answering trivia questions until I get to my destination. My luck though, I'd get in and only ask to be driven somewhere 3 blocks away. ;D
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 09/25/11 at 2:00 pm
I guess Cash Cab is neither peaceful nor quiet, so Howard wouldn't like it either. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/25/11 at 2:08 pm
I guess Cash Cab is neither peaceful nor quiet, so Howard wouldn't like it either. ;D
good point
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/25/11 at 4:33 pm
get annoyed when people let their kids scream in public, PERIOD! There was a kid screaming in the store the other day for a good 20 minutes...and I'm probably LOW with that estimate...we were all ready to pull our hair out!!!
Screaming babies are annoying as hell, but I sympathize with the parents. I mean, sometimes the kid's gonna scream and there's not much mom can do.
I get annoyed with the parents when they don't have the courtesy to pick up and move. They just sit there ignoring the kid.
I also get annoyed with the parents when it's not a baby but a five or six year old child who's spoiled and knows he can get what he wants if he just WHINES long enough!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/25/11 at 6:30 pm
only a B+? Slacker! ;D
Jk. Just getting over a sinus infection so I feel for you...get well :)
Yah - I know... I left out a part of the requirement.... So I guess I could use this as a teaching aid, and have the students grade it according to the rubric... Leaving off names of course.
Thanks.. Just some stuffiness, but the coughing and hacking up crap now - ICK :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/26/11 at 2:16 am
Drank too much pop so tonight I can't sleep. I hate myself tonight! ;D
I had 6 cans of pop.
Yeah yeah, I know, I need to decrease my intake of pop. I will do this starting somewhere in the next few days!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/26/11 at 6:49 am
In New York? You should get a quiet bus? Please elaborate.
Want a quiet bus? Move to a small town in Idaho or South Dakota, And pay the driver a C note to turn off the radio and no talking.
New York is always loud so I guess you can't get what you want.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/26/11 at 6:50 am
Cash cab! I wanna be luck enough to find the Cash cab and really rack-up the money answering trivia questions until I get to my destination. My luck though, I'd get in and only ask to be driven somewhere 3 blocks away. ;D
Wow what are the odds of finding The Cash Cab? :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/26/11 at 6:51 am
I guess Cash Cab is neither peaceful nor quiet, so Howard wouldn't like it either. ;D
maybe I would,I wouldn't mind racking up some cash before I get to my destination.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/26/11 at 6:52 am
Drank too much pop so tonight I can't sleep. I hate myself tonight! ;D
I had 6 cans of pop.
Yeah yeah, I know, I need to decrease my intake of pop. I will do this starting somewhere in the next few days!
How about drinking less pop and more water?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 09/26/11 at 8:58 am
Drank too much pop so tonight I can't sleep. I hate myself tonight! ;D
I had 6 cans of pop.
Yeah yeah, I know, I need to decrease my intake of pop. I will do this starting somewhere in the next few days!
I did that last night, usually I drink caffeine free colas but we had some diet coke and I drank a few last night...it was between 2:30 or 3 before I fell asleep...then the dog needed to go out at 4 (he's old and a little senile ;D)...it took him 20 minutes to come back in and it took me another 20 minutes to fall back to sleep only to get up again at 6. I'm not too tired...yet! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/26/11 at 9:37 am
Drank too much pop so tonight I can't sleep. I hate myself tonight! ;D
I had 6 cans of pop.
Yeah yeah, I know, I need to decrease my intake of pop. I will do this starting somewhere in the next few days!
I did that last night, usually I drink caffeine free colas but we had some diet coke and I drank a few last night...it was between 2:30 or 3 before I fell asleep...then the dog needed to go out at 4 (he's old and a little senile ;D)...it took him 20 minutes to come back in and it took me another 20 minutes to fall back to sleep only to get up again at 6. I'm not too tired...yet! ;D
I once went to party.... I had be sober about a yr and it was my first part since sobriety.... I took a cube of Mtn Dew with me to the party. and carried that sucker like my life depended on it.... A friend and I decided to match my MD for his beer consumed....I'd always hated the taste of beer so it wasn't hard for me to watch him drink the beer...the hard liquor is what I was lusting after.... anyway.... I drank 16 dews that night and slept like a baby when I got home! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 09/26/11 at 10:02 am
I once went to party.... I had be sober about a yr and it was my first part since sobriety.... I took a cube of Mtn Dew with me to the party. and carried that sucker like my life depended on it.... A friend and I decided to match my MD for his beer consumed....I'd always hated the taste of beer so it wasn't hard for me to watch him drink the beer...the hard liquor is what I was lusting after.... anyway.... I drank 16 dews that night and slept like a baby when I got home! ;D
Ha ha! Some nights I can have a cup of coffee an hour before I go to bed and have no trouble at all. Maybe it was all in my head. ;D :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/26/11 at 10:33 am
Ha ha! Some nights I can have a cup of coffee an hour before I go to bed and have no trouble at all. Maybe it was all in my head. ;D :D
probably!
I dunno....caffeine has always had the opposite affect on me. Speaking of...
We have an officer...he's got a touch of the ADD... when he spins (out of control) we give him coffee and he calms right down! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/26/11 at 12:49 pm
caffeine doesn't make me hyper. My mom use to say sugar did when I was little. I wouldn't know if it did any more because I gust kind out decided I don't like the taste of sugar and I stay away from a lot of it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/26/11 at 12:58 pm
I once went to party.... I had be sober about a yr and it was my first part since sobriety.... I took a cube of Mtn Dew with me to the party. and carried that sucker like my life depended on it.... A friend and I decided to match my MD for his beer consumed....I'd always hated the taste of beer so it wasn't hard for me to watch him drink the beer...the hard liquor is what I was lusting after.... anyway.... I drank 16 dews that night and slept like a baby when I got home! ;D
Wow 16 of them? That must've been a lot of bathroom breaks? :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/26/11 at 1:08 pm
If I drink less than 3 cans I can sleep like a normal person, but if I have 4 or more, the caffeine starts to sink in! :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/26/11 at 1:09 pm
How about drinking less pop and more water?
I'll get to it Howard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 09/26/11 at 1:11 pm
I once went to party.... I had be sober about a yr and it was my first part since sobriety.... I took a cube of Mtn Dew with me to the party. and carried that sucker like my life depended on it.... A friend and I decided to match my MD for his beer consumed....I'd always hated the taste of beer so it wasn't hard for me to watch him drink the beer...the hard liquor is what I was lusting after.... anyway.... I drank 16 dews that night and slept like a baby when I got home! ;D
Yeah, I heard of that too. Some people actually fall asleep after many cans of pop!
I guess not everyone is going to react the same to many cans of pop!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/26/11 at 1:32 pm
If I drink less than 3 cans I can sleep like a normal person, but if I have 4 or more, the caffeine starts to sink in! :o
I would drink only 1 can I would wind up with an overactive bladder.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/26/11 at 1:58 pm
Wow 16 of them? That must've been a lot of bathroom breaks? :o
No....
I would drink only 1 can I would wind up with an overactive bladder.
soda doesn't affect me that way but water does....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/26/11 at 2:17 pm
No....
soda doesn't affect me that way but water does....
Water goes through me like....water. :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/26/11 at 2:44 pm
Water goes through me like....water. :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/26/11 at 4:02 pm
really! me too!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/26/11 at 8:24 pm
probably!
I dunno....caffeine has always had the opposite affect on me. Speaking of...
We have an officer...he's got a touch of the ADD... when he spins (out of control) we give him coffee and he calms right down! ;D
yep at school I have a student the exact same way...
Me, I cannot drink caffeine much past 3pm - or I will be up all night
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/26/11 at 8:26 pm
Sounding off about those that share TOOOOOO much information :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/26/11 at 8:50 pm
Sounding off about those that share TOOOOOO much information :P
Who? What?? Where???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/27/11 at 6:41 am
Water goes through me like....water. :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/27/11 at 6:42 am
yep at school I have a student the exact same way...
Me, I cannot drink caffeine much past 3pm - or I will be up all night
I once in a while I drink coffee after a big lunch.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/27/11 at 6:43 am
Sounding off about those that share TOOOOOO much information :P
Aw C'mon Sami,It's ok if we share TMI once in a while.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/27/11 at 9:19 am
Who? What?? Where???
About 7-up from your original, methinks ;)
probably!
I dunno....caffeine has always had the opposite affect on me. Speaking of...
We have an officer...he's got a touch of the ADD... when he spins (out of control) we give him coffee and he calms right down! ;D
That's how I am...I need my caffeine to keep me "even keel"...without it, I'm a train wreck :-\\ Now, imagine me without caffeine OR my meds :D My son needs either his meds or caffeine, but both are TOO much...he also can't take Benadryl because he'll be bouncing off the walls ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/27/11 at 12:25 pm
I normally have 2 cups of tea a day. However, my cups are BIG (probably about a pint) and I keep the tea bag in there so it gets SUPER strong!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/27/11 at 1:25 pm
I had a headache all night and it seems to not be going away grr >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/27/11 at 7:58 pm
I normally have 2 cups of tea a day. However, my cups are BIG (probably about a pint) and I keep the tea bag in there so it gets SUPER strong!
Cat
I drink maybe 2 or 3 cups a day,one in the morning one after lunch and maybe one at night.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/27/11 at 7:58 pm
I had a headache all night and it seems to not be going away grr >:(
Feel better.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/27/11 at 8:22 pm
I'd like to, it just hasen't wanted to quite go away
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/27/11 at 10:28 pm
I am so sick of our "diva" at work. She didn't work a SINGLE fricking weekend over the summer and will now only work the "short shift" because "she has kids". So do I and 1 of the other techs! She says she "doesn't have a babysitter", but her kids are at their dad's every other weekend and 18, 15, 13, & 7...why the heck can't the older ones babysit on the weekends they're not? Not to mention, she takes her breaks EXACTLY when she's scheduled, regardless of how busy we are, if the person scheduled BEFORE her has gone, or even if they're not back yet! Today, I had to wait for her to get back from lunch so I could go on my 15 minute break because she just decided to go on her lunch. I was NOT happy! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 09/27/11 at 10:39 pm
I am so sick of our "diva" at work. She didn't work a SINGLE fricking weekend over the summer and will now only work the "short shift" because "she has kids". So do I and 1 of the other techs! She says she "doesn't have a babysitter", but her kids are at their dad's every other weekend and 18, 15, 13, & 7...why the heck can't the older ones babysit on the weekends they're not? Not to mention, she takes her breaks EXACTLY when she's scheduled, regardless of how busy we are, if the person scheduled BEFORE her has gone, or even if they're not back yet! Today, I had to wait for her to get back from lunch so I could go on my 15 minute break because she just decided to go on her lunch. I was NOT happy! >:(
Sounds like a real team player that one. :-\\ It funny how one bad apple can cause people to silently seethe. Trouble is there is an eruption on the way!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/27/11 at 11:52 pm
Touchy people who have no qualms about being rude to you all the same!
I was telling an anecdote and in the middle my friend Dean looked my straight in the eye and said, "I have absolutely no interest in what you're saying right now."
I rolled my eyes and said, "Well, okay then!" Just let it go.
If I sad that to HIM he would supinate his wrist on his forehead and faint like Scarlet O'Hara. I mean...heaven forefend!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/jerk.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 09/28/11 at 1:02 am
Touchy people who have no qualms about being rude to you all the same!
I was telling an anecdote and in the middle my friend Dean looked my straight in the eye and said, "I have absolutely no interest in what you're saying right now."
I rolled my eyes and said, "Well, okay then!" Just let it go.
If I sad that to HIM he would supinate his wrist on his forehead and faint like Scarlet O'Hara. I mean...heaven forefend!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/jerk.gif
Wow...that was blunt and rude! Some friend.... :-\\ I suppose you're expected to hang on every word he says though....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/28/11 at 6:46 am
Touchy people who have no qualms about being rude to you all the same!
I was telling an anecdote and in the middle my friend Dean looked my straight in the eye and said, "I have absolutely no interest in what you're saying right now."
I rolled my eyes and said, "Well, okay then!" Just let it go.
If I sad that to HIM he would supinate his wrist on his forehead and faint like Scarlet O'Hara. I mean...heaven forefend!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/13/jerk.gif
Wow that was rude at least he could have said it in a nice way. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/28/11 at 7:03 am
Wow that was rude at least he could have said it in a nice way. ::)
I am afraid there is no nice way to say something like that. Rude, pure and simple.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/28/11 at 7:41 pm
I was talking with one of the passerbys at Pathmark and he comes by once in a while and he's been telling me that he sees so many people take breaks and smoke every day when the supermarket is crowded,workers need breaks every day,retail involves always being on your feet doing strenuous work,We're not living in the Lincoln slavery era,The Union allows workers to take breaks to refresh and replenish yourself,I understand where he's coming from,He's 84 years old and he still thinks this is the 1960's and 1970's,this is 2011 workers can take breaks if they want to and come back when your mind is clear,Who agrees that you should take a break?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/28/11 at 11:14 pm
You should take breJs Howard if it's your scheduled time to so but I don't think employees should ever take breaks where customers can see you. Especially if you wear a uniform. If the employees wanna smoke go out back (nit in front) of the store. Or put a jacket or something over your uniform.
I work 10, 12, 14 and sometimes 16 hr shifts and except for getting to go to the bathroom I do not get breaks.
I eat at my console and if it's slow I peruse the www but I cannot leave dispatch, I don't get to walk around or sit outside.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/29/11 at 7:02 am
You should take breJs Howard if it's your scheduled time to so but I don't think employees should ever take breaks where customers can see you. Especially if you wear a uniform. If the employees wanna smoke go out back (nit in front) of the store. Or put a jacket or something over your uniform.
I work 10, 12, 14 and sometimes 16 hr shifts and except for getting to go to the bathroom I do not get breaks.
I eat at my console and if it's slow I peruse the www but I cannot leave dispatch, I don't get to walk around or sit outside.
This Pathmark is wide open so customers can see you,Some workers take off their uniform or some of them just keep it on,smoke cigarettes,talk on their cell phone or use their Ipad or blackberry.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/29/11 at 9:58 am
This Pathmark is wide open so customers can see you,Some workers take off their uniform or some of them just keep it on,smoke cigarettes,talk on their cell phone or use their Ipad or blackberry.
There has to be SOMEWHERE customers can't see you...the loading dock or something if they're going to smoke. Sorry, but the last thing I want is to walk into a grocery store through a cloud of smoke from a bunch of employees standing there smoking...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/29/11 at 10:12 am
You should take breJs Howard if it's your scheduled time to so but I don't think employees should ever take breaks where customers can see you. Especially if you wear a uniform. If the employees wanna smoke go out back (nit in front) of the store. Or put a jacket or something over your uniform.
I work 10, 12, 14 and sometimes 16 hr shifts and except for getting to go to the bathroom I do not get breaks.
I eat at my console and if it's slow I peruse the www but I cannot leave dispatch, I don't get to walk around or sit outside.
Labor laws in Cali don't dictate that you get breaks? In IL, for a 4-hour shift, we get a 15-min break, 30 mins for every 5 hours, an addl. 15 mins for 8 hours, and I think another 30 for 12, and 15 for 16 (though I could be wrong on the last 2, it might be 30 for 10, 15 for 12, 30 for 15...kind of like a 15m/4h-30m/5h cycle???). Target is ANAL about breaks and we WILL get in trouble if we're not "clocked out for lunch" by 4:57 into our shift...they don't want to get sued like Wal-Mart did and if they got audited, they could be fined $150 (at least, might be more) for each "occurrence".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 09/29/11 at 10:52 am
Labor laws in Cali don't dictate that you get breaks? In IL, for a 4-hour shift, we get a 15-min break, 30 mins for every 5 hours, an addl. 15 mins for 8 hours, and I think another 30 for 12, and 15 for 16 (though I could be wrong on the last 2, it might be 30 for 10, 15 for 12, 30 for 15...kind of like a 15m/4h-30m/5h cycle???). Target is ANAL about breaks and we WILL get in trouble if we're not "clocked out for lunch" by 4:57 into our shift...they don't want to get sued like Wal-Mart did and if they got audited, they could be fined $150 (at least, might be more) for each "occurrence".
There is also a body of federal labor law to which states must comply or exceed, although not all workers are covered, like farm workers, and probably emergency workers like Q. Unions also can negotiate over working conditions (mostly) and establish break policy, among other things.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/29/11 at 11:14 am
You are both right. There are laws governing breaks but because of the job we do we cannot leave the dispatch center if there's only one dispatcher on duty (which is most of the time) we should have two dispatchers on duty sometimes but we are short handed. Even if we did have two dispatchers on on my shift 20 of my 40 hours is scheduled with another person. One of us always takes a day off or calls in sick or something so it seems like ionly work,at most, one day a week with another body.
If there are two bodies there then one of us can leave dispatch. We usually makes pod run but that means go get food, come right back, sit at console and eat. Sometimes we take "extra-long" bathroom breaks. You only get like 90 secs with an officer covering. The only nice thing the new chief did was give us an hour fitness break but there has to be two on duty, and it can't be busy. Guess how many fitness breaks I got in the last two months......zero!
The truth is, if we complained, they would figure out to work an unpaid lunch into our shift but that would mean 30 extra minutes added to our shift.....no thanks.
As it is we are lucky we get bathroom breaks at all. The officers aren't really trained to be in there so we get like 90secs to pee. They don't time us or anything but you know you need to be fast. The cops want to go to their union or have us go to ours and say non-unionized workers are covering but we don't have any other options. I'd rather not get a break than spend 40hrs a week sharing a small space with someone I don't get along with.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/29/11 at 1:23 pm
There has to be SOMEWHERE customers can't see you...the loading dock or something if they're going to smoke. Sorry, but the last thing I want is to walk into a grocery store through a cloud of smoke from a bunch of employees standing there smoking...
This Pathmark is huge so customers are coming from just about everywhere Mama,half the workers over there smoke but here is the Ozone Park one I'm talking about,just click the red A to view it,you might see a yellow bench where co-workers sit down and take smoke breaks:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&cp=19&gs_id=g&xhr=t&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS327US327&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&biw=1280&bih=713&wrapid=tljp131732022961408&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=pathmark+ozone+park&fb=1&gl=us&hq=pathmark+ozone+park&hnear=0x89c24fa5d33f083b:0xc80b8f06e177fe62,New+York,+NY&cid=0,0,4692565836664186102&ei=QLaETv2KBqPG0AG57OwC&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&sqi=2&ved=0CAQQ_BI
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/29/11 at 2:47 pm
This Pathmark is huge so customers are coming from just about everywhere Mama,half the workers over there smoke but here is the Ozone Park one I'm talking about,just click the red A to view it,you might see a yellow bench where co-workers sit down and take smoke breaks:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&cp=19&gs_id=g&xhr=t&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS327US327&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&biw=1280&bih=713&wrapid=tljp131732022961408&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=pathmark+ozone+park&fb=1&gl=us&hq=pathmark+ozone+park&hnear=0x89c24fa5d33f083b:0xc80b8f06e177fe62,New+York,+NY&cid=0,0,4692565836664186102&ei=QLaETv2KBqPG0AG57OwC&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&sqi=2&ved=0CAQQ_BI
Even if customers come from the back of the store Howard it gives a better impression if the workers take a break in back than in front on the store. Or if it's a store with two ain entrances front & rear they should take breaks on the Sid of he building. ie away from wher customers would physically enter the store.
I looked at the map Howard the loading area seems like the best spot for he employees to take a smoke break.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/29/11 at 6:41 pm
The Comcast customer service telephone tree:
Go ahead and scream, ain't nobody gonna hear you!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/cussing.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/29/11 at 10:48 pm
Go ahead and scream, ain't nobody gonna hear you!
That's not necessarily the case any more.
Doesn't matter whether you're calling 911 or Megacoprovideobank, there are many situations where screaming "Agent, mot*bleep*ker, can you connect me to it?" and pressing and holding on the "0" button can make a difference between blandly saying "Agent, agent, agent", while listlessly tapping on the "0" button. No human may hear it, but the robots doing the automated voice stress analysis will recognize it and route your call accordingly. It's a matter of educated guesswork as to whether that means you get to a higher-priority or lower-priority queue, but if the gamble works, you can make a drone's day (and make it in the drone's interest to serve you, because you're improving their numbers) by ramping it up when you rant at the machine, and then immediately going stone-cold professional when you encounter the human.
PROTIP: Knowing this and being able to provide links as proof does not make it easier to explain to your cow orkers who have to overhear it from the next cube.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 09/30/11 at 1:30 am
This Pathmark is huge so customers are coming from just about everywhere Mama,half the workers over there smoke but here is the Ozone Park one I'm talking about,just click the red A to view it,you might see a yellow bench where co-workers sit down and take smoke breaks:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&cp=19&gs_id=g&xhr=t&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS327US327&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&biw=1280&bih=713&wrapid=tljp131732022961408&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=pathmark+ozone+park&fb=1&gl=us&hq=pathmark+ozone+park&hnear=0x89c24fa5d33f083b:0xc80b8f06e177fe62,New+York,+NY&cid=0,0,4692565836664186102&ei=QLaETv2KBqPG0AG57OwC&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&sqi=2&ved=0CAQQ_BI
didn't see a yellow bench, but as Q said, the back loading zone is where the workers should be if they're on their break...ESPECIALLY if they're smoking!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/30/11 at 6:55 am
Even if customers come from the back of the store Howard it gives a better impression if the workers take a break in back than in front on the store. Or if it's a store with two ain entrances front & rear they should take breaks on the Sid of he building. ie away from wher customers would physically enter the store.
I looked at the map Howard the loading area seems like the best spot for he employees to take a smoke break.
I agree Q,Some co-workers do take breaks away from the entrances so customers won't have to smell the smoke but even the customers once in a while join the co-workers in a smoke breaks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/30/11 at 6:57 am
didn't see a yellow bench, but as Q said, the back loading zone is where the workers should be if they're on their break...ESPECIALLY if they're smoking!!!
I agree Mama but the loading area is always moving and the trucks back in and out every day so the co-workers take breaks on the yellow bench.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/30/11 at 8:42 am
I agree Q,Some co-workers do take breaks away from the entrances so customers won't have to smell the smoke but even the customers once in a while join the co-workers in a smoke breaks.
It's not just so the customers don't have to smell smoke Howard.
As a customer, even tho I know employees get breaks, nothing is more annoying to me than seeing workers hanging around doing nothing when the workplace is busy. Even if on a well deserved break to me, the consumer, it feels like you don't care enough about the customer to help them out.
I agree Mama but the loading area is always moving and the trucks back in and out every day so the co-workers take breaks on the yellow bench.
We're not suggesting the workers stand among the trucks we are saying that general vicinity is a better place for a break. They could put benches in a designated area away from the trucks. Looks like there's plenty of room.
Btw Howard we know you have no power in this particular instance we're just answering the question you initially asked.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/30/11 at 2:01 pm
As many of you know, we buy junk & sell antiques. I had been reworking our inventory to include a lot of the Christmas stuff we have to sell. ('Tis the season.) In the middle of doing the inventory, the program (WordPerfect) died. It is not unusual for this program to die because it is 11 years old and came out when Windows XP was the state-of-the-art program and my computer has Windows 7. Rather than uninstalling & reinstalling the old program, I figured it was time for an upgrade. I searched the web and discovered that WordPerfect's latest comes in 3 grades and each grade cost more. The lowest grade is over $50. I figured that would be the one that I would get since the other 2 were well over $100 each (and the highest is well over $200). Then I found a site that was selling the middle grade for only $14. :o :o :o :o I was like, "What's the catch?" It is OEM. For those of you who are not familiar with OEM (which I wasn't until I did some research on it) is that the company sells the software in bulk to other companies so they can put it on their systems and maybe sell their systems with the software included. But it is the exact same software without the box. (In other words, the box cost over $100. :o :o :o ). I was psyched that I found the software so cheap.
It arrived today. I unloaded the old software, cleaned up the system and then loaded the new software. I went to open a file and it was doing the exactly same thing that the old software was doing-"...has stopped working." >:( >:( >:( >:( I did a Google search and come to find out, this is NOT an unusual problem. I downloaded some patches-and still nothing. I just uninstalled it. I am about to reinstall it and HOPEFULLY, that will help. I am really glad that I didn't pay full price for this because I would be REALLY P!SSED right now.
Oh, and I prefer WordPerfect to Microsoft Word because I REALLY HATE Word. But, if I can't get this to work, I just may have to go with it.
If anyone knows anything about this, I would appreciate some assistance.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/30/11 at 2:05 pm
As many of you know, we buy junk & sell antiques. I had been reworking our inventory to include a lot of the Christmas stuff we have to sell. ('Tis the season.) In the middle of doing the inventory, the program (WordPerfect) died. It is not unusual for this program to die because it is 11 years old and came out when Windows XP was the state-of-the-art program and my computer has Windows 7. Rather than uninstalling & reinstalling the old program, I figured it was time for an upgrade. I searched the web and discovered that WordPerfect's latest comes in 3 grades and each grade cost more. The lowest grade is over $50. I figured that would be the one that I would get since the other 2 were well over $100 each (and the highest is well over $200). Then I found a site that was selling the middle grade for only $14. :o :o :o :o I was like, "What's the catch?" It is OEM. For those of you who are not familiar with OEM (which I wasn't until I did some research on it) is that the company sells the software in bulk to other companies so they can put it on their systems and maybe sell their systems with the software included. But it is the exact same software without the box. (In other words, the box cost over $100. :o :o :o ). I was psyched that I found the software so cheap.
It arrived today. I unloaded the old software, cleaned up the system and then loaded the new software. I went to open a file and it was doing the exactly same thing that the old software was doing-"...has stopped working." >:( >:( >:( >:( I did a Google search and come to find out, this is NOT an unusual problem. I downloaded some patches-and still nothing. I just uninstalled it. I am about to reinstall it and HOPEFULLY, that will help. I am really glad that I didn't pay full price for this because I would be REALLY P!SSED right now.
Oh, and I prefer WordPerfect to Microsoft Word because I REALLY HATE Word. But, if I can't get this to work, I just may have to go with it.
If anyone knows anything about this, I would appreciate some assistance.
Cat
I'm the opposite... I hate Word Perfect but love MS Word.
I think my only fear would be with the OEM is that the amount of time you can use it would be limited (like a trial offer) I don't know if that's the case or if with your $14 you get a product key you can use. Hopefully you can figure it out....check with Tam, she's saved my butt more times than I care to admit.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/30/11 at 2:08 pm
I'm the opposite... I hate Word Perfect but love MS Word.
I think my only fear would be with the OEM is that the amount of time you can use it would be limited (like a trial offer) I don't know if that's the case or if with your $14 you get a product key you can use. Hopefully you can figure it out....check with Tam, she's saved my butt more times than I care to admit.
It does have the serial #-so it is the real deal.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/30/11 at 3:08 pm
^speaking or computers...my desktop is barely breathing... the damn thing is soooo slow it's not worth turning on right now. I want to buy a new but can't really afford it right now.... I had my stupid external hard drive hooked up to that computer and for some reason, the last time the computer crashed the external hard drive crashed with it... my celeb pics, gone....thank god most of them are on Facebook! but not all so some good pics are gone....worse....my pics/videos of carly :\'(
my laptop still has a virus... My friend from canada was going to wipe it completely and install windows 7, and photoshop (YAY!) but he didn't have time. he won't be back until Feb. so I'm stuck for now.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/30/11 at 3:20 pm
^speaking or computers...my desktop is barely breathing... the damn thing is soooo slow it's not worth turning on right now. I want to buy a new but can't really afford it right now.... I had my stupid external hard drive hooked up to that computer and for some reason, the last time the computer crashed the external hard drive crashed with it... my celeb pics, gone....thank god most of them are on Facebook! but not all so some good pics are gone....worse....my pics/videos of carly :\'(
my laptop still has a virus... My friend from canada was going to wipe it completely and install windows 7, and photoshop (YAY!) but he didn't have time. he won't be back until Feb. so I'm stuck for now.
I'm so sorry. I'm wondering if there is any way you can retrieve those pics.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/30/11 at 3:39 pm
I'm so sorry. I'm wondering if there is any way you can retrieve those pics.
Cat
I hope so! I know I should've backed them up but I didn't.... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/30/11 at 3:59 pm
I hope so! I know I should've backed them up but I didn't.... :-\\
I think my problem is a registry issue. I need to figure out how to deal with that. But, then again, I could be wrong. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/30/11 at 6:22 pm
That's not necessarily the case any more.
Doesn't matter whether you're calling 911 or Megacoprovideobank, there are many situations where screaming "Agent, mot*bleep*ker, can you connect me to it?" and pressing and holding on the "0" button can make a difference between blandly saying "Agent, agent, agent", while listlessly tapping on the "0" button. No human may hear it, but the robots doing the automated voice stress analysis will recognize it and route your call accordingly. It's a matter of educated guesswork as to whether that means you get to a higher-priority or lower-priority queue, but if the gamble works, you can make a drone's day (and make it in the drone's interest to serve you, because you're improving their numbers) by ramping it up when you rant at the machine, and then immediately going stone-cold professional when you encounter the human.
PROTIP: Knowing this and being able to provide links as proof does not make it easier to explain to your cow orkers who have to overhear it from the next cube.
Thanks for the tip. I'll remember that!
I had my head under the desk and was fumbling with the modem when the phone connection cut out on their end. Next time I'll scream "Don't ever hang up on me again, m-fs!"
What reconnected me to the Internet was unplugging all the USB ports and the coaxial cable and plugging them back in again...which I would have tried anyway!
No matter what time you call, the robot says, "We are experiencing a higher-than-usual call volume. If your call is not of an urgent nature, please call back at a later date or time."
Of course it's of an urgent nature. I need the Internet like a junkie needs his dope. Sad but true.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/sad5.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/30/11 at 7:42 pm
It's not just so the customers don't have to smell smoke Howard.
As a customer, even tho I know employees get breaks, nothing is more annoying to me than seeing workers hanging around doing nothing when the workplace is busy. Even if on a well deserved break to me, the consumer, it feels like you don't care enough about the customer to help them out.
I agree a lot of the workers take breaks and what's more smelly is breathing in cigarette smoke.Where do your co-workers take smoke breaks? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/30/11 at 7:45 pm
^speaking or computers...my desktop is barely breathing... the damn thing is soooo slow it's not worth turning on right now. I want to buy a new but can't really afford it right now.... I had my stupid external hard drive hooked up to that computer and for some reason, the last time the computer crashed the external hard drive crashed with it... my celeb pics, gone....thank god most of them are on Facebook! but not all so some good pics are gone....worse....my pics/videos of carly :\'(
my laptop still has a virus... My friend from canada was going to wipe it completely and install windows 7, and photoshop (YAY!) but he didn't have time. he won't be back until Feb. so I'm stuck for now.
I hope you get a new computer soon.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/30/11 at 9:24 pm
I hope you get a new computer soon.
Thank you.
I agree a lot of the workers take breaks and what's more smelly is breathing in cigarette smoke.Where do your co-workers take smoke breaks? ???
The ones who smoke take breaks in the back parking lot. Not a lot of "customers" access the department that way so they are away, for the most part, from public scrutiny.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/30/11 at 10:16 pm
In the middle of doing the inventory, the program (WordPerfect) died. It is not unusual for this program to die because it is 11 years old and came out when Windows XP was the state-of-the-art program and my computer has Windows 7.
Which version of WordPerfect were/are you running, is the Win7 box running 32-bit or 64-bit Win7, and can you reproduce the behavior? When you get it to the point that you can reliably make it crash, can you make the behavior change depending on whether or not you're running it in compatibility mode (and/or by changing compatibility mode to some other Windows variant?)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/01/11 at 6:43 am
Thank you.
The ones who smoke take breaks in the back parking lot. Not a lot of "customers" access the department that way so they are away, for the most part, from public scrutiny.
Do you smoke yourself? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/01/11 at 8:21 am
Do you smoke yourself? ???
No. And it's a good thing since I don't get breaks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/01/11 at 10:51 am
Which version of WordPerfect were/are you running, is the Win7 box running 32-bit or 64-bit Win7, and can you reproduce the behavior? When you get it to the point that you can reliably make it crash, can you make the behavior change depending on whether or not you're running it in compatibility mode (and/or by changing compatibility mode to some other Windows variant?)
I was using WP9 and 64-bit. I did try to change the compatibility mode and it still does the same thing (crashes as I try to open the program). Right now, I am in the middle of trying something (hopefully it will work). Last night before closing the computer down, I removed ALL WP programs files that I could find through REGEDIT. Right now, I am doing a defrag. When it is done, I am going to reinstall the old software-reboot-uninstall (hopefully a clean uninstall)-reboot. Then I am going to install the new software-reboot-and THEN try it again. Hopefully this will work.
I WAS using CCCleaner which I just removed from my system. Come to find out, it deleted all of my System Restore points-otherwise I could have done the System Restore BEFORE the problem happened (about 2 weeks ago or so). >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/01/11 at 6:12 pm
I got a flu shot yesterday. I felt like total crap for 18 hours. All achy and feverish. I guess that's a risk, but it sure was miserable!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/01/11 at 6:24 pm
I got a flu shot yesterday. I felt like total crap for 18 hours. All achy and feverish. I guess that's a risk, but it sure was miserable!
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Same with me yesterday. flu shot/feel like crap
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/01/11 at 7:32 pm
I got a flu shot yesterday. I felt like total crap for 18 hours. All achy and feverish. I guess that's a risk, but it sure was miserable!
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Hope you feel better Max and take care of yourself. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/01/11 at 8:10 pm
Thanks. That's never happened to me with a flu shot. The symptoms are cleared up now.
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/01/11 at 9:56 pm
I was using WP9 and 64-bit. I did try to change the compatibility mode and it still does the same thing (crashes as I try to open the program). Right now, I am in the middle of trying something (hopefully it will work). Last night before closing the computer down, I removed ALL WP programs files that I could find through REGEDIT. Right now, I am doing a defrag. When it is done, I am going to reinstall the old software-reboot-uninstall (hopefully a clean uninstall)-reboot. Then I am going to install the new software-reboot-and THEN try it again. Hopefully this will work.
Bummer about the restore points, but that's water under the bridge. The defrag won't make a difference either way. The registry cleaning might have.
If you were using WordPerfect 9, you're talking about a win98-era hunk of software, so start there with compatibility modes. It appears that WP9 SP4 will run under XP or Win2K, even if it's not officially supported. (Getting the images for WP9 SP4 is your problem, which you may have solved. Corel's FTP site appears to only offer up to WP9SP3.)
Another tack you might want to take - what version of Win7 are you running? If your hardware supports virtualization (and I'll bet it does), look at VirtualBox. Use Win7 x64 to run whatever operating system you want as a virtual machine, install WP9 on the virtual machine.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/02/11 at 1:30 am
WordPerfect? I'm gonna hafta get my 1984 Applewriter. Anybody got an 8-inch floppy drive?
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/02/11 at 6:47 am
WordPerfect? I'm gonna hafta get my 1984 Applewriter. Anybody got an 8-inch floppy drive?
:P
Try Ebay.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/02/11 at 12:00 pm
Bummer about the restore points, but that's water under the bridge. The defrag won't make a difference either way. The registry cleaning might have.
If you were using WordPerfect 9, you're talking about a win98-era hunk of software, so start there with compatibility modes. It appears that WP9 SP4 will run under XP or Win2K, even if it's not officially supported. (Getting the images for WP9 SP4 is your problem, which you may have solved. Corel's FTP site appears to only offer up to WP9SP3.)
Another tack you might want to take - what version of Win7 are you running? If your hardware supports virtualization (and I'll bet it does), look at VirtualBox. Use Win7 x64 to run whatever operating system you want as a virtual machine, install WP9 on the virtual machine.
I uninstalled WP9 because I am upgrading to WP Office X5. Since the WP9 stopped working I figured it was time to upgrade. However the X5 is STILL doing the same thing that WP9 was doing. When I checked with Windows, it says that the WP (doesn't matter which one-WP9 OR the X5) is an "Incompatible Application." I just don't understand why it WAS working and then it just stopped working. Doesn't make any sense.
Anyway, today I am going to hold my nose and use Microsoft Word. I REALLY need to get this work done (I'm already a week & a half behind of where I want to be.)
If you have any more ideas, I am open to them but please remember that I am NOT quite fluent in Computerese.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/02/11 at 2:01 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTtvMjuAqnQ
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/03/11 at 11:03 pm
Pretty much annoyed with EVERYTHING today...had to put up with stupid people at work today, attitudes from coworkers, then crap at home. The day started off at work with a customer who came in to pick up her prozac, saying that her doctor's office called in a refill on the 30th. She kept insisting that she had only gotten a 3-day supply, but we had her father's signature for the full amount. Well, she wanted us to give her 3 MORE (at no charge, of course) until she could talk to her dad and see if he actually DID pick them up. The pharmacist was like, "uh, NO! We're not in the business of handing out free prozac".
Then, one of my coworkers calls to ask me to switch shifts with her...my Tues for her Thurs. Well, I LEGITIMATELY can't work this Thursday (not that I would have anyway ;)) because hubby's out of town, and my kids have practice at 5 & 5:30. "But she has an important doctor's appointment that she CAN'T miss". Oh well, not my problem...if it was THAT important, she should've scheduled the day off! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/04/11 at 12:03 am
Pretty much annoyed with EVERYTHING today...had to put up with stupid people at work today, attitudes from coworkers, then crap at home. The day started off at work with a customer who came in to pick up her prozac, saying that her doctor's office called in a refill on the 30th. She kept insisting that she had only gotten a 3-day supply, but we had her father's signature for the full amount. Well, she wanted us to give her 3 MORE (at no charge, of course) until she could talk to her dad and see if he actually DID pick them up. The pharmacist was like, "uh, NO! We're not in the business of handing out free prozac".
Then, one of my coworkers calls to ask me to switch shifts with her...my Tues for her Thurs. Well, I LEGITIMATELY can't work this Thursday (not that I would have anyway ;)) because hubby's out of town, and my kids have practice at 5 & 5:30. "But she has an important doctor's appointment that she CAN'T miss". Oh well, not my problem...if it was THAT important, she should've scheduled the day off! ;)
I make it a policy never to bitch at my pharmacist. Usually, I'm the one who made the mistake. Sometimes the doctor's office made the mistake. No use making a scene at the drugstore. Now, sometimes it IS my pharmacist's fault, but he ain't gonna 'fess up to it and YELLING at him will not make him move any faster. He has two speeds, slow and stop. Take your pick!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/04/11 at 8:32 am
We often give a 3-day supply if the person is completely out and we have to contact the doctor for a refill, but we NEVER have the person pay or sign for them. Then, when the refill is done, we just subtract whatever we gave them and it's noted on the hard copy, which this was. She brought in the bottle for the 3, which WAS labeled as qty. 3, but it was under the OLD Rx # (which it WOULD be since we hadn't processed the NEW one). I even printed out the signature with the NEW Rx # and said "If that was what your dad had signed for, the Rx #s would match"...she STILL didn't get it. The way she was acting, it seemed like she was on more than just Prozac ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/04/11 at 1:28 pm
My mom seems to be a complete idiot. Yesterday she tells me there is no such thing as over watering and said our local nursery said so. At the time I said to her that for someone not interested in plants, you sure are telling me a lot. I have flooded plants myself and over watering is a common problem in this area. I also believe that when our nursery might have said this, they were refering to the first time your putting a plant in the ground, which I know I wasn't talking about at the time. Mabye she was and I was suppose to read her mind. At the time I said to her that for someone not interested in plants, you sure are telling me a lot.
Today she's just talking to me about making it look pretty and stuff. I come in and revew some stuff on making fake rocks. She comes in to tell me that a cat bid something in my garden ( like I wouldn't be able to see or smell it) I'm on the computer and I tell her I've been looking up this and considering doing it. She doesn't give a dam. Let her make it pretty, I don't think she cares.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/04/11 at 11:22 pm
The day started off at work with a customer who came in to pick up her prozac, saying that her doctor's office called in a refill on the 30th.
Random rant on behalf of pharmacists: Why the hell do pharmacists not have greater discretion at their jobs? It was about halfway through college when I head a heart-to-heart with a pre-med student and figured out that a "pharmacist" isn't just "a cash register operator who happens to be in charge of the key to the expensive cabinet", but is trained damn near as well as an MD.
Blame the system. Most of the time, our interaction is with the doctor. We hand an indecipherable scrawl to a pharmacist, mumble a word that sounds like every other word made up my marketing weasels, and in exchange for a few dollars, a pharmacist hands us a bottle of pills and a piece of paper telling us for FSM's sake don't eat the suppositories. It's the same sort of interaction we have when we enter our shopping list into a website, pay a cashier a few bucks, and walk out with a cartload of groceries and a receipt telling us we should eat more veggies.
Next time you get a prescription, make your pharmacist's day. Take a mental inventory of what you currently take (whether XYZ is a prescription drug or not) and why you take it. When you pick up your prescription, read the little computer-generated printout. Ask him if there are any problems with XYZ with whatever you just got prescribed. He or she will probably know the answer without even glancing at a screen.
Oh, and if you do this for every prescription you pick up? Once or twice per lifetime, this little game won't just make his day, it'll save your life or the life of someone you love.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/04/11 at 11:44 pm
Random rant on behalf of pharmacists: Why the hell do pharmacists not have greater discretion at their jobs? It was about halfway through college when I head a heart-to-heart with a pre-med student and figured out that a "pharmacist" isn't just "a cash register operator who happens to be in charge of the key to the expensive cabinet", but is trained damn near as well as an MD.
Suits me just fine. I don't want him second-guessing my doctor. When I have a question, I'll ask. I rarely deal with the pharmacist directly. Usually the pharmacy techs retrieve my meds and ring me up. They all know me down there since I have to take so many meds to ward off the black dog and the mean reds. Now I'm on hbp medicine too! They oughta do like on Cheers and shout, "Maxwell!" when I walk in!
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/05/11 at 10:34 am
Carlos' doc usually gives him samples and when he can't, HE calls the script in and the only thing Carlos has to do is to go and pick it up.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/05/11 at 11:06 pm
I maaad today. I, uh, I, uh, I--I wish I had a NUCLEAR WEAPON!!! Target: All the azzwholes!!!
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Oops...here comes the orderly with tranquilizer gun. Gotta step fast before he takes aim!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/06/11 at 7:06 am
I maaad today. I, uh, I, uh, I--I wish I had a NUCLEAR WEAPON!!! Target: All the azzwholes!!!
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Oops...here comes the orderly with tranquilizer gun. Gotta step fast before he takes aim!
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What happened? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/06/11 at 9:10 am
Carlos' doc usually gives him samples and when he can't, HE calls the script in and the only thing Carlos has to do is to go and pick it up.
Cat
We probably get a majority of our scripts ^ way. Yesterday, I think some doctors had their heads up their behinds because they kept sending stuff to the wrong stores. Of course, the customers INSISTED it was OUR error, but we simply explained to them that the doctors (or nurses) usually just get a dropdown window to choose and it's easy for them to choose the wrong one (especially since 1 customer had 1 prescription end up at Walgreens, but that was STILL somehow OUR problem) ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/06/11 at 12:07 pm
Random rant on behalf of pharmacists: Why the hell do pharmacists not have greater discretion at their jobs? It was about halfway through college when I head a heart-to-heart with a pre-med student and figured out that a "pharmacist" isn't just "a cash register operator who happens to be in charge of the key to the expensive cabinet", but is trained damn near as well as an MD.
Blame the system. Most of the time, our interaction is with the doctor. We hand an indecipherable scrawl to a pharmacist, mumble a word that sounds like every other word made up my marketing weasels, and in exchange for a few dollars, a pharmacist hands us a bottle of pills and a piece of paper telling us for FSM's sake don't eat the suppositories. It's the same sort of interaction we have when we enter our shopping list into a website, pay a cashier a few bucks, and walk out with a cartload of groceries and a receipt telling us we should eat more veggies.
Next time you get a prescription, make your pharmacist's day. Take a mental inventory of what you currently take (whether XYZ is a prescription drug or not) and why you take it. When you pick up your prescription, read the little computer-generated printout. Ask him if there are any problems with XYZ with whatever you just got prescribed. He or she will probably know the answer without even glancing at a screen.
Oh, and if you do this for every prescription you pick up? Once or twice per lifetime, this little game won't just make his day, it'll save your life or the life of someone you love.
THANK YOU!!!! I'd also like to add...IF, by chance, you have an adverse reaction to a particular med, PLEASE do not just tell your doctor, also notify the pharmacy so they can enter it into their system! Just this week alone, we have had 2 IRATE customers who have received medications that they shouldn't have. One was for a child where there was a "possibility of cross-reaction" (he was prescribed Keflex and had a penicillin allergy) and the other was an older lady who could have had a life-threatening reaction. With the older lady, her PCP had previously prescribed an antibiotic that she had a rare, but severe reaction to that landed her in the hospital (this was a few years ago)...this week, she was at her cardiologist and wasn't feeling well so he prescribed an antibiotic. He asked if she was allergic to "sulfa antibiotics" and she said "no" because she isn't. However, he prescribed Bactrim, which is a combination of 2 medications, a sulfa antibiotic and trimethoprim, the medication she had the reaction to previously. FORTUNATELY, as FooBar suggested, she read the information pamphlet that came with the medication and recognized the name before she took it...UNFORTUNATELY, she then called US and was upset because she felt that "we should have known" and couldn't give her a refund. The pharmacist explained to her that we had no record of her being allergic to ANYTHING so there was no way we could have known...
Mod to add...and please don't get pissy IF the pharmacist has to contact the doctor for any reason...we had a customer last night that did when the pharmacist called the doctor because pills were prescribed for a 5 year old! When the mom came to pick up the meds, we were still waiting to hear back from the doctor and the mom was NOT happy because "he can swallow pills"...so she goes and does her shopping, I pull the drug, take a look at the pills, which are HUGE, so I put a note on the bag to SHOW the mom before she pays and ask the pharmacist to get an alternate prescription, just in case. Well, the mom comes back and I show her the pills and she FLIPS!!! At that time, the pharmacist was on the phone with the doctor and was getting a different prescription, which were slightly smaller, but could be cut in half rather easily. She was only slightly less peeved when she left ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/06/11 at 4:35 pm
What happened? ???
I got steamed at my job counselor for telling me I wasn't following through when she was giving bad leads. I could do better by myself!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/06/11 at 5:46 pm
I got steamed at my job counselor for telling me I wasn't following through when she was giving bad leads. I could do better by myself!
There are been several client complains where I work about the same thing. Sometimes another job counselor works better, they aren't always a good match.
Once the tranquilizer effects dissapear, hang in there. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/06/11 at 8:01 pm
I got steamed at my job counselor for telling me I wasn't following through when she was giving bad leads. I could do better by myself!
Sometimes job coaches can give wrong ideas or answers themselves,It happened with my job coach in the past.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/07/11 at 10:40 am
Gee...work just called and they need me to come in early. Beautiful day...kids don't have school...OF COURSE "someone" doesn't feel well and needs to go home ::) I said I'd "try, but couldn't guarantee anything because I have to have labwork done". I'll get to leave early tonight, but when I wasn't feeling well the other night, and one of us got to leave early, she didn't stay and let ME go so I'm not going to bend over backwards so she can go today...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/07/11 at 1:45 pm
Gee...work just called and they need me to come in early. Beautiful day...kids don't have school...OF COURSE "someone" doesn't feel well and needs to go home ::) I said I'd "try, but couldn't guarantee anything because I have to have labwork done". I'll get to leave early tonight, but when I wasn't feeling well the other night, and one of us got to leave early, she didn't stay and let ME go so I'm not going to bend over backwards so she can go today...
Good for you!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/07/11 at 4:56 pm
I put my coins in the parking lot computer but I got a ticket anyway. I think I entered the wrong space number into the machine. It's only ten bucks, but I mean, F***! Never had this problem with the old fashioned parking meters!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 10/07/11 at 6:03 pm
I put my coins in the parking lot computer but I got a ticket anyway. I think I entered the wrong space number into the machine. It's only ten bucks, but I mean, F***! Never had this problem with the old fashioned parking meters!
>:(
I did the same thing the other day. It was supposed to be only $7 ... but it charged me $35. I had ten people in line behind me and started putting all money into the machine. I ended up $3 dollars short and had to ask the stranger behind me for the money. He gladly gave it as that was the only thing that was gonna get that line started again.
There isn't even an attendant around to complain to ... and my ticket showed that I got $28 change. Rubbish! ... there was no change at all. So, I made the decision to not try to get my money back. Only that stranger could vouch for me ... and I still keep an eye out for him (to return the $3).
Most embarrassing.... :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/07/11 at 7:59 pm
Gee...work just called and they need me to come in early. Beautiful day...kids don't have school...OF COURSE "someone" doesn't feel well and needs to go home ::) I said I'd "try, but couldn't guarantee anything because I have to have labwork done". I'll get to leave early tonight, but when I wasn't feeling well the other night, and one of us got to leave early, she didn't stay and let ME go so I'm not going to bend over backwards so she can go today...
Good for you Mama!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/07/11 at 8:03 pm
I never know why supermarkets hire stupid young kids these days,One of the workers today was was getting a frank for lunch and the kid behind the counter(young kid) doesn't know how to prepare a frankfurter? WHAT? Are you kidding me? :o Now that's ridiculous! Supermarkets should hire people who know how to do the job and also you must train them to deal with the customers if they don't they're gonna look stupid! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/07/11 at 8:29 pm
I never know why supermarkets hire stupid young kids these days,One of the workers today was was getting a frank for lunch and the kid behind the counter(young kid) doesn't know how to prepare a frankfurter? WHAT? Are you kidding me? :o Now that's ridiculous! Supermarkets should hire people who know how to do the job and also you must train them to deal with the customers if they don't they're gonna look stupid! >:(
Well..dumb kids hafta start somewheres!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/07/11 at 11:39 pm
I got steamed at my job counselor for telling me I wasn't following through when she was giving bad leads. I could do better by myself!
The line you're looking for is at 1:32 of the Glengarry Glen Ross Ultimate Abuse Mix. (No autoplay, free download, NSFW audio if you play it on something other than headphones.) Recommend against bringing a set of steak knives, but feel free tell her that unless she gives you the good leads, the Glengarry leads, and gives you something with which you can be closing, that she should put. that. coffee. down.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/08/11 at 12:24 am
The line you're looking for is at 1:32 of the Glengarry Glen Ross Ultimate Abuse Mix. (No autoplay, free download, NSFW audio if you play it on something other than headphones.) Recommend against bringing a set of steak knives, but feel free tell her that unless she gives you the good leads, the Glengarry leads, and gives you something with which you can be closing, that she should put. that. coffee. down.
Karma+1. I was thinking the exact same thing. Those are same leads you gave me last month! They're crap!
They often talk about those who give up looking for work as inflating the official u/e rate. What about those of us who have been given up upon!
That's the message I got. I don't follow up on their useless leads because I know them already to be useless. I'm not sending rotten resumes and sh*teating cover letters to get thrown in the circular file of some hospital administrative floor in Springfield. Uh-uh! And for that, they tell me I'm not an efficient use of their time and resources. Sorry to be so crass, but both ladies on my case look like they got beat with the ugly stick and they've got personalities to match. Diane is a lumpy bowl of oatmeal with a Swamp Yankee accent, and Rachel has the countenance of a stone lion. Meeting with her is like a date with the Medusa. Diane told me Rachel was the best job coach the agency had. I believe that as much as I believe my cat flies to Saturn for sardines!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/08/11 at 7:05 am
Well..dumb kids hafta start somewheres!
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It's like saying "I don't know how to prepare a hamburger". ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/08/11 at 11:22 am
It's like saying "I don't know how to prepare a hamburger". ::)
Going back to your original post
When you say "prepare a frankfurter" what exactly do you mean?
What didn't the guy know how to do?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/08/11 at 7:46 pm
Going back to your original post
When you say "prepare a frankfurter" what exactly do you mean?
What didn't the guy know how to do?
my buddy who works in dairy had lunch and he was telling me that the kid behind the counter who was new doesn't know how to prepare the frankfurter,He meant put the frank in boiling water,slap it on a bun and pour sauerkraut on it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/08/11 at 9:31 pm
When you say "prepare a frankfurter" what exactly do you mean?
W-w-what do you usually do with a frankfurter?
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/09/11 at 1:38 am
my buddy who works in dairy had lunch and he was telling me that the kid behind the counter who was new doesn't know how to prepare the frankfurter,He meant put the frank in boiling water,slap it on a bun and pour sauerkraut on it.
Was the guy fired, or retrained?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/09/11 at 7:18 am
W-w-what do you usually do with a frankfurter?
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you use it as a playtoy,you tell me what you do with a frankfurter? ::)
If these kids do not know how to cook a simple frankfurter,then it's Pathmark damn fault for not training these newbies,you start working for a place you need training,let the managers show you how to do the task and then teach them over and over just to get it right.If not they'll wind up looking like a dumbfounded fool! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/09/11 at 7:19 am
Was the guy fired, or retrained?
I don't know but I hope he was trained again.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/09/11 at 10:28 am
Geez, I love my parents but they can be sooo patronizing.
Also, my father complains that his kids (including me) never do anything, but yet he doesn't direct us to do anything. I mean, who in the world LIKES to do the dishes? And when he does tell us what do he comes off as a condescending!
Who wants to follow directions when you come off so 'higher than thou'?
Also my mother says "I'm not telling you what to do, but I would like you to throw away all your trash in your car". Then she goes off and repeats that statement over and over and over, even when I already threw away the trash in my car! If you don't want to tell me what to do then why do you repeat that statement over and over and over? It's 'cause you DO want to tell us what to do!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 10/09/11 at 10:45 am
Geez, I love my parents but they can be sooo patronizing.
Also, my father complains that his kids (including me) never do anything, but yet he doesn't direct us to do anything. I mean, who in the world LIKES to do the dishes? And when he does tell us what do he comes off as a condescending!
Who wants to follow directions when you come off so 'higher than thou'?
Also my mother says "I'm not telling you what to do, but I would like you to throw away all your trash in your car". Then she goes off and repeats that statement over and over and over, even when I already threw away the trash in my car! If you don't want to tell me what to do then why do you repeat that statement over and over and over? It's 'cause you DO want to tell us what to do!
So why don't you negotiate a list of chores that are your responsibility and then DO them? That way everybody will be clear about responsibilities
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/09/11 at 1:08 pm
So why don't you negotiate a list of chores that are your responsibility and then DO them? That way everybody will be clear about responsibilities
Thanks Carlos, great idea.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/09/11 at 1:47 pm
you use it as a playtoy,you tell me what you do with a frankfurter? ::)
Here's Michelle.
http://lifeinthesandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/michele-bachmann-footlong-hot-dog-funny-picture.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/09/11 at 2:09 pm
my buddy who works in dairy had lunch and he was telling me that the kid behind the counter who was new doesn't know how to prepare the frankfurter,He meant put the frank in boiling water,slap it on a bun and pour sauerkraut on it.
Maybe it was his first day. Or maybe he just hadn't got to the frankfurter part of his training yet. Remember when you first started there...almost a yr ago....and you kept having trouble with the device that locks the carts or helps you push the carts or whatever it is....it took you like two weeks to master that. How would you feel if people went online and complained about that cart guy who couldn't use that cart device. Jeez why don't they train him.
Also, why are you complaining? You didn't see the kid make the hot dog. It wasn't your experience so why do you care whether he knows how to make hot dogs or not.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 10/09/11 at 4:42 pm
Maybe it was his first day. Or maybe he just hadn't got to the frankfurter part of his training yet. Remember when you first started there...almost a yr ago....and you kept having trouble with the device that locks the carts or helps you push the carts or whatever it is....it took you like two weeks to master that. How would you feel if people went online and complained about that cart guy who couldn't use that cart device. Jeez why don't they train him.
Also, why are you complaining? You didn't see the kid make the hot dog. It wasn't your experience so why do you care whether he knows how to make hot dogs or not.
Another possibility, the kid was taken from another department to cover someone else's break. I've seen it happen before.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/09/11 at 4:47 pm
Another possibility, the kid was taken from another department to cover someone else's break. I've seen it happen before.
Totally.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/09/11 at 5:57 pm
you use it as a playtoy,you tell me what you do with a frankfurter? ::)
You're not helping yourself here.
So I'm gonna take the high road and go with something involving tentacles.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/09/11 at 6:10 pm
Here's Michelle.
http://lifeinthesandbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/michele-bachmann-footlong-hot-dog-funny-picture.jpg
;D Thanks Tut. Karma.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/09/11 at 6:11 pm
Maybe it was his first day. Or maybe he just hadn't got to the frankfurter part of his training yet. Remember when you first started there...almost a yr ago....and you kept having trouble with the device that locks the carts or helps you push the carts or whatever it is....it took you like two weeks to master that. How would you feel if people went online and complained about that cart guy who couldn't use that cart device. Jeez why don't they train him.
Also, why are you complaining? You didn't see the kid make the hot dog. It wasn't your experience so why do you care whether he knows how to make hot dogs or not.
I was just listening to what my buddy from dairy told me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/10/11 at 12:48 am
Geez, I love my parents but they can be sooo patronizing.
Also, my father complains that his kids (including me) never do anything, but yet he doesn't direct us to do anything. I mean, who in the world LIKES to do the dishes? And when he does tell us what do he comes off as a condescending!
Who wants to follow directions when you come off so 'higher than thou'?
Also my mother says "I'm not telling you what to do, but I would like you to throw away all your trash in your car". Then she goes off and repeats that statement over and over and over, even when I already threw away the trash in my car! If you don't want to tell me what to do then why do you repeat that statement over and over and over? It's 'cause you DO want to tell us what to do!
Ain't no distance can keep my parents from driving me batty! My mother seems to know instinctively if I need to do laundry AND what kind of detergent I ought to be using. I'm like, "Mom that's my business, svp."
Then she'll say something like, "Are you self-conscious? I used to change your diapers, you know!"
Mom, jeeeeez, you're going around the bend and trying to drag me with you!
:-[ :-[ :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/10/11 at 1:58 am
Ain't no distance can keep my parents from driving me batty! My mother seems to know instinctively if I need to do laundry AND what kind of detergent I ought to be using. I'm like, "Mom that's my business, svp."
Then she'll say something like, "Are you self-conscious? I used to change your diapers, you know!"
Mom, jeeeeez, you're going around the bend and trying to drag me with you!
:-[ :-[ :-[
;D Yes, my mother is like that sometimes too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/10/11 at 6:45 am
Ain't no distance can keep my parents from driving me batty! My mother seems to know instinctively if I need to do laundry AND what kind of detergent I ought to be using. I'm like, "Mom that's my business, svp."
Then she'll say something like, "Are you self-conscious? I used to change your diapers, you know!"
Mom, jeeeeez, you're going around the bend and trying to drag me with you!
:-[ :-[ :-[
At almost 40 I get treated like a kid sometimes. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/10/11 at 1:22 pm
ever hate someone so immensely that the mere sight of them actually makes your blood boil.... >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/10/11 at 1:33 pm
ever hate someone so immensely that the mere sight of them actually makes your blood boil.... >:(
Yes. In highschool! >:( ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/10/11 at 1:35 pm
ever hate someone so immensely that the mere sight of them actually makes your blood boil.... >:(
Oh yes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/10/11 at 9:27 pm
ever hate someone so immensely that the mere sight of them actually makes your blood boil.... >:(
Oh my yes!!!
However, I've got high blood pressure now and I can no longer afford to make my blood boil. If I go hating on people the way I did when I was 20, I won't live to be 50!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/10/11 at 9:42 pm
L yes
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/10/11 at 11:01 pm
ever hate someone so immensely that the mere sight of them actually makes your blood boil.... >:(
Jpgy21r_dRE
But how do you know that cow orker of mine who was raised in a barn and never closes her mouth while eating and who slobbers so loudly while eating fruit and I don't just mean just apples I'm talking peaches she eats peaches six times a day that I have to leave my cube when I can hear her lip-smacking and open-mouth-chewing from half a building away because if I stick around for another minute I'm going to do or say something theHRdepartmentwoulddislikeorVOMITALLOVERMYKEYBOARDINDISGUST?
Umm, I mean "yes".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/10/11 at 11:41 pm
Jpgy21r_dRE
But how do you know that cow orker of mine who was raised in a barn and never closes her mouth while eating and who slobbers so loudly while eating fruit and I don't just mean just apples I'm talking peaches she eats peaches six times a day that I have to leave my cube when I can hear her lip-smacking and open-mouth-chewing from half a building away because if I stick around for another minute I'm going to do or say something theHRdepartmentwoulddislikeorVOMITALLOVERMYKEYBOARDINDISGUST?
Umm, I mean "yes".
Oh man, I hate that! People have this attitude nowadays that "the world is my picnic table."
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/11/11 at 6:51 am
ever hate someone so immensely that the mere sight of them actually makes your blood boil.... >:(
Yeah I know the feeling,makes you want to go up to them and punch them square in the face. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/11/11 at 11:19 am
ever hate someone so immensely that the mere sight of them actually makes your blood boil.... >:(
My ex-mother-in-law. But after I sued her (and won), I have moved on and my hatred has diminished. Of course that has something to do with the fact that I haven't seen nor heard from her in almost 20 years. I recently found out that she died this past March. Can't say that I am sorry nor am I glad. As the song from A Chorus Line said, "I felt NOTHING!"
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/11/11 at 11:26 am
I'm locked in a room with mine for 10 hrs every Monday. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/11/11 at 11:30 am
I'm locked in a room with mine for 10 hrs every Monday. >:(
I wish I could help you.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/11/11 at 12:31 pm
I'm locked in a room with mine for 10 hrs every Monday. >:(
That is not a healthy situation (to say the least).
Do they feel the same way about you?
What can be done about it?
Can you both still do your work without personal conflict? I'd find that difficult, if I were in your shoes. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/11/11 at 12:45 pm
I wish I could help you.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
You could....know any hit men? ;) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/11/11 at 12:48 pm
That is not a healthy situation (to say the least).
Do they feel the same way about you?
What can be done about it?
Can you both still do your work without personal conflict? I'd find that difficult, if I were in your shoes. :(
It's mutual. Nothing will be resolved until one of us quits. We have different styles so on top of the internal conflict it also makes working together difficult. So far our solution is to take of as many Monday's as possible. If I take it off she works. If I dint take Monday off she will. There area few Monday's where neither of us can take the day off those days are the worst
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/11/11 at 1:26 pm
It's mutual. Nothing will be resolved until one of us quits. We have different styles so on top of the internal conflict it also makes working together difficult. So far our solution is to take of as many Monday's as possible. If I take it off she works. If I dint take Monday off she will. There area few Monday's where neither of us can take the day off those days are the worst
Sounds like the battle of the wills! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/11/11 at 2:52 pm
You could....know any hit men? ;) ;D
Can't say that I do. But, I have known a few men who tried to hit on me-until I hit them.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/11/11 at 3:01 pm
Can't say that I do. But, I have known a few men who tried to hit on me-until I hit them.
Cat
;D
Sounds like the battle of the wills! >:(
Yeah....and I think I'm losing :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/11/11 at 3:07 pm
It's mutual. Nothing will be resolved until one of us quits. We have different styles so on top of the internal conflict it also makes working together difficult. So far our solution is to take of as many Monday's as possible. If I take it off she works. If I dint take Monday off she will. There area few Monday's where neither of us can take the day off those days are the worst
Wear a "Hell's Angels" jacket on the days you both are in, turn on the radio and play music she hates. Do subtle things she doesn't like. And (the hardest part) whenever she does something to annoy you, just laugh. Never let her know it bugs you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/11/11 at 5:04 pm
;D
Yeah....and I think I'm losing :-\\
Must be frustrating. I'm sorry. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/11/11 at 5:23 pm
You could....know any hit men? ;) ;D
Where's Andria when you need her ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/11/11 at 5:28 pm
;D
Yeah....and I think I'm losing :-\\
Put some laxatives in her coffee.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/11/11 at 6:01 pm
Put some laxatives in her coffee.
Karma! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/11/11 at 7:32 pm
I'm locked in a room with mine for 10 hrs every Monday. >:(
Sorry to hear that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/11/11 at 7:33 pm
Put some laxatives in her coffee.
HA HA that's a start. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/11/11 at 7:38 pm
Boy I was glad I wasn't at work the other day since it was my day off.One angry customer threw hot fries at a worker behind the counter in her face and it scalded her with redness,Wow did you ever work with a customer that they're so pissed off that something happened to you afterwards? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/11/11 at 8:04 pm
Boy I was glad I wasn't at work the other day since it was my day off.One angry customer threw hot fries at a worker behind the counter in her face and it scalded her with redness,Wow did you ever work with a customer that they're so pissed off that something happened to you afterwards? ???
I hate it when customers take out their insane aggression on workers behind the counter. It's stupid and cowardly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/11/11 at 8:12 pm
Boy I was glad I wasn't at work the other day since it was my day off.One angry customer threw hot fries at a worker behind the counter in her face and it scalded her with redness,Wow did you ever work with a customer that they're so pissed off that something happened to you afterwards? ???
Is she going to be okay? That was some serious over reacting. Borderline assault.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/11/11 at 8:15 pm
Is she going to be okay? That was some serious over reacting. Borderline assault.
Not borderline. Technically that woman could be charged with assault. It's over the top no matter what the issue was.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/11/11 at 8:17 pm
Sorry to hear that.
Thx
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/11/11 at 8:18 pm
Wear a "Hell's Angels" jacket on the days you both are in, turn on the radio and play music she hates. Do subtle things she doesn't like. And (the hardest part) whenever she does something to annoy you, just laugh. Never let her know it bugs you.
If I worked in a regular office setting that might be possible.
Put some laxatives in her coffee.
Now there's a suggestion I can use. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/11/11 at 8:31 pm
Not borderline. Technically that woman could be charged with assault. It's over the top no matter what the issue was.
She should have been arrested on the spot. The customer could have blinded that worker.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/11/11 at 10:47 pm
Put some laxatives in her coffee.
Except that she's locked in a room with her for 10 hours. The end result of a laxative without free access to a bathroom wouldn't be that pleasant either. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/11/11 at 11:20 pm
I have never belonged. I am shut out. I couldn't gain admission to normal society if I wanted to. I have the mark of Cain. I am among the invisible and unwanted. I am a social outcast. In a year I shall be dead or in prison.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/11/11 at 11:23 pm
I have never belonged. I am shut out. I couldn't gain admission to normal society if I wanted to. I have the mark of Cain. I am among the invisible and unwanted. I am a social outcast. In a year I shall be dead or in prison.
Well I hope not.
You are accepted and admired here at the ooze (where everybody knows your name, Max ;) ).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/11/11 at 11:42 pm
Except that she's locked in a room with her for 10 hours. The end result of a laxative without free access to a bathroom wouldn't be that pleasant either. ;D
;D Good point!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/11/11 at 11:46 pm
I have never belonged. I am shut out. I couldn't gain admission to normal society if I wanted to. I have the mark of Cain. I am among the invisible and unwanted. I am a social outcast. In a year I shall be dead or in prison.
I have it on good authority that being normal is overrated!
http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/4800000/-Normal-s-Overrated-house-md-4800133-400-300.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/11/11 at 11:53 pm
I have never belonged. I am shut out. I couldn't gain admission to normal society if I wanted to. I have the mark of Cain. I am among the invisible and unwanted. I am a social outcast. In a year I shall be dead or in prison.
Max, I look forward to reading your posts (except this post), just about every day. You are a very knowledgeable and funny man. You have made me laugh since I've been here, you are one of the most visible people on these boards. You have a talent that most of us don't have, you write very well.
Message to Max: I ain't normal either.
pm me if you want to talk.
K.T.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/12/11 at 12:03 am
;D Good point!
no bathroom breaks? damn...
So during the last hour of your shift, it's laxative time (and as soon as the shift is over, run like hell to the ladies room and remove all the TP before she gets there)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/12/11 at 2:21 am
no bathroom breaks? damn...
So during the last hour of your shift, it's laxative time (and as soon as the shift is over, run like hell to the ladies room and remove all the TP before she gets there)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/12/11 at 7:01 am
I hate it when customers take out their insane aggression on workers behind the counter. It's stupid and cowardly.
You ever wonder whatever became of civility these days? Customers want to take out their frustration these days at workers like they did a bad job,Workers over there work as hard of a job as everyone else over there (including the cartguys),we always seem to take the brunt of it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/12/11 at 7:03 am
Is she going to be okay? That was some serious over reacting. Borderline assault.
I didn't see the assault but from what I heard,the customer was pissed off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/12/11 at 7:10 am
I didn't see the assault but from what I heard,the customer was pissed off.
Still doesn't justify the behavior. If you have that much of a problem with an employee, you go to the manager. Violence is not the answer.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/12/11 at 7:23 am
Still doesn't justify the behavior. If you have that much of a problem with an employee, you go to the manager. Violence is not the answer.
Exactly,violence doesn't solve anything.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/12/11 at 11:39 am
I have never belonged. I am shut out. I couldn't gain admission to normal society if I wanted to. I have the mark of Cain. I am among the invisible and unwanted. I am a social outcast. In a year I shall be dead or in prison.
(((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
You belong here with us misfits. Carlos & I would invite you up but our guest bedroom is in use these days. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/12/11 at 1:08 pm
Boy I was glad I wasn't at work the other day since it was my day off.One angry customer threw hot fries at a worker behind the counter in her face and it scalded her with redness,Wow did you ever work with a customer that they're so pissed off that something happened to you afterwards? ???
Jesus, the woman throwing hot fries was a b*tch!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/12/11 at 1:08 pm
I have never belonged. I am shut out. I couldn't gain admission to normal society if I wanted to. I have the mark of Cain. I am among the invisible and unwanted. I am a social outcast. In a year I shall be dead or in prison.
my childhood seems to have taken all my live to get out of the fjkbhfhjgoifguoirueoigjlkjhkrtgurgjflkhjiyogrouu9-485697uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-ohye86798upoiyyyyyyyy6oju5i=76y-596i7-y-toy-i7096=iy*^&%^%^%&^*&(&%#^%&*^&()^)%&^^^^$&%^&*
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/12/11 at 1:10 pm
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I can relate to this part of your message.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/12/11 at 7:46 pm
Jesus, the woman throwing hot fries was a b*tch!
I know I agree whatever happened to niceness and civility these days? Did that all get thrown out the window? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/12/11 at 8:10 pm
Thank you all for your kind words. I'm okay. I just get pretty tweaked out nowadays.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/12/11 at 9:40 pm
(((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
You belong here with us misfits. Cat
Misfits. Reminds me of this. ( Nope, not the Clark Gable/Marilyn film)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxzBEylQegQ&feature=related
That's where we fit in!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/13/11 at 12:11 am
My gripe is the town drunks. I feel really sorry for them. Take a little schizophrenia, add alcohol, and a giant dose of maltreatment from an uncaring society, and you've got a man hollering on a public bench.
At the same time, I hate them. I loathe walking by them. They demand a dime. They demand a dollar...but they leer at the ladies. They frighten the children. They slobber bawdy tales of of surreal non sequiturs. They spit. They puke. They growl profane threats and insults to passersby. Including me: "H-h-h-heyyyy, fug you mudderfuggin' faggit no balls walkin' ina rain mudderfugger! Ahhhkillya!" They exercise just enough control over themselves so the cops can't hall them in for disorderly conduct...and most of the time, the cops pay no attention to them anyway.
So, I ignore them.
I wish I could turn to them and say, "If I give you a nickel for your misfortune, I'll subsidize you commandeering the public benches to loaf, filling your bellies with liquor, and and filling the general citizenry with fear and repulsion. Quit loitering in my town and go get clean. Avail yourselves of community detox and mental health services. They're not great, I know from personal experience, but, I mean, for chrissakes, it's better than sitting on a cold stoop all winter." Or maybe it ain't. Can't drink hooch in detox and you have to take a bath and watch your mouth!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/13/11 at 7:14 am
My gripe is the town drunks. I feel really sorry for them. Take a little schizophrenia, add alcohol, and a giant dose of maltreatment from an uncaring society, and you've got a man hollering on a public bench.
At the same time, I hate them. I loathe walking by them. They demand a dime. They demand a dollar...but they leer at the ladies. They frighten the children. They slobber bawdy tales of of surreal non sequiturs. They spit. They puke. They growl profane threats and insults to passersby. Including me: "H-h-h-heyyyy, fug you mudderfuggin' faggit no balls walkin' ina rain mudderfugger! Ahhhkillya!" They exercise just enough control over themselves so the cops can't hall them in for disorderly conduct...and most of the time, the cops pay no attention to them anyway.
So, I ignore them.
I wish I could turn to them and say, "If I give you a nickel for your misfortune, I'll subsidize you commandeering the public benches to loaf, filling your bellies with liquor, and and filling the general citizenry with fear and repulsion. Quit loitering in my town and go get clean. Avail yourselves of community detox and mental health services. They're not great, I know from personal experience, but, I mean, for chrissakes, it's better than sitting on a cold stoop all winter." Or maybe it ain't. Can't drink hooch in detox and you have to take a bath and watch your mouth!
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I see drunks just about every day but I always ignore them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/13/11 at 12:14 pm
Misfits. Reminds me of this. ( Nope, not the Clark Gable/Marilyn film)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxzBEylQegQ&feature=related
That's where we fit in!
Actually, when I posted that, I was thinking of THIS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SH1j1luFOw
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/13/11 at 12:21 pm
Actually, when I posted that, I was thinking of THIS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SH1j1luFOw
Cat
Almost the same wavelength, just off by a couple of minutes on the show.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 10/13/11 at 2:09 pm
my job isn't that well paid - I was on a little above the national minimum wage an hour. Last week the national minimum wage in the UK went up about 15 pence an hour. My hourly rate went up to the new minimum rate. So isn't that effectively a pay cut?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/13/11 at 2:10 pm
my job isn't that well paid - I was on a little above the national minimum wage an hour. Last week the national minimum wage in the UK went up about 15 pence an hour. My hourly rate went up to the new minimum rate. So isn't that effectively a pay cut?
The NMW should be £6.08.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 10/13/11 at 4:58 pm
my job isn't that well paid - I was on a little above the national minimum wage an hour. Last week the national minimum wage in the UK went up about 15 pence an hour. My hourly rate went up to the new minimum rate. So isn't that effectively a pay cut?
That doesn't sound right...if you were above minimum wage you should have stayed at your wage not be brought down. I would talk to someone about that. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/13/11 at 5:39 pm
my job isn't that well paid - I was on a little above the national minimum wage an hour. Last week the national minimum wage in the UK went up about 15 pence an hour. My hourly rate went up to the new minimum rate. So isn't that effectively a pay cut?
Your pay should've gone up roughly the same amount above minimum wage it was before
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/13/11 at 5:49 pm
The NMW should be £6.08.
It's like the U.S. minimum wage (federal $7.25 hr., average among the states $7.50/hr.). No way in hell you can live on it.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/13/11 at 5:58 pm
Your pay should've gone up roughly the same amount above minimum wage it was before
That's what I think, too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 10/13/11 at 5:59 pm
Your pay should've gone up roughly the same amount above minimum wage it was before
I was thinking that but I couldn't remember for sure...it's been so long since I've gotten a paycheck! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/13/11 at 6:09 pm
Minimum wage laws in the U.S. haven't kept pace with the standard of living since the early '70s.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/13/11 at 7:14 pm
The NMW should be £6.08.
That converts to about $9.57 a hour in American dollars, 6.95 euro, and 9.78 Canadien dollars.
It's like the U.S. minimum wage (federal $7.25 hr., average among the states $7.50/hr.). No way in hell you can live on it.
::)
That converts to about 4.60 British pounds, 3.34 euro, and 7.40 Canadien dollars.
Just for comparison.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/13/11 at 8:02 pm
That converts to about $9.57 a hour in American dollars, 6.95 euro, and 9.78 Canadien dollars.
That converts to about 4.60 British pounds, 3.34 euro, and 7.40 Canadien dollars.
Just for comparison.
Minimum wage in Canada varies from $8.75 an hour to $10.00 an hour (way up north there is a place where it's $11.00 a hour)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/13/11 at 8:37 pm
Minimum wage in Canada varies from $8.75 an hour to $10.00 an hour (way up north there is a place where it's $11.00 a hour)
Cool, I was going to look it up, but got distracted and forgot.
Also, I apologize for misspelling Canadians. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/13/11 at 8:46 pm
Cool, I was going to look it up, but got distracted and forgot.
Also, I apologize for misspelling Canadians. ;D
Oh, I thought you were being FRONSH --
"Canadiens"
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/13/11 at 8:54 pm
Oh, I thought you were being FRONSH --
"Canadiens"
;)
Yeah... that's what I meant. :D
Once in 1998. my brother and I traveled to Niagara Falls (the Canadian side) and had dinner one night, our waiter was French Canadian. My hearing wasn't very good even then (it's worse now), but I couldn't understand a word he was saying because of his accent. I had to have my brother interpret for me. :-[ I knew then that I could never go to Montreal..
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/13/11 at 9:54 pm
Yeah... that's what I meant. :D
Once in 1998. my brother and I traveled to Niagara Falls (the Canadian side) and had dinner one night, our waiter was French Canadian. My hearing wasn't very good even then (it's worse now), but I couldn't understand a word he was saying because of his accent. I had to have my brother interpret for me. :-[ I knew then that I could never go to Montreal..
Most francophones speak at least some English in Montreal. Way out in the sticks of Quebec it gets a little more dicey. Cue up "Deliverance" on the accordion!
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/13/11 at 9:57 pm
Most francophones speak at least some English in Montreal. Way out in the sticks of Quebec it gets a little more dicey. Cue up "Deliverance" on the accordion!
8)
;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/14/11 at 2:02 am
Most francophones speak at least some English in Montreal. Way out in the sticks of Quebec it gets a little more dicey. Cue up "Deliverance" on the accordion!
8)
I guess I forgot to mention that the waiter WAS speaking English, but with a heavy French accent. My brother doesn't speak French at all, and yet, he could understand the waiter. Twas trey gynant et moi...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/14/11 at 6:53 am
my job isn't that well paid - I was on a little above the national minimum wage an hour. Last week the national minimum wage in the UK went up about 15 pence an hour. My hourly rate went up to the new minimum rate. So isn't that effectively a pay cut?
The minimum rate in The U.S. is 7.50 an hr.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/14/11 at 7:01 am
My Father thinks the house we've been living in is a "curse" It's like every bad thing that has happened over the past 38 years (since 1973) is consdered a bad thing,Hey you can't blame bad things on a curse,It is what it is,Just last night we had another small flood downstairs in the basement and this small sewer we have in one closet keeps the water in there but unfortunately a small flood happened again so My Father called a guy to come and pump the water out immediately,I think it's about time to retile the floors before some more floods occur again.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 10/14/11 at 8:10 am
My Father thinks the house we've been living in is a "curse" It's like every bad thing that has happened over the past 38 years (since 1973) is consdered a bad thing,Hey you can't blame bad things on a curse,It is what it is,Just last night we had another small flood downstairs in the basement and this small sewer we have in one closet keeps the water in there but unfortunately a small flood happened again so My Father called a guy to come and pump the water out immediately,I think it's about time to retile the floors before some more floods occur again.
Owning a home is a pain-in-the-arse at times. ;D
I think it's time to find the cause of the flooding problem and correct that before even thinking about putting down new tile, if it contines to flood the floor will get ruined again.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 10/14/11 at 8:47 am
Your pay should've gone up roughly the same amount above minimum wage it was before
that's what I reckon as well. But apparently not :\'(
So the minimum wage was £5.93 and I earnt £6.00 an hour.
Now the minimum is £6.08 so I reckon I should be on £6.15 an hour. :-\\
Especially since we got all computerised and stuff. I'm doing a load of the work that the girls in the regional office used to do. Must find out what their pay rate is...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/14/11 at 9:08 am
that's what I reckon as well. But apparently not :\'(
So the minimum wage was £5.93 and I earnt £6.00 an hour.
Now the minimum is £6.08 so I reckon I should be on £6.15 an hour. :-\\
Especially since we got all computerised and stuff. I'm doing a load of the work that the girls in the regional office used to do. Must find out what their pay rate is...
You are currently underpaid, remind you employers of that!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/14/11 at 11:26 am
I guess I forgot to mention that the waiter WAS speaking English, but with a heavy French accent. My brother doesn't speak French at all, and yet, he could understand the waiter. Twas trey gynant et moi...
"We are so poor, we do not even have a language! Just this stupid accent!"
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/14/11 at 11:41 am
"We are so poor, we do not even have a language! Just this stupid accent!"
Cat
I faahrt in your jhen-a-rahl di-rect-sheeun!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/14/11 at 11:52 am
My Father thinks the house we've been living in is a "curse" It's like every bad thing that has happened over the past 38 years (since 1973) is consdered a bad thing,Hey you can't blame bad things on a curse,It is what it is,Just last night we had another small flood downstairs in the basement and this small sewer we have in one closet keeps the water in there but unfortunately a small flood happened again so My Father called a guy to come and pump the water out immediately,I think it's about time to retile the floors before some more floods occur again.
What the heck else do you do with a curse? Sounds like my father. He thought my mother's family was cursed, and I was cursed,and the house was cursed, and then he cursed...he cursed a lot when stuff went wrong around the house! It's more fun to blame stuff you can't fix on a curse than have to say, "I can't fix it." If it's "cursed" you can play the victim in your own Greek tragedy with malevolent forces of Pan arrayed against you! More ego strokes there than just being a bumbling man fumbling with a socket wrench and smearing motor oil all over his shirt!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/14/11 at 12:09 pm
I faahrt in your jhen-a-rahl di-rect-sheeun!
;D ;D ;D ;D
My Father thinks the house we've been living in is a "curse" It's like every bad thing that has happened over the past 38 years (since 1973) is consdered a bad thing,Hey you can't blame bad things on a curse,It is what it is,Just last night we had another small flood downstairs in the basement and this small sewer we have in one closet keeps the water in there but unfortunately a small flood happened again so My Father called a guy to come and pump the water out immediately,I think it's about time to retile the floors before some more floods occur again.
What the heck else do you do with a curse? Sounds like my father. He thought my mother's family was cursed, and I was cursed,and the house was cursed, and then he cursed...he cursed a lot when stuff went wrong around the house! It's more fun to blame stuff you can't fix on a curse than have to say, "I can't fix it." If it's "cursed" you can play the victim in your own Greek tragedy with malevolent forces of Pan arrayed against you! More ego strokes there than just being a bumbling man fumbling with a socket wrench and smearing motor oil all over his shirt!
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Cleanse the place by burning some sage.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/14/11 at 7:42 pm
Owning a home is a pain-in-the-arse at times. ;D
I think it's time to find the cause of the flooding problem and correct that before even thinking about putting down new tile, if it contines to flood the floor will get ruined again.
I was telling my Father about putting down some new tiles,I mean after over 30 years those tiles have taken such a beating,How much would it cost for new tiles or maybe to fix up the basement? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/14/11 at 7:44 pm
What the heck else do you do with a curse? Sounds like my father. He thought my mother's family was cursed, and I was cursed,and the house was cursed, and then he cursed...he cursed a lot when stuff went wrong around the house! It's more fun to blame stuff you can't fix on a curse than have to say, "I can't fix it." If it's "cursed" you can play the victim in your own Greek tragedy with malevolent forces of Pan arrayed against you! More ego strokes there than just being a bumbling man fumbling with a socket wrench and smearing motor oil all over his shirt!
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My Father is just an old grump,the Archie Bunker of the modern era. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/14/11 at 7:44 pm
;D ;D ;D ;D
Cleanse the place by burning some sage.
Cat
What's sage? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/14/11 at 8:10 pm
I was telling my Father about putting down some new tiles,I mean after over 30 years those tiles have taken such a beating,How much would it cost for new tiles or maybe to fix up the basement? ???
He needs to fix the leak first, though. If the leak is not fixed it will ruin the new tiles.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/14/11 at 8:13 pm
He needs to fix the leak first, though. If the leak is not fixed it will ruin the new tiles.
We have this plumber guy that fixes sewers and stuff,they pumped out the water so now let's see how long this will last before another flood occurs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/14/11 at 8:15 pm
What's sage? ???
Sage:
An aromatic plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish-green leaves that are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean.
In magical practices, sage is used to dispel misfortune and negativity. Cat can tell you more about that...
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2003/05/25/Edens_Gardener/fdccc9.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/14/11 at 8:25 pm
Sage is also the recipient of this silver medal
http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/silver-medal.jpg
For finishing 2nd best in the highly contested Simon and Garfunkel herb race "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"
Sage is lucky, Thyme doesn't even finish in the medals.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/14/11 at 8:29 pm
Sage is also the recipient of this silver medal
http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/silver-medal.jpg
For finishing 2nd best in the highly contested Simon and Garfunkel herb race "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme"
Sage is lucky, Thyme doesn't even finish in the medals.
;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/15/11 at 7:02 am
Sage:
An aromatic plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish-green leaves that are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean.
In magical practices, sage is used to dispel misfortune and negativity. Cat can tell you more about that...
http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2003/05/25/Edens_Gardener/fdccc9.jpg
I don't think sage will work,We just need to clean it up and dust it off first,first thing we need to do are the shelves who knows how much dust was collected over the years.The old books,45's and vinyls,boxes of stuff and the knick-knacks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/15/11 at 10:46 am
What's sage? ???
A profoundly wise person.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/15/11 at 11:56 am
he he
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 10/15/11 at 10:27 pm
A profoundly wise person.
Cat
One of Sylvester Stallone's kids. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/16/11 at 12:19 am
What's sage? ???
A spice/herb that is often in stuffing recipes and a container in my spice rack that is rarely used ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/16/11 at 6:47 am
A spice/herb that is often in stuffing recipes and a container in my spice rack that is rarely used ;D
Where do you buy it? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/16/11 at 7:58 am
Where do you buy it? ???
The grocery store with the rest of the spices.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 10/16/11 at 11:28 am
The grocery store with the rest of the spices.
Unless you want to use it for a "cleansing" then you would probably need to find a specialty shop. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/16/11 at 12:00 pm
Unless you want to use it for a "cleansing" then you would probably need to find a specialty shop. :-\\
This is true but Patty was talking about the spice and that is what Howard quoted so that's where I went. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/16/11 at 2:12 pm
The grocery store with the rest of the spices.
Ok,I'll look for it one day before I start work.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/16/11 at 2:13 pm
Unless you want to use it for a "cleansing" then you would probably need to find a specialty shop. :-\\
What about like an air freshener?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 10/16/11 at 3:09 pm
What about like an air freshener?
I don't think I know anyone who purchased sage from the grocery store to use as an air freshener. I have bought cloves and cinnamon sticks to use in a potpourri that I simmered in a pot on the stove.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/16/11 at 5:59 pm
Ok,I'll look for it one day before I start work.
The "sage" that Cat was talking about would be the "plant-type", not the type you buy at the grocery store...therefore, you probably wouldn't find it at Pathmark ::)
You also need the plumber to do more than just pump the water out...you need to find out WHY the water keeps backing up and causing the flooding or it's going to continue to do it. Of course, I doubt your father is going to actually do anything about it if he hasn't in the 30 years you've lived there....regardless, putting new tile down without actually FIXING the problem is just throwing $$ away because the flooding is going to RUIN the new tile if you don't solve the problem BEFORE you put it down! Surprisingly, the old tile is probably more "durable" against the flooding than the new tile would be because of the type of grout they used "back in the day" compared to what they use now....back then, it was more like cement and more water-resistant than what they use now, which is more sandy and porous (at least that's what I've heard from a few tile-guys).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/16/11 at 6:12 pm
The "sage" that Cat was talking about would be the "plant-type", not the type you buy at the grocery store...therefore, you probably wouldn't find it at Pathmark ::)
That's right Mama K. We have sage growing in our garden.
So Howard, not sure you can buy this plant so late in the year (in NY). A closer photo of sage looks like this below.
http://anbanet.com/plants/image/sage-herb.jpg
You can try your local garden stores in N.Y. if they still carry it this late in the year. If not they will give you advice on when to buy it (early or late spring)
You can buy a plant for $2 to $3 here.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/16/11 at 6:26 pm
That's right Mama K. We have sage growing in our garden.
So Howard, not sure you can buy this plant so late in the year (in NY). A closer photo of sage looks like this below.
http://anbanet.com/plants/image/sage-herb.jpg
You can try your local garden stores in N.Y. if they still carry it this late in the year. If not they will give you advice on when to buy it (early or late spring)
You can buy a plant for $2 to $3 here.
That's actually too green to burn for cleansing. A smudge stick is what is needed. And man, it smells REALLY NICE!!!
http://www.pagandreams.co.uk/Images/usr/smudge-smoke.jpg
Several years ago when we took over the whole house, the upstairs was so full of negative energy from tenants past that you could feel it when you walked in. I lit a smudge stick and went all over the place cleansing that negative energy. It worked. Also, when our house in PR was ready for us to stay there, our first night, I lit the smudge stick. I didn't really feel any negative energy then but I cleansed the place just as well.
I recommend doing that whenever moving into a new place-or if you feel any negative energy around you.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/16/11 at 6:38 pm
That's actually too green to burn for cleansing. A smudge stick is what is needed. And man, it smells REALLY NICE!!!
http://www.pagandreams.co.uk/Images/usr/smudge-smoke.jpg
Several years ago when we took over the whole house, the upstairs was so full of negative energy from tenants past that you could feel it when you walked in. I lit a smudge stick and went all over the place cleansing that negative energy. It worked. Also, when our house in PR was ready for us to stay there, our first night, I lit the smudge stick. I didn't really feel any negative energy then but I cleansed the place just as well.
I recommend doing that whenever moving into a new place-or if you feel any negative energy around you.
Cat
Good advice.
Yes, it is too green for smudging. So Howard needs to purchase a Sage Smudge stick. As fellow American residents, you can direct him to a store that sells some.
What I do is take some sage leaves from our bush and wait for it to dry a little. Take some in my hands and break the leaves into little pieces (and your hand smell great!) and place it in a dish with other herbs..it does give off a nice smell, esp if the room is small.
Or
I take those sage leaves and put then in a bottle (a small one) and put some olive oil in it, and let them get acquainted with each other ;D. There are some aroma therapy uses for that, but i use it for salad dressing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/16/11 at 6:51 pm
Good advice.
Yes, it is too green for smudging. So Howard needs to purchase a Sage Smudge stick. As fellow American residents, you can direct him to a store that sells some.
What I do is take some sage leaves from our bush and wait for it to dry a little. Take some in my hands and break the leaves into little pieces (and your hand smell great!) and place it in a dish with other herbs..it does give off a nice smell, esp if the room is small.
Or
I take those sage leaves and put then in a bottle (a small one) and put some olive oil in it, and let them get acquainted with each other ;D. There are some aroma therapy uses for that, but i use it for salad dressing.
;D ;D ;D ;D
I buy mine on-line-but I do know that our local co-op sells it, too.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/16/11 at 8:13 pm
you think if I burn some sage in my garden it won't be so hot as hell in the summer?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/16/11 at 9:45 pm
That's actually too green to burn for cleansing. A smudge stick is what is needed. And man, it smells REALLY NICE!!!
As long as we're on the subject. That stuff you can buy in the store - whether fresh or ground up - and rub onto a piece of chicken, pig, or even a chunk of cow? That stuff people are talking about mixing with olive oil or even (for those so inclined) make a smudge pot with because it smells nice? Awesome! Grow it, eat it, do whatever you like with it. It's both tasty and harmless.
But it's not the same as the other sort of sage. The other sort of sage is not to be messed with. Just because it's legal (depending on where you live) doesn't mean it's safe, nor does it mean it's wise.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: King Tut on 10/16/11 at 11:53 pm
As long as we're on the subject. That stuff you can buy in the store - whether fresh or ground up - and rub onto a piece of chicken, pig, or even a chunk of cow? That stuff people are talking about mixing with olive oil or even (for those so inclined) make a smudge pot with because it smells nice? Awesome! Grow it, eat it, do whatever you like with it. It's both tasty and harmless.
But it's not the same as the other sort of sage. The other sort of sage is not to be messed with. Just because it's legal (depending on where you live) doesn't mean it's safe, nor does it mean it's wise.
No wonder I end up chugging the olive oil/sage mix down and there is a lineup at my door (cue the ending of "Field of Dreams") of people wanting to dump all their cash on me for just another bottle. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/17/11 at 12:31 am
No wonder I end up chugging the olive oil/sage mix down and there is a lineup at my door (cue the ending of "Field of Dreams") of people wanting to dump all their cash on me for just another bottle. ;D
LOL. The one good thing about the Other Sort Of Sage is that everybody who's ever tried it as a recreational pharmaceutical has immediately regretted it. For that reason alone (as a warning to dumbasses everywhere) it ought to remain legal.
Fortunately, the subspecies of sage that is commonly used as a cooking ingredient is both tasty and harmless. And awesome when infused into olive oil and drizzled over whatever you happened to be cooking.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/17/11 at 7:09 am
The "sage" that Cat was talking about would be the "plant-type", not the type you buy at the grocery store...therefore, you probably wouldn't find it at Pathmark ::)
You also need the plumber to do more than just pump the water out...you need to find out WHY the water keeps backing up and causing the flooding or it's going to continue to do it. Of course, I doubt your father is going to actually do anything about it if he hasn't in the 30 years you've lived there....regardless, putting new tile down without actually FIXING the problem is just throwing $$ away because the flooding is going to RUIN the new tile if you don't solve the problem BEFORE you put it down! Surprisingly, the old tile is probably more "durable" against the flooding than the new tile would be because of the type of grout they used "back in the day" compared to what they use now....back then, it was more like cement and more water-resistant than what they use now, which is more sandy and porous (at least that's what I've heard from a few tile-guys).
Thanks Mama,I'll have to ask my Father as why the small sewer keeps backing up when it rains hard. I was also suggesting to My Mother maybe we should build a bigger closet space and she said that wouldn't work either.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/17/11 at 9:48 am
Howard, are you talking about a sump pump? Is it a hole in the floor with a lid and a pipe coming through the lid? Or, is it just a drain in the floor? If it's a sump pump, you probably just need a new one...if it's just a drain, it's probably clogged and needs to be cleared. Of course, if it's just a drain, chances are it connects to the main line for the street so if it's flooding when it rains hard, it means the line is not only blocked, it's also broken, which is NOT a "cheap fix"...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/17/11 at 9:50 am
Howard, are you talking about a sump pump? Is it a hole in the floor with a lid and a pipe coming through the lid? Or, is it just a drain in the floor? If it's a sump pump, you probably just need a new one...if it's just a drain, it's probably clogged and needs to be cleared. Of course, if it's just a drain, chances are it connects to the main line for the street so if it's flooding when it rains hard, it means the line is not only blocked, it's also broken, which is NOT a "cheap fix"...
I'm not sure how getting a bigger closet helps any of this :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 10/17/11 at 10:50 am
I'm not sure how getting a bigger closet helps any of this :D
Well, you never know. Howard's plans may be for a water tight closet with submarine type doors...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/17/11 at 12:53 pm
Well, you never know. Howard's plans may be for a water tight closet with submarine type doors...
good point
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/17/11 at 1:20 pm
Howard, are you talking about a sump pump? Is it a hole in the floor with a lid and a pipe coming through the lid? Or, is it just a drain in the floor? If it's a sump pump, you probably just need a new one...if it's just a drain, it's probably clogged and needs to be cleared. Of course, if it's just a drain, chances are it connects to the main line for the street so if it's flooding when it rains hard, it means the line is not only blocked, it's also broken, which is NOT a "cheap fix"...
It's a metal round lid with a cap on it (2 of them) and they're on the floor.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/17/11 at 1:24 pm
I'm not sure how getting a bigger closet helps any of this :D
It was just a suggestion,that closet is pretty old probably when my parents moved in this house and my brother was born in 1971,(They took it in 1970) and I was born in 1974.This small closet has empty boxes,my Father's old bowling trophies from 1973,papers,wires and our electrical outlet that connects to stuff that turns on and off in the house.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/17/11 at 4:11 pm
As long as we're on the subject. That stuff you can buy in the store - whether fresh or ground up - and rub onto a piece of chicken, pig, or even a chunk of cow? That stuff people are talking about mixing with olive oil or even (for those so inclined) make a smudge pot with because it smells nice? Awesome! Grow it, eat it, do whatever you like with it. It's both tasty and harmless.
But it's not the same as the other sort of sage. The other sort of sage is not to be messed with. Just because it's legal (depending on where you live) doesn't mean it's safe, nor does it mean it's wise.
I wondered how long it would be before they tried to schedule Salvia Divinorum. I thought the drive to do so would be initiated by hysterical moms. I was right.
In 2006 a kid named Brett Chidester from Delaware committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.
He was depressed and felt life had no purpose. Chidester had been using Salvia Divinorum in the period preceding his suicide. His parents blamed the sage and lobbied the state of Delaware to prohibit it.
Wait a minute. The charcoal fire is what killed him. Wouldn't it make more sense to abolish charcoal? Well, he was depressed. Okay, outlaw depression. He thought life had no purpose. There's the REAL danger. Better prohibit THOUGHT!
I've never taken Salvia Divinorum and I've spent more time feeling existential despair than poor Brett lived in his entire life altogether! "You don't need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind blows," as Bob Dylan said.
Inevitably, the U.S. run by hysterical moms will put Salvia on Schedule I and the cops will waste even more time chasing down a plant!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/vogel.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/19/11 at 12:54 am
It's a metal round lid with a cap on it (2 of them) and they're on the floor.
Then chances are you have tree roots growing into the main line or it has collapsed. Either way, until it's cleared, it's going to continue...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/19/11 at 6:38 am
Then chances are you have tree roots growing into the main line or it has collapsed. Either way, until it's cleared, it's going to continue...
Well Mama just a few years ago a tree we've had in the front of our house we had to have it removed because it was drooping badly that it looked like it was about to topple over,the tree was sickly and the branches were falling off so My Father called a tree guy to come and have it removed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/19/11 at 8:33 am
I've just about had it with work...the past 2 days, I haven't gotten all of my breaks, primarily because of 1 person who has no consideration for anyone else >:( Yesterday, I was stuck helping a particularly "needy" customer so I was admittedly "late" to take my break (it was supposed to be at 3:15, but I didn't get done with her until about 3:25. As I was getting ready to go, *tech* asks me if she can "run to the bathroom real quick before I went because she was dying" (even though she was scheduled to go on break right after me) so I stupidly said "go ahead"...she didn't come back until almost 3:40!!! Well, I was scheduled to go to lunch at 4 and the next person was scheduled at 4:30 (and couldn't go later or she'd be "out of compliance") so I figured it was futile to go on my break because I'd get back at 3:55 then go to lunch at 4 so I figured she decided to just take her break THEN. I was working on something when 4 rolls around and get ready to go on lunch and she's friggin gone AGAIN!!! I ask the other tech where she is and she tells me she went on break about 3:55! So the head pharmacist then asks me why I wasn't at lunch and I kinda' lost it (in a sarcastic way)...I told her "the same reason I didn't get my break...*her highness* (yes, I actually called her that) is on her break now...she was in the bathroom from 3:25 until almost 3:40 so I would've been coming back just in time to leave again and now *other tech* said she just left for her break a little bit ago so I guess I'll let *other tech* go now so she's not out of compliance and I'll go AFTER her". The head pharmacist was PISSED! (not at me, thank goodness) and told me to go ahead and go and she'd "take care of *her highness*-and yes, SHE used that term as well-because "her bull needed to STOP". THEN, I didn't get my break last night because I was working with Tweedledeedee (pharmacist) and Tweedledeedum (village idiot tech) and we were so far behind, I COULDN'T leave....I hardly had time to run to the bathroom! I'm praying that the head pharmacist is NOT opening this morning (though I have a sinking feeling she is) with me because she is NOT going to be happy at the amount of stuff that was left to do today >:(
And with that, I'm off to the Lion's Den ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 10/19/11 at 10:14 am
Working for other people, and depending on other people to get our work done, sucks. You have my sympathy
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/19/11 at 11:30 am
Well, she wasn't quite as mad as I thought she would be...at least I don't think so. It's hard to tell with her because she's not exactly the most cheery person to begin with ??? She didn't seem to question what I told her about what happened, so I suppose that's a good sign that she doesn't blame me, but who knows? At least I'm getting my break ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/19/11 at 12:14 pm
My complaint for the day is the fact that I have been here for about 9 years now and only yesterday I found out that there are tribulistic rituals here. How come I haven't been privy to them? Here I thought that I was part of this community only to find out that I have been left out all these years. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/19/11 at 5:23 pm
My complaint for the day is the fact that I have been here for about 9 years now and only yesterday I found out that there are tribulistic rituals here. How come I haven't been privy to them? Here I thought that I was part of this community only to find out that I have been left out all these years. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
That's the ritual...we leave the newbee out. Guess you are officially no longer new. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/19/11 at 7:07 pm
My complaint for the day is the fact that I have been here for about 9 years now and only yesterday I found out that there are tribulistic rituals here. How come I haven't been privy to them? Here I thought that I was part of this community only to find out that I have been left out all these years. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
You can join MY tribe, Cat!
(((((hugs)))))
I was dimly aware of the shamanistic communions at inthe00s. My self-esteem is such that I take for granted there's an inner circle and I'm left out of it.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/sad11.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/19/11 at 7:11 pm
My complaint for the day is the fact that I have been here for about 9 years now and only yesterday I found out that there are tribulistic rituals here. How come I haven't been privy to them? Here I thought that I was part of this community only to find out that I have been left out all these years. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
They're super secret....so secret in fact you actually have been a part of them but we haven't been able to tell you that you were ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/19/11 at 7:13 pm
That's the ritual...we leave the newbee out. Guess you are officially no longer new. ;D
:D
You can join MY tribe, Cat!
(((((hugs)))))
I was dimly aware of the shamanistic communions at inthe00s. My self-esteem is such that I take for granted there's an inner circle and I'm left out of it.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/sad11.gif
What if you are the circle and we're the ones outside of it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/19/11 at 7:14 pm
They're super secret....so secret in fact you actually have been a part of them but we haven't been able to tell you that you were ;D
If you see them you must either join the coven or burn at the stake!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/evilgrin2.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/19/11 at 7:15 pm
If you see the you must either join the coven or burn at the stake!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/evilgrin2.gif
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/19/11 at 7:17 pm
:D
What if you are the circle and we're the ones outside of it?
What if the inside of the circle is really the outside of the circle turned inside out?
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/uhoh3.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/19/11 at 7:22 pm
The bad news is: The cat left a dead mouse next to my bed. Ewwww!!!
8-P
The good news is:
a. She didn't leave a half a mouse
b. She didn't leave the mouse in the bed.
c. She didn't leave the mouse under the bed.
d. She did her job and I don't hear the mouse in the wall anymore.
I was going to gripe about the unsavory discovery, but I decided it was more good than bad!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/catsmiley.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/19/11 at 7:30 pm
If you see them you must either join the coven or burn at the stake!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/evilgrin2.gif
Sounds like the cliques at anyone's Jr. High! :-X
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/19/11 at 7:30 pm
The bad news is: The cat left a dead mouse next to my bed. Ewwww!!!
8-P
The good news is:
a. She didn't leave a half a mouse
b. She didn't leave the mouse in the bed.
c. She didn't leave the mouse under the bed.
d. She did her job and I don't hear the mouse in the wall anymore.
I was going to gripe about the unsavory discovery, but I decided it was more good than bad!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/catsmiley.gif
I like your optimism! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/19/11 at 7:32 pm
What if the inside of the circle is really the outside of the circle turned inside out?
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/uhoh3.gif
I don't think I can analyze anything anymore today! :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/19/11 at 8:02 pm
That's the ritual...we leave the newbee out. Guess you are officially no longer new. ;D
and I've been here 10 years.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/19/11 at 8:04 pm
The bad news is: The cat left a dead mouse next to my bed. Ewwww!!!
8-P
The good news is:
a. She didn't leave a half a mouse
b. She didn't leave the mouse in the bed.
c. She didn't leave the mouse under the bed.
d. She did her job and I don't hear the mouse in the wall anymore.
I was going to gripe about the unsavory discovery, but I decided it was more good than bad!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/catsmiley.gif
What? no mouse dip? :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/19/11 at 8:05 pm
My gripe:
There is an 11 year old at my church that has been battling an aggressive brain tumor for a while now. His parents just said they think he doesn't have much longer. This little boy is so sweet. He has kept a positive attitude through all of this. He isn't afraid to point to God even through all of this.
I guess it is just why do little ones have to suffer so? I know there is a big picture I am not seeing, but it still hurts me to see him go through this. It sure does make my problems trivial.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/19/11 at 8:06 pm
My gripe:
There is an 11 year old at my church that has been battling an aggressive brain tumor for a while now. His parents just said they think he doesn't have much longer. This little boy is so sweet. He has kept a positive attitude through all of this. He isn't afraid to point to God even through all of this.
I guess it is just why do little ones have to suffer so? I know there is a big picture I am not seeing, but it still hurts me to see him go through this. It sure does make my problems trivial.
Man, that's alot for an 11 year old to take in. It's alot for anyone to take in!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/19/11 at 8:09 pm
My gripe:
There is an 11 year old at my church that has been battling an aggressive brain tumor for a while now. His parents just said they think he doesn't have much longer. This little boy is so sweet. He has kept a positive attitude through all of this. He isn't afraid to point to God even through all of this.
I guess it is just why do little ones have to suffer so? I know there is a big picture I am not seeing, but it still hurts me to see him go through this. It sure does make my problems trivial.
Hope he makes it through Dag. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/19/11 at 8:26 pm
Man, that's alot for an 11 year old to take in. It's alot for anyone to take in!
It is. He is such a trooper, though. I think we all could take a lesson from him. I was whining just this week about my stupid cold. He always has a smile on his face.
Hope he makes it through Dag. :(
Thanks, Howard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/19/11 at 8:39 pm
My gripe:
There is an 11 year old at my church that has been battling an aggressive brain tumor for a while now. His parents just said they think he doesn't have much longer. This little boy is so sweet. He has kept a positive attitude through all of this. He isn't afraid to point to God even through all of this.
I guess it is just why do little ones have to suffer so? I know there is a big picture I am not seeing, but it still hurts me to see him go through this. It sure does make my problems trivial.
sounds just like me and I was suppose to die two days after my operation. I don't know why people seem to suffer so much, but consider the possible outcome.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/19/11 at 8:41 pm
that's really sad Dag. The fact that he can keep good spirits though all of this makes him an inspiration!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/19/11 at 8:45 pm
sounds just like me and I was suppose to die two days after my operation. I don't know why people seem to suffer so much, but consider the possible outcome.
Just because doctors say it isn't curable doesn't mean it won't be.
that's really sad Dag. The fact that he can keep good spirits though all of this makes him an inspiration!
He really is. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/19/11 at 8:53 pm
My gripe:
There is an 11 year old at my church that has been battling an aggressive brain tumor for a while now. His parents just said they think he doesn't have much longer. This little boy is so sweet. He has kept a positive attitude through all of this. He isn't afraid to point to God even through all of this.
I guess it is just why do little ones have to suffer so? I know there is a big picture I am not seeing, but it still hurts me to see him go through this. It sure does make my problems trivial.
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
-- Mt. 11:28
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/19/11 at 9:02 pm
the doctors that I was dealing with at the time just didn't want to get sued or something. I had a type of brain tumor at the time that was brand new and there just happened to be someone from I forgot where to do the surgery I needed. There is lots of good that I think came from having my tumor for me and my family and hopefully there will be for him and his family.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/19/11 at 9:24 pm
karma for Max and Max's cat (sorry, you'll have to share).
That is sad about the little boy with the tumor.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/20/11 at 12:11 pm
You can join MY tribe, Cat!
(((((hugs)))))
I was dimly aware of the shamanistic communions at inthe00s. My self-esteem is such that I take for granted there's an inner circle and I'm left out of it.
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/sad11.gif
Awww, thanks. Karma.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/20/11 at 12:13 pm
What if the inside of the circle is really the outside of the circle turned inside out?
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/uhoh3.gif
And what if the Hokey Pokey is what it's REALLY all about?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/20/11 at 12:15 pm
The bad news is: The cat left a dead mouse next to my bed. Ewwww!!!
8-P
The good news is:
a. She didn't leave a half a mouse
b. She didn't leave the mouse in the bed.
c. She didn't leave the mouse under the bed.
d. She did her job and I don't hear the mouse in the wall anymore.
I was going to gripe about the unsavory discovery, but I decided it was more good than bad!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/catsmiley.gif
She was bringing you a gift. I hope you praised her for it. Elvira did that for us-but in the living room and not in the bedroom. And she kept the mouse intact.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/20/11 at 2:09 pm
She was bringing you a gift. I hope you praised her for it. Elvira did that for us-but in the living room and not in the bedroom. And she kept the mouse intact.
Cat
EW I wouldn't call it a gift. 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/20/11 at 2:47 pm
EW I wouldn't call it a gift. 8-P
To a cat, it IS a gift.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/20/11 at 3:22 pm
My complaint for the day is the fact that I have been here for about 9 years now and only yesterday I found out that there are tribulistic rituals here. How come I haven't been privy to them? Here I thought that I was part of this community only to find out that I have been left out all these years. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
I'm just finding out now so don't feel so bad :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/22/11 at 7:07 pm
And what if the Hokey Pokey is what it's REALLY all about?
Silence, Pinky, or I shall have to find a link that WB hasn't nuked yet.
- Mr. Doctor, episode 11 from "Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain" (1999)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/22/11 at 7:52 pm
My complaint for the day is the fact that I have been here for about 9 years now and only yesterday I found out that there are tribulistic rituals here. How come I haven't been privy to them? Here I thought that I was part of this community only to find out that I have been left out all these years. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
Really ???
Guess I was never initiated then :\'(
*sigh*
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/22/11 at 7:53 pm
That's the ritual...we leave the newbee out. Guess you are officially no longer new. ;D
I am mostly clueless, so I hope someone is more straight forward...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/22/11 at 7:55 pm
My gripe:
There is an 11 year old at my church that has been battling an aggressive brain tumor for a while now. His parents just said they think he doesn't have much longer. This little boy is so sweet. He has kept a positive attitude through all of this. He isn't afraid to point to God even through all of this.
I guess it is just why do little ones have to suffer so? I know there is a big picture I am not seeing, but it still hurts me to see him go through this. It sure does make my problems trivial.
"Karma" and I hope this all passes peacefully!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/22/11 at 8:51 pm
I am mostly clueless, so I hope someone is more straight forward...
I will be straightforward. There are no initiations. Someone just has their panties in a knot and "informs" new members about evil members who do mean things to people they don't like.
"Karma" and I hope this all passes peacefully!
Thanks. He seems to be getting a little better, more energy. I just wish there was a way toknow how it turns out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/22/11 at 9:25 pm
I will be straightforward. There are no initiations. Someone just has their panties in a knot and "informs" new members about evil members who do mean things to people they don't like.
Thanks. He seems to be getting a little better, more energy. I just wish there was a way toknow how it turns out.
Dyamn knotted panties, everyone should go commando to avoid the frustration.
I am glad he is improving, and sometimes you really DO not want to know, let him live his life to the fullest, whatever it shall be. Not counting days, however few or many, that there is. BE thankful for each day, he is able to enjoy. He is at peace, handles himself with grace, and you can be assured that this will be just a bump in his highway.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/22/11 at 9:58 pm
You're right, I don't really want to know.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/22/11 at 10:32 pm
Dyamn knotted panties, everyone should go commando to avoid the frustration.
I don't let people who do stuff like this frustrate me in any way, I just get out my ping pong paddle and return the surve. I haven't found what has been recently going on very funny, but whoever probably doesn't give a dam as long as there is some feedback about what this whoever does.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/23/11 at 11:33 am
yesterday, someone who doesn't have a garden or care about her plants was telling me I need grass around my pond. I was trying to explain to her that I would need a plant that takes a bunch of heat all year round. To shorten things, I am again dealing with an ignorant person who seems to have a controlling problem.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/23/11 at 2:37 pm
The update on the little boy, Tomas. He was in hospice. The insurance company decided, in their infinite wisdom (read heavy sarcasm) that they don't want to pay for hospice anymore because he has "been in hospice too long" ::)
Anyway, he is home and the family is doing everything they can to keep him comfortable. The family is praying either for a major miracle or for God to take him home quickly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/23/11 at 3:58 pm
The update on the little boy, Tomas. He was in hospice. The insurance company decided, in their infinite wisdom (read heavy sarcasm) that they don't want to pay for hospice anymore because he has "been in hospice too long" ::)
Anyway, he is home and the family is doing everything they can to keep him comfortable. The family is praying either for a major miracle or for God to take him home quickly.
WTF!?!?!? How can you be in hospice "too long"?!?!?! See, this is why I HATE fudgeing insurance companies! All they care about is "the bottom line", not what is best for the patient! I'm fighting with mine (AGAIN) over my meds because they refuse to pay for what my doctor prescribed...my doctor trusts me enough to "self-titrate" based on how I'm feeling, but the insurance company doesn't. Don't you think my doctor knows me a little better than you do, Medco, considering you've never even MET me???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/23/11 at 6:07 pm
WTF!?!?!? How can you be in hospice "too long"?!?!?! See, this is why I HATE fudgeing insurance companies! All they care about is "the bottom line", not what is best for the patient! I'm fighting with mine (AGAIN) over my meds because they refuse to pay for what my doctor prescribed...my doctor trusts me enough to "self-titrate" based on how I'm feeling, but the insurance company doesn't. Don't you think my doctor knows me a little better than you do, Medco, considering you've never even MET me???
I know. I know the family has tons of bills from this, so it isn't like the ins co is playing it all. This sweet little boy is probably at the end, why is it so hard for them to let him stay in hospice. Let him be comfortable. He has had way too much pain in his life.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/23/11 at 7:37 pm
I know. I know the family has tons of bills from this, so it isn't like the ins co is playing it all. This sweet little boy is probably at the end, why is it so hard for them to let him stay in hospice. Let him be comfortable. He has had way too much pain in his life.
I hate Insurance companies, you pay them in the case you need them. But when you need them, you better not need them too much or too often... Horrible what they do to a person.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 10/23/11 at 8:44 pm
I hate Insurance companies, you pay them in the case you need them. But when you need them, you better not need them too much or too often... Horrible what they do to a person.
Yes, that fine print isn't too fine! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/23/11 at 9:23 pm
I hate Insurance companies, you pay them in the case you need them. But when you need them, you better not need them too much or too often... Horrible what they do to a person.
This.
The (American medical) insurance industry makes a mockery of contract law. You place a bet with the house, you pray to whatever Gods you worship that you lose your money, but if you're unfortunate enough to win, the house knows it doesn't have to pay - it just has to wait for you to die, because if you could afford a lawyer to enforce your contract rights, you wouldn't need insurance in the first place.
It's almost like death panels - no, wait, it's exactly like death panels. People in that kid's risk profile paid enough, on aggregate, for all of them to have a few months of hospice care. As soon as this kid starts living long enough to mess up the bell curve, it becomes cheaper to break the contract, pull the plug, and gamble that the kid's next-of-kin won't have enough money to fund the lawsuit - regardless of their poor odds of winning it.
If I'm ever diagnosed with a serious illness, I'll take my chances in Vegas: entire net worth, one spin of the roulette wheel. At least in Vegas, if you're lucky enough to have a good night, the worst a casino can do is pay you to not come back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/23/11 at 11:53 pm
Some people ganged up on my friend and bullied her off inthe00s.
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/24/11 at 6:49 am
Some people ganged up on my friend and bullied her off inthe00s.
>:(
Was this about KT cause if it was you have a right to be angry. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/24/11 at 6:54 am
Was this about KT cause if it was you have a right to be angry. >:(
Howard, no on ganged up on KT. She left after a minor disagreement.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/24/11 at 7:37 am
Howard, no on ganged up on KT. She left after a minor disagreement.
But why does he feel angry? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/24/11 at 8:19 am
And the insurance co. just did it AGAIN >:(. Just got a call from them that they are requiring ANOTHER "prior authorization" on 1 of my meds because the doctor wrote the script as "do not substitute". I just went through this in January for the same med because I can't take the generic...it doesn't work and GIVES me migraines instead of PREVENTING them!!! Trust me, I'd much rather pay $75/3months than $150, but I can't!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/24/11 at 10:13 am
I am loving how people put their own spin on things, and want others to believe it is the truth....
Can't see the forest through the trees - I guess ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 10:21 am
Some people ganged up on my friend and bullied her off inthe00s.
>:(
I sure hope you're not talking about KT because that wasn't the case at all... >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 10:26 am
Was this about KT cause if it was you have a right to be angry. >:(
Jeez Howard I thought you read the posts in the Missing in Action.....Where's??? thread outlining exactly what happened.
Howard, no on ganged up on KT. She left after a minor disagreement.
thanks Dag! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 10/24/11 at 10:42 am
And the insurance co. just did it AGAIN >:(. Just got a call from them that they are requiring ANOTHER "prior authorization" on 1 of my meds because the doctor wrote the script as "do not substitute". I just went through this in January for the same med because I can't take the generic...it doesn't work and GIVES me migraines instead of PREVENTING them!!! Trust me, I'd much rather pay $75/3months than $150, but I can't!
This might be out of place, but all this stuff demonstrates why we need a national health system instead of "for profit" medicine
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 10:43 am
This might be out of place, but all this stuff demonstrates why we need a national health system instead of "for profit" medicine
karma!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tia on 10/24/11 at 10:56 am
This might be out of place, but all this stuff demonstrates why we need a national health system instead of "for profit" medicine
but if we did that, we'd be mired in bureaucracy instead of enjoying the smooth, efficient system we have now!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/24/11 at 12:29 pm
Jeez Howard I thought you read the posts in the Missing in Action.....Where's??? thread outlining exactly what happened.
thanks Dag! :)
Sorry Q I thought that is what he was angry about. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 1:28 pm
Sorry Q I thought that is what he was angry about. :-\\
I think that is what he was talking about Howard but I think you're wrong where you said "you have a right to be angry" if he's angry the only person he should be angry with is KT... KT left of her own free will. No one forced her to go nor did we want her to go she got mad and left....that's on her and only her.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 10/24/11 at 1:48 pm
but if we did that, we'd be mired in bureaucracy instead of enjoying the smooth, efficient system we have now!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tia on 10/24/11 at 1:51 pm
i don't get why people who've had their lives butchered by corrupt health insurance companies don't make common cause with the uninsured and organize into a grassroots activist group instead of waiting for the politicians to do something about it. you'd have a group of 50-100 million people and if they paid dues the way you do in a union, they'd really make these A-holes sit up and take notice.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 10/24/11 at 2:06 pm
Some people ganged up on my friend and bullied her off inthe00s.
>:(
Well, I guess it is my turn to vent.
A post was reported to admin.
I received the report and went about gathering information in order to rectify the situation.
I replied in the thread telling people that snoz was calling all of them big chickens. It WAS NOT directed at one individual.
I was then accused of harassing and ganging up on one individual. It was also mentioned that she was "warned" by members here that such a thing would happen and that there were "tribulistic rituals" of members ganging up on others.
I asked her several questions in the thread, telling her I needed proof that rule #2 was broken.
She replied that I should stop harassing her again.
Of course, there was no answer to my question.
I then left for the evening to enjoy time with my husband, because yes, I do have a life outside of the internet.
When I returned home, I saw that more had been said in the thread, so I told her to watch me delete because Heaven forbid I allow the whining to continue.
I sent a message to her, oBobi and ChuckyG in order to explain to her what was done with her reported post and what was not done.
She replied that I was to stop harassing her, my message went in the garbage, she didn't read it and would never read a message from me, if I sent her 100 emails, they will all go in the garbage, she didn't want to hear anymore, if I want to ban her for not bowing to me, she didn't care, we could go have a party and be happy because she was not going to be here anymore, and something about me wearing a crown... (Of course, she only replied to me, did not include the other mod or admin in her reply)
1st - this reply would have gotten her banned anyway. When a moderator or admin replies to something you have sent or reported, you don't basically tell them to stuff it. Unless you are looking for something to happen.
2nd - this "warning" she received from a member here... ya, it kind of led her down the path to expect something to happen. So when something as little as calling several people a big chicken happened - she blew it out of proportion and lost her bearing.
3rd - from the get go she was cheating in all of the penguin quizzes. When she stated she used tvland.com instead of google - no difference. Using any sort of search on the internet is cheating. This is not something new. It has been in place for the almost 7 years I have been here. Will be in place for years to come.
4th - she deleted herself. ChuckyG approved the deletion.
There was no bullying. There was no "tribulistic ritual". She was waiting for something to happen, and when a small thing like snoz calling several people big chickens, (well, and it happens that snoz called her on cheating) she ran with it and owned it.
I will not apologize for her actions, just as I will not apologize for the actions of those who feel they need to warn new members about other members here. It's petty, it's childish and I am done with it.
Have a great day!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 2:47 pm
I agree with all you posted......except for just one thing....
yes, I do have a life outside of the internet.
since when?!? :o and what makes you so special? :P and how do we get one? :D
in all seriousness tho Tam, well said....
It astounds me that this whole thing has been blown up to this extent when the initial incident was so trivial.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/24/11 at 2:56 pm
I agree with all you posted......except for just one thing....
since when?!? :o and what makes you so special? :P and how do we get one? :D
in all seriousness tho Tam, well said....
It astounds me that this whole thing has been blown up to this extent when the initial incident was so trivial.
It happened exactly like the whomever "warned" them, wanted it too... SO they should be very happy. I guess that person, wants the boards to themselves.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/24/11 at 3:29 pm
good job Tam
he he snoz
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/24/11 at 5:52 pm
But why does he feel angry? ???
I don't know, you would have to ask him.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 5:58 pm
I don't know, you would have to ask him.
stupid karma rule! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/24/11 at 6:07 pm
stupid karma rule! ;D
It was an honest answer. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 6:08 pm
It was an honest answer. ;D
sometimes those are the best ones! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 10/24/11 at 8:23 pm
I don't know if this qualifies as a rant or not.
Is it weird that I don't have any more dreams? Not like "I go to sleep and have a chocolate cake 3 stories high" dream, but like dream dreams. Like, how some people dream of being like a fireman as an adult or marrying a doctor, things like that. I don't dream any more because of dialysis. With dialysis, you cant really plan ahead because its really uncertain. You never knwo how you'll feel from day to day or if you'll have to be rushed to the ER. It just seems like I can't have the things "normal" people do. I can't go to college like I want, or get my teaching degree, or go out like I want to. I literally spend most of my days in bed, surfing the web or writing stories for the MJ fan page. It's just an odd feeling to know that you're alive, but not doing or accomplishing anything. I always ask my dad what I've accomplished and he never gives me a straight answer or examples, just "you're accomplishing stuff, Tiff."
I don't think I've done anything of signifigance. So i wrote a few short stories. And I bought an MJ doll. That's literally all I can think I've done. And anyone can write a story or buy the MJ doll if they wanted it. It's not like I did anything special. At least I don't think so. I'm really kind of stuck with dialysis. I watch my other friends moving forward. Two are getting teaching degrees at the end of the year and another is having her first child. And I'm just kind of stuck at home, where my biggest accomplishment is not crying during dialysis. It just makes me sad that's all. I spent my child hood missing out by being bullied like I was an animal and then caring for my mom around the clock. I always thought my young adult years would be better, and to be honest, some times I miss school, even the bullying because I was able to talk to other people.
Now the only people I see and talk to are all sick, twice my age and hooked to a machine with blood circulating. It's just boring.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 8:51 pm
as a writer who doesn't take the time to sit down and write you are accomplishing something every time you do actually write something.
have you thought about writing anything a little more mainstream, ie something outside of the MJ/Prince shorts you told me about? If you did you could start submitting those to magazines maybe a local paper etc.
I know dialysis is time consuming and you're life is up in arms because of your illness but you can't sit there everyday and not do something because you might need to go to the ER or this might happen or that could happen. If you're getting dialysis to stay alive but ceasing to live what's the point? even if you took one class, online or at a jr college you'd be getting out there and doing something. What about joining a social group, or hell even a support group for people in your situation. Something to get you out in the world again...even if it's just one day a week it's more than you're getting now. Pace yourself because you don't want to do any physical harm or damage but you're not quite an invalid yet so stop living like one....
hope you read this with the love that's intended in the message! :) karma!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tia on 10/24/11 at 9:02 pm
I don't know if this qualifies as a rant or not.
Is it weird that I don't have any more dreams? Not like "I go to sleep and have a chocolate cake 3 stories high" dream, but like dream dreams. Like, how some people dream of being like a fireman as an adult or marrying a doctor, things like that. I don't dream any more because of dialysis. With dialysis, you cant really plan ahead because its really uncertain. You never knwo how you'll feel from day to day or if you'll have to be rushed to the ER. It just seems like I can't have the things "normal" people do. I can't go to college like I want, or get my teaching degree, or go out like I want to. I literally spend most of my days in bed, surfing the web or writing stories for the MJ fan page. It's just an odd feeling to know that you're alive, but not doing or accomplishing anything. I always ask my dad what I've accomplished and he never gives me a straight answer or examples, just "you're accomplishing stuff, Tiff."
I don't think I've done anything of signifigance. So i wrote a few short stories. And I bought an MJ doll. That's literally all I can think I've done. And anyone can write a story or buy the MJ doll if they wanted it. It's not like I did anything special. At least I don't think so. I'm really kind of stuck with dialysis. I watch my other friends moving forward. Two are getting teaching degrees at the end of the year and another is having her first child. And I'm just kind of stuck at home, where my biggest accomplishment is not crying during dialysis. It just makes me sad that's all. I spent my child hood missing out by being bullied like I was an animal and then caring for my mom around the clock. I always thought my young adult years would be better, and to be honest, some times I miss school, even the bullying because I was able to talk to other people.
Now the only people I see and talk to are all sick, twice my age and hooked to a machine with blood circulating. It's just boring.
i'm not sure if she would have wanted me saying this, but i think it's ok: isabel (thereshegoes) had to contend with that when she was going through treatment. she was such a gifted writer and poet and she had a lovely singing voice and she wanted to go back to college but instead all she could do is be in the hospital and get treatments. but as her time in the hospital went on she seemed to cultivate a true life of the mind, a widening and deepening of the spirit. it was particularly cruel for her to be bedridden because her main thing was she loved to dance and teach kids how to dance -- tango, salsa, etc. -- but she used to tell me in some ways it was a blessing too, because when she lost her ability to do the main thing she wanted to do, it opened her up to do other things, she tried her hand at singing, she wrote a few memoirs, things like that, things she probably never would have done if she'd had dancing to keep her busy.
earthly works are overrated anyway. in 200 years nothing we do will really be remembered anyway, even our descednts, should we have any, will scarcely remember us. so it probably just behooves us to do what we most want to do taking into consideration what's in our physical capacity to do. the buddhists are probably close to right, life is about growing the spirit more than trfing to leave a lasting legacy in a transient world.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 9:11 pm
^ nicely put... too bad I can't give you more karma
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 10/24/11 at 9:18 pm
I got him Q ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 9:22 pm
I got him Q ;)
thx
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 10/24/11 at 9:30 pm
I don't know if this qualifies as a rant or not.
Is it weird that I don't have any more dreams? Not like "I go to sleep and have a chocolate cake 3 stories high" dream, but like dream dreams. Like, how some people dream of being like a fireman as an adult or marrying a doctor, things like that.
I'm gonna focus on this part of your statement since I can't even relate to ongoing treatment (even though I was in and out of the hospital myself for various reasons last year.) I suspect that you might be having a period of depression/feeling hopeless/feeling withdrawn. I, myself, have that problem. I tend to not see the forest for the trees (to paraphrase.) I look at my life and my accomplishments and wonder if that was all I was meant for? Even though I can't quite figure out what I have energy to do, or focus even to set new goals/dreams. The rational side of me speculates that if I can call myself a nice person, am a reasonablely good friend to some and am at least cordial to all, if I can learn something new from time-to-time, try to be helpful to everyone...then what more could I possibly want? Sure I could try to live more healthful and lose weight, I probably could stand to save money, or write the great American novel, but if I don't do that, am I really that much worse if I had not even tried?
I guess what I'm trying to say is, you make friends online, you have a MJ message board, you comforted people when he passed on. You've made friends here, you've been in a boatload of pageants and shared your experiences and knowledge of them here, thus bringing us into a world that few of us would have access to. I don't think it's necessarily wrong to put major goals on hold for now, your biggest goal could be recovering and even teaching us about what dialysis is like and how to be supportive to those in that situation. Not to mention your passion for designing or old movies. Share what you know, there is always somebody out here in cyberspace that wants to know more.
Them's my two cents worth, I hope it was coherent.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 10/24/11 at 9:40 pm
Thanks for the kind words guys. I reckon I can alter any of my MJ themed stories to make them more mainstreamed. Change a few names, make it so the leading male doesn't resemble Michael and it would be mainstream. I just make it MJ themed because they appear on a Michael Jackson fan page. And some of the fellow fans, one being a friend of mine claim that they are getting worse and scarier as I go. So that's nice to hear. I may change them and submit them eventually.
I just worry about rejection. In my Mj bubble, I feel safe. I have the second most popular long fiction story on MJJE and alot of people are trickling in to read my horror shorts. And I'm expanding into trying a one-shot (a short adult themed MJ story) When I write, I try to make a story seem real and I try to maintain Michael's personality. I like to write becaue it's an escape I can live through the charaters vicariously since my life is so boring.
But I'll try to look into those classes. I just don't really because since I can't tell how I feel from time to time, I don't want to waste money and wind up failing a class. I'd love to be in a class with other 20 somethings, not hooked to machines or sick or missing limbs or anything. The only people I talk to are doctors. If it's not for me, its for my ailing father. I'm so sick of doctors I could scream. But I'll try to find something to occupy my times besides dialysis and sleeping between visits.
@Bookmistress. Thanks for that bit, it came in as I was writing my response. I hadn't thought about that other stuff I did. I never really think of it, because truthfully, I just do it to pass time. I didn't even have to think when Michael died I just instantly jumped in and was taking the help for the fans and with the other things, it just was a hobby to me. I have dozens of sketch pads staced up at home because I'm isusal and when i write, sometimesI like to have a picture for reference of certain outfits or things. And it was coherent. Very clear. Maybe i am doing more than I give myself credit for. Thanks.
And thanks to everyone! :)
Thanks for the kind words.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/24/11 at 9:53 pm
I got him Q ;)
Me three. Got Patty too.
Apollonia, I wish there were something I could say to magically make these feelings go away. You have my prayers. {{hugs}}
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/24/11 at 10:18 pm
I've never had dreams of being a fireman or anything. I had a brain tumor when I was 7 and I've never seemed to be normal, some outcast Eyeore type. My brain does not function normal I have gone through my hole live in sorrow trying to figure out what's wrong with me. The answer is nothing, I have a disability and am a 9 year old 29 year old. So I cant accomplish things a 29 year old might, but there's plenty I can do. You write ? that's good, If I still wrote parodies every day like I use to I probably wouldn't occasionally mispell things as often as I do know. Don't get yourself depressed
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 10:30 pm
Thanks for the kind words guys. I reckon I can alter any of my MJ themed stories to make them more mainstreamed. Change a few names, make it so the leading male doesn't resemble Michael and it would be mainstream. I just make it MJ themed because they appear on a Michael Jackson fan page. And some of the fellow fans, one being a friend of mine claim that they are getting worse and scarier as I go. So that's nice to hear. I may change them and submit them eventually.
I just worry about rejection. In my Mj bubble, I feel safe. I have the second most popular long fiction story on MJJE and alot of people are trickling in to read my horror shorts. And I'm expanding into trying a one-shot (a short adult themed MJ story) When I write, I try to make a story seem real and I try to maintain Michael's personality. I like to write becaue it's an escape I can live through the charaters vicariously since my life is so boring.
But I'll try to look into those classes. I just don't really because since I can't tell how I feel from time to time, I don't want to waste money and wind up failing a class. I'd love to be in a class with other 20 somethings, not hooked to machines or sick or missing limbs or anything. The only people I talk to are doctors. If it's not for me, its for my ailing father. I'm so sick of doctors I could scream. But I'll try to find something to occupy my times besides dialysis and sleeping between visits.
@Bookmistress. Thanks for that bit, it came in as I was writing my response. I hadn't thought about that other stuff I did. I never really think of it, because truthfully, I just do it to pass time. I didn't even have to think when Michael died I just instantly jumped in and was taking the help for the fans and with the other things, it just was a hobby to me. I have dozens of sketch pads staced up at home because I'm isusal and when i write, sometimesI like to have a picture for reference of certain outfits or things. And it was coherent. Very clear. Maybe i am doing more than I give myself credit for. Thanks.
And thanks to everyone! :)
Thanks for the kind words.
don't get me wrong Tiff... I'm not saying there's anything wrong with writing MJ stories. You enjoy writing them and the MJ fans enjoy reading them so you are serving a great purpose there. From your post it seems you measure accomplishment as doing something or achieving some standard. If you do indeed measure accomplishment in that way then I suggest attempting to get published because then you would have something tangible to point to. However, I don't think one needs to have measurable success and accolades to be accomplished....personally, I think you fulfill the definition of accomplished. You are creative and talented and you don't let your talents go to waste. You positively affect the lives of others and have made a mark on more than you probably even know. These are great accomplishments.
Don't get bogged down in the labeling of it all.... but, it does sound like you need human contact so even if you don't take a class you can find some type of group or organization to join so you get a chance to get out and hang with a younger crowd. Hell.... start asking the old foggies you see if they have any kids/grandkids your age.... maybe they can hang out with you! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/24/11 at 11:12 pm
I agree with all you posted......except for just one thing....
since when?!? :o and what makes you so special? :P and how do we get one? :D
in all seriousness tho Tam, well said....
It astounds me that this whole thing has been blown up to this extent when the initial incident was so trivial.
KT and I had a good rapport. I liked her posts. I liked her. Too bad. I'll miss her.
I never visit the trivia section, so I didn't see the dispute. I have KT's account and I have Tam's account, but it doesn't really matter to me who's at fault. I cannot remember a single time when rancor has made anybody happy....in life and on inthe00s. KT chose to delete her account, so I can't say this to her, but for everybody else: If you see a chance to turn down the steam, take it -- even if it means putting your pride in your pocket. Ask yourself, is it really worth it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/24/11 at 11:22 pm
KT and I had a good rapport. I liked her posts. I liked her. Too bad. I'll miss her.
I never visit the trivia section, so I didn't see the dispute. I have KT's account and I have Tam's account, but it doesn't really matter to me who's at fault. I cannot remember a single time when rancor has made anybody happy....in life and on inthe00s. KT chose to delete her account, so I can't say this to her, but for everybody else: If you see a chance to turn down the steam, take it -- even if it means putting your pride in your pocket. Ask yourself, is it really worth it?
I think Max, you're missing the point, in this particular case anyway...
I made a stupid joke. It was lame, it was not made at anyone's expense nor was it meant to offend. KT didn't see it that way. The first thing I did when I saw she was upset was apologize. I told her publicly and via PM that it was never my intent to hurt her. She called the post an attack, I can assure you it was not. She chose to report me for the post, she ignored my apologies and, when I changed the post so that it would be a joke at the expense of one member (who I knew would take for nothing more than pure fun), she reported me again.
It's unfortunate that KT isn't here to read your post because, in my opinion, she's the one who would've benefited the most from it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/24/11 at 11:35 pm
Oh noes! Now you're all gonna gang up on me-hee-hee-hee-hee!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/cry(1).gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: seamermar on 10/25/11 at 6:38 am
i don't get why people who've had their lives butchered by corrupt health insurance companies don't make common cause with the uninsured and organize into a grassroots activist group instead of waiting for the politicians to do something about it. you'd have a group of 50-100 million people and if they paid dues the way you do in a union, they'd really make these A-holes sit up and take notice.
I guess most of all your health care's budget is being wasted mid-way to the moon in a space-race TIA. As well as so much wars that led nowhere.
Hard to me to comprehend how comes the greatest country on this green earth condemn his numberless folks with no resources to undergo such a trail of tears amongs illness and fears.
Still harder how comes a small country like Spain really, really can take care of anybody who comes into our land.
Hence I think the reasons are highly suspect. It could say you are permantly in state of war, so you should ask yourself where the money goes
Yes TIA, the key is in grassroots activist groups who care for what really, really matters to the bulk of the crew
Did you know that several shattered American elders have been taking a somehow called healthy vacation trip to Spain in the hope of getting some surgery at the final stage of his illness?
And They never got rejected !!
Well, now we are fighting again to defend what some time ago parents got, and now again they try to get away.
You also need to fight inside as we do abroad, for your worse foe works on wealths and wears overcoat #OWS.
Good work TIA
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: seamermar on 10/25/11 at 6:46 am
Oh noes! Now you're all gonna gang up on me-hee-hee-hee-hee!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/cry(1).gif
Do you really think there's a chick's gang here ?
That's scare, cause it ain't no good ckick's gang yet.
In any case let me know if you don't care ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: seamermar on 10/25/11 at 6:55 am
I've never had dreams of being a fireman or anything. I had a brain tumor when I was 7 and I've never seemed to be normal, some outcast Eyeore type. My brain does not function normal I have gone through my hole live in sorrow trying to figure out what's wrong with me. The answer is nothing, I have a disability and am a 9 year old 29 year old. So I cant accomplish things a 29 year old might, but there's plenty I can do. You write ? that's good, If I still wrote parodies every day like I use to I probably wouldn't occasionally mispell things as often as I do know. Don't get yourself depressed
I think as long as you've been in here you'll be sound, sane and safe.
Furthermore there's a lot of us who don't care if you are a bit insane.
After all, I don't care if we have a bit of madness in the our brains
for you know, it helps to cope with this world that goes against the grain.
Outside in the distance a wildcard did growl,
two lawers were approching
and the girl began to howl
just for rant and fun
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/25/11 at 6:57 am
I agree with all you posted......except for just one thing....
since when?!? :o and what makes you so special? :P and how do we get one? :D
in all seriousness tho Tam, well said....
It astounds me that this whole thing has been blown up to this extent when the initial incident was so trivial.
and she took it so seriously.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/25/11 at 7:00 am
KT and I had a good rapport. I liked her posts. I liked her. Too bad. I'll miss her.
I never visit the trivia section, so I didn't see the dispute. I have KT's account and I have Tam's account, but it doesn't really matter to me who's at fault. I cannot remember a single time when rancor has made anybody happy....in life and on inthe00s. KT chose to delete her account, so I can't say this to her, but for everybody else: If you see a chance to turn down the steam, take it -- even if it means putting your pride in your pocket. Ask yourself, is it really worth it?
I'll miss her funny videos she posted.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tia on 10/25/11 at 7:45 am
I guess most of all your health care's budget is being wasted mid-way to the moon in a space-race TIA. As well as so much wars that led nowhere.i wish! the space program is cool and actually useful, but we just retired the shuttle and nasa's kinda hemming and hawing what they want to do next. pretty much dead in the water. very true about the wars. they're bleeding us white.
now we are fighting again to defend what some time ago parents got, and now again they try to get away.
you and babelfish pretty much nailed it with this one. oughta be on a protest sign.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tia on 10/25/11 at 7:55 am
as for KT and exchanges of that ilk, i think if you start getting that sense of things bubbling over in an exchange, i find it works to just step away from it. stop going to whatever thread it's happening on, or let a PM or two go unread. at least that's what i do in the politics threads if i start sensing that i'm maybe wanting to wring someone's neck or they're wanting to wring mine. just sit it out for a while and let the temperature go down.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/25/11 at 11:51 am
Oh noes! Now you're all gonna gang up on me-hee-hee-hee-hee!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/cry(1).gif
I honestly can't tell if you're being serious, condescending or sarcastic. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/25/11 at 11:57 am
I honestly can't tell if you're being serious, condescending or sarcastic. :-\\
Sarconderious?
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/25/11 at 11:59 am
Sarconderious?
:-\\
I'm done.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/25/11 at 12:05 pm
Do you really think there's a chick's gang here ?
That's scare, cause it ain't no good chick's gang yet.
In any case let me know if you don't care ;)
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/25/11 at 1:07 pm
I've been curious, but it's not really all that important I'm a parodist who grew some horns I cant help it sorry http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/04/firedevil.gif
Why did the chicken just explode?
Why did the chicken just explode?
Why did the chicken just explode?
someone can you answer thus?
Why did the chicken just explode?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 10/25/11 at 2:38 pm
Oh noes! Now you're all gonna gang up on me-hee-hee-hee-hee!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/cry(1).gif
Awww, we LOVE you Max...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/06/ladysman.gif You WILL submit to us...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/zzwhip.gif Resistance is futile...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/borg3.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 10/25/11 at 5:30 pm
Awww, we LOVE you Max...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/06/ladysman.gif You WILL submit to us...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/zzwhip.gif Resistance is futile...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/borg3.gif
Wow...that sounds like a recurring dream I have! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/25/11 at 7:41 pm
I honestly can't tell if you're being serious, condescending or sarcastic. :-\\
He might have been serious. ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/25/11 at 7:42 pm
Awww, we LOVE you Max...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/06/ladysman.gif You WILL submit to us...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/zzwhip.gif Resistance is futile...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/borg3.gif
ooh...KINKY! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/25/11 at 11:28 pm
Why did the chicken just explode?
ALFgW3XwMxg
It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes.
ooh...KINKY! ;)
http://dash.ponychan.net/chan/files/src/131853586003.jpg
Every time I try to wipe the image macros from my mind, they come back. Natural causes.
Awww, we LOVE you Max...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/06/ladysman.gif You WILL submit to us...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/zzwhip.gif Resistance is futile...http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/borg3.gif
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"Hey, you started it!"
(That's an actual line from the show, as broadcast. It's rare, but as long as it's rare and it's entirely in character for everyone involved, they can sneak stuff past the censors that even Animaniacs didn't dare attempt.)
I don't know if this qualifies as a rant or not.
Is it weird that I don't have any more dreams? Not like "I go to sleep and have a chocolate cake 3 stories high" dream, but like dream dreams. Like, how some people dream of being like a fireman as an adult or marrying a doctor, things like that.
Yeah. Yeah, it qualifies. (Shoot, that was the post I was trying to respond to before I got so, umm, distracted.)
i wish! the space program is cool and actually useful, but we just retired the shuttle and nasa's kinda hemming and hawing what they want to do next.
Right. Back to rants! NASA? Where we're going, we don't need NASA. (That's not quite fair to NASA. They're still great at robotic research, and the species still needs them to do the initial R&D. But I can't resist the chance to riff on a line from Back to the Future, so deal with it.)
So what if Virgin Galactic's just re-creating Alan Shepard's original flight from 50 years ago? In the 1920s, flying across the Atlantic was a feat for Charles Lindbergh, but 40 years later, it just marked you as part of the jet set. What once cost tens of millions of dollars and was a vital part in our top-secret engineering rivalry with the Russians, now costs less than most single-family dwellings.
In the 2020s, suborbital spaceflight will be expensive, but routine. I may not make it to the Moon, I may not see humans on Mars, but I will see the Earth's horizon as a round object, and the sky will be black.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 10/26/11 at 2:15 pm
Freaking out about the trial. Just heard that the defense coudl rest tomorrow and they had people talking about how good a person Murray was and how that animal saved thier life and it just worries me because I honestly don't want him to win. I want Michael and his family to win because a man did die and I'm just worried that those four pigeons that were singing praises for Murray might turn this thing around.
I really hate that guy and don't want him to win. That's the short of it. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/26/11 at 7:05 pm
ALFgW3XwMxg
It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes.
Eyes melt, skin explodes, everybody dead!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/09/smokin.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/26/11 at 7:49 pm
Freaking out about the trial. Just heard that the defense coudl rest tomorrow and they had people talking about how good a person Murray was and how that animal saved thier life and it just worries me because I honestly don't want him to win. I want Michael and his family to win because a man did die and I'm just worried that those four pigeons that were singing praises for Murray might turn this thing around.
I really hate that guy and don't want him to win. That's the short of it. :(
I just want him in jail,he killed a superstar,enough said! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/26/11 at 11:23 pm
You're a jerk.
What?
Arthur Dent?
Yes.
Arthur Phillip Dent?
Yes.
You're a jerk, Dent. A complete kneebiter.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/27/11 at 9:38 pm
CVS in Amherst installed three automated check-out machines in lieu of human cashiers. These computers do not save the customer any time because they often require the cashier to come over and reset them when they red flag an order. The machines have to measure thousands of PLU codes, prices, and weights. Drop two items in the bag out of sequence and they read a weight error. The bell rings and the live cashier has to deal with the computer before she can continue checking out customers at the register. Never mind all the problems with coupons, specials, and pharmacy items the machine is not allowed to process.
There is often no cashier posted up front when customer flow is at low volume. Perhaps I'm old fashioned, but I'd like to at least see another human being when I check out. Those computers also run on Windows 2000, which guarantees they'll be hung up half the time as service for that platform gets phased out.
It was thoughtful of CVS at this time of high unemployment to eliminate jobs. Thanks CVS.
CVS hasn't done this in all stores. You see, CVS is the only general merchandise store in downtown Amherst. No competition The other shops are specialty shops, boutiques, cafes, and restaurants. If you want a greeting card, a candy bar, and a bottle of shampoo, you're going to go to CVS. If you don't like CVS's dumb automated check-outs, you're free to drive or catch the bus to the shopping plazas in Hadley. So fuh-Q!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/peace.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 10/27/11 at 10:50 pm
CVS in Amherst installed three automated check-out machines in lieu of human cashiers. These computers do not save the customer any time because they often require the cashier to come over and reset them when they red flag an order. The machines have to measure thousands of PLU codes, prices, and weights. Drop two items in the bag out of sequence and they read a weight error. The bell rings and the live cashier has to deal with the computer before she can continue checking out customers at the register. Never mind all the problems with coupons, specials, and pharmacy items the machine is not allowed to process.
There is often no cashier posted up front when customer flow is at low volume. Perhaps I'm old fashioned, but I'd like to at least see another human being when I check out. Those computers also run on Windows 2000, which guarantees they'll be hung up half the time as service for that platform gets phased out.
It was thoughtful of CVS at this time of high unemployment to eliminate jobs. Thanks CVS.
CVS hasn't done this in all stores. You see, CVS is the only general merchandise store in downtown Amherst. No competition The other shops are specialty shops, boutiques, cafes, and restaurants. If you want a greeting card, a candy bar, and a bottle of shampoo, you're going to go to CVS. If you don't like CVS's dumb automated check-outs, you're free to drive or catch the bus to the shopping plazas in Hadley. So fuh-Q!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/peace.gif
Those automated registers are the reason I don't shop at our CVS. That, and the employees are arseholes. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/27/11 at 11:14 pm
Arthur Phillip Dent?
Yes.
You're a jerk, Dent. A complete kneebiter.
KRZs6JJsYuA
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged is one of my biggest inspirations.
Everybody needs a purpose in life. Even if it's not a very good purpose (8,999,999,813 to go), at least it keeps me busy, keeps me on the move. A man can dream can't he?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/27/11 at 11:19 pm
Those automated registers are the reason I don't shop at our CVS. That, and the employees are arseholes. :)
They installed those machines last summer, I didn't gripe about 'till now because the machine effed me up last night when I was in the WORST mood for it. The gal who works the registers is actually very nice. I didn't want to bark at her, it ain't her fault. No sense in barking at the machine. So I vented here.
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/28/11 at 6:49 am
CVS in Amherst installed three automated check-out machines in lieu of human cashiers. These computers do not save the customer any time because they often require the cashier to come over and reset them when they red flag an order. The machines have to measure thousands of PLU codes, prices, and weights. Drop two items in the bag out of sequence and they read a weight error. The bell rings and the live cashier has to deal with the computer before she can continue checking out customers at the register. Never mind all the problems with coupons, specials, and pharmacy items the machine is not allowed to process.
There is often no cashier posted up front when customer flow is at low volume. Perhaps I'm old fashioned, but I'd like to at least see another human being when I check out. Those computers also run on Windows 2000, which guarantees they'll be hung up half the time as service for that platform gets phased out.
It was thoughtful of CVS at this time of high unemployment to eliminate jobs. Thanks CVS.
CVS hasn't done this in all stores. You see, CVS is the only general merchandise store in downtown Amherst. No competition The other shops are specialty shops, boutiques, cafes, and restaurants. If you want a greeting card, a candy bar, and a bottle of shampoo, you're going to go to CVS. If you don't like CVS's dumb automated check-outs, you're free to drive or catch the bus to the shopping plazas in Hadley. So fuh-Q!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/peace.gif
Oh you mean those U-Scan machines? God I hate them sometimes at Pathmark,It's easier but sometimes you have a long line when people take too long at the machines, And there are only 4 of them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/28/11 at 6:53 am
They installed those machines last summer, I didn't gripe about 'till now because the machine effed me up last night when I was in the WORST mood for it. The gal who works the registers is actually very nice. I didn't want to bark at her, it ain't her fault. No sense in barking at the machine. So I vented here.
8)
I've had plenty of trouble with those stupid U Scan machines in the past,like one time it was supposed to give me the exact change and all it spilt out was just a penny and I told the woman that all I got back was a penny and she gave me back the full amount afterwards.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 10/28/11 at 7:17 pm
They installed those machines last summer, I didn't gripe about 'till now because the machine effed me up last night when I was in the WORST mood for it. The gal who works the registers is actually very nice. I didn't want to bark at her, it ain't her fault. No sense in barking at the machine. So I vented here.
8)
We have them over here too. I used them once...wasted a heap of time (with cashier coming to assist, reset etc) .... never used them again. I don't support processes that put ordinary people out of work. But I suppose the IT support industry is booming! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/28/11 at 7:31 pm
We have them over here too. I used them once...wasted a heap of time (with cashier coming to assist, reset etc) .... never used them again. I don't support processes that put ordinary people out of work. But I suppose the IT support industry is booming! ::)
Peter, Do you think U Scan machines are easier than cashiers? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/28/11 at 7:36 pm
Peter, Do you think U Scan machines are easier than cashiers? ???
That li'l cashier at CVS is probably pretty easy!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/diablotin.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/28/11 at 7:38 pm
TMI Friday
My uncle loves Internet porn.
My aunt says it's TMI for him to tell her about how much he loves Internet porn.
I say it's TMI for my aunt to tell me how much my uncle tells her how much he loves Internet porn!
8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 10/28/11 at 7:47 pm
That li'l cashier at CVS is probably pretty easy!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/diablotin.gif
Makes no difference to me. I became invisible to young women when in my late 30's. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 10/28/11 at 7:48 pm
Peter, Do you think U Scan machines are easier than cashiers? ???
Now ...what do YOU think? ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/28/11 at 7:56 pm
Makes no difference to me. I became invisible to young women when in my late 30's. ;D
I know whatcha mean, Gibbo, I do, I do.
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/28/11 at 8:00 pm
TMI Friday
My uncle loves Internet porn.
My aunt says it's TMI for him to tell her about how much he loves Internet porn.
I say it's TMI for my aunt to tell me how much my uncle tells her how much he loves Internet porn!
8-P
I adore internet porn,I made it part of my Favorites folder.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/28/11 at 8:00 pm
Now ...what do YOU think? ;)
I was asking you that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/28/11 at 8:46 pm
I adore internet porn,I made it part of my Favorites folder.
And there's an astonishing amount out there for free, not like in the early days of the Internet!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/glasses9.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 10/28/11 at 9:29 pm
I know whatcha mean, Gibbo, I do, I do.
;)
I must be only partially invisible...'cos they do see me in the girls locker room! :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/29/11 at 6:45 am
That li'l cashier at CVS is probably pretty easy!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/diablotin.gif
... just by pushing her buttons. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/29/11 at 6:46 am
And there's an astonishing amount out there for free, not like in the early days of the Internet!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/glasses9.gif
my favorite is the old school of porn,I refuse to like today's porn,they don't how to tell a story. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/29/11 at 6:51 am
I must be only partially invisible...'cos they do see me in the girls locker room! :-\\
why are you peeking in the girls locker room? :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/29/11 at 3:05 pm
Slushy October snow storm and I got caught in the middle of it!
Well, I'm home and dry now at least.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/29/11 at 7:45 pm
Slushy October snow storm and I got caught in the middle of it!
Well, I'm home and dry now at least.
::)
I was outside pushing carts from 2-6 and all day it was rain sleet and snow and boy was it difficult to do work outside,I couldn't feel my extremities until I got home to warm up,maybe later I'll make some hot chocolate.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 10/30/11 at 10:53 am
Winter sucks
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/30/11 at 5:44 pm
Twice this week I've had to send officers to track down a suicidal subject...it'd be much easier if they just called us and told us where they were instead of creating all this extra drama.
In one case a girl left a note on a table on the back of the receipt. The front of the receipt had her full name so she was easy to trace....at least she went back to her residence hall instead of jumping off some random cliff or something.
The one today called suicide hotline twice and then her friend back home.... if she called me instead we wouldn't have had to spend 20 minutes trying to locate her....
BTW neither of them attempted anything they just talked about it.
The one that still pisses me off is the girl who posted on facebook "you'll find my suicide note in the bottom drawer of my desk" she then sat in the lobby and waited to see who showed up. ::)
I'm sorry, I know people get mad at me when I say this but I don't have time for the petty BS... do it/ don't do it... I don't really care but don't threaten to do it so you can find out who in your life actually loves you... that's just pathetic and a waste of our resources....
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 10/30/11 at 6:36 pm
GUTTERWALKERS!!! What is with these farging people who walk in the street when there is a perfectly good sidewalk. Every morning there is this one woman who walks on a very curvy street, in dark clothes, at least 5 feet into the street. WTF! One day she will get hit and it will be her own suicidal fault. She isn't the only one. Hey! Joggers! You aren't going to win the Boston Marathon, and you may not even make it home, you think getting on and off the curb is going to break your pace, wait until you see what it's like jogging with a shattered hip. Idiots.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/30/11 at 8:12 pm
Winter sucks
I hate it too sometimes especially when you have to shovel it but other than that,It's ok except for the biting freezing cold.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/30/11 at 8:15 pm
GUTTERWALKERS!!! What is with these farging people who walk in the street when there is a perfectly good sidewalk. Every morning there is this one woman who walks on a very curvy street, in dark clothes, at least 5 feet into the street. WTF! One day she will get hit and it will be her own suicidal fault. She isn't the only one. Hey! Joggers! You aren't going to win the Boston Marathon, and you may not even make it home, you think getting on and off the curb is going to break your pace, wait until you see what it's like jogging with a shattered hip. Idiots.
It's quite dangerous Danoota in the street,especially when cars are wizzing by so damn fast you could get hit by one in no time flat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/30/11 at 8:28 pm
It's quite dangerous Danoota in the street,especially when cars are wizzing by so damn fast you could get hit by one in no time flat.
That's what you'd be......flat!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/30/11 at 8:52 pm
That's what you'd be......flat!
:D
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 10/31/11 at 8:24 pm
Damn trick or treaters, I'm trying to eat dinner! How can I eat dinner if they keep ringing the door bell? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/31/11 at 9:18 pm
I cant hear the door any more yes mom I am frustrated that you have to tell me I have to be quicker or whatever and don't consider the fact that I cant hear. forget it, I'm on the internet for the rest of the night.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/31/11 at 9:25 pm
I cant hear the door any more yes mom I am frustrated that you have to tell me I have to be quicker or whatever and don't consider the fact that I cant hear. forget it, I'm on the internet for the rest of the night.
You should get one of those doorbells that make the lights flash when someone pushes it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/31/11 at 10:13 pm
not my house and mom seems to not want me to answer the door usually ( I usually don't understand what people say anyway) she can finish handing out the candy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/11 at 6:44 am
Damn trick or treaters, I'm trying to eat dinner! How can I eat dinner if they keep ringing the door bell? ;D
They came by but not many people,I'm trying to eat dinner in peace and quiet and all I hear is "Ding Dong,Ding Dong",Damn you holiday,just take your kids out early in the afternoon and after that go home people want to eat dinner and enjoy the rest of their night. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 11/01/11 at 8:20 am
They came by but not many people,I'm trying to eat dinner in peace and quiet and all I hear is "Ding Dong,Ding Dong",Damn you holiday,just take your kids out early in the afternoon and after that go home people want to eat dinner and enjoy the rest of their night. ::)
The holiday fell on a Monday this year, could be that kids had school (couldn't take them out in afternoon) or parents work till about 5 or 6, still couldn't take them out. Our official trick or treat times were from 5:30 - 7:30, although we ran out of candy at 7.
Besides I think that even if they did come out in afternoon, you'd be ranting about that too. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 11/01/11 at 9:10 am
They came by but not many people,I'm trying to eat dinner in peace and quiet and all I hear is "Ding Dong,Ding Dong",Damn you holiday,just take your kids out early in the afternoon and after that go home people want to eat dinner and enjoy the rest of their night. ::)
I shut off the front porch lights and it decreased the number of trick or treaters! Then I finished my dinner in peace last night. 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/01/11 at 9:51 am
I shut off the front porch lights and it decreased the number of trick or treaters! Then I finished my dinner in peace last night. 8)
Exactly. It seems to be the commonly understood way of discouraging trick or treaters. Turn out your lights means either no one's home or no ones playing
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/01/11 at 10:53 am
My rant is that EVERY FRIKKING YEAR Howard complains about trick or treaters
Don't you have any compassion for the kiddies? I hate kids but I don't complain about them & Halloween.
Did you ever go trick or treating? Wouldn't you have felt bad if people complained about you?
It comes once a yr. Eat dinner earlier or later or disconnect the door bell and turn off all the lights to make it look like you're not home
Or hang a frigging cross on your door and a sign that says sinners repent and people won't bother you any more. ;D
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/01/11 at 11:25 am
Last year Howard promised that this year he'd try not to be a grump.
http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=41511.600
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/01/11 at 11:34 am
Last year Howard promised that this year he'd try not to be a grump.
http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=41511.600
Was that the year his parents were on vacation and returned off all the lights and hid in a back room, got maybe one or two trick or treaters and complained anyway. Or did that happen in 09?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/01/11 at 11:36 am
Haha! Icalled them little kiddies last year too :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/01/11 at 11:48 am
He's a foul one, Howard Grinch,
He's a nasty wasty skunk,
Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Howard Grinch,
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/01/11 at 12:06 pm
Was that the year his parents were on vacation and returned off all the lights and hid in a back room, got maybe one or two trick or treaters and complained anyway. Or did that happen in 09?
I think that was the year before. You mention something about that
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 11/01/11 at 3:20 pm
Or hang a frigging cross on your door and a sign that says sinners repent and people won't bother you any more. ;D
>:(
We had neighbors who on Halloween would have all the lights on in the house and the porch light on and when you got to the door they would hand you a religious pamphlet and preach to you about it being the Devil's day. They happened to live across the street from the coolest house in the neighborhood...they had ghosts, witches and skeletons hanging from the trees, an entire "grave yard" out front with names like Freddy Krueger , Jason and other infamous names. It must have made their blood boil. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 11/01/11 at 5:01 pm
They came by but not many people,I'm trying to eat dinner in peace and quiet and all I hear is "Ding Dong,Ding Dong",Damn you holiday,just take your kids out early in the afternoon and after that go home people want to eat dinner and enjoy the rest of their night. ::)
Howard, maybe you should change your dinner time on Halloween. Most towns, like ours, have limited trick or treating times - 3:00pm to 8:00pm.
People like to take their kids out during daylight, with school and work those daylight hours are, unfortunately, during dinner time. since I was a
kid Halloween was an eat what you want when you want type day. Maybe a sandwich, some soup or a hoagie. Last night I ate a cheesesteak
hoagie at 8:30 and I wasn't the one answering the door.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/01/11 at 5:40 pm
We had neighbors who on Halloween would have all the lights on in the house and the porch light on and when you got to the door they would hand you a religious pamphlet and preach to you about it being the Devil's day. They happened to live across the street from the coolest house in the neighborhood...they had ghosts, witches and skeletons hanging from the trees, an entire "grave yard" out front with names like Freddy Krueger , Jason and other infamous names. It must have made their blood boil. ;D
I dont usually decorate on holidays but if I lived across the street from them I would totally do it. I'd probably just decorate the yard like hell complete with lucifer "flames" and a ig assed sign that read Devil's Playground. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/11 at 8:39 pm
The holiday fell on a Monday this year, could be that kids had school (couldn't take them out in afternoon) or parents work till about 5 or 6, still couldn't take them out. Our official trick or treat times were from 5:30 - 7:30, although we ran out of candy at 7.
Besides I think that even if they did come out in afternoon, you'd be ranting about that too. :D
that's why you lock the doors and turn off all the lights. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/11 at 8:40 pm
Exactly. It seems to be the commonly understood way of discouraging trick or treaters. Turn out your lights means either no one's home or no ones playing
and turn off the TV too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/11 at 8:43 pm
My rant is that EVERY FRIKKING YEAR Howard complains about trick or treaters
Don't you have any compassion for the kiddies? I hate kids but I don't complain about them & Halloween.
Did you ever go trick or treating? Wouldn't you have felt bad if people complained about you?
It comes once a yr. Eat dinner earlier or later or disconnect the door bell and turn off all the lights to make it look like you're not home
Or hang a frigging cross on your door and a sign that says sinners repent and people won't bother you any more. ;D
>:(
So I complain about halloween,big deal and why does it bother you? Yeah I used to trick or treat,that was 20-25 years ago when I last trick or treated. I guess I got older and thought that Halloween is overrated.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/11 at 8:49 pm
Last year Howard promised that this year he'd try not to be a grump.
http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=41511.600
Wow I can't believe I said that :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/11 at 8:50 pm
Was that the year his parents were on vacation and returned off all the lights and hid in a back room, got maybe one or two trick or treaters and complained anyway. Or did that happen in 09?
I think it was in 2009.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/01/11 at 8:52 pm
Howard, maybe you should change your dinner time on Halloween. Most towns, like ours, have limited trick or treating times - 3:00pm to 8:00pm.
People like to take their kids out during daylight, with school and work those daylight hours are, unfortunately, during dinner time. since I was a
kid Halloween was an eat what you want when you want type day. Maybe a sandwich, some soup or a hoagie. Last night I ate a cheesesteak
hoagie at 8:30 and I wasn't the one answering the door.
We always eat at 6 or 630
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 11/01/11 at 9:56 pm
Howard, you make my goddamned head hurt.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/02/11 at 6:27 am
Howard, you make my goddamned head hurt.
I'm sorry you feel that way,have some karma. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 11/02/11 at 9:20 am
We always eat at 6 or 630
Understood, but one day a year couldn't you eat earlier or later? You have a whole year to reschedule your dinner time. Maybe next year you could treat your parents to a nice dinner at a restaurant so you wouldn't have to be bothered by the kids trick-or-treating.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/02/11 at 11:04 am
Understood, but one day a year couldn't you eat earlier or later? You have a whole year to reschedule your dinner time.
Yeah.
Maybe next year you could treat your parents to a nice dinner at a restaurant so you wouldn't have to be bothered by the kids trick-or-treating.
Theres an idea...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 11/02/11 at 2:48 pm
I feel so useless. All I've done today is lie in bed, eat a bowl of soup and read a blog. That's my day. Then I'll sleep then go to dialysis tomorrow, :(
Wish there was more to my life than this. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/02/11 at 3:00 pm
I feel so useless. All I've done today is lie in bed, eat a bowl of soup and read a blog. That's my day. Then I'll sleep then go to dialysis tomorrow, :(
Wish there was more to my life than this. :P
How about picking up a creative hobby? Needle point? Painting? Photography? etc. etc.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/02/11 at 3:46 pm
I feel so useless. All I've done today is lie in bed, eat a bowl of soup and read a blog. That's my day. Then I'll sleep then go to dialysis tomorrow, :(
Wish there was more to my life than this. :P
How much do you think I accomplish daily? Not much as far as a job and stuff like that. I've made it my job to make people laugh and pick them up when their down. Take cats advice on a hobby.
And we try best as we can to carry on
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/02/11 at 7:40 pm
Understood, but one day a year couldn't you eat earlier or later? You have a whole year to reschedule your dinner time. Maybe next year you could treat your parents to a nice dinner at a restaurant so you wouldn't have to be bothered by the kids trick-or-treating.
Yeah I could that,just to avoid the kids.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/02/11 at 7:42 pm
How about picking up a creative hobby? Needle point? Painting? Photography? etc. etc.
Cat
exactly,something that interests you and keeps you busy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 11/02/11 at 9:59 pm
I do have a hobby. :( I write short stories and a saga for the MJ board. And every so often I get the MJ bug and have to buy something. LOL. When I did pageants, I used to sketch outfits. And I still do to help with visualizations in my stories. And you know my other hobby is trying to convert folks into MJers. LMAO. I've converted a few people.
I notice alot of my day revolves around MJ. LOL. ::)
I'm, sorry if i offended anyone.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/02/11 at 10:48 pm
didn't offend me in any way, I just want to be helpful. I guess it can be read as someone mad, but I've also grown up with the biggest amount of dysfunctional bs, and I sound mad and mean. I'm still dealing with this person and am sometimes getting bs out of my mind and trying to continue doing what makes me feel good.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/03/11 at 7:14 am
I do have a hobby. :( I write short stories and a saga for the MJ board. And every so often I get the MJ bug and have to buy something. LOL. When I did pageants, I used to sketch outfits. And I still do to help with visualizations in my stories. And you know my other hobby is trying to convert folks into MJers. LMAO. I've converted a few people.
I notice alot of my day revolves around MJ. LOL. ::)
I'm, sorry if i offended anyone.
Didn't offend me at all,glad you have stuff to keep you busy,have you thought about getting a youtube channel? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/03/11 at 5:33 pm
We always eat at 6 or 630
HEY - I got an idea!
Next year, on October 31st - GO OUT TO EAT!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/03/11 at 5:34 pm
Understood, but one day a year couldn't you eat earlier or later? You have a whole year to reschedule your dinner time. Maybe next year you could treat your parents to a nice dinner at a restaurant so you wouldn't have to be bothered by the kids trick-or-treating.
Great minds 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 11/03/11 at 6:04 pm
Didn't offend me at all,glad you have stuff to keep you busy,have you thought about getting a youtube channel? ???
I do have a youtube channel. I have 3 little uploads because I never really do anything, well that I consider interesting. Unless you want a video of me watching the waltions and eating cheez-its. LOL
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/03/11 at 6:19 pm
I do have a youtube channel. I have 3 little uploads because I never really do anything, well that I consider interesting. Unless you want a video of me watching the waltions and eating cheez-its. LOL
Why don't you take photos of your MJ stuff and make a slideshow out of them?
Here are a few of the slideshows that I have done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEjKlf42-a8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F03WfbtXsJA&feature=related
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/03/11 at 6:38 pm
I was just thinking about my youtube and soundclick accounts a few days ago. I really ought to do something with them or drop them. Maybe just see what recordings I have saved or can save and just start a new account somewhere.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/04/11 at 6:48 am
HEY - I got an idea!
Next year, on October 31st - GO OUT TO EAT!
Ok good idea and then maybe my Family and I will get pelted by eggs and shaving cream. The world just isn't safe anymore.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/04/11 at 6:50 am
Why don't you take photos of your MJ stuff and make a slideshow out of them?
Here are a few of the slideshows that I have done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEjKlf42-a8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F03WfbtXsJA&feature=related
Cat
Very Nice Cat. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/04/11 at 7:12 am
Ok good idea and then maybe my Family and I will get pelted by eggs and shaving cream. The world just isn't safe anymore.
Not the world, just must be where you live! Sorry it is so rough.
We were out on the streets on Halloween and never once got pelted with eggs (and Iowa is the number 1 producer of eggs, so we have lots of them) or shaving cream.
proceed...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 11/04/11 at 1:32 pm
HEY - I got an idea!
Next year, on October 31st - GO OUT TO EAT!
or while you're eating, put a bowl on the porch with a sign that says "Take one"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 11/04/11 at 1:40 pm
GUTTERWALKERS!!! What is with these farging people who walk in the street when there is a perfectly good sidewalk. Every morning there is this one woman who walks on a very curvy street, in dark clothes, at least 5 feet into the street. WTF! One day she will get hit and it will be her own suicidal fault. She isn't the only one. Hey! Joggers! You aren't going to win the Boston Marathon, and you may not even make it home, you think getting on and off the curb is going to break your pace, wait until you see what it's like jogging with a shattered hip. Idiots.
There are a few of them in my neighborhood, but they are also brilliant enough to take their DOGS with them!!! I literally had to SLAM on the brakes one night because one of them was jogging TOWARDS me with their BLACK LAB on a retractable leash about 15' ahead of him about 1/2 way into the lane! THEN the arsewipe has the audacity to start cursing at me because I almost hit the dog AND he took a swing at my vehicle as I drove by! He's lucky I had my kids in the car with me or he REALLY would've gotten a piece of my mind >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/04/11 at 5:01 pm
Bill collectors are my rant. I have a bill with a collection agency. I called and set up payments for the first of the month. The first payment, due 10/01 was paid on 9/29. They called on 10/02 to tell me the payment was late because it was not received on the first. Then they realized they got it two days earlier. Okay, no problem. They just called me again because the next payment was due 11/01. I MADE THE DAMN PAYMENT ON 10/24!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the hell? Do their accounts not update? I asked that when I pay the last one on the 18th, my next payday, will they still call me?
Morons!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/04/11 at 7:20 pm
Not the world, just must be where you live! Sorry it is so rough.
We were out on the streets on Halloween and never once got pelted with eggs (and Iowa is the number 1 producer of eggs, so we have lots of them) or shaving cream.
proceed...
We live in New York, kids today in New York are crazy and back in the days houses were covered with toilet paper, people were pelted with eggs and shaving cream, it's always been a kid tradition over here as far as I can remember but not many are being as rowdy as they used to be because of more police patrol.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/04/11 at 7:21 pm
or while you're eating, put a bowl on the porch with a sign that says "Take one"
I'll remember that next time Thanks Mama.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/04/11 at 10:02 pm
My job apparently thinks I don't need a life, they been working me nothing but evening/night shifts lately(5 this week and next week). I haven't had an earlier shift since before I took a week off, and even then they were working me 4 nights, still too much.
>:( :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/05/11 at 6:59 am
My job apparently thinks I don't need a life, they been working me nothing but evening/night shifts lately(5 this week and next week). I haven't had an earlier shift since before I took a week off, and even then they were working me 4 nights, still too much.
>:( :(
So you like the early shifts rather than the evening shifts? I know what you mean, it's draining on your health. You could ask for a morning shift and see what they say.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/05/11 at 9:57 pm
This place must never be "closed for business" without future warning - EVER again!!!!
I had something to say - and I have completely forgotten what it was :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/05/11 at 11:52 pm
fudge people who forget things and blame other
opps wrong thread
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/06/11 at 12:47 am
So you like the early shifts rather than the evening shifts? I know what you mean, it's draining on your health. You could ask for a morning shift and see what they say.
Morning shifts are massively rare for any of the service clerks(those only happen during weekends and holidays at this time). Prior to my last week off, I was already getting a mass amount of evenings, four of them every week to be exact.
After my week off, I saw that I had nothing but evenings, five of them!
Four evenings already put my life on hold way too much as is, five just murders any semblance of the life that I have.
I went in yesterday, expecting to actually have some day shifts, due to us having a new clerk. **** NO! Five evenings again! I definitely talk to the co-manager after seeing that.
The thing is, I know I'm suppose to be available for some evenings every week, I don't think I deserve special treatment(in other words, getting out of evening shifts completely) and I don't mind working two to three evenings in a work week.
But it's ridiculous to throw most of the evening shifts on one clerk like that, we have a new employee and the evening shifts should be divided up a bit more so that none of us get screwed out of a life. I honestly think the co-manager was just trying to find an easy way out when making the schedule, and that's not factoring in another problem that we have that mucks up the schedule further.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/06/11 at 3:27 am
This place must never be "closed for business" without future warning - EVER again!!!!
I had something to say - and I have completely forgotten what it was :P
I know what you mean. Maint. is nice but warn us so we don't have to go thru massive withdrawals lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/06/11 at 3:28 am
I know what you mean. Maint. is nice but warn us so we don't have to go thru massive withdrawals lol
what happened?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/06/11 at 3:35 am
what happened?
For the better part of the day the site was down for maint.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/06/11 at 3:37 am
For the better part of the day the site was down for maint.
So I didn't miss anything by not finding time to get on-line.
Maybe chucky was trying to close a few loopholes. We seemed to have had more spammers than usual this week
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/06/11 at 3:40 am
So I didn't miss anything by not finding time to get on-line.
Maybe chucky was trying to close a few loopholes. We seemed to have had more spammers than usual this week
Nope you missed nothing at all.
Makes sense and, if so, I hope it works.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 11/06/11 at 4:35 am
Nope you missed nothing at all.
Makes sense and, if so, I hope it works.
I got some kind of message saying the servers (or something) were being moved to Kansas??
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/06/11 at 4:47 am
I got some kind of message saying the servers (or something) were being moved to Kansas??
http://1userverrack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/server-room.jpg
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/06/11 at 6:47 am
This place must never be "closed for business" without future warning - EVER again!!!!
I had something to say - and I have completely forgotten what it was :P
try to remember what it was.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/06/11 at 6:49 am
I got some kind of message saying the servers (or something) were being moved to Kansas??
I got inthe00s will be down for maintainence.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/06/11 at 6:50 am
Anyone remember to turn their clocks back one hour? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/06/11 at 9:06 am
Anyone remember to turn their clocks back one hour? ???
I remembered to keep my clocks time right where they are ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/06/11 at 11:00 am
the first time I tried to get on here yesterday, I got a regular 404 message and my first thought was an e-mail I got about security testing. I figured things were getting fixed up and or backed up. The second time it said it was down for maintenence. except it was spelled right
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/06/11 at 11:07 am
I'll remember that next time Thanks Mama.
No, you won't. You never remember ANYTHING anyone tells you.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 11/06/11 at 11:09 am
the first time I tried to get on here yesterday, I got a regular 404 message and my first thought was an e-mail I got about security testing. I figured things were getting fixed up and or backed up. The second time it said it was down for maintenence. except it was spelled right
I thought it might've been server issues. But then ChuckyG's other sites (Amiright, inthe80s, worcestertalk, etc.) were all "down for maintenance"...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/06/11 at 11:34 am
My first thought is that he might have been backing things up in case something ended up messing up something.
Dear Comcast Customer:
On Wednesday, November 9 at 2 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct the nation's first ever Emergency Alert System (EAS) test. The purpose of this test is to help determine if the national-level system will work as designed, should officials ever need to send a national alert.
To learn more about the national EAS test, visit us at: http://www.comcast.com/nationaleastest/ or visit FEMA at http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm or the FCC at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test
maybe not, just the first thing that came to mind
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 11/06/11 at 11:40 am
^ That message sounds familiar; I also got it on Verizon FIOS last week.
I will likely be out of the house at that time, since I have somewhere to go.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/06/11 at 1:08 pm
I remembered to keep my clocks time right where they are ;)
me too
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/06/11 at 2:00 pm
I love atomic clocks
I think I'm going to plan a non computer day on the 9th so I don't have to worry about reloading or things not saved or whatever.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/06/11 at 8:09 pm
I remembered to keep my clocks time right where they are ;)
I know, your time is different than ours.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/06/11 at 8:10 pm
the first time I tried to get on here yesterday, I got a regular 404 message and my first thought was an e-mail I got about security testing. I figured things were getting fixed up and or backed up. The second time it said it was down for maintenence. except it was spelled right
Chucky does maintainence on the boards once in a while.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/06/11 at 8:44 pm
I know that
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 11/06/11 at 9:42 pm
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"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas any more"
Obligatory Nerd Humor: "Hey! Nice rack!"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/07/11 at 6:49 am
I'm trying to understand this:
Garden City Park Pathmark had 200 wagons as compared to Ozone Park which has 600-700 wagons with over 1,500 customers a day,Last Night I had a 2-7 shift and usually I have a 2-6 shift so what's the extra hour for? I try to sweep but it's too congested and crowded with people which makes it a little difficult to sweep so what I do is just pick up the flyers from the ground and someone told me that the night guy takes out the garbage, so what I do is just collect the carts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/07/11 at 6:58 am
I'm trying to understand this:
Garden City Park Pathmark had 200 wagons as compared to Ozone Park which has 600-700 wagons with over 1,500 customers a day,Last Night I had a 2-7 shift and usually I have a 2-6 shift so what's the extra hour for? I try to sweep but it's too congested and crowded with people which makes it a little difficult to sweep so what I do is just pick up the flyers from the ground and someone told me that the night guy takes out the garbage, so what I do is just collect the carts.
Was it your boss who got on your case for picking up flyers? If not, don't worry about it. As long as you are still doing your job collecting the carts, there is nothing wrong with picking up garbage and trying to make the place look better. I know if I was the night guy, I would be angry if no one picked stuff up during the day and left it all for me.
Coming from the perspective of a boss, it is great when an employee shows initiative and does something that needs to be done without being asked. It shows you care about your job.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/07/11 at 7:13 am
Was it your boss who got on your case for picking up flyers? If not, don't worry about it. As long as you are still doing your job collecting the carts, there is nothing wrong with picking up garbage and trying to make the place look better. I know if I was the night guy, I would be angry if no one picked stuff up during the day and left it all for me.
Coming from the perspective of a boss, it is great when an employee shows initiative and does something that needs to be done without being asked. It shows you care about your job.
See Dag, Ozone Park is such a big community compared to Garden City Park, that's the difference and that Pathmark closes at 12midnight (1am the latest),maybe I should take a break from carts, take out the trash since there are huge amounts of wagons out there that I could do one thing and go back to the other later on.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 11/07/11 at 9:44 am
Morning shifts are massively rare for any of the service clerks(those only happen during weekends and holidays at this time). Prior to my last week off, I was already getting a mass amount of evenings, four of them every week to be exact.
After my week off, I saw that I had nothing but evenings, five of them!
Four evenings already put my life on hold way too much as is, five just murders any semblance of the life that I have.
I went in yesterday, expecting to actually have some day shifts, due to us having a new clerk. **** NO! Five evenings again! I definitely talk to the co-manager after seeing that.
The thing is, I know I'm suppose to be available for some evenings every week, I don't think I deserve special treatment(in other words, getting out of evening shifts completely) and I don't mind working two to three evenings in a work week.
But it's ridiculous to throw most of the evening shifts on one clerk like that, we have a new employee and the evening shifts should be divided up a bit more so that none of us get screwed out of a life. I honestly think the co-manager was just trying to find an easy way out when making the schedule, and that's not factoring in another problem that we have that mucks up the schedule further.
That sounds like my job...I had to complain to FINALLY get my schedule changed! I was working nothing but evening shifts and weekends! I think they got the point when I scheduled all but 2 weekends off in September & October (1 in each month) and threatened to change my availability so I was "unavailable" after 5 three days a week ::) Now, I've been getting 1 day shift during the week and only have 1 weekend this month ;) When I was hired, I was told "about 12-18 hours a week, a couple nights a week and 1 weekend a month"...that turned into "30(+) hours a week, all night shifts, and all but 2 weekends from mid-June to the end of August" >:(
Oh, and +1 to someone...I'll let her figure out who she is http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/cat.gifLOL!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/07/11 at 10:18 pm
just kind of downish feeling. I just did a new pic so guess I'm back to where I was with my art, and I ordered some stuff for my to be garden. You know, not really going anywhere. dam feeling.
I thought about how much I use to like watching reruns of the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour and Sonny did say he wanted to be the president.
sick of being sick of not knowing what I want still seems to be my problem.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/08/11 at 6:51 am
just kind of downish feeling. I just did a new pic so guess I'm back to where I was with my art, and I ordered some stuff for my to be garden. You know, not really going anywhere. dam feeling.
I thought about how much I use to like watching reruns of the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour and Sonny did say he wanted to be the president.
sick of being sick of not knowing what I want still seems to be my problem.
very nice picture Ann. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/08/11 at 2:57 pm
yeah colorful and strange
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 11/08/11 at 6:27 pm
yeah colorful and strange
Yeah, I see the face formations in each "piece"... ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/08/11 at 8:08 pm
Do you have workers at work who take smoke breaks outside, smoke a cigarette but just forget to douse it out, leaving it there on the ground to just burn ash? Cause I have a feeling that one day a flyer will catch on fire. Should that worker leave it there or have them douse it out before heading back to work? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/08/11 at 10:04 pm
nope
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/09/11 at 7:13 am
Do you have workers at work who take smoke breaks outside, smoke a cigarette but just forget to douse it out, leaving it there on the ground to just burn ash? Cause I have a feeling that one day a flyer will catch on fire. Should that worker leave it there or have them douse it out before heading back to work? ???
yep
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/09/11 at 1:27 pm
yep
Should you say something to them or just leave well enough alone? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 11/09/11 at 4:17 pm
Should you say something to them or just leave well enough alone? ???
If you say something, you should be careful what you say, or they might take it the wrong way.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/09/11 at 5:29 pm
tell the person smoking your concern and ask that person to make sure that person puts their cigarette out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 11/09/11 at 5:57 pm
Should you say something to them or just leave well enough alone? ???
I was only answering the first question
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/09/11 at 7:52 pm
wait
what was the first question?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 11/09/11 at 9:10 pm
wait
What was the first question?
Do you have workers at work who take smoke breaks outside, smoke a cigarette but just forget to douse it out
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 11/09/11 at 9:23 pm
Not sure if this is a rant. LOL.
I usually wear some type of metal hoop earrings--its my go-to earring--and I always, ALWAYS forget to take the damn things off when I stand in front of the heater at my house to get warm. The earring heat up and ALWAYS hit against the side of my face and burn the mess outta me. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/09/11 at 10:01 pm
That sounds like my job...I had to complain to FINALLY get my schedule changed! I was working nothing but evening shifts and weekends! I think they got the point when I scheduled all but 2 weekends off in September & October (1 in each month) and threatened to change my availability so I was "unavailable" after 5 three days a week ::) Now, I've been getting 1 day shift during the week and only have 1 weekend this month ;) When I was hired, I was told "about 12-18 hours a week, a couple nights a week and 1 weekend a month"...that turned into "30(+) hours a week, all night shifts, and all but 2 weekends from mid-June to the end of August" >:(
Oh, and +1 to someone...I'll let her figure out who she is http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/02/cat.gifLOL!
It gets to be a pain, evening shifts are a drain on people's social/outside life.
I talked to him again tonight while we did the trash. He said these last two weeks were partially due to luck and trying to figure out what to do with the new hire. I knew the previous weeks before my week off were due to there being only three service clerks at that time(I was getting four nights a week at that period, which I previously mentioned was still abit much).
It also turns out that part of the reason why I got a lot of evenings during these last two weeks was due to a some of them working me with the other co-manager, who prefers me to be there(she doesn't like to do heavy lifting).
I used to always work Sunday mornings/days. This is mainly due to Sundays(and Holidays as well) being my weakest days availability wise(I ride buses). Which brings me to my next part...
While I am going to get a better mix of shifts, it looks like I will be stuck with Sunday evenings. After thinking about it though... Sundays are usually the day I'm the least likely to go anywhere, so it's not really a drain(I just can't work past 8:30 P.M. that day).
I could go on about the changes over the years. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/09/11 at 10:14 pm
Do you have workers at work who take smoke breaks outside, smoke a cigarette but just forget to douse it out
I don't have any workers not yet anyway, but I'm working on it http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc153/rocksannwastaken/not-worthy.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/10/11 at 6:49 am
If you say something, you should be careful what you say, or they might take it the wrong way.
I would just move somewhere else to relax.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/10/11 at 6:50 am
tell the person smoking your concern and ask that person to make sure that person puts their cigarette out.
Thanks Ann.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/10/11 at 6:51 am
Not sure if this is a rant. LOL.
I usually wear some type of metal hoop earrings--its my go-to earring--and I always, ALWAYS forget to take the damn things off when I stand in front of the heater at my house to get warm. The earring heat up and ALWAYS hit against the side of my face and burn the mess outta me. :(
you could try wearing smaler earrings or just don't wear earrings at all so that way you won't have to deal with the heater.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 11/10/11 at 11:47 am
I would just move somewhere else to relax.
Probably best to do.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/10/11 at 3:53 pm
An update on my computer woes. I already mentioned about the WP not working and there has been many other things that is not working right. One night (at 3 o'clock in the morning mind you-when I couldn't sleep), I figured out the remedy to the entire situation-short of a sledgehammer. It is time to reinstall the OS. I also had this computer for a year and already it needs it. OY VEY!!!! At least my old one took several years before it needed it. With Windows 7, there are two ways to do it, just a quicky thing that will save all your settings and such, or a clean sweep which will wipe everything and you have reload ALL programs. I thought about just doing the quicky.
Just to make sure that I knew what I was doing, I called the Geek Squad at Best Buy (where I bought the computer) and asked a few questions, like how do it do it without a CD. I was informed that I had to create my own-so I did. I also asked about the quicky as opposed to the clean sweep and he said that with the quicky, it may change the registry of some programs so they may not work right. He said the best thing to do is the clean sweep. Oh great. That is such a royal pain in the @$$. I am waiting for a new external hard drive that I purchased last week. I already have one but I want two-I am so afraid of losing stuff. Once I back everything up-TWICE, then it is time to do it. I figured on Saturday since I won't be here most of tomorrow.
Not looking forward to it but I am looking forward to my computers & my programs working the way they are supposed to.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/11/11 at 4:37 pm
just got yelled at cuz some dude parked in another dude's spot. seriously.... the dude is coming to move the vehicle, he made a mistake, it happens...does this really require an officer? you're in a private lot, park in the visitor's area and wait two frigging hours. Hell park in the 30 minute zone I don't really care but jeez....how 'bout checking your priorities....
ETA ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/11/11 at 4:53 pm
I'm back online after two weeks. We were in a blackout for seven days after the October 29th snowstorm. It took another six days for Comcast to reconnect our cable and internet.
I yelled at Comcast until I was blue in the mouth. The line technician came on Monday ostensibly to reconnect the cable to the house. Tree limbs broke the power lines during the storm. The technician left a coaxial cable dangling, not connected to anything. Comcast told me they had to start another work order and they wouldn't be able to return until Saturday. I contended Saturday was unacceptable and, furthermore, they did not complete the FIRST work order. I was struck speechless when the service representative told me it was NOT the line technicians job to make sure the cable was working inside the house. It took me ten minutes to explain to numbnuts that I understood the company's policy and my complaint was the policy itself sucked! What's more, the technician didn't even bother to confirm the cable was connected outside the house!
In fact, nobody on our street had cable or Internet until today. If we hadn't bitch and moaned, they probably would not have bothered to come around until next week.
The bastids!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/11/11 at 5:26 pm
that sucks Max.....all I have to offer is karma.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/11/11 at 5:37 pm
I'm back online after two weeks. We were in a blackout for seven days after the October 29th snowstorm. It took another six days for Comcast to reconnect our cable and internet.
I yelled at Comcast until I was blue in the mouth. The line technician came on Monday ostensibly to reconnect the cable to the house. Tree limbs broke the power lines during the storm. The technician left a coaxial cable dangling, not connected to anything. Comcast told me they had to start another work order and they wouldn't be able to return until Saturday. I contended Saturday was unacceptable and, furthermore, they did not complete the FIRST work order. I was struck speechless when the service representative told me it was NOT the line technicians job to make sure the cable was working inside the house. It took me ten minutes to explain to numbnuts that I understood the company's policy and my complaint was the policy itself sucked! What's more, the technician didn't even bother to confirm the cable was connected outside the house!
In fact, nobody on our street had cable or Internet until today. If we hadn't bitch and moaned, they probably would not have bothered to come around until next week.
The bastids!
>:(
We were wondering what happened to you. Sorry things weren't working but I am glad that you are ok and everything is now up and running.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/11/11 at 7:31 pm
just got yelled at cuz some dude parked in another dude's spot. seriously.... the dude is coming to move the vehicle, he made a mistake, it happens...does this really require an officer? you're in a private lot, park in the visitor's area and wait two frigging hours. Hell park in the 30 minute zone I don't really care but jeez....how 'bout checking your priorities....
ETA ::)
That's ridiculous. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/11/11 at 7:32 pm
I'm back online after two weeks. We were in a blackout for seven days after the October 29th snowstorm. It took another six days for Comcast to reconnect our cable and internet.
I yelled at Comcast until I was blue in the mouth. The line technician came on Monday ostensibly to reconnect the cable to the house. Tree limbs broke the power lines during the storm. The technician left a coaxial cable dangling, not connected to anything. Comcast told me they had to start another work order and they wouldn't be able to return until Saturday. I contended Saturday was unacceptable and, furthermore, they did not complete the FIRST work order. I was struck speechless when the service representative told me it was NOT the line technicians job to make sure the cable was working inside the house. It took me ten minutes to explain to numbnuts that I understood the company's policy and my complaint was the policy itself sucked! What's more, the technician didn't even bother to confirm the cable was connected outside the house!
In fact, nobody on our street had cable or Internet until today. If we hadn't bitch and moaned, they probably would not have bothered to come around until next week.
The bastids!
>:(
Wow Max,haven't seen you in quite a while, hopefully things can get back to normal.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/11/11 at 8:31 pm
We were wondering what happened to you. Sorry things weren't working but I am glad that you are ok and everything is now up and running.
Cat
I could get online from campus. I kept up with my email, but that's about it. I suppose I should have checked in here just to give an update...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 11/11/11 at 9:21 pm
This is more of a pet peeve than a rant and it has to do with today's date. One of the headlines in the local paper
was the palindromic date; now I might be wrong but 11-11-2011 is not a palindrome. Oh wait, lets get rid of that
nasty ole 20 because it doesn't fit in with our twisted agenda. I despise when people add or subtract numbers or
or twist them around to fit their stupid ideas.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/11/11 at 9:24 pm
This is more of a pet peeve than a rant and it has to do with today's date. One of the headlines in the local paper
was the palindromic date; now I might be wrong but 11-11-2011 is not a palindrome. Oh wait, lets get rid of that
nasty ole 20 because it doesn't fit in with our twisted agenda. I despise when people add or subtract numbers or
or twist them around to fit their stupid ideas.
I dunno... I generally write the date w/o the 20 anyway so it doesn't bother me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: loki 13 on 11/11/11 at 9:40 pm
I dunno... I generally write the date w/o the 20 anyway so it doesn't bother me.
Writing that way is fine, it's accepted everywhere, even on some formal documents. That's not what bothers me, what bothers me is the
idiot media who say the date is a palindrome and then go off on a self important comedy routine on the signifigance of the number 11. The
date itself is not a palindrome, the written abbreviated date is but not the actual date so save me the routine. Like I said, it is a pet peeve,
sometimes it's the little things that bother me the most.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/11/11 at 10:28 pm
I read you. I'd also like to know if there some signifagance to it being a palindrome?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/12/11 at 10:59 am
This is more of a pet peeve than a rant and it has to do with today's date. One of the headlines in the local paper
was the palindromic date; now I might be wrong but 11-11-2011 is not a palindrome. Oh wait, lets get rid of that
nasty ole 20 because it doesn't fit in with our twisted agenda. I despise when people add or subtract numbers or
or twist them around to fit their stupid ideas.
A binary day. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 11/12/11 at 1:15 pm
My freaking bank are a bunch of MORONS!!! Way to encourage me NOT to use my "new and improved" debit card!!! For some unknown reason, they linked it to our savings account. Normally not an issue since our savings account has more $$ than our checking, but they ALSO now have a 3-transaction/month limit on our savings account....there is a $10 fee for every addl. transaction :o Well, that's not entirely true, we have UNLIMITED withdrawals from their "network" of over 300 ATM's which are located in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, & Iowa....my local branch isn't even LISTED on there so I can't even take $$ out of my own bank for free (well, not out of my savings, I can take it out of my checking). I have now been on hold for 30+ minutes waiting for a CS rep to get this straightened out and their hold music SUX!!! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/12/11 at 1:22 pm
My freaking bank are a bunch of MORONS!!! Way to encourage me NOT to use my "new and improved" debit card!!! For some unknown reason, they linked it to our savings account. Normally not an issue since our savings account has more $$ than our checking, but they ALSO now have a 3-transaction/month limit on our savings account....there is a $10 fee for every addl. transaction :o Well, that's not entirely true, we have UNLIMITED withdrawals from their "network" of over 300 ATM's which are located in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, & Iowa....my local branch isn't even LISTED on there so I can't even take $$ out of my own bank for free (well, not out of my savings, I can take it out of my checking). I have now been on hold for 30+ minutes waiting for a CS rep to get this straightened out and their hold music SUX!!! ::)
^ Ridiculous!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/12/11 at 2:45 pm
My freaking bank are a bunch of MORONS!!! Way to encourage me NOT to use my "new and improved" debit card!!! For some unknown reason, they linked it to our savings account. Normally not an issue since our savings account has more $$ than our checking, but they ALSO now have a 3-transaction/month limit on our savings account....there is a $10 fee for every addl. transaction :o Well, that's not entirely true, we have UNLIMITED withdrawals from their "network" of over 300 ATM's which are located in Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, & Iowa....my local branch isn't even LISTED on there so I can't even take $$ out of my own bank for free (well, not out of my savings, I can take it out of my checking). I have now been on hold for 30+ minutes waiting for a CS rep to get this straightened out and their hold music SUX!!! ::)
Move your $$$$ to a credit union.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/12/11 at 3:31 pm
Move your $$$$ to a credit union.
Cat
What Cat said.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 11/12/11 at 8:24 pm
Move your $$$$ to a credit union.
Cat
I'll be doing that on Monday...at least some of my money will be moving. I'll be going to the CU my parents used to use...:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 11/13/11 at 11:06 am
I'll be doing that on Monday...at least some of my money will be moving. I'll be going to the CU my parents used to use...:-\\
Everyone should move to a credit union
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/13/11 at 11:55 pm
Everyone should move to a credit union
My car loan (now paid off) is with a credit union. My bank is regional. If they started charging for debit transactions, I'd dump them. However, they won't because they're picking up angry customers from Bank of America.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 11/14/11 at 12:00 am
Everyone should move to a credit union
I've been with one for as long as I can remember.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/16/11 at 10:55 pm
MY STATE OF MIND TODAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T04O85UmJqs&feature=related
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/vtffani.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: seamermar on 11/17/11 at 1:36 pm
MY STATE OF MIND TODAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T04O85UmJqs&feature=related
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/vtffani.gif
Try to renew your bed and attempts that should help ;)
http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr334/seamermar/youandmeweremeanttobe.jpg
Nothing a kiss can't make up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcFlp6kl508&feature=player_embedded
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/17/11 at 1:48 pm
Try to renew your bed and attempts that should help ;)
http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr334/seamermar/youandmeweremeanttobe.jpg
Nothing a kiss can't make up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcFlp6kl508&feature=player_embedded
That Obama picture is quite funny. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/17/11 at 5:37 pm
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is all
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/17/11 at 5:45 pm
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is all
Copy Cat. ;)
If you need to vent-you can always PM.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/17/11 at 6:29 pm
Copy Cat. ;)
If you need to vent-you can always PM.
Cat
;D
Thanks, Cat. Just a rough day at work and that is the only way to deal sometimes. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 11/18/11 at 12:34 am
As long as we're sounding off, here was my day at work:
...so does anybody really wonder why anybody is hanging onto sanity by the atoms on the tips of their fingernails while life dirty-dances on their digits? And is it really any wonder that I seem DERANGED?!
EPp3xrMqA9s
(But... heh-heh... that's probably nothing you haven't heard a hundred times before.)
- Almost time to hit the Sealy, then it's back to the reaping machine, but long live Duckman.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/18/11 at 1:45 am
LOL ^ (Sometimes I get feelings around that level)
This apartment I'm living in is a massivve annoyance in the winter time. It's like I'm living in ice box. BRRR...
Living in Castle Duckula would be preferable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9ZVWMPuZ2c
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/18/11 at 6:55 am
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is all
I know how you feel about having rough days at work.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 11/18/11 at 10:33 am
As long as we're sounding off, here was my day at work:
...so does anybody really wonder why anybody is hanging onto sanity by the atoms on the tips of their fingernails while life dirty-dances on their digits? And is it really any wonder that I seem DERANGED?!
EPp3xrMqA9s
(But... heh-heh... that's probably nothing you haven't heard a hundred times before.)
- Almost time to hit the Sealy, then it's back to the reaping machine, but long live Duckman.
Best Duckman rant EVER. I miss that cartoon.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/18/11 at 12:33 pm
I finally got the OS on my computer reinstalled. I am in the process of reinstalling programs. My rant for the day is the fact that these programs want to change my settings-my default browser, my home page, etc. etc. P!sses me off when I put those settings in and then I have to put them in AGAIN because some program wants to change them on me. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/18/11 at 5:02 pm
I hate that too and whenever something does get changed I have to figure out how whatever works all over again.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/18/11 at 7:36 pm
I finally got the OS on my computer reinstalled. I am in the process of reinstalling programs. My rant for the day is the fact that these programs want to change my settings-my default browser, my home page, etc. etc. P!sses me off when I put those settings in and then I have to put them in AGAIN because some program wants to change them on me. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
It's like the computer sets it for you instead of you setting it yourself. It must be such hard work for you Cat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/19/11 at 1:56 am
Soooo frustrated, and feel bad for my daughter! My daughter has a friend, who she has been really good friends with for the last 3 years (they called themselves - best friends) and the same one, who last year caused sooo much drama in our lives (with a "friend triangle" and whose who's friend today)... Now is having a 3 day birthday extravaganza, according to her mother. Tonight twilight, tomorrow b-day and slumber party, Sunday fun city... And my daughter is not invited to a single party. (this is the same mom who wanted her younger sister to go to daughters b-day party when we were having makeovers and hairdo's. And got extremely upset when I said we did not have enough spaces.
Plus side, tears right now; but have not had the tears throughout like last year with this girl friend! Guess us asking to make sure tgey were in all Different classrooms worked! Just a little pain right now!
Sorry if this does not make sense, typing on phone late!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/19/11 at 8:13 am
Soooo frustrated, and feel bad for my daughter! My daughter has a friend, who she has been really good friends with for the last 3 years (they called themselves - best friends) and the same one, who last year caused sooo much drama in our lives (with a "friend triangle" and whose who's friend today)... Now is having a 3 day birthday extravaganza, according to her mother. Tonight twilight, tomorrow b-day and slumber party, Sunday fun city... And my daughter is not invited to a single party. (this is the same mom who wanted her younger sister to go to daughters b-day party when we were having makeovers and hairdo's. And got extremely upset when I said we did not have enough spaces.
Plus side, tears right now; but have not had the tears throughout like last year with this girl friend! Guess us asking to make sure tgey were in all Different classrooms worked! Just a little pain right now!
Sorry if this does not make sense, typing on phone late!
That sucks. So hard for your daughter, I am sorry.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/19/11 at 9:58 am
Soooo frustrated, and feel bad for my daughter! My daughter has a friend, who she has been really good friends with for the last 3 years (they called themselves - best friends) and the same one, who last year caused sooo much drama in our lives (with a "friend triangle" and whose who's friend today)... Now is having a 3 day birthday extravaganza, according to her mother. Tonight twilight, tomorrow b-day and slumber party, Sunday fun city... And my daughter is not invited to a single party. (this is the same mom who wanted her younger sister to go to daughters b-day party when we were having makeovers and hairdo's. And got extremely upset when I said we did not have enough spaces.
Plus side, tears right now; but have not had the tears throughout like last year with this girl friend! Guess us asking to make sure tgey were in all Different classrooms worked! Just a little pain right now!
Sorry if this does not make sense, typing on phone late!
only parts of it made sense.... I get that your daughter has been defriended and not invited because the mom's a petty bitch and that sux!!!! If you can do a girl's day out with your daughter make it a special day for her so that when she has to see these folks on monday she has something she can brag about instead of just listening to them talk about how great the weekend/party was.
on a side note....what are they 8? 10? Is Twilight really appropriate for that age group.....what with the "shimmering" and all.. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 11/19/11 at 9:58 am
Kids sure can be cruel
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/19/11 at 10:25 am
Soooo frustrated, and feel bad for my daughter! My daughter has a friend, who she has been really good friends with for the last 3 years (they called themselves - best friends) and the same one, who last year caused sooo much drama in our lives (with a "friend triangle" and whose who's friend today)... Now is having a 3 day birthday extravaganza, according to her mother. Tonight twilight, tomorrow b-day and slumber party, Sunday fun city... And my daughter is not invited to a single party. (this is the same mom who wanted her younger sister to go to daughters b-day party when we were having makeovers and hairdo's. And got extremely upset when I said we did not have enough spaces.
Plus side, tears right now; but have not had the tears throughout like last year with this girl friend! Guess us asking to make sure tgey were in all Different classrooms worked! Just a little pain right now!
Sorry if this does not make sense, typing on phone late!
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) to you & your daughter.
Like Q said, do something with her to make her feel very special.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/19/11 at 12:42 pm
Soooo frustrated, and feel bad for my daughter! My daughter has a friend, who she has been really good friends with for the last 3 years (they called themselves - best friends) and the same one, who last year caused sooo much drama in our lives (with a "friend triangle" and whose who's friend today)... Now is having a 3 day birthday extravaganza, according to her mother. Tonight twilight, tomorrow b-day and slumber party, Sunday fun city... And my daughter is not invited to a single party. (this is the same mom who wanted her younger sister to go to daughters b-day party when we were having makeovers and hairdo's. And got extremely upset when I said we did not have enough spaces.
Plus side, tears right now; but have not had the tears throughout like last year with this girl friend! Guess us asking to make sure tgey were in all Different classrooms worked! Just a little pain right now!
Sorry if this does not make sense, typing on phone late!
Ouch! I remember that feeling of being left out as a kid. Hurts deeply.
:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/19/11 at 7:34 pm
Soooo frustrated, and feel bad for my daughter! My daughter has a friend, who she has been really good friends with for the last 3 years (they called themselves - best friends) and the same one, who last year caused sooo much drama in our lives (with a "friend triangle" and whose who's friend today)... Now is having a 3 day birthday extravaganza, according to her mother. Tonight twilight, tomorrow b-day and slumber party, Sunday fun city... And my daughter is not invited to a single party. (this is the same mom who wanted her younger sister to go to daughters b-day party when we were having makeovers and hairdo's. And got extremely upset when I said we did not have enough spaces.
Plus side, tears right now; but have not had the tears throughout like last year with this girl friend! Guess us asking to make sure tgey were in all Different classrooms worked! Just a little pain right now!
Sorry if this does not make sense, typing on phone late!
I hope things get better for your daughter.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/20/11 at 1:15 am
I can't seem to face up to the facts, I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax....
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/20/11 at 11:25 am
I can't seem to face up to the facts, I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax....
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Feel free to PM if you need to.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/20/11 at 12:04 pm
Cancer SUCKS! The little boy I vented about a couple of weeks ago passed away yesterday. Everyone knew it was coming, but it is still hard. He was only 10 years old. He was so brave, though. He always had a smile on his face, fought it head on. His love of God is what I believe kept him going. He seemed so mature for a kid his age. It sure puts my bitches and moans in perspective.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/20/11 at 12:25 pm
Cancer SUCKS! The little boy I vented about a couple of weeks ago passed away yesterday. Everyone knew it was coming, but it is still hard. He was only 10 years old. He was so brave, though. He always had a smile on his face, fought it head on. His love of God is what I believe kept him going. He seemed so mature for a kid his age. It sure puts my bitches and moans in perspective.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/20/11 at 12:41 pm
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Thanks, Cat. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/20/11 at 12:47 pm
Cancer SUCKS! The little boy I vented about a couple of weeks ago passed away yesterday. Everyone knew it was coming, but it is still hard. He was only 10 years old. He was so brave, though. He always had a smile on his face, fought it head on. His love of God is what I believe kept him going. He seemed so mature for a kid his age. It sure puts my bitches and moans in perspective.
that does suck.... ((((((((hugs))))))) based on your description tho, that boy sounds like an inspiration. Seems his short life was lived to the fullest with the best attitude. I hope, when my time comes, I possess a tenth of his braveness and attitude.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/20/11 at 12:58 pm
that does suck.... ((((((((hugs))))))) based on your description tho, that boy sounds like an inspiration. Seems his short life was lived to the fullest with the best attitude. I hope, when my time comes, I possess a tenth of his braveness and attitude.
I agree.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/20/11 at 1:36 pm
He did what he could in the time given to him. Grapes of Wrath- pray for those still living.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: seamermar on 11/20/11 at 2:53 pm
Soooo frustrated, and feel bad for my daughter! My daughter has a friend, who she has been really good friends with for the last 3 years (they called themselves - best friends) and the same one, who last year caused sooo much drama in our lives (with a "friend triangle" and whose who's friend today)... Now is having a 3 day birthday extravaganza, according to her mother. Tonight twilight, tomorrow b-day and slumber party, Sunday fun city... And my daughter is not invited to a single party. (this is the same mom who wanted her younger sister to go to daughters b-day party when we were having makeovers and hairdo's. And got extremely upset when I said we did not have enough spaces.
Plus side, tears right now; but have not had the tears throughout like last year with this girl friend! Guess us asking to make sure tgey were in all Different classrooms worked! Just a little pain right now!
Sorry if this does not make sense, typing on phone late!
2kidsami as long as I can pick about it, I rather tears now than sorrows later.
As Carlos wisely said kids can and are cruel when it comes to. It's a harsh lesson your daughter has already taken, but you should point her in the direction that her friend might not be that friend she thought she had.
We have seen tears falling down on our daughter's face due to some mistreats of her friends. One of them blew out, others still remain.
Through all this "little" pain, she has known who is who, family and friends, and has learn to cope with the fact that people comes and goes.
So giving her all the love you got, and learning her how to cope with the things that go wrong, you will build kids beloved, selfconfident and strong.
And yes, in regard of some parents, right now it's sad to see how people can turn their back to kids without any shame.
A hug for you
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/20/11 at 3:30 pm
I can't seem to face up to the facts, I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax....
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
What is it that's troubling you? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/20/11 at 3:31 pm
Cancer SUCKS! The little boy I vented about a couple of weeks ago passed away yesterday. Everyone knew it was coming, but it is still hard. He was only 10 years old. He was so brave, though. He always had a smile on his face, fought it head on. His love of God is what I believe kept him going. He seemed so mature for a kid his age. It sure puts my bitches and moans in perspective.
I'm sorry to hear that. :( ((((hugs))))
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/20/11 at 3:52 pm
I'm sorry to hear that. :( ((((hugs))))
Thanks, Howard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: seamermar on 11/20/11 at 4:09 pm
Cancer SUCKS! The little boy I vented about a couple of weeks ago passed away yesterday. Everyone knew it was coming, but it is still hard. He was only 10 years old. He was so brave, though. He always had a smile on his face, fought it head on. His love of God is what I believe kept him going. He seemed so mature for a kid his age. It sure puts my bitches and moans in perspective.
Dagnabbit, I know what you feel as I felt as you several times before.
A French friend from a mountain-forum had to fight that beast they call it the damn crab for three years till he faded down and died. It seems when someone gets in its claw, then never looses away.
Last summer a co-worker thought to have a persistent back ache, went to doctor to find a stain in the breast. It was cancer.
In just three months he passes away.
Tremendously sad, unfair when it's a kid. Even when you are not involved and even not knowing him you get angry and sorry.
Life is a mistery that only death comes to end up. In the meantime we have nothing to do but to live in real love, and in truth.
That's the only comfort, the time we have lived in love and truth with our passed beloved ones.
A huge hug
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 11/20/11 at 6:57 pm
I can't seem to face up to the facts, I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax....
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
A man sets up a - no, the - perfect Talking Heads reference, and the best you can come up with is...
What is it that's troubling you? ???
You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Et2gg2CBdYQ/TdRHlWRh96I/AAAAAAAAAcw/cnJTH__wNdg/Many%252520Applications%252520for%252520This%252520One.gif
If you're going to trivialize a man's struggles, at least...
1LYH4W-WJmE
...do it right. As I cross yet another of the nine billion names of God off the list, I still maintain that Party of One (complete episode in 1080p) is mandatory viewing for socially-isolated kids and adults alike. And for people who engage in the tortagressive interrogation of suspects while having a preconceived conclusion in mind. But I'm pretty sure that most of us misfits here fall into the former category, not the latter.
Also, fark cancer. (We covered this in the Steve Jobs thread. If I see something said once, why search for something that says it again, even with ponies?)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/20/11 at 7:13 pm
Things are precarious...
http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/assets_c/2011/09/taxidriver-thumb-510x298-39091.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 11/20/11 at 8:36 pm
Things are precarious...
Dammit, I gotta wait another 24 hours. The whole sub-meme of .GIF images of important moments from important movies never took off here, and I'm kinda bummed by that. One of the things that made movies (like Taxi Driver) great is that a skilled director can say a lot, without saying anything. Hang in there, even if by the atoms on the tips of your fingernails while life dirty-dances on your digits.
And you have watched that episode, haven't you?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/20/11 at 11:34 pm
Dammit, I gotta wait another 24 hours. The whole sub-meme of .GIF images of important moments from important movies never took off here, and I'm kinda bummed by that. One of the things that made movies (like Taxi Driver) great is that a skilled director can say a lot, without saying anything. Hang in there, even if by the atoms on the tips of your fingernails while life dirty-dances on your digits.
And you have watched that episode, haven't you?
My nighttime tablet has kicked in so I'm feeling for mellow.
It won't work for me to be one of those recluses like my friend Sam who leaves the house for supplies once every two weeks. I'm still required to go out and have some sort of intercourse with the world, but no matter what, I'm the one who feels like he got screwed. So, I claim the night hours to be mine to enjoy as a please. I am at the age and circumstances where one understand enjoyable hours of one's own are a luxury...
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/10/znaika.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/21/11 at 6:44 am
Dagnabbit, I know what you feel as I felt as you several times before.
A French friend from a mountain-forum had to fight that beast they call it the damn crab for three years till he faded down and died. It seems when someone gets in its claw, then never looses away.
Last summer a co-worker thought to have a persistent back ache, went to doctor to find a stain in the breast. It was cancer.
In just three months he passes away.
Tremendously sad, unfair when it's a kid. Even when you are not involved and even not knowing him you get angry and sorry.
Life is a mistery that only death comes to end up. In the meantime we have nothing to do but to live in real love, and in truth.
That's the only comfort, the time we have lived in love and truth with our passed beloved ones.
A huge hug
That's a beautiful poem Paco. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:16 pm
That sucks. So hard for your daughter, I am sorry.
THANKS! I appreciate it, but compared to the boy in your life, my daughter's problems seem so petty :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:20 pm
only parts of it made sense.... I get that your daughter has been defriended and not invited because the mom's a petty bitch and that sux!!!! If you can do a girl's day out with your daughter make it a special day for her so that when she has to see these folks on monday she has something she can brag about instead of just listening to them talk about how great the weekend/party was.
on a side note....what are they 8? 10? Is Twilight really appropriate for that age group.....what with the "shimmering" and all.. ::)
Sorry for the ramble, and my sleep deprivation. But thanks for the support.
We actually went to my mother's to celebrate Thanksgiving with her, hubby has to work Thanksgiving and the weekend. We had a really good weekend with her, took her to go Christmas shopping, ate at my favorite pizza joint (her suggestion) and watched the local lighted Christmas parade. She loved it.
And yes, she is 10 - still did not go to see the Twilight movie as I was not sure how explicit it was. The 10 year old has seen the other 2...We just may wait till it comes out on DVD (or it is the next set of books we read ::))....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:21 pm
Kids sure can be cruel
Yes, as well as parents who do not try and help them make wise decisions, but condone their behavior...
Thanks!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:22 pm
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) to you & your daughter.
Like Q said, do something with her to make her feel very special.
Cat
My mother let her cook with her, and just basically enjoyed being with her! 8) Good times, gotta love it when that happens O0 We have our days ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/21/11 at 8:22 pm
Sorry for the ramble, and my sleep deprivation. But thanks for the support.
We actually went to my mother's to celebrate Thanksgiving with her, hubby has to work Thanksgiving and the weekend. We had a really good weekend with her, took her to go Christmas shopping, ate at my favorite pizza joint (her suggestion) and watched the local lighted Christmas parade. She loved it.
And yes, she is 10 - still did not go to see the Twilight movie as I was not sure how explicit it was. The 10 year old has seen the other 2...We just may wait till it comes out on DVD (or it is the next set of books we read ::))....
sounds like a good time.....are you telling me you successfully avoided the usual mama drama as well? If so well done my friend!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:23 pm
Ouch! I remember that feeling of being left out as a kid. Hurts deeply.
:(
Yes it does! I think that is what makes it hurt so, their is nothing I can really do to ease her pain...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:25 pm
I hope things get better for your daughter.
Thanks, we worked through it. Today was her field trip; I felt it odd that the "other girl" (who had the Party/ies) never once even came over and said hi... Oh well, really I never cared for her and thought lots of drama revolved around her (and her mother).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:25 pm
I can't seem to face up to the facts, I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax....
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/nervous.gif
Good time to exercise!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/21/11 at 8:26 pm
Thanks, we worked through it. Today was her field trip; I felt it odd that the "other girl" (who had the Party/ies) never once even came over and said hi... Oh well, really I never cared for her and thought lots of drama revolved around her (and her mother).
I think your suspicions have been confirmed... >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:29 pm
Cancer SUCKS! The little boy I vented about a couple of weeks ago passed away yesterday. Everyone knew it was coming, but it is still hard. He was only 10 years old. He was so brave, though. He always had a smile on his face, fought it head on. His love of God is what I believe kept him going. He seemed so mature for a kid his age. It sure puts my bitches and moans in perspective.
Cancer does suck! My friend is a radiation therapist, and she deals with cancer patients day in and day out. She says the children are soo much stronger, she says we put them through he-- and they will come back in with a smile on their face. Some of the adult patients moan and whine and say how unfair life is that they got, there are very few gracious adults (she says you do meet a few, and they are beautiful inside and out). But the children are always a ray of hope, brave, and fight with the spirit of an angel.
I have to hope that we can just be thankful they are out of pain, and in a much better place!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:31 pm
2kidsami as long as I can pick about it, I rather tears now than sorrows later.
As Carlos wisely said kids can and are cruel when it comes to. It's a harsh lesson your daughter has already taken, but you should point her in the direction that her friend might not be that friend she thought she had.
We have seen tears falling down on our daughter's face due to some mistreats of her friends. One of them blew out, others still remain.
Through all this "little" pain, she has known who is who, family and friends, and has learn to cope with the fact that people comes and goes.
So giving her all the love you got, and learning her how to cope with the things that go wrong, you will build kids beloved, selfconfident and strong.
And yes, in regard of some parents, right now it's sad to see how people can turn their back to kids without any shame.
A hug for you
Thank you and you said it beautifully! I can only hope as a parent that I am doing what is right!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/21/11 at 8:36 pm
Cancer does suck! My friend is a radiation therapist, and she deals with cancer patients day in and day out. She says the children are soo much stronger, she says we put them through he-- and they will come back in with a smile on their face. Some of the adult patients moan and whine and say how unfair life is that they got, there are very few gracious adults (she says you do meet a few, and they are beautiful inside and out). But the children are always a ray of hope, brave, and fight with the spirit of an angel.
I have to hope that we can just be thankful they are out of pain, and in a much better place!
What a rough job to have, especially when you have to deal with the kids. Kids are so resiliant. I think we could all learn a lesson from them.
Glad your daughter had a good weekend with your mom. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:39 pm
sounds like a good time.....are you telling me you successfully avoided the usual mama drama as well? If so well done my friend!
yes,yes we did.... I got to avoid her cooking (except breakfast day 2), and she did not blame me for anything. Life was good! One minor melt down, (as she wanted me to drive somewhere, but she did not know where, couldn't give me a name, and she just kept barking out orders, to know where, in a town that I haven't drove in for 10 years+) but not a whole collapse of the system, and I finally found the "thrift store" she wanted.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:41 pm
I think your suspicions have been confirmed... >:(
Yah... I asked Boo how she felt about it, and she said it was OK. I hope that it is, and she isn't just saying it, but I think we are alright.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 8:45 pm
What a rough job to have, especially when you have to deal with the kids. Kids are so resiliant. I think we could all learn a lesson from them.
Glad your daughter had a good weekend with your mom. :)
Yes, they see the worst in people and the best. She says it is tough, when you see someone weekly and then just don't see them anymore (especially kids, because people just don't stop treating kids). But it also somewhat gives them a safety cushion. Because they will then hear about them, months after.
Thanks 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/21/11 at 8:46 pm
alright.....so I'm annoyed.. I know it's not my relationship and really affects me in no way - other than the annoyance I experience. . .
anyway, one of our officers is dating one of our student employees.... he's 28/29 going on 17; she's 19/20 going on 12 ::)
he's a dad, I found out his wife got preggers a second time and he was pissed cuz he didn't want a second child so he left her, (the baby was born a couple of days ago).... he has been dating this child for a couple of months. I don't know if he cheated on his wife with the kid, if he left the wife for her or if he left the wife then started dating her... either way he's dating an immature, emotionally unstable infantile adolescent.
so, of course, the rumor mill started rolling awhile back...... she got mad and start FBing about people minding their own business and why do people feel the need to gossip? um, why do you feel the need to continuously map your relationship via facebook. You are FB friends with 90% of the dept personnel you post lame things about lying in bed tangled in his arms. post pics of the two of you embracing....comment back and forth on each page for all to see.... note he has said nothing about this relationship on FB and she instigates most of it......and they make out in the parking lot...she visits him when she's off duty... she has told everyone with ears that her boyfriend this and her boyfriend that..... when people say what boyfriend she says his name but follows it up with "but that's a secret so don't tell" hmmmmmmmm who's the gossip in this scenario... I'm going with you and when this officer gets out of his sex induced fog here's hoping he realizes you have the emotional maturity of a 6th grade girl who just found out that she's growing boobs...
seriously.... stop publicizing your indiscretions for the entire world to see and stop acting like it's some big deal that this supposed adult thinks you're worth the attention and shyt.
and to the supposed adult in this relationship I used to respect you but you have no idea the games you're playing... this child thinks she's in love... she thinks she's the one not just the one right now... it's cruel for you to play these games with someone who has had zero life experience and flits from relationship to relationship because she doesn't know how the world works yet. I never got to meet your wife or your toddler son but I feel bad for them that daddy has decided his own life is more important than everyone else in it.. and to the baby boy who is 4 days old today.... how dare you brag about him on facebook after you chose to abandon him, his mom and brother the day you learned he was going be born.... after coming into work and complaining about being dupped by the woman you pledged to spend your life with, after accusing her of purposely getting pregnant when she knew you didn't want the kid.... how can you be a "proud papa" when you know what's really in your heart
yeah like I said I'm not really in the relationship... I have no ties to the wife or kids but I really, really despise both of them and thought,he at the very least, was better than that.....
don't know why I'm so pissed but obviously I am. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/21/11 at 8:47 pm
yes,yes we did.... I got to avoid her cooking (except breakfast day 2), and she did not blame me for anything. Life was good! One minor melt down, (as she wanted me to drive somewhere, but she did not know where, couldn't give me a name, and she just kept barking out orders, to know where, in a town that I haven't drove in for 10 years+) but not a whole collapse of the system, and I finally found the "thrift store" she wanted.
well in the grand scheme of things that doesn't seem all that bad.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/21/11 at 9:11 pm
while I'm on a roll... my back is killing so I'm a little cranky tonight ;)
Hey! Newly promoted Sgt A-Hole...I dunno, maybe it's just me.... but maybe your promotional party isnt the place to get shyt face stinkin' drunk and hit on people ( I mean grope women) who are not your wife....especially since your wife and mother are both in the room... oh and I think the chief is there tooo.... .maybe, just maybe, you might want to show a little decorum and prove that his faith (poorly placed if he'd bothered to ask me in the first place you condescending, demoralizing belittling jerk! >:( ) was not without cause.... .jus sayin! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 9:20 pm
alright.....so I'm annoyed.. I know it's not my relationship and really affects me in no way - other than the annoyance I experience. . .
anyway, one of our officers is dating one of our student employees.... he's 28/29 going on 17; she's 19/20 going on 12 ::)
he's a dad, I found out his wife got preggers a second time and he was pissed cuz he didn't want a second child so he left her, (the baby was born a couple of days ago).... he has been dating this child for a couple of months. I don't know if he cheated on his wife with the kid, if he left the wife for her or if he left the wife then started dating her... either way he's dating an immature, emotionally unstable infantile adolescent.
so, of course, the rumor mill started rolling awhile back...... she got mad and start FBing about people minding their own business and why do people feel the need to gossip? um, why do you feel the need to continuously map your relationship via facebook. You are FB friends with 90% of the dept personnel you post lame things about lying in bed tangled in his arms. post pics of the two of you embracing....comment back and forth on each page for all to see.... note he has said nothing about this relationship on FB and she instigates most of it......and they make out in the parking lot...she visits him when she's off duty... she has told everyone with ears that her boyfriend this and her boyfriend that..... when people say what boyfriend she says his name but follows it up with "but that's a secret so don't tell" hmmmmmmmm who's the gossip in this scenario... I'm going with you and when this officer gets out of his sex induced fog here's hoping he realizes you have the emotional maturity of a 6th grade girl who just found out that she's growing boobs...
seriously.... stop publicizing your indiscretions for the entire world to see and stop acting like it's some big deal that this supposed adult thinks you're worth the attention and shyt.
and to the supposed adult in this relationship I used to respect you but you have no idea the games you're playing... this child thinks she's in love... she thinks she's the one not just the one right now... it's cruel for you to play these games with someone who has had zero life experience and flits from relationship to relationship because she doesn't know how the world works yet. I never got to meet your wife or your toddler son but I feel bad for them that daddy has decided his own life is more important than everyone else in it.. and to the baby boy who is 4 days old today.... how dare you brag about him on facebook after you chose to abandon him, his mom and brother the day you learned he was going be born.... after coming into work and complaining about being dupped by the woman you pledged to spend your life with, after accusing her of purposely getting pregnant when she knew you didn't want the kid.... how can you be a "proud papa" when you know what's really in your heart
yeah like I said I'm not really in the relationship... I have no ties to the wife or kids but I really, really despise both of them and thought,he at the very least, was better than that.....
don't know why I'm so pissed but obviously I am. >:(
The guy is an ass HOLE of the biggest kind! The girl is just an adolescent, teeny bopper (who will not admit that she is). I was just thinking back to some of the STUUUPid things that I did as a young adult :-\\ (lost shoes in boys couches, married man, road home with drunk driver, talked in that whiney, quiet voice when I tried to manipulate my boyfriend to come to my aid - and acted like it really didn't matter, just decided not to go to work one day so called in, etc.... ) OH MY... I am sure, immaturity was abound. But Shame on that dude, he is a father - MAN UP you are not allowed to act younger than your oldest child! You are now R E S P O N S I B L E for someone other than yourself, and you EFFED her so if you did not want the kid, you shoulda taken some precautions. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 9:23 pm
well in the grand scheme of things that doesn't seem all that bad.
Not at all, minor and it was a good weekend. I came away better than I ever had.
Note - this is also the first time, since I have been married that she has not been taking care of the 88- 101 year old woman...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/21/11 at 9:24 pm
The guy is an Ashcroft of the biggest kind! The girl is just an adolescent, teeny bopper (who will not admit that she is). I was just thinking back to some of the STUUUPid things that I did as a young adult :-\\ (lost shoes in boys couches, married man, road home with drunk driver, talked in that whiney, quiet voice when I tried to manipulate my boyfriend to come to my aid - and acted like it really didn't matter, just decided not to go to work one day so called in, etc.... ) OH MY... I am sure, immaturity was abound. But Shame on that dude, he is a father - MAN UP you are not allowed to act younger than your oldest child! You are now R E S P O N S I B L E for someone other than yourself, and you EFFED her so if you did not want the kid, you shoulda taken some precautions. :P
exactly! O0
I thought P.I.G. stood for Pride. Integrity. Guts. these guys seem to be letting me down more and more every day. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 9:26 pm
while I'm on a roll... my back is killing so I'm a little cranky tonight ;)
Hey! Newly promoted Sgt A-Hole...I dunno, maybe it's just me.... but maybe your promotional party isnt the place to get shyt face stinkin' drunk and hit on people ( I mean grope women) who are not your wife....especially since your wife and mother are both in the room... oh and I think the chief is there tooo.... .maybe, just maybe, you might want to show a little decorum and prove that his faith (poorly placed if he'd bothered to ask me in the first place you condescending, demoralizing belittling jerk! >:( ) was not without cause.... .jus sayin! ::)
Yay - on the plus side, heck of a party to be a spectator at... Lot's of office gossip there, and you can reaffirm your feelings towards the jerk 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 9:27 pm
exactly! O0
I thought P.I.G. stood for Pride. Integrity. Guts. these guys seem to be letting me down more and more every day. :-\\
time to transfer :-\\ at least till the management changes...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/21/11 at 9:34 pm
exactly! O0
I thought P.I.G. stood for Pride. Integrity. Guts. these guys seem to be letting me down more and more every day. :-\\
Speaking as a guy, any woman that would sleep with me without birth control is a woman I shouldn't be sleeping with anyway.
I can't stand a man-child who knows how to do the deed but won't pay the dues.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/21/11 at 9:35 pm
Speaking as a guy, any woman that would sleep with me without birth control is a woman I shouldn't be sleeping with anyway.
I can't stand a man-child who knows how to do the deed but won't pay the dues.
::)
that gets ya karma! O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/21/11 at 9:36 pm
Yay - on the plus side, heck of a party to be a spectator at... Lot's of office gossip there, and you can reaffirm your feelings towards the jerk 8)
no kidding.... kinda sorry I missed it....tell ya what... If I had been there I would've happily gone to a lawyer the next day to file a harassment law suit.... sgt to slick sleeve in zero .2 weeks.... ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/21/11 at 9:55 pm
no kidding.... kinda sorry I missed it....tell ya what... If I had been there I would've happily gone to a lawyer the next day to file a harassment law suit.... sgt to slick sleeve in zero .2 weeks.... ;D
now that's what i am talking about O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 11/21/11 at 10:24 pm
Speaking as a guy, any woman that would sleep with me without birth control is a woman I shouldn't be sleeping with anyway.
This.
"I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as ay member."
- Fixed that for Groucho Marx, although he wasn't thinking of it in quite those terms 50 years ago.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/21/11 at 10:42 pm
still cant find the correct language to communicate with my mom. I tell her I have a problem with whatever she wont let me say anything to help clarify anything or anything else. She'll just tell me all my options I have with what seems to be whatever way she wants me to solve the problem and the problem I tell her never seems to be solved by her sugjestions. Seems she cant solve problems. Once again I feel like I just wasted my time.
She found out I had 2 cards for something and she got after me to contact them, well yeah I guess, but you've been doing everything for me um
later, mom and I were fixing dinner. I had my my bottle of ketchup out and she had hers. We were talking and as soon as she realized I had a bottle of ketchup, she asked me if I kept it in the fridge. Yes ( right next to yours)
Anyways, before venting this I felt real -rappy. I guess from trying to communicate with someone whom I feel is a blockhead and thinks I'm helpless with everything if I make one mistake and or don't understand something.
What are we going to do now Sane? The same thing we do every day In, Try to live live in this world :Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaafdgdfgdfgfgfgdggfdgfsgretuyfgeyf :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/21/11 at 11:09 pm
I had my my bottle of ketchup out and she had hers. We were talking and as soon as she realized I had a bottle of ketchup, she asked me if I kept it in the fridge. Yes ( right next to yours)
Great line. Perfect just the way it is!
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 11/21/11 at 11:35 pm
My afternoon was so crappy.
That's all I wanna say, or I'll start cursing in two different languages.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/22/11 at 6:48 am
Thanks, we worked through it. Today was her field trip; I felt it odd that the "other girl" (who had the Party/ies) never once even came over and said hi... Oh well, really I never cared for her and thought lots of drama revolved around her (and her mother).
that's great that you worked it through Sami.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/22/11 at 6:52 am
while I'm on a roll... my back is killing so I'm a little cranky tonight ;)
Hey! Newly promoted Sgt A-Hole...I dunno, maybe it's just me.... but maybe your promotional party isnt the place to get shyt face stinkin' drunk and hit on people ( I mean grope women) who are not your wife....especially since your wife and mother are both in the room... oh and I think the chief is there tooo.... .maybe, just maybe, you might want to show a little decorum and prove that his faith (poorly placed if he'd bothered to ask me in the first place you condescending, demoralizing belittling jerk! >:( ) was not without cause.... .jus sayin! ::)
Wow that must have been some party. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/22/11 at 6:58 am
Speaking as a guy, any woman that would sleep with me without birth control is a woman I shouldn't be sleeping with anyway.
I can't stand a man-child who knows how to do the deed but won't pay the dues.
::)
that gets ya karma! O0
From me, too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/22/11 at 7:54 pm
Today was SUPER!chaotic inside and outside,Thank God, I had help with the carts today from 2-6, never had so much stress out there, it's like feeding a bunch of wild animals but after my shift was over I was glad to go home. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 11/24/11 at 12:27 am
Cancer SUCKS! The little boy I vented about a couple of weeks ago passed away yesterday. Everyone knew it was coming, but it is still hard. He was only 10 years old. He was so brave, though. He always had a smile on his face, fought it head on. His love of God is what I believe kept him going. He seemed so mature for a kid his age. It sure puts my bitches and moans in perspective.
A bit late for this...but I am sorry to hear about this. Of course it is hard to cope with.
He did what he could in the time given to him. Grapes of Wrath- pray for those still living.
What Ann said. Agreed 100%
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/25/11 at 12:48 pm
Unfortunately, I hit a cat on the way home the other night.
Fortunately, it was already dead.
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Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/25/11 at 7:28 pm
Unfortunately, I hit a cat on the way home the other night.
Fortunately, it was already dead.
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HA! You hit something that's already dead. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 11/25/11 at 8:34 pm
HA! You hit something that's already dead. ;D
The lighting was weird on the road so I couldn't tell what it was until I made out the form of cat. Then I couldn't swerve away from it. I felt sick hitting the poor thing, no matter if it was dead.
:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/25/11 at 8:35 pm
The lighting was weird on the road so I couldn't tell what it was until I made out the form of cat. Then I couldn't swerve away from it. I felt sick hitting the poor thing, no matter if it was dead.
:(
I've done that before. It is a sick feeling. Sorry, Max. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 11/26/11 at 10:42 am
Driving home a few weeks ago a rabbit ran across the road and would have made it except that the dumb beast TURNED AROUND and ran under my tires. No time to swerve.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 11/26/11 at 10:49 am
Driving home a few weeks ago a rabbit ran across the road and would have made it except that the dumb beast TURNED AROUND and ran under my tires. No time to swerve.
That was so sad. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/26/11 at 11:32 am
roadkill! http://www.amiright.com/parody/misc/cliffedwards7.shtml
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/26/11 at 7:21 pm
Driving home a few weeks ago a rabbit ran across the road and would have made it except that the dumb beast TURNED AROUND and ran under my tires. No time to swerve.
Oh WOW! :o That's so sad. :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 11/27/11 at 3:39 am
What is it with all these spam bots lately? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/27/11 at 8:49 am
Venting....
Today, I am not in the Christmas good cheer at all, all due to my husband's wonderful "not true blood" freekin arrogant aunt. Last Tuesday was VIP (very important person) my eldest called Aunt mbc and asked if she would come and be her VIP. Aunt MBC said she would be over joyed to come, yadda yadda yadda. She did, followed through for that I am grateful. Then after, the kids can normally be released from school early with the VIP's, my youngest's VIP was my husband's sister (the true blood). Well his sister took the girls to her house, my husband then picks them up after.
Face book status that night "True Blood so nice to see you at VIP day. I am soo glad that you and K (true blood's daughter) could go out to eat with grandpa and I tonight. It is very good for him to spend time with his great granddaughter. Someday we should do it with all the children in the family."
I tolerated it, did not say anything, yadda yadda yadda. Like she didn't have the opportunity to invite them then, as well as the other 2 (not blood) cousins were at the same freakin school. Never going to happen, not going to happen, and if it does happen I will negate every mean spirited thing I have said about her.
Librarian at girls school (who also went to grade school and such with Aunt MBC) wrote on my wall, "How great is it that Aunt MBC is such an important part of your girl's life..." Um ya so important that said girl has only seen her (living 5 miles away no less) not on her birthday, but on a Aunt MBC get together to meet her "now husband" beau (that Hubby and I were late for, because we told her we had to AI cows and it was a timed thing that we could not delay and had been giving shots for for 2 weeks to get it right; she did not offer us any food; thankful her now husband did), and on her sister's birthday. That many times in the past year a whole fricken twice, she didn't take the girls for dinner, pick them up to take them to the park, or go boating with them like she had promised.
I was just informed last night (from true blood sister) that I was supposed to buy gifts for MBC to give to the girls again this year, and had I got that done. Yah so she takes credit, like she did last year for picking out the perfect thing (that I fricken picked out, yes I am sounding petty but everything this biatch does is really chappin my hide - and she got married to her "match.com" match in less than a year her husband has been dead" )... uggh! If she (who is retired, travels to Hawaii, Alaska, Georgia, Missouri, and where ever else this past year) cannot "think to pick something up for the girls" then why does she not just give them money. OR take them shopping. This year I am taking the girls to toy store, and telling them to pick out what they want MBC to give them.
Sorry - just venting to let off steam, so that hopefully I do not blow up on her at Christmas. But if I ever hear her say an "untruth" about what she does with the girls, or a "not blood" comment I will not be responsible for what comes out of my mouth, cause a whole 10 years of smack is goin down!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 11/27/11 at 12:56 pm
I hear/feel and such you
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/27/11 at 2:00 pm
Venting....
Today, I am not in the Christmas good cheer at all, all due to my husband's wonderful "not true blood" freekin arrogant aunt. Last Tuesday was VIP (very important person) my eldest called Aunt mbc and asked if she would come and be her VIP. Aunt MBC said she would be over joyed to come, yadda yadda yadda. She did, followed through for that I am grateful. Then after, the kids can normally be released from school early with the VIP's, my youngest's VIP was my husband's sister (the true blood). Well his sister took the girls to her house, my husband then picks them up after.
Face book status that night "True Blood so nice to see you at VIP day. I am soo glad that you and K (true blood's daughter) could go out to eat with grandpa and I tonight. It is very good for him to spend time with his great granddaughter. Someday we should do it with all the children in the family."
I tolerated it, did not say anything, yadda yadda yadda. Like she didn't have the opportunity to invite them then, as well as the other 2 (not blood) cousins were at the same freakin school. Never going to happen, not going to happen, and if it does happen I will negate every mean spirited thing I have said about her.
Librarian at girls school (who also went to grade school and such with Aunt MBC) wrote on my wall, "How great is it that Aunt MBC is such an important part of your girl's life..." Um ya so important that said girl has only seen her (living 5 miles away no less) not on her birthday, but on a Aunt MBC get together to meet her "now husband" beau (that Hubby and I were late for, because we told her we had to AI cows and it was a timed thing that we could not delay and had been giving shots for for 2 weeks to get it right; she did not offer us any food; thankful her now husband did), and on her sister's birthday. That many times in the past year a whole fricken twice, she didn't take the girls for dinner, pick them up to take them to the park, or go boating with them like she had promised.
I was just informed last night (from true blood sister) that I was supposed to buy gifts for MBC to give to the girls again this year, and had I got that done. Yah so she takes credit, like she did last year for picking out the perfect thing (that I fricken picked out, yes I am sounding petty but everything this biatch does is really chappin my hide - and she got married to her "match.com" match in less than a year her husband has been dead" )... uggh! If she (who is retired, travels to Hawaii, Alaska, Georgia, Missouri, and where ever else this past year) cannot "think to pick something up for the girls" then why does she not just give them money. OR take them shopping. This year I am taking the girls to toy store, and telling them to pick out what they want MBC to give them.
Sorry - just venting to let off steam, so that hopefully I do not blow up on her at Christmas. But if I ever hear her say an "untruth" about what she does with the girls, or a "not blood" comment I will not be responsible for what comes out of my mouth, cause a whole 10 years of smack is goin down!
Vent away...that's what we are here for. {{hugs}}
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/27/11 at 6:09 pm
Vent away...that's what we are here for. {{hugs}}
Thanks!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 11/29/11 at 10:16 am
Venting....
Today, I am not in the Christmas good cheer at all, all due to my husband's wonderful "not true blood" freekin arrogant aunt. Last Tuesday was VIP (very important person) my eldest called Aunt mbc and asked if she would come and be her VIP. Aunt MBC said she would be over joyed to come, yadda yadda yadda. She did, followed through for that I am grateful. Then after, the kids can normally be released from school early with the VIP's, my youngest's VIP was my husband's sister (the true blood). Well his sister took the girls to her house, my husband then picks them up after.
Face book status that night "True Blood so nice to see you at VIP day. I am soo glad that you and K (true blood's daughter) could go out to eat with grandpa and I tonight. It is very good for him to spend time with his great granddaughter. Someday we should do it with all the children in the family."
I tolerated it, did not say anything, yadda yadda yadda. Like she didn't have the opportunity to invite them then, as well as the other 2 (not blood) cousins were at the same freakin school. Never going to happen, not going to happen, and if it does happen I will negate every mean spirited thing I have said about her.
Librarian at girls school (who also went to grade school and such with Aunt MBC) wrote on my wall, "How great is it that Aunt MBC is such an important part of your girl's life..." Um ya so important that said girl has only seen her (living 5 miles away no less) not on her birthday, but on a Aunt MBC get together to meet her "now husband" beau (that Hubby and I were late for, because we told her we had to AI cows and it was a timed thing that we could not delay and had been giving shots for for 2 weeks to get it right; she did not offer us any food; thankful her now husband did), and on her sister's birthday. That many times in the past year a whole fricken twice, she didn't take the girls for dinner, pick them up to take them to the park, or go boating with them like she had promised.
I was just informed last night (from true blood sister) that I was supposed to buy gifts for MBC to give to the girls again this year, and had I got that done. Yah so she takes credit, like she did last year for picking out the perfect thing (that I fricken picked out, yes I am sounding petty but everything this biatch does is really chappin my hide - and she got married to her "match.com" match in less than a year her husband has been dead" )... uggh! If she (who is retired, travels to Hawaii, Alaska, Georgia, Missouri, and where ever else this past year) cannot "think to pick something up for the girls" then why does she not just give them money. OR take them shopping. This year I am taking the girls to toy store, and telling them to pick out what they want MBC to give them.
Sorry - just venting to let off steam, so that hopefully I do not blow up on her at Christmas. But if I ever hear her say an "untruth" about what she does with the girls, or a "not blood" comment I will not be responsible for what comes out of my mouth, cause a whole 10 years of smack is goin down!
Oh, don't get me started on the whole "blood/not blood" thing....I'm at the point where I'm about to NEVER go to the in-laws because of the blatant favoritism hubby's step-dad shows towards his (half) sister's son. I actually had to go into another room over Thanksgiving because I was ready to go off on him >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/29/11 at 4:50 pm
Oh, don't get me started on the whole "blood/not blood" thing....I'm at the point where I'm about to NEVER go to the in-laws because of the blatant favoritism hubby's step-dad shows towards his (half) sister's son. I actually had to go into another room over Thanksgiving because I was ready to go off on him >:(
I'm sorry! It is horrible. I just don't get the whole thing. I was the youngest child in a mixed family, and never once was I called a 1/2 sister or such, I was just a sister and I had brothers and sisters (no other nonsense). I was treated with greater respect from my brother's and sister's dad, than my girls aunt has ever treated them, and he was of no blood to me. But yet she wants everyone to "think" she is just splendid to them. Yep, you can keep your used purse, with the snotty used kleenex, and the expired snacks for somebody else's birthday; my kid's are nobodies step-child and when it comes to the day of reckoning, I hope they loose your blood type! Either be a part or don't be a part, but don't ever ACT like your an important part!!!
Terrible, I am sorry for your children!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 11/29/11 at 5:59 pm
What is it with all these spam bots lately? ::)
Glad I'm not the only one who's noticed that. It seems like there's more each day now. ::) None of them even post. Maybe Chucky might have an insight?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/29/11 at 7:40 pm
Glad I'm not the only one who's noticed that. It seems like there's more each day now. ::) None of them even post. Maybe Chucky might have an insight?
Just never answer those spambots.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/29/11 at 8:01 pm
Just never answer those spambots.
It's not phone, it is on the site.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/29/11 at 8:10 pm
It's not phone, it is on the site.
That's what I'm saying.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 11/29/11 at 8:27 pm
That's what I'm saying.
Oh...I thought you were saying phone. Don't mind me, it's been a loooooooong day.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 11/30/11 at 12:10 pm
I just want to cry...was trying to place an order for a Nintendo 3ds and a couple of games and when I tried it said they couldn't process my order...so I tried again the next day...still same thing...something about the billing address wasn't entered properly so I fixed the things I thought was wrong...come to find out that the order didn't get placed but my account was debited $240.00 THREE TIMES!!!! And of course I can not get a real person on the friggin phone. Kill me now...do you ever feel like you're walking around with a black cloud over your head??
Lately things have been real sucky...one more thing to add to the list.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/30/11 at 12:20 pm
I just want to cry...was trying to place an order for a Nintendo 3ds and a couple of games and when I tried it said they couldn't process my order...so I tried again the next day...still same thing...something about the billing address wasn't entered properly so I fixed the things I thought was wrong...come to find out that the order didn't get placed but my account was debited $240.00 THREE TIMES!!!! And of course I can not get a real person on the friggin phone. Kill me now...do you ever feel like you're walking around with a black cloud over your head??
Lately things have been real sucky...one more thing to add to the list.
That happened to me when i ordered my paleyfest tix last yr. It was so frustrating. Especially when the error doesn't lie with you but with the automated systems.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 11/30/11 at 12:32 pm
That happened to me when i ordered my paleyfest tix last yr. It was so frustrating. Especially when the error doesn't lie with you but with the automated systems.
Really sucks!!
I'm sick to my stomach...$720!!! :\'( :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/30/11 at 1:07 pm
Really sucks!!
I'm sick to my stomach...$720!!! :\'( :\'( :\'(
It took my about 3 days to get them to reverse it but they did. It was super annoying and completely inconvenient but at least I got the charges reversed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 11/30/11 at 3:17 pm
It took my about 3 days to get them to reverse it but they did. It was super annoying and completely inconvenient but at least I got the charges reversed.
Finally got to talk to someone...So, the orders did not go thru but all they did was put a hold on the amounts of the sales that were trying to be processed. The hold will be released in 3 to 5 days. Scared the crap out of me. There will be a Christmas after all. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/30/11 at 3:26 pm
Finally got to talk to someone...So, the orders did not go thru but all they did was put a hold on the amounts of the sales that were trying to be processed. The hold will be released in 3 to 5 days. Scared the crap out of me. There will be a Christmas after all. ;D
YAY!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 11/30/11 at 3:31 pm
YAY!!!
You can say that again.
They wanted to make sure they got their money that they put a hold on it as soon as I tried to process my order but they don't run releasing the hold. Luckily we didn't have any other checks come through or it could have been a bigger mess.
You would think that after working for a bank for years (in the credit/debit department ::)) I would have thought of that but I don't think clearly when I'm in a panic. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 11/30/11 at 3:37 pm
You can say that again.
YAY!!!! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 11/30/11 at 4:28 pm
I got another rant...been one of those days and I've got PMS so I'm in a foul mood...
My father-in-law must think I'm an idiot...he is supposed to wear oxygen all the time unless he's using his nebulizer (or smoking!! I know, don't even get me started on that. ::)). He claims that the oxygen makes him sleepy (which we know does not). So the last few days he pretends to be doing a nebulizer treatment when he sees me so I won't bug him about the oxygen...I caught on to that quickly, so today he closed his bedroom door and left his nebulizer running. I wasn't paying attention at first but I kept hearing it running. I opened his door and told him to turn it off he was gonna burn up he motor. The oxygen was no where near him, so I know he didn't have it on since we got home at 3:30. I don't know what I'm gonna do with him. He makes me so mad!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/30/11 at 4:32 pm
I just want to cry...was trying to place an order for a Nintendo 3ds and a couple of games and when I tried it said they couldn't process my order...so I tried again the next day...still same thing...something about the billing address wasn't entered properly so I fixed the things I thought was wrong...come to find out that the order didn't get placed but my account was debited $240.00 THREE TIMES!!!! And of course I can not get a real person on the friggin phone. Kill me now...do you ever feel like you're walking around with a black cloud over your head??
Lately things have been real sucky...one more thing to add to the list.
Can you call your bank or the company that services the debit card? It is still usually under the MC or Visa insurance, to avoid fraud or damage...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 11/30/11 at 4:33 pm
Finally got to talk to someone...So, the orders did not go thru but all they did was put a hold on the amounts of the sales that were trying to be processed. The hold will be released in 3 to 5 days. Scared the crap out of me. There will be a Christmas after all. ;D
Yay - ignore the last post then. I did not read further before responding, my bad!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 11/30/11 at 7:32 pm
I just want to cry...was trying to place an order for a Nintendo 3ds and a couple of games and when I tried it said they couldn't process my order...so I tried again the next day...still same thing...something about the billing address wasn't entered properly so I fixed the things I thought was wrong...come to find out that the order didn't get placed but my account was debited $240.00 THREE TIMES!!!! And of course I can not get a real person on the friggin phone. Kill me now...do you ever feel like you're walking around with a black cloud over your head??
Lately things have been real sucky...one more thing to add to the list.
I hate talking to an automated person on the phone sometimes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 12/01/11 at 11:42 am
I'm sorry! It is horrible. I just don't get the whole thing. I was the youngest child in a mixed family, and never once was I called a 1/2 sister or such, I was just a sister and I had brothers and sisters (no other nonsense). I was treated with greater respect from my brother's and sister's dad, than my girls aunt has ever treated them, and he was of no blood to me. But yet she wants everyone to "think" she is just splendid to them. Yep, you can keep your used purse, with the snotty used kleenex, and the expired snacks for somebody else's birthday; my kid's are nobodies step-child and when it comes to the day of reckoning, I hope they loose your blood type! Either be a part or don't be a part, but don't ever ACT like your an important part!!!
Terrible, I am sorry for your children!
If she wasn't dead, I'd swear you were describing hubby's step-dad's mother. (for the record, he has never referred to him as step-dad, it's always been "dad" and his sisters are always his "sisters" and they refer to him the same, I'm just doing it for clarification purposes) It was CLEAR as day who were the "chosen ones" come Christmas, birthdays (not that hubby or I ever got a gift, but my boys did), etc. Hubby ALWAYS got socks and underwear (even when he graduated from college), I got whatever she decided to pull out of her drawer, off the shelf in her bathroom/basement/god-knows-where, and my boys got stuff that she probably bought for his sisters who-knows-when....seriously, one year for Christmas, they got New Kids on the Block "action figures"??? His sisters got new cars, a condo, and when she died, they got trust funds worth WELL over $250K EACH (we got NADA).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/01/11 at 12:03 pm
We are trying to figure out Christmas with the kids. Most of the time we never celebrate on the 25th-just when everyone can get together which is fine. They always want to make it a two day thing so that way the kids can open their presents in the morning after Santa came the night before. Again, I don't have a problem with that. However, the problem is the fact that this year we have my FIL. An overnight is out of the question. If we have Christmas here, someone can go pick him up in the morning and he can be here when the kids open gifts. Otherwise, it will just be a one-day thing where we pick him up, drive up to the kids' house and then drive him back later in the day. We just an email from my step-daughter saying that she has enough room for everyone to spend the night. ::) Oy vey! She just doesn't GET it!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/01/11 at 8:47 pm
Sick to death of the facebook photos and random posts that tell me I am "selfish" if I don't repost in honor of the current malady of choice.
I am not selfish. People know there is cancer, starving people, etc out there. Posting a picture on FB won't solve the problem. All it does is annoy me when my feed is cluttered with you reposting all this crap! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/01/11 at 10:14 pm
Well, I'm tired of people sending out the bloodhounds and dragging the river if I don't post on FB for a week.
I mean, where the HELL have YOU been? We were worried y'know!
Right-o. If you're worried, you can call me. You can email me. You can even PM me on Inthe00s! If you can't reach me any of those ways, then you ain't qualified to worry about me anyhow!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/01/11 at 10:28 pm
Sick to death of the facebook photos and random posts that tell me I am "selfish" if I don't repost in honor of the current malady of choice.
I am not selfish. People know there is cancer, starving people, etc out there. Posting a picture on FB won't solve the problem. All it does is annoy me when my feed is cluttered with you reposting all this crap! >:(
You're in good company dag.....I never post those either.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/01/11 at 10:40 pm
Well, I'm tired of people sending out the bloodhounds and dragging the river if I don't post on FB for a week.
I mean, where the HELL have YOU been? We were worried y'know!
Right-o. If you're worried, you can call me. You can email me. You can even PM me on Inthe00s! If you can't reach me any of those ways, then you ain't qualified to worry about me anyhow!
>:(
Wait, how dare you have a life somewhere other than the 00s or facebook! >:( ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/01/11 at 10:57 pm
Wait, how dare you have a life somewhere other than the 00s or facebook! >:( ;)
Heck, I don't even have much of a life...I just choose not to log on to Facebook and look at the new pics of my cousins' kids...I mean for chrissakes, you took the same picture of Margaret when she started swimming lessons last year! Oh, and here is little Paul playing with the dog (see Dog, Ricky playing with, 12/02/10)
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/02/11 at 6:56 am
Heck, I don't even have much of a life...I just choose not to log on to Facebook and look at the new pics of my cousins' kids...I mean for chrissakes, you took the same picture of Margaret when she started swimming lessons last year! Oh, and here is little Paul playing with the dog (see Dog, Ricky playing with, 12/02/10)
:-\\
I have the same problems with some of the people on facebook.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 12/02/11 at 12:29 pm
I hate talking to an automated person on the phone sometimes.
Agreed; I don't like automated lines either; speaking to a person directly is preferable (and easier, in most cases).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 12/02/11 at 2:24 pm
never signed up for facebook and recently canceled myspace. What the L is a life?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/02/11 at 3:32 pm
I've been here 6 hours. I'm working alone. Not one officer (of the three on duty) has checked to see if I might want to go to the bathroom, or just take a break from this godforesaken pit I'm stuck in. Sure I could ask, I always have to ask....at what point do people just, I don't take a moment and inquire about my well being? Is it necessary for me to ask every freaking shift? I mean, y'all have come by and made your copies, sent your faxes, asked me to enter your stolen property, get info on your victims and suspects....you see I'm the only one here. A simple, 'hey Tq would you like a get out of the room for a second' would go a long way. I don't wanna ask. I only ask when my eyeballs are swimming in yellow liquid and I'm dangerously close to having an accident. I know one thing for sure... I would totally ask.... and I know other officers who have asked...so what is it about you three that you can't be bothered to so me one ounce of kindess on day I'm all by my self? ::)
>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/02/11 at 3:34 pm
......also..... I can't get into the break room to fix my lunch or get more water without you standing by to cover me. >:( >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/02/11 at 4:05 pm
I've been here 6 hours. I'm working alone. Not one officer (of the three on duty) has checked to see if I might want to go to the bathroom, or just take a break from this godforesaken pit I'm stuck in. Sure I could ask, I always have to ask....at what point do people just, I don't take a moment and inquire about my well being? Is it necessary for me to ask every freaking shift? I mean, y'all have come by and made your copies, sent your faxes, asked me to enter your stolen property, get info on your victims and suspects....you see I'm the only one here. A simple, 'hey Tq would you like a get out of the room for a second' would go a long way. I don't wanna ask. I only ask when my eyeballs are swimming in yellow liquid and I'm dangerously close to having an accident. I know one thing for sure... I would totally ask.... and I know other officers who have asked...so what is it about you three that you can't be bothered to so me one ounce of kindess on day I'm all by my self? ::)
>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
People are clueless. You're just gonna have to ask. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/02/11 at 4:17 pm
People are clueless. You're just gonna have to ask. :(
I know but I still feel like I shouldn't have to... I mean I've given them the speech in the past don't leave the station (unless you get a call) without checking on my.... We work a few days a week with each other. It's not like it's a big secret I can't leave the room. Nor is it a secret I have a weak bladder...you'd think, at the very least, someone would say Holy Crap tq you haven't asked to go to the bathroom once.
the best part was when the one officer said he was going to lunch with the capt. and to write down my order so he could bring me something back....I didn't even ask him... he offered me..... I was gonna eat the lunch I brought...well he ended up leaving the station without coming to get my order... that was about 3 hours ago...you'd think, at the very least, he'd notice that I haven't been fed yet. >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/02/11 at 8:00 pm
Agreed; I don't like automated lines either; speaking to a person directly is preferable (and easier, in most cases).
instead of going through options I'd rather speak to someone "live".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/02/11 at 8:02 pm
I know but I still feel like I shouldn't have to... I mean I've given them the speech in the past don't leave the station (unless you get a call) without checking on my.... We work a few days a week with each other. It's not like it's a big secret I can't leave the room. Nor is it a secret I have a weak bladder...you'd think, at the very least, someone would say Holy Crap tq you haven't asked to go to the bathroom once.
the best part was when the one officer said he was going to lunch with the capt. and to write down my order so he could bring me something back....I didn't even ask him... he offered me..... I was gonna eat the lunch I brought...well he ended up leaving the station without coming to get my order... that was about 3 hours ago...you'd think, at the very least, he'd notice that I haven't been fed yet. >:( >:( >:(
Man you deserve a small bathroom break, What do they want you to do? Hold it in? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 12/03/11 at 12:21 am
instead of going through options I'd rather speak to someone "live".
Right!
I actually had to do that once not too long ago when I called a toll-free number.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/03/11 at 6:31 am
Right!
I actually had to do that once not too long ago when I called a toll-free number.
Was it a "live" or "computer operated"? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 12/03/11 at 2:41 pm
Was it a "live" or "computer operated"? ???
It was an automated line, but I had to select a series of options before getting to a live person to speak to.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/03/11 at 4:30 pm
Agreed; I don't like automated lines either; speaking to a person directly is preferable (and easier, in most cases).
The thing is, it's getting harder and harder to speak to a real person. When I called the toll free number there wasn't even an option of speaking to a live person, I tried pressing "0" and I got a reply of "I'm sorry, I didn't understand your selection." so I tried pressing * then # then staying on the line thinking I'd finally get transferred to a real person...never happened. So I emailed numerous times and they got back to us.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/03/11 at 5:41 pm
The thing is, it's getting harder and harder to speak to a real person. When I called the toll free number there wasn't even an option of speaking to a live person, I tried pressing "0" and I got a reply of "I'm sorry, I didn't understand your selection." so I tried pressing * then # then staying on the line thinking I'd finally get transferred to a real person...never happened. So I emailed numerous times and they got back to us.
And when you do get a real person, they have such a thick Indian accent that you can't understand what they are saying.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/03/11 at 6:04 pm
And when you do get a real person, they have such a thick Indian accent that you can't understand what they are saying.
Cat
That or they act like you're an idiot and they can't be bothered helping you.
There have been a few times that someone went above and beyond that I asked to speak to a supervisor at the end of the phone call to tell them how helpful they had been. I think that doesn't happen enough...always hear the bad stuff.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/03/11 at 7:16 pm
It was an automated line, but I had to select a series of options before getting to a live person to speak to.
I know, it takes forever. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/03/11 at 7:17 pm
And when you do get a real person, they have such a thick Indian accent that you can't understand what they are saying.
Cat
or they talk too fast.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/03/11 at 7:19 pm
That or they act like you're an idiot and they can't be bothered helping you.
There have been a few times that someone went above and beyond that I asked to speak to a supervisor at the end of the phone call to tell them how helpful they had been. I think that doesn't happen enough...always hear the bad stuff.
Do you hang up after a while when you can't get through to a "live" person? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/03/11 at 8:47 pm
Agreed; I don't like automated lines either; speaking to a person directly is preferable (and easier, in most cases).
Get a Human.
General heuristics: If it's voice-based, just say "agent", wait a second or two, say "representative", repeat it a few times, and if that doesn't work, cuss at it a few times.
I'm serious about that last bit. If "agent" or "representative" doesn't work, because of voice-stress analyzers being put into place at call centers, a few well-placed obscenities can often escalate your position in the queue.
Because the system relies on the stress it detects in your voice, you can't just just mutter "f*bleep*k" in the way in which you'd say "agent". You have to cuss like you mean it: "I said AGENT! Not Asian. An agent! A representative! ENGLISH, MU*blorp*KA, DO YOU SPEAK IT?", but keep in mind the instant you get connected to the human, that you were only cussing at the robot in order to get the robot to route your call to the human.
PROTIP: This is best done at home, outdoors, or in an office with the door closed, not at a cubicle :)
Even if the cussing doesn't work, it's good therapy: a recent study suggests that swearing makes painful experiences less painful.
Disclaimer: That study only tested physical pain, not the mental anguish of users subjected to IVR systems.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 12/04/11 at 10:34 am
And when you do get a real person, they have such a thick Indian accent that you can't understand what they are saying.
Cat
Cat
Do you realise how racist this makes you sound to me?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/04/11 at 3:07 pm
Cat
Do you realise how racist this makes you sound to me?
Yeah, I suppose it does but that wasn't my intent. :-\\ My issue is not with the people but with the companies. American companies who send jobs overseas for cheap labor and then they hire people who have problems with the English language.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/04/11 at 8:09 pm
I think I'm gonna look into small face masks for when I'm outside in the parking lot pushing carts or just taking a brief break from it, people over there smoke like chimneys 8-P plus you have the car exhaust fumes coming from the vehicles, I don't care how I look out there I want to take care of myself cause nobody else will.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/04/11 at 11:37 pm
Get a Human.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkCRRvFvUtA
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/05/11 at 10:43 pm
(Something by some guy named Gary Numan)
Here in my car,
Want fast food near the mall,
I can order a double cheese-
burger with rings, and a- large
(orange drink)
a- large
(orange drink)...
rc8bBeGSS30
Because you really meant Fast Food, by Stevens and Grdnic, along with a double cheeseburger, onion rings, and a large orange drink, didn't you?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/05/11 at 11:01 pm
^ I Nearly Married A Human
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrQHsN6SwnA
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/06/11 at 1:08 am
^ I Nearly Married A Human
Because FOX still fails to get it (in the way that The Hub gets it), you can't get the proper Futurama version, and must make do with the following Anime subsitute:
uu0TXl15PgU
...and then you'd head over Page 320 of the Wrongest Thread Ever, where it'd get weird.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/06/11 at 1:50 am
Why do record companies keep doing this.
One long track. It means I have to make a special CD-R of broadcast length edits.
http://www.bridgerecords.com/images/covers/9369.jpg
Morton Feldman's Piano and String Quartet. 80 minutes. 1 track.
Vicki Ray on piano, of course I'm going to broadcast it...but not all 1 hour 20 minutes in one go!
Bridge could easily insert seamless tracks breaking it up into seven or eight parts. The listener would never know the difference.
Oh well, nothing I can't fix with the Nero burning program in 20 minutes.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/06/11 at 6:40 am
Here in my car,
Want fast food near the mall,
I can order a double cheese-
burger with rings, and a- large
(orange drink)
a- large
(orange drink)...
rc8bBeGSS30
Because you really meant Fast Food, by Stevens and Grdnic, along with a double cheeseburger, onion rings, and a large orange drink, didn't you?
HA! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/06/11 at 11:57 am
Here in my car,
Want fast food near the mall,
I can order a double cheese-
burger with rings, and a- large
(orange drink)
a- large
(orange drink)...
rc8bBeGSS30
Because you really meant Fast Food, by Stevens and Grdnic, along with a double cheeseburger, onion rings, and a large orange drink, didn't you?
Haven't heard that in a long time.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/06/11 at 1:15 pm
It's my stupid birthday week....don't people know better than to piss me off on my freaking birthday week!!! >:(
my landlord left for a week on T-day. they have a dog and a cat. I usually pet sit for them while they are away, in fact, I have done this for them for 8yrs. The perks aren't bad, I get to do my laundry and I get a decent break on the rent. Well, the last time (no wait) it was the time before last (in Sept) they went away for 2weeks. They asked me to pet sit. I was going to LA for a week for Paley Fall Festival. I think it's the only time in 8 yrs I haven't been avail. I even pet sat during paleyfest and I ended up driving 200 miles everyday for 14 days. (never again on that one!) but I digress...... anyway- I took the first couple of days, their daughter (who was in town and staying at their house anyway took a couple of days) a neighbor - because their lazy assed son who lives locally can't be bothered to help, took a couple days, then I took the last days when I returned... I think in all I handled 7 days, the daugther 5 and the neighbors 2.
then they went away for about 4 days end of October. I did all of it....
then on Thanksgiving they were gone for a week.
the time in sept they gave me $50 break.
they gave me a $25 buck break for the 4days...
this time, for seven straight days they gave me $30 off.... I'm sorry, that adds up to four freaking dollars (and some change a day) um....I only did two loads of laundry. >:(
then I just got a call from a captain (while I'm on vacation) apparently, the "new" chief (he's been around two yrs now (maybe three) has changed the way complaints are handled....hmmmmm maybe you should inform the people who rec the complaints that you've changed the policy....personally I would never bother a captain (or a chief of police) because some pansy-assed student wants to complain because he got called a smart-ass by a cop while he was rec'ing a ticket for urinating in public...seems to me the officer's sgt can handle that situation just fine.....but hey, Chief, if you want to stop dealing with calls from the chancellor about protesters or working on our budget or I don't know dealing with chief stuff to handle a complaint go right ahead.... like wise, I know that if I called my captain (which apparently I should have done) to talk to the kid he would've been pissed that I wasted his time...but hey Captain who isn''t my captain, maybe next time I'll call you back to the station from you lunch for something that apparently is really a super important big deal...... btw the kid was fine. We had a good conversation about the situation but hey..... maybe you can just deal with it since you all pull in 100k a year you're better suited to handle such big issues.... my lowly station can't handle such important stuff we'll just keep handling the calls we get where we do insignificant stuff like save peoples livesandsheesh. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/06/11 at 4:11 pm
It's my stupid birthday week....don't people know better than to piss me off on my freaking birthday week!!! >:(
my landlord left for a week on T-day. they have a dog and a cat. I usually pet sit for them while they are away, in fact, I have done this for them for 8yrs. The perks aren't bad, I get to do my laundry and I get a decent break on the rent. Well, the last time (no wait) it was the time before last (in Sept) they went away for 2weeks. They asked me to pet sit. I was going to LA for a week for Paley Fall Festival. I think it's the only time in 8 yrs I haven't been avail. I even pet sat during paleyfest and I ended up driving 200 miles everyday for 14 days. (never again on that one!) but I digress...... anyway- I took the first couple of days, their daughter (who was in town and staying at their house anyway took a couple of days) a neighbor - because their lazy assed son who lives locally can't be bothered to help, took a couple days, then I took the last days when I returned... I think in all I handled 7 days, the daugther 5 and the neighbors 2.
then they went away for about 4 days end of October. I did all of it....
then on Thanksgiving they were gone for a week.
the time in sept they gave me $50 break.
they gave me a $25 buck break for the 4days...
this time, for seven straight days they gave me $30 off.... I'm sorry, that adds up to four freaking dollars (and some change a day) um....I only did two loads of laundry. >:(
then I just got a call from a captain (while I'm on vacation) apparently, the "new" chief (he's been around two yrs now (maybe three) has changed the way complaints are handled....hmmmmm maybe you should inform the people who rec the complaints that you've changed the policy....personally I would never bother a captain (or a chief of police) because some pansy-assed student wants to complain because he got called a smart-ass by a cop while he was rec'ing a ticket for urinating in public...seems to me the officer's sgt can handle that situation just fine.....but hey, Chief, if you want to stop dealing with calls from the chancellor about protesters or working on our budget or I don't know dealing with chief stuff to handle a complaint go right ahead.... like wise, I know that if I called my captain (which apparently I should have done) to talk to the kid he would've been pissed that I wasted his time...but hey Captain who isn''t my captain, maybe next time I'll call you back to the station from you lunch for something that apparently is really a super important big deal...... btw the kid was fine. We had a good conversation about the situation but hey..... maybe you can just deal with it since you all pull in 100k a year you're better suited to handle such big issues.... my lowly station can't handle such important stuff we'll just keep handling the calls we get where we do insignificant stuff like save peoples livesandsheesh. ::)
Sorry girl!
((((((((((HUGS)))))))) and may your Birthday Extravaganza keep going!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/06/11 at 5:53 pm
Sorry girl!
((((((((((HUGS)))))))) and may your Birthday Extravaganza keep going!
Thanks Sami
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: seamermar on 12/06/11 at 6:50 pm
Once more internet seems to be useful. This kid changed his little ugly world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdkNn3Ei-Lg&feature=player_embedded
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/06/11 at 7:24 pm
For those who work in a supermarket, How is the treatment over there and how are the moods of the workers, the overall morale of the place?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 12/07/11 at 1:59 pm
For those who work in a supermarket, How is the treatment over there and how are the moods of the workers, the overall morale of the place?
I don't work in a supermarket, but I work in retail...the workers aren't bad, but the patrons are HORRIBLE!!! I actually got in trouble yesterday because I told a customer she'd have to go to the regular register to check out and she complained to the store manager. Now, what she neglected to tell him was that a)she had alcohol and we're not allowed to ring up alcohol and b)there were 5-6 customers in line behind her and she had a cart full! Even when he came back, we were STILL swamped! When he came to talk to me, I knew EXACTLY who he was talking about and explained to him those 2 points and he went and asked the cashier who checked her out and she confirmed that she DID have alcohol (AND a "security wrapped" item, which we don't have anything to undo so she would have had to go to Guest Services to get it undone). The head pharmacist told me not to worry about it and the SM came back and apologized....
On another note, I've had a headache for 3 days now and it won't go away >:(
I also got a call from Bank 1 notifying me that our account was overdrawn...we use this bank ONLY for our mortgage because we get a discount on the rate. We transfer money from Bank 2 (our primary bank) each month to cover the payment. (Bank 2 was bought out by some bank out of Omaha about a year and a half ago and has been a hot mess ever since...we've banked with them since we got married 17 years ago and never really had any issues until then. They recently upgraded their online banking and were supposed to "transfer" the information for the external transfer to the online billpay system....) I go online and check Bank 2 and the $$ came out 12/2, but Bank 1 has no record of it. I call Bank 2 and they are insistent that Bank 1 HAS received it and THEY'RE the problem. So, I call Bank 1 back and they FINALLY find it and tell me that Bank 2 sent the payment incorrectly and they have to return it because of Federal Banking regulations and I'll have to resubmit....the CS rep is really nice, though, and agrees to reverse the overdraft fee. So, I call Bank 2 back to set up another transfer and notify them that they effed up the payment and it will be coming back and they tell me it will be a $30 fee to do an "instant transfer" :o >:(:o >:(:o >:(:o >:( Needless to say, they finally agreed to "eat" the instant transfer fee after I threatened to pull out ALL of our $$, because they are insisting that I am the one who gave them the wrong information (you know, because I can access THEIR "wire transfer" system to transpose numbers which are CORRECT on MY online profile ???) which will probably end up happening anyway once hubby finds out about THIS most recent screw-up!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/07/11 at 2:18 pm
I don't work in a supermarket, but I work in retail...the workers aren't bad, but the patrons are HORRIBLE!!! I actually got in trouble yesterday because I told a customer she'd have to go to the regular register to check out and she complained to the store manager. Now, what she neglected to tell him was that a)she had alcohol and we're not allowed to ring up alcohol and b)there were 5-6 customers in line behind her and she had a cart full! Even when he came back, we were STILL swamped! When he came to talk to me, I knew EXACTLY who he was talking about and explained to him those 2 points and he went and asked the cashier who checked her out and she confirmed that she DID have alcohol (AND a "security wrapped" item, which we don't have anything to undo so she would have had to go to Guest Services to get it undone). The head pharmacist told me not to worry about it and the SM came back and apologized....
WOW Mama sorry to hear about your day,patrons can be horrible where I work, mostly pigs and slobs over there, It's like a messhall especially in the men's and women's bathrooms,the stench is unbearable but I manage, what they need to do is to keep the doors CLOSED at all times the bathrooms are in the breakroom and us workers should not be smelling the odor from the restrooms, something customers should learn to do at ALL TIMES.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/08/11 at 11:02 pm
So pissed right now. I got a couple of packages delivered today but didn't have time to take them inside before going out...they were in my garage (but the door was up). When I got home one box was missing. My neighbors dogs took it and tore it apart and left if in the woods. This is not the first time they've done this, it's the 3rd time. Once it was a bridesmaid dress for Megan (luckily that wasn't ruined). I've never said anything but this time they ruined it. It was a small flip style video camera for Megan. I literally had a break down in the woods while searching for the package in the dark. ;D
Anyhow, I guess I'll be putting it in a bag along with a note and leaving it in their mailbox...I have no use for a broken video camera. Maybe he'll pay me for it.
At least it wasn't the package with the nintendo 3ds.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/08/11 at 11:50 pm
Um call the company say it arrived "damaged" they'll replace it. Lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/09/11 at 7:12 pm
http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/whoever-did-this-is-my-hero.jpg
???
::)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 12/09/11 at 7:17 pm
http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/whoever-did-this-is-my-hero.jpg
???
::)
;D
Then, clearly Howard must be your hero! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/09/11 at 7:20 pm
Then, clearly Howard must be your hero! ;)
What'd I do? :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/09/11 at 7:27 pm
Then, clearly Howard must be your hero! ;)
better than you 8)
How goes it Peter? I haven't had you tormenting me in awhile, it is sorta nice. Are you back working?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 12/09/11 at 8:19 pm
better than you 8)
How goes it Peter? I haven't had you tormenting me in awhile, it is sorta nice. Are you back working?
Okay, 'cos this is a whinging thread.... I'll complain that I'm still working in a short-term contract (that was due to finish on 15/08/11). It probably WILL finish at Christmas! But...who knows? It officially eneded back in August .. but I keep turning up and submitting time sheets... and they keep on paying me! ;D It's not a bad gig either...$65 AUD per hour. That's about $65.85 USD these days. I can't believe Australia did okay in the global financial crisis ... and now our dollar has parity (or better) than the US. Not so long ago it was about 70 cents to the dollar... :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/09/11 at 8:22 pm
Okay, 'cos this is a whinging thread.... I'll complain that I'm still working in a short-term contract (that was due to finish on 15/08/11). It probably WILL finish at Christmas! But...who knows? It officially eneded back in August .. but I keep turning up and submitting time sheets... and they keep on paying me! ;D It's not a bad gig either...$65 AUD per hour. That's about $65.85 USD these days. I can't believe Australia did okay in the global financial crisis ... and now our dollar has parity (or better) than the US. Not so long ago it was about 70 cents to the dollar... :o
Well Hey - You cannot complain about that type of money.... That is pretty good, even for a temp type of work! Hopefully it will keep up O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 12/09/11 at 8:24 pm
Well Hey - You cannot complain about that type of money.... That is pretty good, even for a temp type of work! Hopefully it will keep up O0
On the down side ... I can't afford to be sick and I don't get paid public holidays (or any time I'm not there). I'd ideally like to obtain another salaried job ... for the stability.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/09/11 at 8:29 pm
On the down side ... I can't afford to be sick and I don't get paid public holidays (or any time I'm not there). I'd ideally like to obtain another salaried job ... for the stability.
Yes I am sure benefits and holiday's would be nice... That is the downside of temp work, which make them such a perk for businesses now ::) I hope you get something permanent!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 12/09/11 at 9:13 pm
Yes I am sure benefits and holiday's would be nice... That is the downside of temp work, which make them such a perk for businesses now ::) I hope you get something permanent!
Oh yeah ... and I had to help the team with their office decorations (apparently they won some kind of lame comp last year) ... and will have to buy a woman a barely kmow a secret Santa gift! >:( 8-P When they came around and I had to draw a name out of the hat ... I looked at my co-worker and said "kill me now"!! She quietly laughed (as she is aware of my thoughts on all of this). Anyone who knows anything about me will understand I get socially worse as Christmas Day approaches. BAH HUMBUG!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/10/11 at 6:51 am
Oh yeah ... and I had to help the team with their office decorations (apparently they won some kind of lame comp last year) ... and will have to buy a woman a barely kmow a secret Santa gift! >:( 8-P When they came around and I had to draw a name out of the hat ... I looked at my co-worker and said "kill me now"!! She quietly laughed (as she is aware of my thoughts on all of this). Anyone who knows anything about me will understand I get socially worse as Christmas Day approaches. BAH HUMBUG!!!
Secret Santa is a fun way of getting to know your co-workers better.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/10/11 at 7:30 am
Oh yeah ... and I had to help the team with their office decorations (apparently they won some kind of lame comp last year) ... and will have to buy a woman a barely kmow a secret Santa gift! >:( 8-P When they came around and I had to draw a name out of the hat ... I looked at my co-worker and said "kill me now"!! She quietly laughed (as she is aware of my thoughts on all of this). Anyone who knows anything about me will understand I get socially worse as Christmas Day approaches. BAH HUMBUG!!!
Buy her some pads- something every woman will need, and guarantee you will never be asked to participate again! Lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 12/11/11 at 2:17 am
Buy her some pads- something every woman will need, and guarantee you will never be asked to participate again! Lol
Just to cement the idea... maybe I can pick me up some second hand? We ARE talking about writing pads here ...of course! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 12/11/11 at 2:18 am
Secret Santa is a fun way of getting to know your co-workers better.
Don't get me started Howard ... just don't get me started! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/11/11 at 2:11 pm
My dad has this woman living in his house who I have yet to meet but my sisters all have had run-ins with her. This last one really takes the cake. Two of my sisters are with my dad to help him through his surgery & recovery. They ran out of cash so, they asked Dad if they could use some of the household funds that he left before going to the hospital. He said it was fine. However, the freeloader woman living there had a fit and took the $$$$ before my sisters could.
Now, for the kicker, she sends an email to my dad, my brother, & one of my sisters entitled:
Project: **** Support Services Statement of Work.
This included an overview, goals, and a spreadsheet. :o :o :o And how much $$$$ would be needed. She referred to my sisters in that as "Support Personnel."
WTF??!!!!
My sister sent her an email saying:
First and formost our family is not a project you can manage. Our father's stay in the hospital does not NEED a "project plan," does not NEED a budget, and especially does not NEED a contract manager. We his children are not "personnel"--we are his family. Our father is a human being, not a business and we don't appreciate anyone trying to treat him like one.
Maybe your e-mail on our part was a miscommunication, but the way your "proposal" appeared to us is that you are more interested in being a paid contractor for his hospital stay by trying to set up spreadsheets and schedules than you are interested in promoting a stress-free environment for which he can get well. Your e-mail caused our father and our whole family more stress than anything and we'd appreciate it if you refrain from trying to get involved in family matters and treating them like a business.
You tell her, Sis!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/11/11 at 2:19 pm
what a load of crap that is... here's hoping they can exercise the bitch out of his life!
That was a good response they sent. I'd be interested in hearing her reply.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/11/11 at 2:37 pm
what a load of crap that is... here's hoping they can exercise the bitch out of his life!
That was a good response they sent. I'd be interested in hearing her reply.
What Q said. Sounds like someone who is more interested than money than your dad's health.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/11/11 at 3:27 pm
What Q said. Sounds like someone who is more interested than money than your dad's health.
Very true. It would be wise if some family member was put on the back account or even had Power of Attorney. Hopefully she is not on any of his accounts.
Money can bring out the worst in some.
Good luck, Cat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 12/11/11 at 4:02 pm
wonder if someone is going to need a little @$$ kicking for correction.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/11/11 at 4:11 pm
Very true. It would be wise if some family member was put on the back account or even had Power of Attorney. Hopefully she is not on any of his accounts.
Money can bring out the worst in some.
Good luck, Cat.
We are all trying to make it so she can't get a hold of his $$$$. We have TRIED to talk to Dad about her but he is in denial about this woman. And she is taking him for all she can.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 12/11/11 at 4:24 pm
oh boy
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/11/11 at 6:03 pm
My dad has this woman living in his house who I have yet to meet but my sisters all have had run-ins with her. This last one really takes the cake. Two of my sisters are with my dad to help him through his surgery & recovery. They ran out of cash so, they asked Dad if they could use some of the household funds that he left before going to the hospital. He said it was fine. However, the freeloader woman living there had a fit and took the $$$$ before my sisters could.
Now, for the kicker, she sends an email to my dad, my brother, & one of my sisters entitled:
Project: **** Support Services Statement of Work.
This included an overview, goals, and a spreadsheet. :o :o :o And how much $$$$ would be needed. She referred to my sisters in that as "Support Personnel."
WTF??!!!!
My sister sent her an email saying:
First and formost our family is not a project you can manage. Our father's stay in the hospital does not NEED a "project plan," does not NEED a budget, and especially does not NEED a contract manager. We his children are not "personnel"--we are his family. Our father is a human being, not a business and we don't appreciate anyone trying to treat him like one.
Maybe your e-mail on our part was a miscommunication, but the way your "proposal" appeared to us is that you are more interested in being a paid contractor for his hospital stay by trying to set up spreadsheets and schedules than you are interested in promoting a stress-free environment for which he can get well. Your e-mail caused our father and our whole family more stress than anything and we'd appreciate it if you refrain from trying to get involved in family matters and treating them like a business.
You tell her, Sis!
Cat
Oh ish, someone needs to remind her she has no legal right to anything.... :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/11/11 at 6:09 pm
Oh ish, someone needs to remind her she has no legal right to anything.... :P
someone needs to kick her freeloading ass to the curb
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/11/11 at 6:18 pm
someone needs to kick her freeloading ass to the curb
well ya, but they can do that after 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/11/11 at 6:24 pm
someone needs to kick her freeloading ass to the curb
We know that. Unfortunately, Dad won't hear it. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/11/11 at 6:26 pm
We know that. Unfortunately, Dad won't hear it. :-\\
Cat
I know. but I'm thinking, I'd tell dad- I don't know what happened we came home from the hospital and she moved out no note no nothing.... ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/11/11 at 6:29 pm
I know. but I'm thinking, I'd tell dad- I don't know what happened we came home from the hospital and she moved out no note no nothing.... ;)
Dad is home now.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/11/11 at 6:32 pm
Dad is home now.
Cat
on the one hand that's good....on the other bummer... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/12/11 at 1:07 am
We know that. Unfortunately, Dad won't hear it. :-\\
Cat
On the bright side, if he don't hear it, he might not see it either...so give it a whirl!
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/12/11 at 5:03 pm
I took a week off for my birthday extravaganza... I work Fri - Mon so I took Sat, Sun Mon off and the following Fri and Sat.
Well I got sick on Thursday. I just found out that I can't change my vacation hours to sick hours because I didn't go see a dr. or get a dr's note.......really? I'm not in the habit of seeing a dr for a cold/flu. I've done it one but that yr I thought I was on my death bed.
does it really matter anyway how I use MY leave? The leave I've earned? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/12/11 at 6:03 pm
We are all trying to make it so she can't get a hold of his $$$$. We have TRIED to talk to Dad about her but he is in denial about this woman. And she is taking him for all she can.
Cat
Don't worry Cat, I'll go kick her ass for you. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/12/11 at 6:03 pm
Don't worry Cat, I'll go kick her ass for you. >:(
O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/12/11 at 6:52 pm
I took a week off for my birthday extravaganza... I work Fri - Mon so I took Sat, Sun Mon off and the following Fri and Sat.
Well I got sick on Thursday. I just found out that I can't change my vacation hours to sick hours because I didn't go see a dr. or get a dr's note.......really? I'm not in the habit of seeing a dr for a cold/flu. I've done it one but that yr I thought I was on my death bed.
does it really matter anyway how I use MY leave? The leave I've earned? ::)
It shouldn't but somehow it does, I know very few places that allow you to switch... If you preplanned for time of that is vacation (except Dr. Appt), if you did not then it is a sick day... :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/12/11 at 6:56 pm
It shouldn't but somehow it does, I know very few places that allow you to switch... If you preplanned for time of that is vacation (except Dr. Appt), if you did not then it is a sick day... :P
still sucks.... not like in this day and age they couldn't prove I was lying if I was... hell if I'd been at any of those events I planned on attending you know facebook would've been blowing up with pics and updates. The fact that I didn't fb at all----maybe two posts on Friday & Sat should've been a dead giveaway that I was sick lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/12/11 at 7:15 pm
still sucks.... not like in this day and age they couldn't prove I was lying if I was... hell if I'd been at any of those events I planned on attending you know facebook would've been blowing up with pics and updates. The fact that I didn't fb at all----maybe two posts on Friday & Sat should've been a dead giveaway that I was sick lol
I know that and you know that, but the rules weren't particularly made for you and me. They were made because evil people abused it, and instead of dealing with that one evil person, they went PC and decided it can't be done at all and made the fricken rule :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/12/11 at 7:25 pm
I know that and you know that, but the rules weren't particularly made for you and me. They were made because evil people abused it, and instead of dealing with that one evil person, they went PC and decided it can't be done at all and made the fricken rule :P
well those people suck and considering my boss spent the better part of the plying me with drugs she should make a freaking exception. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/12/11 at 7:29 pm
well those people suck and considering my boss spent the better part of the plying me with drugs she should make a freaking exception. :P
Your boss is your drug supplier, awesome O0 Might not want to let that known around the precinct ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/12/11 at 8:49 pm
Your boss is your drug supplier, awesome O0 Might not want to let that known around the precinct ::)
Shyt if she were supplying me with the good stuff that'd be one thing but she just has over the counter crap. I figured she was trying to kill me when she offered me some dayquil that expired in 2010 ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/12/11 at 9:04 pm
Shyt if she were supplying me with the good stuff that'd be one thing but she just has over the counter crap. I figured she was trying to kill me when she offered me some dayquil that expired in 2010 ::)
Ewww - she's one of thoooossssee, the helpful one. Yet your not sure if you can trust what she gives you, soooo doesn't really help, just makes you uneasy! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/12/11 at 9:11 pm
Ewww - she's one of thoooossssee, the helpful one. Yet your not sure if you can trust what she gives you, soooo doesn't really help, just makes you uneasy! :D
Walking pharmacy. I never take anything unpackaged tho because I'm sure she still has aspirin from 1992.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/12/11 at 9:15 pm
Walking pharmacy. I never take anything unpackaged tho because I'm sure she still has aspirin from 1992.
Better than tylenol from 1982 ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/12/11 at 9:32 pm
Better than tylenol from 1982 ::)
So true ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/13/11 at 12:12 am
Project: **** Support Services Statement of Work.
<bizness=srs>
That mail? Document and archive. If the person who sent that tries to take advantage of the family on a monetary basis, and the sums are large enough, it might be worth seeking legal advice.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. I'd shoot myself before I became one. But the issue of elder abuse (financial abuse of the edlerly, fraudulent power of attorney, deprivation of money/property, eviction, etc.) is one of those things that's going to get worse... no, not going to get worse before it gets better. The demographics are pretty clear that it's not going to get better.
</bizness>
I'm a greedy sch*ROFLMAO@Filter,Srsly,Chucky*muck. But even I have limits.
F'rinstance, I'd gladly send my folks a statement of work: Took enough interest in my education (you spent how many hours reading me books until I figured out how to read them for myself?), bought me the computer I said I really needed before I went to high school (you worked how long, after tax, to buy me that thing?), let me go to the university that wasn't within walking distance of our home (even though the first few things had given me the skills to get a summer job that paid for most of the tuition, I know how freaked out you were about how I'd do "on my own" in a "dormitory" instead of my own comfy bed...)
Rolling with the bad taste, I could cut my folks a check for $REDACTED tomorrow, and I'd still have gotten the better end of the deal, and my statement of work would say as much. Payment due: "$0.00 and I still owe y'all a trip to wherever the hell you wanna go before your time's up."
From a family member, I could see it as a misinterpreted joke in poor taste (I'm good at poor taste, I know poor taste when I see it, and that's definitely it!) but arguably understandable given the money involved.
But from a non-family-member? Oh, that is way over the line. (Y'all have seen the things I post here under the cloak of pseudonymity. Y'all know where my line is. And that statement of work is way over it.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/13/11 at 6:54 am
I took a week off for my birthday extravaganza... I work Fri - Mon so I took Sat, Sun Mon off and the following Fri and Sat.
Well I got sick on Thursday. I just found out that I can't change my vacation hours to sick hours because I didn't go see a dr. or get a dr's note.......really? I'm not in the habit of seeing a dr for a cold/flu. I've done it one but that yr I thought I was on my death bed.
does it really matter anyway how I use MY leave? The leave I've earned? ::)
you've earned it Q,you work hard every day.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 12/13/11 at 10:12 am
<bizness=srs>
That mail? Document and archive. If the person who sent that tries to take advantage of the family on a monetary basis, and the sums are large enough, it might be worth seeking legal advice.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. I'd shoot myself before I became one. But the issue of elder abuse (financial abuse of the edlerly, fraudulent power of attorney, deprivation of money/property, eviction, etc.) is one of those things that's going to get worse... no, not going to get worse before it gets better. The demographics are pretty clear that it's not going to get better.
</bizness>
I'm a greedy sch*ROFLMAO@Filter,Srsly,Chucky*muck. But even I have limits.
F'rinstance, I'd gladly send my folks a statement of work: Took enough interest in my education (you spent how many hours reading me books until I figured out how to read them for myself?), bought me the computer I said I really needed before I went to high school (you worked how long, after tax, to buy me that thing?), let me go to the university that wasn't within walking distance of our home (even though the first few things had given me the skills to get a summer job that paid for most of the tuition, I know how freaked out you were about how I'd do "on my own" in a "dormitory" instead of my own comfy bed...)
Rolling with the bad taste, I could cut my folks a check for $REDACTED tomorrow, and I'd still have gotten the better end of the deal, and my statement of work would say as much. Payment due: "$0.00 and I still owe y'all a trip to wherever the hell you wanna go before your time's up."
From a family member, I could see it as a misinterpreted joke in poor taste (I'm good at poor taste, I know poor taste when I see it, and that's definitely it!) but arguably understandable given the money involved.
But from a non-family-member? Oh, that is way over the line. (Y'all have seen the things I post here under the cloak of pseudonymity. Y'all know where my line is. And that statement of work is way over it.)
Elder abuse! We will explore that idea. Thanks Foo
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/13/11 at 11:20 am
I took a week off for my birthday extravaganza... I work Fri - Mon so I took Sat, Sun Mon off and the following Fri and Sat.
Well I got sick on Thursday. I just found out that I can't change my vacation hours to sick hours because I didn't go see a dr. or get a dr's note.......really? I'm not in the habit of seeing a dr for a cold/flu. I've done it one but that yr I thought I was on my death bed.
does it really matter anyway how I use MY leave? The leave I've earned? ::)
My work is BEYOND strict about what you use your leave for. I can't tell you how many times I've had to take leave without pay because whatever reason I had for being gone didn't fit into the guidelines. AND I had the time saved up!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/13/11 at 11:27 am
<bizness=srs>
That mail? Document and archive. If the person who sent that tries to take advantage of the family on a monetary basis, and the sums are large enough, it might be worth seeking legal advice.
Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. I'd shoot myself before I became one. But the issue of elder abuse (financial abuse of the edlerly, fraudulent power of attorney, deprivation of money/property, eviction, etc.) is one of those things that's going to get worse... no, not going to get worse before it gets better. The demographics are pretty clear that it's not going to get better.
</bizness>
I'm a greedy sch*ROFLMAO@Filter,Srsly,Chucky*muck. But even I have limits.
F'rinstance, I'd gladly send my folks a statement of work: Took enough interest in my education (you spent how many hours reading me books until I figured out how to read them for myself?), bought me the computer I said I really needed before I went to high school (you worked how long, after tax, to buy me that thing?), let me go to the university that wasn't within walking distance of our home (even though the first few things had given me the skills to get a summer job that paid for most of the tuition, I know how freaked out you were about how I'd do "on my own" in a "dormitory" instead of my own comfy bed...)
Rolling with the bad taste, I could cut my folks a check for $REDACTED tomorrow, and I'd still have gotten the better end of the deal, and my statement of work would say as much. Payment due: "$0.00 and I still owe y'all a trip to wherever the hell you wanna go before your time's up."
From a family member, I could see it as a misinterpreted joke in poor taste (I'm good at poor taste, I know poor taste when I see it, and that's definitely it!) but arguably understandable given the money involved.
But from a non-family-member? Oh, that is way over the line. (Y'all have seen the things I post here under the cloak of pseudonymity. Y'all know where my line is. And that statement of work is way over it.)
Elder abuse! We will explore that idea. Thanks Foo
What he said. I'm sending an email to my sisters about it.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/13/11 at 2:43 pm
My work is BEYOND strict about what you use your leave for. I can't tell you how many times I've had to take leave without pay because whatever reason I had for being gone didn't fit into the guidelines. AND I had the time saved up!
That sux! I've taken leave without pay but only because miscalculated my time. I'm glad I can use my vaca, holiday & comp time however I want. I just hate wasting it because I got sick.
That's 20 hours I could put back in the bank towards paleyfest.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/13/11 at 2:48 pm
Just this afternoon the mail came and I don't know why but I got in the mail two Men's Health magazines (one with Ashton Kutcher and Henry Cavill on the other) and I was telling my my parents I never subscribed to the magazine, honest I didn't, I was reading the same magazine(s) at Pathmark and I never filled out any subscription to one. What should I do with the magazines in the meantime? Wait till the bill comes in and not pay it cause I don't want it, I'll read it but if I keep it it's gonna create more clutter and I already have enough magazines on my shelf.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/11 at 2:51 pm
Just this afternoon the mail came and I don't know why but I got in the mail two Men's Health magazines (one with Ashton Kutcher and Henry Cavill on the other) and I was telling my my parents I never subscribed to the magazine, honest I didn't, I was reading the same magazine(s) at Pathmark and I never filled out any subscription to one. What should I do with the magazines in the meantime? Wait till the bill comes in and not pay it cause I don't want it, I'll read it but if I keep it it's gonna create more clutter and I already have enough magazines on my shelf.
Send them back by post with a certificate of posting.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/13/11 at 3:01 pm
Just this afternoon the mail came and I don't know why but I got in the mail two Men's Health magazines (one with Ashton Kutcher and Henry Cavill on the other) and I was telling my my parents I never subscribed to the magazine, honest I didn't, I was reading the same magazine(s) at Pathmark and I never filled out any subscription to one. What should I do with the magazines in the meantime? Wait till the bill comes in and not pay it cause I don't want it, I'll read it but if I keep it it's gonna create more clutter and I already have enough magazines on my shelf.
This has happened to me Howard- apparently, sometimes when you order stuff online the vendor gives you a free subscription as a thank you. I was getting architectural digest. The hook is- if you don't cancel in time you have to pay the renewal.
So Howard follow these steps.
1) turn to the page with magazine details
2) scan the page for the phone number to the subscriptions desk
3) CALL THE NUMBER
4) explain to the person who answers that you rec'd magazines u never ordered
& you want to cancel the subscription
5) keep the magazine handy because they are going to need numbers off of the mailing label
If you do those steps Howard I assure you the issue will be resolved.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/13/11 at 3:11 pm
This has happened to me Howard- apparently, sometimes when you order stuff online the vendor gives you a free subscription as a thank you. I was getting architectural digest. The hook is- if you don't cancel in time you have to pay the renewal.
So Howard follow these steps.
1) turn to the page with magazine details
2) scan the page for the phone number to the subscriptions desk
3) CALL THE NUMBER
4) explain to the person who answers that you rec'd magazines u never ordered
& you want to cancel the subscription
5) keep the magazine handy because they are going to need numbers off of the mailing label
If you do those steps Howard I assure you the issue will be resolved.
Thanks Q. I'll do that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/13/11 at 3:18 pm
Thanks Q. I'll do that.
Let me know how it works out.
It also occurred to me someone may have sent it as a gift. So you may want to ask that. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/14/11 at 6:59 am
Let me know how it works out.
It also occurred to me someone may have sent it as a gift. So you may want to ask that. ;D
Why would it be as a gift? I don't read these magazines except at Pathmark before I start my shift.
There is a customer service number in the back of the magazine for me to call.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/14/11 at 7:21 am
Why would it be as a gift? I don't read these magazines except at Pathmark before I start my shift.
There is a customer service number in the back of the magazine for me to call.
So call it!!!
It could be a free trial, I've gotten a few issues of Parent's magazine in the past.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/14/11 at 7:28 am
So call it!!!
It could be a free trial, I've gotten a few issues of Parent's magazine in the past.
or it could be something I did by accident which sometimes happens to me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/14/11 at 8:43 am
or it could be something I did by accident which sometimes happens to me.
You won't know until YOU CALL!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 12/14/11 at 10:39 am
Why would it be as a gift? I don't read these magazines except at Pathmark before I start my shift.
There is a customer service number in the back of the magazine for me to call.
Sometimes they really are free magazines. Usually they are published by Pharmacy or Drug companies. I get one in the mail, apparently my doctor put me in for a diabetes care and news magazine.
What were the names of the magazines, Howard?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/14/11 at 12:22 pm
Why would it be as a gift? I don't read these magazines except at Pathmark before I start my shift.
There is a customer service number in the back of the magazine for me to call.
Because sometimes people who don't know other people very well give magazine subscriptions as gifts ::)
Maybe it's a subtle hint from management for you to get the magazine at home and stop reading it in the store.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/14/11 at 12:24 pm
Sometimes they really are free magazines. Usually they are published by Pharmacy or Drug companies. I get one in the mail, apparently my doctor put me in for a diabetes care and news magazine.
What were the names of the magazines, Howard?
Hmmm I assumed it was Men's Health rather magazines about the health of men.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/14/11 at 1:15 pm
You won't know until YOU CALL!!!
I called the Men's Health magazine customer service and from there she gave me another number to the M2mediagroup customer service hotline which is a recorded message person and from there I kept getting a message that I've recieved the magazines from our partner services AND from there they tell me to fill out a form to unsubscribe to the magazine and I won't be billed on my credit card,So what do I do with the magazines in the meantime? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/14/11 at 1:18 pm
Sometimes they really are free magazines. Usually they are published by Pharmacy or Drug companies. I get one in the mail, apparently my doctor put me in for a diabetes care and news magazine.
What were the names of the magazines, Howard?
Men's Health magazine the one with Ashton Kutcher on the cover http://s11.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/8/p/8pxjn83nd8ac8nnp.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/14/11 at 1:19 pm
Because sometimes people who don't know other people very well give magazine subscriptions as gifts ::)
Maybe it's a subtle hint from management for you to get the magazine at home and stop reading it in the store.
I read more of the WWE magazines.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/14/11 at 1:57 pm
I called the Men's Health magazine customer service and from there she gave me another number to the M2mediagroup customer service hotline which is a recorded message person and from there I kept getting a message that I've recieved the magazines from our partner services AND from there they tell me to fill out a form to unsubscribe to the magazine and I won't be billed on my credit card,So what do I do with the magazines in the meantime? ???
You can keep them. The company more than likely won't want them back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/14/11 at 2:10 pm
You can keep them. The company more than likely won't want them back.
Or just to be annoying he could mark them "Return to Sender". ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/14/11 at 2:58 pm
I called the Men's Health magazine customer service and from there she gave me another number to the M2mediagroup customer service hotline which is a recorded message person and from there I kept getting a message that I've recieved the magazines from our partner services AND from there they tell me to fill out a form to unsubscribe to the magazine and I won't be billed on my credit card,So what do I do with the magazines in the meantime? ???
You can keep the magazines Howard. No one expects you to return them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/14/11 at 3:00 pm
You can keep them. The company more than likely won't want them back.
You can keep the magazines Howard. No one expects you to return them.
I knew I should've checked the next page before replying.
Or just to be annoying he could mark them "Return to Sender". ;D
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/14/11 at 3:02 pm
I read more of the WWE magazines.
In the store? Without buying them? >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/14/11 at 5:49 pm
In the store? Without buying them? >:(
good question
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/14/11 at 6:37 pm
Hmmm I assumed it was Men's Health rather magazines about the health of men.
It's Cosmo for dudes. Here...be insecure about your body so you'll buy a bunch worthless crap from our advertisers!
8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/14/11 at 9:37 pm
But from a non-family-member? Oh, that is way over the line. (Y'all have seen the things I post here under the cloak of pseudonymity. Y'all know where my line is. And that statement of work is way over it.)
Just to be clear. I meant an ethical and/or moral line; that is, the line demarcing good taste from rampant asstardery and flaming douchebaggery. There's probably nothing actionable in sending a statement of work to a family member. But if I received such a thing, it'd still be a red flag to contact a landshark and to look for signs of something worse.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 7:08 am
You can keep them. The company more than likely won't want them back.
I was reading them last night, pretty interesting never really got into those health magazines I was more of a wrestling fanatic.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 7:09 am
You can keep the magazines Howard. No one expects you to return them.
I'll keep them (for the free sample colognes)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 7:12 am
In the store? Without buying them? >:(
I don't buy wrestling magazines anymore, I just read them and put them away there's no need to buy them anymore I just watch the product, the demographic changed and now they're geared more for the kids and tweeners.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 7:13 am
It's Cosmo for dudes. Here...be insecure about your body so you'll buy a bunch worthless crap from our advertisers!
8-P
you also have those cologne samples and also articles about how to please women.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 7:13 am
I don't buy wrestling magazines anymore, I just read them and put them away there's no need to buy them anymore I just watch the product, the demographic changed and now they're geared more for the kids and tweeners.
Um Howard.... reading the magazines in the store without buying them is like stealing... If you want to read a magazine for free go to the library >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 7:15 am
Um Howard.... reading the magazines in the store without buying them is like stealing... If you want to read a magazine for free go to the library >:(
It's not stealing if you put them in you pocket without paying and leaving the store, they have cameras all around the place.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/15/11 at 7:22 am
I don't buy wrestling magazines anymore, I just read them and put them away there's no need to buy them anymore I just watch the product, the demographic changed and now they're geared more for the kids and tweeners.
Howard,
People have to pay for that magazine. If your manager catches you doing this, it could lead to termination.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/15/11 at 7:23 am
Um Howard.... reading the magazines in the store without buying them is like stealing... If you want to read a magazine for free go to the library >:(
Okay what she said...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/15/11 at 7:28 am
It's not stealing if you put them in you pocket without paying and leaving the store, they have cameras all around the place.
Ok, I think I get what you are saying even though you did not say it...
But you are saying I can grab a towel, clean up my kids face, put it back on the shelf and that is OK?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 7:29 am
It's not stealing if you put them in you pocket without paying and leaving the store, they have cameras all around the place.
Sami said it but I'm going to say it again.
Howard, the magazines are published for you to BUY them...it you read them in the store and put them on the shelf then you have denied the publishers the money they expected to earn from that magazine. It's basically the same thing.
Also, you are denying the customer who does buy it the right to having a new copy of the magazine. It now got creases and blemishes from being read.
And like Sami said...if a manager sees you reading the magazines, even before your shift, they could write you up.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 7:30 am
Ok, I think I get what you are saying even though you did not say it...
But you are saying I can grab a towel, clean up my kids face, put it back on the shelf and that is OK?
;D
maybe I can take a sip of a soda since I'm not all that thirsty and put back the rest....
I'm glad I'm not alone in this... when I worked at Barnes & noble it used to piss me off to no end that people treated the store like a library.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 7:31 am
It's not stealing if you put them in you pocket without paying and leaving the store, they have cameras all around the place.
By the way... I said it was LIKE stealing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 7:38 am
Howard,
People have to pay for that magazine. If your manager catches you doing this, it could lead to termination.
Then I'll make sure to stay away from the magazines.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 7:42 am
Ok, I think I get what you are saying even though you did not say it...
But you are saying I can grab a towel, clean up my kids face, put it back on the shelf and that is OK?
No I didn't say that Sami I was saying it's not stealing if you put it in your pocket and go out the store with it, if you spit or sneeze on them or mess up the magazines in any sort of way and put them back on the shelf, that's messing up the magazines. I mean customers may want to buy them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 7:43 am
;D
maybe I can take a sip of a soda since I'm not all that thirsty and put back the rest....
I'm glad I'm not alone in this... when I worked at Barnes & noble it used to piss me off to no end that people treated the store like a library.
now that's just being silly. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/15/11 at 7:44 am
Then I'll make sure to stay away from the magazines.
That would probably be best... Unless the manager is putting copies on the workroom table, I wouldn't read them unless I bought them!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/15/11 at 7:46 am
No I didn't say that Sami I was saying it's not stealing if you put it in your pocket and go out the store with it, if you spit or sneeze on them or mess up the magazines in any sort of way and put them back on the shelf, that's messing up the magazines. I mean customers may want to buy them.
But opening them is spoiling to some... I have a friend who collects playboys, he has 2 subscriptions. One to read and one to put in a cover without reading-ever!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 7:49 am
No I didn't say that Sami I was saying it's not stealing if you put it in your pocket and go out the store with it, if you spit or sneeze on them or mess up the magazines in any sort of way and put them back on the shelf, that's messing up the magazines. I mean customers may want to buy them.
This could go keep going 'round in circles.... Howard if you were publisher of a magazine would you make more money if two people paid for your magazine or if one person read it and put back on the shelf for the next person to buy?
If it is for sale you should not, especially where you work, try reading it for free....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 7:50 am
But opening them is spoiling to some... I have a friend who collects playboys, he has 2 subscriptions. One to read and one to put in a cover without reading-ever!
fingerprints, crease marks and um.... stuff..... devalue the item...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/15/11 at 8:30 am
No I didn't say that Sami I was saying it's not stealing if you put it in your pocket and go out the store with it, if you spit or sneeze on them or mess up the magazines in any sort of way and put them back on the shelf, that's messing up the magazines. I mean customers may want to buy them.
I'm confuzzled. ??? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 8:33 am
I'm confuzzled. ??? ???
are you sure it's you who is??? ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 1:38 pm
That would probably be best... Unless the manager is putting copies on the workroom table, I wouldn't read them unless I bought them!
There's a breakroom table but there's no workroom table.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 1:39 pm
There's a breakroom table but there's no workroom table.
try not to be so literal howard....that's what she meant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 1:40 pm
This could go keep going 'round in circles.... Howard if you were publisher of a magazine would you make more money if two people paid for your magazine or if one person read it and put back on the shelf for the next person to buy?
If it is for sale you should not, especially where you work, try reading it for free....
Ok So I won't go by it anymore. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 1:44 pm
Ok So I won't go by it anymore. ::)
Don't be rolling your eyes at me Howard Star :P
we're trying to help you... ever walk up to a magazine stand and try to read their magazines without buying it? go ahead...try it...see what happens.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/15/11 at 2:12 pm
Don't be rolling your eyes at me Howard Starr :P
we're trying to help you... ever walk up to a magazine stand and try to read their magazines without buying it? go ahead...try it...see what happens.
I see the other workers do it as well and no one says diddly to them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 2:23 pm
I see the other workers do it as well and no one says diddly to them.
If the other workers jumped off a bridge would you jump too? ::)
Just because no one says anything howard doesn't mean it isn't wrong.
It's like saying it's okay to take a penny out of the cash register and put it in your pocket because it's only a penny but it's not okay to take a dollar bill. Both are equally wrong.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 2:36 pm
If the other workers jumped off a bridge would you jump too? ::)
Just because no one says anything howard doesn't mean it isn't wrong.
It's like saying it's okay to take a penny out of the cash register and put it in your pocket because it's only a penny but it's not okay to take a dollar bill. Both are equally wrong.
I just watched The Holiday Armadillo Friends ep on youtube and was laughing so hard I started choking on my coughs! >:(
I blame howard ;D
oops wrong thread :P
for that I also blame howard :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/15/11 at 4:52 pm
No I didn't say that Sami I was saying it's not stealing if you put it in your pocket and go out the store with it, if you spit or sneeze on them or mess up the magazines in any sort of way and put them back on the shelf, that's messing up the magazines. I mean customers may want to buy them.
You may want to reword this, Howard. It is stealing if you put it in your pocket and go out of the store with you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/15/11 at 5:07 pm
You may want to reword this, Howard. It is stealing if you put it in your pocket and go out of the store with you.
Shoplifting. The old five-finger discount. I used to do that when I was a child. I stopped because I felt guilty about it...and because I saw my friends get busted...but mostly because I felt guilty.
:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/15/11 at 5:43 pm
Shoplifting. The old five-finger discount. I used to do that when I was a child. I stopped because I felt guilty about it...and because I saw my friends get busted...but mostly because I felt guilty.
:(
I doubt my girl will ever shoplift... When she was four I caught her biting into a Brach's pick a mix candy and throw it back into the bin... after I lectured her, I marched her right up to the store manager (or just an older clerk) and had her tell them what she did and to apologize. She did it, crying and remorseful the whole while... She still remembers it and the clerk told me thanks for being a good parent...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/15/11 at 7:34 pm
I doubt my girl will ever shoplift... When she was four I caught her biting into a Brach's pick a mix candy and throw it back into the bin... after I lectured her, I marched her right up to the store manager (or just an older clerk) and had her tell them what she did and to apologize. She did it, crying and remorseful the whole while... She still remembers it and the clerk told me thanks for being a good parent...
Yep. It ain't easy, but that's what you gotta do. My shoplifting was limited to candy and Matchbox cars and stuff I could easily conceal. Back then there were no security cameras. The old lady at McCrory's appeared to be staring over at me, but I figured out she couldn't see that far!
:-\\
I never got caught but everything I stole seemed to be tainted. The candy didn't taste good. The toys weren't fun. I guess that's called conscience.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/15/11 at 10:21 pm
Yep. It ain't easy, but that's what you gotta do. My shoplifting was limited to candy and Matchbox cars and stuff I could easily conceal. Back then there were no security cameras. The old lady at McCrory's appeared to be staring over at me, but I figured out she couldn't see that far!
:-\\
I never got caught but everything I stole seemed to be tainted. The candy didn't taste good. The toys weren't fun. I guess that's called conscience.
I know what you mean. I stole a cassette tape when I was 14 or so. I felt so guilty I could never listen to it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/15/11 at 10:43 pm
The one time I felt justified stealing is when I stole three CDs from an NPR station's record fair. Basically, they were three great CDs of contemporary composers, which were far more interesting than any of the drippy neo-romanticism NPR calls contemporary classical music. My friend, Joseph C., was not only the owner of the label, he was also the HS music teacher of John M, who is that NPR station's morning classical host....and Joseph C's CD was one the three. Well, thought, this is highly disrespectful to Joseph C, David F, and Orlando G. If that NPR station wasn't going to include those fine CDs in the programming, they should have at least kept it on the shelf out of respect. SO...I snatched them off the rack, pocketed them, and played them on my own radio program. I maintained a close professionalo relationship with Joseph C until his label shut down 2001. Since then I continue to promote the Korean Komungo/electrified komungo music from Joseph C's wife, Kim (J.H.), which they both appreciate very much! I also maintain professional interest in Orlando G and David F. I nevver told any of them I purloined there CDs a the Vintage Vinyl sale in 1997!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/15/11 at 11:09 pm
I never got caught but everything I stole seemed to be tainted. The candy didn't taste good. The toys weren't fun. I guess that's called conscience.
I did it once...I stole two cars and motorcycle from toys r us. Some other kid had already opened them and played with them. When I found them they were sitting in a pile of dust under the shelfing unit.....yeah, I have no idea what I was doing lying on the floor of toys r us looking under the shelving unit ;D I stuck them in my sock and as soon as I got home I went to play with them but deep in my heart I knew it was wrong so I went and buried them in the backyard. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/16/11 at 6:45 am
If the other workers jumped off a bridge would you jump too? ::)
Just because no one says anything howard doesn't mean it isn't wrong.
It's like saying it's okay to take a penny out of the cash register and put it in your pocket because it's only a penny but it's not okay to take a dollar bill. Both are equally wrong.
I understand what you're saying.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/16/11 at 6:46 am
I just watched The Holiday Armadillo Friends ep on youtube and was laughing so hard I started choking on my coughs! >:(
I blame howard ;D
oops wrong thread :P
for that I also blame howard :D
There's a thread for that! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/16/11 at 6:47 am
Shoplifting. The old five-finger discount. I used to do that when I was a child. I stopped because I felt guilty about it...and because I saw my friends get busted...but mostly because I felt guilty.
:(
I used to do it too when I was a little kid.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/16/11 at 6:49 am
Yep. It ain't easy, but that's what you gotta do. My shoplifting was limited to candy and Matchbox cars and stuff I could easily conceal. Back then there were no security cameras. The old lady at McCrory's appeared to be staring over at me, but I figured out she couldn't see that far!
:-\\
I never got caught but everything I stole seemed to be tainted. The candy didn't taste good. The toys weren't fun. I guess that's called conscience.
I used to steal cans of soda from a supermarket, I ain't proud of what I did but I learned my lesson afterwards.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/16/11 at 6:53 am
I doubt my girl will ever shoplift... When she was four I caught her biting into a Brach's pick a mix candy and throw it back into the bin... after I lectured her, I marched her right up to the store manager (or just an older clerk) and had her tell them what she did and to apologize. She did it, crying and remorseful the whole while... She still remembers it and the clerk told me thanks for being a good parent...
Megan was an unintentional shop-lifter. We went grocery shopping one day, she was about 4, and she wanted dental floss. She was holding it in her hand the entire time and forgot to pay for it. Got to the car, Hunt was fussing and crying, I had a cart full of groceries and I was ready to just go home when Megan became hysterical...she was crying, worried the police were gonna get her and I was like " just get in the car, everything is fine." but she made me get her brother back out of the car and g back in and pay for it. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/16/11 at 7:00 am
Megan was an unintentional shop-lifter. We went grocery shopping one day, she was about 4, and she wanted dental floss. She was holding it in her hand the entire time and forgot to pay for it. Got to the car, Hunt was fussing and crying, I had a cart full of groceries and I was ready to just go home when Megan became hysterical...she was crying, worried the police were gonna get her and I was like " just get in the car, everything is fine." but she made me get her brother back out of the car and g back in and pay for it. ;D
Even though it was a pain, good for her. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/16/11 at 8:13 am
Even though it was a pain, good for her. ;D
I know!! That was about to become a Mommy Hall of Shame moment. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/16/11 at 12:02 pm
When I was about 7, my best friend & I stole a rubber ball & some seeds-I can't remember which seeds she stole but I stole some gourds. I didn't want anyone to question where the gourds came from so I planted them in a secret place-under a bush. :D ;D ;D ;D Couldn't understand WHY they never grew. Then when I was about 13, I stole a BIG candy bar. That was the extent of my criminal reign.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/16/11 at 2:42 pm
Megan was an unintentional shop-lifter. We went grocery shopping one day, she was about 4, and she wanted dental floss. She was holding it in her hand the entire time and forgot to pay for it. Got to the car, Hunt was fussing and crying, I had a cart full of groceries and I was ready to just go home when Megan became hysterical...she was crying, worried the police were gonna get her and I was like " just get in the car, everything is fine." but she made me get her brother back out of the car and g back in and pay for it. ;D
encouraging theavery - shame :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
we have been there and done that too, I had a pair of sunglasses on my head, I tried on and then left them (out of reach of the two girls in the cart)... Got stuff in, got girls in, got in and started the car, pulled down my shades... AND eldest "mommy are you going to take the tags off of those" I got everyone back out and went back into the store, in the case that one of the two littles knew I did not pay for them, I could not bare the shame... But I did think about it... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/16/11 at 2:43 pm
a bunch of bad mo fo's here in the double ohs ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/16/11 at 2:49 pm
a bunch of bad mo fo's here in the double ohs ;D
Reallly Where??????
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/16/11 at 3:23 pm
Reallly Where??????
I think they mostly hang out over in the food section...you know how rowdy those foodies get...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/16/11 at 4:19 pm
I think they mostly hang out over in the food section...you know how rowdy those foodies get...
Ok! I will stay away from there!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/17/11 at 6:52 am
encouraging theavery - shame :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
we have been there and done that too, I had a pair of sunglasses on my head, I tried on and then left them (out of reach of the two girls in the cart)... Got stuff in, got girls in, got in and started the car, pulled down my shades... AND eldest "mommy are you going to take the tags off of those" I got everyone back out and went back into the store, in the case that one of the two littles knew I did not pay for them, I could not bare the shame... But I did think about it... ::)
Wow Sami that must've been so embarassing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/17/11 at 7:32 am
Reallly Where??????
did you see how many just admitted to being criminals? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/17/11 at 8:42 am
Wow Sami that must've been so embarassing.
Not really... I am quite positive it happens to people all the time, I had nothing to be embarrassed about. I walked in told them I needed to pay for the sunglasses, that I had walked out with them on my head, and they thanked me for being honest. The girls learned the right thing to do and I did it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/17/11 at 8:43 am
did you see how many just admitted to being criminals? ;D
Really.... I am so shocked, a bunch of hulligan's on this board!
BTW -
I did really get it ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/17/11 at 9:24 am
Why is it that I'm always available to help out others and no one can ever do anything that helps me out? Why is my house the place for the kids to hang out? Why can I babysit? Why is it that my mother-in-law basically raised our nephew but cant watch my kids for a day?
Gonna shut up now.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/17/11 at 9:29 am
Why is it that I'm always available to help out others and no one can ever do anything that helps me out? Why is my house the place for the kids to hang out? Why can I babysit? Why is it that my mother-in-law basically raised our nephew but cant watch my kids for a day?
Gonna shut up now.
because you're a good person and everyone else sux.... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/17/11 at 10:18 am
because you're a good person and everyone else sux.... :-\\
Thanks...I was having a major woe-is-me moment.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/17/11 at 10:26 am
Thanks...I was having a major woe-is-me moment.
you have a right to that... I hate it when you bend over backwards to help people but they are never avail when you need something.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 12/17/11 at 12:19 pm
I often feel like I help or want to help and no one cares or wants to help me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/17/11 at 12:52 pm
Really.... I am so shocked, a bunch of hulligan's on this board!
BTW -
I did really get it ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjbPi00k_ME
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/17/11 at 1:24 pm
Not really... I am quite positive it happens to people all the time, I had nothing to be embarrassed about. I walked in told them I needed to pay for the sunglasses, that I had walked out with them on my head, and they thanked me for being honest. The girls learned the right thing to do and I did it.
that's very honest of you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/17/11 at 1:26 pm
you have a right to that... I hate it when you bend over backwards to help people but they are never avail when you need something.
I hate it when that happens too. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/17/11 at 2:00 pm
Why is it that I'm always available to help out others and no one can ever do anything that helps me out? Why is my house the place for the kids to hang out? Why can I babysit? Why is it that my mother-in-law basically raised our nephew but cant watch my kids for a day?
Gonna shut up now.
((((((((Hugs))))))))
You are a better person than they are, no other reason needed!
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/17/11 at 9:48 pm
Why is it that I'm always available to help out others and no one can ever do anything that helps me out? Why is my house the place for the kids to hang out? Why can I babysit? Why is it that my mother-in-law basically raised our nephew but cant watch my kids for a day?
There are always opportunities in your situation...
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_htNVOriER94/TA7Av6ldIDI/AAAAAAAABr8/Ck7Ti9sHu0o/s1600/jessie-willcox-smith-hanzel-and-gretel.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/17/11 at 10:18 pm
After all this talk about reading a magazine and putting it back on the shelf, I feel obliged to point out that y'all are sounding like a bunch of MAFIAA (Music And Film Ass. Of America) types. The only way by which I could be persuaded to agree with that sort of attitude towards reading the news would be if someone reminded me that for every minute a copy of a printed magazine is being read by a store employee, that same copy of that magazine is unavailable for purchase by a customer.
Really.... I am so shocked, a bunch of huoolligan's on this board!
http://demotivate.me/mediafiles/full/4162010103910AM_download_a_car.jpg
(in reference to a MAFIAA ad that ran in movie theaters as part of the pre-movie trailers.)
I actually could buy the content industry's argument applied to printed magazines. (Howard, put the magazine down unless you're willing to pay for it! They're not paying for the words and pictures, they're paying for the privilege to know they're the first human beings to read their particular copy of those words and pictures as printed onto a bunch of dead trees. They're silly, but they're still customers, and they're still willing to part with good coin for that experience.)
But nobody in this thread made it. Until I did (albeit in a manner somewhat bereft of couth!). Paying $1.00 for a copy of the NYTimes? Fine. Paying $0.99 for the same content available for free (well, at the price of deleting one's cookies) at NYTimes.com in order to receive the same content in "app" form on a mobile device that has a web browser? No thanks.
Rant: SOPA sucks.
I often feel like I help or want to help and no one cares or wants to help me.
Me too. But SOPA will pass, even if it's only been delayed by a few months. Sigh.
http://www.hardmode.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/earf.jpg
Welcome to Earth, (ca. July 4, 1996.)
/punches self in the face, resumes browsing inthe00s.com.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/17/11 at 10:41 pm
Howard, put the magazine down unless you're willing to pay for it! They're not paying for the words and pictures, they're paying for the privilege to know they're the first human beings to read their particular copy of those words and pictures as printed onto a bunch of dead trees.
Not me! I like my mags like I like my women -- dog-eared and covered in coffee stains!
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/18/11 at 12:17 am
Not me! I like my mags like I like my women -- dog-eared and covered in coffee stains!
:-\\
As long as they're just coffee stains, it's cool.
(Tied up, thrown over a donkey, and ridden hard by Juan Valdez through the jungles of Brazil for three days, before being served to me, hot and steamy, for $3.99? I can't really judge ya for that :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/18/11 at 1:35 am
SAAAAY,
What do you call a tumbler half full of dry gin, a third full of OJ with pulp, and a third full of concentrate lemon juice?
Whateveritis, I'm drinkin' one RIGHT NOW!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/12/drunken_smilie.gif
Dat will be $3.50, Sonny! The rest of you kids put them damn books back on the shelf,this ain't the Boston Public Library y'know!!!!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/orangehat.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/18/11 at 6:52 am
Not me! I like my mags like I like my women -- dog-eared and covered in coffee stains!
:-\\
Did you use to do that Max, like read a magazine in the store before work? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/18/11 at 2:14 pm
Did you use to do that Max, like read a magazine in the store before work? ???
Mostly I read the papers in the break room. I liked to scan the police logs and see what stupid crimes people did!
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 12/18/11 at 5:59 pm
I'm sick and feel like a piece of sxxt! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/18/11 at 11:43 pm
I got drunk on gin last night and ran amok. I was out back of my house with no pants on whacking trees with a meat cleaver. Then I turned over a wheelbarrow full of dirt.
I drunk emailed my ex-GF. I stomped and screamed and sang half-remembered songs at the top of my lungs, I slid around the house becasuse it took too much coordination to work my legs. I crawled on my elbows and stomach sobbing and babbling indecipherable jibber-jabber. All this scared the cats. I drunk dialed my friend and left him a stammering message his voicemale. I peed in the sink. Later I found myself buck naked in the bathtub projectile vomiting all over myself.
I tell myself I'm not going to get wasted on gin because THIS KIND OF SH*T always happens. Then I do it anyway!!!
Maxwell Dumb!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/19/11 at 12:35 am
Sounds like some party Max ;D
The fact that you remember all that tells me one thing......
Ya weren't quite drunk enough. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/19/11 at 6:43 am
Mostly I read the papers in the break room. I liked to scan the police logs and see what stupid crimes people did!
:)
I see some magazines in the breakroom sometimes and some of them are in the bathroom. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/19/11 at 6:43 am
I'm sick and feel like a piece of sxxt! ;D
get some rest.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/19/11 at 6:45 am
I got drunk on gin last night and ran amok. I was out back of my house with no pants on whacking trees with a meat cleaver. Then I turned over a wheelbarrow full of dirt.
I drunk emailed my ex-GF. I stomped and screamed and sang half-remembered songs at the top of my lungs, I slid around the house becasuse it took too much coordination to work my legs. I crawled on my elbows and stomach sobbing and babbling indecipherable jibber-jabber. All this scared the cats. I drunk dialed my friend and left him a stammering message his voicemale. I peed in the sink. Later I found myself buck naked in the bathtub projectile vomiting all over myself.
I tell myself I'm not going to get wasted on gin because THIS KIND OF SH*T always happens. Then I do it anyway!!!
Maxwell Dumb!
Wow Max that must've been some party. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 12/19/11 at 9:01 am
get some rest.
Yeah, just ranting in the rant thread I guess. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 12/19/11 at 10:07 am
Wow Max that must've been some party. ;D
Sounds like he was alone, so it wasn't much of a party
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/19/11 at 12:47 pm
Sounds like he was alone, so it wasn't much of a party
Yeah, it was more of a Pap Finn style "drunk."
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/19/11 at 1:17 pm
Yeah, it was more of a Pap Finn style "drunk."
:P
Would you party again if the thought came up?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/19/11 at 2:12 pm
I got drunk on gin last night and ran amok. I was out back of my house with no pants on whacking trees with a meat cleaver. Then I turned over a wheelbarrow full of dirt.
I drunk emailed my ex-GF. I stomped and screamed and sang half-remembered songs at the top of my lungs, I slid around the house becasuse it took too much coordination to work my legs. I crawled on my elbows and stomach sobbing and babbling indecipherable jibber-jabber. All this scared the cats. I drunk dialed my friend and left him a stammering message his voicemale. I peed in the sink. Later I found myself buck naked in the bathtub projectile vomiting all over myself.
I tell myself I'm not going to get wasted on gin because THIS KIND OF SH*T always happens. Then I do it anyway!!!
Maxwell Dumb!
That reminds me. I haven't been drunk in over a year! I should probably tie one on here pretty soon. It's good for the soul.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/19/11 at 2:13 pm
Why is it that I'm always available to help out others and no one can ever do anything that helps me out? Why is my house the place for the kids to hang out? Why can I babysit? Why is it that my mother-in-law basically raised our nephew but cant watch my kids for a day?
Gonna shut up now.
Ugh. I go through the same stuff in my family. It's nice to know I'm not alone!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/19/11 at 8:20 pm
That reminds me. I haven't been drunk in over a year! I should probably tie one on here pretty soon. It's good for the soul.
Everything in moderation...including excess!
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/19/11 at 8:22 pm
Would you party again if the thought came up?
My frenzy was witnessed by nobody but me and the Almighty. Neither one of us recommends a repeat performance.
The cats bailed before I went totally nuts!
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/19/11 at 8:28 pm
I tell myself I'm not going to get wasted on gin because THIS KIND OF SH*T always happens. Then I do it anyway!!!
And you didn't even share?
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6450788959_8570aa9317.jpg
Fine, I'll do it on behalf of this cat. And stick to caffeine for a couple of days.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: seamermar on 12/20/11 at 4:25 am
I got drunk on gin last night and ran amok. I was out back of my house with no pants on whacking trees with a meat cleaver. Then I turned over a wheelbarrow full of dirt.
I drunk emailed my ex-GF. I stomped and screamed and sang half-remembered songs at the top of my lungs, I slid around the house becasuse it took too much coordination to work my legs. I crawled on my elbows and stomach sobbing and babbling indecipherable jibber-jabber. All this scared the cats. I drunk dialed my friend and left him a stammering message his voicemale. I peed in the sink. Later I found myself buck naked in the bathtub projectile vomiting all over myself.
I tell myself I'm not going to get wasted on gin because THIS KIND OF SH*T always happens. Then I do it anyway!!!
Maxwell Dumb!
Merry Christmass Maxwell Drunk !! Worse things happen at sea.
Loneliness is the hardest booze we'll ever gulp, that's what makes us madly drunk.
I usually drink such a brew (my lonely getaways) every now and then but I never killed myself out of measure ( maybe wine and beer is gentler than gin).
I'm glad you didn't get drowned in your vomits, for I like to read you even in the rant thread.
Your own bathtub is the better place to end up such a drinking spree.
In these days and that land you could find yourself hemmed in musty walls, instead of dancing in your hall as scaring your cats.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/20/11 at 6:51 am
That reminds me. I haven't been drunk in over a year! I should probably tie one on here pretty soon. It's good for the soul.
to be honest, I have never been drunk or even felt drunk.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/20/11 at 8:49 am
That reminds me. I haven't been drunk in over a year! I should probably tie one on here pretty soon. It's good for the soul.
I haven't been either, but it's by choice. I seemed to be tying one on more often than not. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/20/11 at 12:00 pm
That reminds me. I haven't been drunk in over a year! I should probably tie one on here pretty soon. It's good for the soul.
I haven't gotten drunk in a while, either. But I have been tipsy-which isn't saying much because I can get tipsy on one glass of wine. ::) (Yeah, I'm a cheap date. :D ;D ;D ;D) I think I really need to get rip-roaring drunk to forget about life for awhile. But with SIL here-I'm afraid of really embarrassing myself. It is ok if I embarrass myself in front of Charlie-he has seen me drunk before. :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/20/11 at 4:19 pm
I haven't gotten drunk in a while, either. But I have been tipsy-which isn't saying much because I can get tipsy on one glass of wine. ::) (Yeah, I'm a cheap date. :D ;D ;D ;D) I think I really need to get rip-roaring drunk to forget about life for awhile. But with SIL here-I'm afraid of really embarrassing myself. It is ok if I embarrass myself in front of Charlie-he has seen me drunk before. :D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
It's too bad we don't live closer to each other! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/20/11 at 4:21 pm
My frenzy was witnessed by nobody but me and the Almighty. Neither one of us recommends a repeat performance.
The cats bailed before I went totally nuts!
:o
So what precipitated this meltdown, Max? Or is it all the Gin's fault?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/20/11 at 4:39 pm
It's too bad we don't live closer to each other! ;)
If you ever want to take a trip east, you have a place to stay.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Paco on 12/20/11 at 4:58 pm
It's too bad we don't live closer to each other! ;)
Not closer ? I'll learn you about further and closer Ash. When I google from Spain I wonder how it could take me to fly to penguins land and I see most of you living just in a little quadrant.
Besides, be brave B., you can reach what you feel you really need.
Maybe some day I 'll fly this ocean till I reach the other side :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/20/11 at 7:37 pm
I haven't been either, but it's by choice. I seemed to be tying one on more often than not. ;D
So what do you drink?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/20/11 at 9:11 pm
So what precipitated this meltdown, Max? Or is it all the Gin's fault?
I ain't blaming the booze! I decided to have a drink...and then another...and then another...and then I says to myself I says, "What the hell? Go whole hog! Get bombed!"
I wouldn't have gone to such great excess if my housemates had been home, and I certainly wouldn't have done it in public! Wouldn't do me any good to wake up in jail covered in my own upchuck, or somebody else's!
The thing is, I'm supposed to be careful about drinking because my meds aggravate the intoxication. A couple of beers or a couple of cocktails gets me pleasantly buzzed. Excess turns me into a monster. I was kinda freaked out on Sunday remembering all the crazy sh*t I did the night before. I mean, I got demented like I had the devil steaming out my ears!
Oh well, nobody got hurt and the cats of the house bear no grudge!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/pfiade.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/20/11 at 9:30 pm
There's a movement afoot to prohibit talking on mobile phones while driving.
Look, you can't legislate the dumbass out of people. I don't talk on the phone while I'm driving. Nobody should. It's dangerous. Don't do it!
I just don't want the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to ban it on the books. How many reasons are we going to give the cops for pulling us over and hassling us? What's next? Are we going to make it illegal to drink coffee while you're driving? Are we going to require all drivers to keep both hands on the wheel at all times? Legislate enough proscriptions and the police will always be able to fine you or arrest you for something. Oh look, you have a rosary hanging from your rear view mirror. That will cost you $250! Noooo rosaries hanging from rear view mirrors!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/cwm10.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 12/20/11 at 10:25 pm
Just really dreading seeing my friends tomorrow. One of my friends , who came from Mississippi to be here, I haven't seen in a while and I just know she;'s gonna ask me "What have you been up to?" and I literally have nothing to say. I haven't done anything but go back and forth to dialysis, take care of my dad who has a bad cold, and thats about it. Nothing stands out as far as I can see.
It just makes me feel bad... :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 12/20/11 at 10:51 pm
Just really dreading seeing my friends tomorrow. One of my friends , who came from Mississippi to be here, I haven't seen in a while and I just know she;'s gonna ask me "What have you been up to?" and I literally have nothing to say. I haven't done anything but go back and forth to dialysis, take care of my dad who has a bad cold, and thats about it. Nothing stands out as far as I can see.
It just makes me feel bad... :(
I'm kinda the same way, in 2012, it will be 25 years out of high school for me, and I have led a quiet, reasonably happy life, but nothing noteworthy. If I go to my reunion, what do I talk about?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/20/11 at 11:05 pm
So what do you drink?
Any non-alcoholic beverage, mostly Diet Coke, seltzer water and coffee. I'm still quite addicted to caffiene.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/20/11 at 11:10 pm
I'm kinda the same way, in 2012, it will be 25 years out of high school for me, and I have led a quiet, reasonably happy life, but nothing noteworthy. If I go to my reunion, what do I talk about?
If I can't pull up in a Rolls Royce and hang a five hundred thousand dollar Rolex out the window OR shoot all the mofos down in a hail of dum-dum bullets, there's no fun in going for me!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/03/diablotin.gif
I say, look if you'll all turn back to page 1987 for a minute, you'll recall there was no sense of affinity or fraternity between me and the rest of you suburban oompa-loompas. I was there because the state said I had to be there until they issues me a piece of paper sating I didn't ahve to be there anymore. I got sentimental about Facebook and friended a boatload of my old classmates. What have I done? Horrified I abandoned Facebook for three months. When I returned, I unfriended all by three of my classmates!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 12/20/11 at 11:25 pm
Just really dreading seeing my friends tomorrow. One of my friends , who came from Mississippi to be here, I haven't seen in a while and I just know she;'s gonna ask me "What have you been up to?" and I literally have nothing to say. I haven't done anything but go back and forth to dialysis, take care of my dad who has a bad cold, and thats about it. Nothing stands out as far as I can see.
It just makes me feel bad... :(
What have I been doing? Whatever keeps me alive. Yes I play with my food and do all kinds of kiddish and other stuff that is seen as unimportant. Well it is important for me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/21/11 at 6:57 am
I ain't blaming the booze! I decided to have a drink...and then another...and then another...and then I says to myself I says, "What the hell? Go whole hog! Get bombed!"
I wouldn't have gone to such great excess if my housemates had been home, and I certainly wouldn't have done it in public! Wouldn't do me any good to wake up in jail covered in my own upchuck, or somebody else's!
The thing is, I'm supposed to be careful about drinking because my meds aggravate the intoxication. A couple of beers or a couple of cocktails gets me pleasantly buzzed. Excess turns me into a monster. I was kinda freaked out on Sunday remembering all the crazy sh*t I did the night before. I mean, I got demented like I had the devil steaming out my ears!
Oh well, nobody got hurt and the cats of the house bear no grudge!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/07/pfiade.gif
At least you didn't wake up in some girl's bed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/21/11 at 7:01 am
I'm kinda the same way, in 2012, it will be 25 years out of high school for me, and I have led a quiet, reasonably happy life, but nothing noteworthy. If I go to my reunion, what do I talk about?
In 2012 It'll be my 20th High School reunion in June but I don't know if my High School will be having it.
You can talk about what you're doing with yourself,your job,family,friends that sort of conversation.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/21/11 at 7:02 am
Any non-alcoholic beverage, mostly Diet Coke, seltzer water and coffee. I'm still quite addicted to caffiene.
Me too Carol I love my coffee.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/21/11 at 11:13 am
Just really dreading seeing my friends tomorrow. One of my friends , who came from Mississippi to be here, I haven't seen in a while and I just know she;'s gonna ask me "What have you been up to?" and I literally have nothing to say. I haven't done anything but go back and forth to dialysis, take care of my dad who has a bad cold, and thats about it. Nothing stands out as far as I can see.
It just makes me feel bad... :(
You've been surviving....that's enough. You also write. You can be honest Tif and say you've tried tajpking classes but with the dialysis it's just too hard to focus so you've decided to stay focused on you. You can talk about your pageants and gowns you've designed and you can talk about what you want to do when you're healthy. There's no shame in being taking care of yourself and dad....I bet your friend isn strong enough to that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/21/11 at 11:15 am
I'm kinda the same way, in 2012, it will be 25 years out of high school for me, and I have led a quiet, reasonably happy life, but nothing noteworthy. If I go to my reunion, what do I talk about?
I know Patty you're gonna do what I do and just keep them talking about themselves. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/21/11 at 12:04 pm
The latest on that b!tch that is taking advantage of my dad (I *** names):
HER email:
Please leave checks in an envelope on your desk under your car keys.
Check payable per **** request to
**** **** $2175.00 (this covers the last part of lawn service / snow removal but more importantly ice removal from the rain gutters, too / gutter cleaning)
Check payable to *** **** (HER NAME!) $9,600.00
Thanks
My sister's response:
I was just saying to papa that his gutters need to be cleaned She is the daughter of Lusifer! but now she know I have my eyes on her and we sisters know her scam. and hopefully papa will soon know it too! She never even asked how he was feeling only cared about getting paid. Even Collecting agent have more feelings, Just F*#@ing Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/21/11 at 12:28 pm
The latest on that b!tch that is taking advantage of my dad (I *** names):
HER email:
Please leave checks in an envelope on your desk under your car keys.
Check payable per **** request to
**** **** $2175.00 (this covers the last part of lawn service / snow removal but more importantly ice removal from the rain gutters, too / gutter cleaning)
Check payable to *** **** (HER NAME!) $9,600.00
Thanks
My sister's response:
I was just saying to papa that his gutters need to be cleaned She is the daughter of Lusifer! but now she know I have my eyes on her and we sisters know her scam. and hopefully papa will soon know it too! She never even asked how he was feeling only cared about getting paid. Even Collecting agent have more feelings, Just F*#@ing Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!
Cat
You CANNOT be serious!!! Holy crap.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/21/11 at 3:01 pm
The latest on that b!tch that is taking advantage of my dad (I *** names):
HER email:
Please leave checks in an envelope on your desk under your car keys.
Check payable per **** request to
**** **** $2175.00 (this covers the last part of lawn service / snow removal but more importantly ice removal from the rain gutters, too / gutter cleaning)
Check payable to *** **** (HER NAME!) $9,600.00
Thanks
My sister's response:
I was just saying to papa that his gutters need to be cleaned She is the daughter of Lusifer! but now she know I have my eyes on her and we sisters know her scam. and hopefully papa will soon know it too! She never even asked how he was feeling only cared about getting paid. Even Collecting agent have more feelings, Just F*#@ing Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!
Cat
How crazy does she think you all are... Tell her you will take bids for all jobs, and only accept the lowest paid bid....
Very classy lady their! She definitely likes having her hands in his pockets!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/21/11 at 3:07 pm
The latest on that b!tch that is taking advantage of my dad (I *** names):
HER email:
Please leave checks in an envelope on your desk under your car keys.
Check payable per **** request to
**** **** $2175.00 (this covers the last part of lawn service / snow removal but more importantly ice removal from the rain gutters, too / gutter cleaning)
Check payable to *** **** (HER NAME!) $9,600.00
Thanks
My sister's response:
I was just saying to papa that his gutters need to be cleaned She is the daughter of Lusifer! but now she know I have my eyes on her and we sisters know her scam. and hopefully papa will soon know it too! She never even asked how he was feeling only cared about getting paid. Even Collecting agent have more feelings, Just F*#@ing Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!
Cat
What the HELL!!
What is she getting paid for?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/21/11 at 5:05 pm
What the HELL!!
What is she getting paid for?
I was wondering this myself
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 12/21/11 at 8:42 pm
major WTF red light in my head.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/21/11 at 11:48 pm
Check payable to *** **** (XXX NAME!) $X,XXX.00
Eeyup. Now it's tme to call the landshark. And to stop talking about it on the Internets.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/21/11 at 11:57 pm
Eeyup. Now it's tme to call the landshark. And to stop talking about it on the Internets.
I don't know you and you don't know me, but I got eleventy zillion in a Swiss bank account. I'll give you half if you'd be a boy scout and cash a check for the transaction fee. Right on my uppers at the moment.
Cordially,
Hastings Waterloo Mabootoo (Mrs.)
Lagos, Nigeria
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/22/11 at 1:43 am
I don't know you and you don't know me, but I got eleventy zillion in a Swiss bank account. I'll give you half if you'd be a boy scout and cash a check for the transaction fee. Right on my uppers at the moment.
Cordially,
Hastings Waterloo Mabootoo (Mrs.)
Lagos, Nigeria
Mrs. Mabootoo, before we can proceed with this transaction, I'll need some sort of confirmation - perhaps having the hired help hang a laptop off its redacted, while standing naked on two lawn chairs, holding up two flaming torches, with a sign taped to its chest saying it's serious now (SFW... barely!)
God Bless,
Foo (Bar.)
References: Some epic scam baiter ca. 2005. I can't take credit for it, but he's a worthy addition to the Internet's collective trophy room.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 12/22/11 at 3:02 am
I know Patty you're gonna do what I do and just keep them talking about themselves. ;)
Yeah, that's my standard tactic. ;D It does seem to work pretty well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/22/11 at 11:15 am
Talked to one of my sisters last night (the one who is NOT in D.C. at the moment) and she told me that Dad is starting to get annoyed with this woman-NOT because of the $$$$, but because she is being nasty to my two sisters who are down there. This is the story that I heard:
Sister: Good Morning.
Silence.
Sister (a little louder): Good Morning.
Silence.
Sister (just about in your face): I SAID, "GOOD MORNING."
B!tch: I HEARD YOU!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 12/22/11 at 11:19 am
Talked to one of my sisters last night (the one who is NOT in D.C. at the moment) and she told me that Dad is starting to get annoyed with this woman-NOT because of the $$$$, but because she is being nasty to my two sisters who are down there. This is the story that I heard:
Sister: Good Morning.
Silence.
Sister (a little louder): Good Morning.
Silence.
Sister (just about in your face): I SAID, "GOOD MORNING."
B!tch: I HEARD YOU!
Cat
My solution is to keep in the bitch's face until she slaps one of my SIL's, then call 911 and have her arrested for assault.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/22/11 at 11:25 am
My solution is to keep in the bitch's face until she slaps one of my SIL's, then call 911 and have her arrested for assault.
I'd just kick her ass. She sounds like she needs it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/22/11 at 11:28 am
I'd just kick her ass. She sounds like she needs it.
However good that would feel, and I am sure it would. She'd have them arrested for assault, and then she would have a medical bill a mile long and sue...... She want's money, or someone to take care of her need, that is quite obvious. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/22/11 at 11:31 am
My solution is to keep in the bitch's face until she slaps one of my SIL's, then call 911 and have her arrested for assault.
I told you that my sister would probably slap her first.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 12/22/11 at 12:06 pm
However good that would feel, and I am sure it would. She'd have them arrested for assault, and then she would have a medical bill a mile long and sue...... She want's money, or someone to take care of her need, that is quite obvious. :-\\
That's why I should do it. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/22/11 at 12:55 pm
My solution is to keep in the bitch's face until she slaps one of my SIL's, then call 911 and have her arrested for assault.
Just make sure there are witnesses around. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/22/11 at 12:59 pm
That's why I should do it. ;)
LOL ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/22/11 at 2:55 pm
That's why I should do it. ;)
You're hired. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Got an email from one of my sisters. She said that it sounded like Dad was ready to kicked her out until she sent him a voice mail and now Dad is under the impression that it was all just a misunderstanding. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/22/11 at 3:31 pm
You're hired. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Got an email from one of my sisters. She said that it sounded like Dad was ready to kicked her out until she sent him a voice mail and now Dad is under the impression that it was all just a misunderstanding. :-\\
Cat
ooooo manipulative as well, oh joy :P
(((((((HUGS)))))))
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/22/11 at 6:55 pm
Talked to one of my sisters last night (the one who is NOT in D.C. at the moment) and she told me that Dad is starting to get annoyed with this woman-NOT because of the $$$$, but because she is being nasty to my two sisters who are down there. This is the story that I heard:
Sister: Good Morning.
Silence.
Sister (a little louder): Good Morning.
Silence.
Sister (just about in your face): I SAID, "GOOD MORNING."
B!tch: I HEARD YOU!
Cat
Just to double check...does that woman work for your father?
???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 12/23/11 at 12:29 am
Got an email from one of my sisters. She said that it sounded like Dad was ready to kicked her out until she sent him a voice mail and now Dad is under the impression that it was all just a misunderstanding. :-\\
Cat
crud Do it again, pi$$ her off, get her @$$ revealed somehow.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/23/11 at 11:13 am
Just to double check...does that woman work for your father?
???
I think SHE thinks he does.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/23/11 at 7:19 pm
My God, today felt so stressful It was like a Bronx Zoo opened up in Pathmark. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/23/11 at 7:28 pm
My God, today felt so stressful It was like a Bronx Zoo opened up in Pathmark. :o
I think that was any grocery store, anywhere today... I was at 3 myself today, along with another store (where people were complaining about the lack of toy selection - ummmm if you wanted that doll, you might have wanted to come last month).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/23/11 at 7:30 pm
My God, today felt so stressful It was like a Bronx Zoo opened up in Pathmark. :o
I avoided shopping plazas today!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/23/11 at 7:41 pm
I think that was any grocery store, anywhere today... I was at 3 myself today, along with another store (where people were complaining about the lack of toy selection - ummmm if you wanted that doll, you might have wanted to come last month).
people were pushing me in there and they were cursing out loud and just feeling very stressed out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/23/11 at 7:42 pm
I avoided shopping plazas today!
That's a good idea.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/23/11 at 7:46 pm
people were pushing me in there and they were cursing out loud and just feeling very stressed out.
Yes, I had a woman hit my girl with her cart (we were waiting for people in front of us to proceed, as there were people coming and going in the aisle) she decided she could travel around us, and she hit my girl (who I did not know where to have stand) and she proceeded to yell at her to get out of the way, people want through. My girl just said "Well Merry Christmas to you too" and another person who witnessed the whole thing, blocked her path. Quite funny, as we were going buy (no one would let her in), I said "Sometimes you just have to wait"...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/23/11 at 9:14 pm
Beware of
MALL RAGE!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/cussing.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/23/11 at 11:04 pm
Beware of
MALL RAGE!
http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/11/cussing.gif
LOL - it wasn't even a mall, just a grocery store...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/23/11 at 11:05 pm
Yes, I had a woman hit my girl with her cart (we were waiting for people in front of us to proceed, as there were people coming and going in the aisle) she decided she could travel around us, and she hit my girl (who I did not know where to have stand) and she proceeded to yell at her to get out of the way, people want through. My girl just said "Well Merry Christmas to you too" and another person who witnessed the whole thing, blocked her path. Quite funny, as we were going buy (no one would let her in), I said "Sometimes you just have to wait"...
Wow. How did you keep yourself from decking her? She hit your daughter then had the nerve to yell at her? Unbelievable. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/23/11 at 11:08 pm
Wow. How did you keep yourself from decking her? She hit your daughter then had the nerve to yell at her? Unbelievable. ::)
I was ready to yell, then youngest handled it with grace, and the guy watching it blocked it; it all happened one after another and then I just found it amusing and she was PIST!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/23/11 at 11:22 pm
I was ready to yell, then youngest handled it with grace, and the guy watching it blocked it; it all happened one after another and then I just found it amusing and she was PIST!
great come back by the kid!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/23/11 at 11:31 pm
great come back by the kid!
Yes! She has heard me many of time, when frustrated at rudeness at the Holidays, blurt it out! So she had her version, and it was a lol moment (she has a loud voice like her mama).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/23/11 at 11:32 pm
Yes! She has heard me many of time, when frustrated at rudeness at the Holidays, blurt it out! So she had her version, and it was a lol moment (she has a loud voice like her mama).
And I guess she is still on Santa's nice list!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/24/11 at 6:37 am
Yes, I had a woman hit my girl with her cart (we were waiting for people in front of us to proceed, as there were people coming and going in the aisle) she decided she could travel around us, and she hit my girl (who I did not know where to have stand) and she proceeded to yell at her to get out of the way, people want through. My girl just said "Well Merry Christmas to you too" and another person who witnessed the whole thing, blocked her path. Quite funny, as we were going buy (no one would let her in), I said "Sometimes you just have to wait"...
That's the holidays for you, people these days are in a hurry in the supermarkets all they want to do is get what they need to get and leave,they have absolutely no condersation whatsoever, that's why in supermarkets you have to be agressive sometimes especially when others are using the carts and they slam into you while you're walking and they think the carts are a toy.These carts are $100 a cart for christ sakes,please take care of them. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/24/11 at 6:39 am
Wow. How did you keep yourself from decking her? She hit your daughter then had the nerve to yell at her? Unbelievable. ::)
I would've decked the woman right back I'm not much of a fighter I'm more of a stuffer so I would wind up with pent up agression.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/24/11 at 8:08 am
That's the holidays for you, people these days are in a hurry in the supermarkets all they want to do is get what they need to get and leave,they have absolutely no condersation whatsoever, that's why in supermarkets you have to be agressive sometimes especially when others are using the carts and they slam into you while you're walking and they think the carts are a toy.These carts are $100 a cart for christ sakes,please take care of them. ::)
Being aggressive too does not help, either (just makes you a jerk too)!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/24/11 at 8:32 am
I was ready to yell, then youngest handled it with grace, and the guy watching it blocked it; it all happened one after another and then I just found it amusing and she was PIST!
Good for her.
And I guess she is still on Santa's nice list!
Even better ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/24/11 at 9:25 am
Being aggressive too does not help, either (just makes you a jerk too)!
I was thinking the same thing.
on the other hand I do have a pretty good mean, evil stare down so sometimes I unleash that.....it works most of the time. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/24/11 at 9:43 am
I was thinking the same thing.
on the other hand I do have a pretty good mean, evil stare down so sometimes I unleash that.....it works most of the time. ;D
Ya... I have that one too, ask any of my students....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/24/11 at 10:03 am
Ya... I have that one too, ask any of my students....
no doubt.....
you should see the look I give those kids throwing tantrums in the stores... boy do they shut up quick and run and hide behind mommy who's completely oblivious because she's too busy shopping to parent her obnoxious child. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/24/11 at 10:19 am
no doubt.....
you should see the look I give those kids throwing tantrums in the stores... boy do they shut up quick and run and hide behind mommy who's completely oblivious because she's too busy shopping to parent her obnoxious child. ;D
Yesterday I was t the store looking at Christmas cards ( which the cashier forgot to give me...that's another story) and there was a mother with two kids, one was in the cart the other was acting like a monkey and trying to climb into the cart...the mother was completely oblivious so I said "oh, be careful!" and the mother gave me the most evil look. I was like 'what the hell??'. Didn't even say anything, no thank you, no nothin'.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/24/11 at 10:43 am
Yesterday I was t the store looking at Christmas cards ( which the cashier forgot to give me...that's another story) and there was a mother with two kids, one was in the cart the other was acting like a monkey and trying to climb into the cart...the mother was completely oblivious so I said "oh, be careful!" and the mother gave me the most evil look. I was like 'what the hell??'. Didn't even say anything, no thank you, no nothin'.
I hate that! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/24/11 at 10:58 am
Yesterday I was t the store looking at Christmas cards ( which the cashier forgot to give me...that's another story) and there was a mother with two kids, one was in the cart the other was acting like a monkey and trying to climb into the cart...the mother was completely oblivious so I said "oh, be careful!" and the mother gave me the most evil look. I was like 'what the hell??'. Didn't even say anything, no thank you, no nothin'.
You should have your youngest (again - my youngest has a loud voice) say "There ain't no way we would be doing ANYTHING if we acted/did that in the store... NO WAY!" It has a tendency to get parents to act, especially if the children are older (or look older than my extremely small 8 year old)... LOL 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/24/11 at 10:58 am
I hate that! >:(
Who doesn't
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/24/11 at 11:07 am
You should have your youngest (again - my youngest has a loud voice) say "There ain't no way we would be doing ANYTHING if we acted/did that in the store... NO WAY!" It has a tendency to get parents to act, especially if the children are older (or look older than my extremely small 8 year old)... LOL 8)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/24/11 at 11:20 am
;D
Works everytime.... Or at least with any self-respecting parent, unfortunately there are some out there that are definitely NOT!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/24/11 at 7:33 pm
Being aggressive too does not help, either (just makes you a jerk too)!
It makes you look foolish.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/24/11 at 7:34 pm
I was thinking the same thing.
on the other hand I do have a pretty good mean, evil stare down so sometimes I unleash that.....it works most of the time. ;D
I would curse the hell outta that person if he/she pissed me off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/24/11 at 7:35 pm
Yesterday I was t the store looking at Christmas cards ( which the cashier forgot to give me...that's another story) and there was a mother with two kids, one was in the cart the other was acting like a monkey and trying to climb into the cart...the mother was completely oblivious so I said "oh, be careful!" and the mother gave me the most evil look. I was like 'what the hell??'. Didn't even say anything, no thank you, no nothin'.
Why'd she give you an evil look for? What did you do wrong? ??? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/25/11 at 5:07 am
You should have your youngest (again - my youngest has a loud voice) say "There ain't no way we would be doing ANYTHING if we acted/did that in the store... NO WAY!" It has a tendency to get parents to act, especially if the children are older (or look older than my extremely small 8 year old)... LOL 8)
Jake will blare out "Nanny 9-1-1" ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/25/11 at 7:44 am
Jake will blare out "Nanny 9-1-1" ;D
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/25/11 at 9:48 am
Jake will blare out "Nanny 9-1-1" ;D
Ha HA!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/25/11 at 11:28 am
Jake will blare out "Nanny 9-1-1" ;D
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/25/11 at 11:35 am
My hubby had to work today (yes the sow's need fed, bred, and birthed every single day). This was not his Holiday, but it was his weekend, and they work weekend's trump a Holiday, so if it is your weekend then plan working the Holiday (if it fall's on the weekend) for whatever reason... He went into work at 2am so that he (and the rest of the crew) could get done early, and be home to see girls get up and open gifts (without having to wait for him). One of the workers did a no call - no show, so at 6:30 this morning (when he was hoping to be home) he was still covering someone elses arse... The rest of the workers told him to go home and they would finish (as they had their Christmas the night before, or no family). The worker is not in very good graces at this point... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/25/11 at 11:46 am
My hubby had to work today (yes the sow's need fed, bred, and birthed every single day). This was not his Holiday, but it was his weekend, and they work weekend's trump a Holiday, so if it is your weekend then plan working the Holiday (if it fall's on the weekend) for whatever reason... He went into work at 2am so that he (and the rest of the crew) could get done early, and be home to see girls get up and open gifts (without having to wait for him). One of the workers did a no call - no show, so at 6:30 this morning (when he was hoping to be home) he was still covering someone elses arse... The rest of the workers told him to go home and they would finish (as they had their Christmas the night before, or no family). The worker is not in very good graces at this point... ::)
That sucks...it was nice of the co-workers to let him go be with the girls. No one should have to cover for someone else on a holiday.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/25/11 at 12:05 pm
That sucks...it was nice of the co-workers to let him go be with the girls. No one should have to cover for someone else on a holiday.
Yes, but we made it through, no matter... He is just exceptionally upset, on thing to call in on a weekend skeleton crew, but another thing to no call no show on Christmas. The dude get's written up (he is lucky he is not suspended) but as Jason is already 3 short (2 people down from vacation and 1 man down who broke his finger Friday) the guy skates by. Jason called his phone 3 times, each time someone picked up, but music was blaring in the background and partying going on... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/25/11 at 3:31 pm
Yes, but we made it through, no matter... He is just exceptionally upset, on thing to call in on a weekend skeleton crew, but another thing to no call no show on Christmas. The dude get's written up (he is lucky he is not suspended) but as Jason is already 3 short (2 people down from vacation and 1 man down who broke his finger Friday) the guy skates by. Jason called his phone 3 times, each time someone picked up, but music was blaring in the background and partying going on... :-\\
sux that he can't be properly punished....maybe he can get the crappiest hours/details for a while....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/25/11 at 6:49 pm
sux that he can't be properly punished....maybe he can get the crappiest hours/details for a while....
hopefully!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 12/25/11 at 7:58 pm
I had a bad holiday. I just don't like it. I worked so hard and it went to hell anyway.
I didn't get any gifts today, but I bought my dad a sweater. He didn't bother to get me anything. And I usually spend Christmas alone because I'm not close to my family.
I went throug the trouble of buying and paying for food with my own money and took my own time to cook it.
My dad didn't like the pork roast or string beans and he said the apple crumb pie I baked was too sweet. I personally think the food turned out well.
So next year, I'm gonna take all the money I waste on crap like that and buy some MJ stuff at Christmas next year. >:( That'll take care of that.
And next month, I'll buy so much MJ stuff, Michael will float down on a damn cloud to thank me. >:(
I hate holidays and am glad they're almost over. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/25/11 at 8:10 pm
I had a bad holiday. I just don't like it. I worked so hard and it went to hell anyway.
I didn't get any gifts today, but I bought my dad a sweater. He didn't bother to get me anything. And I usually spend Christmas alone because I'm not close to my family.
I went throug the trouble of buying and paying for food with my own money and took my own time to cook it.
My dad didn't like the pork roast or string beans and he said the apple crumb pie I baked was too sweet. I personally think the food turned out well.
So next year, I'm gonna take all the money I waste on crap like that and buy some MJ stuff at Christmas next year. >:( That'll take care of that.
And next month, I'll buy so much MJ stuff, Michael will float down on a damn cloud to thank me. >:(
I hate holidays and am glad they're almost over. >:(
that sux Tif. I've spent holidays alone too.. it's not fun. I usually spend the time immersing myself in something I love. I'll watch an entire run of my favorite tv shows or find a good video game that I can play for hours.
this may seem cliche but maybe next year what about going to a homeless shelter or food bank and helping out there? At least those people will appreciate the time you're giving them and the food they get. I have also, and this will warm your heart, adopted a needy family for christmas. buying toys for kids you know won't get anything warms the heart. It's not the same as being with family but it eases the sting a bit
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/25/11 at 8:20 pm
I had a bad holiday. I just don't like it. I worked so hard and it went to hell anyway.
I didn't get any gifts today, but I bought my dad a sweater. He didn't bother to get me anything. And I usually spend Christmas alone because I'm not close to my family.
I went throug the trouble of buying and paying for food with my own money and took my own time to cook it.
My dad didn't like the pork roast or string beans and he said the apple crumb pie I baked was too sweet. I personally think the food turned out well.
So next year, I'm gonna take all the money I waste on crap like that and buy some MJ stuff at Christmas next year. >:( That'll take care of that.
And next month, I'll buy so much MJ stuff, Michael will float down on a damn cloud to thank me. >:(
I hate holidays and am glad they're almost over. >:(
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/25/11 at 8:23 pm
I had a bad holiday. I just don't like it. I worked so hard and it went to hell anyway.
I didn't get any gifts today, but I bought my dad a sweater. He didn't bother to get me anything. And I usually spend Christmas alone because I'm not close to my family.
I went throug the trouble of buying and paying for food with my own money and took my own time to cook it.
My dad didn't like the pork roast or string beans and he said the apple crumb pie I baked was too sweet. I personally think the food turned out well.
So next year, I'm gonna take all the money I waste on crap like that and buy some MJ stuff at Christmas next year. >:( That'll take care of that.
And next month, I'll buy so much MJ stuff, Michael will float down on a damn cloud to thank me. >:(
I hate holidays and am glad they're almost over. >:(
(((((((((hugs))))))))) sorry...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/25/11 at 8:24 pm
that sux Tif. I've spent holidays alone too.. it's not fun. I usually spend the time immersing myself in something I love. I'll watch an entire run of my favorite tv shows or find a good video game that I can play for hours.
this may seem cliche but maybe next year what about going to a homeless shelter or food bank and helping out there? At least those people will appreciate the time you're giving them and the food they get. I have also, and this will warm your heart, adopted a needy family for christmas. buying toys for kids you know won't get anything warms the heart. It's not the same as being with family but it eases the sting a bit
Awesome ideas O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/25/11 at 9:31 pm
I had a bad holiday. I just don't like it. I worked so hard and it went to hell anyway.
I didn't get any gifts today, but I bought my dad a sweater. He didn't bother to get me anything. And I usually spend Christmas alone because I'm not close to my family.
I went throug the trouble of buying and paying for food with my own money and took my own time to cook it.
My dad didn't like the pork roast or string beans and he said the apple crumb pie I baked was too sweet. I personally think the food turned out well.
So next year, I'm gonna take all the money I waste on crap like that and buy some MJ stuff at Christmas next year. >:( That'll take care of that.
And next month, I'll buy so much MJ stuff, Michael will float down on a damn cloud to thank me. >:(
I hate holidays and am glad they're almost over. >:(
{{{hugs}}}} Sorry it went so badly for you.
this may seem cliche but maybe next year what about going to a homeless shelter or food bank and helping out there? At least those people will appreciate the time you're giving them and the food they get. I have also, and this will warm your heart, adopted a needy family for christmas. buying toys for kids you know won't get anything warms the heart. It's not the same as being with family but it eases the sting a bit
These are some great ideas. You should think about it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 12/25/11 at 10:17 pm
Thanks guys. I might try that volunteering thing.
It's just, I loathe the holidays. Like when Nov. 1st comes, I'm praying I fall asleep and not wake up until Jan 2nd. I just don't get any joy or fun out of it anymore.
but I'll try to remember the volunteering. Thank you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/25/11 at 10:22 pm
Thanks guys. I might try that volunteering thing.
It's just, I loathe the holidays. Like when Nov. 1st comes, I'm praying I fall asleep and not wake up until Jan 2nd. I just don't get any joy or fun out of it anymore.
but I'll try to remember the volunteering. Thank you.
no problem... just seems like maybe if you have something positive to focus on they might not suck so much.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/28/11 at 4:27 am
Thanks guys. I might try that volunteering thing.
It's just, I loathe the holidays. Like when Nov. 1st comes, I'm praying I fall asleep and not wake up until Jan 2nd. I just don't get any joy or fun out of it anymore.
but I'll try to remember the volunteering. Thank you.
Try it. A children's hospital is a good thing, but anywhere with kids in need. Buying for yourself won't help, sometimes it hurts even more.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/28/11 at 6:43 am
Try it. A children's hospital is a good thing, but anywhere with kids in need. Buying for yourself won't help, sometimes it hurts even more.
This is a good idea. And it is something you can do year round. It doesn't have to be monetary or labor intensive. Sometimes just spending time with a sick child, or listening to a lonely elderly person is what they need. Helping others is a true joy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/28/11 at 1:16 pm
Try it. A children's hospital is a good thing, but anywhere with kids in need. Buying for yourself won't help, sometimes it hurts even more.
Giving to a children's hospital is a great idea... I remember years ago seeing a wish list for them. you used to be able to go to amazon and just get it all done online by state/city....
This isn't that site, I forget what it's called, but I found this it's a wish list of toys, games, needs for children's hospitals
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/28/11 at 1:23 pm
I have had a massive sinus headache for weeks now. I did the nasal wash, nasal spray and still I am in pain. :\'( :\'( :\'( I guess I'm gonna have to try drugs next. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/28/11 at 1:29 pm
I have had a massive sinus headache for weeks now. I did the nasal wash, nasal spray and still I am in pain. :\'( :\'( :\'( I guess I'm gonna have to try drugs next. :-\\
Cat
sorry... I know how much you hate it but sometimes it really does help. I swear that cough medicine kept me comatose for a week but once I came out the otherside the cough is 99% gone...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/28/11 at 4:53 pm
Giving to a children's hospital is a great idea... I remember years ago seeing a wish list for them. you used to be able to go to amazon and just get it all done online by state/city....
This isn't that site, I forget what it's called, but I found this it's a wish list of toys, games, needs for children's hospitals
I think what she needs, more than giving, is contact with people. People who are thankful that she is there, just for being herself.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/28/11 at 4:54 pm
I have had a massive sinus headache for weeks now. I did the nasal wash, nasal spray and still I am in pain. :\'( :\'( :\'( I guess I'm gonna have to try drugs next. :-\\
Cat
Flonase....and do you have the humidifier going....all the time?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/28/11 at 5:18 pm
Flonase....and do you have the humidifier going....all the time?
Not too sure what nasal spray we have-it was a freebee from the doc.
Our humidifier is a trough that sits on our baseboard radiator that is filled with water. At the moment it is empty because the indicator in the bedroom says that the air is NOT dry. So, I don't know. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/28/11 at 5:29 pm
I think what she needs, more than giving, is contact with people. People who are thankful that she is there, just for being herself.
Considering how much time she spends in the hospital throughout the year the last place she'd probably want to be at christmas is hospital......I know I wouldn't want to be.....
perhaps working at shelter that caters to families rather than a standard homeless shelter... helping them throw a christmas party etc .there's something about seeing kids who have little or nothing genuinely appreciate the little gifts they get that just warms your heart.
don't mind us Tif we're just gonna plan your life out for you while you're off line ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/28/11 at 6:17 pm
I have had a massive sinus headache for weeks now. I did the nasal wash, nasal spray and still I am in pain. :\'( :\'( :\'( I guess I'm gonna have to try drugs next. :-\\
Cat
I feel ya pain!!!!
Today I woke up with the most awful headache, my eyes were swollen and I felt it in my cheeks and jaw, and it make me puke a couple of times. I had to go out and have tires put on the car and stopped in CVS to get Sudafed, they were out!! Didn't even have their brand and the other stuff that's available on the shelf does nothing for me...luckily there's a Walgreens right across the street from CVS and they had plenty. I came home and crashed on the couch with a heating pad on my face...I feel 90% better.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/28/11 at 6:20 pm
I feel ya pain!!!!
Today I woke up with the most awful headache, my eyes were swollen and I felt it in my cheeks and jaw, and it make me puke a couple of times. I had to go out and have tires put on the car and stopped in CVS to get Sudafed, they were out!! Didn't even have their brand and the other stuff that's available on the shelf does nothing for me...luckily there's a Walgreens right across the street from CVS and they had plenty. I came home and crashed on the couch with a heating pad on my face...I feel 90% better.
My husband awoke with the same thing this morning, and a fever... He is two men down already, so he had to go into work. I gave him some motrin, and 6 sudafed tablets, told him if he needed more, he was going to have to stop at the pharmacy (as I need some if the girls and I end up coming down with the same dang thing)... :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/28/11 at 6:21 pm
Considering how much time she spends in the hospital throughout the year the last place she'd probably want to be at christmas is hospital......I know I wouldn't want to be.....
perhaps working at shelter that caters to families rather than a standard homeless shelter... helping them throw a christmas party etc .there's something about seeing kids who have little or nothing genuinely appreciate the little gifts they get that just warms your heart.
don't mind us Tif we're just gonna plan your life out for you while you're off line ;D
If kids aren't her 'thing' she could find a no-kill shelter she could volunteer at, help feed and water the animals and socialize with them. Sometimes I'd rather be around dogs than people. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/28/11 at 6:29 pm
I feel ya pain!!!!
Today I woke up with the most awful headache, my eyes were swollen and I felt it in my cheeks and jaw, and it make me puke a couple of times. I had to go out and have tires put on the car and stopped in CVS to get Sudafed, they were out!! Didn't even have their brand and the other stuff that's available on the shelf does nothing for me...luckily there's a Walgreens right across the street from CVS and they had plenty. I came home and crashed on the couch with a heating pad on my face...I feel 90% better.
WOW!!! Glad you're feeling better....that sounds rough!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/28/11 at 6:30 pm
If kids aren't her 'thing' she could find a no-kill shelter she could volunteer at, help feed and water the animals and socialize with them. Sometimes I'd rather be around dogs than people. ;D
always...O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 12/28/11 at 6:31 pm
My husband awoke with the same thing this morning, and a fever... He is two men down already, so he had to go into work. I gave him some motrin, and 6 sudafed tablets, told him if he needed more, he was going to have to stop at the pharmacy (as I need some if the girls and I end up coming down with the same dang thing)... :P
I couldn't believe CVS didn't have any...I felt like a junkie, I almost cried, I was like ' OK, you got the store brand with real stuff?!? You know, not that other stuff?? Do you have anything?!?'. By the time I got to Walgreens I was a madwoman!!! Then I had to sign and read and check something, I was like "Give me the damn stuff already!!!"
I hope your husband feels better and the girls don't get it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 12/28/11 at 6:32 pm
I feel ya pain!!!!
Today I woke up with the most awful headache, my eyes were swollen and I felt it in my cheeks and jaw, and it make me puke a couple of times. I had to go out and have tires put on the car and stopped in CVS to get Sudafed, they were out!! Didn't even have their brand and the other stuff that's available on the shelf does nothing for me...luckily there's a Walgreens right across the street from CVS and they had plenty. I came home and crashed on the couch with a heating pad on my face...I feel 90% better.
Can only offer karma.
My husband awoke with the same thing this morning, and a fever... He is two men down already, so he had to go into work. I gave him some motrin, and 6 sudafed tablets, told him if he needed more, he was going to have to stop at the pharmacy (as I need some if the girls and I end up coming down with the same dang thing)... :P
To you to.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 12/28/11 at 7:03 pm
I have had a massive sinus headache for weeks now. I did the nasal wash, nasal spray and still I am in pain. :\'( :\'( :\'( I guess I'm gonna have to try drugs next. :-\\
Cat
hope you feel better Cat. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/28/11 at 7:11 pm
I couldn't believe CVS didn't have any...I felt like a junkie, I almost cried, I was like ' OK, you got the store brand with real stuff?!? You know, not that other stuff?? Do you have anything?!?'. By the time I got to Walgreens I was a madwoman!!! Then I had to sign and read and check something, I was like "Give me the damn stuff already!!!"
I hope your husband feels better and the girls don't get it.
Well I just asked him...
he has now dealing with being a few more men down (as he just found out there were punches thrown at another unit, about a month ago... The punchee never reported it, just left. And the puncher and punch witness never reported it as well). A newbee, (who was not present at time of punches) just told him he did not want to cause trouble because he would have hit Art back if he decked him... OH BOTHER
he says he did not feel bad this morning, but feels cruddy now (I asked him about the sudafed). Nope never took another after I gave him the 2 this morning... Might help if you take your medicine. I am sure we will all be sick, he never washes his hands after coughing, or uses sanitizer... and always lets the girls drink from his glass, no matter how horrified I react. :P He loves to spread the love
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 12/28/11 at 10:00 pm
perhaps working at shelter that caters to families rather than a standard homeless shelter... helping them throw a christmas party etc .there's something about seeing kids who have little or nothing genuinely appreciate the little gifts they get that just warms your heart.
Even if you never have to see the recipient, it's still a great excuse to walk down that aisle of Toys "R" Us and come back with a pile of toys. I mean, some anonymous kid requested some pony stuff on our office's donation tree. I could hardly decline. That kid's hand-scrawled letter to Santa was the excuse I'd been waiting for!
I couldn't believe CVS didn't have any...I felt like a junkie, I almost cried, I was like ' OK, you got the store brand with real stuff?!? You know, not that other stuff?? Do you have anything?!?'. By the time I got to Walgreens I was a madwoman!!! Then I had to sign and read and check something, I was like "Give me the damn stuff already!!!"
(Edit: I was still futzing with this one when the reply was posted. I stand by either version. Sometimes less is more!)
That's another excuse to ham it up. If I'm visibly sick, I present my papers with a mock German/Russian accent, "Ja, Ja, meinen papieren, nothing to hide! Danke. Not your fault, I understand, orders are orders, but for the Homeland's sake, wash your hands after handling my cash, Comrade Citizen." If they look confused, I smirk and remind them that if I'm sick, and that if I were redacted, I'd just get it from the border that isn't Canada by the kilo.
It really isn't the clerk's fault, and I try to make it clear that I regard it as a fault of the government under which we both happen to live, and that I'm grateful that we're at least permitted to inject a little humor into the absurdly comical situation.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 12/28/11 at 10:08 pm
Even if you never have to see the recipient, it's still a great excuse to walk down that aisle of Toys "R" Us and come back with a pile of toys. I mean, some anonymous kid requested some pony stuff on our office's donation tree. I could hardly decline. That kid's hand-scrawled letter to Santa was the excuse I'd been waiting for!
That's another excuse to ham it up. If I'm visibly sick, I present my papers with a mock German/Russian accent, "Ja, Ja, meinen papieren, nothing to hide! Danke. For the Homeland's sake, wash your hands after handling my cash, Comrade Citizen, I'm sick."
I agree with you Foo... I have done both... given to families where I have never seen the reaction and participated in a christmas party for the children of migrant farm workers in California's salad bowl capital.... both are equally rewarding...
like Danoot has pointed out tho, Tif being alone during the holidays is not necessarily a great solution for her so in her case it would be beneficial to be out with people during the holiday. Give how she reacted to her father's comments about the meal she slaved over it sounds like she's in the need for some immediate postive reaction to her efforts so in her case it would probably be better to do something where she can experience the joy her good deeds and efforts actually bring.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/29/11 at 5:56 am
Not too sure what nasal spray we have-it was a freebee from the doc.
Our humidifier is a trough that sits on our baseboard radiator that is filled with water. At the moment it is empty because the indicator in the bedroom says that the air is NOT dry. So, I don't know. :-\\
Cat
Forget the trough thing. Go buy a COOL mist humidifier(not warm or steam really, this is my territory). A cool mist humidifer in your room during the night will change your life.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/29/11 at 5:58 am
Considering how much time she spends in the hospital throughout the year the last place she'd probably want to be at christmas is hospital......I know I wouldn't want to be.....
perhaps working at shelter that caters to families rather than a standard homeless shelter... helping them throw a christmas party etc .there's something about seeing kids who have little or nothing genuinely appreciate the little gifts they get that just warms your heart.
don't mind us Tif we're just gonna plan your life out for you while you're off line ;D
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 12/29/11 at 7:09 am
Forget the trough thing. Go buy a COOL mist humidifier(not warm or steam really, this is my territory). A cool mist humidifer in your room during the night will change your life.
My doctor told me cool mist is the best when we were dealing with Sarah's sinus problems.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 12/29/11 at 7:22 pm
My doctor told me cool mist is the best when we were dealing with Sarah's sinus problems.
I suffered for years from bad sinuses, and bad doctors who were very dismissive, but I have it pretty much figured out now. Cool mist humidifiers are a very simple thing but provide a great deal of relief. I won't go through a winter without one. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 12/29/11 at 8:08 pm
I suffered for years from bad sinuses, and bad doctors who were very dismissive, but I have it pretty much figured out now. Cool mist humidifiers are a very simple thing but provide a great deal of relief. I won't go through a winter without one. ;)
We went through numerous cool mist humidifiers, we finally put a humidifier one on the furnace - LOVE IT! We still have a couple warm mist, for when my asthma or the girls croup acts up... but for the most part we are good now!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/01/12 at 12:47 pm
To be filed under "They just don't make things like they used to."
About two & a half years ago, my FIL came for a visit for my youngest step-daughter's wedding. We knew we had to make our bathtub a bit safer for him. So, we put in a bar (the kind he can hold on to, not the kind where he can make himself a drink :D ;D ;D ;D ) & we got those peel & stick thingys. Most of those sticky things had come off-and I figured, two & a half years is an ok lifespan for them. We went out and bought more and I pulled up what was left of the old and put down the new about 2-3 weeks ago. Already two of them have come up!!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( I remember as a kid, EVERYONE had those in the shape of flowers and they NEVER came off. If you wanted them removed, it took a lot to pry them up. I know they are cheap but I don't want to have to keep putting them down every few weeks-not to mention with that lifespan-that would add up. And when they start coming off-they are more dangerous than not having any. I'm thinking of putting them down with superglue-unless someone else has a better idea.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/01/12 at 3:08 pm
To be filed under "They just don't make things like they used to."
About two & a half years ago, my FIL came for a visit for my youngest step-daughter's wedding. We knew we had to make our bathtub a bit safer for him. So, we put in a bar (the kind he can hold on to, not the kind where he can make himself a drink :D ;D ;D ;D ) & we got those peel & stick thingys. Most of those sticky things had come off-and I figured, two & a half years is an ok lifespan for them. We went out and bought more and I pulled up what was left of the old and put down the new about 2-3 weeks ago. Already two of them have come up!!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( I remember as a kid, EVERYONE had those in the shape of flowers and they NEVER came off. If you wanted them removed, it took a lot to pry them up. I know they are cheap but I don't want to have to keep putting them down every few
weeks-not to mention with that lifespan-that would add up. And when they start coming off-they are more dangerous than not having any. I'm thinking of putting them down with superglue-unless someone else has a better idea.
Cat
I don't use them but the first thing that came to mind is maybe there is some sort of residue on the tub, from a cleaner or even conditioner. Maybe you can try cleaning tub with vinegar or rubbing alcohol first? :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/01/12 at 5:37 pm
I don't use them but the first thing that came to mind is maybe there is some sort of residue on the tub, from a cleaner or even conditioner. Maybe you can try cleaning tub with vinegar or rubbing alcohol first? :-\\
We are getting the tile on the tub regrouted and I asked the guy about it. He basically said the same thing. He said that after he is done with the tile, he will see what he can do.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/01/12 at 7:59 pm
I swear, people are just so stupid sometimes, why would you want to park your car smack dab in the middle of a bus stop zone? The sign obviously says "No Parking" and this guy wanted to get something to eat in Burger King while his dumb friend was inside the car, an old lady asked nicely for someone to move the car because you never know when the bus will come. See, that's people for you, just so rude! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/01/12 at 9:50 pm
I swear, people are just so stupid sometimes, why would you want to park your car smack dab in the middle of a bus stop zone? The sign obviously says "No Parking" and this guy wanted to get something to eat in Burger King while his dumb friend was inside the car, an old lady asked nicely for someone to move the car because you never know when the bus will come. See, that's people for you, just so rude! >:(
What I hate even more is when the cops don't do anything about it. Sometimes vendors unload cargo right in front of the bus stop signs in Amherst and the drivers and passengers have to skirt their way around the vendor trucks. One time a beer truck was in the way for fifteen minutes and the cruiser up the block just sat there. Yeah, park in a municipal reserved spot for two seconds and you'll get a thirty dollar ticket...but who cares about the bums who take the bus!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/01/12 at 11:15 pm
Speaking for law enforcement you don't know what that cruiser was doing parked up the street.
Maybe they were responding to a call or filling out notes for a call they just finished.
Maybe the were on a directive detail.
Maybe the department has a special traffic detail that handles that issue and the unit notified the division who was tied up on a traffic accident and couldn't break away to cite the vendor.
Maybe the unit was a training car and the training officer was busy talking to the trainee about the different issues they face and how to deal with it. Or teaching the trainee about locations or quizzing tge trainee on a whatif scenario. Maybe they were midshift, ran multiple calls and finally caught time to take a short break. Maybe they were lazy or maybe they just didn't care.
You will never know but it'd really be nice if people stopped assuming that it's always the last two options and never consider the others. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/02/12 at 6:59 am
What I hate even more is when the cops don't do anything about it. Sometimes vendors unload cargo right in front of the bus stop signs in Amherst and the drivers and passengers have to skirt their way around the vendor trucks. One time a beer truck was in the way for fifteen minutes and the cruiser up the block just sat there. Yeah, park in a municipal reserved spot for two seconds and you'll get a thirty dollar ticket...but who cares about the bums who take the bus!
::)
That's because they don't care if they get a ticket, They'll brush it off like it's no big deal and move on.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/02/12 at 5:38 pm
Speaking for law enforcement you don't know what that cruiser was doing parked up the street.
Maybe they were responding to a call or filling out notes for a call they just finished.
Maybe the were on a directive detail.
Maybe the department has a special traffic detail that handles that issue and the unit notified the division who was tied up on a traffic accident and couldn't break away to cite the vendor.
Maybe the unit was a training car and the training officer was busy talking to the trainee about the different issues they face and how to deal with it. Or teaching the trainee about locations or quizzing tge trainee on a whatif scenario. Maybe they were midshift, ran multiple calls and finally caught time to take a short break. Maybe they were lazy or maybe they just didn't care.
You will never know but it'd really be nice if people stopped assuming that it's always the last two options and never consider the others. >:(
True, true. Fair enough.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/02/12 at 8:56 pm
Speaking for law enforcement you don't know what that cruiser was doing parked up the street.
Maybe they were responding to a call or filling out notes for a call they just finished.
Maybe the were on a directive detail.
Maybe the department has a special traffic detail that handles that issue and the unit notified the division who was tied up on a traffic accident and couldn't break away to cite the vendor.
Maybe the unit was a training car and the training officer was busy talking to the trainee about the different issues they face and how to deal with it. Or teaching the trainee about locations or quizzing tge trainee on a whatif scenario. Maybe they were midshift, ran multiple calls and finally caught time to take a short break. Maybe they were lazy or maybe they just didn't care.
You will never know but it'd really be nice if people stopped assuming that it's always the last two options and never consider the others. >:(
The guys from Adam 12 would have fixed the situation!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/09/12 at 1:46 am
alright maybe I'm being petty but it still pissed me off....
I have good friends that I go to paley events with... not everyone goes to every event.... anyway... I was got tix to a night honoring the return of Cougar Town ( O0 Feb 14th 8) ) and texted my friend Steve to see if he was going cuz he loves the show... He wanted to go but couldn't geta ticket while he was at work.... I owe him for doing some great stuff for me so I bought him one as a gift. Unfortunately he couldn't make it b/c his grandfather died (I'm not mad at Steve)
So, now I'm stuck with an extra ticket the day before the event. I call my friend who used to always go to these events but she's having financial trouble and stuff so she's stopped going to most of them... she's a good friend so I offered her the ticket....I told her she didn't have to pay me for it just do something good for me when she gets money... anyway she says she'll go. Then I go get my pics for autographs. Through an error on my part I accidentally print up an 8x10 and an 11x14 cast photo. I don't need both so I give my friend the pic because I know she can't afford to print up her own. We go to the event. I get there at 330 and ask her to be there by 4pm or 430 because it's getting harder to save spots. So I show up early so we can have front of the line and front row.... she comes at 450. and gets a good spot in line because I was there early. Then they do a trivia thing. She answers wrong but they like her answer so they gave her a poster... now I should be happy my friend won an autographed poster but I'm thinking. She was there because I gave her a free ticket; gave her a pic to get autographed; stood in line and got her the good seat so he could hear her answer >:( I should be happy for her but I know had someone bought me the ticket et al I would've given them the poster... I know this because when Steve got us the Hot in Cleveland set visit they gave me an autographed script and I gave it to Steve because I figured if not for him I wouldn't have had te experience.
thanks for letting me gripe.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/09/12 at 1:37 pm
alright maybe I'm being petty but it still pissed me off....
I have good friends that I go to paley events with... not everyone goes to every event.... anyway... I was got tix to a night honoring the return of Cougar Town ( O0 Feb 14th 8) ) and texted my friend Steve to see if he was going cuz he loves the show... He wanted to go but couldn't geta ticket while he was at work.... I owe him for doing some great stuff for me so I bought him one as a gift. Unfortunately he couldn't make it b/c his grandfather died (I'm not mad at Steve)
So, now I'm stuck with an extra ticket the day before the event. I call my friend who used to always go to these events but she's having financial trouble and stuff so she's stopped going to most of them... she's a good friend so I offered her the ticket....I told her she didn't have to pay me for it just do something good for me when she gets money... anyway she says she'll go. Then I go get my pics for autographs. Through an error on my part I accidentally print up an 8x10 and an 11x14 cast photo. I don't need both so I give my friend the pic because I know she can't afford to print up her own. We go to the event. I get there at 330 and ask her to be there by 4pm or 430 because it's getting harder to save spots. So I show up early so we can have front of the line and front row.... she comes at 450. and gets a good spot in line because I was there early. Then they do a trivia thing. She answers wrong but they like her answer so they gave her a poster... now I should be happy my friend won an autographed poster but I'm thinking. She was there because I gave her a free ticket; gave her a pic to get autographed; stood in line and got her the good seat so he could hear her answer >:( I should be happy for her but I know had someone bought me the ticket et al I would've given them the poster... I know this because when Steve got us the Hot in Cleveland set visit they gave me an autographed script and I gave it to Steve because I figured if not for him I wouldn't have had te experience.
thanks for letting me gripe.
Some people just don't THINK!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/09/12 at 2:05 pm
alright maybe I'm being petty but it still pissed me off....
I have good friends that I go to paley events with... not everyone goes to every event.... anyway... I was got tix to a night honoring the return of Cougar Town ( O0 Feb 14th 8) ) and texted my friend Steve to see if he was going cuz he loves the show... He wanted to go but couldn't geta ticket while he was at work.... I owe him for doing some great stuff for me so I bought him one as a gift. Unfortunately he couldn't make it b/c his grandfather died (I'm not mad at Steve)
So, now I'm stuck with an extra ticket the day before the event. I call my friend who used to always go to these events but she's having financial trouble and stuff so she's stopped going to most of them... she's a good friend so I offered her the ticket....I told her she didn't have to pay me for it just do something good for me when she gets money... anyway she says she'll go. Then I go get my pics for autographs. Through an error on my part I accidentally print up an 8x10 and an 11x14 cast photo. I don't need both so I give my friend the pic because I know she can't afford to print up her own. We go to the event. I get there at 330 and ask her to be there by 4pm or 430 because it's getting harder to save spots. So I show up early so we can have front of the line and front row.... she comes at 450. and gets a good spot in line because I was there early. Then they do a trivia thing. She answers wrong but they like her answer so they gave her a poster... now I should be happy my friend won an autographed poster but I'm thinking. She was there because I gave her a free ticket; gave her a pic to get autographed; stood in line and got her the good seat so he could hear her answer >:( I should be happy for her but I know had someone bought me the ticket et al I would've given them the poster... I know this because when Steve got us the Hot in Cleveland set visit they gave me an autographed script and I gave it to Steve because I figured if not for him I wouldn't have had te experience.
thanks for letting me gripe.
"The only antidote to anger, is to eliminate the internal sentence "if only you were more like me." -Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Of course you're mad. And that's ok. It hurts when you extend kindness to people who do not return it. I say forgive her for being who she is, but don't give her another ticket.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/09/12 at 5:10 pm
Ok, so here we are, Cat and I taking care of her father. I interrupt this narrative to make a contrast.
For several years, as I think you know, we have gone to P.R. for both vacation and to spell my sister in taking care of my dad. He has always been a strong and self sufficient dud and even when we were there he wanted to be useful, like fixing dinner etc. So much for my self sufficient dad - you get the idea.
This guy, Cat's dad, is just the opposite. This is a 74 year old BAAAAby, and it goes back to his pampered childhood (nannies no less). He worships his now oldest daughter because she caters to his every whim when she is here, and compares Cat to her all the time, which I find to be totally insulting and demeaning to Cat. He is sick, And I know that, but the guy plays on it, he uses it to guilt his daughters (not his son) to care for him. This morning he said something like "I guess I rely on my children to care for me, but maybe I can;t". Cat said "Well, it;s really hard when you're so far away". So more guilt;t trip. That's not all, but I must go cook
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/09/12 at 6:44 pm
S0 dinner done - all he wanted was leftover pea soup, which he didn't eat. What really get me is that he treats Cat as if she were a servant. A few months ago, we took my dad to my doc. He asked dad who each of us were. Cat, he said, was an "inefficient servant girl". Dad was kidding, but that's how Cat's father sees her. And it really pisses me off the way he calls her, and demands service as if she were a main, without a please or thank you. Not to be political, but this is why I hate the rich. Put that silver spoon up your ars, and tread your daughters as daughters and not as your slaves
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/10/12 at 6:49 am
S0 dinner done - all he wanted was leftover pea soup, which he didn't eat. What really get me is that he treats Cat as if she were a servant. A few months ago, we took my dad to my doc. He asked dad who each of us were. Cat, he said, was an "inefficient servant girl". Dad was kidding, but that's how Cat's father sees her. And it really pisses me off the way he calls her, and demands service as if she were a main, without a please or thank you. Not to be political, but this is why I hate the rich. Put that silver spoon up your ars, and tread your daughters as daughters and not as your slaves
That's not right of what he said about her, totally uncalled for.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/10/12 at 9:30 am
Carlos, I hope you say something to Cat's dad. He needs to know his behavior is unacceptable. >:(
Cat, I am so sorry you are having to deal with all of this. You are wonderful!!! Please keep your head up. (HUGS)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/10/12 at 10:07 am
Carlos, I hope you say something to Cat's dad. He needs to know his behavior is unacceptable. >:(
Cat, I am so sorry you are having to deal with all of this. You are wonderful!!! Please keep your head up. (HUGS)
Thanks. (I owe you karma). Yes, Dad is a big baby-but he is NOT feeling well. We found out today that he has an infection. I'm sure everyone on this board can be a bit bitchy when they aren't feeling well, too.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/10/12 at 1:14 pm
"The only antidote to anger, is to eliminate the internal sentence "if only you were more like me." -Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Of course you're mad. And that's ok. It hurts when you extend kindness to people who do not return it. I say forgive her for being who she is, but don't give her another ticket.
you're a better person than I am.... :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/10/12 at 1:18 pm
you're a better person than I am.... :D
...Gunga Din?
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/10/12 at 1:20 pm
you're a better person than I am.... :D
No I'm not.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/10/12 at 1:31 pm
...Gunga Din?
Cat
him too.... probably
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/10/12 at 4:54 pm
Carlos, I hope you say something to Cat's dad. He needs to know his behavior is unacceptable. >:(
Cat, I am so sorry you are having to deal with all of this. You are wonderful!!! Please keep your head up. (HUGS)
First, Cat would kill me and second, it wouldn't do any good. The guy has been this way for ever. Lays lots of guilt, which I've seen before from my first MIL, and is so self centered he thinks the universe revolves around him. First night he was home he called two doctors, one twice, the other three times, the last time about midnight. I have my doc's home phone # but I only call for social reasons.
At least a week more of this, maybe 9 days :\'( :\'( :( :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/10/12 at 7:48 pm
Thanks. (I owe you karma). Yes, Dad is a big baby-but he is NOT feeling well. We found out today that he has an infection. I'm sure everyone on this board can be a bit bitchy when they aren't feeling well, too.
Cat
Hope your father feels better soon.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/10/12 at 8:24 pm
Hope your father feels better soon.
Thanks, Howard. So do I.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/11/12 at 8:36 am
So it seems that "staff" have to be up by 8:30 around here, and not a minute later. 8 more days
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/11/12 at 9:13 am
So it seems that "staff" have to be up by 8:30 around here, and not a minute later. 8 more days
Oh My Love. I know you hate it here. (So do I.) But, you are doing a good deed and you are helping me out. I love you so much for doing this for me-and my dad. :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/11/12 at 8:52 pm
Today was ok, but it was back to the drug store again. I'm getting to good friends with the attractive young woman who gets the meds after the script is filled. Can't be helped though.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/11/12 at 8:59 pm
Today was ok, but it was back to the drug store again. I'm getting to good friends with the attractive young woman who gets the meds after the script is filled. Can't be helped though.
That's awesome.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/12/12 at 10:22 am
So Megan's friend spent the night...the girl puked around 2AM...asked if she wanted to call her mom, she said NO...so I cleaned up puke, washed blankets and clothes and tried to go back to sleep for a little while. Called her mom first thing this morning and told her that her daughter is sick (no more puking but she's pale and not acting like herself), said she'd be here soon...WHERE IS THE MOTHER??? Not here yet...2 hours have passed, still no sign of her.
If my kid got sick at a friends house I'd be there shortly after they called me...chances are my kids would have called me after they puked.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/12/12 at 10:26 am
So Megan's friend spent the night...the girl puked around 2AM...asked if she wanted to call her mom, she said NO...so I cleaned up puke, washed blankets and clothes and tried to go back to sleep for a little while. Called her mom first thing this morning and told her that her daughter is sick (no more puking but she's pale and not acting like herself), said she'd be here soon...WHERE IS THE MOTHER??? Not here yet...2 hours have passed, still no sign of her.
If my kid got sick at a friends house I'd be there shortly after they called me...chances are my kids would have called me after they puked.
that sux
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 02/12/12 at 11:13 am
So Megan's friend spent the night...the girl puked around 2AM...asked if she wanted to call her mom, she said NO...so I cleaned up puke, washed blankets and clothes and tried to go back to sleep for a little while. Called her mom first thing this morning and told her that her daughter is sick (no more puking but she's pale and not acting like herself), said she'd be here soon...WHERE IS THE MOTHER??? Not here yet...2 hours have passed, still no sign of her.
If my kid got sick at a friends house I'd be there shortly after they called me...chances are my kids would have called me after they puked.
Depending on why they puked my kids might or might not call. i.e. if they think it was just too much sweets and soda!
However if a mum called to say my kid was ill I'd be round there like a shot.
Never had it happen on a sleepover. I did once have James's friend puking during a play date. I didn't call his folks, partly because he was with us whilst his parents set up a Girl Scout activity my daughter was going to. And I knew I would be meeting them in a couple of hours anyway. We still joke about it!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/12/12 at 11:26 am
Depending on why they puked my kids might or might not call. i.e. if they think it was just too much sweets and soda!
However if a mum called to say my kid was ill I'd be round there like a shot.
Never had it happen on a sleepover. I did once have James's friend puking during a play date. I didn't call his folks, partly because he was with us whilst his parents set up a Girl Scout activity my daughter was going to. And I knew I would be meeting them in a couple of hours anyway. We still joke about it!
Megan freaks out if she pukes so I just know she'd call. ;D
Still waiting for the mom to pick her up. ::)
I can just look at her and tell it's not too much junk food, she's pale and dark circles under her eyes and when she talks her voice sounds "thick" if that makes any sense (almost like the sounds like a kid with strep throat).
I've decided that we're going to take her home, I've got to go to the grocery store and her house is on the way).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/12/12 at 11:44 am
Megan freaks out if she pukes so I just know she'd call. ;D
Still waiting for the mom to pick her up. ::)
I can just look at her and tell it's not too much junk food, she's pale and dark circles under her eyes and when she talks her voice sounds "thick" if that makes any sense (almost like the sounds like a kid with strep throat).
I've decided that we're going to take her home, I've got to go to the grocery store and her house is on the way).
oooh that one seems to be going around....a few times this week I have had conversations with people I know but can't recognize their voice because of the illness....remember I work in a business where I talk to my coworkers more than I see them. When I can't recognize their voice it's a bad thing ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/12/12 at 7:49 pm
So Megan's friend spent the night...the girl puked around 2AM...asked if she wanted to call her mom, she said NO...so I cleaned up puke, washed blankets and clothes and tried to go back to sleep for a little while. Called her mom first thing this morning and told her that her daughter is sick (no more puking but she's pale and not acting like herself), said she'd be here soon...WHERE IS THE MOTHER??? Not here yet...2 hours have passed, still no sign of her.
If my kid got sick at a friends house I'd be there shortly after they called me...chances are my kids would have called me after they puked.
Wow that's terrible.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 02/13/12 at 9:03 am
So Megan's friend spent the night...the girl puked around 2AM...asked if she wanted to call her mom, she said NO...so I cleaned up puke, washed blankets and clothes and tried to go back to sleep for a little while. Called her mom first thing this morning and told her that her daughter is sick (no more puking but she's pale and not acting like herself), said she'd be here soon...WHERE IS THE MOTHER??? Not here yet...2 hours have passed, still no sign of her.
If my kid got sick at a friends house I'd be there shortly after they called me...chances are my kids would have called me after they puked.
I can't imagine having a sick child and not dropping everything to get him(her). Any explanation? I can sympathize if she is a single mom and working, we don't live in a world that sympathizes with sick children at home. Other than that I would want a reason.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/13/12 at 10:50 am
I can't imagine having a sick child and not dropping everything to get him(her). Any explanation? I can sympathize if she is a single mom and working, we don't live in a world that sympathizes with sick children at home. Other than that I would want a reason.
Nope, she was not working.
No explanation, something about trying to save gas...funny thing though, it seems her boyfriend was using her car when we got there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/13/12 at 12:52 pm
I can't believe what I go through what the N.Y.state requires that people with disabilities get a physiological testing such as general knowledge questions, using blocks, saying numbers back and forth, puzzles and those sort of things. It was about 20-25 minutes and after that I was glad it was over. Hopefully they won't bother me for another 9 years.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/13/12 at 12:53 pm
Nope, she was not working.
No explanation, something about trying to save gas...funny thing though, it seems her boyfriend was using her car when we got there.
That's insane!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 02/13/12 at 12:56 pm
sounds like a test they would do for someone who has a brain tumor.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/13/12 at 4:17 pm
Nope, she was not working.
No explanation, something about trying to save gas...funny thing though, it seems her boyfriend was using her car when we got there.
I'm guessing the BF is an AH and he took off with the car so she couldn't leave.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/13/12 at 5:04 pm
I'm guessing the BF is an AH and he took off with the car so she couldn't leave.
I have no idea...I've never been introduced to the guy but I don't get best feeling when I see him, if you know what I mean. Megan hasn't spent the night at her friends house since he's come into the picture.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/13/12 at 5:12 pm
I have no idea...I've never been introduced to the guy but I don't get best feeling when I see him, if you know what I mean. Megan hasn't spent the night at her friends house since he's come into the picture.
But even if my bf took my car (which would never happen cause I'd punch him) I would STILL have called my daughter's friend's mother and at least let her know what was going on...you know?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/13/12 at 5:13 pm
All I can say, Carol, is that little girl is lucky to have you!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/13/12 at 6:13 pm
But even if my bf took my car (which would never happen cause I'd punch him) I would STILL have called my daughter's friend's mother and at least let her know what was going on...you know?
I'd have a boyfriend who had his own car!! ;D
All I can say, Carol, is that little girl is lucky to have you!
Awww, thanks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/14/12 at 12:00 am
I have no idea...I've never been introduced to the guy but I don't get best feeling when I see him, if you know what I mean. Megan hasn't spent the night at her friends house since he's come into the picture.
That's not good.
But even if my bf took my car (which would never happen cause I'd punch him) I would STILL have called my daughter's friend's mother and at least let her know what was going on...you know?
You also wouldn't be dating a loser. If the mom is desperate...just assuming....then obviously her priorites are already eff'd up.
All I can say, Carol, is that little girl is lucky to have you!
What ash said!
I'd have a boyfriend who had his own car!! ;D
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 02/14/12 at 2:15 am
I'd have a boyfriend who had his own car!! ;D
DAMN STRAIGHT! I can see a trip to Judge Judy in their future. Putting the bf ahead of the kids >:( I'd have dragged his lame ass out of that car and that would have been the end of him.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/14/12 at 7:54 am
I can't believe what I go through what the N.Y.state requires that people with disabilities get a physiological testing such as general knowledge questions, using blocks, saying numbers back and forth, puzzles and those sort of things. It was about 20-25 minutes and after that I was glad it was over. Hopefully they won't bother me for another 9 years.
This is just a bear you have cross ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/14/12 at 10:33 am
I'd have a boyfriend who had his own car!! ;D
LOL! Great point!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 02/14/12 at 6:18 pm
So Megan's friend spent the night...the girl puked around 2AM...asked if she wanted to call her mom, she said NO...so I cleaned up puke, washed blankets and clothes and tried to go back to sleep for a little while. Called her mom first thing this morning and told her that her daughter is sick (no more puking but she's pale and not acting like herself), said she'd be here soon...WHERE IS THE MOTHER??? Not here yet...2 hours have passed, still no sign of her.
If my kid got sick at a friends house I'd be there shortly after they called me...chances are my kids would have called me after they puked.
Yes, ever wonder what type of care some kids get at home, if they don't want to go home if sick. We had a girl who was crying in the middle of the night, cause her ear hurt... I asked about calling her mom, and she yelped NO... So I tried to take care of her, but I was also worried about giving her motrin or something, and having the mom upset with me (so I got out a heating pad for her). The girl acted fine in the morning, and still did not want ot go home. If I got sick, I wanted my home, my mom and my bed!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/17/12 at 10:38 am
Yes, ever wonder what type of care some kids get at home, if they don't want to go home if sick. We had a girl who was crying in the middle of the night, cause her ear hurt... I asked about calling her mom, and she yelped NO... So I tried to take care of her, but I was also worried about giving her motrin or something, and having the mom upset with me (so I got out a heating pad for her). The girl acted fine in the morning, and still did not want ot go home. If I got sick, I wanted my home, my mom and my bed!
This is the same girl who would stay with us for entire weekends when mom visited a boyfriend in another state.
I'm not saying we're a perfect family...far from it...but our kids are our priority, not facebook or computers or texting. It's sad that sometimes kids are shoved "on a back burner" when something or someone new comes along.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/17/12 at 11:14 am
I had an amazing 4 day weekend....I come into work and in 3 minutes the joy is sucked right out of my by the hateful bitch I have to work with.... I love my job....well I like it well enough and I love the officers I work with but there are no words to measure how much I hate the bitch I'm stuck working with right now. We only work one day a week (and most weeks not even that because one of us usually manages to take the day off) today I was not so lucky. God I hate her (she hates me too so it's all good) never do I want to quit my job more then on Deby days.... I just don't want to give her the satisfaction. I wish she'd go find some other job then my life would be mildly peaceful....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/17/12 at 11:24 am
I had an amazing 4 day weekend....I come into work and in 3 minutes the joy is sucked right out of my by the hateful bitch I have to work with.... I love my job....well I like it well enough and I love the officers I work with but there are no words to measure how much I hate the bitch I'm stuck working with right now. We only work one day a week (and most weeks not even that because one of us usually manages to take the day off) today I was not so lucky. God I hate her (she hates me too so it's all good) never do I want to quit my job more then on Deby days.... I just don't want to give her the satisfaction. I wish she'd go find some other job then my life would be mildly peaceful....
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/17/12 at 11:38 am
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
thanks....
ya know....there are many people who annoy me but I can tolerate them in small doses
people who frustrate me but otherwise I don't necessarily dislike them
people I don't get no matter how hard I try
people I lose patience for
people who amuse me for all the wrong reasons...
very few people physically make my blood boil upon contact. It's like a seething raging hatred that I cannot control. I can't even explain it. The sight of her immediately puts me in a foul mood. Her voice grates. She nips and nags constantly and is so friggin' passive aggressive you can hear the judgment dripping off every word. What bugs me most is a lot of people think she's good. she's not that good. she's organized and meticulious which can be good but she can't handle it when things go off book....
but I digress....right now I can actually feel my stress level increasing. She's left to run an errand. YAY.
I'm gonna go work out at 11 Thank God the chief gives us that perk....I don't really wanna work out I just wanna be out of the room for an hour. and then she's gonna go work out. then, hopefully, it's not busy and she'll leave at 2 and let me work the rest of the shift alone until 5. http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/smileys/th23_29_107v.gif
I don't mean to carry on- it's just I need an outlet -
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/17/12 at 11:54 am
thanks....
ya know....there are many people who annoy me but I can tolerate them in small doses
people who frustrate me but otherwise I don't necessarily dislike them
people I don't get no matter how hard I try
people I lose patience for
people who amuse me for all the wrong reasons...
very few people physically make my blood boil upon contact. It's like a seething raging hatred that I cannot control. I can't even explain it. The sight of her immediately puts me in a foul mood. Her voice grates. She nips and nags constantly and is so friggin' passive aggressive you can hear the judgment dripping off every word. What bugs me most is a lot of people think she's good. she's not that good. she's organized and meticulious which can be good but she can't handle it when things go off book....
but I digress....right now I can actually feel my stress level increasing. She's left to run an errand. YAY.
I'm gonna go work out at 11 Thank God the chief gives us that perk....I don't really wanna work out I just wanna be out of the room for an hour. and then she's gonna go work out. then, hopefully, it's not busy and she'll leave at 2 and let me work the rest of the shift alone until 5. http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/smileys/th23_29_107v.gif
I don't mean to carry on- it's just I need an outlet -
No problem. That is what this thread is for-to vent.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/17/12 at 12:16 pm
thanks....
ya know....there are many people who annoy me but I can tolerate them in small doses
people who frustrate me but otherwise I don't necessarily dislike them
people I don't get no matter how hard I try
people I lose patience for
people who amuse me for all the wrong reasons...
very few people physically make my blood boil upon contact. It's like a seething raging hatred that I cannot control. I can't even explain it. The sight of her immediately puts me in a foul mood. Her voice grates. She nips and nags constantly and is so friggin' passive aggressive you can hear the judgment dripping off every word. What bugs me most is a lot of people think she's good. she's not that good. she's organized and meticulious which can be good but she can't handle it when things go off book....
but I digress....right now I can actually feel my stress level increasing. She's left to run an errand. YAY.
I'm gonna go work out at 11 Thank God the chief gives us that perk....I don't really wanna work out I just wanna be out of the room for an hour. and then she's gonna go work out. then, hopefully, it's not busy and she'll leave at 2 and let me work the rest of the shift alone until 5. http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/smileys/th23_29_107v.gif
I don't mean to carry on- it's just I need an outlet -
Better out than in, I always say...(actually Shrek says it)! ;D
Regardless of who said it, it's true. Vent away!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 02/17/12 at 12:56 pm
I use to get that blood boiling feeling from my mom when she was finding fault in everyone and things had to be her way or the highway. I would tremble in fear from her and wondered sometimes if I should kill her before she killed me. She's just annoying sometimes now and says that she has found the lord.
anyway
I'm still plant crazy and am probably going to get me some coral honeysuckle. I have 20,000,000 that have gone through my head that led me to this conclusion like I do with lots of stuff and probably don't need to give you all the details. Some day I'll show you a picture of a nice looking garden.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/17/12 at 2:25 pm
thanks....
ya know....there are many people who annoy me but I can tolerate them in small doses
people who frustrate me but otherwise I don't necessarily dislike them
people I don't get no matter how hard I try
people I lose patience for
people who amuse me for all the wrong reasons...
very few people physically make my blood boil upon contact. It's like a seething raging hatred that I cannot control. I can't even explain it. The sight of her immediately puts me in a foul mood. Her voice grates. She nips and nags constantly and is so friggin' passive aggressive you can hear the judgment dripping off every word. What bugs me most is a lot of people think she's good. she's not that good. she's organized and meticulious which can be good but she can't handle it when things go off book....
but I digress....right now I can actually feel my stress level increasing. She's left to run an errand. YAY.
I'm gonna go work out at 11 Thank God the chief gives us that perk....I don't really wanna work out I just wanna be out of the room for an hour. and then she's gonna go work out. then, hopefully, it's not busy and she'll leave at 2 and let me work the rest of the shift alone until 5. http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa235/snozberries44/smileys/th23_29_107v.gif
I don't mean to carry on- it's just I need an outlet -
She sounds toxic. And toxic people can ruin your life. I'm so sorry you are dealing with this. I used to work with a lady that I felt the exact same way about. I tried so hard to ignore her, but when you sit right next to someone it's just impossible. I so understand how you feel and I hate the fact that you're going through this. BIG HUGE GIGANTIC HUG!
Man, I haven't seen that lady in almost 10 years, but just sitting here thinking about her is making my blood pressure rise. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/17/12 at 3:05 pm
She sounds toxic. And toxic people can ruin your life. I'm so sorry you are dealing with this. I used to work with a lady that I felt the exact same way about. I tried so hard to ignore her, but when you sit right next to someone it's just impossible. I so understand how you feel and I hate the fact that you're going through this. BIG HUGE GIGANTIC HUG!
Man, I haven't seen that lady in almost 10 years, but just sitting here thinking about her is making my blood pressure rise. ;D
Sounds like the way I feel with my ex-mother-in-law. I found out that she died last year and I can say that I didn't really feel anything. Of course I hadn't seen her in over 20 years so I guess my hatred of her had diminished.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/17/12 at 3:40 pm
Better out than in, I always say...(actually Shrek says it)! ;D
Regardless of who said it, it's true. Vent away!!!!
wait...isn't he talking about farting? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/17/12 at 3:41 pm
wait...isn't he talking about farting? ;D
Gas in general, I believe.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/17/12 at 3:41 pm
She sounds toxic. And toxic people can ruin your life. I'm so sorry you are dealing with this. I used to work with a lady that I felt the exact same way about. I tried so hard to ignore her, but when you sit right next to someone it's just impossible. I so understand how you feel and I hate the fact that you're going through this. BIG HUGE GIGANTIC HUG!
Man, I haven't seen that lady in almost 10 years, but just sitting here thinking about her is making my blood pressure rise. ;D
I hear ya.... I could win the lotto tomorrow and never have to come back here and I'd still be pissed off about her.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/17/12 at 3:50 pm
wait...isn't he talking about farting? ;D
Ummmm. Well, it seemed appropriate when I said it. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/17/12 at 3:51 pm
Ummmm. Well, it seemed appropriate when I said it. ;D
that it did! ;D
10 minutes.....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/17/12 at 4:10 pm
FREEDOM!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/17/12 at 4:22 pm
FREEDOM!!!!
YAY!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/17/12 at 4:26 pm
YAY!!!!
Cat
I already looked ahead....next friday she leaves at 1215 ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/17/12 at 7:49 pm
I had an amazing 4 day weekend....I come into work and in 3 minutes the joy is sucked right out of my by the hateful bitch I have to work with.... I love my job....well I like it well enough and I love the officers I work with but there are no words to measure how much I hate the bitch I'm stuck working with right now. We only work one day a week (and most weeks not even that because one of us usually manages to take the day off) today I was not so lucky. God I hate her (she hates me too so it's all good) never do I want to quit my job more then on Deby days.... I just don't want to give her the satisfaction. I wish she'd go find some other job then my life would be mildly peaceful....
hope things get better Q.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/17/12 at 7:52 pm
FREEDOM!!!!
enjoy your freedom!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/17/12 at 8:28 pm
SPITTING:
Yo, why peeps gotta be spitting at the bus stop? It's gross! It's always dudes. They'll stand two feet away from you and hock a huge loogie on the sidewalk. Go learn some manners, punk!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/18/12 at 6:57 am
SPITTING:
Yo, why peeps gotta be spitting at the bus stop? It's gross! It's always dudes. They'll stand two feet away from you and hock a huge loogie on the sidewalk. Go learn some manners, punk!
>:(
They do the same thing at Pathmark where I work, plus they also leave their lit cigarettes on the floor before dousing it out what if someone steps on one by accident and burns themselves? ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/18/12 at 7:39 am
SPITTING:
Yo, why peeps gotta be spitting at the bus stop? It's gross! It's always dudes. They'll stand two feet away from you and hock a huge loogie on the sidewalk. Go learn some manners, punk!
>:(
I was at Walmart and I saw an old man spit onto the floor of the store. :o I think it was just spit or tobacco juice, not phlegm...not 100% positive because I didn't stick around long enough to see. ;D
Who does that??
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 02/18/12 at 7:51 am
SPITTING:
Yo, why peeps gotta be spitting at the bus stop? It's gross! It's always dudes. They'll stand two feet away from you and hock a huge loogie on the sidewalk. Go learn some manners, punk!
>:(
Some people ain't got no couth
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/18/12 at 6:11 pm
I was at Walmart and I saw an old man spit onto the floor of the store. :o I think it was just spit or tobacco juice, not phlegm...not 100% positive because I didn't stick around long enough to see. ;D
Who does that??
In the old days they had cuspidors or spitoons for 'baccy juice. I know, I was a spitoon boy in a previous life!
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/18/12 at 7:54 pm
I was at Walmart and I saw an old man spit onto the floor of the store. :o I think it was just spit or tobacco juice, not phlegm...not 100% positive because I didn't stick around long enough to see. ;D
Who does that??
people are disgusting sometimes, you know that hacking sound they make before they hock a luggie? I hate that. 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/18/12 at 7:57 pm
Customers have to stop using their bags of trash and dumping them into the wagons or on the ground. People have to use them every day and this is what they think of Pathmark. ::) Absolutely disgusting!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 02/19/12 at 8:08 pm
I was at Walmart and I saw an old man spit onto the floor of the store. :o I think it was just spit or tobacco juice, not phlegm...not 100% positive because I didn't stick around long enough to see. ;D
Who does that??
Well, you were in Wal-Mart ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 02/19/12 at 8:26 pm
Just a quick rant before "the internet police" come around.....
I'm sick and tired of being watched over like a hawk when I go online. It's not like I have anything to "hide", but I can't go online around a certain person without being asked "what are you doing?" or having someone looking over my shoulder and critiquing everything I do >:( About the only time I get to go online "in peace" is in the bathroom :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/19/12 at 9:42 pm
Well, you were in Wal-Mart ;D
;D Good point!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/19/12 at 11:46 pm
Mouse Redux: Computer Mouse vs. Biological Mouse
My computer mouse died last night so I went to the attic to get my old computer mouse,which still works. So I clean the bio-mouse marks off the computer mouse and see that:
A MOUSE ATE MY MOUSE! The rubber casing on the exposed side of the scrolling wheel is nibbled off by mouse incisors.
I just wonder how much more damage the little buggers have done.
The cat knows the mice are up there, but I don't let her go up there because of the poison traps my landlady sets. I also don't want her to get stuck in the atttic and hear "meowmeowmeow" until I figure out where she is.
Maybe it's time to removed the other mousetraps and send in Cat Patrol. I think she'd do the job!
I hate mice. People think they're cute and stuff, but Mickey didn 't have nasty pointy ears, chew up your belongings, and take a dump every five feet. Michey and Jerry do a disservice to chilodren. I want all kids' show mice to be presented as the impersonal vermin that they are!!!!
Also, my housemate shrieked because she found a mouse in her room. They don't enter my room because the cat's always there. I'm sending both cats on attic mouse patrol and then maybe we'll see some improvement!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/19/12 at 11:56 pm
I hate mice too Max!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/20/12 at 12:59 am
I was at Walmart and I saw an old man spit onto the floor of the store. :o I think it was just spit or tobacco juice, not phlegm...not 100% positive because I didn't stick around long enough to see. ;D
Who does that??
I agree ... THAT's what the bowls and vases are for! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/20/12 at 7:42 am
Just a quick rant before "the internet police" come around.....
I'm sick and tired of being watched over like a hawk when I go online. It's not like I have anything to "hide", but I can't go online around a certain person without being asked "what are you doing?" or having someone looking over my shoulder and critiquing everything I do >:( About the only time I get to go online "in peace" is in the bathroom :o
is your husband giving you trouble?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 02/20/12 at 9:24 am
Mouse Redux: Computer Mouse vs. Biological Mouse
My computer mouse died last night so I went to the attic to get my old computer mouse,which still works. So I clean the bio-mouse marks off the computer mouse and see that:
A MOUSE ATE MY MOUSE! The rubber casing on the exposed side of the scrolling wheel is nibbled off by mouse incisors.
I just wonder how much more damage the little buggers have done.
The cat knows the mice are up there, but I don't let her go up there because of the poison traps my landlady sets. I also don't want her to get stuck in the atttic and hear "meowmeowmeow" until I figure out where she is.
Maybe it's time to removed the other mousetraps and send in Cat Patrol. I think she'd do the job!
I hate mice. People think they're cute and stuff, but Mickey didn 't have nasty pointy ears, chew up
your belongings, and take a dump every five feet. Michey and Jerry do a disservice to chilodren. I want all kids' show mice to be presented as the impersonal vermin that they are!!!!
Also, my housemate shrieked because she found a mouse in her room. They don't enter my room because the cat's always there. I'm sending both cats on attic mouse patrol and then maybe we'll see some improvement!
I like mice! I know I'm crazy! Spiders are a totally different story!
Years ago, in our first apartment, we'd get mice all the time usually in the empty bath tub. It was a deep 'garden tub' and I guess they would slide in and of course not be able to get out. My cats were totally useless! They'd sit on the side of the tub and just watch the mouse run around, and they'd look at me like "aren't you going to do something about this?" ;D. So it was up to me to remove the mouse, I'd cover it with a plastic cup and slip cardboard under it and then release it outside...it was probably the same damn mouse every time!! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/20/12 at 9:34 am
Just a quick rant before "the internet police" come around.....
I'm sick and tired of being watched over like a hawk when I go online. It's not like I have anything to "hide", but I can't go online around a certain person without being asked "what are you doing?" or having someone looking over my shoulder and critiquing everything I do >:( About the only time I get to go online "in peace" is in the bathroom :o
(((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/20/12 at 9:35 am
Mouse Redux: Computer Mouse vs. Biological Mouse
My computer mouse died last night so I went to the attic to get my old computer mouse,which still works. So I clean the bio-mouse marks off the computer mouse and see that:
A MOUSE ATE MY MOUSE! The rubber casing on the exposed side of the scrolling wheel is nibbled off by mouse incisors.
I just wonder how much more damage the little buggers have done.
The cat knows the mice are up there, but I don't let her go up there because of the poison traps my landlady sets. I also don't want her to get stuck in the atttic and hear "meowmeowmeow" until I figure out where she is.
Maybe it's time to removed the other mousetraps and send in Cat Patrol. I think she'd do the job!
I hate mice. People think they're cute and stuff, but Mickey didn 't have nasty pointy ears, chew up your belongings, and take a dump every five feet. Michey and Jerry do a disservice to chilodren. I want all kids' show mice to be presented as the impersonal vermin that they are!!!!
Also, my housemate shrieked because she found a mouse in her room. They don't enter my room because the cat's always there. I'm sending both cats on attic mouse patrol and then maybe we'll see some improvement!
Is your cat a female? Females are much better mousers than males.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/20/12 at 4:33 pm
Mouse Redux: Computer Mouse vs. Biological Mouse
My computer mouse died last night so I went to the attic to get my old computer mouse,which still works. So I clean the bio-mouse marks off the computer mouse and see that:
A MOUSE ATE MY MOUSE! The rubber casing on the exposed side of the scrolling wheel is nibbled off by mouse incisors.
I just wonder how much more damage the little buggers have done.
The cat knows the mice are up there, but I don't let her go up there because of the poison traps my landlady sets. I also don't want her to get stuck in the atttic and hear "meowmeowmeow" until I figure out where she is.
Maybe it's time to removed the other mousetraps and send in Cat Patrol. I think she'd do the job!
I hate mice. People think they're cute and stuff, but Mickey didn 't have nasty pointy ears, chew up your belongings, and take a dump every five feet. Michey and Jerry do a disservice to chilodren. I want all kids' show mice to be presented as the impersonal vermin that they are!!!!
Also, my housemate shrieked because she found a mouse in her room. They don't enter my room because the cat's always there. I'm sending both cats on attic mouse patrol and then maybe we'll see some improvement!
http://www.pbh2.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/uselesscat.jpg
FOR SALE :
One Frecking Useless Cat
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 02/20/12 at 8:41 pm
FOR SALE:
One Frecking Useless Cat
OK, gots new cat that eats mouse.
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/c4c6ee6e-ff66-4a25-8410-616247b5fc66.jpg
Nao wut? Mouse still being eated.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/21/12 at 6:58 am
I like mice! I know I'm crazy! Spiders are a totally different story!
Years ago, in our first apartment, we'd get mice all the time usually in the empty bath tub. It was a deep 'garden tub' and I guess they would slide in and of course not be able to get out. My cats were totally useless! They'd sit on the side of the tub and just watch the mouse run around, and they'd look at me like "aren't you going to do something about this?" ;D. So it was up to me to remove the mouse, I'd cover it with a plastic cup and slip cardboard under it and then release it outside...it was probably the same damn mouse every time!! :D
releasing it was a good idea.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/21/12 at 6:59 am
OK, gots new cat that eats mouse.
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/c4c6ee6e-ff66-4a25-8410-616247b5fc66.jpg
Nao wut? Mouse still being eated.
HA HA HA! good one Foo. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/22/12 at 11:38 pm
ANIMAL CRUELTY
In spite of the comical similarity to National Lampoon's "Vacation," these people really piss me off!
Greenfield woman charged with dragging dog to death
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
MONTAGUE (AP) - A Greenfield woman faces animal cruelty and other charges for allegedly dragging her dog to death by driving four miles with its leash stuck in her vehicle's door.
Montague police say they responded to the Turners Falls section of town at about 5 a.m. Sunday after a call from a witness.
Police say 33-year-old Shylo Valego and 42-year-old Casey Aiken were emerging from the woods where they had disposed of the dog's body.
They told police they found the animal in the road, but then admitted the small black dog belonged to Valego. Police say the dog's injuries were consistent with being dragged.
Police say they found a cup of rum in the vehicle and alcohol played a factor.
Valego told police she had no idea the leash was stuck.
I heard it on the local news this afternoon and made me want to yell at somebody, but you can't be yelling at strangers about dogs getting dragged to death by cars, so I dumped it here!
They didn't know the leash was stuck...for four miles!!!! I woulda dragged the two of them behind my car for four miles and see how they like it!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/23/12 at 12:49 am
ANIMAL CRUELTY
In spite of the comical similarity to National Lampoon's "Vacation," these people really piss me off!
Greenfield woman charged with dragging dog to death
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
MONTAGUE (AP) - A Greenfield woman faces animal cruelty and other charges for allegedly dragging her dog to death by driving four miles with its leash stuck in her vehicle's door.
Montague police say they responded to the Turners Falls section of town at about 5 a.m. Sunday after a call from a witness.
Police say 33-year-old Shylo Valego and 42-year-old Casey Aiken were emerging from the woods where they had disposed of the dog's body.
They told police they found the animal in the road, but then admitted the small black dog belonged to Valego. Police say the dog's injuries were consistent with being dragged.
Police say they found a cup of rum in the vehicle and alcohol played a factor.
Valego told police she had no idea the leash was stuck.
I heard it on the local news this afternoon and made me want to yell at somebody, but you can't be yelling at strangers about dogs getting dragged to death by cars, so I dumped it here!
They didn't know the leash was stuck...for four miles!!!! I woulda dragged the two of them behind my car for four miles and see how they like it!
>:(
Yes Max ... this sort of thing is beyond belief. The same thing happened in Australia on Christmas day 2010.... except it was a Shetland Pony. I know that humans are more important than animals ... but guys like this are just completely mindless and should not be allowed to raom free in society. Here's the report...
Christmas day was filled with fear and pain for a Shetland pony who was injured by being dragged behind a car in Australia.
A rope placed around the grey pony’s neck was held by a man sitting in the passenger seat of a car in Queensland .
Witnesses reported that the vehicle was not going too fast at first, and the animal was able to keep up, but as the car’s speed increased the pony stumbled and was dragged along.
“He was rescued by witnesses who saw him being dragged behind a car at Murphy’s Creek, near Toowoomba,” said RSPCA spokesman Michael Beatty.
After they were confronted the men they let go of the rope and drove off, leaving the pony on the side of the road.
The animal’s hide was worn off in several areas, with so much damage being done to the knees and chest that bone was exposed.
The pony has been receiving veterinary care and is being housed at an RSPCA shelter, but his future is still uncertain.
Read more: http://digitaljournal.com/article/301916#ixzz1nBX5QSxI
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/23/12 at 12:57 am
Here's an update of the Shetland pony dragging... These guys avoided jail (they pleaded cpomplete ignorance on the accepted method of transporting a pony! The men also lost thier home in the devasting Queensland floods on January 2010 (cpouldn't happen to nicer guys). The age of the son was 17 while his accoplice (his Dad) was 33.. Nuff said!
Elf, who at first was not expected to survive, was placed into foster care with a charity that uses horses to educate disadvantaged young people.
The men were ordered to repay vet bills of $7641.93.
The court heard the men, who lost their home in the floods, planned to move from Queensland after being victimised in the community following media coverage of the incident.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/23/12 at 7:02 am
ANIMAL CRUELTY
In spite of the comical similarity to National Lampoon's "Vacation," these people really piss me off!
Greenfield woman charged with dragging dog to death
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
MONTAGUE (AP) - A Greenfield woman faces animal cruelty and other charges for allegedly dragging her dog to death by driving four miles with its leash stuck in her vehicle's door.
Montague police say they responded to the Turners Falls section of town at about 5 a.m. Sunday after a call from a witness.
Police say 33-year-old Shylo Valego and 42-year-old Casey Aiken were emerging from the woods where they had disposed of the dog's body.
They told police they found the animal in the road, but then admitted the small black dog belonged to Valego. Police say the dog's injuries were consistent with being dragged.
Police say they found a cup of rum in the vehicle and alcohol played a factor.
Valego told police she had no idea the leash was stuck.
I heard it on the local news this afternoon and made me want to yell at somebody, but you can't be yelling at strangers about dogs getting dragged to death by cars, so I dumped it here!
They didn't know the leash was stuck...for four miles!!!! I woulda dragged the two of them behind my car for four miles and see how they like it!
>:(
That's very cruel Max but unfortunately animal cruelty happens everywhere, It's sad how people treat animals! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/23/12 at 2:16 pm
That's very cruel Max but unfortunately animal cruelty happens everywhere, It's sad how people treat animals! >:(
It's also sad how people treat people
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/23/12 at 6:34 pm
"A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog." -Charles Doran
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/23/12 at 7:08 pm
Here's an update of the Shetland pony dragging... These guys avoided jail (they pleaded cpomplete ignorance on the accepted method of transporting a pony! The men also lost thier home in the devasting Queensland floods on January 2010 (cpouldn't happen to nicer guys). The age of the son was 17 while his accoplice (his Dad) was 33.. Nuff said!
Elf, who at first was not expected to survive, was placed into foster care with a charity that uses horses to educate disadvantaged young people.
The men were ordered to repay vet bills of $7641.93.
The court heard the men, who lost their home in the floods, planned to move from Queensland after being victimised in the community following media coverage of the incident.
Dragging a Shetland pony? That's effed up. I doubt those bums will ever, uh, pony up for the bill!
::)
The cops are ruling the dog dragging as accidental and alcohol was definitely involved. Oh, I see, that's okay now. You didn't realize you were dragging your dog behind your car because you were DRUNK!
Feh, they'll probably get probation, but a couple of months in the hoosegow wouldn't tweak her conscience any. Next time the broad drives drunk maybe she'll run over a child or something.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/23/12 at 7:39 pm
It's also sad how people treat people
Exactly, animals are human in a way just like people are.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/24/12 at 12:17 am
Exactly, animals are human in a way just like people are.
So...people are human (in a way)?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/24/12 at 6:54 am
So...people are human (in a way)?
I mean animals are a lot like us (in a way)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/24/12 at 9:06 am
I mean animals are a lot like us (in a way)
I used to always say that my dog was a furry little person. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/12 at 9:09 am
I mean animals are a lot like us (in a way)
All in all, we are only animals in the first place.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/24/12 at 9:55 am
I used to always say that my dog was a furry little person. :)
dogs are the only exception to the rule...otherwise animals are animals....but in the interest of our feline enthusiasts here I'll let them think cats are kinda like people too.. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/24/12 at 10:29 am
"A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog." -Charles Doran
Which tells me a lot about Mitt Romney.
dogs are the only exception to the rule...otherwise animals are animals....but in the interest of our feline enthusiasts here I'll let them think cats are kinda like people too.. ;)
My cat Bear (who is no longer with us :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( ) knew EVERY mystery in the universe-but he didn't tell anyone.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/24/12 at 5:26 pm
Which tells me a lot about Mitt Romney.
My cat Bear (who is no longer with us :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( ) knew EVERY mystery in the universe-but he didn't tell anyone.
Cat
Cat know...cat not tell! You think they work for you...but then you realize, you work for them!
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 02/24/12 at 5:51 pm
Cat know...cat not tell! You think they work for you...but then you realize, you work for them!
;)
Yup-dogs have owners, cats have staff.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/24/12 at 7:32 pm
I used to always say that my dog was a furry little person. :)
Do you pretend your dog is one of the family?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 02/25/12 at 2:42 am
Yes Max ... this sort of thing is beyond belief. The same thing happened in Australia on Christmas day 2010.... except it was a Shetland Pony.
http://images.mylittlefacewhen.com/media/f/rsz/mlfw1822_small.jpg
Paging Pinkie Pie...
The court heard the men, who lost their home in the floods, planned to move from Queensland after being victimised in the community following media coverage of the incident.
"Victimized in the community following media coverage". Heh. That's a nice euphemism for it.
http://iambrony.jsmart.web.id/gif/files/chainsaw_0.gif
Mission accomplished. Cupcakes, anyone?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 02/25/12 at 7:02 pm
Do you pretend your dog is one of the family?
Yes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/25/12 at 7:04 pm
Do you pretend your dog is one of the family?
For most owners it is not pretending. My sister considers her dogs her kids. She takes good care of them and loves them and they love her. That is family, you don't have to be human to be part of a family.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/25/12 at 8:53 pm
Yes.
No you don't......because it's not pretending....they really are dammit!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/25/12 at 8:55 pm
For most owners it is not pretending. My sister considers her dogs her kids. She takes good care of them and loves them and they love her. That is family, you don't have to be human to be part of a family.
Dag get out of my head!!!!
You know every year I ask my tax preparer to figure out how to make Effie a dependent she just laughs at me.... >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 02/25/12 at 8:57 pm
No you don't......because it's not pretending....they really are dammit!
This is true. He is just a child in a fur coat. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/25/12 at 8:58 pm
This is true. He is just a child in a fur coat. ;D
Exactly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 02/25/12 at 8:59 pm
Dag get out of my head!!!!
No! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 02/25/12 at 9:05 pm
Exactly.
A somewhat sparse fur coat, but still..... :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/26/12 at 7:11 am
Dag get out of my head!!!!
You know every year I ask my tax preparer to figure out how to make Effie a dependent she just laughs at me.... >:(
and you pay his bills too, right? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/26/12 at 7:34 am
and you pay his bills too, right? ???
Her bills.....but yeah.... I tried to make her pay them but she just kept letting them pile up :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 02/26/12 at 10:30 am
A somewhat sparse fur coat, but still..... :D
And yet I am still trying to figure out how ratdog can take up so much room... on the sofa, in the bed, on your lap... he thinks he is a Saint Bernard or Great Dane!!!! Hahahaha! ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/26/12 at 10:50 am
And yet I am still trying to figure out how ratdog can take up so much room... on the sofa, in the bed, on your lap... he thinks he is a Saint Bernard or Great Dane!!!! Hahahaha! ;D ;D
no doubt... my bed is against the wall, I sleep in the middle of the bed but closer to the wall because small apartment equals small bed....the little munchkin manages to push me so that I wind up with my ass hanging over the side of the mattress in the crack between the wall and mattress. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/26/12 at 12:34 pm
Her bills.....but yeah.... I tried to make her pay them but she just kept letting them pile up :D
and I bet she chews on the bills. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/26/12 at 12:40 pm
and I bet she chews on the bills. ;D
naw she just looks at them and laughs at me ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/26/12 at 4:36 pm
Do you pretend your dog is one of the family?
He WAS a member of the family.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/26/12 at 5:04 pm
He WAS a member of the family.
yeah he was :\'(
((((hugs))))
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 02/27/12 at 7:19 am
He WAS a member of the family.
(((hugs))) :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 02/27/12 at 1:18 pm
He WAS a member of the family.
{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 02/28/12 at 11:54 am
My nieighbors upstairs have been using something that is causing the circuit breaker to trip lately, which is getting on my nerves since it also affects my ceiling lights and the building's furnace.
The previous neighbors that caused that sort of thing had a space heater(which is against the rules of the lease, also it seems to be a tradition for the each new upstairs neighbors to have space heaters when they move in for some reason).
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 02/28/12 at 4:07 pm
Here's the big Idea: I am exceptionally angry with my father.
To make a long story short, in a few months some of my friends are going to Florida to visit Universal Studios and Disneyworld on vacation and invited me along.
My dad is being an ass and told me I couldn't go. And get this, if I did go, when I come back, I'd be homeless because he claims he'd lock of up the house and leave. And I know he would just to spite me.
He thinks I totally don't care at all about my dialysis or any of that crap. If I didn't care, why would I have been trying to find a facility out there to use? And I still go to the damn place here 3 times a week.
I haven't had a vacation in 8 years. Not since the senior class trip to Astroworld in 2004 and the only reason I was allowed to go then was because it was for only one day. This trip now would be for five.
I just don't know what to do. I don't get to go places now as it is, and I am just chained to dialysis. I think with all I've been through, I deserve to go to places like Florida. And my dad doesn't beleive I deserve a vacation or do anything that warrants it.
What should I do? Because I know if I miss the oppourtunity, nothing else like it will happen to me. I don't get asked places or to do things. I just go to dialysis, go home and wait to go back. That's all my life has become.
And I don';t want to get kicked out my house and have to kill my dad for throwing my MJ stuff away.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 02/28/12 at 4:19 pm
Don't let your father control you with such stupid behavior.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/28/12 at 6:12 pm
Tif, your dad may not be expressing himself the best way but the underlying tone in his demand is that he's really worried about you. He's probably afraid you'll be so distracted by the fun and the influence of your friends that you, despite your best intentions, may decide to skip dialysis. :-\\
It sucks you can't really get out and have fun tho. The one thing i'm thankful for is my dad gets to do his dialysis at home every night he hooks up before bed and is through by morning so at least he's not captive for hours at a time, per week in a facitily...tho between drs visits and follow ups and whatever he is at a doctor's appt about 3 or 4 days a week anyway...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 02/28/12 at 7:33 pm
I'm just tired of being cheated out of life, that's all. I spent so many years taking care of my mother and missing out and its like that all over again. I'm just really, really disappointed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/28/12 at 8:44 pm
I'm just tired of being cheated out of life, that's all. I spent so many years taking care of my mother and missing out and its like that all over again. I'm just really, really disappointed.
You need to present a plan for this vacation to your Dad. The 'plan' mudt be backed up by a doctor. Obviously, you must outline exactly how you plan to deal with your dialysis sessions. Your Dad isn't really the one who needs this ... YOU do! Your Dad just needs peace of mind...
You will never be able to throw caution to the wind (as far as fun goes). But you can still enjoy life to the fullest you can (until that magic call comes).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/28/12 at 10:11 pm
I agree with Snoz and Gibbo here - your dad is more than likely just scared silly to have you go away for such a long time. No matter how old we get, our dad's still regard us as little kids. You are a sick kid, sweetie, and it's so unfair. :\'( But your dad's worry is also understandable. (My dad won't let me drive in a snowstorm, and I'm 34! ;D) Anyway, do some research, and like Gibbo said, present a plan to him. If he knows that you are serious about your health, he may feel differently. Put it to him this way: if you're not healthy, it will literally ruin your trip, and why would you want to ruin your own trip? So of course you are going to take care of yourself, because you know what a great opportunity this is for you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 02/28/12 at 10:28 pm
Sound advice from gib & ash.... Im sorry Your situation sucks tif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 02/29/12 at 4:45 pm
I agree with Snoz and Gibbo here - your dad is more than likely just scared silly to have you go away for such a long time. No matter how old we get, our dad's still regard us as little kids. You are a sick kid, sweetie, and it's so unfair. :\'( But your dad's worry is also understandable. (My dad won't let me drive in a snowstorm, and I'm 34! ;D) Anyway, do some research, and like Gibbo said, present a plan to him. If he knows that you are serious about your health, he may feel differently. Put it to him this way: if you're not healthy, it will literally ruin your trip, and why would you want to ruin your own trip? So of course you are going to take care of yourself, because you know what a great opportunity this is for you.
But to be fair ... you're a woman ... and probably shouldn't be on the road at all! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/29/12 at 7:49 pm
But to be fair ... you're a woman ... and probably shouldn't be on the road at all! ::)
Yes, well, now I'm down to crashing into just 2 or 3 things per day. It used to be hundreds. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/29/12 at 8:01 pm
I despise how periodicals charge you to look at their archives online. For example, the Nashua Telegraph charges $2.95 for ONE lousy article. This is a typical price range for archived online daily papers. If you go back 20+ years you can often view the paper for free. If you subscribe, most papers let you peruse the online archives for free. Well, fuddat, I'm not going to buy a subscription to the Nashua Telegraph, let alone the East Bumblef*ck Post and Dispatch.
Now, for the big guys, New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, and so forth, I could go to the university library and look for free via Lexis Nexis and other archives. However, this does no good for small town papers.
If there's an article I really need to see, I have paid the $3.00 or what have you. The thing is, if I'm backtracking a homicide case in Maine, for instance, I could end up spending thirty dollars. I look at old newspapers for curiosity, not profession. It's ridiculous to shell out that kind of dough.
I hate finding a little teaser in my google search and having the rinky-dink Newhouse-owned bumpkin newspaper block me unless I send them three bucks!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 02/29/12 at 8:07 pm
I despise how periodicals charge you to look at their archives online. For example, the Nashua Telegraph charges $2.95 for ONE lousy article. This is a typical price range for archived online daily papers. If you go back 20+ years you can often view the paper for free. If you subscribe, most papers let you peruse the online archives for free. Well, fuddat, I'm not going to buy a subscription to the Nashua Telegraph, let alone the East Bumblef*ck Post and Dispatch.
Now, for the big guys, New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, and so forth, I could go to the university library and look for free via Lexis Nexis and other archives. However, this does no good for small town papers.
If there's an article I really need to see, I have paid the $3.00 or what have you. The thing is, if I'm backtracking a homicide case in Maine, for instance, I could end up spending thirty dollars. I look at old newspapers for curiosity, not profession. It's ridiculous to shell out that kind of dough.
I hate finding a little teaser in my google search and having the rinky-dink Newhouse-owned bumpkin newspaper block me unless I send them three bucks!
::)
That really IS a bunch of malarkey!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 02/29/12 at 8:26 pm
I despise how periodicals charge you to look at their archives online. For example, the Nashua Telegraph charges $2.95 for ONE lousy article. This is a typical price range for archived online daily papers. If you go back 20+ years you can often view the paper for free. If you subscribe, most papers let you peruse the online archives for free. Well, fuddat, I'm not going to buy a subscription to the Nashua Telegraph, let alone the East Bumblef*ck Post and Dispatch.
Now, for the big guys, New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, and so forth, I could go to the university library and look for free via Lexis Nexis and other archives. However, this does no good for small town papers.
If there's an article I really need to see, I have paid the $3.00 or what have you. The thing is, if I'm backtracking a homicide case in Maine, for instance, I could end up spending thirty dollars. I look at old newspapers for curiosity, not profession. It's ridiculous to shell out that kind of dough.
I hate finding a little teaser in my google search and having the rinky-dink Newhouse-owned bumpkin newspaper block me unless I send them three bucks!
::)
If you're in it purely for curiosity, I like this place:
Historic American Newspapers
It only goes up to 1922, though.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/29/12 at 9:32 pm
If you're in it purely for curiosity, I like this place:
Historic American Newspapers
It only goes up to 1922, though.
Thanks Jess, I'll check it out!
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/01/12 at 5:34 pm
In response to all the trouble about my dad, I had outlined everything properly to him. I finally got to the root of the problem. You see he wasn't so worried about me, I beleive, as he is about himself. I am the one that does just about everything for him--it's literally like my other all over again, just in an older body--and I suppose he was worried about making it for the 5 days. He won't take a provider because he's afraid they might steal from him and well, none of out famiyl is really worth anything as far as helping him unless they want something. ::)
So I'll just stay home and work on my stories. It's not the first time I've had to miss a great expierirnce to care for a sick a parent. I'm used to being disappointed. Like I say, I don't expect anything and when something bad happens, I just take it head on figure out to solve the problem as quickly as possible. It just hurts because I really wanted to go. My friends are all going to see Captain EO and I guess I just never will now. It's okay. I let my hopes get up to high and I usually don't do anything stupid like that. That's all. It'll bother me for a while, but I'll get over it. I've gotten over everything else I've missed in life like class trips and dances and prom...it's just life and I'm used to the letdowns.
Thans for all the advice y'all. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 03/01/12 at 7:58 pm
In response to all the trouble about my dad, I had outlined everything properly to him. I finally got to the root of the problem. You see he wasn't so worried about me, I beleive, as he is about himself. I am the one that does just about everything for him--it's literally like my other all over again, just in an older body--and I suppose he was worried about making it for the 5 days. He won't take a provider because he's afraid they might steal from him and well, none of out famiyl is really worth anything as far as helping him unless they want something. ::)
So I'll just stay home and work on my stories. It's not the first time I've had to miss a great expierirnce to care for a sick a parent. I'm used to being disappointed. Like I say, I don't expect anything and when something bad happens, I just take it head on figure out to solve the problem as quickly as possible. It just hurts because I really wanted to go. My friends are all going to see Captain EO and I guess I just never will now. It's okay. I let my hopes get up to high and I usually don't do anything stupid like that. That's all. It'll bother me for a while, but I'll get over it. I've gotten over
everything else I've missed in life like class trips and dances and prom...it's just life and I'm used to the letdowns.
Thans for all the advice y'all. :)
The trip might not turn out as wonderful as you thought it might be either. Glad you found out what your father was actually upset about. I hear you about just taking the pain and solving things best you can. I do the same in my situations.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/03/12 at 10:51 pm
It's so annoying looking up my favorite Bob Dylan or Donovan songs on Youtube and having to wade through Gary plucking from the fakebook in his garage before I find the genuine article!
NO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkNcKVbgUkc
YES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dj5IgoUtp8&feature=related
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/04/12 at 2:35 am
Don't know if this is really the place for this.
But it's 2:30 in the morning where I am and I was on twitter reading random tweets. So two different "fact" services said that MJ was supposed to have been in the Twin Towers when 9/11 happened, but missed his meeting because he overslept.
Now I'm running on the caffeiene of a Dr. Pepper I consumed about 12 hours ago, but with my mind going as clearly as it can being sleep depraved, I only wonder this. If MJ dodged that bullet, why on earth was he spared just to be murdered a little less than 8 years later? Seems odd. I'm just confused right now and the only one of my MJ friends I could discuss this with is awake and at her beauty school.
In Austrailia. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 03/04/12 at 6:09 am
, I only wonder this. If MJ dodged that bullet, why on earth was he spared just to be murdered a little less than 8 years later? Seems odd. I'm just confused right now
I guess it depends on whether you believe in fate/luck/karma/whatever. :-\\
Personally I don't think he was "spared". That would imply that someone/something was deciding who should be killed on any particular day. Surely if that was what was happening then no children would die, no one would suffer horribly before death, etc etc.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/04/12 at 7:14 am
Don't know if this is really the place for this.
But it's 2:30 in the morning where I am and I was on twitter reading random tweets. So two different "fact" services said that MJ was supposed to have been in the Twin Towers when 9/11 happened, but missed his meeting because he overslept.
Now I'm running on the caffeiene of a Dr. Pepper I consumed about 12 hours ago, but with my mind going as clearly as it can being sleep depraved, I only wonder this. If MJ dodged that bullet, why on earth was he spared just to be murdered a little less than 8 years later? Seems odd. I'm just confused right now and the only one of my MJ friends I could discuss this with is awake and at her beauty school.
In Austrailia. :(
Why did he say that he should've been there? What's done is done and you can't change what has happened 11 years ago.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/04/12 at 10:44 am
Don't know if this is really the place for this.
But it's 2:30 in the morning where I am and I was on twitter reading random tweets. So two different "fact" services said that MJ was supposed to have been in the Twin Towers when 9/11 happened, but missed his meeting because he overslept.
Now I'm running on the caffeiene of a Dr. Pepper I consumed about 12 hours ago, but with my mind going as clearly as it can being sleep depraved, I only wonder this. If MJ dodged that bullet, why on earth was he spared just to be murdered a little less than 8 years later? Seems odd. I'm just confused right now and the only one of my MJ friends I could discuss this with is awake and at her beauty school.
In Austrailia. :(
That's because MJ planned 9/11!
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/04/12 at 12:04 pm
That's because MJ planned 9/11!
:P
Sounds about as plausible as some of the other stories I have heard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/06/12 at 11:39 am
I am getting so annoyed at my friend. She has 4 kids - 8, 5, 3, 1. The two oldest are in school. Everytime I talk to her she complains about her 3 year old and how she cries all the time. The child is "kept" in the living room, both doorways gated off so she can't get into the kitchen or the computer room but she can see her parents and grandparents in both of those rooms. She has toys and a T.V. but that's it. She had crayons once but her mom took them away becuase she wrote on the wall. The baby is always in the crib...ALWAYS!! I've tried telling her the child is bored and she needs more than the T.V. to keep her company.
I dunno, maybe I'm thinking back to when mine were little, they were always with me. If I was cooking, one was playing with pots on the floor, the other "helping" me cook. If I was in the basement, they were with me. They colored, finger painted, helped me bake cakes, played on websites for little kids. I'm not saying that they never sat in front of the T.V. while I was folding clothes or cleaning up, cause they did at times. Hunter was such a needy baby and sometimes the only peace I got was a half hour of him glued to the set watching Spongebob.
She calls me three or four times a day to talk when she should be playing, reading, crafting, TALKING with her kid but she always has an excuse...folding laundry or cleaning bathroom when she calls.
I've offered to have the 3 year old come over to my house and play. She has yet to take me up on the offer. We would do so many fun things she's not allowed to do at home, like drink juice out of a cup and color with markers, we'll be a bunch of rebels!! ;D
I just had to get that off my chest, sorry.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Tam on 03/06/12 at 11:53 am
I am getting so annoyed at my friend. She has 4 kids - 8, 5, 3, 1. The two oldest are in school. Everytime I talk to her she complains about her 3 year old and how she cries all the time. The child is "kept" in the living room, both doorways gated off so she can't get into the kitchen or the computer room but she can see her parents and grandparents in both of those rooms. She has toys and a T.V. but that's it. She had crayons once but her mom took them away becuase she wrote on the wall. The baby is always in the crib...ALWAYS!! I've tried telling her the child is bored and she needs more than the T.V. to keep her company.
I dunno, maybe I'm thinking back to when mine were little, they were always with me. If I was cooking, one was playing with pots on the floor, the other "helping" me cook. If I was in the basement, they were with me. They colored, finger painted, helped me bake cakes, played on websites for little kids. I'm not saying that they never sat in front of the T.V. while I was folding clothes or cleaning up, cause they did at times. Hunter was such a needy baby and sometimes the only peace I got was a half hour of him glued to the set watching Spongebob.
She calls me three or four times a day to talk when she should be playing, reading, crafting, TALKING with her kid but she always has an excuse...folding laundry or cleaning bathroom when she calls.
I've offered to have the 3 year old come over to my house and play. She has yet to take me up on the offer. We would do so many fun things she's not allowed to do at home, like drink juice out of a cup and color with markers, we'll be a bunch of rebels!! ;D
I just had to get that off my chest, sorry.
Carol - I am with you.
Children being penned up like they are dogs who are going to get into things - drives me nuts!
It is a child, not an animal. Spend time with the child. Do things with the child. Teach the child. Don't just set them aside and hope that the tv is their babysitter. Gah! I personally think that contributes to some of the lazy kids I have seen.
My son, he was allowed 1 hour of tv on weeknights and 2 hours each day on the weekends.
I spent hours with him reading Harry Potter, goosebumps, playing board games, teaching him how to cook... I could go on.
If you want to pen up a dog - get a dog. Kids are not pets!
And don't even get me started on the child leash! Aargh!!!!!!
But seriously Carol, good for you for offering to have the tot come over to hang with you. 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/06/12 at 12:33 pm
Carol - I am with you.
Children being penned up like they are dogs who are going to get into things - drives me nuts!
It is a child, not an animal. Spend time with the child. Do things with the child. Teach the child. Don't just set them aside and hope that the tv is their babysitter. Gah! I personally think that contributes to some of the lazy kids I have seen.
My son, he was allowed 1 hour of tv on weeknights and 2 hours each day on the weekends.
I spent hours with him reading Harry Potter, goosebumps, playing board games, teaching him how to cook... I could go on.
If you want to pen up a dog - get a dog. Kids are not pets!
And don't even get me started on the child leash! Aargh!!!!!!
But seriously Carol, good for you for offering to have the tot come over to hang with you. 8)
At least her dogs get to go to the groomer once a month, the child never goes anywhere not even outside. She says it's because it's winter but my kids go outside in the winter, always have. Bundle them up and let them run and burn off some energy (maybe if we lived in Minnesota we wouldn't do it but we live in a fairly mild area).
I hope she'll let me watch her...maybe she's afraid her duaghter will like it better at my house. :D I told her she didn't even have to pay me all she needs to do is pack her lunch, cause she's a picky eater.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/06/12 at 1:27 pm
At least her dogs get to go to the groomer once a month, the child never goes anywhere not even outside. She says it's because it's winter but my kids go outside in the winter, always have. Bundle them up and let them run and burn off some energy (maybe if we lived in Minnesota we wouldn't do it but we live in a fairly mild area).
I hope she'll let me watch her...maybe she's afraid her duaghter will like it better at my house. :D I told her she didn't even have to pay me all she needs to do is pack her lunch, cause she's a picky eater.
That's just so sad for the kids. Do you think your friend might suffer from depression? I watch my 3 year old nephew about once a week, and it's always the highlight for me. He is so fun, and hilarious, and asks the funniest questions. And he just goes wherever I go. He will follow me through the house as I clean and he loves to help me cook. He won't really even sit and watch tv - he is far more interested in everything else. But it's not like he is difficult in any way. He's just my little companion. I feel sorry that your friend doesn't find pleasure in her kids. She might have bigger problems than it seems. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/06/12 at 3:17 pm
That's just so sad for the kids. Do you think your friend might suffer from depression? I watch my 3 year old nephew about once a week, and it's always the highlight for me. He is so fun, and hilarious, and asks the funniest questions. And he just goes wherever I go. He will follow me through the house as I clean and he loves to help me cook. He won't really even sit and watch tv - he is far more interested in everything else. But it's not like he is difficult in any way. He's just my little companion. I feel sorry that your friend doesn't find pleasure in her kids. She might have bigger problems than it seems. :(
Oh yeah, definitely! She has issues. She's on meds for depression but her husband is no better. He sits on the computer, two feet from the little girl, on the other side of the gate, and plays video games. She screams and he ignores her.
The baby is in the crib in the computer room and all he does is sit on his knees and rock back and forth, self-soothing I suppose.
I just talked to her a few minutes ago, she was in her bedroom with her oldest watching him play a video game, while the girl screamed at the gate at the bottom of the steps.
Enjoy being with your nephew, they grow up too fast. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/06/12 at 3:40 pm
I was reminded of a poem, none of these are the one i was looking for but close enough to the point, perhaps you should choose one and send it to her ;)
Excuse This House
Some houses try to hide the fact
That children shelter there.
Ours boasts of it quite openly,
The signs are every where.
For smears are on the windows,
Little smudges on the doors;
I should apologize I guess
For toys strewn on the floor.
But I sat down with the children
And we played and laughed and read,
And if the doorbell doesn't shine,
Their eyes will shine instead.
For when at times I'm forced to
Choose the one job or the other,
I want to be a housewife...
But first I'll be a mother.
_______________________________________________
Love in the Home
If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place,
but have not love, I am a housekeeper - not a homemaker.
If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, but
have not love, my children learn cleanliness - not godliness.
Love leaves the dust in search of a child's laugh.
Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints on a newly cleaned window.
Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk.
Love picks up the child before it picks up the toys.
Love is present through the trials. Love reprimands, reproves, and is
responsive. Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs
with the child, then stands aside to let the youth walk into adulthood.
Love is the key that opens salvation's message to a child's heart.
Before I became a mother I took glory in my house of perfection. Now I
glory in God's perfection of my child. As a mother, there is much I
must teach my child, but the greatest of all is love.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Love versus Obligation
A house is a house is a house -- until love comes through the door, that is.
And love intuitively goes around sprinkling that special brand of angel dust that transforms a house into a very special home for very special people: your family.
Money, of course, can build a charming house,
but only love can furnish it with a feeling of home.
Duty can pack an adequate sack lunch,
but love may decide to tuck a little love note inside.
Money can provide a television set,
but love controls it and cares enough to say no and take the guff that comes with it.
Obligation sends the children to bed on time,
but love tucks the covers in around their necks and passes out kisses and hugs (even to teenagers!).
Obligation can cook a meal,
but love embellishes the table with a potted ivy trailing around slender candles.
Duty writes many letters,
but love tucks a joke or a picture or a stick of gum inside.
Compulsion keeps a sparkling house.
But love and prayer stand a better chance of producing a happy family.
Duty gets offended quickly if it isn't appreciated.
But love learns to laugh a lot and to work for the sheer joy of doing it.
Obligation can pour a glass of milk,
but quite often love will add a little chocolate.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/06/12 at 3:42 pm
Or you could just tell her this
Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.
-Michael Levine
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/06/12 at 4:52 pm
"Better get used to these bars, kid."
-- Marty McFly
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/06/12 at 7:29 pm
I don't know what's going on with Pathmark anymore, They have to get their head out their ass and put it back on their shoulders! When a cartguy is finished with the cartkey you put it on the frontend desk where it belongs so that way it will be easier for the next cartperson who has the next shift will be able to retrieve it, Do not give it to the manager, He almost forgot that he had it! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 03/06/12 at 7:38 pm
Dam whatever is causing my computer to auto scroll sometimes all over so I cant read or play. I suspect my wireless mouse and keyboard
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 03/06/12 at 8:59 pm
I just found out that they are pest bombing my apartment building on short notice(two days prior to it). This is annoying, they should inform us at least 5 days before they do it.
>:( I'm going to call them up to find out what else I might need to bag other than clothing and such.
Had to call my sister, mainly because I have a cat and she needs to take him in until it's safe to bring him back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/07/12 at 2:41 am
I want to ask a question in regards to the pest bombing.
I have a pest fogger I'd like to set off in my house. My dad keeps saying I have turn everything like that gas off. Do I really have to do this or will my house explode if I don't.
Also, I have TONS of posters on my walls, and magazines and vinyl MJ dolls on display. Do I have to take those down too?
Because you know if they get ruined, it'll be the rant to end them all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/07/12 at 6:54 am
I just found out that they are pest bombing my apartment building on short notice(two days prior to it). This is annoying, they should inform us at least 5 days before they do it.
>:( I'm going to call them up to find out what else I might need to bag other than clothing and such.
Had to call my sister, mainly because I have a cat and she needs to take him in until it's safe to bring him back.
So they're quarantining your apartment?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 03/07/12 at 3:28 pm
So they're quarantining your apartment?
That's what I have to call back in a little over an hour about(The one who answered didn't know about it and told me to call back at 5:30), mainly to see if there is anything else I have to deal with. Considering that they are suppose to let people know further in advance than 2 $%@#ing days makes this pretty irritating too.
Edit: Found out they are spraying if I remember correctly, not bombing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 03/08/12 at 4:17 pm
So... I've been ignoring my e-mail inbox for awhile now... hardly get any e-mail worth reading anyway. I think I might turn into a hermit and avoid contact altogether. ::) ;D I deleted 12,000 e-mails last week. Literally. Today, I have 800 new e-mails. Mostly junk.
I get so much junk mail in snail mail that if I don't do something with it right away, I could become buried in the stuff real quick. I usually try to save alot of the ads and coupons and catalogs for stuff I can't afford for recycling (every two weeks.)
I am just grumpy, I guess, I just feel a little overwhelmed at times. I would love to be one of those people with the neat and clean houses that look like a furniture display at IKEA, but that'll never happen here. Not unless I clone myself and teach it that cleaning is better the sex. lol
Sorry, just ranting today.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/08/12 at 6:11 pm
So... I've been ignoring my e-mail inbox for awhile now... hardly get any e-mail worth reading anyway. I think I might turn into a hermit and avoid contact altogether. ::) ;D I deleted 12,000 e-mails last week. Literally. Today, I have 800 new e-mails. Mostly junk.
I get so much junk mail in snail mail that if I don't do something with it right away, I could become buried in the stuff real quick. I usually try to save alot of the ads and coupons and catalogs for stuff I can't afford for recycling (every two weeks.)
I am just grumpy, I guess, I just feel a little overwhelmed at times. I would love to be one of those people with the neat and clean houses that look like a furniture display at IKEA, but that'll never happen here. Not unless I clone myself and teach it that cleaning is better the sex. lol
Sorry, just ranting today.
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but do you have a spam filter?
???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 03/08/12 at 8:19 pm
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but do you have a spam filter?
???
Um...sorta. Yahoo (where my primary e-mail is) has some sort of spam filter and it does filter some about 10% of the spam. The rest is actually game notices from Facebook (I probably could figure out some setting to stop it from sending so much stuff.) and also some various other common-interest message boards that I've joined (and lost interest in over the years.) I suppose I could just delete myself off of those groups too.
Guess I was just bitchin. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 03/08/12 at 10:03 pm
I'm getting too many dam game room notifications >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/08/12 at 10:20 pm
Um...sorta. Yahoo (where my primary e-mail is) has some sort of spam filter and it does filter some about 10% of the spam. The rest is actually game notices from Facebook (I probably could figure out some setting to stop it from sending so much stuff.) and also some various other common-interest message boards that I've joined (and lost interest in over the years.) I suppose I could just delete myself off of those groups too.
Guess I was just bitchin. ;)
I use gmail exclusively. I found Yahoo mail kinda crappy, like everything else Yahoo does. Gmail does a pretty good job of filtering out spam. You still get bogus sweepstakes and Nigerian princesses, but not many. The worst thing gmail does is boldfaced social engineering. Say you're writing an email and you say the word "violin." You'll get side bar ads for violin lessons!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 03/09/12 at 2:06 am
So... I've been ignoring my e-mail inbox for awhile now... hardly get any e-mail worth reading anyway. I think I might turn into a hermit and avoid contact altogether. ::) ;D I deleted 12,000 e-mails last week. Literally. Today, I have 800 new e-mails. Mostly junk.
I get so much junk mail in snail mail that if I don't do something with it right away, I could become buried in the stuff real quick. I usually try to save alot of the ads and coupons and catalogs for stuff I can't afford for recycling (every two weeks.)
I am just grumpy, I guess, I just feel a little overwhelmed at times. I would love to be one of those people with the neat and clean houses that look like a furniture display at IKEA, but that'll never happen here. Not unless I clone myself and teach it that cleaning is better the sex. lol
Sorry, just ranting today.
I remember how much junk mail we used to get in the US so you have my sympathies.
One thing I do if there is a reply paid envelope is post all the paperwork back to the company with NOT INTERESTED scrawled all over it. Do it often enough and you get taken off their list because you are costing them money!
As for junk e-mails maybe you need to set up another e-mail account. Then only give this address out to people who really need it. You could even set-up specific accounts for each website that 'needs' an e-mail address. Then you'd know who is passing on their address lists. this might be more work than you can be arsed to do and I totally understand if you completely ignore me!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 03/09/12 at 2:08 am
Um...sorta. Yahoo (where my primary e-mail is) has some sort of spam filter and it does filter some about 10% of the spam. The rest is actually game notices from Facebook (I probably could figure out some setting to stop it from sending so much stuff.) and also some various other common-interest message boards that I've joined (and lost interest in over the years.) I suppose I could just delete myself off of those groups too.
Guess I was just bitchin. ;)
There is almost certainly a FB setting. I think I've turned off all notifications now.
Next time you get an e-mail from someplace you're not interested in any more send them an unsubscribe notice. It takes a while but eventually they go away. Though Gengras Dodge in Hartford still e-mail me to tell me my car service is due :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/09/12 at 6:42 am
So... I've been ignoring my e-mail inbox for awhile now... hardly get any e-mail worth reading anyway. I think I might turn into a hermit and avoid contact altogether. ::) ;D I deleted 12,000 e-mails last week. Literally. Today, I have 800 new e-mails. Mostly junk.
I get so much junk mail in snail mail that if I don't do something with it right away, I could become buried in the stuff real quick. I usually try to save alot of the ads and coupons and catalogs for stuff I can't afford for recycling (every two weeks.)
I am just grumpy, I guess, I just feel a little overwhelmed at times. I would love to be one of those people with the neat and clean houses that look like a furniture display at IKEA, but that'll never happen here. Not unless I clone myself and teach it that cleaning is better the sex. lol
Sorry, just ranting today.
Wow 12,000 emails? :o Do you have a spam filter that cleans out the unecessary emails you don't need? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/09/12 at 6:45 am
I use gmail exclusively. I found Yahoo mail kinda crappy, like everything else Yahoo does. Gmail does a pretty good job of filtering out spam. You still get bogus sweepstakes and Nigerian princesses, but not many. The worst thing gmail does is boldfaced social engineering. Say you're writing an email and you say the word "violin." You'll get side bar ads for violin lessons!
::)
I use g-mail myself and I don't get a lot of spam mail which is good.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/09/12 at 7:04 am
One thing I do if there is a reply paid envelope is post all the paperwork back to the company with NOT INTERESTED scrawled all over it. Do it often enough and you get taken off their list because you are costing them money!
I can attest to this. I work for a data entry company that also does mail room services for a credit card company. When you send it back with "Not interested" or "Take me off your list", they have to. Once a month we key out all of those so they get taken off.
It is amazing how many people think it is funny to send awful stuff, though. We get porn, ripped up apps, which doesn't help if we can't see the number to take them off the list. One moron thought it was funny to fill the envelope with flour, and this was right around the time of the anthrax scare. Not smart.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/09/12 at 9:27 am
Wow 12,000 emails? :o Do you have a spam filter that cleans out the unecessary emails you don't need? ???
I'ma go out on a limb and say no. ;D
Actually she does, but as she stated, it only filters 10% of her spam
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/09/12 at 10:43 am
I use yahoo (3 accounts), gmail, & Comcast. :o :o :o :o Yup-we have a total of 5 email accounts. Comcast is the worst when it comes to spam. The problem with the gmail is that we are on everyone's mailing list so we get mega-political emails-which is almost as bad as spam. I have to unsubscribe to many of them. Of course, when groups call and talk to my husband, he always give them our email address. Yes, we have shared accounts because he never bothers with the email-that is my department.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 03/09/12 at 11:00 am
I use Comcast and cant seem to check my mail right now because it's too busy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/09/12 at 7:16 pm
I'ma go out on a limb and say no. ;D
Actually she does, but as she stated, it only filters 10% of her spam
I used to get a lot of spam myself and it took a long time to delete.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/16/12 at 4:41 pm
I am so pissed I cannot see straight.
I just found out TODAY that Marlon Jackson was in Louisiana giving a speech at some university. TODAY.
If I had known before hand, I'd have totally gone, since I live in Texas. I could have finally even met my favorite Jackson and shook his hand and got him to sign my CD.
Instead, I'm stuck here, battling writers block on my latest story. >:( It's just not fair.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/16/12 at 7:11 pm
I got a parking ticket today. It said on the back I could pay it online. I went to the site and it said a $3.50 "convenience" charge would be added for parking tickets paid online. An extra $3.50 on a $15.00 ticket? How is that convenient?
I sent 'em a check instead.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/16/12 at 7:31 pm
I am so pissed I cannot see straight.
I just found out TODAY that Marlon Jackson was in Louisiana giving a speech at some university. TODAY.
If I had known before hand, I'd have totally gone, since I live in Texas. I could have finally even met my favorite Jackson and shook his hand and got him to sign my CD.
Instead, I'm stuck here, battling writers block on my latest story. >:( It's just not fair.
What is your story about? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/16/12 at 8:04 pm
What is your story about? ???
This particular one is based loosely on MJ's Smooth Criminal where these three kids follow a neighbor to this club where he's performing at, and suddenly a fire breaks out and they see people burning and dying (It's a horror story, I dabble in horror now) and come to find out the man has been reliving the same tradgedy he witnessed as a kid for the last 20 years--as he was the only survivor. :) If I could start it just right, it'd be smooth sailing. I wrote my last horror story on Wednesday in a little less than 3 hours. LOL.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/17/12 at 6:51 am
This particular one is based loosely on MJ's Smooth Criminal where these three kids follow a neighbor to this club where he's performing at, and suddenly a fire breaks out and they see people burning and dying (It's a horror story, I dabble in horror now) and come to find out the man has been reliving the same tradgedy he witnessed as a kid for the last 20 years--as he was the only survivor. :) If I could start it just right, it'd be smooth sailing. I wrote my last horror story on Wednesday in a little less than 3 hours. LOL.
Oh I see so you're creating a story based on the video? good luck with it hope it works out. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/17/12 at 9:56 am
Venting to get it off my chest...
2 faced, fricken biatch aunt (of husband) did it again. Too busy for my eldest daughters b-day on Feb. 13, she hasn't done anything with, sent card, nothing. But today she can go to sister-in-law's house and be "lepra-effin-bunny" for her "true blood niece" (who lives 3 miles away from us) and plaster it all over facebook acting like she is just wonderful.....
so i just had to mention how my youngest (her other niece) was all put out this morning about the leprechaun not hiding any treasures for them to find. How I had to explain to her that the leprechaun hides his treasure, but he hides it soo hard no one can find it. But I guess I was wrong.
Wonder if it got the point across... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/17/12 at 10:33 am
What a witch. Sorry your girls have that in their lives. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/17/12 at 11:25 am
What a witch. Sorry your girls have that in their lives. :(
Not all witches are like that. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/17/12 at 11:32 am
Sorry about the bitc aunt. :D
My rant is about sales people, when I go into a store I hate when the people who work there breathe down your neck the entire time but what makes my blood boil even more is when they don't even acknowledge your existence.
I needed to get Megan new cleats, socks and a few other things for softball, I went to the closest Hibbett's Sports. We walked in and passed two workers folding shirts, no "hello", no "can I help you find anything?"...NOTHING!!!!! Walked towards the back of the store and the other worker (total of 3 and no customers besides me) went into the stock room, and he never said anything either.
After about 10 minutes and still no help I said to Meg, "Let's go, I see they don't want our business.". Of course Megan was mortified and told me to be quiet, I stopped just a few feet away from the people who were still folding the shirts and said, "Megan, when you go into a store the people who work here should offer to help, apparently the shirts are more important than customers. It's rude and they just lost our business, let's go to the one in the mall.".
Went to the mall, recieved excellent customer service, told the manager that I was pleased and told her of my bad experience and she said that I wouldn't believe how many times she's heard that and she gave me the number to the corporate HQ. I told her that while I was going to complain about the other store I was also going to praise hers...since usually only hear the bad and not the good.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/17/12 at 11:38 am
Sorry about the bitc aunt. :D
My rant is about sales people, when I go into a store I hate when the people who work there breathe down your neck the entire time but what makes my blood boil even more is when they don't even acknowledge your existence.
I needed to get Megan new cleats, socks and a few other things for softball, I went to the closest Hibbett's Sports. We walked in and passed two workers folding shirts, no "hello", no "can I help you find anything?"...NOTHING!!!!! Walked towards the back of the store and the other worker (total of 3 and no customers besides me) went into the stock room, and he never said anything either.
After about 10 minutes and still no help I said to Meg, "Let's go, I see they don't want our business.". Of course Megan was mortified and told me to be quiet, I stopped just a few feet away from the people who were still folding the shirts and said, "Megan, when you go into a store the people who work here should offer to help, apparently the shirts are more important than customers. It's rude and they just lost our business, let's go to the one in the mall.".
Went to the mall, recieved excellent customer service, told the manager that I was pleased and told her of my bad experience and she said that I wouldn't believe how many times she's heard that and she gave me the number to the corporate HQ. I told her that while I was going to complain about the other store I was also going to praise hers...since usually only hear the bad and not the good.
I hate that too....let me know what cust serv offers you! I'm a big time complainer/praiser and I always get free coupons!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/17/12 at 11:59 am
I hate that too....let me know what cust serv offers you! I'm a big time complainer/praiser and I always get free coupons!
Oooohhhh, free coupons!! I hope they give me some. ;D
I bet they close that store, eventually. There are two with less than 10 miles between them. I kept thinking to myself that it won't matter that the shirts are neat when the store is closed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Lindee on 03/17/12 at 1:37 pm
People who walk around texting on their cell phones and NOT looking where they're going. I work at a hospital and see a lot of people (MDs, RNs, staff, patients, visitors) doing this all the time. I don't care that you, do just pay attention!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 03/17/12 at 1:40 pm
People who walk around texting on their cell phones and NOT looking where they're going. I work at a hospital and see a lot of people (MDs, RNs, staff, patients, visitors) doing this all the time. I don't care that you, do just pay attention!
They shouldn't be doing that, especially the staff. Patients come first.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 03/17/12 at 1:55 pm
I use yahoo (3 accounts), gmail, & Comcast. :o :o :o :o Yup-we have a total of 5 email accounts. Comcast is the worst when it comes to spam. The problem with the gmail is that we are on everyone's mailing list so we get mega-political emails-which is almost as bad as spam. I have to unsubscribe to many of them. Of course, when groups call and talk to my husband, he always give them our email address. Yes, we have shared accounts because he never bothers with the email-that is my department.
Cat
My first email account was Hotmail, which worked out pretty well for the first few years I had it, then it began to receive a lot of spam. I used it from 1999 through 2005, and didn't go to it as much from 2006 onward. Mainly because I was starting to use my AOL account (which I'd had since 2001) more often; and there were spam issues there, but not as annoying. In 2007 I created a Gmail account which has been primarily for personal use. Even that one receives more than its share of spam, but has a special folder for spam. However, spam-ish messages periodically find their way into my inbox, and I just click the checkbox next to them and then the "Report spam" button and it goes to the spam folder.
Also, during the time I was a student at Cal State University Northridge, I had an email account through the college, which I primarily used for academic purposes. After I was finished with my degree, I didn't go to it anymore, possibly because I didn't need to if I was no longer a student.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 03/17/12 at 3:04 pm
Thanks for the good luck on my story. ;D
I've got another mild rant, still tied to Marlon.
SO earlier today I sent my friend--a student at the local college here in town--that she shoudl do like the people in Monroe and get Marlon to come talk at the college.
I WAS JOKING, as the rinky-dink college here couldn't hold a man like Marlon.
She calls me back and gives me the lengthy run-down about all the red tape she'd be tied in trying to get Marlon to come to town. I had to tell her to shut up, so I could tell her I had been kidding. If I figured I could get a Jackson in town you really think I'd wait till NOW with Michael pushing up daisies from the underside of the soil for that?
I'd have lobbied for the Jacksons--all 6 of them--years ago! My town is too small to hold them. People and fans would be sleeping on the streets for lack of accomidations.
I mean really. I joke all the time...it surprised me I was taken seriously this time. :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/17/12 at 3:20 pm
Not all witches are like that. ;)
Cat
True....guess I should have said biotch. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/17/12 at 3:21 pm
Sorry about the bitc aunt. :D
My rant is about sales people, when I go into a store I hate when the people who work there breathe down your neck the entire time but what makes my blood boil even more is when they don't even acknowledge your existence.
I needed to get Megan new cleats, socks and a few other things for softball, I went to the closest Hibbett's Sports. We walked in and passed two workers folding shirts, no "hello", no "can I help you find anything?"...NOTHING!!!!! Walked towards the back of the store and the other worker (total of 3 and no customers besides me) went into the stock room, and he never said anything either.
After about 10 minutes and still no help I said to Meg, "Let's go, I see they don't want our business.". Of course Megan was mortified and told me to be quiet, I stopped just a few feet away from the people who were still folding the shirts and said, "Megan, when you go into a store the people who work here should offer to help, apparently the shirts are more important than customers. It's rude and they just lost our business, let's go to the one in the mall.".
Went to the mall, recieved excellent customer service, told the manager that I was pleased and told her of my bad experience and she said that I wouldn't believe how many times she's heard that and she gave me the number to the corporate HQ. I told her that while I was going to complain about the other store I was also going to praise hers...since usually only hear the bad and not the good.
Good for you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/17/12 at 5:02 pm
What a witch. Sorry your girls have that in their lives. :(
Yes - I completely agree 8)
I just do not understand the "blood" view point family is or isn't. I am the only one of my breeding. My brothers and sister are 1/2 but I have never been introduced, taught, or have every felt that. Heck their father has treated me with more respect the J's aunt MBC, he always introduced me as Tony, Andy or Fle's sister (his kid's) and if people were stupid enough not to put 2 and 2 together and they'd ask - he'd rudely shut them down. I wasn't his, but I was family to his kids. So I REALLY just do not get this.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/17/12 at 5:06 pm
Not all witches are like that. ;)
Cat
Yes! You are right of course, just like not all aunts are like this... We love you 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/17/12 at 5:11 pm
Oooohhhh, free coupons!! I hope they give me some. ;D
I bet they close that store, eventually. There are two with less than 10 miles between them. I kept thinking to myself that it won't matter that the shirts are neat when the store is closed.
Hopefully you get something good 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/17/12 at 6:26 pm
They shouldn't be doing that, especially the staff. Patients come first.
What if the texts are about a patient?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Lindee on 03/17/12 at 6:58 pm
What if the texts are about a patient?
Probably not. It's not so much that they're texting; they could be on their break; it's the fact that they're not looking where they're going.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/17/12 at 7:49 pm
Not all witches are like that. ;)
Cat
there are some good witches and some bad witches.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/17/12 at 7:51 pm
People who walk around texting on their cell phones and NOT looking where they're going. I work at a hospital and see a lot of people (MDs, RNs, staff, patients, visitors) doing this all the time. I don't care that you, do just pay attention!
You know Lindee the same thing happens over at Pathmark too people texting or yammering on their phones, nobody pays attention anymore. technology has taken over their lives. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/17/12 at 7:52 pm
Probably not. It's not so much that they're texting; they could be on their break; it's the fact that they're not looking where they're going.
they could be texting and hit their head on a pole or something.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Lindee on 03/17/12 at 8:05 pm
It's the same at our grocery store too. If they're not yakking on their phones then they flying out of the aisles (while pushing cart) and not looking.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/17/12 at 8:16 pm
It's the same at our grocery store too. If they're not yakking on their phones then they flying out of the aisles (while pushing cart) and not looking.
I almost got hit by those carts in the store, they have to pay attention sometime. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/17/12 at 10:05 pm
Probably not. It's not so much that they're texting; they could be on their break; it's the fact that they're not looking where they're going.
Oh I totally get what you were saying I was just throwing out an alternative to Jeff's post.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 03/18/12 at 12:29 am
What if the texts are about a patient?
Then that's valid, I suppose.
Probably not. It's not so much that they're texting; they could be on their break; it's the fact that they're not looking where they're going.
Yeah, if they have to keep looking down at their little device, then their eyes are primarily focused on that, rather than where they're going.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 03/18/12 at 12:33 am
It's the same at our grocery store too. If they're not yakking on their phones then they flying out of the aisles (while pushing cart) and not looking.
I almost got hit by those carts in the store, they have to pay attention sometime. ::)
Yeah; I often feel like saying "Hey! Watch where you're going!" in cases like that.
Sometimes they even leave their carts in the middle of the aisles when stepping away to go get something, and it blocks the aisle, obstructing the flow of traffic... rather than kindly pulling off to the side.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/18/12 at 6:50 am
Yeah; I often feel like saying "Hey! Watch where you're going!" in cases like that.
Sometimes they even leave their carts in the middle of the aisles when stepping away to go get something, and it blocks the aisle, obstructing the flow of traffic... rather than kindly pulling off to the side.
or when workers leave their U-boats in the middle of the aisles blocking where people want to walk and blocking the flow of people traffic, that is an annoyance. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 03/18/12 at 11:30 am
Sorry about the bitc aunt. :D
My rant is about sales people, when I go into a store I hate when the people who work there breathe down your neck the entire time but what makes my blood boil even more is when they don't even acknowledge your existence.
I needed to get Megan new cleats, socks and a few other things for softball, I went to the closest Hibbett's Sports. We walked in and passed two workers folding shirts, no "hello", no "can I help you find anything?"...NOTHING!!!!! Walked towards the back of the store and the other worker (total of 3 and no customers besides me) went into the stock room, and he never said anything either.
After about 10 minutes and still no help I said to Meg, "Let's go, I see they don't want our business.". Of course Megan was mortified and told me to be quiet, I stopped just a few feet away from the people who were still folding the shirts and said, "Megan, when you go into a store the people who work here should offer to help, apparently the shirts are more important than customers. It's rude and they just lost our business, let's go to the one in the mall.".
Went to the mall, recieved excellent customer service, told the manager that I was pleased and told her of my bad experience and she said that I wouldn't believe how many times she's heard that and she gave me the number to the corporate HQ. I told her that while I was going to complain about the other store I was also going to praise hers...since usually only hear the bad and not the good.
Cat band I did something like this in a restaurant at the Orlando air port. We got great, friendly service from a young waiter and as we left, asked to see the manager, who assumed we had a gripe. He was surprised and happy to hear that we were praising the guy, who was new at waitering.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/18/12 at 1:11 pm
Thanks for the good luck on my story. ;D
I've got another mild rant, still tied to Marlon.
SO earlier today I sent my friend--a student at the local college here in town--that she shoudl do like the people in Monroe and get Marlon to come talk at the college.
I WAS JOKING, as the rinky-dink college here couldn't hold a man like Marlon.
She calls me back and gives me the lengthy run-down about all the red tape she'd be tied in trying to get Marlon to come to town. I had to tell her to shut up, so I could tell her I had been kidding. If I figured I could get a Jackson in town you really think I'd wait till NOW with Michael pushing up daisies from the underside of the soil for that?
I'd have lobbied for the Jacksons--all 6 of them--years ago! My town is too small to hold them. People and fans would be sleeping on the streets for lack of accomidations.
I mean really. I joke all the time...it surprised me I was taken seriously this time. :o
I know that the Jacksons still have a lot of fans but there are various things to consider about the logistics of them appearing somewhere...just because they still have a lot of fans does not mean the fans will be able to make it to the venue where they (or specifically Marlon - or any one of them) would appear.... that means that while it may sell well it probably won't sell out... even if it did sell out that's the goal so the venue would profit.
Secondly--- the Jackson's will perform anywhere....ANYWHERE! even in your bathroom if you can afford their appearance/performance fee. That's not just the jacksons...that any performer...this is why you have big name celebrities who do private parties or perform at corporate functions.... as long as you can meet their needs.....$, riders, and staging areas, they are pretty much available....
Soon as I hit the lotto i'm getting TLC and Janet to do private concerts! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 03/18/12 at 1:52 pm
or when workers leave their U-boats in the middle of the aisles blocking where people want to walk and blocking the flow of people traffic, that is an annoyance. >:(
U-boats?
I think of those submarines that were used in WWI and WWII.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/18/12 at 6:35 pm
U-boats?
I think of those submarines that were used in WWI and WWII.
I thought so too but I did a quick google search, apparently there is something else called a U-Boat.
http://www.versacart.com/images/carts_in_use/large/carts_in_use_uboat_in_store_medium.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/18/12 at 7:07 pm
I thought so too but I did a quick google search, apparently there is something else called a U-Boat.
http://www.versacart.com/images/carts_in_use/large/carts_in_use_uboat_in_store_medium.jpg
Yes Thank you Carol those are U-Boats, they put stuff on them to carry wherever maybe to the garbage disposal or the box crushing machines.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 03/18/12 at 8:52 pm
Yes Thank you Carol those are U-Boats, they put stuff on them to carry wherever maybe to the garbage disposal or the box crushing machines.
Many thanks; I would never have thought to refer to those cartlike devices that way.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/19/12 at 7:59 pm
Yes Thank you Carol those are U-Boats, they put stuff on them to carry wherever maybe to the garbage disposal or the box crushing machines.
I hate those. They wobble all over the place.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/20/12 at 7:01 am
I hate those. They wobble all over the place.
::)
and one day someone in the supermarket will walk by without notice bang their head and break their neck just because some stupid co-worker didn't keep the u-boats of the way of customers and co-workers. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 03/20/12 at 10:49 am
Just a few comments...
sami, I'm a firm believer in letting companies know about the service I receive, like snoz said, good or bad. Whenever I get a receipt with a survey and I received really good service, I go all out (especially if there's some sort of "freebie" attached to the survey ;)). California Pizza Kitchen sent me a $40 gift card after a particularly horrendous experience (which I half expected since I realized the beyotch deducted her tip from the gift card I paid with since I didn't leave her one, the service was THAT bad >:( Interestingly enough, the waitress hasn't been working the last 3 times I've been there...coincidence???), then a free dessert after a similarly excellent one.
Don't get me started on the texting/cell phone thing....if someone walks up to the pharmacy counter while they're gabbing away on their cell phone, I won't help them until they get off or tell the person to hold on. Sorry, but I can't do my job if you're shooting the sh!t with your friend...
I have 3 email accounts, 1 I use for stuff that I know is going to be crap, 1 I rarely use, and 1 I only give out to places like the school, doctor, family, credit card companies, etc.(I check this one daily, the crap one about once a week, and the third one hasn't been checked in months...wonder if it's still active???)
My rant (which I'm sure sami can relate to is my SIL...I had my gallbladder removed on the 6th and made a post on Facebook that started with a bowl of Cocoa Puffs. There were about 30 comments on there and one mentioned my MIL and my SIL COMPLETELY misunderstood it, basically called hubby (who isn't ON FB, had no clue what I had posted, and even when I showed it to him saw nothing wrong with it) and went off on him. Needless to say, hubby didn't appreciate what she said OR her timing (I posted that my time had been moved up to 9:30 and she started all of this around 9:40) and they had it out for a good half-hour. After my surgery, I showed him what I had posted, he didn't see where she got what she did from it -I also asked 3 friends what they thought about what I had originally posted before I posted my explanation and they thought I meant exactly what I did so I deleted it, posted an explanation 3 times, and she spent the next 2 days making comments basically referencing the whole situation (how she will NEVER forget, why did I delete a post-much less an entire list of comments, she can't believe the nerve of some "half-family" members {hmmm...I've never heard her call him her "half-brother" until NOW}, etc.) so I deleted her, her husband, her husband's sister, my other SIL (they're twins), and a friend of theirs (I don't want her logging on with ANYONE'S info and seeing what I'm saying/doing). Well, then it became "why would someone delete someone because of what someone else said?" Ummm....maybe they did it because of what YOU said about THEM??? Did she honestly think he wasn't going to tell me and I'm going to stay friends with you when you're making beyotchy comments about my husband?!?!?!?! Now, we ask my MIL to come up and watch the boys ONE WEEKEND a year so we can go on hubby's company trip...it just so happened that my surgery was the weekend before his trip this year. SHE expects my MIL to go to her house EVERY FRIGGIN DAY (including weekends) to "help her" with her 2 kids.....her husband doesn't work a set schedule and if she has an appointment on a day he's NOT working, my MIL STILL has to go over and "help her husband"! REALLY???? She is 37 years old and her husband is 46!!! Neither of them can take care of 2 kids ON THEIR OWN?!?!?! I basically raised all 3 of my boys ON MY OWN because my husband traveled for work and (for a couple years) was gone almost as much as he was home! Oh, and I forgot to mention, in the 17 years of my marriage, in addition to raising my 3 kids, I've also managed to earn my BA in Secondary English Education (AND did it with a 3.897 GPA, making the Dean's List 3 semesters), was den leader for 2 Cub Scout dens & Pack Treasurer simultaneously, coached baseball and soccer, co-chaired Market Day for the PTO for 2 years, volunteered at the schools, built 2 houses from the ground up (one was a tear-down/rebuild), took care of my parents when their health deteriorated to the point they were no longer able to (my mom fought cancer for 6+ years and my dad had macular degeneration and was completely blind in 1 eye and 75% in the other), battled my own health issues, took care of my OWN family/home, and (up until mid-2009) basically did it all on my own (hubby was around periodically, but not on a regular basis since he traveled a lot and still does from time to time). Yet, I'm the "lazy, ungrateful, heartless, beyotch" ?!?!?! Needless to say, holidays should be interesting ::)
Oh, and this "lazy, ungrateful, heartless beyotch" STILL sent the gifts that we bought for her kids for their baptism/birthday (which we couldn't make because MY kids had baseball tryouts that day, and I'm sure that's where this all stems from) home with my MIL. She DID send a text to say "Thank you" and I responded with "you're welcome"....oh, and she made a comment on FB about that as well (her having to do it, and then "OMG! I got a response!"...like I'm not going to acknowledge it...ummm....it's called "basic etiquette", she took an etiquette class in college, looks like it didn't really sink in much) ::)
BTW, in case anyone is still reading this, here is the comment that was made:
previous comment to friend:
ME: I'm going to go insane being stuck in prison with "hubby" as my "warden"
Friends 1/2: Let me know if there's anything I can do for you
(misc comments)
ME: "Friends 1/2," I might need you to come rescue me for a "sanity check" (lol!) but my MIL is coming for the weekend :)
Now, would ANYONE take that to mean I needed to be "rescued" from my MIL? Anyone who knows me KNOWS that I <3 my MIL....and the 2 friends I was talking to DEFINITELY do! Hubby took it to mean I needed them to rescue me from HIM, I simply meant I needed to get out of the house because I wouldn't be able to drive myself anywhere and he'd be working from home so he'd be busy and probably wouldn't be able to....okay, so maybe I also subconsciously meant he'd be driving me crazy as well ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 03/20/12 at 10:53 am
and one day someone in the supermarket will walk by without notice bang their head and break their neck just because some stupid co-worker didn't keep the u-boats of the way of customers and co-workers. ::)
If someone walks into one of those, they really need to pay attention to where they're walking....they're pretty obvious ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 03/20/12 at 11:03 am
BTW, in case anyone is still reading this, here is the comment that was made:
previous comment to friend:
ME: I'm going to go insane being stuck in prison with "hubby" as my "warden"
Friends 1/2: Let me know if there's anything I can do for you
(misc comments)
ME: "Friends 1/2," I might need you to come rescue me for a "sanity check" (lol!) but my MIL is coming for the weekend :)
Now, would ANYONE take that to mean I needed to be "rescued" from my MIL? Anyone who knows me KNOWS that I <3 my MIL....and the 2 friends I was talking to DEFINITELY do! Hubby took it to mean I needed them to rescue me from HIM, I simply meant I needed to get out of the house because I wouldn't be able to drive myself anywhere and he'd be working from home so he'd be busy and probably wouldn't be able to....okay, so maybe I also subconsciously meant he'd be driving me crazy as well ;)
I read it as
thanks for the offer of help. I don't need any help because my MIL is coming at the weekend and she is willing to help out however I need her to. But I might like it if you popped over to take me out for coffee or something just so's I can get out of the house for a bit
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/20/12 at 11:10 am
ME: "Friends 1/2," I might need you to come rescue me for a "sanity check" (lol!) but my MIL is coming for the weekend
My guess is she did what I do and read your post too fast and skipped/misinterpreted the "but"
It's totally obvious tho that you're saying you don't need your friend to save you cuz your mil is coming to do just that! Too bad it got blown way out of proportion and escalated the way it did.
See that's why I don't really engage in convo with family outside of my parents ;)
Hope you're doing better....I've been just a tad bit out of touch.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/20/12 at 11:11 am
If someone walks into one of those, they really need to pay attention to where they're walking....they're pretty obvious ::)
Thank you!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/20/12 at 11:20 am
Just a few comments...
sami, I'm a firm believer in letting companies know about the service I receive, like snoz said, good or bad. Whenever I get a receipt with a survey and I received really good service, I go all out (especially if there's some sort of "freebie" attached to the survey ;)). California Pizza Kitchen sent me a $40 gift card after a particularly horrendous experience (which I half expected since I realized the beyotch deducted her tip from the gift card I paid with since I didn't leave her one, the service was THAT bad >:( Interestingly enough, the waitress hasn't been working the last 3 times I've been there...coincidence???), then a free dessert after a similarly excellent one.
Don't get me started on the texting/cell phone thing....if someone walks up to the pharmacy counter while they're gabbing away on their cell phone, I won't help them until they get off or tell the person to hold on. Sorry, but I can't do my job if you're shooting the sh!t with your friend...
I have 3 email accounts, 1 I use for stuff that I know is going to be crap, 1 I rarely use, and 1 I only give out to places like the school, doctor, family, credit card companies, etc.(I check this one daily, the crap one about once a week, and the third one hasn't been checked in months...wonder if it's still active???)
My rant (which I'm sure sami can relate to is my SIL...I had my gallbladder removed on the 6th and made a post on Facebook that started with a bowl of Cocoa Puffs. There were about 30 comments on there and one mentioned my MIL and my SIL COMPLETELY misunderstood it, basically called hubby (who isn't ON FB, had no clue what I had posted, and even when I showed it to him saw nothing wrong with it) and went off on him. Needless to say, hubby didn't appreciate what she said OR her timing (I posted that my time had been moved up to 9:30 and she started all of this around 9:40) and they had it out for a good half-hour. After my surgery, I showed him what I had posted, he didn't see where she got what she did from it -I also asked 3 friends what they thought about what I had originally posted before I posted my explanation and they thought I meant exactly what I did so I deleted it, posted an explanation 3 times, and she spent the next 2 days making comments basically referencing the whole situation (how she will NEVER forget, why did I delete a post-much less an entire list of comments, she can't believe the nerve of some "half-family" members {hmmm...I've never heard her call him her "half-brother" until NOW}, etc.) so I deleted her, her husband, her husband's sister, my other SIL (they're twins), and a friend of theirs (I don't want her logging on with ANYONE'S info and seeing what I'm saying/doing). Well, then it became "why would someone delete someone because of what someone else said?" Ummm....maybe they did it because of what YOU said about THEM??? Did she honestly think he wasn't going to tell me and I'm going to stay friends with you when you're making beyotchy comments about my husband?!?!?!?! Now, we ask my MIL to come up and watch the boys ONE WEEKEND a year so we can go on hubby's company trip...it just so happened that my surgery was the weekend before his trip this year. SHE expects my MIL to go to her house EVERY FRIGGIN DAY (including weekends) to "help her" with her 2 kids.....her husband doesn't work a set schedule and if she has an appointment on a day he's NOT working, my MIL STILL has to go over and "help her husband"! REALLY???? She is 37 years old and her husband is 46!!! Neither of them can take care of 2 kids ON THEIR OWN?!?!?! I basically raised all 3 of my boys ON MY OWN because my husband traveled for work and (for a couple years) was gone almost as much as he was home! Oh, and I forgot to mention, in the 17 years of my marriage, in addition to raising my 3 kids, I've also managed to earn my BA in Secondary English Education (AND did it with a 3.897 GPA, making the Dean's List 3 semesters), was den leader for 2 Cub Scout dens & Pack Treasurer simultaneously, coached baseball and soccer, co-chaired Market Day for the PTO for 2 years, volunteered at the schools, built 2 houses from the ground up (one was a tear-down/rebuild), took care of my parents when their health deteriorated to the point they were no longer able to (my mom fought cancer for 6+ years and my dad had macular degeneration and was completely blind in 1 eye and 75% in the other), battled my own health issues, took care of my OWN family/home, and (up until mid-2009) basically did it all on my own (hubby was around periodically, but not on a regular basis since he traveled a lot and still does from time to time). Yet, I'm the "lazy, ungrateful, heartless, beyotch" ?!?!?! Needless to say, holidays should be interesting ::)
Oh, and this "lazy, ungrateful, heartless beyotch" STILL sent the gifts that we bought for her kids for their baptism/birthday (which we couldn't make because MY kids had baseball tryouts that day, and I'm sure that's where this all stems from) home with my MIL. She DID send a text to say "Thank you" and I responded with "you're welcome"....oh, and she made a comment on FB about that as well (her having to do it, and then "OMG! I got a response!"...like I'm not going to acknowledge it...ummm....it's called "basic etiquette", she took an etiquette class in college, looks like it didn't really sink in much) ::)
BTW, in case anyone is still reading this, here is the comment that was made:
previous comment to friend:
ME: I'm going to go insane being stuck in prison with "hubby" as my "warden"
Friends 1/2: Let me know if there's anything I can do for you
(misc comments)
ME: "Friends 1/2," I might need you to come rescue me for a "sanity check" (lol!) but my MIL is coming for the weekend :)
Now, would ANYONE take that to mean I needed to be "rescued" from my MIL? Anyone who knows me KNOWS that I <3 my MIL....and the 2 friends I was talking to DEFINITELY do! Hubby took it to mean I needed them to rescue me from HIM, I simply meant I needed to get out of the house because I wouldn't be able to drive myself anywhere and he'd be working from home so he'd be busy and probably wouldn't be able to....okay, so maybe I also subconsciously meant he'd be driving me crazy as well ;)
I know this is easier said than done but just consider the source and try not to let it get to you.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/20/12 at 7:28 pm
If someone walks into one of those, they really need to pay attention to where they're walking....they're pretty obvious ::)
I can't understand why those stupid co-workers have to leave them in the middle of the aisle? It's dangerous. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 03/20/12 at 10:48 pm
Just a few comments...
sami, I'm a firm believer in letting companies know about the service I receive, like snoz said, good or bad. Whenever I get a receipt with a survey and I received really good service, I go all out (especially if there's some sort of "freebie" attached to the survey ;)). California Pizza Kitchen sent me a $40 gift card after a particularly horrendous experience (which I half expected since I realized the beyotch deducted her tip from the gift card I paid with since I didn't leave her one, the service was THAT bad >:( Interestingly enough, the waitress hasn't been working the last 3 times I've been there...coincidence???), then a free dessert after a similarly excellent one.
Don't get me started on the texting/cell phone thing....if someone walks up to the pharmacy counter while they're gabbing away on their cell phone, I won't help them until they get off or tell the person to hold on. Sorry, but I can't do my job if you're shooting the sh!t with your friend...
I have 3 email accounts, 1 I use for stuff that I know is going to be crap, 1 I rarely use, and 1 I only give out to places like the school, doctor, family, credit card companies, etc.(I check this one daily, the crap one about once a week, and the third one hasn't been checked in months...wonder if it's still active???)
My rant (which I'm sure sami can relate to is my SIL...I had my gallbladder removed on the 6th and made a post on Facebook that started with a bowl of Cocoa Puffs. There were about 30 comments on there and one mentioned my MIL and my SIL COMPLETELY misunderstood it, basically called hubby (who isn't ON FB, had no clue what I had posted, and even when I showed it to him saw nothing wrong with it) and went off on him. Needless to say, hubby didn't appreciate what she said OR her timing (I posted that my time had been moved up to 9:30 and she started all of this around 9:40) and they had it out for a good half-hour. After my surgery, I showed him what I had posted, he didn't see where she got what she did from it -I also asked 3 friends what they thought about what I had originally posted before I posted my explanation and they thought I meant exactly what I did so I deleted it, posted an explanation 3 times, and she spent the next 2 days making comments basically referencing the whole situation (how she will NEVER forget, why did I delete a post-much less an entire list of comments, she can't believe the nerve of some "half-family" members {hmmm...I've never heard her call him her "half-brother" until NOW}, etc.) so I deleted her, her husband, her husband's sister, my other SIL (they're twins), and a friend of theirs (I don't want her logging on with ANYONE'S info and seeing what I'm saying/doing). Well, then it became "why would someone delete someone because of what someone else said?" Ummm....maybe they did it because of what YOU said about THEM??? Did she honestly think he wasn't going to tell me and I'm going to stay friends with you when you're making beyotchy comments about my husband?!?!?!?! Now, we ask my MIL to come up and watch the boys ONE WEEKEND a year so we can go on hubby's company trip...it just so happened that my surgery was the weekend before his trip this year. SHE expects my MIL to go to her house EVERY FRIGGIN DAY (including weekends) to "help her" with her 2 kids.....her husband doesn't work a set schedule and if she has an appointment on a day he's NOT working, my MIL STILL has to go over and "help her husband"! REALLY???? She is 37 years old and her husband is 46!!! Neither of them can take care of 2 kids ON THEIR OWN?!?!?! I basically raised all 3 of my boys ON MY OWN because my husband traveled for work and (for a couple years) was gone almost as much as he was home! Oh, and I forgot to mention, in the 17 years of my marriage, in addition to raising my 3 kids, I've also managed to earn my BA in Secondary English Education (AND did it with a 3.897 GPA, making the Dean's List 3 semesters), was den leader for 2 Cub Scout dens & Pack Treasurer simultaneously, coached baseball and soccer, co-chaired Market Day for the PTO for 2 years, volunteered at the schools, built 2 houses from the ground up (one was a tear-down/rebuild), took care of my parents when their health deteriorated to the point they were no longer able to (my mom fought cancer for 6+ years and my dad had macular degeneration and was completely blind in 1 eye and 75% in the other), battled my own health issues, took care of my OWN family/home, and (up until mid-2009) basically did it all on my own (hubby was around periodically, but not on a regular basis since he traveled a lot and still does from time to time). Yet, I'm the "lazy, ungrateful, heartless, beyotch" ?!?!?! Needless to say, holidays should be interesting ::)
Oh, and this "lazy, ungrateful, heartless beyotch" STILL sent the gifts that we bought for her kids for their baptism/birthday (which we couldn't make because MY kids had baseball tryouts that day, and I'm sure that's where this all stems from) home with my MIL. She DID send a text to say "Thank you" and I responded with "you're welcome"....oh, and she made a comment on FB about that as well (her having to do it, and then "OMG! I got a response!"...like I'm not going to acknowledge it...ummm....it's called "basic etiquette", she took an etiquette class in college, looks like it didn't really sink in much) ::)
BTW, in case anyone is still reading this, here is the comment that was made:
previous comment to friend:
ME: I'm going to go insane being stuck in prison with "hubby" as my "warden"
Friends 1/2: Let me know if there's anything I can do for you
(misc comments)
ME: "Friends 1/2," I might need you to come rescue me for a "sanity check" (lol!) but my MIL is coming for the weekend :)
Now, would ANYONE take that to mean I needed to be "rescued" from my MIL? Anyone who knows me KNOWS that I <3 my MIL....and the 2 friends I was talking to DEFINITELY do! Hubby took it to mean I needed them to rescue me from HIM, I simply meant I needed to get out of the house because I wouldn't be able to drive myself anywhere and he'd be working from home so he'd be busy and probably wouldn't be able to....okay, so maybe I also subconsciously meant he'd be driving me crazy as well ;)
Ugg....
The "but" in the statement, disqualifies the lat part of the sentence from the first part. I might need you, but .... Not I need you because. Sorry this got so out of control.
((((((((HUGS))))))))
As for me:
Should be interest Great fricken aunt MBC is taking eldest girl out for Birthday lunch... supposed to be on Thursday, we shall see if this happens or not. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/20/12 at 11:21 pm
I can't understand why those stupid co-workers have to leave them in the middle of the aisle? It's dangerous. ::)
Where would you suggest they put them when they are stocking shelves Howard?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/21/12 at 12:09 am
Where would you suggest they put them when they are stocking shelves Howard?
I got a few suggestions 4ya! Wanna hear mine!
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/21/12 at 7:00 am
Where would you suggest they put them when they are stocking shelves Howard?
I don't know just put them to one side I guess. ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 03/21/12 at 8:37 am
I don't know just put them to one side I guess. ???
Howard, have you actually ever stocked shelves? If so, you would know that you need to be able to move between the U-boats and the shelf. If the U-boat is too close to the shelf, it's hard to get TO them, not to mention, if they're right up against the shelf, they're blocking that part of the shelf! The reason they leave them in the middle of the aisle is so that people can get around either side of them and still get to the items on the shelves on both sides of it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 03/21/12 at 9:28 am
I read it as
thanks for the offer of help. I don't need any help because my MIL is coming at the weekend and she is willing to help out however I need her to. But I might like it if you popped over to take me out for coffee or something just so's I can get out of the house for a bit
BINGO!!!
Ugg....
The "but" in the statement, disqualifies the lat part of the sentence from the first part. I might need you, but .... Not I need you because. Sorry this got so out of control.
((((((((HUGS))))))))
As for me:
Should be interest Great fricken aunt MBC is taking eldest girl out for Birthday lunch... supposed to be on Thursday, we shall see if this happens or not. ::)
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you...
My guess is she did what I do and read your post too fast and skipped/misinterpreted the "but"
It's totally obvious tho that you're saying you don't need your friend to save you cuz your mil is coming to do just that! Too bad it got blown way out of proportion and escalated the way it did.
See that's why I don't really engage in convo with family outside of my parents ;)
Hope you're doing better....I've been just a tad bit out of touch.
s'okay, I know you've been busy :) I can also see where the "but" could be skipped over, but (there's that "big butt" again ;D) if someone pointed it out to you and explained it, it boggles my mind that she could STILL insist I MEANT "AND" ???
I know this is easier said than done but just consider the source and try not to let it get to you.
Thanks :) I tried...but my blood started to boil when my SIL totally ignored my private message to her (which was sent 2 weeks ago today), explaining what I meant by the comment. In an attempt to "smooth things over", I deleted the original picture and associated comments, but she wouldn't let it die and kept posting about it and when she referred to her "half-family", that was the straw that broke the camel's back, so I deleted everyone. I just don't "DO" drama. A few days after my MIL went home, I was talking to her on the phone and she asked me if I was still on Facebook...I said I was and asked why....she said she was just wondering. I didn't press the issue any further because I have no desire to involve her in the drama. This fight is ultimately between hubby & his sister....she's being a drama queen and I want no part of it OR her nastiness, which is why I deleted her. Obviously, because of her actions and the fact that I'm married to hubby, I'm going to take HIS side and I'm not going to bring my MIL into it and make her "choose" between her daughter and son (or daughter-in-law, which is apparently what she's trying to do by telling her I'm "no longer on Facebook").
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 03/21/12 at 9:29 am
I got a few suggestions 4ya! Wanna hear mine!
:P
yes 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 03/21/12 at 9:41 am
On the whole "leaving things in the middle of the aisle while stocking shelves" issue....we have these huge (about 3'x5') RED flatbed "trucks" that we use to stock shelves at "Spot"....yesterday, some lady was yakking away on her cell phone, completely oblivious, and walked right into the one by the pharmacy that was stocked about 4' high with our pharmacy supplies (no, not drugs, labels and bottles and stuff ;)) It was pushed into the corner, COMPLETELY out of the way, with AT LEAST 3' clearance to walk by it (it was shoved into our "counseling alcove") and she walked smack dab into the corner and got a nasty gash in her leg...I was behind her and saw the entire thing. She was looking to the side, b!tching to her friend about her estranged husband and his new girlfriend, and WHAMMO! Of course, she was all up in arms until she realized I had been behind her the whole time and it was all caught on camera and it was her OWN stupidity that got her injured....I should also mention I had been following her from the bathroom (yes, she was talking on her phone IN the stall), as she walked out of the bathroom {without washing her hands...ewww}, half-way across the store, AND she had also run into the carts because she was looking out the doors ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 03/21/12 at 6:43 pm
did you ask her if she wanted to come back and wash her hands?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/21/12 at 7:25 pm
Howard, have you actually ever stocked shelves? If so, you would know that you need to be able to move between the U-boats and the shelf. If the U-boat is too close to the shelf, it's hard to get TO them, not to mention, if they're right up against the shelf, they're blocking that part of the shelf! The reason they leave them in the middle of the aisle is so that people can get around either side of them and still get to the items on the shelves on both sides of it.
I think I remember I used to stock shelves when I used to work for Genovese in 1993 but I didn't use a U-boat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/21/12 at 7:28 pm
On the whole "leaving things in the middle of the aisle while stocking shelves" issue....we have these huge (about 3'x5') RED flatbed "trucks" that we use to stock shelves at "Spot"....yesterday, some lady was yakking away on her cell phone, completely oblivious, and walked right into the one by the pharmacy that was stocked about 4' high with our pharmacy supplies (no, not drugs, labels and bottles and stuff ;)) It was pushed into the corner, COMPLETELY out of the way, with AT LEAST 3' clearance to walk by it (it was shoved into our "counseling alcove") and she walked smack dab into the corner and got a nasty gash in her leg...I was behind her and saw the entire thing. She was looking to the side, b!tching to her friend about her estranged husband and his new girlfriend, and WHAMMO! Of course, she was all up in arms until she realized I had been behind her the whole time and it was all caught on camera and it was her OWN stupidity that got her injured....I should also mention I had been following her from the bathroom (yes, she was talking on her phone IN the stall), as she walked out of the bathroom {without washing her hands...ewww}, half-way across the store, AND she had also run into the carts because she was looking out the doors ::)
See Mama there's your proof one person could be yammering on their phone and BAM! right smack into the U-boat!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/22/12 at 12:07 am
See Mama there's your proof one person could be yammering on their phone and BAM! right smack into the U-boat!
As she said in her post Howard the cart was out of the way. The woman ran into it because she wasn't paying attention. It's her fault not the employees.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/22/12 at 7:05 am
As she said in her post Howard the cart was out of the way. The woman ran into it because she wasn't paying attention. It's her fault not the employees.
next time people should pay attention to where they're going. Everybody these days are in La La Land ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/22/12 at 7:06 am
did you ask her if she wanted to come back and wash her hands?
It shouldn't be a reminder it should be automatic.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/22/12 at 8:28 am
I am sooooooooo annoyed at my husband!!!!!
Megan hurt her wrist day before yesterday at softball practice. I'm not exactly sure how it happened, I was too busy yammering with the other moms but that's not the point, the point is, she has not been using her right hand hardly at all. Granted, Meg is a Drama Queen and acts like a splinter going to be the death of her. ;D. But I have watched her, even when she thinks she's alone she's not using it, she's not putting it on.
So, I asked my wonderful hubby if I should take her to the ER, he was like I not see why that is necessary at this point. You'll get there and it'll cost $2000 and it won't be anything.
He seems to forget she fractured her left arm twice, one time we drove for 12 hours to Florida before we had it looked at and the next time she fell out of bed and we made her wait an entire day before we did anything.
Maybe I was overreacting, but I'm a mom and I worry...too much!!!
The friggin' money comment made my blood boil, it's not like I was asking for a $2000 pair of shoes or even a $2.50 pair of Od Navy flip-flop!! A$$!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 03/22/12 at 10:22 am
I am sooooooooo annoyed at my husband!!!!!
Megan hurt her wrist day before yesterday at softball practice. I'm not exactly sure how it happened, I was too busy yammering with the other moms but that's not the point, the point is, she has not been using her right hand hardly at all. Granted, Meg is a Drama Queen and acts like a splinter going to be the death of her. ;D. But I have watched her, even when she thinks she's alone she's not using it, she's not putting it on.
So, I asked my wonderful hubby if I should take her to the ER, he was like I not see why that is necessary at this point. You'll get there and it'll cost $2000 and it won't be anything.
He seems to forget she fractured her left arm twice, one time we drove for 12 hours to Florida before we had it looked at and the next time she fell out of bed and we made her wait an entire day before we did anything.
Maybe I was overreacting, but I'm a mom and I worry...too much!!!
The friggin' money comment made my blood boil, it's not like I was asking for a $2000 pair of shoes or even a $2.50 pair of Od Navy flip-flop!! A$$!!!!
It was always an internal debate when my kids were young - is this serious enough to see the doctor? But it seems to me in this case there is no emergency, so take her to your doctor
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/22/12 at 11:15 am
It was always an internal debate when my kids were young - is this serious enough to see the doctor? But it seems to me in this case there is no emergency, so take her to your doctor
I know, there is no blood, no swelling and no bone sticking out, so that's why I wasn't sure.
There have been times I ran them to the ER and it was nothing and then there were times where I let it go (and it turned out to be fractured).
I suppose what annoyed me was his comment about the money, what I really wanted was for him to give me his opinion and reassure me that waiting a day or two was O.K..
Thanks!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/24/12 at 6:10 pm
Just a little venting here:
I'm sure by now, everyone here knows that I love to take photos and then turn those photos into slideshows. I know that many of you have seen the ones that I put up on YouTube (and if you haven't, you should make your way over there now and watch them ;) :D ;D ;D ;D ). A couple of years ago, I figured if I was going to do these slideshows frequently, it would be worth my while to buy a program that creates them-rather than use a freebie (though, Windows Movie Maker is pretty good but you can only use it with Vista-which I no longer have and absolutely hate). So, after searching, and trying out different ones, I found one that I like by a somewhat obscure German company called Aquasoft. So, I bought it and have used it many times. While there are some things about it I don't like and wish that it would have a few more features, overall, I still like it.
When I first bought the program, I was only doing slideshows. Recently, I have been getting into videos. This program at first does not do video-just photos. They have since put in video capability but it still has problems with it. So, I find myself at square one again looking for a program that I can use for both video & photos. I thought that I found one and after reading reviews & everything, I was ready to buy it. But, I decided to try the freebie 30 day trial first. I am so glad I did. I did a quickie slideshow that should have only taken a short time to do. It took a long time just to do simple tasks (like changing the duration of each photo-which I had to do each one individually instead of being about to do it with all). There are some features that I like but overall, I am glad that I didn't pay $$ for it. So, I'm still on my quest to find a good program. I'm sure my old program will have upgrades that will make it better before I can find another program that I like.
Congratulations if you are still reading & thanks. :D ;D ;D ;D I just needed to vent about this for a bit.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/24/12 at 6:36 pm
^ just a thought Cat.... sometimes paid software has features the freebies don't have so maybe...in the paid version you can change the times of the photos all at once instead of individually.... I don't know if that's so but it might be?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/24/12 at 6:40 pm
^ just a thought Cat.... sometimes paid software has features the freebies don't have so maybe...in the paid version you can change the times of the photos all at once instead of individually.... I don't know if that's so but it might be?
I have thought about that but to me, that should be just a basic function.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/24/12 at 6:41 pm
I have thought about that but to me, that should be just a basic function.
Cat
but then no one would buy the software :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/24/12 at 6:45 pm
but then no one would buy the software :D
Most of the paid version has more transitions, fonts, animations, etc. etc. The duration of each photo IS a basic function of a slideshow.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/26/12 at 9:01 am
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I am attempting to clean my father-in-law's room...he is a PIG!! No, really he is. It's disgusting!! Used tissues on the floor next to the bed, crap (not literally) all over his sheets, he spilled something and it's a sticky mess, clothes and shoes everywhere.
I don't know if I can type this without puking and I'm sorry for making anyone physically sick...hackers on the wall and the table next to his bed.
I really have puked twice this morning (dry-heaved since I haven't actually eaten anything). I don't get paid enough to do this...wait a minute, I DON'T GET PAID AT ALL!!
He really is digusting!! And this is coming from someone who is not a neat freak, a little mess does not bother me at all.
Shoot me now!!
OK, sorry.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/26/12 at 10:32 am
Oooh... trying to make people sick game? I wanna play!!!
So this one time a detective, who's not very tech savvy, brought me a laptop he'd recovered from a klepto he'd arrested.... the serial number had not been entered into the stolen prop system (WRITE DOWN YOUR SERIAL NUMBERS PEOPLE PLEASE!!!!)
anyway he wanted me to turn on the computer and see if I could find any files that might lead to the real owner of the laptop....
I wasn't really paying attention so I plugged in the laptop and opened it but was looking at something else when I opened it...
I was just about to put my fingers in typing position when I looked down at the laptop keyboard. It was covered in sticky stuff, then I smelled it... PUKE....the girl was a bulemic kleptomaniac and apparently had puked all over the laptop while using it...
fortunately I never touched the disgusting part of the board but I was inches away from doing so...
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/26/12 at 12:03 pm
Oooh... trying to make people sick game? I wanna play!!!
So this one time a detective, who's not very tech savvy, brought me a laptop he'd recovered from a klepto he'd arrested.... the serial number had not been entered into the stolen prop system (WRITE DOWN YOUR SERIAL NUMBERS PEOPLE PLEASE!!!!)
anyway he wanted me to turn on the computer and see if I could find any files that might lead to the real owner of the laptop....
I wasn't really paying attention so I plugged in the laptop and opened it but was looking at something else when I opened it...
I was just about to put my fingers in typing position when I looked down at the laptop keyboard. It was covered in sticky stuff, then I smelled it... PUKE....the girl was a bulemic kleptomaniac and apparently had puked all over the laptop while using it...
fortunately I never touched the disgusting part of the board but I was inches away from doing so...
:D
Sorry!!
Ha ha ha!! Bulemic kleptomaniac!!
GROSS!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/26/12 at 1:04 pm
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I am attempting to clean my father-in-law's room...he is a PIG!! No, really he is. It's disgusting!! Used tissues on the floor next to the bed, crap (not literally) all over his sheets, he spilled something and it's a sticky mess, clothes and shoes everywhere.
I don't know if I can type this without puking and I'm sorry for making anyone physically sick...hackers on the wall and the table next to his bed.
I really have puked twice this morning (dry-heaved since I haven't actually eaten anything). I don't get paid enough to do this...wait a minute, I DON'T GET PAID AT ALL!!
He really is digusting!! And this is coming from someone who is not a neat freak, a little mess does not bother me at all.
Shoot me now!!
OK, sorry.
EW GROSS! 8-P Good luck with the cleaning, you'll probably need some heavy duty equipment.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/26/12 at 1:08 pm
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I am attempting to clean my father-in-law's room...he is a PIG!! No, really he is. It's disgusting!! Used tissues on the floor next to the bed, crap (not literally) all over his sheets, he spilled something and it's a sticky mess, clothes and shoes everywhere.
I don't know if I can type this without puking and I'm sorry for making anyone physically sick...hackers on the wall and the table next to his bed.
I really have puked twice this morning (dry-heaved since I haven't actually eaten anything). I don't get paid enough to do this...wait a minute, I DON'T GET PAID AT ALL!!
He really is digusting!! And this is coming from someone who is not a neat freak, a little mess does not bother me at all.
Shoot me now!!
OK, sorry.
He sounds kind of like my dad, who I clean up after - though my dad isn't NEARLY that bad. Why are old men so gross? If I were you, I would tell your husband to clean it. Seriously. Especially since he is still in the doghouse over Megan's arm! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/26/12 at 1:09 pm
Oooh... trying to make people sick game? I wanna play!!!
So this one time a detective, who's not very tech savvy, brought me a laptop he'd recovered from a klepto he'd arrested.... the serial number had not been entered into the stolen prop system (WRITE DOWN YOUR SERIAL NUMBERS PEOPLE PLEASE!!!!)
anyway he wanted me to turn on the computer and see if I could find any files that might lead to the real owner of the laptop....
I wasn't really paying attention so I plugged in the laptop and opened it but was looking at something else when I opened it...
I was just about to put my fingers in typing position when I looked down at the laptop keyboard. It was covered in sticky stuff, then I smelled it... PUKE....the girl was a bulemic kleptomaniac and apparently had puked all over the laptop while using it...
fortunately I never touched the disgusting part of the board but I was inches away from doing so...
:D
WTF?? :o ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/26/12 at 2:53 pm
He sounds kind of like my dad, who I clean up after - though my dad isn't NEARLY that bad. Why are old men so gross? If I were you, I would tell your husband to clean it. Seriously. Especially since he is still in the doghouse over Megan's arm! ;)
Ha ha!! I dunno, probably because they were always that way and they always had someone to pick up after them.
I did wind up ake Megan to the ER...not broken. I guess Todd was right after all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/26/12 at 2:55 pm
Ha ha!! I dunno, probably because they were always that way and they always had someone to pick up after them.
I did wind up ake Megan to the ER...not broken. I guess Todd was right after all.
Oh man. Even though I am happy that Megan's arm is ok, it sucks when they're right. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/26/12 at 3:31 pm
Oh man. Even though I am happy that Megan's arm is ok, it sucks when they're right. ;)
I know, sucks!!! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/26/12 at 4:17 pm
Ha ha!! I dunno, probably because they were always that way and they always had someone to pick up after them.
I did wind up ake Megan to the ER...not broken. I guess Todd was right after all.
better safe than sorry
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/26/12 at 9:24 pm
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I am attempting to clean my father-in-law's room...he is a PIG!! No, really he is. It's disgusting!! Used tissues on the floor next to the bed, crap (not literally) all over his sheets, he spilled something and it's a sticky mess, clothes and shoes everywhere.
I don't know if I can type this without puking and I'm sorry for making anyone physically sick...hackers on the wall and the table next to his bed.
I really have puked twice this morning (dry-heaved since I haven't actually eaten anything). I don't get paid enough to do this...wait a minute, I DON'T GET PAID AT ALL!!
He really is digusting!! And this is coming from someone who is not a neat freak, a little mess does not bother me at all.
Shoot me now!!
OK, sorry.
Throw in some candy wrappers and dirty magazines and you've got my dad's room!
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/26/12 at 9:38 pm
12 Items or Fewer means 12 Items or Fewer, not the Gosselin family weekly shopping trip!!!!
Look, I've got a bag of chips and a bottle of seltzer and I'm the customer they make the self-checkout express lanes for....and after you scan your cartload full of crap, you dawdle over coupons, pay by check, and then bag your order slower than a sclerotic sloth! I can only read the National Enquirer headlines so many times before I start zonking out!
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/26/12 at 11:08 pm
Throw in some candy wrappers and dirty magazines and you've got my dad's room!
8)
;D
Thankfully he has meds that eliminate the need for dirty magazines :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/26/12 at 11:22 pm
;D
Thankfully he has meds that eliminate the need for dirty magazines :D
My dad's side of the bed is the one with the dirty mags, my stepmom's side is the one with the overflowing ashtrays and never the twain shall meet!
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/27/12 at 7:02 am
Throw in some candy wrappers and dirty magazines and you've got my dad's room!
8)
WOW! :o ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 03/28/12 at 1:13 am
So, I find myself at square one again looking for a program that I can use for both video & photos.
Non-linear video editing? I'm hardly an expert, but I have a passing interest in the subject, so start here. If you've got a few bucks, Adobe and Sony have respectiable offerings in the sub-$100 space. If you've got a Mac, drop everything and just play with with iMovie for $15. You know where the Pony Thread is -- most of the PMVs posted in there are done by talented amateurs using nothing more compliciated than the entry-level offerings from the commercial providers, or from somewhat-more-dedicated amateurs using software from the open source community.
Best way to find out what's out there is to hit a few YouTube videos you like, read the comments, and find out what they're using.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/28/12 at 10:36 am
Non-linear video editing? I'm hardly an expert, but I have a passing interest in the subject, so start here. If you've got a few bucks, Adobe and Sony have respectiable offerings in the sub-$100 space. If you've got a Mac, drop everything and just play with with iMovie for $15. You know where the Pony Thread is -- most of the PMVs posted in there are done by talented amateurs using nothing more compliciated than the entry-level offerings from the commercial providers, or from somewhat-more-dedicated amateurs using software from the open source community.
Best way to find out what's out there is to hit a few YouTube videos you like, read the comments, and find out what they're using.
Thanks for the info. I was thinking that Vista & Windows 7 are very close so I thought that I would give Windows Movie Maker a shot. If it didn't work, I was no worse off than I was before. So, I downloaded the program and low & behold, it worked! I may check out some of the other programs. I don't mind spending $$ if it is something that I am able to use.
(BTW-have you seen my movies on YouTube? Yup-gotta get in that plug. ;) :D ;D ;D ;D )
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/28/12 at 7:54 pm
When I'm on a bus going home after a day of work you get on one and right across from me is a Mother with her small daughter screaming and blabbering on and on and I'm trying to block it out by reading my daily news, Does it ever happen to people here? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/28/12 at 8:26 pm
When I'm on a bus going home after a day of work you get on one and right across from me is a Mother with her small daughter screaming and blabbering on and on and I'm trying to block it out by reading my daily news, Does it ever happen to people here? ???
Something similar happened to me tonight at the gym. I forgot my ipod, and these two girls got on the treadmills next to me and were talking SO LOUD. I could hear every word that both of them said - and this is over the sound of 3 treadmills. And of course it was just inane...and beyond annoying. THEN this guy got on the treadmill on the other side of me and started to run, and his sweat reeked of garlic. Don't get me wrong...I like garlic, but not like that. I finally had to just cut my workout short and get out of there.
It's hard to live in a world full of people sometimes. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 03/28/12 at 9:06 pm
Something similar happened to me tonight at the gym. I forgot my ipod, and these two girls got on the treadmills next to me and were talking SO LOUD. I could hear every word that both of them said - and this is over the sound of 3 treadmills. And of course it was just inane...and beyond annoying. THEN this guy got on the treadmill on the other side of me and started to run, and his sweat reeked of garlic. Don't get me wrong...I like garlic, but not like that. I finally had to just cut my workout short and get out of there.
It's hard to live in a world full of people sometimes. ;)
The most annoying part of your post was that bit about you being on a treadmill. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/29/12 at 7:19 am
Something similar happened to me tonight at the gym. I forgot my ipod, and these two girls got on the treadmills next to me and were talking SO LOUD. I could hear every word that both of them said - and this is over the sound of 3 treadmills. And of course it was just inane...and beyond annoying. THEN this guy got on the treadmill on the other side of me and started to run, and his sweat reeked of garlic. Don't get me wrong...I like garlic, but not like that. I finally had to just cut my workout short and get out of there.
It's hard to live in a world full of people sometimes. ;)
You know Ash I wanted to tell the Mother and her small daughter to shut up but you know I kept reading my newspaper till it was time to get off the bus onto another one where it was much quieter.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 03/29/12 at 10:07 am
You know Ash I wanted to tell the Mother and her small daughter to shut up but you know I kept reading my newspaper till it was time to get off the bus onto another one where it was much quieter.
You'd get a Paddington stare if you did that to me when my kids were little.
I'm not saying I let them be noisy but sometimes things kick off at the end of a busy tiring day and children have a meltdown.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/29/12 at 1:47 pm
You'd get a Paddington stare if you did that to me when my kids were little.
I'm not saying I let them be noisy but sometimes things kick off at the end of a busy tiring day and children have a meltdown.
I understand that they can be noisy sometimes but keep the noise level low, people are trying to read newspapers, relaxing after a hard days work, I guess the only peace and quiet is when you get home.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/29/12 at 3:07 pm
I understand that they can be noisy sometimes but keep the noise level low, people are trying to read newspapers, relaxing after a hard days work, I guess the only peace and quiet is when you get home.
Well sometimes kids get cranky - especially at the end of the day when they're tired - and there really isn't much a mother can do to make them stop crying. I understand that it's difficult to listen to, but it really isn't the mom's fault and I'm sure she was trying her best to quiet the baby down. I was mostly lamenting about my irritation last night. Because it really is difficult living in a world full of people. I swear to lord, somebody is always in my way. ;D When I'm walking, driving, shopping - whatever. And sometimes those frustrations mount up and you just get mad at everybody.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: lorac61469 on 03/29/12 at 3:10 pm
I understand that they can be noisy sometimes but keep the noise level low, people are trying to read newspapers, relaxing after a hard days work, I guess the only peace and quiet is when you get home.
It's not like they were in the library. As I recall NYC buses are not the quietest places, especially during rush hour. That's why many people have iPods. Maybe you need to get one.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 03/29/12 at 3:36 pm
My normal b!tch about my stupid computer. It is getting VERY slow lately. I have done the registry cleaner, I have defragged, I have cleaned out the start-up menu, ran the malware/spyware programs. I can't think of anything else that could cause it. There is something on the start-up menu (swg) that I can't get off no matter what I try. It comes from GoogleToolbarNotifier that I have since taken off of my computer but this thing won't go away. I have even gone into the registry, deleted it, only to go back in and it is still there. (The thing that wouldn't leave.) I don't know if that is the reason why things are slow.
I am starting to think that it may be time to reinstall the OS-even though I just did it back in Nov. It is a pain in the @$$ but so is a very slow moving computer. If anyone has any other ideas, I am open to them-but just remember, I am not VERY fluent in Computerese so please go easy on me.
Only two more years before I can get a new computer. I haven't had too much luck with this one. >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 03/29/12 at 3:56 pm
It's not like they were in the library. As I recall NYC buses are not the quietest places, especially during rush hour. That's why many people have iPods. Maybe you need to get one.
Great idea.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 03/29/12 at 5:13 pm
Something similar happened to me tonight at the gym. I forgot my ipod, and these two girls got on the treadmills next to me and were talking SO LOUD. I could hear every word that both of them said - and this is over the sound of 3 treadmills. And of course it was just inane...and beyond annoying. THEN this guy got on the treadmill on the other side of me and started to run, and his sweat reeked of garlic. Don't get me wrong...I like garlic, but not like that. I finally had to just cut my workout short and get out of there.
I know exactly what you mean. There was a guy I used to call Sweaty Eddie who always seemed to show up at the gym 15 minutes before me and use every machine right before I got to it! It was an overpowering garlic/B.O. stench and he was hairy and oily and icky. He always toted a soggy old towel around with him, sometimes leaving it draped on the equipment. Yep, I was gonna do biceps this today, but I'll just put 'em off until Friday!
8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 03/29/12 at 5:27 pm
You know Ash I wanted to tell the Mother and her small daughter to shut up but you know I kept reading my newspaper till it was time to get off the bus onto another one where it was much quieter.
Here's the thing, Howard. You don't know what kind of day they have had. Maybe something happened to make it rough...maybe the child is sick. Telling them to shut up could make the situation worse. Sometimes you have to just deal with the noise.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/30/12 at 6:50 am
It's not like they were in the library. As I recall NYC buses are not the quietest places, especially during rush hour. That's why many people have iPods. Maybe you need to get one.
I know I might want to invest in one soon, I've been planning on getting one.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 03/30/12 at 6:52 am
Here's the thing, Howard. You don't know what kind of day they have had. Maybe something happened to make it rough...maybe the child is sick. Telling them to shut up could make the situation worse. Sometimes you have to just deal with the noise.
I understand it's rush hour and people are gonna be loud and raucous, and you're right sometimes you just have to deal with it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/05/12 at 6:35 pm
Gotta gripe about one of my employees. She is having a fight with one of the other ladies in the office so she comes to work grumpy all the time. She just sits and shoots daggers at the other lady all day. Then she whines about getting written up because her productivity is not what is expected of our employees. We require you to be at your seat working 85% of the time you are clocked in. It gives you approximately 9 minutes an hour for breaks. (lunch isn't counted in this because you are clocked out for lunch). It isn't a difficult thing to do. Everyone else can, including the smoker who goes out every hour and still manages 90%. Before I was supervisor, I had to follow the rule too. That is my first gripe.
Today, this lady goes in back to talk to the HR guy. She skips right over me so I figure she was whining about me. I get home and see her facebook and find out it was worse. There is an older lady that sits by her. She uses Ben Gay on her shoulders. Apparently it offends this lady horribly. She is 27 and the older lady is in her 60's. I am sure she jumped over me because I refuse to say anything to older lady. I will gladly tell someone to tone down the perfume if needed, but, dangit, the older lady needs the ben gay. It's not like it is her favorite scent. I feel for the HR guy, he is in a rough spot with this one.
Is it bad I want the younger one to get to a point where she needs something like that? I just want to tell her to grow the hell up?
The sad part of it all is the younger one is due to have a baby next month and I don't see her coming back. She hates it there and her boyfriend is fine with her being a stay at home mom. He makes enough money so that isn't a issue. Deal with it or ask to move desks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/06/12 at 10:57 am
My normal b!tch about my stupid computer. It is getting VERY slow lately. I have done the registry cleaner, I have defragged, I have cleaned out the start-up menu, ran the malware/spyware programs. I can't think of anything else that could cause it. There is something on the start-up menu (swg) that I can't get off no matter what I try. It comes from GoogleToolbarNotifier that I have since taken off of my computer but this thing won't go away. I have even gone into the registry, deleted it, only to go back in and it is still there. (The thing that wouldn't leave.) I don't know if that is the reason why things are slow.
I am starting to think that it may be time to reinstall the OS-even though I just did it back in Nov. It is a pain in the @$$ but so is a very slow moving computer. If anyone has any other ideas, I am open to them-but just remember, I am not VERY fluent in Computerese so please go easy on me.
Only two more years before I can get a new computer. I haven't had too much luck with this one. >:(
Cat
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe-16278.html
also try running the disk cleanup....it might free some hard disk space...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/06/12 at 11:01 am
You know Ash I wanted to tell the Mother and her small daughter to shut up but you know I kept reading my newspaper till it was time to get off the bus onto another one where it was much quieter.
If that had been me & one of my kids, you would've received either a piece of my mind or the backside of my hand across your face....you have no idea if something might've been wrong with the little girl or something....maybe she was sick or hurt and THAT'S why she was crying??? You need to realize that the world does NOT revolve around YOU and you need to be more tolerant of things around you!!! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/06/12 at 11:02 am
Sorry, but the >:( just doesn't have the same effect with bunny ears ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 04/06/12 at 11:09 am
does this one look better http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc153/rocksannwastaken/forum%20smilies/eye.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/06/12 at 11:34 am
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe-16278.html
also try running the disk cleanup....it might free some hard disk space...
Been there, done that. Nothing works.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 04/06/12 at 12:16 pm
If that had been me & one of my kids, you would've received either a piece of my mind or the backside of my hand across your face....you have no idea if something might've been wrong with the little girl or something....maybe she was sick or hurt and THAT'S why she was crying??? You need to realize that the world does NOT revolve around YOU and you need to be more tolerant of things around you!!! >:(
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/5958/snapgif.gif
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/06/12 at 6:08 pm
If that had been me & one of my kids, you would've received either a piece of my mind or the backside of my hand across your face....you have no idea if something might've been wrong with the little girl or something....maybe she was sick or hurt and THAT'S why she was crying??? You need to realize that the world does NOT revolve around YOU and you need to be more tolerant of things around you!!! >:(
Sometimes a kid's going to scream and there's not much mom and dad can do about it.
It sure is annoying on public transport, but it only gets worse if you lay into the parents. One time on the subway in Cambridge a guy blew up at the parents of a colicky baby and told them to "do some parenting!" The kid's father replied, "Oh yeah, well F*CK you buddy, I'll kick your ass!!!" Fortunately, just then the train reached the end of the line at Alewife station. The two men exchanged some more cuss words and went their separate ways.
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/06/12 at 7:28 pm
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe-16278.html
also try running the disk cleanup....it might free some hard disk space...
Does she have AVG? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/06/12 at 7:30 pm
If that had been me & one of my kids, you would've received either a piece of my mind or the backside of my hand across your face....you have no idea if something might've been wrong with the little girl or something....maybe she was sick or hurt and THAT'S why she was crying??? You need to realize that the world does NOT revolve around YOU and you need to be more tolerant of things around you!!! >:(
Sorry Mama it's just after a hard day's work you get all these distractions and it's hard to focus sometimes, I do need to be more tolerant of things around me. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/06/12 at 7:39 pm
Sometimes a kid's going to scream and there's not much mom and dad can do about it.
It sure is annoying on public transport, but it only gets worse if you lay into the parents. One time on the subway in Cambridge a guy blew up at the parents of a colicky baby and told them to "do some parenting!" The kid's father replied, "Oh yeah, well F*CK you buddy, I'll kick your ass!!!" Fortunately, just then the train reached the end of the line at Alewife station. The two men exchanged some more cuss words and went their separate ways.
:o
Some people these days are more tolerant of others.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 04/07/12 at 1:39 am
Some people these days are more tolerant of others.
OH YEAH!!! WANNA MAKE SOMETHING OF IT FELLA???? >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/07/12 at 6:53 am
OH YEAH!!! WANNA MAKE SOMETHING OF IT FELLA???? >:(
Ah put a sock in it! :P
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 04/07/12 at 11:37 am
That monkey doesn't scare me any
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/07/12 at 6:12 pm
OH YEAH!!! WANNA MAKE SOMETHING OF IT FELLA???? >:(
Say, Mac, how would like a nice crack in the mouth? You're cruisn' for a bruisin'!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 04/07/12 at 10:25 pm
Say, Mac, how would like a nice crack in the mouth? You're cruisn' for a bruisin'!
Put 'em up... Put 'em uppppp!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4trn2lJxl00
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 04/08/12 at 12:01 am
Say, Mac, how would like a nice crack in the mouth? You're cruisn' for a bruisin'!
Put 'em up... Put 'em uppppp!
My imagination of this event looks like this...
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l531/gibbopg/Pussies3.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/08/12 at 8:50 am
My imagination of this event looks like this...
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l531/gibbopg/Pussies3.jpg
It's either 2 Days in Death Valley (or whatever it's called with Teri Hatcher)
Or Kill Bill vol 1.....or vol 2
:D
Oh I thought I was supposed to be guessing movie titles. Lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/08/12 at 3:38 pm
Say, Mac, how would like a nice crack in the mouth? You're cruisn' for a bruisin'!
put a sock in it too! :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/08/12 at 4:56 pm
Been there, done that. Nothing works.
Cat
did you check out the first link? It was something about how to get rid of the thing you couldn't...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/08/12 at 5:33 pm
did you check out the first link? It was something about how to get rid of the thing you couldn't...
Yeah, I did. However, the SWG is still on the start up menu but at least now it is unclicked. I don't know what is going on. I am also thinking about reinstalling the OS once again (considering I just did it in Nov.)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/08/12 at 6:11 pm
Wow. Even though you are mad as hell right now, I bet it felt good to rip her a new one. Gotta love it when people think the world revolves around them. ::)
Hope your mother in law feels better.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/08/12 at 6:14 pm
I don't even know where to start Kim... hope your rant helped a little!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 04/08/12 at 6:37 pm
Like Q, I have no idea where to start, but man oh man, do I love what you told her. Rock on with your bad self. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 04/08/12 at 7:08 pm
good god informing and kicking someone's a$$ who needed it. get yourself settled down now and do good on your test
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/08/12 at 11:08 pm
Okay, deleted the rant...didn't want "someone" to find it. Thanks for the support. It felt good to get it out. All I get here is to "let it go...forget about it". Mmmkay. That's gonna happen ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 04/08/12 at 11:20 pm
Say, Mac, how would like a nice crack in the mouth? You're cruisn' for a bruisin'!
I can work with this, but first...
Put 'em up... Put 'em uppppp!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4trn2lJxl00
Nope, almost five decades early :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYzHlcnu3os
- British rappers "Three Wize Men", Cruisin' for a Bruisin', 1987. (Hmm. Discogs has 3 Wize Men as 1988, but that's the album, not the single. Obscure as all hell either way. Forgot how catchy this tune was.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/09/12 at 7:39 am
Well, I'm off to take my test that I never did finish studying for >:( From what I hear, we almost get strip-searched going in :o Oh joy ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/09/12 at 3:22 pm
Hope it went well Kim!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/09/12 at 4:28 pm
Hope it went well Kim!
Whew! Passed with a "scaled" score of 89.6 :o I have no idea HOW, but I did! I was expecting more math and my math questions (a whopping 6/110) were ridiculously simple: you have a 1 gram vial of Drug A. How many 500mg doses does it contain? A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10 (actual question & answer with the exception of the drug name, which I didn't recognize and can't remember)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/09/12 at 4:53 pm
Whew! Passed with a "scaled" score of 89.6 :o I have no idea HOW, but I did! I was expecting more math and my math questions (a whopping 6/110) were ridiculously simple: you have a 1 gram vial of Drug A. How many 500mg doses does it contain? A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10 (actual question & answer with the exception of the drug name, which I didn't recognize and can't remember)
YAY!!!! CONGRATS!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/09/12 at 5:04 pm
Whew! Passed with a "scaled" score of 89.6 :o I have no idea HOW, but I did! I was expecting more math and my math questions (a whopping 6/110) were ridiculously simple: you have a 1 gram vial of Drug A. How many 500mg doses does it contain? A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10 (actual question & answer with the exception of the drug name, which I didn't recognize and can't remember)
Congrats!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/09/12 at 7:32 pm
Well, I'm off to take my test that I never did finish studying for >:( From what I hear, we almost get strip-searched going in :o Oh joy ::)
hope it goes well.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/09/12 at 7:32 pm
Whew! Passed with a "scaled" score of 89.6 :o I have no idea HOW, but I did! I was expecting more math and my math questions (a whopping 6/110) were ridiculously simple: you have a 1 gram vial of Drug A. How many 500mg doses does it contain? A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10 (actual question & answer with the exception of the drug name, which I didn't recognize and can't remember)
congrats.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/09/12 at 7:43 pm
Okay, deleted the rant...didn't want "someone" to find it. Thanks for the support. It felt good to get it out. All I get here is to "let it go...forget about it". Mmmkay. That's gonna happen ::)
Feeling like I missed something! But I hope it all is OK now - sorry I wasn't here :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/09/12 at 7:46 pm
Whew! Passed with a "scaled" score of 89.6 :o I have no idea HOW, but I did! I was expecting more math and my math questions (a whopping 6/110) were ridiculously simple: you have a 1 gram vial of Drug A. How many 500mg doses does it contain? A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10 (actual question & answer with the exception of the drug name, which I didn't recognize and can't remember)
Congratulations again 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/09/12 at 9:55 pm
Whew! Passed with a "scaled" score of 89.6 :o I have no idea HOW, but I did! I was expecting more math and my math questions (a whopping 6/110) were ridiculously simple: you have a 1 gram vial of Drug A. How many 500mg doses does it contain? A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10 (actual question & answer with the exception of the drug name, which I didn't recognize and can't remember)
Hey, congrats! Great job.
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/09/12 at 10:00 pm
I can work with this, but first...
Nope, almost five decades early :)
- British rappers "Three Wize Men", Cruisin' for a Bruisin', 1987. (Hmm. Discogs has 3 Wize Men as 1988, but that's the album, not the single. Obscure as all hell either way. Forgot how catchy this tune was.)
"Say, how would you like a nice crack in the mouth?" is from "Rebel Without a Cause."
"Cruisn' for a Bruisin' is from "Welcome Back, Kotter" if memory serves.
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 04/09/12 at 10:13 pm
So if someone was making rude comments about your kid on Facebook, would you argue (confront) them about it. (even if some of the things were true) or would you let it slide?. Some girl who has only meant my daughter through a mutual friend started a joke best lesbian contest and as a joke my daughter joined. When I mentioned this she responded with what is that slut doing in my contest...well that's all I needed to hear..hours later I was still fighting with her. I finally gave up when I realized she wasn't going to listen to what I had to say and she tried to say I was uneducated :-\\ this coming from a girl who proclaimed: I goes to college, and then when I laughed: I does goes to college. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 04/09/12 at 11:13 pm
Whew! Passed with a "scaled" score of 89.6 :o I have no idea HOW, but I did! I was expecting more math and my math questions (a whopping 6/110) were ridiculously simple: you have a 1 gram vial of Drug A. How many 500mg doses does it contain? A) 2 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10 (actual question & answer with the exception of the drug name, which I didn't recognize and can't remember)
Congratulations
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/10/12 at 6:52 am
So if someone was making rude comments about your kid on Facebook, would you argue (confront) them about it. (even if some of the things were true) or would you let it slide?. Some girl who has only meant my daughter through a mutual friend started a joke best lesbian contest and as a joke my daughter joined. When I mentioned this she responded with what is that slut doing in my contest...well that's all I needed to hear..hours later I was still fighting with her. I finally gave up when I realized she wasn't going to listen to what I had to say and she tried to say I was uneducated :-\\ this coming from a girl who proclaimed: I goes to college, and then when I laughed: I does goes to college. ;D
I wouldn't worry about it, They're just being stupid.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: ninny on 04/10/12 at 9:36 am
I wouldn't worry about it, They're just being stupid.
So true, plus Tim said I'm just lowering myself to their level so just ignore them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/10/12 at 2:14 pm
So true, plus Tim said I'm just lowering myself to their level so just ignore them.
Why would you want to lower yourself to their level it makes you even more foolish than they are.
Subject: I quit the iGadget world
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/10/12 at 11:18 pm
I'm sick of consumer electronics as a simulacrum for a life lived. Steve Jobs was PT Barnum tinkerer who was a master at planned obsolescence. You pay hundreds of dollars a month for TOYS. The new iGadget is not technology. It is a toy. That app you play with is another toy. I'm sick of the cyber toys that compel us to spend more and more money in order to waste more of our time and everybody else's time uploading worthless, meaningless SH*T!
I quit. From here on in I shall have only a basic telephone that makes phone calls. I won't use the text option. If it comes with a camera, wich I've decided it won't, I won't use the camera. I quit Facebook and Twitter. I share my life with friends I trust, not strangers I don't trust. I have stopped service on my Smartphone. I've had no phone number for a week now, and I don't miss it one bit. Not a smidgen. It's not about low tech per se, it's about limited tech. You can email me. When I get my stripped down model cell phone, you may call me, but I'm limiting my free minutes to 120, so make it important.
If you have a lot to say to me, meet me in person, or write me a letter. Can you write? You will need my street address, and If I trust you, I will give it to you.
Ride with the ghost of Steve Jobs and you'll be an insane toy junkie who talks to gadgets all day. If I am surrounded by gadget talkers, I will talk to no one, currently the best conversationalist in any town.
Later consumer tech crazy wastoids. Keep on enriching Apple with the Apps, and and do buy all your burritos and Cokes with your Visa Card, the credit monopolies like the commissions.
BYE!!!
Subject: Re: I quit the iGadget world
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/11/12 at 10:41 am
I'm sick of consumer electronics as a simulacrum for a life lived. Steve Jobs was PT Barnum tinkerer who was a master at planned obsolescence. You pay hundreds of dollars a month for TOYS. The new iGadget is not technology. It is a toy. That app you play with is another toy. I'm sick of the cyber toys that compel us to spend more and more money in order to waste more of our time and everybody else's time uploading worthless, meaningless SH*T!
I quit. From here on in I shall have only a basic telephone that makes phone calls. I won't use the text option. If it comes with a camera, wich I've decided it won't, I won't use the camera. I quit Facebook and Twitter. I share my life with friends I trust, not strangers I don't trust. I have stopped service on my Smartphone. I've had no phone number for a week now, and I don't miss it one bit. Not a smidgen. It's not about low tech per se, it's about limited tech. You can email me. When I get my stripped down model cell phone, you may call me, but I'm limiting my free minutes to 120, so make it important.
If you have a lot to say to me, meet me in person, or write me a letter. Can you write? You will need my street address, and If I trust you, I will give it to you.
Ride with the ghost of Steve Jobs and you'll be an insane toy junkie who talks to gadgets all day. If I am surrounded by gadget talkers, I will talk to no one, currently the best conversationalist in any town.
Later consumer tech crazy wastoids. Keep on enriching Apple with the Apps, and and do buy all your burritos and Cokes with your Visa Card, the credit monopolies like the commissions.
BYE!!!
I hope you are not leaving here. :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Our technology consist of a desk top, an old desk top that Carlos uses to play games on (not even hooked up to the internet) a laptop that Carlos uses or we use when we travel-which I am using now since I am not at home, & a cell phone which we also usually use when we are traveling. I can probably count on one hand how many texts I have sent. And as for the camera-I have a very good camera thank you very much, I don't need to use a phone to take pics. Most of the time the cell is right next to the desk top but at the moment it is in my purse because I turned on the call forwarding from our landline in case there is news about my father (see other thread).
Cat
Subject: Re: I quit the iGadget world
Written By: Howard on 04/11/12 at 4:05 pm
I'm sick of consumer electronics as a simulacrum for a life lived. Steve Jobs was PT Barnum tinkerer who was a master at planned obsolescence. You pay hundreds of dollars a month for TOYS. The new iGadget is not technology. It is a toy. That app you play with is another toy. I'm sick of the cyber toys that compel us to spend more and more money in order to waste more of our time and everybody else's time uploading worthless, meaningless SH*T!
I quit. From here on in I shall have only a basic telephone that makes phone calls. I won't use the text option. If it comes with a camera, wich I've decided it won't, I won't use the camera. I quit Facebook and Twitter. I share my life with friends I trust, not strangers I don't trust. I have stopped service on my Smartphone. I've had no phone number for a week now, and I don't miss it one bit. Not a smidgen. It's not about low tech per se, it's about limited tech. You can email me. When I get my stripped down model cell phone, you may call me, but I'm limiting my free minutes to 120, so make it important.
If you have a lot to say to me, meet me in person, or write me a letter. Can you write? You will need my street address, and If I trust you, I will give it to you.
Ride with the ghost of Steve Jobs and you'll be an insane toy junkie who talks to gadgets all day. If I am surrounded by gadget talkers, I will talk to no one, currently the best conversationalist in any town.
Later consumer tech crazy wastoids. Keep on enriching Apple with the Apps, and and do buy all your burritos and Cokes with your Visa Card, the credit monopolies like the commissions.
BYE!!!
I hope you're not leaving this place Max. :\'(
Subject: Re: I quit the iGadget world
Written By: snozberries on 04/11/12 at 4:24 pm
I'm sick of consumer electronics as a simulacrum for a life lived. Steve Jobs was PT Barnum tinkerer who was a master at planned obsolescence. You pay hundreds of dollars a month for TOYS. The new iGadget is not technology. It is a toy. That app you play with is another toy. I'm sick of the cyber toys that compel us to spend more and more money in order to waste more of our time and everybody else's time uploading worthless, meaningless SH*T!
I quit. From here on in I shall have only a basic telephone that makes phone calls. I won't use the text option. If it comes with a camera, wich I've decided it won't, I won't use the camera. I quit Facebook and Twitter. I share my life with friends I trust, not strangers I don't trust. I have stopped service on my Smartphone. I've had no phone number for a week now, and I don't miss it one bit. Not a smidgen. It's not about low tech per se, it's about limited tech. You can email me. When I get my stripped down model cell phone, you may call me, but I'm limiting my free minutes to 120, so make it important.
If you have a lot to say to me, meet me in person, or write me a letter. Can you write? You will need my street address, and If I trust you, I will give it to you.
Ride with the ghost of Steve Jobs and you'll be an insane toy junkie who talks to gadgets all day. If I am surrounded by gadget talkers, I will talk to no one, currently the best conversationalist in any town.
Later consumer tech crazy wastoids. Keep on enriching Apple with the Apps, and and do buy all your burritos and Cokes with your Visa Card, the credit monopolies like the commissions.
BYE!!!
You remind sound like this short film I saw at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in Feb...
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/overandout/over-and-out
The link is to a behind the scenes with info about the film....oddly enough (or appropriately) I can't find a link to the film online ;D
Subject: Re: Almost got locked up yesterday!
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/11/12 at 11:10 pm
I hope you're not leaving this place Max. :\'(
Inthe00s is fun. I like it here. I thought you meant leaving, you know, this life.
Owing to a more inflammatory post I made on Fb last night Fb friends bombed me with "are you all right? Do you have professional help to talk to?" messages. My cousins and my aunt went into panic mode. I mentioned getting that simpler phone. Well, it's not set up yet, so I've had no phone for a few days. So, when the relatives tried to call me, they reached a disconnected line. They live too far away to come by to check up in person (New York City and Washington D.C.).
Soooo...my aunt called crisis services who interpreted her story as "This guy threatned harm himself over Facebook." My aunt said she wanted somebody from the crisis team to go over to my house and talk to me. She said, "Max does not need cops, and he doesn't need to go to the hospital. We just want somebody from outreach to talk to him."
Well, the cops C12 it. The send over two cruisers and an ambulance. They informed me if I did not go get into that ambulance, they would section me as a forced committal!
Well, I got into the ambulance and the techs strapped me down and took my vitals. My blood pressure is high. Then they hauled ass over to Cooley-Dickinson hospital. They hauled me feet first. I spent from 11:00 to 3:30 waiting for them to figure out what they wanted to do with me. Meanwhile, they made me give them my wallet so I couldn't bribe the orderlies, give them my keys so I couldn't sharpen the keys with the bottle opener and slash my wrists, and then made me surreder my shoes so I couldn't hang myself with the shoelace or pummel myself into oblivion with the rubber soles. Then they made me put on a pair of clown pajama bottoms two sizes so big and sit there on the gurney while the cute Filipina nurse attendant smiles me!
The clinicians supervisor said there was NO WAY I was just going to go home. I could either go up to West-5, which is locked, or over to respite care, which is voluntary. I went to respite. Let them do the whole nine yards of paperwork and show me to my bunk.
Then I signed out and went home. And the respite staff didn't want me to, but I did it anyway, because Cooly-Dickinson psych unit is locked, but respite is voluntary. Then the social worker on duty tried to get his boss to force me to go back to the hospital if I signed out of respite. The psychiatrist said they no longer had enough of a case to section me at that point and they were going to have to let me go home after all.
I got hauled away in an ambulance just as Washington Journal was ending and I got home in my buddy's car in time to watch the Daily Show.
Maaaan, what a hassle if I may say so!!!
:o
Subject: Re: I quit the iGadget world
Written By: Foo Bar on 04/12/12 at 2:20 am
I quit. From here on in I shall have only a basic telephone that makes phone calls. I won't use the text option. If it comes with a camera, wich I've decided it won't, I won't use the camera.
At last, Atlas shrugs! :)
I will argue for the smartphone, if for no other reason that it's nice to have real-time traffic, weather, GPS mapping, etc. I'm gonna be tracked whether my phone is "smart" or not, so I might as well get something in exchange. As long as I carry it, I'm pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed and numbered. I'm a number, but I'm a number who's not to proud to admit that as crappy as my phone's lens might be compared to that of a "real camera", the lens on the camera I happen to be carrying with me at all times is always better than the lens on the camera in the trunk of my car, or sitting on the shelf at home.
I have a smartphone, but I can count on one hand the number of phone calls and texts I've made this year. Maybe both hands if I want to go for "so far this decade".
MaxwellSmart and I are actually closer to agreement than we are to disagreement on this issue. If you carry a tracking device, manage it such that when it rings, buzzes, or otherwise interrupts your day, make sure that it's either a very audacious (and unlucky) random dialer, or it's something important.
And since I've already tipped my hat to him in the past 24 hours, one more shot of karma at Max for being way the hell more patient when dealing with multiple layers (all of which seem to have been more interested in covering their respective asses than in a good outcome) of bureaucrats than I would have been.
/checks firewall to be sure all Facebook domains are still firewalled by the router, just in case. I trust Google as far as I can throw it, and Zuckerberg even less. What's left is nobody's business but mine, yours, and those other dudes over there. (At least those other dudes aren't trying to sell me stuff I don't need and have a decent sense of priorities. In that sense, they're more trustworthy than either FB or GOOG!)
Subject: Re: Almost got locked up yesterday!
Written By: Ashkicksass on 04/12/12 at 9:54 am
Inthe00s is fun. I like it here. I thought you meant leaving, you know, this life.
Owing to a more inflammatory post I made on Fb last night Fb friends bombed me with "are you all right? Do you have professional help to talk to?" messages. My cousins and my aunt went into panic mode. I mentioned getting that simpler phone. Well, it's not set up yet, so I've had no phone for a few days. So, when the relatives tried to call me, they reached a disconnected line. They live too far away to come by to check up in person (New York City and Washington D.C.).
Soooo...my aunt called crisis services who interpreted her story as "This guy threatned harm himself over Facebook." My aunt said she wanted somebody from the crisis team to go over to my house and talk to me. She said, "Max does not need cops, and he doesn't need to go to the hospital. We just want somebody from outreach to talk to him."
Well, the cops C12 it. The send over two cruisers and an ambulance. They informed me if I did not go get into that ambulance, they would section me as a forced committal!
Well, I got into the ambulance and the techs strapped me down and took my vitals. My blood pressure is high. Then they hauled ass over to Cooley-Dickinson hospital. They hauled me feet first. I spent from 11:00 to 3:30 waiting for them to figure out what they wanted to do with me. Meanwhile, they made me give them my wallet so I couldn't bribe the orderlies, give them my keys so I couldn't sharpen the keys with the bottle opener and slash my wrists, and then made me surreder my shoes so I couldn't hang myself with the shoelace or pummel myself into oblivion with the rubber soles. Then they made me put on a pair of clown pajama bottoms two sizes so big and sit there on the gurney while the cute Filipina nurse attendant smiles me!
The clinicians supervisor said there was NO WAY I was just going to go home. I could either go up to West-5, which is locked, or over to respite care, which is voluntary. I went to respite. Let them do the whole nine yards of paperwork and show me to my bunk.
Then I signed out and went home. And the respite staff didn't want me to, but I did it anyway, because Cooly-Dickinson psych unit is locked, but respite is voluntary. Then the social worker on duty tried to get his boss to force me to go back to the hospital if I signed out of respite. The psychiatrist said they no longer had enough of a case to section me at that point and they were going to have to let me go home after all.
I got hauled away in an ambulance just as Washington Journal was ending and I got home in my buddy's car in time to watch the Daily Show.
Maaaan, what a hassle if I may say so!!!
:o
What an ordeal! Of course it's great that your family loves and worries about you, but to go through all of that just sucks. :( Hugs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/12/12 at 10:05 pm
At last, Atlas shrugs! :)
I will argue for the smartphone, if for no other reason that it's nice to have real-time traffic, weather, GPS mapping, etc. I'm gonna be tracked whether my phone is "smart" or not, so I might as well get something in exchange. As long as I carry it, I'm pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed and numbered. I'm a number, but I'm a number who's not to proud to admit that as crappy as my phone's lens might be compared to that of a "real camera", the lens on the camera I happen to be carrying with me at all times is always better than the lens on the camera in the trunk of my car, or sitting on the shelf at home.
I have a smartphone, but I can count on one hand the number of phone calls and texts I've made this year. Maybe both hands if I want to go for "so far this decade".
MaxwellSmart and I are actually closer to agreement than we are to disagreement on this issue. If you carry a tracking device, manage it such that when it rings, buzzes, or otherwise interrupts your day, make sure that it's either a very audacious (and unlucky) random dialer, or it's something important.
And since I've already tipped my hat to him in the past 24 hours, one more shot of karma at Max for being way the hell more patient when dealing with multiple layers (all of which seem to have been more interested in covering their respective asses than in a good outcome) of bureaucrats than I would have been.
/checks firewall to be sure all Facebook domains are still firewalled by the router, just in case. I trust Google as far as I can throw it, and Zuckerberg even less. What's left is nobody's business but mine, yours, and those other dudes over there. (At least those other dudes aren't trying to sell me stuff I don't need and have a decent sense of priorities. In that sense, they're more trustworthy than either FB or GOOG!)
Not to mention, you STILL have internet access if your home internet goes out ;) (which mine seems to do frequently ::))
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/12/12 at 10:15 pm
Okay, so we have 2 students from a nearby college's "pharmacy technician program" doing their clinical work in our pharmacy because one of our pharmacists used to teach there. These guys have been there for TWO WEEKS and STILL can't a)label a bottle b)sign off on a script (you underline 2 things and initial in 2 places, how hard is that?) c)FIND a drug (they're alphabetical) d)put a drug away in the CORRECT location (on what planet does "LORAZEPAM 2mg" look or sound ANYTHING like "LIOTHYRONINE" other than the fact that they both start with "L", not to mention, one is in a white bottle the other is in a brown one???) or e)answer the phone even to say "Thank you for calling Target Pharmacy, can you please hold?"....if the phone rings and everyone else is busy, they just look at it!!! I showed one of them 4 times today how to label a bottle correctly and (I'm not exaggerating here), he literally did it wrong less than a minute after I showed him EVERY time!!! It's bad enough that the idiot who started the same day I did asked the pharmacist today if "alprazolam" was the generic for "Bactrim" (for those of you who don't know, it's not, it's the generic for Xanax, and one of the drugs we dispense MULTIPLE times on a daily basis!!!), but now we also have to deal with THESE 2 clowns!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 04/12/12 at 11:10 pm
Okay, so we have 2 students from a nearby college's "pharmacy technician program" doing their clinical work in our pharmacy because one of our pharmacists used to teach there. These guys have been there for TWO WEEKS and STILL can't a)label a bottle b)sign off on a script (you underline 2 things and initial in 2 places, how hard is that?) c)FIND a drug (they're alphabetical) d)put a drug away in the CORRECT location (on what planet does "LORAZEPAM 2mg" look or sound ANYTHING like "LIOTHYRONINE" other than the fact that they both start with "L", not to mention, one is in a white bottle the other is in a brown one???) or e)answer the phone even to say "Thank you for calling Target Pharmacy, can you please hold?"....if the phone rings and everyone else is busy, they just look at it!!! I showed one of them 4 times today how to label a bottle correctly and (I'm not exaggerating here), he literally did it wrong less than a minute after I showed him EVERY time!!! It's bad enough that the idiot who started the same day I did asked the pharmacist today if "alprazolam" was the generic for "Bactrim" (for those of you who don't know, it's not, it's the generic for Xanax, and one of the drugs we dispense MULTIPLE times on a daily basis!!!), but now we also have to deal with THESE 2 clowns!!!
Alprazolam for Bactrim.....:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/13/12 at 12:07 am
I probably couldn't do any of that stuff but I do know how to answer a phone :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 04/13/12 at 3:32 pm
This is a stupid rant, and can most likely be classified as "first world problems". However, it is pissing me off to no end.
For weeks now, I've known that my favorite author in the whole wide world was going to be at a bookstore in Naperville this weekend. I made plans to go, because this dude is maximum cool, his books are hilarious, and he interacts with his fans on Facebook. This would also mark the first time I'd get to meet somebody famous (yeah, I have no life). Well, I can scratch those plans out.
I called the bookstore today (where the talk and signing is going to be held). I just wanted to make sure it was okay if I brought my own book to be signed. Well, I can, but I still have to buy another book by said author if I want to get in line to have him sign it. The problem is.....I already own all of his books.
So I can make plans to still go and just listen to him talk without ever getting to meet him, or I can just say "f*ckitall" and stay home to sulk.
I'm leaning toward the latter, because I'm just really upset right now. I've been looking forward to meeting him, and now I frickin' can't, unless he decides to walk around and talk to fans beforehand. That's a long shot, though.
Errrrrgh.
/end useless rant
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 04/13/12 at 3:35 pm
I forgot to add that I completely understand them wanting fans going to the talk/signing to buy something, but I wish it could have been anything, and not specifically something written by the author.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 04/13/12 at 3:51 pm
This is a stupid rant, and can most likely be classified as "first world problems". However, it is pissing me off to no end.
For weeks now, I've known that my favorite author in the whole wide world was going to be at a bookstore in Naperville this weekend. I made plans to go, because this dude is maximum cool, his books are hilarious, and he interacts with his fans on Facebook. This would also mark the first time I'd get to meet somebody famous (yeah, I have no life). Well, I can scratch those plans out.
I called the bookstore today (where the talk and signing is going to be held). I just wanted to make sure it was okay if I brought my own book to be signed. Well, I can, but I still have to buy another book by said author if I want to get in line to have him sign it. The problem is.....I already own all of his books.
So I can make plans to still go and just listen to him talk without ever getting to meet him, or I can just say "f*ckitall" and stay home to sulk.
I'm leaning toward the latter, because I'm just really upset right now. I've been looking forward to meeting him, and now I frickin' can't, unless he decides to walk around and talk to fans beforehand. That's a long shot, though.
Errrrrgh.
/end useless rant
That is a bs rule. I wonder if they'd actually enforce it, or if you could just sneak into the line with your book? Not that I would want to take that chance...just musing. I do think it sucks totally though. (((Hug)))
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/13/12 at 4:26 pm
This is a stupid rant, and can most likely be classified as "first world problems". However, it is pissing me off to no end.
For weeks now, I've known that my favorite author in the whole wide world was going to be at a bookstore in Naperville this weekend. I made plans to go, because this dude is maximum cool, his books are hilarious, and he interacts with his fans on Facebook. This would also mark the first time I'd get to meet somebody famous (yeah, I have no life). Well, I can scratch those plans out.
I called the bookstore today (where the talk and signing is going to be held). I just wanted to make sure it was okay if I brought my own book to be signed. Well, I can, but I still have to buy another book by said author if I want to get in line to have him sign it. The problem is.....I already own all of his books.
So I can make plans to still go and just listen to him talk without ever getting to meet him, or I can just say "f*ckitall" and stay home to sulk.
I'm leaning toward the latter, because I'm just really upset right now. I've been looking forward to meeting him, and now I frickin' can't, unless he decides to walk around and talk to fans beforehand. That's a long shot, though.
Errrrrgh.
/end useless rant
you didn't get this from me... but.... buy his book, get your copy signed and then go to Barnes' & Noble or Costco and return the new book you just bought.... You might only get store credit for it but at least you get something...
Or, get the book and give it as a gift to someone you think might enjoy it.... at least you'd get your meet... I've bought many a book I never intend to read, Jennifer Hudson, Jane Lynch....just for a chance to chat with them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/13/12 at 10:28 pm
I have a signed copy of the Bible!
To Max,
All my best...be a good boy. See you in a while.
-- G
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Jessica on 04/13/12 at 11:19 pm
That is a bs rule. I wonder if they'd actually enforce it, or if you could just sneak into the line with your book? Not that I would want to take that chance...just musing. I do think it sucks totally though. (((Hug)))
I would totally try, because I'm a butthole like that. ;D
Like I said, I don't have a problem with buying a different book or something else, just not his books since I own them all.
you didn't get this from me... but.... buy his book, get your copy signed and then go to Barnes' & Noble or Costco and return the new book you just bought.... You might only get store credit for it but at least you get something...
Or, get the book and give it as a gift to someone you think might enjoy it.... at least you'd get your meet... I've bought many a book I never intend to read, Jennifer Hudson, Jane Lynch....just for a chance to chat with them.
Yes yes, someone else suggested a gift. I'd probably be inclined to buy the book he wrote about Jesus' childhood and give it to a holy roller. It is definitely sacrilicious. :D
I have a signed copy of the Bible!
To Max,
All my best...be a good boy. See you in a while.
-- G
:D
Sounds like the Santa Claus letter I forged a couple of years ago.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/13/12 at 11:22 pm
I would totally try, because I'm a butthole like that. ;D
Like I said, I don't have a problem with buying a different book or something else, just not his books since I own them all.
Yes yes, someone else suggested a gift. I'd probably be inclined to buy the book he wrote about Jesus' childhood and give it to a holy roller. It is definitely sacrilicious. :D
Sounds like the Santa Claus letter I forged a couple of years ago.
I like that second idea! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/14/12 at 6:44 am
I have a signed copy of the Bible!
To Max,
All my best...be a good boy. See you in a while.
-- G
:D
Are you sure it wasn't Jesus who signed it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/14/12 at 10:08 am
Okay, so we have 2 students from a nearby college's "pharmacy technician program" doing their clinical work in our pharmacy because one of our pharmacists used to teach there. These guys have been there for TWO WEEKS and STILL can't a)label a bottle b)sign off on a script (you underline 2 things and initial in 2 places, how hard is that?) c)FIND a drug (they're alphabetical) d)put a drug away in the CORRECT location (on what planet does "LORAZEPAM 2mg" look or sound ANYTHING like "LIOTHYRONINE" other than the fact that they both start with "L", not to mention, one is in a white bottle the other is in a brown one???) or e)answer the phone even to say "Thank you for calling Target Pharmacy, can you please hold?"....if the phone rings and everyone else is busy, they just look at it!!! I showed one of them 4 times today how to label a bottle correctly and (I'm not exaggerating here), he literally did it wrong less than a minute after I showed him EVERY time!!! It's bad enough that the idiot who started the same day I did asked the pharmacist today if "alprazolam" was the generic for "Bactrim" (for those of you who don't know, it's not, it's the generic for Xanax, and one of the drugs we dispense MULTIPLE times on a daily basis!!!), but now we also have to deal with THESE 2 clowns!!!
WOW! FAILURE!!!! When I worked at the vet clinic, I had to count, dispense, label, charge as well as check lab's (for phenobarb... levels and such before dispensing every 6 months) and write it in their charts, as well as stock shelves and order pharmaceuticals multiple times ever day (as well as get license plates and contact other vet clinics, regarding meth/pain killer addicts who make the rounds trying to get their drug's needed. Nope sorry, if your doberman needs more codeine you will need to bring him in so we can see what else we can do for him)...The local pharmacists came in and asked if I wanted to work in her pharmacy, she needed someone who could do the job... I just laughed and said who couldn't. I guess I see what she wanted now. That suck's.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/14/12 at 11:18 am
The girl that worked for me gave her two weeks a couple of weeks ago. She is going to our biggest competitor. I am not mad about it, I get it. They promised to pay her more money. The only problem is that they have a habit of hiring for full time then cutting hours. They even did it to her, that's why she came to us.
Come to find out she spent her two weeks trying to recruit our workers to go there with her. HR got wind of it and told her to just go now. Not cool, honey. You don't recruit like that while working for us. I am more hurt than anything. I put up with a lot of crap from her after the pay cut. I fought for her to not get written up when she left during her shift. I understand why she flipped out, I just didn't agree with her actions. Then I had to put up with 3 months of attitude from her, as though the pay cut was my idea and my fault. I dealt with it and moved on now this. Grow up.
I wish them both luck, hopefully they don't get their hours cut but history says it will happen.
The sad part of it all is that Monday, what would have been her last day, HR was going to thank her for her great job for us and that she was welcome back if she ever needed to come back. She burned that bridge big time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/14/12 at 11:35 am
The girl that worked for me gave her two weeks a couple of weeks ago. She is going to our biggest competitor. I am not mad about it, I get it. They promised to pay her more money. The only problem is that they have a habit of hiring for full time then cutting hours. They even did it to her, that's why she came to us.
Come to find out she spent her two weeks trying to recruit our workers to go there with her. HR got wind of it and told her to just go now. Not cool, honey. You don't recruit like that while working for us. I am more hurt than anything. I put up with a lot of crap from her after the pay cut. I fought for her to not get written up when she left during her shift. I understand why she flipped out, I just didn't agree with her actions. Then I had to put up with 3 months of attitude from her, as though the pay cut was my idea and my fault. I dealt with it and moved on now this. Grow up.
I wish them both luck, hopefully they don't get their hours cut but history says it will happen.
The sad part of it all is that Monday, what would have been her last day, HR was going to thank her for her great job for us and that she was welcome back if she ever needed to come back. She burned that bridge big time.
sounds like more trouble than her work was worth.....
seriously......tell your boss you have lots of viable candidates for remote work.....maybe they will give in if you keep nagging them :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 04/14/12 at 12:24 pm
I am trying :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/14/12 at 12:57 pm
sounds like more trouble than her work was worth.....
seriously......tell your boss you have lots of viable candidates for remote work.....maybe they will give in if you keep nagging them :D
*like* 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 04/15/12 at 2:17 am
The problem is.....I already own all of his books.
So, probably too late, but what about:
1) Buy a fresh copy of your favorite of his books for signature purposes.
2) Give your unsigned copy to a friend, co-worker, book (there's lots of them) exchange (maybe even a noncommercial one local to your area) programme, or to the local library? Collaborative consumption is magic!
I had to count, dispense, label, charge as well as check lab's
This. Fer chrissakes, the FDA occasionally asks pharmaceutical companies to rename the "brand names" for their drugs before approval, precisely in order to prevent those sorts of farkups. And still the pharma student screwed up on something that's practically a household name? I'm not even in that industry and I wouldn't have made that mistake.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 04/15/12 at 1:28 pm
Elizabeth's school closes for three weeks for Easter (She still has one week to go). Now I find out that actually she doesn't start back on the Monday as I thought. The school is closed for teacher training! Surely it is not beyond the bounds of expectation for them to do this during the school holiday. One day less off school wouldn't kill them!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 04/15/12 at 6:25 pm
Elizabeth's school closes for three weeks for Easter (She still has one week to go). Now I find out that actually she doesn't start back on the Monday as I thought. The school is closed for teacher training! Surely it is not beyond the bounds of expectation for them to do this during the school holiday. One day less off school wouldn't kill them!
Three weeks off foe Easter? Holy Holy Holy week eh? That must be one powerful union
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/15/12 at 11:36 pm
I didn't call emergency services, I didn't call the ambulance crew, I didn't need to ride in the ambulance, I didn't want to ride in the ambulance. I told the cops I could drive myself to the hospital and discuss things with the crisis workers and let the nurses run the tests. No. The police said I must ride in the ambulance or they would arrest me and commit me to the psych unit at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital. What was I to do? I went in the ambulance.
The next day I get a bill from the town ambulance service for $700. You coerce me into using the service under threat of arrest, and then you expect me to pay for the ride?
Noooo-hooo-hooo--not going to happen!!!
If my insurance won't pay the whole thing (which I don't think they should have to), the town isn't getting a plug nickel out of me for that damn ambulance. As far as I'm concerned, the town can eat it!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 04/16/12 at 2:14 am
I didn't call emergency services, I didn't call the ambulance crew, I didn't need to ride in the ambulance, I didn't want to ride in the ambulance. I told the cops I could drive myself to the hospital and discuss things with the crisis workers and let the nurses run the tests. No. The police said I must ride in the ambulance or they would arrest me and commit me to the psych unit at Cooley-Dickinson Hospital. What was I to do? I went in the ambulance.
The next day I get a bill from the town ambulance service for $700. You coerce me into using the service under threat of arrest, and then you expect me to pay for the ride?
Noooo-hooo-hooo--not going to happen!!!
If my insurance won't pay the whole thing (which I don't think they should have to), the town isn't getting a plug nickel out of me for that damn ambulance. As far as I'm concerned, the town can eat it!
>:(
Wow ... for THAT cost .... I hope you at least got to play with the siren!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/16/12 at 2:25 am
in our area it's a minimum of 900.... Max got a discount.
It sux your family over reacted to your post Max but, once notified the officers had to act accordingly. If they took every person who claimed they weren't suicidal at their word they'd be settling lots of lawsuits and clearing out dead bodies... it sucks but that's the case... send the bill to your family member who called you in....that'll teach them to over react next time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/17/12 at 12:27 am
I probably couldn't do any of that stuff but I do know how to answer a phone :D
snoz, here are our bottles:http://www.deborahadlerdesign.com/images/case/target/10.jpg For the two on the left, you tear the label at the perforation and put the front on the front of the bottle and the back on the back of the bottle...on the two on the right, you wrap the label over the top of the bottle from back to front (there's a small "recessed area" on the back with a "ridge" that sticks out along the bottom of it to show you where to start). It's really NOT that difficult!!! You can tell the "front" of the label from the "back" because there's a piece of the label that isn't sticky (the backing actually is perforated so it sticks to the label) and that part goes over the recessed area....PLUS, the "front" is the part where your name and everything is. That little "patient info card" that's sticking out of the back is a separate piece of the label that you tear off and fold and stick in the recessed area.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 04/17/12 at 9:25 am
snoz, here are our bottles:http://www.deborahadlerdesign.com/images/case/target/10.jpg For the two on the left, you tear the label at the perforation and put the front on the front of the bottle and the back on the back of the bottle...on the two on the right, you wrap the label over the top of the bottle from back to front (there's a small "recessed area" on the back with a "ridge" that sticks out along the bottom of it to show you where to start). It's really NOT that difficult!!! You can tell the "front" of the label from the "back" because there's a piece of the label that isn't sticky (the backing actually is perforated so it sticks to the label) and that part goes over the recessed area....PLUS, the "front" is the part where your name and everything is. That little "patient info card" that's sticking out of the back is a separate piece of the label that you tear off and fold and stick in the recessed area.
Maybe he was nervous - especially knowing you were annoyed with him. Give him a chance.
"The only antidote to anger is to eliminate the internal sentence "If only you were more like me." ~Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/17/12 at 8:40 pm
in our area it's a minimum of 900.... Max got a discount.
It sux your family over reacted to your post Max but, once notified the officers had to act accordingly. If they took every person who claimed they weren't suicidal at their word they'd be settling lots of lawsuits and clearing out dead bodies... it sucks but that's the case... send the bill to your family member who called you in....that'll teach them to over react next time.
Actually, it taught me to be more careful about the things I say.
I would have done the same thing my aunt did if roles were reversed. I wouldn't call the bluff either, not with the history of depression and suicide in my family. You can sort out medical bills. You can't get a life back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/18/12 at 9:52 am
in our area it's a minimum of 900.... Max got a discount.
It sux your family over reacted to your post Max but, once notified the officers had to act accordingly. If they took every person who claimed they weren't suicidal at their word they'd be settling lots of lawsuits and clearing out dead bodies... it sucks but that's the case... send the bill to your family member who called you in....that'll teach them to over react next time.
I once lived in a cabin on a mountain with this guy for about 2 years. There was another cabin behind us (the cabins were owned by the same guy and were rented out) and the two houses were surrounded by woods. One day, the guy I lived with was out sunbathing in the nude in the back yard. Then came two cops around the back of the house. They were looking for the guy who lived in the back house. It seems the guy called the Suicide Hotline the night before and they were checking up on him. The guy I lived with told them that he just saw him and took them over there (still in the nude). They knocked at the door but there wasn't an answer. They walked around the house and found the guy who was receiving...um...pleasure from his girlfriend. One cop said to the other, "He is doing better than we are."
A couple month's later, one of those cops came back to the property for another incident. He kept asking the guy I was living with, "Who was that girl he was with? Was that 'Cat'?" He told him, "No, 'Cat' lives with me." "Well, who was she? Do you have her number?" ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/18/12 at 11:46 am
I once lived in a cabin on a mountain with this guy for about 2 years. There was another cabin behind us (the cabins were owned by the same guy and were rented out) and the two houses were surrounded by woods. One day, the guy I lived with was out sunbathing in the nude in the back yard. Then came two cops around the back of the house. They were looking for the guy who lived in the back house. It seems the guy called the Suicide Hotline the night before and they were checking up on him. The guy I lived with told them that he just saw him and took them over there (still in the nude). They knocked at the door but there wasn't an answer. They walked around the house and found the guy who was receiving...um...pleasure from his girlfriend. One cop said to the other, "He is doing better than we are."
A couple month's later, one of those cops came back to the property for another incident. He kept asking the guy I was living with, "Who was that girl he was with? Was that 'Cat'?" He told him, "No, 'Cat' lives with me." "Well, who was she? Do you have her number?" ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/18/12 at 8:28 pm
I once lived in a cabin on a mountain with this guy for about 2 years. There was another cabin behind us (the cabins were owned by the same guy and were rented out) and the two houses were surrounded by woods. One day, the guy I lived with was out sunbathing in the nude in the back yard. Then came two cops around the back of the house. They were looking for the guy who lived in the back house. It seems the guy called the Suicide Hotline the night before and they were checking up on him. The guy I lived with told them that he just saw him and took them over there (still in the nude). They knocked at the door but there wasn't an answer. They walked around the house and found the guy who was receiving...um...pleasure from his girlfriend. One cop said to the other, "He is doing better than we are."
;D ;D :D :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 04/19/12 at 2:02 am
snoz, here are our bottles:
Those labels are a lot clearer than the ones I remember growing up with. What do the green, blue, yellow, and purple rings mean?
Max: Geez, it just gets sillier. Considering that the long-term cost of an ambulance ride is a lot cheaper than the cost of an arrest, you made the right call in an otherwise ridiculous situation. My condolences on the situation, and my congrats to you for having the integrity to see it from the bad guys' point of view - whether they knew you or not, given the cards they were dealt, the cops are just as much victims of the bureaucracy as you were.
At the risk of Godwinning the subthread, I remember a time when "I was just following procedure orders" wasn't only "not an excuse", it was something that could get you hanged for war crimes. The people who fought and died for that principle lived most of their lives in their well-earned freedom. Their descendants, who forgot the lessons of Nuremberg, not so much. That's a ridiculously overdramatic comparison, but I think the comparison is valid. We live in an age in which it's more important to be able to say that "policy was followed" than that "justice was served". How far down the rabbit hole we go, it remains to be seen, but it's a trend that bothers me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/19/12 at 7:10 am
God, I wish workers would just douse their cigarettes before flinging it on the sidewalk or street, It's hazardous to just fling it and winds up on some flyers and sets it aflame.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/19/12 at 4:07 pm
Those labels are a lot clearer than the ones I remember growing up with. What do the green, blue, yellow, and purple rings mean?
They're something unique to Target...each family member gets a different color assigned to them so it's easier to tell everyone's prescriptions apart. Now, if you're the only person in the household, it's not really a big deal, but if you're an older person or in a household with a lot of kids, it can make a HUGE difference. For example, we have 1 family that has 3 kids, one is allergic to sulfa and 1 is allergic to penicillin. They were both on liquid antibiotics so the bottles were the same, but it was easy to tell whose was whose because one kid had a blue ring and the other had a yellow one. Also, we have quite a few elderly couples who are on the same medications, but different strengths (or medications with similar names, but treat COMPLETELY different things, like tramadol and trazodone{pain vs.depression} or hydroxyzine and hydralazine{itching vs. blood pressure})...for them, it's much easier to look at the rings to tell them apart than to try and read the labels.
Maybe he was nervous - especially knowing you were annoyed with him. Give him a chance.
I'd agree, but I wasn't annoyed with him at first...it wasn't until he turned his back on me as I was showing him how to take the "safety cap" off a bottle and said "whatever" that I started to get annoyed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/19/12 at 4:08 pm
Have I mentioned before that I HATE INSURANCE COMPANIES?!?!?!?! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 04/19/12 at 5:01 pm
Have I mentioned before that I HATE INSURANCE COMPANIES?!?!?!?! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Yes.
Like 100 times.
Seriously.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/19/12 at 7:35 pm
Have I mentioned before that I HATE INSURANCE COMPANIES?!?!?!?! >:( >:( >:( >:(
have they called lately? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 04/19/12 at 10:08 pm
Have I mentioned before that I HATE INSURANCE COMPANIES?!?!?!?! >:( >:( >:( >:(
You're not supposed to like us, you're supposed to pay us. You got a problem widdat, huh?
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/20/12 at 8:51 am
Yes.
Like 100 times.
Seriously.
I know....one of those were supposed to be ;) They're just friggin' irritating!!! On top of the 3 letters we've received this year asking if we have "other insurance", they've called TWICE in the past 2 weeks asking if we had it (no, we STILL don't have other insurance so pay my damn hospital bill from my surgery)!!! Not to mention, they've now decided that they want me to go through "step therapy" for a medication that I've been on for 3 YEARS before they'll pay for it!!! I spoke to someone yesterday and asked if that was because I take the brand name and she said it wouldn't matter if it was brand or generic, my doctor just has to provide proof that I've tried other medications that haven't worked. Well, I haven't because this one worked and it was covered previously so there was no need to.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/20/12 at 1:28 pm
soooo....way back in 1997 when I started working for the University they started doing this thing with my paycheck...a forced savings plan if you will....I've never been really all that interested or well versed in the minutia that goes into paperwork of such things like benefits or retirement. . . . I knew that I'd been automatically enrolled in this plan as an employee and figured that it was a sufficient retirement account etc...
Apparently, there were two other options available to me as well.... a 403b and a 457b (whatever those are)
anyway- this week the most amazing thing happened..... a property....well mobile home but beggars can't be choosers....at any rate, it's a potential home, in Santa Barbara that's actually within my price range....I figure pull the $12 grand I have in retirement and plop a down payment on a mobile home and have something to finally call my own in my second favorite city in Cali....
Bastards! Apparently the only way to get access to that money is to no longer be employed at the university....or retire....neither of which I'm willing to do... so I can't buy the place.
I have rectified the situation and started putting money in the 403 and put that 12 grand into some investment something or other so it can work for me....but for now I have resigned myself that I'll be a renter for life...and will probably die at my dispatch console because I'll never be able to afford to retire because I was too stupid (ignorant) to plan when I had the chance. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 04/20/12 at 7:48 pm
I wish these stupid customers would stop walking "in" the out door and "out" the in door, It's really disrupting people traffic. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 04/20/12 at 10:04 pm
For the first time while I've been living in my apartment, I and the other tenants have apparently ran the light bill up pass what the rent pays of it.
Each of us has to pay 12 dollars, which made me decide to look behind the apartment after I got home. Sure enough, there is only one electric meter for the entire building. Needless to say, I'm annoyed, mainly because I'm sure a couple of us are actually footing part of the charge for the upstairs tenants(who have actually tripped the circuit breaker a few times in the past month, something I'm going to bring up tommorrow, I really need to move).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 04/20/12 at 10:07 pm
For the first time while I've been living in my apartment, I and the other tenants have apparently ran the light bill up pass what the rent pays of it.
Each of us has to pay 12 dollars, which made me decide to look behind the apartment after I got home. Sure enough, there is only one electric meter for the entire building. Needless to say, I'm annoyed, mainly because I'm sure a couple of us are actually footing part of the charge for the upstairs tenants(who have actually tripped the circuit breaker a few times in the past month, something I'm going to bring up tommorrow, I really need to move).
Are utilities included in your rent?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 04/20/12 at 10:48 pm
Utilities are included in the rent, including light. Light is unique however, since there is a limit in place.
20 dollars of the rent goes to light utility every week in my case(since I pay weekly rent, well most do with the place I rent from).
This means roughly 80 dollars a month for lights. Even with my computer use being heavy at times(not always, swing shifts cause me to restrict it, which are somewhat common with me), I have never had a notice in all the years I lived here until now(well, all of us got one. I better not be the only one who got a notice with there only being one electric meter for the building).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/22/12 at 7:57 am
soooo....way back in 1997 when I started working for the University they started doing this thing with my paycheck...a forced savings plan if you will....I've never been really all that interested or well versed in the minutia that goes into paperwork of such things like benefits or retirement. . . . I knew that I'd been automatically enrolled in this plan as an employee and figured that it was a sufficient retirement account etc...
Apparently, there were two other options available to me as well.... a 403b and a 457b (whatever those are)
anyway- this week the most amazing thing happened..... a property....well mobile home but beggars can't be choosers....at any rate, it's a potential home, in Santa Barbara that's actually within my price range....I figure pull the $12 grand I have in retirement and plop a down payment on a mobile home and have something to finally call my own in my second favorite city in Cali....
Bastards! Apparently the only way to get access to that money is to no longer be employed at the university....or retire....neither of which I'm willing to do... so I can't buy the place.
I have rectified the situation and started putting money in the 403 and put that 12 grand into some investment something or other so it can work for me....but for now I have resigned myself that I'll be a renter for life...and will probably die at my dispatch console because I'll never be able to afford to retire because I was too stupid (ignorant) to plan when I had the chance. >:(
Have you looked into all the options of mortgages? Since you'd be a first time buyer, there are options with little/no $$ down. Your rate might be higher at first, but at least you'd be a homeowner :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/22/12 at 8:10 am
So, as of Friday morning, my PA for my meds was denied >:( I called and complained to a representative, was told "there was nothing I could do", asked to be transferred to the PA dept, was told "that's not possible", asked for a supervisor, was again told "that's not possible". Explained to him that I was almost out of medication and "they wouldn't want to deal with a bipolar person off their medication" and voila, I was transferred to the PA department ;D Then, the PA person told me it was a "cost saving protocol", to which I added up the costs of additional doctor visits, additional medications, and possible hospitalizations/follow-up outpatient therapy vs. $300/mo for my meds. She told me she'd have to "speak to her colleagues" and she'd get back to me sometime next week. My PA was approved Friday afternoon ;)
But THEN, I had to get an "emergency override" for medication to get me by until my shipment gets here from the mail order so I called from work yesterday and they authorized a 10-day supply. I ran it through and they're charging me a full month's copay. So I call back and tell them "if they're charging me a full month's copay, I want a full month's supply". They try to feed me some line of BS about how "the $60 isn't really my copay, it's just what I'm being charged"....guess who got a full 30-day supply of medicine? Oh, and the best part is that I had a coupon (one-time thing) that allowed me to only pay $10 ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 04/22/12 at 10:32 am
So, as of Friday morning, my PA for my meds was denied >:( I called and complained to a representative, was told "there was nothing I could do", asked to be transferred to the PA dept, was told "that's not possible", asked for a supervisor, was again told "that's not possible". Explained to him that I was almost out of medication and "they wouldn't want to deal with a bipolar person off their medication" and voila, I was transferred to the PA department ;D Then, the PA person told me it was a "cost saving protocol", to which I added up the costs of additional doctor visits, additional medications, and possible hospitalizations/follow-up outpatient therapy vs. $300/mo for my meds. She told me she'd have to "speak to her colleagues" and she'd get back to me sometime next week. My PA was approved Friday afternoon ;)
But THEN, I had to get an "emergency override" for medication to get me by until my shipment gets here from the mail order so I called from work yesterday and they authorized a 10-day supply. I ran it through and they're charging me a full month's copay. So I call back and tell them "if they're charging me a full month's copay, I want a full month's supply". They try to feed me some line of BS about how "the $60 isn't really my copay, it's just what I'm being charged"....guess who got a full 30-day supply of medicine? Oh, and the best part is that I had a coupon (one-time thing) that allowed me to only pay $10 ;)
And this is why we need a national single payer tax financed health care system. All ins. co. care about is the bottom line, not people's health
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/22/12 at 10:37 am
Have you looked into all the options of mortgages? Since you'd be a first time buyer, there are options with little/no $$ down. Your rate might be higher at first, but at least you'd be a homeowner :)
probably not an option with my credit score but I'm going to a home buying seminar next month...two actually (one for staff appreciation week) and one being put on at the fairgrounds...not sure why or what that's about but I will have weekends off starting next month so at least i can go check it out.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/22/12 at 12:11 pm
So, as of Friday morning, my PA for my meds was denied >:( I called and complained to a representative, was told "there was nothing I could do", asked to be transferred to the PA dept, was told "that's not possible", asked for a supervisor, was again told "that's not possible". Explained to him that I was almost out of medication and "they wouldn't want to deal with a bipolar person off their medication" and voila, I was transferred to the PA department ;D Then, the PA person told me it was a "cost saving protocol", to which I added up the costs of additional doctor visits, additional medications, and possible hospitalizations/follow-up outpatient therapy vs. $300/mo for my meds. She told me she'd have to "speak to her colleagues" and she'd get back to me sometime next week. My PA was approved Friday afternoon ;)
But THEN, I had to get an "emergency override" for medication to get me by until my shipment gets here from the mail order so I called from work yesterday and they authorized a 10-day supply. I ran it through and they're charging me a full month's copay. So I call back and tell them "if they're charging me a full month's copay, I want a full month's supply". They try to feed me some line of BS about how "the $60 isn't really my copay, it's just what I'm being charged"....guess who got a full 30-day supply of medicine? Oh, and the best part is that I had a coupon (one-time thing) that allowed me to only pay $10 ;)
Yep... my pulmicort inhaler that I have been on for over 13 years is now $120 (with insurance)... My insurance doesn't want to pay it because it is not a generic and pricey.... I am supposed to go back to my doctor and go through the pain and torment of finding another asthma treatment to work... OK if I die, we will make sure it is under the insurance companies order's - DUMB
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/22/12 at 12:14 pm
probably not an option with my credit score but I'm going to a home buying seminar next month...two actually (one for staff appreciation week) and one being put on at the fairgrounds...not sure why or what that's about but I will have weekends off starting next month so at least i can go check it out.
Go to your bank, or multiple banks and ask what they can do for you. Banks are more than willing to make the deal with land/property right now. With prices at an all time low (except farmland) and a buyers market, they know they can buy it now and if your forfeit they will most likely get to resell it at a cost to gain back their money.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/22/12 at 12:41 pm
Go to your bank, or multiple banks and ask what they can do for you. Banks are more than willing to make the deal with land/property right now. With prices at an all time low (except farmland) and a buyers market, they know they can buy it now and if your forfeit they will most likely get to resell it at a cost to gain back their money.
I'm going to get a lot of information when I get to the home buyers fair/seminar but you have to understand the housing market in Santa Barbara did not follow the trends of the rest of the country... sure house are lower here but that just means that a 700K 2 bedroom condo is now avail for 400K. It sucks.
The good mobile homes in the good park are at 170K - 260 and the space rental is 450-700 a month.... & (300K - 400K for the park where you own the land) there are a few POS mobile homes for 120 but they look like Archie Bunker's decorator did the design.....they are OLD!!!!
The thing I really need to look at are forclosures. I wouldn't mind a foreclosure or a short sale but I'm having difficulty discerning the actual price for the property. I found one on a supposedly reputable website listed at 195K.... then I go look at the property and it has a real estate sign on it and on the realtors website the property is listed at 835..... what the hell am I supposed to do with that info?
sure would be helpful if we had some realtors on these boards to talk me thru finding legit and "reasonable" (assuming they exist) forclosures and short sales in the area.... on the bright side I think I found a realtor I like.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/22/12 at 1:01 pm
I'm going to get a lot of information when I get to the home buyers fair/seminar but you have to understand the housing market in Santa Barbara did not follow the trends of the rest of the country... sure house are lower here but that just means that a 700K 2 bedroom condo is now avail for 400K. It sucks.
The good mobile homes in the good park are at 170K - 260 and the space rental is 450-700 a month.... & (300K - 400K for the park where you own the land) there are a few POS mobile homes for 120 but they look like Archie Bunker's decorator did the design.....they are OLD!!!!
The thing I really need to look at are forclosures. I wouldn't mind a foreclosure or a short sale but I'm having difficulty discerning the actual price for the property. I found one on a supposedly reputable website listed at 195K.... then I go look at the property and it has a real estate sign on it and on the realtors website the property is listed at 835..... what the hell am I supposed to do with that info?
sure would be helpful if we had some realtors on these boards to talk me thru finding legit and "reasonable" (assuming they exist) forclosures and short sales in the area.... on the bright side I think I found a realtor I like.
I understand the "cost of living" and housing is more expensive. But dropping from 700, to 400 is still a big 40% drop on your investment. That means it is still a buyers market. Banks no if you hold on to it for 5 years they will double their investment.
On foreclosures, you need to get the bank list (again friends with your bank). You found it on a website, and that is because the bank sent out the list - problem they send out the lists to "investors" and the investors snatch them up, sometimes do needed works, sometimes just sell them. A good real estate agent will snatch them up and turn around and list them in less than 30 days.
I have a friend who is a flipper, and all the houses she has bought from foreclosure. She was a real estate agent. She has the contacts, and multiple banks giving her info.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/22/12 at 1:09 pm
I understand the "cost of living" and housing is more expensive. But dropping from 700, to 400 is still a big 40% drop on your investment. That means it is still a buyers market. Banks no if you hold on to it for 5 years they will double their investment.
I'm not saying it's not a significant drop. It's just I can't afford 400K. I will barely be able to swing 200K.. I need to live in those areas where you can get what we consider million dollar homes for 180K I hate House Hunters because I get pissed off when I see the size the of homes you get for a third of the cost (or less) than homes here.
On foreclosures, you need to get the bank list (again friends with your bank). You found it on a website, and that is because the bank sent out the list - problem they send out the lists to "investors" and the investors snatch them up, sometimes do needed works, sometimes just sell them. A good real estate agent will snatch them up and turn around and list them in less than 30 days.
I have a friend who is a flipper, and all the houses she has bought from foreclosure. She was a real estate agent. She has the contacts, and multiple banks giving her info.
good info...thanks... yeah that relator snatching up the other home I wanted pisses me off too ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 04/22/12 at 1:20 pm
I'm not saying it's not a significant drop. It's just I can't afford 400K. I will barely be able to swing 200K.. I need to live in those areas where you can get what we consider million dollar homes for 180K I hate House Hunters because I get pissed off when I see the size the of homes you get for a third of the cost (or less) than homes here.
good info...thanks... yeah that relator snatching up the other home I wanted pisses me off too ;D
Yes my 3 bedroom 3 bath (granted it was built in 1918) and 5 acres was only $62,500.... We lucked into it. But we do not live in the land of rich and famous, and on credit. We have boring neighbors, sorry... You take some or you lose some. Find the run down area of SB - it will be the next place for improvement in the city.... You will gain value there
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/22/12 at 1:42 pm
Yes my 3 bedroom 3 bath (granted it was built in 1918) and 5 acres was only $62,500.... We lucked into it. But we do not live in the land of rich and famous, and on credit. We have boring neighbors, sorry... You take some or you lose some. Find the run down area of SB - it will be the next place for improvement in the city.... You will gain value there
the houses in the worst, poorest, most crime ridden area of Santa Barbara (condos too) still go for a lot...
I just looked, a pieceo'sheesh home on the scariest street in Santa Barbara is listed at 410. I hate my life! :P
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Written By: Foo Bar on 04/25/12 at 12:18 am
They're something unique to Target...each family member gets a different color assigned to them so it's easier to tell everyone's prescriptions apart. Now, if you're the only person in the household, it's not really a big deal, but if you're an older person or in a household with a lot of kids, it can make a HUGE difference.
Agreed -- but you can spot the guy who has no life not only because he's grateful for the explanation, but because he admits he would never have had enough data points to guess at the explanation without that hint!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 04/25/12 at 12:41 am
I just looked, a pieceo'sheesh home on the scariest street in Santa Barbara is listed at 410. I hate my life! :P
Are you sure you're talking about where you need to live in order to walk to a job in downtown SB? If you're talking eldercare, and a need to be within a few minutes of a location in SB (or if you have kids and it's a good school district), that sorta stuff qualifies a need. Or are we talking about you want to live there because it's so beautiful and the climate is so awesome? (I've visited the place, it really is pretty friggin' awesome, and there's a reason people spend millions to live there.) But if it's just for a job, given the hundreds of thousands of dollars in price spread between "30-60 minutes' drive from SB" and "walking distance", you can buy two old used cars for $2000 each and just switch cars every week until one breaks down, and still come out ahead even if you throw a car away every year over the course of a 20-year career.
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Written By: snozberries on 04/25/12 at 12:50 pm
Are you sure you're talking about where you need to live in order to walk to a job in downtown SB? If you're talking eldercare, and a need to be within a few minutes of a location in SB (or if you have kids and it's a good school district), that sorta stuff qualifies a need. Or are we talking about you want to live there because it's so beautiful and the climate is so awesome? (I've visited the place, it really is pretty friggin' awesome, and there's a reason people spend millions to live there.) But if it's just for a job, given the hundreds of thousands of dollars in price spread between "30-60 minutes' drive from SB" and "walking distance", you can buy two old used cars for $2000 each and just switch cars every week until one breaks down, and still come out ahead even if you throw a car away every year over the course of a 20-year career.
I need to live in the santa Barbara area because that's where my work is.
Tge place I wanted to buy was 3-5 miles from work. The "scary" area...hoodish if you will where places are lower (@ 400k) is 15 miles from work.
I'm not looking because I love SB. If we're talking about where I want to live I want to live in la.
Elder care would mean moving to az where prices are way lower but I hate as so that's not happening.
The problem with the central coast is 95% of the area is unaffordable. I'm not talking about living the dream I mean just existing and getting by. It may not sound like it but I'm definitely thinking conservatively and practically. That particular place just happened to work out price & location wise. But I'm continuing to look in the Goleta/SB area hoping to find something....anything that'll work.
The one thing I cannot do is move out of the area. Commuting 40 miles one way or the other is added expenses I cannot afford. Plus working 10, 12, 14 and sometimes 16hr days I don't wanna drive an hour both ways on top of it.
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Written By: Ashkicksass on 04/25/12 at 1:29 pm
I need to live in the santa Barbara area because that's where my work is.
Tge place I wanted to buy was 3-5 miles from work. The "scary" area...hoodish if you will where places are lower (@ 400k) is 15 miles from work.
I'm not looking because I love SB. If we're talking about where I want to live I want to live in la.
Elder care would mean moving to az where prices are way lower but I hate as so that's not happening.
The problem with the central coast is 95% of the area is unaffordable. I'm not talking about living the dream I mean just existing and getting by. It may not sound like it but I'm definitely thinking conservatively and practically. That particular place just happened to work out price & location wise. But I'm continuing to look in the Goleta/SB area hoping to find something....anything that'll work.
The one thing I cannot do is move out of the area. Commuting 40 miles one way or the other is added expenses I cannot afford. Plus working 10, 12, 14 and sometimes 16hr days I don't wanna drive an hour both ways on top of it.
And in California traffic, that 40 miles could take hours...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/25/12 at 3:57 pm
And in California traffic, that 40 miles could take hours...
Lol if I went 40 miles north traffic wouldnt be bad. But it's another 40miles from la which is completely impractical considering how often I go to la.
40 miles south would put me 40 miles closer to la but tgat traffic would be horrible!
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Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/26/12 at 11:18 am
I need to live in the santa Barbara area because that's where my work is.
Tge place I wanted to buy was 3-5 miles from work. The "scary" area...hoodish if you will where places are lower (@ 400k) is 15 miles from work.
I'm not looking because I love SB. If we're talking about where I want to live I want to live in la.
Elder care would mean moving to az where prices are way lower but I hate as so that's not happening.
The problem with the central coast is 95% of the area is unaffordable. I'm not talking about living the dream I mean just existing and getting by. It may not sound like it but I'm definitely thinking conservatively and practically. That particular place just happened to work out price & location wise. But I'm continuing to look in the Goleta/SB area hoping to find something....anything that'll work.
The one thing I cannot do is move out of the area. Commuting 40 miles one way or the other is added expenses I cannot afford. Plus working 10, 12, 14 and sometimes 16hr days I don't wanna drive an hour both ways on top of it.
Yeah, housing prices out there are RIDICULOUS!!! A friend of mine (RIP :'() had a friend visiting who was a realtor out there....they came by my house to visit right after we built it and her friend was in AWE! She asked if I minded telling her how much I paid for the house so I told her...she said "I could sell your house out there (they lived somehwere by Van Nuys, can't remember which town) EASILY for $1.5 or more" I almost fainted (for the record, we paid NOWHERE close to that....we paid <1/5 of that for a 3,000 sq. ft 4be/2.5ba on .45 acre with a full basement-granted houses out there don't have basements, but she said that would be WITHOUT the basement...if she added in the basement sq.ftg, it would probably be $2-2.5--and that was 12 years ago):o :o :o
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Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 04/26/12 at 11:38 am
So, the middle one hurt his finger the other night playing soccer...it looked pretty nasty and his fingertip was cold and numb so I took him to the "after hours" clinic. They took x-rays, but the doctor couldn't quite tell if the growth plate was fractured or not (we've been told on multiple occasions that he has "funky growth plates" and the poor kid has never had a "normal" bone fracture so that didn't surprise me). He said he'd send the x-rays to radiology or orthopedics and they'd let us know one way or the other yesterday. Well, we get no calls yesterday so I call radiology today. They have no record of reading his x-rays or even receiving them and transfer me to ortho. They ALSO have no record of reading/receiving his x-rays and transfer me to medical records to see if they were mistakenly sent there to be filed. MR said if they were taken Tuesday, they'd have DEFINITELY been received there by now, but they ALSO have no record of receiving them. Basically, nobody knows where my sons' x-rays are so he's walking around with a possibly fractured finger >:( Now, I may have to pull him out of school today to take him BACK in for MORE x-rays if they don't find the original ones ::)
What makes it even BETTER is that the CNA who came in to splint it basically had NO CLUE what she was doing. I had to help her do it. She also didn't "buddy splint" it to his ring finger so he was pretty much able to move it all around. Then, it almost completely came undone in his sleep so I had to TOTALLY redo it at 2:30 am Wednesday morning >:( Oh, and the "letter" they gave me for school said "MY SON" was seen at THE CLINIC on 4/24/2012 for a finger injury by Dr. DIDNOTHING" I didn't read it because they put it in an envelope and he was hungry and crabby so I just wanted to get him home and get some ibuprofen in him. No mention of P.E. class, no mention of writing (it's on his right hand), nothing about restrictions....like they can't tell he injured his finger ::)
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Written By: snozberries on 04/26/12 at 7:06 pm
Yeah, housing prices out there are RIDICULOUS!!! A friend of mine (RIP :'() had a friend visiting who was a realtor out there....they came by my house to visit right after we built it and her friend was in AWE! She asked if I minded telling her how much I paid for the house so I told her...she said "I could sell your house out there (they lived somehwere by Van Nuys, can't remember which town) EASILY for $1.5 or more" I almost fainted (for the record, we paid NOWHERE close to that....we paid <1/5 of that for a 3,000 sq. ft 4be/2.5ba on .45 acre with a full basement-granted houses out there don't have basements, but she said that would be WITHOUT the basement...if she added in the basement sq.ftg, it would probably be $2-2.5--and that was 12 years ago) :o :o :o
yep....it's why House Hunters, Property Virgins and My First Place mess with my head... I know what houses are worth here and I see what people pay everywhere else (minus Manhattan and maybe parts of florida lol)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 04/27/12 at 10:52 am
Okay, I need someone to explain to me if I'm in the wrong here.
You all know I've been flying in circles to go see the Jacksons this summer. Well right now, my tickets to the god damned show haven't even been bought yet because of my friend. I already had the money for the ticket--which was over a hudnred dollars--and the tickets went on sale on April 6. SO my friend is saying she's like 30 dollars short because she's busy paying for all her graduation expenses and all--she's graduating collage on May 18. What I keep thinking about, is you're about to graduate, shouldn't your famiyl be sending you money anyway? So why the hell can't you cough up the extra 30 dollars? My other friend, who would go except she's extremely close to deliverig her first child, told me that she thinks our friend who is graduating is being selfish because I literally have to wait for her to come up with her money so we'll be seated together at the show.
Now I even offered to give the girl 30 dollars with no payback just to ORDER THE DAMN TICKETS. And she still said NO because for some strange reason, she wants to be proud. ::) Which I don't fudgeing understand at all.
If I miss that concert because of her dragging ass, I will break my fist in her face for ruining the opourtunity of a lifetime for me. If she doesn't want to go, she should just say so, so I could find someone else because really, if she fudges up the chance for me to see or meet the Jacksons, I will get into a fight for the first time in over 10 years.
So who's being selfish, me or her. (all of a sudden I sound like an 8 year old) I'm being the patient one. I'm even stillb uyingher a grad gift like a good friend should. But what about me? What about all I been through? I deserve that show more than any little piece of paper she could get. >:( She still has both her parents and her health. I got one SICK one, and I'm SICK myself. >:( I'm just saying.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 04/27/12 at 11:14 am
Tell her that you want tickets now, so you are going to buy both tickets, and if she wants to come great. If not, just buy yourself a ticket and go alone. If you want to see the Jacksons, go see the Jacksons.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 04/27/12 at 12:43 pm
What ash said tiff
I go to lots of events with friends and we usually have one designated buyer and everyone pays that person.
When Janet was coming to Santa barbara I wanted to see her so bad I just bought one ticket for myself because I didn't want to be at the mercy of my friends for something do important. I went alone and had a great time.
Face the fact that seeing the jacksons is not as important to your friend as it is to you. Either buy the Tix and have her pay you. Tell her you'll kick in the $30 but, since she's proud, be sure to let her know it's a loan instead of a gift or bite the bullet and go alone.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/01/12 at 6:30 pm
Sometimes I really hate being invisible.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/01/12 at 6:42 pm
Sometimes I really hate being invisible.
Cat
Aww Cat - you are not invisible... We see and love you all the time 8)
(((((((HUGS))))))))
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Written By: Dagwood on 05/01/12 at 6:46 pm
Sometimes I really hate being invisible.
Cat
{{{hugs}}}
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Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/01/12 at 6:46 pm
Aww Cat - you are not invisible... We see and love you all the time 8)
(((((((HUGS))))))))
Thanks. I can't tell you how much that means to me. Unfortunately, what is really on my mind, I am not allow to discuss here.
Cat
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Written By: 2kidsami on 05/01/12 at 6:58 pm
Thanks. I can't tell you how much that means to me. Unfortunately, what is really on my mind, I am not allow to discuss here.
Cat
:-\\
well you can always pm it! We've got our ears open 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/01/12 at 7:43 pm
Sometimes I really hate being invisible.
Cat
Don't worry Cat, we're here. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/02/12 at 10:42 am
Thanks everyone. It seems that there was a nasty trick played (and a crime) and one of my sisters & I were the victims.
Cat
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Written By: karen on 05/02/12 at 1:45 pm
:-\\
well you can always pm it! We've got our ears open 8)
Exactly
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Written By: karen on 05/02/12 at 1:46 pm
Thanks everyone. It seems that there was a nasty trick played (and a crime) and one of my sisters & I were the victims.
Cat
Sorry to hear that Cat. We are always ready to listen and offer some advice if we can
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Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/02/12 at 3:39 pm
Sorry to hear that Cat. We are always ready to listen and offer some advice if we can
Thanks. It did work out.
Cat
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Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/02/12 at 4:33 pm
Thanks everyone. It seems that there was a nasty trick played (and a crime) and one of my sisters & I were the victims.
Cat
You have GOT to tell us when you can. I'm on the edge of my seat!
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Written By: Howard on 05/02/12 at 7:52 pm
Thanks everyone. It seems that there was a nasty trick played (and a crime) and one of my sisters & I were the victims.
Cat
I'm sorry, was it taken care of? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/08/12 at 7:01 pm
So Sarah had a great day. She got called a bastard by some kid at lunch. She doesn't even know the kid. Then, on the way home she is sitting talking to a friend. Two of her ex-friends sit behind them and commence to talking about what an annoying bastard my child is. Mind you, one of these two was Sarah's best friend for 3 years. The got into a fight and when Sarah tried to apologize for her side of it she was told by another girl that she couldn't be friends with the first girl because she was "rude". Whatever, Sarah moved on and let it go.
Thankfully she had enough presence of mind to ignore them. Yelling at them is the response I think they wanted so they could feel superior. I told her to just ignore them. Don't respond or talk crap behind their back. Let it go. I figure if they keep talking crap like that people will notice her not responding and see who the petty one really is. It is hard for a 14 year old, though. 3 more weeks of school and the ex bestie is going to a different school next year.
Sarah did call one friend who told her she is one of the nicest people he knows and to ignore them.
The hardest part of it all is trying to be the good supportive mom with advice and not going over to the girls house and ripping her a new one. I know that won't help but it is what mama bear wants to do. I need to stay out of it, Sarah needs to learn how to deal with difficult situations on her own. But, damn, mama bear is riled.
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Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/08/12 at 7:34 pm
Thanks everyone. It seems that there was a nasty trick played (and a crime) and one of my sisters & I were the victims.
Cat
So sorry to hear that. People are jerks sometimes.
So Sarah had a great day. She got called a bastard by some kid at lunch. She doesn't even know the kid. Then, on the way home she is sitting talking to a friend. Two of her ex-friends sit behind them and commence to talking about what an annoying bastard my child is. Mind you, one of these two was Sarah's best friend for 3 years. The got into a fight and when Sarah tried to apologize for her side of it she was told by another girl that she couldn't be friends with the first girl because she was "rude". Whatever, Sarah moved on and let it go.
Thankfully she had enough presence of mind to ignore them. Yelling at them is the response I think they wanted so they could feel superior. I told her to just ignore them. Don't respond or talk crap behind their back. Let it go. I figure if they keep talking crap like that people will notice her not responding and see who the petty one really is. It is hard for a 14 year old, though. 3 more weeks of school and the ex bestie is going to a different school next year.
Sarah did call one friend who told her she is one of the nicest people he knows and to ignore them.
The hardest part of it all is trying to be the good supportive mom with advice and not going over to the girls house and ripping her a new one. I know that won't help but it is what mama bear wants to do. I need to stay out of it, Sarah needs to learn how to deal with difficult situations on her own. But, damn, mama bear is riled.
My hubby got bullied and picked on from early childhood way until he quit school in high school. He is still scarred by the terrible things that happened to him. It's awful the things kids do to one another. I'm sorry she has to deal with stupid people and there just doesn't seem to be any solution to the problem.
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Written By: Howard on 05/08/12 at 7:48 pm
So Sarah had a great day. She got called a bastard by some kid at lunch. She doesn't even know the kid. Then, on the way home she is sitting talking to a friend. Two of her ex-friends sit behind them and commence to talking about what an annoying bastard my child is. Mind you, one of these two was Sarah's best friend for 3 years. The got into a fight and when Sarah tried to apologize for her side of it she was told by another girl that she couldn't be friends with the first girl because she was "rude". Whatever, Sarah moved on and let it go.
Thankfully she had enough presence of mind to ignore them. Yelling at them is the response I think they wanted so they could feel superior. I told her to just ignore them. Don't respond or talk crap behind their back. Let it go. I figure if they keep talking crap like that people will notice her not responding and see who the petty one really is. It is hard for a 14 year old, though. 3 more weeks of school and the ex bestie is going to a different school next year.
Sarah did call one friend who told her she is one of the nicest people he knows and to ignore them.
The hardest part of it all is trying to be the good supportive mom with advice and not going over to the girls house and ripping her a new one. I know that won't help but it is what mama bear wants to do. I need to stay out of it, Sarah needs to learn how to deal with difficult situations on her own. But, damn, mama bear is riled.
I got bullied in High School myself and it wasn't easy ignoring them, you just have to be aware of your surroundings.
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Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/08/12 at 7:52 pm
So sorry to hear that. People are jerks sometimes.
My hubby got bullied and picked on from early childhood way until he quit school in high school. He is still scarred by the terrible things that happened to him. It's awful the things kids do to one another. I'm sorry she has to deal with stupid people and there just doesn't seem to be any solution to the problem.
I was bullied without letup until sophomore year and I'm terribly scarred from it. The experts used to say bullying is just part of growing up, boys will be boys. It got so bad in the eighth grade I started skipping school -- and then I was the problem, not the bullies. The principal told me flat out he couldn't do anything about it. "It's just what kids do," he said. So I was caught. I thought, "well what do I have to do? Do I have to get a gun and start wasting these little punks?" Fifteen years later school shootings raged culminating in Columbine. Only then did the experts start looking at bullying as a pathology.
::)
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Written By: snozberries on 05/10/12 at 1:25 pm
It sucks Dag...hugs to you and Sarah
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Written By: Dagwood on 05/10/12 at 4:41 pm
Thanks :)
She got an apology yesterday, tho. She went to the school counselor and talked to her. The counselor called them in and when they were on the bus they both apologized. I told Sarah now she needs to let it go. Don't keep it going by griping about it.
Now I just hope they realize that if you don't like someone it is much easier to ignore them.
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Written By: snozberries on 05/10/12 at 6:14 pm
Thanks :)
She got an apology yesterday, tho. She went to the school counselor and talked to her. The counselor called them in and when they were on the bus they both apologized. I told Sarah now she needs to let it go. Don't keep it going by griping about it.
Now I just hope they realize that if you don't like someone it is much easier to ignore them.
At least there was some sort of intervention and apology. Hopefully she can move on and they can grow the hell up!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/10/12 at 7:03 pm
She is good at moving on. She tried to apologize for her part in the original fight in January and the other girl refused to accept it and continually runs her down to others. I think her problem is that Sarah did move on and isn't giving it a second thought. Grow the hell up would be nice, though.
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Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/11/12 at 10:23 am
Dag, I have to give Sarah kudos for being the bigger person and not sinking to their level. You've done a great job teaching her right from wrong :)
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Written By: Dagwood on 05/11/12 at 4:44 pm
She is a pretty good kid. Thanks. :)
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Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/11/12 at 4:58 pm
She is a pretty good kid. Thanks. :)
You know what they say, the nut doesn't fall far from the tree. ;)
Cat
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Written By: snozberries on 05/11/12 at 4:59 pm
at the risk of sounding super petty and full of myself I'm'a say that we had an awards ceremony yesterday. I totally forgot about it because I've been in LA a lot the last two weeks and my mind has been sort of full with the events I've going to. I had fully planned on attending the luncheon then hot footing it to LA afterwards... On tuesday I remembered I was going to do this but by thursday it had completely slipped my mind.
anyway- I was kinda bummed this morning when I finally remembered because I was positive I was up for an award. I've been bending my ass backwards and inside out trying to get all these projects done for the chief...and aside from one little error in dispatching a couple weeks ago- the only people who know about it say I'm being harder on myself about than it's worth- and the voting was over by then anyway :P so other than that I've been kicking ass in the comm center.... so I thought for sure this was my year.
two years ago, they gave a sgt officer of the year for a call I dispatched on but I got no recognition despite being a big reason for his success in talking a suicidal subject off a cliff.
anyway this year I thought about all I do and have done and completely convinced myself I was a shoe in and was sure I missed my glorious moment by forgetting to go to the ceremony. ::)
Nope... Tq got no love....and to make matters worse... the dude who got civilian employee is a douche and they gave the dispatching award to that bitch who I effing hate... I'm glad I didn't go to their stupid awards ceremony cuz I don't think I would've done a very good hiding my disappointment nor would I have been able to fake a sincere congrats to either... >:(
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Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/11/12 at 5:13 pm
at the risk of sounding super petty and full of myself I'm'a say that we had an awards ceremony yesterday. I totally forgot about it because I've been in LA a lot the last two weeks and my mind has been sort of full with the events I've going to. I had fully planned on attending the luncheon then hot footing it to LA afterwards... On tuesday I remembered I was going to do this but by thursday it had completely slipped my mind.
anyway- I was kinda bummed this morning when I finally remembered because I was positive I was up for an award. I've been bending my ass backwards and inside out trying to get all these projects done for the chief...and aside from one little error in dispatching a couple weeks ago- the only people who know about it say I'm being harder on myself about than it's worth- and the voting was over by then anyway :P so other than that I've been kicking ass in the comm center.... so I thought for sure this was my year.
two years ago, they gave a sgt officer of the year for a call I dispatched on but I got no recognition despite being a big reason for his success in talking a suicidal subject off a cliff.
anyway this year I thought about all I do and have done and completely convinced myself I was a shoe in and was sure I missed my glorious moment by forgetting to go to the ceremony. ::)
Nope... Tq got no love....and to make matters worse... the dude who got civilian employee is a douche and they gave the dispatching award to that bitch who I effing hate... I'm glad I didn't go to their stupid awards ceremony cuz I don't think I would've done a very good hiding my disappointment nor would I have been able to fake a sincere congrats to either... >:(
That sucks so bad. I think you deserve 100 awards! The sucky thing about life is that the people who kiss the most ass get ahead, and the people who work their asses off continue to get stepped on.
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/11/12 at 5:22 pm
That sucks so bad. I think you deserve 100 awards! The sucky thing about life is that the people who kiss the most ass get ahead, and the people who work their asses off continue to get stepped on.
>:(
yeah it does.... funny thing... I worked with this amazing dispatcher and I knew that, in comparison, I didn't hold a candle. She won every dispatcher of the year award there was 2 a yr from our dept (internal and county wide) for like 5 yrs. I kept saying maybe this year they'll just give it to the next best dispatcher....that was me no doubt. But they never did...
then one year they actually decided not to give it to her...instead they gave it to my boss for some lame reason....the next year, her last year working with us they gave it to her and the aforementioned bitch who just happened to be sitting in the room training when an incident happened. ::)
The following year....after she left and I was a shoo-in....that was the year they decided to stop doing the awards ceremony ::) ::) ::) >:(
then they started up with the new chief...this is the 3rd ceremony. Aside from getting a pin for working the fires (just like EVERY other dispatcher in the freaking county) I've had no love.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/11/12 at 6:10 pm
What Ash said. That sucks, Q. If it were up to me you would get them all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/11/12 at 6:37 pm
What Ash said. That sucks, Q. If it were up to me you would get them all.
you both rock!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/12/12 at 7:24 am
yeah it does.... funny thing... I worked with this amazing dispatcher and I knew that, in comparison, I didn't hold a candle. She won every dispatcher of the year award there was 2 a yr from our dept (internal and county wide) for like 5 yrs. I kept saying maybe this year they'll just give it to the next best dispatcher....that was me no doubt. But they never did...
then one year they actually decided not to give it to her...instead they gave it to my boss for some lame reason....the next year, her last year working with us they gave it to her and the aforementioned bitch who just happened to be sitting in the room training when an incident happened. ::)
The following year....after she left and I was a shoo-in....that was the year they decided to stop doing the awards ceremony ::) ::) ::) >:(
then they started up with the new chief...this is the 3rd ceremony. Aside from getting a pin for working the fires (just like EVERY other dispatcher in the freaking county) I've had no love.
Chin up! Do your best and you may get an award larger than all the rest! Karma has got to be on your side!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/12/12 at 9:34 am
Chin up! Do your best and you may get an award larger than all the rest! Karma has got to be on your side!!!!
you'd think but karma has been kicking my ass this year...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/12/12 at 8:48 pm
Hi Guys, I'm back online. :) Sorry for the past few days, there was a small power outage in my neighborhood where our family lost cable, phone and the computer all went out for 2 days and most of the block was out too. My Father was so pissed at Time Warner because they had an appointment for next Wednesday and this was an emergency and he wanted someone now not next Wednesday so finally someone came and fixed the problem, now I'm just trying to catch up from where I left off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/12/12 at 8:49 pm
Thanks :)
She got an apology yesterday, tho. She went to the school counselor and talked to her. The counselor called them in and when they were on the bus they both apologized. I told Sarah now she needs to let it go. Don't keep it going by griping about it.
Now I just hope they realize that if you don't like someone it is much easier to ignore them.
It's better to just let it go.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/12/12 at 11:36 pm
you'd think but karma has been kicking my ass this year...
It's because you don't wear flip flops.
;D ;D :P ;) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/13/12 at 7:24 am
That sucks so bad. I think you deserve 100 awards! The sucky thing about life is that the people who kiss the most ass get ahead, and the people who work their asses off continue to get stepped on.
>:(
wouldn't it also apply to people who have the highest seniority? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/13/12 at 8:59 am
wouldn't it also apply to people who have the highest seniority? ???
Not in this case....Q has seniority. Not everyone looks at seniority, a lot of people like the ones who kiss ass better.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/13/12 at 10:04 am
It's because you don't wear flip flops.
;D ;D :P ;) ;D
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/13/12 at 10:05 am
Not in this case....Q has seniority. Not everyone looks at seniority, a lot of people like the ones who kiss ass better.
I have been kissing the chief's ass...not enough apparently but as much as I can tolerate.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/13/12 at 5:04 pm
Not in this case....Q has seniority. Not everyone looks at seniority, a lot of people like the ones who kiss ass better.
I've never tried to kiss ass but maybe I should.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/13/12 at 7:17 pm
That's sucks Q. ou should have gotten something. It's tough not being publically acknowledged (even in front of your peers).
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/13/12 at 7:45 pm
That's sucks Q. ou should have gotten something. It's tough not being publically acknowledged (even in front of your peers).
thanks Patty...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/15/12 at 11:01 pm
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZGCxvtyoL._SS500_.jpg
Here's a MAJOR AWARD for you Q ;)
(fixt)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/16/12 at 3:20 am
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000YK5BN2/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi
Here's a MAJOR AWARD for you Q ;)
Picture didn't show up MamaK
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/16/12 at 10:26 am
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000YK5BN2/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi
Here's a MAJOR AWARD for you Q ;)
can't see it but I appreciate the sentiment....unless it's a pic of feet, frogs or cheese.... :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/16/12 at 11:32 am
I've never tried to kiss ass but maybe I should.
You can kiss mine! ;D ;) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/16/12 at 5:41 pm
can't see it but I appreciate the sentiment....unless it's a pic of feet, frogs or cheese.... :P
I'll bet it was Frog's feet covered in cheese. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/16/12 at 6:26 pm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000YK5BN2/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi
Here's a MAJOR AWARD for you Q ;)
Without seeing the pic, I KNOW what it is. ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'll bet it was Frog's feet covered in cheese. ;D
Nope, and you won't shoot your eye with it. ;)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/16/12 at 6:57 pm
Without seeing the pic, I KNOW what it is. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Nope, and you won't shoot your eye with it. ;)
Cat
intriguing... I think because I'm using a different theme I can't see the URL or anything
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 05/16/12 at 7:02 pm
wonder wonder do do you do you?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/16/12 at 7:34 pm
You can kiss mine! ;D ;) ;D
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/16/12 at 7:35 pm
I'll bet it was Frog's feet covered in cheese. ;D
but why would she do that? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/16/12 at 10:20 pm
::)
Oh come on. You had to have seen that one coming. :)
:-*
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/16/12 at 10:57 pm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000YK5BN2/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi
Here's a MAJOR AWARD for you Q ;)
intriguing... I think because I'm using a different theme I can't see the URL or anything
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000YK5BN2/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/16/12 at 11:37 pm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000YK5BN2/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=228013&s=hi
That's one I'd take O0
Thanks Kim.......and patty for the assist!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/17/12 at 7:22 am
Oh come on. You had to have seen that one coming. :)
:-*
Yes I had that coming! ::)
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/18/12 at 10:50 am
Slightly annoyed....called a roofing company almost 3 weeks ago (it will be 3 weeks Tuesday) to get our roof fixed. I realize it's a small job because it's just a few shingles missing and it's only $275, but they emailed me the contract and I signed and emailed it back the same day. I got a response from them later that day and they said they'd be out later that week to fix it. I've been calling and emailing every 2-3 days with no response so I finally sent them one Tuesday saying that "as the contract states it is only good for 2 weeks and it's now been 2 weeks, I will be contacting someone else to do the work since they obviously don't want the job. So, I start calling around and everyone else wants 1 1/2-2x as much to do the work (the CHEAPEST estimate I've been able to find elsewhere is $400 and they can't do it for another week), but it has to be done since my husband isn't going to EVER do it (they have been missing for almost 2 months now and I'm afraid if we don't get it fixed soon, we are going to start having a leak...granted, it's over the garage/laundry room, but still, I don't want to have to deal with a BIGGER problem down the road). So, I tentatively schedule someone for next Thursday since I don't have to work....who calls this morning? The original friggin company!!!
Of course, I explained to them that I was only willing to pay $250 now since they failed to schedule it within the timeframe of the original contract and I had found another company willing to do it for that amount in the interim....they agreed and will be out this afternoon to do the work (which is why I'm only slightly annoyed). I also made them send me an updated contract, with the "completion date" of today, which I promptly signed and emailed back, which I added a stipulation that "if X Roofing Company fails to complete the work on the completion date of 5/18/2012, a $25 per diem reduction in price will apply"...wonder if they'll even notice ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/18/12 at 10:52 am
Slightly annoyed....called a roofing company almost 3 weeks ago (it will be 3 weeks Tuesday) to get our roof fixed. I realize it's a small job because it's just a few shingles missing and it's only $275, but they emailed me the contract and I signed and emailed it back the same day. I got a response from them later that day and they said they'd be out later that week to fix it. I've been calling and emailing every 2-3 days with no response so I finally sent them one Tuesday saying that "as the contract states it is only good for 2 weeks and it's now been 2 weeks, I will be contacting someone else to do the work since they obviously don't want the job. So, I start calling around and everyone else wants 1 1/2-2x as much to do the work (the CHEAPEST estimate I've been able to find elsewhere is $400 and they can't do it for another week), but it has to be done since my husband isn't going to EVER do it (they have been missing for almost 2 months now and I'm afraid if we don't get it fixed soon, we are going to start having a leak...granted, it's over the garage/laundry room, but still, I don't want to have to deal with a BIGGER problem down the road). So, I tentatively schedule someone for next Thursday since I don't have to work....who calls this morning? The original friggin company!!!
Of course, I explained to them that I was only willing to pay $250 now since they failed to schedule it within the timeframe of the original contract and I had found another company willing to do it for that amount in the interim....they agreed and will be out this afternoon to do the work (which is why I'm only slightly annoyed). I also made them send me an updated contract, with the "completion date" of today, which I promptly signed and emailed back, which I added a stipulation that "if X Roofing Company fails to complete the work on the completion date of 5/18/2012, a $25 per diem reduction in price will apply"...wonder if they'll even notice ;)
Nice swindle Kim! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/18/12 at 11:16 am
Okay, now I have a REAL rant!!! So, I posted something on Facebook about my boys...a "proud Mommy moment" type thing. I commented on my oldest's ACT score because he's been going through a rough time lately and I wanted him to know how proud I am of how well he did (took it with a 102o fever, took NO "prep" classes, and got a 31 on the science :o and a 27 overall....would have done better if he hadn't gotten a 23 in the English). I just got a notification that I had a Facebook message from a "friend" whose son is a good friend of his...here's the jist of the message:
How in the heck did Jake manage to score that high on the ACT? "My son" is ranked #1 (well, tied for #1), has a 5.0 and only got a 22? And "another kid" is also tied with "my son" and only got a 23? Isn't "your son" ranked around the middle? Was this his second time taking it because I know kids usually do better the second time? Who was he sitting by when he took it? Well, I guess congrats to "your son". We need to get together soon for drinks. The Captain is calling!
WTF?!?!?! She has known my son almost his entire life and KNOWS he's not unintelligent, he's probably TOO smart for his own good! Okay, so he doesn't get the best grades in school....I've complained enough about it to her for her to KNOW that it's simply because he's lazy and doesn't do his homework!!! He's one of those kids that can not do a stitch of homework and ace the test....his test grades are the ONLY thing that are keeping him from failing his classes (he has gotten an A on EVERY test this semester in EVERY class except for 1 Spanish test, which he got a B- on, yet he has 3 D's...they're on a block schedule so he only has 4 classes and one is P.E.)! And the last sentence....is she insinuating that he CHEATED???? I'm so effing flabbergasted by the whole thing, I don't even know HOW to respond without flipping my lid!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/18/12 at 11:17 am
Nice swindle Kim! ;D
Figure it's worth a try....if nothing else, maybe it will get their arses OUT here to DO it ;) Oh, and THAT'S the copy I printed out 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/18/12 at 11:46 am
Okay, now I have a REAL rant!!! So, I posted something on Facebook about my boys...a "proud Mommy moment" type thing. I commented on my oldest's ACT score because he's been going through a rough time lately and I wanted him to know how proud I am of how well he did (took it with a 102o fever, took NO "prep" classes, and got a 31 on the science :o and a 27 overall....would have done better if he hadn't gotten a 23 in the English). I just got a notification that I had a Facebook message from a "friend" whose son is a good friend of his...here's the jist of the message:
How in the heck did Jake manage to score that high on the ACT? "My son" is ranked #1 (well, tied for #1), has a 5.0 and only got a 22? And "another kid" is also tied with "my son" and only got a 23? Isn't "your son" ranked around the middle? Was this his second time taking it because I know kids usually do better the second time? Who was he sitting by when he took it? Well, I guess congrats to "your son". We need to get together soon for drinks. The Captain is calling!
WTF?!?!?! She has known my son almost his entire life and KNOWS he's not unintelligent, he's probably TOO smart for his own good! Okay, so he doesn't get the best grades in school....I've complained enough about it to her for her to KNOW that it's simply because he's lazy and doesn't do his homework!!! He's one of those kids that can not do a stitch of homework and ace the test....his test grades are the ONLY thing that are keeping him from failing his classes (he has gotten an A on EVERY test this semester in EVERY class except for 1 Spanish test, which he got a B- on, yet he has 3 D's...they're on a block schedule so he only has 4 classes and one is P.E.)! And the last sentence....is she insinuating that he CHEATED? ??? I'm so effing flabbergasted by the whole thing, I don't even know HOW to respond without flipping my lid!!!
Your son sounds like one of those geniuses who do horribly at school because it bores them and they are way too advanced to be bothered with the class structure.
You should write that... I was going to post that on your FB page but I see she didn't make any comments there....maybe I'll post it anyway :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/18/12 at 12:03 pm
Your son sounds like one of those geniuses who do horribly at school because it bores them and they are way too advanced to be bothered with the class structure.
You should write that... I was going to post that on your FB page but I see she didn't make any comments there....maybe I'll post it anyway :P
No, she sent it in a message....she wouldn't have the guts to post it publicly. I DID notice that she didn't "like" it, though ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/18/12 at 3:09 pm
No, she sent it in a message....she wouldn't have the guts to post it publicly. I DID notice that she didn't "like" it, though ::)
I'm still tempted to post it just on the off chance she might still see it! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/18/12 at 7:50 pm
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZGCxvtyoL._SS500_.jpg
Here's a MAJOR AWARD for you Q ;)
(fixt)
the one they used in Christmas Story.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/18/12 at 9:55 pm
Okay, now I have a REAL rant!!! So, I posted something on Facebook about my boys...a "proud Mommy moment" type thing. I commented on my oldest's ACT score because he's been going through a rough time lately and I wanted him to know how proud I am of how well he did (took it with a 102o fever, took NO "prep" classes, and got a 31 on the science :o and a 27 overall....would have done better if he hadn't gotten a 23 in the English). I just got a notification that I had a Facebook message from a "friend" whose son is a good friend of his...here's the jist of the message:
How in the heck did Jake manage to score that high on the ACT? "My son" is ranked #1 (well, tied for #1), has a 5.0 and only got a 22? And "another kid" is also tied with "my son" and only got a 23? Isn't "your son" ranked around the middle? Was this his second time taking it because I know kids usually do better the second time? Who was he sitting by when he took it? Well, I guess congrats to "your son". We need to get together soon for drinks. The Captain is calling!
WTF?!?!?! She has known my son almost his entire life and KNOWS he's not unintelligent, he's probably TOO smart for his own good! Okay, so he doesn't get the best grades in school....I've complained enough about it to her for her to KNOW that it's simply because he's lazy and doesn't do his homework!!! He's one of those kids that can not do a stitch of homework and ace the test....his test grades are the ONLY thing that are keeping him from failing his classes (he has gotten an A on EVERY test this semester in EVERY class except for 1 Spanish test, which he got a B- on, yet he has 3 D's...they're on a block schedule so he only has 4 classes and one is P.E.)! And the last sentence....is she insinuating that he CHEATED???? I'm so effing flabbergasted by the whole thing, I don't even know HOW to respond without flipping my lid!!!
Wow! Well, first of all, congrats to your son. I was the same way. Too lazy to do homework, hated it until high school. I was terribly bored in school, but did well on tests. Secondly: I would probably not be able to hold my temper in a response to her. Unless she's a really good friend of yours, I'd definately be pissed. I might write back quoting her e-mail and telling her that your son has done well on all his test this year, and NO, it was not due to cheating as insinuated (none to subtlely) by her e-mail. Let her know that she offended you!
But then, that's me. :-X :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 05/18/12 at 11:07 pm
Okay, now I have a REAL rant!!! So, I posted something on Facebook about my boys...a "proud Mommy moment" type thing. I commented on my oldest's ACT score because he's been going through a rough time lately and I wanted him to know how proud I am of how well he did (took it with a 102o fever, took NO "prep" classes, and got a 31 on the science :o and a 27 overall....would have done better if he hadn't gotten a 23 in the English). I just got a notification that I had a Facebook message from a "friend" whose son is a good friend of his...here's the jist of the message:
How in the heck did Jake manage to score that high on the ACT? "My son" is ranked #1 (well, tied for #1), has a 5.0 and only got a 22? And "another kid" is also tied with "my son" and only got a 23? Isn't "your son" ranked around the middle? Was this his second time taking it because I know kids usually do better the second time? Who was he sitting by when he took it? Well, I guess congrats to "your son". We need to get together soon for drinks. The Captain is calling!
WTF?!?!?! She has known my son almost his entire life and KNOWS he's not unintelligent, he's probably TOO smart for his own good! Okay, so he doesn't get the best grades in school....I've complained enough about it to her for her to KNOW that it's simply because he's lazy and doesn't do his homework!!! He's one of those kids that can not do a stitch of homework and ace the test....his test grades are the ONLY thing that are keeping him from failing his classes (he has gotten an A on EVERY test this semester in EVERY class except for 1 Spanish test, which he got a B- on, yet he has 3 D's...they're on a block schedule so he only has 4 classes and one is P.E.)! And the last sentence....is she insinuating that he CHEATED???? I'm so effing flabbergasted by the whole thing, I don't even know HOW to respond without flipping my lid!!!
Just say he was sitting next to YOUR kid ... and chose the opposite answers! ;) I wouldn't respond to this type of rubbish at all.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 05/19/12 at 1:14 am
Just say he was sitting next to YOUR kid ... and chose the opposite answers! ;) I wouldn't respond to this type of rubbish at all.
Now THAT is a good answer! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/19/12 at 7:36 am
Just say he was sitting next to YOUR kid ... and chose the opposite answers! ;) I wouldn't respond to this type of rubbish at all.
Now THAT is a good answer! ;D
Agreed! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/19/12 at 3:44 pm
I just sent back:
Guess he's just smarter than the average bear...he still didn't do as well as hubby & I did...we both got 29's (at least he took his sober, though~LOL!) ;)
Seriously, though, if he'd just do his homework, he'd probably be getting a 5.0 as well, he's just too damn lazy >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 05/20/12 at 12:30 am
I need to pee. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/20/12 at 8:12 am
Ummmmm....then go to the bathroom?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 05/20/12 at 10:25 am
I need to pee. >:(
Please only post this statement in the "I need to pee" thread
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 05/20/12 at 11:01 am
Ummmmm....then go to the bathroom?
And I did.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 05/20/12 at 11:01 am
Please only post this statement in the "I need to pee" thread
There's a thread about this? ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 05/20/12 at 11:02 am
Just kidding y'all. Just lightening things up a little bit! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 05/20/12 at 11:06 am
There's a thread about this? ;D
http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=8587.0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/20/12 at 11:50 am
I need to pee. >:(
Sounds like a personal problem if you ask me.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/20/12 at 12:08 pm
I need to pee. >:(
Too much information!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/20/12 at 3:26 pm
I need to pee. >:(
Don't we all. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80sfan on 05/20/12 at 5:12 pm
Don't we all. :D
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/21/12 at 1:53 am
I need to pee. >:(
I had to pee so bad when I got home, I went behind the hedge and peed. Nobody saw and it was most refreshing in the dark!
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: AL-B Mk. III on 05/21/12 at 5:15 am
Being able to pee standing up is one of the best things about being male.
Two weeks ago I was at an outdoor rock festival with over 55,000 people in attendance and toward the end of the night the porta-potties were almost FULL and I was so thankful to be male right then. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/21/12 at 7:37 am
I had to pee so bad when I got home, I went behind the hedge and peed. Nobody saw and it was most refreshing in the dark!
8)
That's what happened to me last year I was on the bus when my bladder was in major pain and I had to hold it when I got off the bus and walked home fast till I got to my bushes and peed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/21/12 at 7:38 am
Being able to pee standing up is one of the best things about being male.
Two weeks ago I was at an outdoor rock festival with over 55,000 people in attendance and toward the end of the night the porta-potties were almost FULL and I was so thankful to be male right then. ;D
I hate those porta-potties. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/21/12 at 7:44 am
I can't believe how stupid these people in their cars are, Just yesterday I'm pushing carts and I wanted to get these bunch of carts that were in the corner of the parking lot and this car backs up so fast the bunch of carts I had collected almost went right into my spleen, lucky for me I am fine was just a bit startled by what happened. The guy came out of his car and asked "Are you ok"? I said "Yes I am". God these people drive in that parking lot like it's the Indianapolis Speedway. You have to have four eyes 2 in the front and 2 in the back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 05/21/12 at 8:49 am
I can't believe how stupid these people in their cars are, Just yesterday I'm pushing carts and I wanted to get these bunch of carts that were in the corner of the parking lot and this car backs up so fast the bunch of carts I had collected almost went right into my spleen, lucky for me I am fine was just a bit startled by what happened. The guy came out of his car and asked "Are you ok"? I said "Yes I am". God these people drive in that parking lot like it's the Indianapolis Speedway. You have to have four eyes 2 in the front and 2 in the back.
Glad to hear you are okay, Howard. Yes, people definitely drive too fast. We live in a residential neighborhood, and you would think (by the way people drive down our street) that it was a highway or something! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/21/12 at 9:28 am
Being able to pee standing up is one of the best things about being male.
I've always been so jealous of that trait!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/21/12 at 10:40 am
I've always been so jealous of that trait!
God designed us to pee standing up 'cos peeing sitting down would be too complicated for us.
:-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/21/12 at 11:11 am
God designed us to pee standing up 'cos peeing sitting down would be too complicated for us.
:-[
LOL!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/21/12 at 12:41 pm
I really detest public urination. And now we max, al & Howard don't wash their hands 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 05/21/12 at 2:29 pm
Glad to hear you are okay, Howard. Yes, people definitely drive too fast. We live in a residential neighborhood, and you would think (by the way people drive down our street) that it was a highway or something! ::)
I can relate to the way some people drive their cars down the street I live on (which is also in a residential neighborhood). Because there are no stop signs or mini-roundabouts at the intersections, people take the liberty to just zip on by and not care about the speed limit.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/21/12 at 2:39 pm
Glad to hear you are okay, Howard. Yes, people definitely drive too fast. We live in a residential neighborhood, and you would think (by the way people drive down our street) that it was a highway or something! ::)
I could've been on the floor bleeding internally, these people have no courtesy whatsoever. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/21/12 at 2:40 pm
God designed us to pee standing up 'cos peeing sitting down would be too complicated for us.
:-[
I've peed sitting down when doing a number 2.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/21/12 at 2:41 pm
I really detest public urination. And now we max, al & Howard don't wash their hands 8-P
I certainly do and I always have a small bottle of hand sanitizer in my bag.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 05/21/12 at 8:34 pm
I've peed sitting down when doing a number 2.
That's not a visual I want to think about!! 8-P ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/22/12 at 7:09 am
That's not a visual I want to think about!! 8-P ;D
No, just get that visual out of your mind. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 05/22/12 at 10:13 am
God designed us to pee standing up 'cos peeing sitting down would be too complicated for us.
:-[
Right. When God made Adam and Eve he had two different parts left over and gave Adam first choice
Adam "I'll take the one that lets me pee standing up."
God turns to Eve "So this one's for you"
Eve "What's it called?"
God "brains"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/22/12 at 10:54 am
Right. When God made Adam and Eve he had two different parts left over and gave Adam first choice
Adam "I'll take the one that lets me pee standing up."
God turns to Eve "So this one's for you"
Eve "What's it called?"
God "brains"
LMAO!! Love!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 05/22/12 at 12:05 pm
Right. When God made Adam and Eve he had two different parts left over and gave Adam first choice
Adam "I'll take the one that lets me pee standing up."
God turns to Eve "So this one's for you"
Eve "What's it called?"
God "brains"
Good one!! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/22/12 at 6:00 pm
That's what happened to me last year I was on the bus when my bladder was in major pain and I had to hold it when I got off the bus and walked home fast till I got to my bushes and peed.
How did I know this story was going to come.... ???
Yet he was astonished when a little boy pee'd outside of Pathmark ::)
Love ya Howard, but sometimes you completely baffle me! Ok most times 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/22/12 at 6:01 pm
I've always been so jealous of that trait!
ME too!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/22/12 at 6:02 pm
I really detest public urination. And now we max, al & Howard don't wash their hands 8-P
You included yourself in that statement ???
:D
;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/22/12 at 6:39 pm
You included yourself in that statement ???
:D
;)
that was supposed to be with...not we
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/22/12 at 7:32 pm
Right. When God made Adam and Eve he had two different parts left over and gave Adam first choice
Adam "I'll take the one that lets me pee standing up."
God turns to Eve "So this one's for you"
Eve "What's it called?"
God "brains"
;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/22/12 at 7:33 pm
How did I know this story was going to come.... ???
Yet he was astonished when a little boy pee'd outside of Pathmark ::)
Love ya Howard, but sometimes you completely baffle me! Ok most times 8)
It's different when I have to pee at home in privacy compared to someone who's pissing on public property! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/22/12 at 7:35 pm
that was supposed to be with...not we
Are you sure it was not supposed to be "we know" that.... ???? LOL I just thought it was funny when I read it. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/22/12 at 7:37 pm
It's different when I have to pee at home in privacy compared to someone who's pissing on public property! ::)
He was a little boy... Much different than a grown 30+ year old man... :-\\
and you were not "in the privacy" of your own home; you were outside, in the open, with nothing between you and mother nature except what god gave you... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/22/12 at 7:56 pm
He was a little boy... Much different than a grown 30+ year old man... :-\\
and you were not "in the privacy" of your own home; you were outside, in the open, with nothing between you and mother nature except what god gave you... ::)
but you have some of those surveillance cameras around the place.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/22/12 at 8:29 pm
but you have some of those surveillance cameras around the place.
He was still 4 years old. As a mother who has potty trained my 2 girls, and as a babysitter who potty trained twin 3 year old boys. Sometimes when they say they gotta go, you don't have moments to wait. Just think - you couldn't hold it till you got into your house and you knew where the bathroom was. Outside of a store, you have to find the restroom and make it there to a four year old that is a WHOLE lot of time. You could have been cleaning up a wetted in cart.... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/22/12 at 9:37 pm
Just completely lit into the monster that lives across the street. He is 6 or 7 and a punk from hell. I think he is the one that drew on my house but since I have no proof I can do nothing about it.
Sarah just came in the house in tears because this brat is always calling her names. I told her to walk away and don't respond but it doesn't work. Well, I hear something hit my house right under my desk and look out and what do I see but this punk walking away. I was out the door fast. I told him to never hit my house again and to lay the hell off my kid. I turn around and his mom is staring at me. I told her I'm sorry but he is calling my kid all sorts of mean names and I am sick of it, then I came in the house as the neighbor was translating my rant (she doesn't speak much english, mostly spanish of which I know about 3 words. Doesn't make for easy communication). The neighbor was nodding his head, I think he has either seen it or his daughter has mentioned it to him.
I expected her to come to my door and flip out but she didn't. I am guessing she has a clue about what kind of kid he can be. It better stop or I will start complaining to the management.
I did tell Sarah that when she is out with the other girls and he starts up to tell the girls that she is sorry but she won't be treated that way and come in. That way they know it isn't their fault but that Sarah is protecting herself.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/22/12 at 9:58 pm
Are you sure it was not supposed to be "we know" that.... ???? LOL I just thought it was funny when I read it. ;)
I have no idea. I'm so exhausted I can't tell if I'm coming or going. I'll just typo and you make the typos make sense. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/22/12 at 10:02 pm
Just completely lit into the monster that lives across the street. He is 6 or 7 and a punk from hell. I think he is the one that drew on my house but since I have no proof I can do nothing about it.
Sarah just came in the house in tears because this brat is always calling her names. I told her to walk away and don't respond but it doesn't work. Well, I hear something hit my house right under my desk and look out and what do I see but this punk walking away. I was out the door fast. I told him to never hit my house again and to lay the hell off my kid. I turn around and his mom is staring at me. I told her I'm sorry but he is calling my kid all sorts of mean names and I am sick of it, then I came in the house as the neighbor was translating my rant (she doesn't speak much english, mostly spanish of which I know about 3 words. Doesn't make for easy communication). The neighbor was nodding his head, I think he has either seen it or his daughter has mentioned it to him.
I expected her to come to my door and flip out but she didn't. I am guessing she has a clue about what kind of kid he can be. It better stop or I will start complaining to the management.
I did tell Sarah that when she is out with the other girls and he starts up to tell the girls that she is sorry but she won't be treated that way and come in. That way they know it isn't their fault but that Sarah is protecting herself.
Su hijo esta muy malo.
Won't win you any fans if you say it to them but it seems you'd be speaking the truth :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/22/12 at 10:20 pm
Su hijo esta muy malo.
Won't win you any fans if you say it to them but it seems you'd be speaking the truth :D
I was thinking about it and realized that she does know. The lady that used to live next door was good friends with his mom. She told me that more than once she kicked his butt out of her house for his mouth and this was before he was 5. She knows, I think she just either doesn't know what to do or doesn't care.
I think the worst part of it all is that Sarah gets it all day at school. I wish there was somewhere we could go that she wouldn't get this crap. Unfortunately it is everywhere.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/22/12 at 10:40 pm
I was thinking about it and realized that she does know. The lady that used to live next door was good friends with his mom. She told me that more than once she kicked his butt out of her house for his mouth and this was before he was 5. She knows, I think she just either doesn't know what to do or doesn't care.
I think the worst part of it all is that Sarah gets it all day at school. I wish there was somewhere we could go that she wouldn't get this crap. Unfortunately it is everywhere.
That sux. Hopefully she draws strength from it and accomplishes something amazing to show them all!
If she becomes an evil villainess tho please tell her to spare SB & LA when she blows the world to hell :D
Btw I mean evil villainess in the im gonna conquer/destroy the world in a lex Luther sort of way not in the other way ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/22/12 at 10:48 pm
So every spring the Ass Stud Program Board puts on a spring concert festival for the fellow ass studs at UCSB.
It's a free concert open only to students. It's a Sunday afternoon event with various bands I've never heard of and one pretty big headliner who goes on at 1700hrs.
Last yr was Cee LO. Year before Drake.
In years past the Captain in Charge has granted me access backstage- and allowed me to watch from the restricted area they use to pull the fainting crushed kids out.
This year the captain is in the FBI academy for advanced training so we have a sergeant who's been appointed acting Lt. He knows full well I've been granted access to these events before but when I approached him about attending this year he said no. It was Snoop Dogg. >:(
If the captain (higher ranking than the Lt) had been there she would've said no problem.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/23/12 at 7:05 am
That sux. Hopefully she draws strength from it and accomplishes something amazing to show them all!
If she becomes an evil villainess tho please tell her to spare SB & LA when she blows the world to hell :D
Btw I mean evil villainess in the im gonna conquer/destroy the world in a lex Luther sort of way not in the other way ;)
You got it. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/23/12 at 7:20 am
He was still 4 years old. As a mother who has potty trained my 2 girls, and as a babysitter who potty trained twin 3 year old boys. Sometimes when they say they gotta go, you don't have moments to wait. Just think - you couldn't hold it till you got into your house and you knew where the bathroom was. Outside of a store, you have to find the restroom and make it there to a four year old that is a WHOLE lot of time. You could have been cleaning up a wetted in cart.... ::)
I guess it's ok to pee outside but if I need to I'd do it behind those dumpsters they have so that way no one sees me whipping it out and urinating.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/23/12 at 10:17 am
I guess it's ok to pee outside but if I need to I'd do it behind those dumpsters they have so that way no one sees me whipping it out and urinating.
or don't do it at all! ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/23/12 at 12:58 pm
or don't do it at all! ::)
or if you have a strong bladder wait till you get home.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/23/12 at 1:43 pm
Four pages about peeing.
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 05/23/12 at 5:00 pm
Four pages about peeing.
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!
Cat
Oh I expect we can manage a few more yet!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/23/12 at 5:04 pm
Okay everyone.....you're starting to PISS Cat off ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/23/12 at 5:04 pm
Although, I guess it's better to be pissed off than pissed on...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/23/12 at 5:05 pm
And, this thread IS about being pissy...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/23/12 at 5:06 pm
And you don't want to get Cat PEEved...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/23/12 at 5:07 pm
Because we're all her PEErs
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/23/12 at 5:08 pm
So, come on PEEps, let's all change the subject now 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/23/12 at 5:09 pm
Annoyed at hubby....same sh!t, different day ;)
See, no more pee talk 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: AL-B Mk. III on 05/23/12 at 5:31 pm
I really detest public urination. And now we max, al & Howard don't wash their hands 8-P
A Marine and a sailor are in a public restroom and they're both taking a leak. After they're both done, the Marine goes over to the sink and starts washing his hands while the sailor starts walking towards the door. The Marine looks over at the sailor and says sternly, "In the Marines they teach us to wash our hands after we use the latrine." The sailor looks back at the Marine and says, "In the Navy they teach us not to piss on our hands." ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/23/12 at 5:45 pm
I was thinking about it and realized that she does know. The lady that used to live next door was good friends with his mom. She told me that more than once she kicked his butt out of her house for his mouth and this was before he was 5. She knows, I think she just either doesn't know what to do or doesn't care.
I think the worst part of it all is that Sarah gets it all day at school. I wish there was somewhere we could go that she wouldn't get this crap. Unfortunately it is everywhere.
Holy Cringle! Who can't control their 5 year old????? Easy Peasy! Make them afraid, very afraid, and think you are a little unstable is best!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/23/12 at 5:48 pm
So every spring the Ass Stud Program Board puts on a spring concert festival for the fellow ass studs at UCSB.
It's a free concert open only to students. It's a Sunday afternoon event with various bands I've never heard of and one pretty big headliner who goes on at 1700hrs.
Last yr was Cee LO. Year before Drake.
In years past the Captain in Charge has granted me access backstage- and allowed me to watch from the restricted area they use to pull the fainting crushed kids out.
This year the captain is in the FBI academy for advanced training so we have a sergeant who's been appointed acting Lt. He knows full well I've been granted access to these events before but when I approached him about attending this year he said no. It was Snoop Dogg. >:(
If the captain (higher ranking than the Lt) had been there she would've said no problem.
that sucks!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/23/12 at 6:23 pm
Okay everyone.....you're starting to PISS Cat off ;)
Although, I guess it's better to be pissed off than pissed on...
And, this thread IS about being pissy...
And you don't want to get Cat PEEved...
Because we're all her PEErs
So, come on PEEps, let's all change the subject now 8)
You are just lucky that I love you so much. :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/23/12 at 6:33 pm
Mama K that was hilarious....
A Marine and a sailor are in a public restroom and they're both taking a leak. After they're both done, the Marine goes over to the sink and starts washing his hands while the sailor starts walking towards the door. The Marine looks over at the sailor and says sternly, "In the Marines they teach us to wash our hands after we use the latrine." The sailor looks back at the Marine and says, "In the Navy they teach us not to piss on our hands." ;D
funny but I'm thinking you don't know where that thing has been.... or you do but you don't know what else has been in there 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/24/12 at 7:25 am
Four pages about peeing.
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!
Cat
Ok I'm sorry let's get back on topic we went off subject for a moment.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/24/12 at 7:27 am
Although, I guess it's better to be pissed off than pissed on...
Yes it is. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 05/24/12 at 10:03 am
Su hijo esta muy malo.
Won't win you any fans if you say it to them but it seems you'd be speaking the truth :D
Esta indicates temporary, es indicates perminent
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/24/12 at 1:15 pm
Esta indicates temporary, es indicates perminent
What can I say....I'm an optimist. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 05/25/12 at 9:44 am
Esta indicates temporary, es indicates perminent
This led to a funny incident in Ecuador once. A friend got a bit lost so approached a cop
"Soy (I am permanent) perdido (lost)"
The cop said oh my god, I'll call a priest
She should have said "estoy perdido"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/25/12 at 10:53 am
This led to a funny incident in Ecuador once. A friend got a bit lost so approached a cop
"Soy (I am permanent) perdido (lost)"
The cop said oh my god, I'll call a priest
She should have said "estoy perdido"
I took my last Spanish class in 1985. The fact I remember what I do is miraculous. Fortunately the people I speak to here, when I do need to use it, realize I'm not fluent and make allowances. They're usually just happy I made the effort instead of speaking louder and slower or putting "O" at the end of everything.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/25/12 at 11:07 am
I took my last Spanish class in 1985. The fact I remember what I do is miraculous. Fortunately the people I speak to here, when I do need to use it, realize I'm not fluent and make allowances. They're usually just happy I made the effort instead of speaking louder and slower or putting "O" at the end of everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO8x8eoU3L4
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/25/12 at 11:37 am
This led to a funny incident in Ecuador once. A friend got a bit lost so approached a cop
"Soy (I am permanent) perdido (lost)"
The cop said oh my god, I'll call a priest
She should have said "estoy perdido"
Man, I struggle with English verb tenses - I don't know that I could master them in Spanish as well. ;D Somehow, though, whenever I'm in Mexico people can always understand me. That's what I care about.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/25/12 at 12:20 pm
Man, I struggle with English verb tenses - I don't know that I could master them in Spanish as well. ;D Somehow, though, whenever I'm in Mexico people can always understand me. That's what I care about.
My greatest accomplishment was explaining buy one get one free to a woman when I worked at a grocery store. Compra una y usted tiene una mas gratias.... it's not right but it was close enough!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/25/12 at 12:31 pm
My greatest accomplishment was explaining buy one get one free to a woman when I worked at a grocery store. Compra una y usted tiene una mas gratias.... it's not right but it was close enough!!!
Well, like you said before, I think a lot of people appreciate that you try. I always appreciate and try to help people who speak broken English - I know how they feel.
I used to work at an employment agency and we had a lot of Spanish speaking employees, and I was the only person in the office who could speak (sort of) Spanish. I was able to communicate with them for the most part, except for one word. I would always try and say I was embarassed of my bad Spanish. Except I confused the Spanish word for embarassed with the Spanish word for pregnant. So I was constantly telling our employees I was pregnant. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/25/12 at 12:43 pm
Well, like you said before, I think a lot of people appreciate that you try. I always appreciate and try to help people who speak broken English - I know how they feel.
I used to work at an employment agency and we had a lot of Spanish speaking employees, and I was the only person in the office who could speak (sort of) Spanish. I was able to communicate with them for the most part, except for one word. I would always try and say I was embarassed of my bad Spanish. Except I confused the Spanish word for embarassed with the Spanish word for pregnant. So I was constantly telling our employees I was pregnant. ;D
;D
there's that evil letter "O" I was talking about :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/25/12 at 8:53 pm
I am running out of cleaning people. The last one I liked personal but she wasn't very good at cleaning. So, I hired a new crew. Today would have been the third time they came. They were supposed to come at 12:30 this afternoon. I called at 1:30 when they STILL didn't show up. We needed to leave and I have a house full of people tomorrow. So, my rugs are not vacuumed (our vacuum is not working). I am not a happy camper!!!
>:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 05/27/12 at 10:12 am
Well, like you said before, I think a lot of people appreciate that you try. I always appreciate and try to help people who speak broken English - I know how they feel.
I used to work at an employment agency and we had a lot of Spanish speaking employees, and I was the only person in the office who could speak (sort of) Spanish. I was able to communicate with them for the most part, except for one word. I would always try and say I was embarassed of my bad Spanish. Except I confused the Spanish word for embarassed with the Spanish word for pregnant. So I was constantly telling our employees I was pregnant. ;D
In Chile they use "embarasada" as a euphemism for pregnant because only animals are "emprenllada"
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Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/28/12 at 9:36 pm
Well, like you said before, I think a lot of people appreciate that you try. I always appreciate and try to help people who speak broken English - I know how they feel.
I used to work at an employment agency and we had a lot of Spanish speaking employees, and I was the only person in the office who could speak (sort of) Spanish. I was able to communicate with them for the most part, except for one word. I would always try and say I was embarassed of my bad Spanish. Except I confused the Spanish word for embarassed with the Spanish word for pregnant. So I was constantly telling our employees I was pregnant. ;D
We have a couple who come into the pharmacy who are deaf and NOBODY know sign language...not even the alphabet!!! They were so happy when I waited on them one day and realized I knew at least that. It takes a little while for me to spell things out, but it gets things across ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 05/28/12 at 9:41 pm
I'm tired of being sick >:( This test on Wednesday BETTER find something or I'm NOT going to be a happy camper!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 05/28/12 at 10:32 pm
We have a couple who come into the pharmacy who are deaf and NOBODY know sign language...not even the alphabet!!! They were so happy when I waited on them one day and realized I knew at least that. It takes a little while for me to spell things out, but it gets things across ;)
One of my employees is deaf. I don't know but a couple of things in sign language. I really need to learn more...we communicate by writing and she can read lips but it makes it very difficult. Plus I think my learning will help her feel more included.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/28/12 at 10:35 pm
One of my employees is deaf. I don't know but a couple of things in sign language. I really need to learn more...we communicate by writing and she can read lips but it makes it very difficult. Plus I think my learning will help her feel more included.
that would be pretty awesome of you....basically all the sign language I know I learned from that one ep of Happy Days when fonzie dated that deaf chick....oh and from watching the miracle Worker like 10 times! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/29/12 at 5:05 am
We have a couple who come into the pharmacy who are deaf and NOBODY know sign language...not even the alphabet!!! They were so happy when I waited on them one day and realized I knew at least that. It takes a little while for me to spell things out, but it gets things across ;)
Wouldn't writing be more efficient??? Not criticizing, just asking! We usedto write everything for a lady who was deaf (her husband wasn't) but she always seemed to bring the dog by herself. I always felt bad, like I wasn't providing her with a great enough service... I just wrote down everything the dr. Said.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 05/29/12 at 5:07 am
that would be pretty awesome of you....basically all the sign language I know I learned from that one ep of Happy Days when fonzie dated that deaf chick....oh and from watching the miracle Worker like 10 times! :D
Iknow the alphabet and the sOng "greatest American hero" because we sang and signed it in like 5th grade!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/29/12 at 7:09 am
I'm tired of being sick >:( This test on Wednesday BETTER find something or I'm NOT going to be a happy camper!!!
hope they find something.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 05/29/12 at 10:42 am
I can't remember where I learned the alphabet but I knew it when I was in hs. Later, I used to watch a show called "Say It With Sign" where I picked up some words/phrases.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPZ051BXyXk
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/29/12 at 10:47 am
helped tremendously when my dad was in the hospital... he looked like crap and had tubes and shyt so he couldn't talk.... my mom was freaking out cuz his hand keep moving "uncontrollably" I was like wait a minute I recognize this....when I was in HS my dad wanted to learn the alphabet in sign so we learned together...he was spelling "I'm thirsty" Took me a minute but I got it and that was the first sign we had that he was "okay"
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/29/12 at 3:31 pm
Well, like you said before, I think a lot of people appreciate that you try. I always appreciate and try to help people who speak broken English - I know how they feel.
I used to work at an employment agency and we had a lot of Spanish speaking employees, and I was the only person in the office who could speak (sort of) Spanish. I was able to communicate with them for the most part, except for one word. I would always try and say I was embarassed of my bad Spanish. Except I confused the Spanish word for embarassed with the Spanish word for pregnant. So I was constantly telling our employees I was pregnant. ;D
Just to keep this slightly off topic a little longer.....
I was at my friend the detective's house warming party on Sunday and he was telling a story about when he was a DUI officer on patrol. He used to have this list of questions that he carried with him for when he encountered someone who didn't speak english.
He would always ask the questions in the same order and when he got to the question
Did you bump your head? People would look at him sort of put off and say NO! NO!
One day a fellow officer showed up to back him up and the guy spoke Spanish and offered to translate but my friend said no, I've got this... my friend was born in Fresno but he looks like an Iowa farm boy (if ya catch my drift ;) ) so he asks the question in spanish "Did you bump your head?" The officer and the driver both start busting up. My friend said what?
Apparently he had been asking people if they had farted on their heads. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 05/29/12 at 3:44 pm
Just to keep this slightly off topic a little longer.....
I was at my friend the detective's house warming party on Sunday and he was telling a story about when he was a DUI officer on patrol. He used to have this list of questions that he carried with him for when he encountered someone who didn't speak english.
He would always ask the questions in the same order and when he got to the question
Did you bump your head? People would look at him sort of put off and say NO! NO!
One day a fellow officer showed up to back him up and the guy spoke Spanish and offered to translate but my friend said no, I've got this... my friend was born in Fresno but he looks like an Iowa farm boy (if ya catch my drift ;) ) so he asks the question in spanish "Did you bump your head?" The officer and the driver both start busting up. My friend said what?
Apparently he had been asking people if they had farted on their heads. ;D
That's AWESOME!! ;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 05/29/12 at 7:54 pm
Just to keep this slightly off topic a little longer.....
I was at my friend the detective's house warming party on Sunday and he was telling a story about when he was a DUI officer on patrol. He used to have this list of questions that he carried with him for when he encountered someone who didn't speak english.
He would always ask the questions in the same order and when he got to the question
Did you bump your head? People would look at him sort of put off and say NO! NO!
One day a fellow officer showed up to back him up and the guy spoke Spanish and offered to translate but my friend said no, I've got this... my friend was born in Fresno but he looks like an Iowa farm boy (if ya catch my drift ;) ) so he asks the question in spanish "Did you bump your head?" The officer and the driver both start busting up. My friend said what?
Apparently he had been asking people if they had farted on their heads. ;D
that's funny. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 05/29/12 at 8:01 pm
got stuck in dispatch cuz someone called in sick so today is an unexpected 14hr day... I didn't plan to be here thru dinner and the stupid fire dept decided to have a bbq tonight....gawd it smells so good and it's so wrong that I can't have any because we're no longer on the same team! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/05/12 at 3:42 pm
It's a petty rant but I still need to get it off of my chest! >:(
So I have an acquaintance I met through Paley who's a photographer/online reporter. She gets to go to all kinds of events and interview all kinds of celebs. She gets lots of SWAG!!! Promo items for upcoming releases and new shows and advanced screeners of movies and tv shows.
She can't keep all her swag cuz a) she doesn't really care for it and calls it "crap" and b) she can't sell it on ebay cuz if they trace it back to her then she loses her credibility & access and potentially her job.
She posted on FB that she was going to "throw the crap away" I and I said NOOOO!! Save the SWAG! give it to a friend.... I became said friend.
In March she gave me a couple of things, a Game of Thrones book autographed. A Simpsons 500th ep lunch bag, a Glee sweater (Warblers), a New Girl cup and some small stuff... she has a bunch more stuff for me and tells me she wants me to get it from her. Whenever I try and make arrangements she never has time...all I have to do is drive by her house and load up the stuff in my car...5 minutes (tops).
Then she was coming to SB and I said hey, put the stuff in your car and I'll meet you anywhere and take it off your hands... or I'm going to be in LA (I give her 6 dates) and I can pick up the stuff before or after the paley events I'm attending... or I will drive down on any of my days off just tell me which of these days work for you and when would be a good time...
She doesn't want to do friday cuz traffic sux... I'm like I'm the one doing the driving so who cares? she doesn't want to do before or after an event because she's too busy. She didn't want to meet up in SB because she didn't know what kind of time restraints she had on her... she never wants to meet but she wants to pick up the stuff.. I'm like just give me a date and time and I'll be there.... still can't get a commitment from her... but she's the one asking me to take the stuff off hands.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/05/12 at 6:19 pm
My rant for the day has to do with getting tea anywhere but MY house. They usually bring me a cup full of water and another little urn full of water but only ONE tea bag. I understand that some people like their tea very light and can use one tea bag for two cups-not me. I like my tea VERY STRONG and keep the bag in until it is gone. So, if I have a second cup, I need a second bag. And they usually have the water TOO hot so I burn myself when I try to drink it. So, I can't drink it for a while until it cools (but at least it will be strong by that time). And the WORSE thing of all, they heat the hot water in an urn that they made coffee in and they didn't clean it very well so my tea taste like coffee! 8-P 8-P 8-P Those one-cup brewers are like that. I TRIED to heat some hot water in one once and even after running it through a couple of times, it STILL tasted like coffee. 8-P 8-P 8-P
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 06/06/12 at 10:11 am
My rant for the day has to do with getting tea anywhere but MY house. They usually bring me a cup full of water and another little urn full of water but only ONE tea bag. I understand that some people like their tea very light and can use one tea bag for two cups-not me. I like my tea VERY STRONG and keep the bag in until it is gone. So, if I have a second cup, I need a second bag. And they usually have the water TOO hot so I burn myself when I try to drink it. So, I can't drink it for a while until it cools (but at least it will be strong by that time). And the WORSE thing of all, they heat the hot water in an urn that they made coffee in and they didn't clean it very well so my tea taste like coffee! 8-P 8-P 8-P Those one-cup brewers are like that. I TRIED to heat some hot water in one once and even after running it through a couple of times, it STILL tasted like coffee. 8-P 8-P 8-P
Cat
A reason for moving back to the UK for me!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/06/12 at 11:08 am
It's a petty rant but I still need to get it off of my chest! >:(
So I have an acquaintance I met through Paley who's a photographer/online reporter. She gets to go to all kinds of events and interview all kinds of celebs. She gets lots of SWAG!!! Promo items for upcoming releases and new shows and advanced screeners of movies and tv shows.
She can't keep all her swag cuz a) she doesn't really care for it and calls it "crap" and b) she can't sell it on ebay cuz if they trace it back to her then she loses her credibility & access and potentially her job.
She posted on FB that she was going to "throw the crap away" I and I said NOOOO!! Save the SWAG! give it to a friend.... I became said friend.
In March she gave me a couple of things, a Game of Thrones book autographed. A Simpsons 500th ep lunch bag, a Glee sweater (Warblers), a New Girl cup and some small stuff... she has a bunch more stuff for me and tells me she wants me to get it from her. Whenever I try and make arrangements she never has time...all I have to do is drive by her house and load up the stuff in my car...5 minutes (tops).
Then she was coming to SB and I said hey, put the stuff in your car and I'll meet you anywhere and take it off your hands... or I'm going to be in LA (I give her 6 dates) and I can pick up the stuff before or after the paley events I'm attending... or I will drive down on any of my days off just tell me which of these days work for you and when would be a good time...
She doesn't want to do friday cuz traffic sux... I'm like I'm the one doing the driving so who cares? she doesn't want to do before or after an event because she's too busy. She didn't want to meet up in SB because she didn't know what kind of time restraints she had on her... she never wants to meet but she wants to pick up the stuff.. I'm like just give me a date and time and I'll be there.... still can't get a commitment from her... but she's the one asking me to take the stuff off hands.
Do you know her "outside" of events? Maybe her house/car is a complete disaster, I am thinking hoarder, and she is ashamed/emabarrased of it and does not want anyone to know. Maybe she has commitment issues? Maybe she is still worried about her job and the association with those items. Maybe she already threw it away, and is ashamed to let you know. Maybe she wants to get something out of it/trade/barter/etc... I just predict there is something under this... and it is really not something having to do with you at all. So don't take offense, just be grateful for what she has given you and hopefully she will give you more. 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/06/12 at 11:09 am
My rant for the day has to do with getting tea anywhere but MY house. They usually bring me a cup full of water and another little urn full of water but only ONE tea bag. I understand that some people like their tea very light and can use one tea bag for two cups-not me. I like my tea VERY STRONG and keep the bag in until it is gone. So, if I have a second cup, I need a second bag. And they usually have the water TOO hot so I burn myself when I try to drink it. So, I can't drink it for a while until it cools (but at least it will be strong by that time). And the WORSE thing of all, they heat the hot water in an urn that they made coffee in and they didn't clean it very well so my tea taste like coffee! 8-P 8-P 8-P Those one-cup brewers are like that. I TRIED to heat some hot water in one once and even after running it through a couple of times, it STILL tasted like coffee. 8-P 8-P 8-P
Cat
I am glad I stick with Iced Tea... Karen will throw something at me now, albeit I do not buy the ice tea out of a bottle (very often at all, but have been known to). 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/06/12 at 11:42 am
Do you know her "outside" of events? Maybe her house/car is a complete disaster, I am thinking hoarder, and she is ashamed/emabarrased of it and does not want anyone to know. Maybe she has commitment issues? Maybe she is still worried about her job and the association with those items. Maybe she already threw it away, and is ashamed to let you know. Maybe she wants to get something out of it/trade/barter/etc... I just predict there is something under this... and it is really not something having to do with you at all. So don't take offense, just be grateful for what she has given you and hopefully she will give you more. 8)
I'm not offended I'm annoyed... it's mostly poor planning... she's most certainly not a hoarder- she's a bit of a control freak, ocd, vegan. (not that they can't be hoarders but I know she isn't----it's why she wants to get rid of the stuff...she was truly going to throw it away. It's possible she did already throw the stuff away but she would've told me... she pretty forward and has no insecurity issues whatsoever
there is no bartering or trading...it goes against the ethics of what she does. She's very specific about not being able to get anything for it because if she did and it some how got out she would lose the perks she has and potentially her job- that's not worth it to her. She knows I love the stuff and would never sell it on ebay or craigs list... she would just rather see the stuff go to a good home than to the trash bin.
She does get one thing in trade for me. At paley events she has to work the press line so when she has a ticket to an event I save her a seat because she always comes in really late. Not a front row seat because she's not crazy, fanatical like I am, she just wants an isle seat midway so that she's not crossing over people in the dark.
It really is just a lack of scheduling thing...or an unwillingness to take a break... I don't need to go into her apt. She could bring the stuff down to me. She was the one who texted me and told me she would be coming to SB and would bring the stuff but when I told her what hours I was avail (all day on the day she drove in and no time was too late for me) and after 5 every other day or if she called me with her plans I could arrange to get time off to meet her....she never called me while she was here.
When I was in LA for Paleyfest, after she gave me the stuff I mentioned, she texted me and asked me when I wanted to pick up the other stuff... I gave her days that I was avail and future dates that I was in town but it didn't seem to matter... no matter what day or time frame I gave she was unavail. When I say you tell me when to be there I will be there she "can't because her interview and writing schedule are unpredictable"
If it was just me bugging her for the stuff I'd say yeah I'm being a pest and she doesn't want to it to me anymore but it's not...she has contacted me on multiple occassions but won't give me an inkling of what day of the week, what time of day works best for her. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/06/12 at 12:15 pm
I'm not offended I'm annoyed... it's mostly poor planning... she's most certainly not a hoarder- she's a bit of a control freak, ocd, vegan. (not that they can't be hoarders but I know she isn't----it's why she wants to get rid of the stuff...she was truly going to throw it away. It's possible she did already throw the stuff away but she would've told me... she pretty forward and has no insecurity issues whatsoever
there is no bartering or trading...it goes against the ethics of what she does. She's very specific about not being able to get anything for it because if she did and it some how got out she would lose the perks she has and potentially her job- that's not worth it to her. She knows I love the stuff and would never sell it on ebay or craigs list... she would just rather see the stuff go to a good home than to the trash bin.
She does get one thing in trade for me. At paley events she has to work the press line so when she has a ticket to an event I save her a seat because she always comes in really late. Not a front row seat because she's not crazy, fanatical like I am, she just wants an isle seat midway so that she's not crossing over people in the dark.
It really is just a lack of scheduling thing...or an unwillingness to take a break... I don't need to go into her apt. She could bring the stuff down to me. She was the one who texted me and told me she would be coming to SB and would bring the stuff but when I told her what hours I was avail (all day on the day she drove in and no time was too late for me) and after 5 every other day or if she called me with her plans I could arrange to get time off to meet her....she never called me while she was here.
When I was in LA for Paleyfest, after she gave me the stuff I mentioned, she texted me and asked me when I wanted to pick up the other stuff... I gave her days that I was avail and future dates that I was in town but it didn't seem to matter... no matter what day or time frame I gave she was unavail. When I say you tell me when to be there I will be there she "can't because her interview and writing schedule are unpredictable"
If it was just me bugging her for the stuff I'd say yeah I'm being a pest and she doesn't want to it to me anymore but it's not...she has contacted me on multiple occassions but won't give me an inkling of what day of the week, what time of day works best for her. ;D
Commitment issues are probably a popular offense in the journalism industry. They have to be available for the "scoop" at all times and then there is the "creative writing" time, when she does her best work on her schedule and when she gets writers block. I am sure they are used to "whatever" their schedule deems, but yep I bet there is some problems with pinning down a time. They look at getting things done by the due date on whatever time it takes; probably not on a normal "schedule" as most people run. It definitely isn't the type of job for me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/06/12 at 12:29 pm
Commitment issues are probably a popular offense in the journalism industry. They have to be available for the "scoop" at all times and then there is the "creative writing" time, when she does her best work on her schedule and when she gets writers block. I am sure they are used to "whatever" their schedule deems, but yep I bet there is some problems with pinning down a time. They look at getting things done by the due date on whatever time it takes; probably not on a normal "schedule" as most people run. It definitely isn't the type of job for me.
she's not a journalist, journalist....she writes celeb interviews...sometimes they are one-on-one in person visits but more often then not she's interviewing them via telephone, from her apt, at a pre-determined time. Nothing she does is last minute. Its not like she says hey, I think I'll interview Jack Black today let me call him up! The time is set up between the celeb's publicist/managers so she knows when she has upcoming interviews. I know the writing part isn't easy but she's not writing 24/7 and still she could take 5 minutes out of her day to run something outside... just saying... she could work with me a little bit!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/06/12 at 1:09 pm
she's not a journalist, journalist....she writes celeb interviews...sometimes they are one-on-one in person visits but more often then not she's interviewing them via telephone, from her apt, at a pre-determined time. Nothing she does is last minute. Its not like she says hey, I think I'll interview Jack Black today let me call him up! The time is set up between the celeb's publicist/managers so she knows when she has upcoming interviews. I know the writing part isn't easy but she's not writing 24/7 and still she could take 5 minutes out of her day to run something outside... just saying... she could work with me a little bit!
Sorry...
I was just trying to understand. I guess she is just a inconsiderate biatch then! Continue with rant...
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/06/12 at 1:09 pm
Sorry...
I was just trying to understand. I guess she is just a inconsiderate biatch then! Continue with rant...
:-\\
now you're getting it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 06/06/12 at 1:10 pm
she's not a journalist, journalist....she writes celeb interviews...sometimes they are one-on-one in person visits but more often then not she's interviewing them via telephone, from her apt, at a pre-determined time. Nothing she does is last minute. Its not like she says hey, I think I'll interview Jack Black today let me call him up! The time is set up between the celeb's publicist/managers so she knows when she has upcoming interviews. I know the writing part isn't easy but she's not writing 24/7 and still she could take 5 minutes out of her day to run something outside... just saying... she could work with me a little bit!
Next time she mentions it, just tell her to set the date and time. Be firm.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/06/12 at 1:18 pm
Next time she mentions it, just tell her to set the date and time. Be firm.
Her response when I said "You tell me what day and time works for you" was 'my schedule is different every week'.....
how do I work with that... just give me a freaking day and time! I don't care if it's tomorrow.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/06/12 at 1:31 pm
Her response when I said "You tell me what day and time works for you" was 'my schedule is different every week'.....
how do I work with that... just give me a freaking day and time! I don't care if it's tomorrow.
I guess all you can do is tell her exactly that? "Do you know what tomorrows schedule is, because this is what I can work out..."
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 06/06/12 at 1:32 pm
I say you just give it up. If she wants to give you the stuff, she will find a way to do it. She isn't being reasonable, so there isn't too much more you can do.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/06/12 at 1:36 pm
I say you just give it up. If she wants to give you the stuff, she will find a way to do it. She isn't being reasonable, so there isn't too much more you can do.
I just don't want her to throw the stuff away that would make me cry...
I once Dumpster dove in an alley in LA and found dozens of movie posters ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/06/12 at 2:02 pm
I just don't want her to throw the stuff away that would make me cry...
I once Dumpster dove in an alley in LA and found dozens of movie posters ;D
Unfortunately it might be what you have to resort to again :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/06/12 at 2:03 pm
I just don't want her to throw the stuff away that would make me cry...
I once Dumpster dove in an alley in LA and found dozens of movie posters ;D
what kind of posters?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 06/06/12 at 2:06 pm
what kind of posters?
I just don't want her to throw the stuff away that would make me cry...
I once Dumpster dove in an alley in LA and found dozens of movie posters ;D
ummmmmm
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/06/12 at 2:26 pm
what kind of posters?
movie posters
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 06/06/12 at 4:55 pm
I think he meant which movies? Or genres?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/06/12 at 6:47 pm
I think he meant which movies? Or genres?
why didn't he say that?
I don't really remember..... One was for What's Your Number...but I don't recall the rest.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/06/12 at 9:22 pm
why didn't he say that?
I don't really remember..... One was for What's Your Number...but I don't recall the rest.
He might have meant ...what shape? Rectangular! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/07/12 at 7:16 am
I think he meant which movies? Or genres?
I meant genres, sorry about that. :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/07/12 at 11:38 am
I meant genres, sorry about that. :-[
Mostly dramas I think
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/09/12 at 12:23 pm
My step-daughter called yesterday to say that she and Granddaughter #1 were going to be in the area to watch a lacrosse game and wanted to know if we wanted to go out to dinner before the game. So, we did. We had a nice dinner and when it came time for dessert, I HAD to have a cannoli. (Ash knows how much I love them. ;) ) Our granddaughter was getting fussy and wanted to leave so I got the cannoli to go. After getting home I was all set to eat my dessert. I took one bite of it and 8-P 8-P 8-P It was TERRIBLE. I had Carlos take a bite and agreed it was 8-P 8-P 8-P It was the WORSE tasting cannoli I have had in my life! If we were still at the restaurant, I would have sent it back. Too much trouble to go back to the restaurant to take it back. I supposed I could have called. Instead I threw it away. Talk about a major bummer. I STILL want a cannoli. :\'(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 06/10/12 at 6:32 pm
For Cat:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Cannolo_siciliano_with_chocolate_squares.jpg/300px-Cannolo_siciliano_with_chocolate_squares.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/11/12 at 5:28 pm
SON OF A MOTHERLOVING TWAT WEASEL!!!! >:(
apparently my boss neglected to put in my timeslip reflecting I worked 14hrs on Memorial day. Memorial day is one of the 5 days a year we get paid time and a half... If I don't get my check on the 20th heads will roll! >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/11/12 at 7:33 pm
SON OF A MOTHERLOVING TWAT WEASEL!!!! >:(
apparently my boss neglected to put in my timeslip reflecting I worked 14hrs on Memorial day. Memorial day is one of the 5 days a year we get paid time and a half... If I don't get my check on the 20th heads will roll! >:( >:( >:(
You should get your check, let them know.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: AL-B Mk. III on 06/11/12 at 7:39 pm
To the citizens of Topeka, Kansas:
Thank you for finally stopping and waiting patiently today while letting me back my truck across 6th Street into the driveway into the Pella Windows warehouse instead of flying 6 inches past my trailer bumper at 40 mph like you normally do just because you can't wait an extra 30 freakin' seconds for me to back off the street.
I get so mad when they do that that I almost INVENT new swear words. >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/11/12 at 8:43 pm
You should get your check, let them know.
I plan to Howard. Unfortunately my boss has been out sick. Her boss doesn't work until Wednesday so I may miss the window to get my check on the 20th.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 06/11/12 at 8:51 pm
SON OF A MOTHERLOVING TWAT WEASEL!!!! >:(
apparently my boss neglected to put in my timeslip reflecting I worked 14hrs on Memorial day. Memorial day is one of the 5 days a year we get paid time and a half... If I don't get my check on the 20th heads will roll! >:( >:( >:(
That SUCKS!!! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/11/12 at 9:54 pm
Today at the bus stop, a guy who I answered a question for thought I was being a smart ass(which I had no intention of). He threatened to beat me up. Yeesh....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 06/11/12 at 11:04 pm
Today at the bus stop, a guy who I answered a question for thought I was being a smart ass(which I had no intention of). He threatened to beat me up. Yeesh....
Ouch. That's kinda scary (for lack of a better word). :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/11/12 at 11:43 pm
Ouch. That's kinda scary (for lack of a better word). :o
Well... Judging his behavior and the fact that he wasn't actually trying to get up in my face(He did the his arms in the air pose, he was several feet away), he seems to be more of a macho poser type.
Although I can't be 100% sure, he was most likely just full of hot air.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/12/12 at 12:09 am
My mother sent me a rude email in one of her senior moments saying I don't respect her, I blame her from everything bad that happened to me, and I don't give her credit for the good things she's helped me get in life. Furthermore, she says I refuse to listen to any of her suggestions about how to live my life more effectively and I think and talk just like my father ("that semi-insane man") and I won't disagree with anything he says.
SENIOR MOMENTS!
How can I respond, she's so nuts!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/12/12 at 12:27 am
My mother sent me a rude email in one of her senior moments saying I don't respect her, I blame her from everything bad that happened to me, and I don't give her credit for the good things she's helped me get in life. Furthermore, she says I refuse to listen to any of her suggestions about how to live my life more effectively and I think and talk just like my father ("that semi-insane man") and I won't disagree with anything he says.
SENIOR MOMENTS!
How can I respond, she's so nuts!
:D
thanks?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/12 at 7:00 am
I plan to Howard. Unfortunately my boss has been out sick. Her boss doesn't work until Wednesday so I may miss the window to get my check on the 20th.
You know I wish there was a way you can have you check mailed to you instead of having to wait by the window for your check.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/12 at 7:01 am
Today at the bus stop, a guy who I answered a question for thought I was being a smart ass(which I had no intention of). He threatened to beat me up. Yeesh....
what was the question? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/12 at 7:02 am
My mother sent me a rude email in one of her senior moments saying I don't respect her, I blame her from everything bad that happened to me, and I don't give her credit for the good things she's helped me get in life. Furthermore, she says I refuse to listen to any of her suggestions about how to live my life more effectively and I think and talk just like my father ("that semi-insane man") and I won't disagree with anything he says.
SENIOR MOMENTS!
How can I respond, she's so nuts!
:D
move out?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/12/12 at 7:11 am
You know I wish there was a way you can have you check mailed to you instead of having to wait by the window for your check.
She didn't mean that she had to wait by an actual window to get/cash her check. She meant the window of time (figuratively) in which you turn in to the accounting department all record of the time you work, so that you are correctly credited with your rate of pay multiplied by the number of hours you work. That is, unless you are salaried, then they can pretty much work you as much as they want for the same amount of pay (no overtime nor time and a half rates). :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/12 at 10:02 am
You know I wish there was a way you can have you check mailed to you instead of having to wait by the window for your check.
I'm not waiting by an actual window Howard... it's a phrase....like the "window of opportunity" etc. I just mean that the deadline to get the info into accounting will pass before I can rectify the situation because.......
My boss is out sick again today.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/12 at 10:04 am
She didn't mean that she had to wait by an actual window to get/cash her check. She meant the window of time (figuratively) in which you turn in to the accounting department all record of the time you work, so that you are correctly credited with your rate of pay multiplied by the number of hours you work. That is, unless you are salaried, then they can pretty much work you as much as they want for the same amount of pay (no overtime nor time and a half rates). :\'(
thanks for getting it ;D I'm so glad I'm not salary....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 06/12/12 at 10:31 am
lying olympic people >:( >:(
Off the BBC article about the opening ceremony
"The bell, which was produced by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and is inscribed with a quote from The Tempest's Caliban: "Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises", was installed in the Stadium last week"
The bell wasn't produced by that foundry. They bid against a local firm and then outsourced the job to The Netherlands because they didn't have the facilities to cast the job in-house. It was a condition of the contract that it was produced in Britain and the local firm (Taylor's Bell Foundry) could have handled the job.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/12 at 10:38 am
I'm not waiting by an actual window Howard... it's a phrase....like the "window of opportunity" etc. I just mean that the deadline to get the info into accounting will pass before I can rectify the situation because.......
My boss is out sick again today.
The Admin Captain... my boss' boss....is in this morning after all... YAY for schedule adjustments!!! I may get my check after all... 14 hrs at time and a half is a lot of money.... even after taxes!!! I can actually squeeze in one more tank of gas this month....which is good cuz I have two more trips to LA before payday.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/12/12 at 11:48 am
move out?
Oh man, Howard, if I lived with my mother I'd go catatonic!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 06/12/12 at 12:04 pm
thanks for getting it ;D I'm so glad I'm not salary....
I'm salary. I can't even fathom the overtime I'd get if I wasn't. :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/12 at 12:06 pm
I'm salary. I can't even fathom the overtime I'd get if I wasn't. :\'(
that sucks!!! I know if I was salary I wouldn't cover as many shifts as I do now.....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/12 at 7:59 pm
Oh man, Howard, if I lived with my mother I'd go catatonic!
:D
Hey I still live with my parents and mine always have their senior moments.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/12 at 8:00 pm
I'm salary. I can't even fathom the overtime I'd get if I wasn't. :\'(
I'm salary, a lousy $8.95 an hour. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/12 at 8:07 pm
I'm salary, a lousy $8.95 an hour. :P
that's not salary howard...that's an hourly wage...
Working for salary versus hourly means you make a set amount of money no matter how many hours you work.
The average work week for a full time employee is 40 hours. So if you worked full time you would earn 8.95 an hour for 40 hours worked but once you work more than 40 hours you earn time and a half so your pay from hours 41 hours and up would be 13.45 an hour.
but, take a business man for instance. They don't get paid by the hour, instead they earn a set amount of money. lets just say they earn $1,500 a week. They will get that money for working 40hrs and if they wind up working 50 hours they will not earn any money over the 1500 dollars because that is their set salary.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 06/12/12 at 8:07 pm
"Catatonic" is "best scenario possible" living with mt mom. I'd look for kitchen knives and ready to inflict wounds on self if I lived with my mom.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/12/12 at 8:21 pm
that's not salary howard...that's an hourly wage...
Working for salary versus hourly means you make a set amount of money no matter how many hours you work.
The average work week for a full time employee is 40 hours. So if you worked full time you would earn 8.95 an hour for 40 hours worked but once you work more than 40 hours you earn time and a half so your pay from hours 41 hours and up would be 13.45 an hour.
but, take a business man for instance. They don't get paid by the hour, instead they earn a set amount of money. lets just say they earn $1,500 a week. They will get that money for working 40hrs and if they wind up working 50 hours they will not earn any money over the 1500 dollars because that is their set salary.
So I work part time 4-5 hours a day,20-25 hours a week.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/12 at 8:22 pm
So I work part time 4-5 hours a day,20-25 hours a week.
doesn't matter you still earn an hourly wage not salary scale wage. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/12/12 at 8:22 pm
Wow, she's never done that before. Mom emailed me and apologized today. What she really meant in so many words -- and what I suspected all along -- is she's lonely. She sees her own mortality and it's scary. She's afraid as she her health fails with advancing age, my sister and I will just ignore her.
:\'(
Aw, Mom, I wish you'd just said so to start with. This I can do something about. I can check in on her more often. I can visit her and help her out with chores and stuff. I can't do anything about all that crazy dysfunctional family business. I can't help her out with money, though I wish I could. However, I can do what's right. I can be there for her in whatever capacity I'm able to be.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/12/12 at 8:24 pm
Wow, she's never done that before. Mom emailed me and apologized today. What she really meant in so many words -- and what I suspected all along -- is she's lonely. She sees her own mortality and it's scary. She's afraid as she her health fails with advancing age, my sister and I will just ignore her.
:\'(
Aw, Mom, I wish you'd just said so to start with. This I can do something about. I can check in on her more often. I can visit her and help her out with chores and stuff. I can't do anything about all that crazy dysfunctional family business. I can't help her out with money, though I wish I could. However, I can do what's right. I can be there for her in whatever capacity I'm able to be.
glad to see she was able to come clean about her true intentions Max. It's nice that you wanna be there for your mom....crazy or not. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 06/12/12 at 11:12 pm
I'm not real sure who to sound off about... :-\\
It's been really hot and humid the past few days, and I've been pretty busy trying to stay motivated to finish a little further in organzing my house. My step-daughter is coming in to visit for two weeks on June. 20th. We are making alot of progress and we'll be done, just not done done (if that makes any sense). It will be presentable, but not... shall we say, IKEA furniture display neat and tidy. ;D We ARE talking about a nearly 100 year old house that hasn't been redecorated nor really maintained since the '70s, inhabited by two hoarder/pack-rats and two cats. Let's just say it'll have that "lived-in look". (Discovered newspaper in the kitchen cupboards under the shelf liner... date was May 1977)
OK, now that I've set the scene... Today did some charity work, driving around a disabled friend and his elderly mother to get their birth certificates, marriage license (the mother not the friend), and state identifications. All at different buildings in the city, none within walking distance of each other, especially for an elderly lady in this heat. Parking meters are expensive (a quarter for 5 minutes) and are hard to find, so that means dropping them off at the door, and driving around the block twenty million times until they come back out and on to the next destination.
Then picked up hubby at home and took everyone to shop at Wal-Mart.
I wore a tank top, with a shirt over it (but because I am ummmm... buxom, the shirt doesn't button over the tank top very well.)
I got lots of attention today, unwanted attention. I had a guy come up to me in Wal-mart, he said (paraphrasing) "I don't mean to disrespect you, but are you happy being that size?" For awhile, I thought he was talking about me being overweight, (well uh, no wouldn't say happy... then I went back to shopping) he keeps talking to me... "Do you get lots of attention?" (uh... yeah I guess... ??? :-that way.
I guess it's just been a long, hot day and I'm tired and a little emotionally tired. Sorry to go on and on with my novel here. I just wanted to vent a little. Nobody in particular to rant about. Maybe I'll go smite the heat and humidity. :-[
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 06/12/12 at 11:49 pm
I'm not real sure who to sound off about... :-\\
It's been really hot and humid the past few days, and I've been pretty busy trying to stay motivated to finish a little further in organzing my house. My step-daughter is coming in to visit for two weeks on June. 20th. We are making alot of progress and we'll be done, just not done done (if that makes any sense). It will be presentable, but not... shall we say, IKEA furniture display neat and tidy. ;D We ARE talking about a nearly 100 year old house that hasn't been redecorated nor really maintained since the '70s, inhabited by two hoarder/pack-rats and two cats. Let's just say it'll have that "lived-in look".
OK, now that I've set the scene... Today did some charity work, driving around a disabled friend and his elderly mother to get their birth certificates, marriage license (the mother not the friend), and state identifications. All at different buildings in the city, none within walking distance of each other, especially for an elderly lady in this heat. Parking meters are expensive (a quarter for 5 minutes) and are hard to find, so that means dropping them off at the door, and driving around the block twenty million times until they come back out and on to the next destination.
I work a tank top, with a shirt over it (but because I am ummmm... buxom, the shirt doesn't button over the tank top very well.)
I got lots of attention today, unwanted attention. I had a guy come up to me in Wal-mart, he said (paraphrasing) "I don't mean to disrespect you, but are you happy being that size?" For awhile, I thought he was talking about me being overweight, (well uh, no wouldn't say happy... then I went back to shopping) he keeps talking to me... "Do you get lots of attention?" (uh... yeah I guess... ??? :-that way.
I guess it's just been a long, hot day and I'm tired and a little emotionally tired. Sorry to go on and on with my novel here. I just wanted to vent a little. Nobody in particular to rant about. Maybe I'll go smite the heat and humidity. :-[
People really are pigs! How downright RUDE of him to say those words to you. You held a lot of restraint, I probably would have stepped on him and squashed him like a little bug. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/13/12 at 7:06 am
doesn't matter you still earn an hourly wage not salary scale wage. ::)
and I say the stupid Union Local 1500 screwed us workers over money.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/13/12 at 7:08 am
Wow, she's never done that before. Mom emailed me and apologized today. What she really meant in so many words -- and what I suspected all along -- is she's lonely. She sees her own mortality and it's scary. She's afraid as she her health fails with advancing age, my sister and I will just ignore her.
:\'(
Aw, Mom, I wish you'd just said so to start with. This I can do something about. I can check in on her more often. I can visit her and help her out with chores and stuff. I can't do anything about all that crazy dysfunctional family business. I can't help her out with money, though I wish I could. However, I can do what's right. I can be there for her in whatever capacity I'm able to be.
that's wonderful glad you're there for your mother. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/13/12 at 7:19 am
I'm not real sure who to sound off about... :-\\
It's been really hot and humid the past few days, and I've been pretty busy trying to stay motivated to finish a little further in organzing my house. My step-daughter is coming in to visit for two weeks on June. 20th. We are making alot of progress and we'll be done, just not done done (if that makes any sense). It will be presentable, but not... shall we say, IKEA furniture display neat and tidy. ;D We ARE talking about a nearly 100 year old house that hasn't been redecorated nor really maintained since the '70s, inhabited by two hoarder/pack-rats and two cats. Let's just say it'll have that "lived-in look". (Discovered newspaper in the kitchen cupboards under the shelf liner... date was May 1977)
OK, now that I've set the scene... Today did some charity work, driving around a disabled friend and his elderly mother to get their birth certificates, marriage license (the mother not the friend), and state identifications. All at different buildings in the city, none within walking distance of each other, especially for an elderly lady in this heat. Parking meters are expensive (a quarter for 5 minutes) and are hard to find, so that means dropping them off at the door, and driving around the block twenty million times until they come back out and on to the next destination.
Then picked up hubby at home and took everyone to shop at Wal-Mart.
I wore a tank top, with a shirt over it (but because I am ummmm... buxom, the shirt doesn't button over the tank top very well.)
I got lots of attention today, unwanted attention. I had a guy come up to me in Wal-mart, he said (paraphrasing) "I don't mean to disrespect you, but are you happy being that size?" For awhile, I thought he was talking about me being overweight, (well uh, no wouldn't say happy... then I went back to shopping) he keeps talking to me... "Do you get lots of attention?" (uh... yeah I guess... ??? :-that way.
I guess it's just been a long, hot day and I'm tired and a little emotionally tired. Sorry to go on and on with my novel here. I just wanted to vent a little. Nobody in particular to rant about. Maybe I'll go smite the heat and humidity. :-
People really are pigs! How downright RUDE of him to say those words to you. You held a lot of restraint, I probably would have stepped on him and squashed him like a little bug. >:(
Wow, Patty. That was incredibly rude of him. I am with Quirk. I would have lit into him like no other.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/13/12 at 8:48 am
and I say the stupid Union Local 1500 screwed us workers over money.
Which has absolutely nothing to do with the difference between salary and hourly wages.
But that still sux for you. What were you hoping for?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/13/12 at 8:48 am
Wow, Patty. That was incredibly rude of him. I am with Quirk. I would have lit into him like no other.
Agreed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: meesa on 06/13/12 at 8:57 am
I'm not real sure who to sound off about... :-\\
It's been really hot and humid the past few days, and I've been pretty busy trying to stay motivated to finish a little further in organzing my house. My step-daughter is coming in to visit for two weeks on June. 20th. We are making alot of progress and we'll be done, just not done done (if that makes any sense). It will be presentable, but not... shall we say, IKEA furniture display neat and tidy. ;D We ARE talking about a nearly 100 year old house that hasn't been redecorated nor really maintained since the '70s, inhabited by two hoarder/pack-rats and two cats. Let's just say it'll have that "lived-in look". (Discovered newspaper in the kitchen cupboards under the shelf liner... date was May 1977)
OK, now that I've set the scene... Today did some charity work, driving around a disabled friend and his elderly mother to get their birth certificates, marriage license (the mother not the friend), and state identifications. All at different buildings in the city, none within walking distance of each other, especially for an elderly lady in this heat. Parking meters are expensive (a quarter for 5 minutes) and are hard to find, so that means dropping them off at the door, and driving around the block twenty million times until they come back out and on to the next destination.
Then picked up hubby at home and took everyone to shop at Wal-Mart.
I wore a tank top, with a shirt over it (but because I am ummmm... buxom, the shirt doesn't button over the tank top very well.)
I got lots of attention today, unwanted attention. I had a guy come up to me in Wal-mart, he said (paraphrasing) "I don't mean to disrespect you, but are you happy being that size?" For awhile, I thought he was talking about me being overweight, (well uh, no wouldn't say happy... then I went back to shopping) he keeps talking to me... "Do you get lots of attention?" (uh... yeah I guess... ??? :-that way.
I guess it's just been a long, hot day and I'm tired and a little emotionally tired. Sorry to go on and on with my novel here. I just wanted to vent a little. Nobody in particular to rant about. Maybe I'll go smite the heat and humidity. :-after it was all over.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 06/13/12 at 8:59 am
Wow, she's never done that before. Mom emailed me and apologized today. What she really meant in so many words -- and what I suspected all along -- is she's lonely. She sees her own mortality and it's scary. She's afraid as she her health fails with advancing age, my sister and I will just ignore her.
:\'(
Aw, Mom, I wish you'd just said so to start with. This I can do something about. I can check in on her more often. I can visit her and help her out with chores and stuff. I can't do anything about all that crazy dysfunctional family business. I can't help her out with money, though I wish I could. However, I can do what's right. I can be there for her in whatever capacity I'm able to be.
You're a good man, MaxwellSmart. Here's a hug.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 06/13/12 at 9:03 am
I'm not real sure who to sound off about... :-\\
It's been really hot and humid the past few days, and I've been pretty busy trying to stay motivated to finish a little further in organzing my house. My step-daughter is coming in to visit for two weeks on June. 20th. We are making alot of progress and we'll be done, just not done done (if that makes any sense). It will be presentable, but not... shall we say, IKEA furniture display neat and tidy. ;D We ARE talking about a nearly 100 year old house that hasn't been redecorated nor really maintained since the '70s, inhabited by two hoarder/pack-rats and two cats. Let's just say it'll have that "lived-in look". (Discovered newspaper in the kitchen cupboards under the shelf liner... date was May 1977)
OK, now that I've set the scene... Today did some charity work, driving around a disabled friend and his elderly mother to get their birth certificates, marriage license (the mother not the friend), and state identifications. All at different buildings in the city, none within walking distance of each other, especially for an elderly lady in this heat. Parking meters are expensive (a quarter for 5 minutes) and are hard to find, so that means dropping them off at the door, and driving around the block twenty million times until they come back out and on to the next destination.
Then picked up hubby at home and took everyone to shop at Wal-Mart.
I wore a tank top, with a shirt over it (but because I am ummmm... buxom, the shirt doesn't button over the tank top very well.)
I got lots of attention today, unwanted attention. I had a guy come up to me in Wal-mart, he said (paraphrasing) "I don't mean to disrespect you, but are you happy being that size?" For awhile, I thought he was talking about me being overweight, (well uh, no wouldn't say happy... then I went back to shopping) he keeps talking to me... "Do you get lots of attention?" (uh... yeah I guess... ??? :-that way.
I guess it's just been a long, hot day and I'm tired and a little emotionally tired. Sorry to go on and on with my novel here. I just wanted to vent a little. Nobody in particular to rant about. Maybe I'll go smite the heat and humidity. :-[
I have found, that breasts tend to turn some men into complete idiots. He probably thought he was flattering you, but instead came off like a jackass. Sounds like the day from hell, Patty. Glad you survived it and here's a hug.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/13/12 at 1:16 pm
I'm not real sure who to sound off about... :-\\
It's been really hot and humid the past few days, and I've been pretty busy trying to stay motivated to finish a little further in organzing my house. My step-daughter is coming in to visit for two weeks on June. 20th. We are making alot of progress and we'll be done, just not done done (if that makes any sense). It will be presentable, but not... shall we say, IKEA furniture display neat and tidy. ;D We ARE talking about a nearly 100 year old house that hasn't been redecorated nor really maintained since the '70s, inhabited by two hoarder/pack-rats and two cats. Let's just say it'll have that "lived-in look". (Discovered newspaper in the kitchen cupboards under the shelf liner... date was May 1977)
OK, now that I've set the scene... Today did some charity work, driving around a disabled friend and his elderly mother to get their birth certificates, marriage license (the mother not the friend), and state identifications. All at different buildings in the city, none within walking distance of each other, especially for an elderly lady in this heat. Parking meters are expensive (a quarter for 5 minutes) and are hard to find, so that means dropping them off at the door, and driving around the block twenty million times until they come back out and on to the next destination.
Then picked up hubby at home and took everyone to shop at Wal-Mart.
I wore a tank top, with a shirt over it (but because I am ummmm... buxom, the shirt doesn't button over the tank top very well.)
I got lots of attention today, unwanted attention. I had a guy come up to me in Wal-mart, he said (paraphrasing) "I don't mean to disrespect you, but are you happy being that size?" For awhile, I thought he was talking about me being overweight, (well uh, no wouldn't say happy... then I went back to shopping) he keeps talking to me... "Do you get lots of attention?" (uh... yeah I guess... ??? :-that way.
I guess it's just been a long, hot day and I'm tired and a little emotionally tired. Sorry to go on and on with my novel here. I just wanted to vent a little. Nobody in particular to rant about. Maybe I'll go smite the heat and humidity. :-[
I probably would have gone to the security desk and told them that that guy was bugging me. I totally understand about being creeped out. I would have been, too.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 06/13/12 at 6:37 pm
If you are going to post warnings about product recalls or viruses etc on facebook at least do a basic google search to see if it is a hoax first
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/13/12 at 7:49 pm
Which has absolutely nothing to do with the difference between salary and hourly wages.
But that still sux for you. What were you hoping for?
at least $10.00 an hour, the most.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 06/13/12 at 8:25 pm
You're a good man, MaxwellSmart. Here's a hug.
Yes, it sounds like your mom needs you. what kind of "crazy" is she? I mean, like, what's her diagnosis? Can she function daily, feed herself and keep her house so it doesn't have rats? Should she be having home care... someone come in to help you with the house? or with showering? The word "crazy" is so... it's hard to tell whether she's mentally ill and can't think straight, maybe developing Alzheimer's, or really depressed or anxious, or is she like OCD (you said she's the type who would go into some stranger's house and clean it!) and how far off the mark is she when she tries to deal with you, that makes YOU so nuts!! Does she really misunderstand what's going on? always putting her foot in her mouth, trying to be helpful, but not "getting it?" is she always gossiping about other people you don't even know? Is she paranoid? or is she mean? is she stupid, never read a book in her life stupid? so she is boring to be with (you are so smart and funny.) Can you get her some help? if she needs it...?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 06/13/12 at 8:33 pm
I'm not real sure who to sound off about... :-\\
It's been really hot and humid the past few days, and I've been pretty busy trying to stay motivated to finish a little further in organzing my house. My step-daughter is coming in to visit for two weeks on June. 20th. We are making alot of progress and we'll be done, just not done done (if that makes any sense). It will be presentable, but not... shall we say, IKEA furniture display neat and tidy. ;D We ARE talking about a nearly 100 year old house that hasn't been redecorated nor really maintained since the '70s, inhabited by two hoarder/pack-rats and two cats. Let's just say it'll have that "lived-in look". (Discovered newspaper in the kitchen cupboards under the shelf liner... date was May 1977)
OK, now that I've set the scene... Today did some charity work, driving around a disabled friend and his elderly mother to get their birth certificates, marriage license (the mother not the friend), and state identifications. All at different buildings in the city, none within walking distance of each other, especially for an elderly lady in this heat. Parking meters are expensive (a quarter for 5 minutes) and are hard to find, so that means dropping them off at the door, and driving around the block twenty million times until they come back out and on to the next destination.
Then picked up hubby at home and took everyone to shop at Wal-Mart.
I wore a tank top, with a shirt over it (but because I am ummmm... buxom, the shirt doesn't button over the tank top very well.)
I got lots of attention today, unwanted attention. I had a guy come up to me in Wal-mart, he said (paraphrasing) "I don't mean to disrespect you, but are you happy being that size?" For awhile, I thought he was talking about me being overweight, (well uh, no wouldn't say happy... then I went back to shopping) he keeps talking to me... "Do you get lots of attention?" (uh... yeah I guess... ??? :-that way.
I guess it's just been a long, hot day and I'm tired and a little emotionally tired. Sorry to go on and on with my novel here. I just wanted to vent a little. Nobody in particular to rant about. Maybe I'll go smite the heat and humidity. :-[
(a little late for me to respond, BUT...) Oh, I think that driving around in the hot weather, getting out here, getting out there, putting money into meters, then finding the next stop is SO tiring. Shopping on top of that, MORE tiring. And then to have that guy wanting to converse about your breasts! I mean, he MIGHT have thought he was complementing you, as someone said, but what I think he was really doing was getting a sexual hit, and not caring at all that he was making you uncomfortable. He probably went off and thought about the interchange for the rest of the day, leaving you to pay the price. Greedy, grabby, selfish. I have nothing against men being sexual, but it's the intruding on YOUR space which is what gets us all so disgusted with him.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 06/15/12 at 10:41 am
at least $10.00 an hour, the most.
SERIOUSLY?!?!?! That's over $1/hour raise. I had to get certified to get a jump like that and MOST companies don't give you that sort of raise without some sort of promotion or additional training.
Too lazy to go back and quote everyone else so I'll just respond:
bookmistress: how horrible! I'm like Quirk, I'd probably have lit into him like no tomorrow! What an arse >:(
snoz: glad you got your OT :)
al: like "son of a motherloving twat weasel"? ;)
max: you ARE a good son...glad she apologized and said what was REALLY bothering her :)
my rant is stupid medical billing companies....I get a bill last month related to my surgery so I call the insurance company. They have no record of receiving it. I call the # on the bill and tell them the insurance co has no record, to submit it to them, they say they will. This month, I get ANOTHER bill. Call insurance again, STILL no record. Call billing company and am told I have a $0 balance, the bill was paid in MAY :o Ask why I got a bill dated 6/5 and the girl asks me "are you sure it's from us?" Ummm....no, I just randomly picked a number to call (and just happened to know all the account information) ::) TODAY, I get a call from the company telling me I have 30 days to pay or they're going to turn it over to collections!!! I explain that I spoke to "Stephanie" YESTERDAY and she told me I had a $0 balance, X was paid on May 3 & Y was "written off per the network contract". "Bill" tells me they HAVE no "Stephanie" and my numbers are incorrect, my balance is $125 because my insurance company is denying the claim. I tell him "my insurance company has NO RECORD of receiving anything from you so how can they DENY this?" He says they have a denial from "Cigna" (who I have NEVER had). I tell him I have NEVER had Cigna and he tells me I am wrong, they paid all but $125! HUH?!?! Did they DENY it or pay all but $125? "They are denying it". I then ask for a supervisor and am transferred to....you guessed it, STEPHANIE, who confirms I have a ZERO BALANCE!!! I ask HER why "Bill" called ME and she tells me "they have no Bill"! I calmly tell her that I am going to consider this bill paid in full and would like something IN WRITING stating I have a ZERO balance emailed to me TODAY and I WILL be writing a letter to them concerning this entire debacle because I do NOT appreciate being threatened with collections over something I DON'T OWE!!!! At first, she tried to tell me she couldn't send an "external email", then I asked for HER supervisor....I got an email about 10 minutes later ;) I printed it and included it in my letter, which is in my mailbox as I type....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/15/12 at 12:59 pm
I'm sure people know that we have been watching Dark Shadows via DVD from Netflix. The series is broken into collections with 4 DVDs per collection. We are now on Collection 10. However, Netflix sent us disc 2 BEFORE they sent us disc 1 because there is a "long wait" for disc 1. WTF??!!! So now, we have to send the disc back without watching it because we want to watch them in order!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/15/12 at 1:09 pm
I'm sure people know that we have been watching Dark Shadows via DVD from Netflix. The series is broken into collections with 4 DVDs per collection. We are now on Collection 10. However, Netflix sent us disc 2 BEFORE they sent us disc 1 because there is a "long wait" for disc 1. WTF??!!! So now, we have to send the disc back without watching it because we want to watch them in order!
Cat
Is there still a blockbuster in your area? I would've gone to see if they had it. Signed up for a free account, paid the $1.99 or 99 cents, and kept myself on track. Because now they might send disc two to whomever is watching disc one and you'll be out of sync again.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/15/12 at 1:41 pm
Is there still a blockbuster in your area? I would've gone to see if they had it. Signed up for a free account, paid the $1.99 or 99 cents, and kept myself on track. Because now they might send disc two to whomever is watching disc one and you'll be out of sync again.
I'm downloading it as I am typing this.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/23/12 at 8:34 pm
I lost my wallet on the bus coming home tonight. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 06/23/12 at 8:51 pm
I lost my wallet on the bus coming home tonight. :(
Did you get it back? Remember to cancel those credit cards quick if you didn't.
Lose any important documents? (Photo ID, Social security number, etc..)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/23/12 at 9:20 pm
Did you get it back? Remember to cancel those credit cards quick if you didn't.
Lose any important documents? (Photo ID, Social security number, etc..)
a few dollar bills
Medicare card
easypay metrocard
Pathmark discount card
Pathmark receipt
social security card
As soon I got off the bus I did a pocket pat and then realized I left my wallet either was on the seat or floor, but then the stupid bus driver wouldn't let me back on the bus he just drove off! I also forgot to get the number of the bus! I called my work telling them I won't be coming in tomorrow, I also have to call again in the morning when my shift is 9am-2pm and I even did something with MTA about losing your things and filling out something then they'll track it for me and if they find something they'll either call me or send me something via email.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 06/24/12 at 5:37 am
What about cancelling/reporting your social security card and medicare card?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/24/12 at 7:40 am
What about cancelling/reporting your social security card and medicare card?
Yess indeed I will definitely do that. Maybe I should put my wallet in my bookbag after I swipe my card that way it won't go slipping out my pocket. It's the only secure way.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/24/12 at 8:20 pm
Why is it whenever I order an iced tea WITHOUT lemon, there is ALWAYS lemon in it?!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 06/25/12 at 12:53 am
I lost my wallet on the bus coming home tonight. :(
OH SH!T !!! Hate when I lose something, especially something so important. It makes me feel like the Universe pulled the rug out from under me. So Sorry!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 06/25/12 at 12:58 am
Why is it whenever I order an iced tea WITHOUT lemon, there is ALWAYS lemon in it?!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
People don't care. They are thinking about something else. They hear the word "lemon" and when they are getting the drink, that's all they remember. "I suggest SHOUTING when you order "WITHOUT lemon. Did you hear???? WITHOUT WITHOUT WITHOUT lemon. That means NO lemon. I HOPE you will remember, now, I don't want ANY LEMON in my tea. OK?????? Now tell me.... what did I just say about how I wanted my Tea????"
Or some toned tone version of same. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 06/25/12 at 1:04 am
Yess indeed I will definitely do that. Maybe I should put my wallet in my bookbag after I swipe my card that way it won't go slipping out my pocket. It's the only secure way.
It's been suggested to me not to even carry my social security card. So I don't. I also don't carry my credit card, just my debit card. I have my SSN memorized. No one ever asks to see my card, except for special appointments, and they let me know in advance.
And really hang onto that bookbag like it was your own child!! :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 06/25/12 at 1:08 am
Why is it whenever I order an iced tea WITHOUT lemon, there is ALWAYS lemon in it?!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
I just got a more civilized idea! Say to your waitress.. "I'd like my iced tea without lemon. What would I need to do to get it through your thick head.... "oh no, not that. :D "What would you need to do to remember that... write it down?" or "How do waitresses manage to remember all these details, like not bring LEMON in my tea?" OR EVEN.... "You'll get an extra tip if you bring my iced tea without lemon!!" Make eye contact... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 06/25/12 at 4:33 am
a few dollar bills
Medicare card
easypay metrocard
Pathmark discount card
Pathmark receipt
social security card
As soon I got off the bus I did a pocket pat and then realized I left my wallet either was on the seat or floor, but then the stupid bus driver wouldn't let me back on the bus he just drove off! I also forgot to get the number of the bus! I called my work telling them I won't be coming in tomorrow, I also have to call again in the morning when my shift is 9am-2pm and I even did something with MTA about losing your things and filling out something then they'll track it for me and if they find something they'll either call me or send me something via email.
I would make a police report with the social security number, then always leave that at home. When I am sent out on jobs I bring along a photocopy of my licenses and card so that I don't have to bring the actual card. The bus driver is a jerk, but if you know what time and what route number you can add that to the complaint, though I don't think they will do anything about it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/25/12 at 8:05 am
Why is it whenever I order an iced tea WITHOUT lemon, there is ALWAYS lemon in it?!!!! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Cat
but tea always has lemon it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/25/12 at 8:08 am
OH SH!T !!! Hate when I lose something, especially something so important. It makes me feel like the Universe pulled the rug out from under me. So Sorry!!!
That's ok I've been pretty careless half my life I've lost keys wallets cellphones half fare metrocards and probably other stuff over the years.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/25/12 at 8:13 am
It's been suggested to me not to even carry my social security card. So I don't. I also don't carry my credit card, just my debit card. I have my SSN memorized. No one ever asks to see my card, except for special appointments, and they let me know in advance.
And really hang onto that bookbag like it was your own child!! :)
It's like when you lose your wallet it's like you lost your whole life savings in that wallet. I keep my credit card at home and I think when I get my new SS card that I should keep it at home cause I don't want to go through what I experienced Saturday night coming home on the bus.Just hope someone recovers it I get paranoid in situation like this. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/25/12 at 8:17 am
I would make a police report with the social security number, then always leave that at home. When I am sent out on jobs I bring along a photocopy of my licenses and card so that I don't have to bring the actual card. The bus driver is a jerk, but if you know what time and what route number you can add that to the complaint, though I don't think they will do anything about it.
I called MTA Lost And Found cause I filed a complaint online and they saw my name come up and I got happy for a second there but then the guy told me to call the Q24 bus depot and the problem is I don't know the route number of the Q24 I wasn't paying attention at the moment,I got off the bus then realized my wallet was missing. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 06/25/12 at 12:39 pm
but tea always has lemon it.
tea never has lemon in it
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 06/25/12 at 12:46 pm
Maintenance came today to treat the apartment for pests, but there was one problem, my landlord sent the wrong type of note. It said I needed to clear my cabinets only. It turns out that they were going to spray, not use a gel. I showed him the note, which he took to show to them.
This was a big problem, since due to that mistake, I didn't get my cat out of the apartment beforehand. Fortunately, he didn't spray mine, but still.
I didn't see any pests as of lately, so hopefully the apartment building is actually void of them and the spraying was just a precaution. I'll call them to let them know if otherwise.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/25/12 at 2:25 pm
tea never has lemon in it
maybe lemon flavor.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/25/12 at 3:23 pm
maybe lemon flavor.
They always put a wedge of lemon on the side of the glass. I ask them NOT to and about 7 times out of 10 it is STILL there!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/25/12 at 4:24 pm
They always put a wedge of lemon on the side of the glass. I ask them NOT to and about 7 times out of 10 it is STILL there!
Cat
Better on the side than in the glass.
It's when it's in the glass that pisses me off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/25/12 at 5:51 pm
Better on the side than in the glass.
It's when it's in the glass that pisses me off.
But when it is on the side of the glass, some juice STILL gets into the tea and I can taste it.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/25/12 at 5:55 pm
Better on the side than in the glass.
It's when it's in the glass that pisses me off.
It's like when I tell them "no pickles" and they STILL put pickles on the plate...or the prep guy puts pickles on the plate and the waitress takes them off. You can still taste the pickle juice on the fries or whatever, and I hate pickles!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/25/12 at 6:52 pm
It's like when I tell them "no pickles" and they STILL put pickles on the plate...or the prep guy puts pickles on the plate and the waitress takes them off. You can still taste the pickle juice on the fries or whatever, and I hate pickles!
>:(
TOTALLY, TOTALLY agree with you. BOTH last night-I asked no lemon and no pickles and got both! >:( >:( >:( >:( My daugher-in-law got the one without pickles. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/26/12 at 6:30 am
Better on the side than in the glass.
It's when it's in the glass that pisses me off.
cause you never know, the small pits could fall right into the tea and you could swallow the pits and not even know it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/26/12 at 6:33 am
It's like when I tell them "no pickles" and they STILL put pickles on the plate...or the prep guy puts pickles on the plate and the waitress takes them off. You can still taste the pickle juice on the fries or whatever, and I hate pickles!
>:(
like at a restaurant when you say "hold the whatever" and or you could say "put it on the side" instead they'll do it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/26/12 at 6:38 am
I haven't been focused since I lost my wallet the other day, just trying to make a few calls yesterday about canceling my cards and so far canceled my Half Fare Easypay, my Medicare and my Foodstamps card(s) but now I have to call DMV in Queens about cancelling my Non-Drivers ID and I may have to take a trip down there myself on my day off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: meesa on 06/26/12 at 2:24 pm
TOTALLY, TOTALLY agree with you. BOTH last night-I asked no lemon and no pickles and got both! >:( >:( >:( >:( My daugher-in-law got the one without pickles. :-\\
Cat
Something that might get their attention when you are ordering:
"I have a food sensitivity to raw lemon and pickles. Please make sure that these items are not included in my meal, thank you."
Make sure when you say this that they are looking you right in the eye and are comprehending what you say (most of the time order-takers are looking at their order pad instead).The sensitivity part is that you do not like them. So it is not lying.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/26/12 at 2:51 pm
Something that might get their attention when you are ordering:
"I have a food sensitivity to raw lemon and pickles. Please make sure that these items are not included in my meal, thank you."
Make sure when you say this that they are looking you right in the eye and are comprehending what you say (most of the time order-takers are looking at their order pad instead).The sensitivity part is that you do not like them. So it is not lying.
I have thought of that-but that means that I would have to lie-something I'm too comfortable doing-UNLESS it is absolutely necessary.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/26/12 at 2:59 pm
I have thought of that-but that means that I would have to lie-something I'm too comfortable doing-UNLESS it is absolutely necessary.
Cat
I wouldn't want to lie like that in this type of situation either. I'm thinking of the movie Anger Management right now for some reason.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/26/12 at 3:51 pm
I wouldn't want to lie like that in this type of situation either. I'm thinking of the movie Anger Management right now for some reason.
Never saw it.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: meesa on 06/26/12 at 5:48 pm
I have thought of that-but that means that I would have to lie-something I'm too comfortable doing-UNLESS it is absolutely necessary.
Cat
I understand. Just trying to give a tip from a former waitress who got the tip from another former waitress that had trained me. It works. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/27/12 at 8:39 am
I have thought of that-but that means that I would have to lie-something I'm too comfortable doing-UNLESS it is absolutely necessary.
Cat
I do it all the time. Not a lie persay, because it makes sick looking, seeing, smelling cheese, but people don't get that I don't like it so I've taken to telling them I'm allergic to it.
It works 99% of the time.
You could use the same tip Cat and just be honest and get the server to understand u really dislike the flavor of lemon and pickles. Emphasize it. And if they still put it on send it back.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/27/12 at 11:22 am
You know cat if you do try the lie, You aren't using the lie to comment a crime or anything. a crime or anything. Or if you don't feel comfortable then don't. I myself actually wouldn't care if there was a lemon in the drink or on the side of the glass. I'd probably say DAMIT I SAID NO LEMON so someone might hear me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/28/12 at 3:12 pm
You know cat if you do try the lie, You aren't using the lie to comment a crime or anything. a crime or anything. Or if you don't feel comfortable then don't. I myself actually wouldn't care if there was a lemon in the drink or on the side of the glass. I'd probably say DAMIT I SAID NO LEMON so someone might hear me.
When they hand me the tea with lemon, I usually look at Carlos and say loud enough for the waitress to hear, "I did say, 'Without lemon', didn't I?"
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/28/12 at 3:59 pm
When they hand me the tea with lemon, I usually look at Carlos and say loud enough for the waitress to hear, "I did say, 'Without lemon', didn't I?"
Cat
but Carlos didn't put the lemon there. You need to make sure you get the attention of the person who did put it there whatever method you choose . I think you're being too nice and are going to end up with a lemon every time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 06/28/12 at 4:00 pm
http://data.whicdn.com/images/5552855/sayings,funny,quotes,lemon,quote,gr8-9e23c2f2b8b3d37667eabe3a17c02ed4_h_large.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/28/12 at 4:04 pm
yea that's what cat should do :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/28/12 at 6:47 pm
My rant for the day is about a certain board member (and you know who you are) who keeps stealing my championships in the arcade!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Now, CUT THAT OUT!!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 06/28/12 at 7:43 pm
^ I can relate... and some of my championships have been snatched by this person, as well as another certain member (but this particular one has been around longer but hasn't posted very much). All I can say is, these members are good at these games...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 06/28/12 at 8:43 pm
My rant for the day is about a certain board member (and you know who you are) who keeps stealing my championships in the arcade!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Now, CUT THAT OUT!!!!!
Cat
Headline: “ Newbie ruffles feathers of long time member”
Now I have almost no chance of getting into Phi Sigma Kappa.
Better straighten out my tie, comb my hair and do a little dance to find favour.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91cnJSPG-hQ
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/28/12 at 11:04 pm
http://data.whicdn.com/images/5552855/sayings,funny,quotes,lemon,quote,gr8-9e23c2f2b8b3d37667eabe3a17c02ed4_h_large.jpg
;D ;D ;D
I'll hafta remember that one!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/29/12 at 7:17 am
http://data.whicdn.com/images/5552855/sayings,funny,quotes,lemon,quote,gr8-9e23c2f2b8b3d37667eabe3a17c02ed4_h_large.jpg
good advice I'll have to remember that! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/29/12 at 11:19 pm
THE PROBLEM WITH COMPUTER GUYS IS THEY LIKE COMPUTERS.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 06/30/12 at 4:38 am
http://data.whicdn.com/images/5552855/sayings,funny,quotes,lemon,quote,gr8-9e23c2f2b8b3d37667eabe3a17c02ed4_h_large.jpg
...and don't forget to put on a sour face! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/30/12 at 7:20 am
THE PROBLEM WITH COMPUTER GUYS IS THEY LIKE COMPUTERS.
::)
So what's wrong with that? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/30/12 at 7:24 am
It's been a week since I lost my wallet and I'm still waiting for it to show up in my mailbox. I'm pretty positive it was either on the seat or it fell on the floor that night coming home off the bus to head on to another one. I keep calling the bus depot but no one seems to answer, phone just keeps on ringing.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 06/30/12 at 7:34 am
It's been a week since I lost my wallet and I'm still waiting for it to show up in my mailbox. I'm pretty positive it was either on the seat or it fell on the floor that night coming home off the bus to head on to another one. I keep calling the bus depot but no one seems to answer, phone just keeps on ringing.
Did you cancel all the necessary documents/cards that might have been potentially used? Is it very inconvenient for you to actually go to the bus depot OR their "lost and found" department? I'd try that.
"Waiting for your wallet to show up in your mailbox". I wouldn't wait much longer....ain't likely to happen.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/30/12 at 7:44 am
Did you cancel all the necessary documents/cards that might have been potentially used? Is it very inconvenient for you to actually go to the bus depot OR their "lost and found" department? I'd try that.
"Waiting for your wallet to show up in your mailbox". I wouldn't wait much longer....ain't likely to happen.
I got the phone number but I don't know if the MTA Lost And Found gave me the "right" one, why won't they answer? ???
But maybe I should look up the Q24 Bus depot myself and find out where it is.
and yes I canceled my cards now it's the process of waiting. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/30/12 at 8:45 am
I totally hate it when I have a dream about having a wonderful husband then I wake up alone. Kind of a let down
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/30/12 at 10:22 am
I totally hate it when I have a dream about having a wonderful husband then I wake up alone. Kind of a let down
Maybe the dream is telling you the future.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/30/12 at 10:32 am
My rant for the day is about a certain board member (and you know who you are) who keeps stealing my championships in the arcade!!! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Now, CUT THAT OUT!!!!!
Cat
Was it widget? I noticed she was in the other day. I assure you she has no mal intent - but she's even way more competitive than I am.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/30/12 at 11:14 am
Was it widget? I noticed she was in the other day. I assure you she has no mal intent - but she's even way more competitive than I am.
Nope. Said person has already revealed himself.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 06/30/12 at 11:18 am
Could it be that someone who takes some of mine mine too? which by the way is punishible by death >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/30/12 at 12:46 pm
Maybe the dream is telling you the future.
Cat
I hope so because the guy in my dream was very handsome. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/30/12 at 12:55 pm
I hope so because the guy in my dream was very handsome. :D
That's always nice but looks can be deceiving.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 06/30/12 at 2:13 pm
Nope. Said person has already revealed himself.
Cat
Said person also performed a forgiveness dance in the manner of an odd anime pony video. And I'm still trying to get into Phi Sigma Delta type fraternity. If the above dance wasn't suitable, other forms of entertainment can be displayed....who's got talent?...probably not said person.
Said person will display "forgiveness dance" once more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91cnJSPG-hQ
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 06/30/12 at 2:17 pm
Could it be that someone who takes some of mine mine too? which by the way is punishible by death >:(
**NEWSFLASH** We're all gonna die anyways...eventually.
Maybe I should stop playing these games.....Time for another "fun dance" of forgiveness. ... This one goes way back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3AzdiWHEuc
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 06/30/12 at 2:24 pm
That's always nice but looks can be deceiving.
Cat
True, but since it was a dream not a nightmare I will assume that he was both handsome and sweet. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 06/30/12 at 3:20 pm
Said person also performed a forgiveness dance in the manner of an odd anime pony video. And I'm still trying to get into Phi Sigma Delta type fraternity. If the above dance wasn't suitable, other forms of entertainment can be displayed....who's got talent?...probably not said person.
Said person will display "forgiveness dance" once more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91cnJSPG-hQ
I will forgive said person THIS TIME. Just don't let it happen again!
**NEWSFLASH** We're all gonna die anyways...eventually.
Maybe I should stop playing these games.....Time for another "fun dance" of forgiveness. ... This one goes way back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3AzdiWHEuc
Say you wake up in the middle of the night.
You have an idea that's out of sight!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 06/30/12 at 3:20 pm
True, but since it was a dream not a nightmare I will assume that he was both handsome and sweet. ;D
O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/30/12 at 7:39 pm
I totally hate it when I have a dream about having a wonderful husband then I wake up alone. Kind of a let down
could be a sign of things to come? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 06/30/12 at 7:42 pm
True, but since it was a dream not a nightmare I will assume that he was both handsome and sweet. ;D
those are good qualities.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/01/12 at 12:26 pm
When Carlos moved into this house in 1986, there was a privacy fence next to the church. Part of the land on THIS side of the fence belongs to the church and Carlos ask, "What should I do with it?" The church said, "Whatever you like." So we did. We planted a tree, flowers, etc. Over the years, the fence was starting to fall down.
Several years ago, I had planted some wildflowers. Then these people came traipsing in our back yard. Carlos went out and asked what they were doing there. They were from the church and were talking about moving the fence along the property line. That would mean that we would lose our little tree (that isn't so little anymore) and all the wildflowers that I had just planted. We told them that we had flowers and they asked if we could move them. We told them that they were seedlings. Carlos said that he expected to be compensated for all the years he took care of that stretch of land. They were really snotty and said that he wouldn't be. Carlos called a lawyer friend of his and Vermont has a homestead law that says if you take care of a piece of land for 15 years, you can claim it. Well, 1986 was A LOT longer than 15 years. We threatened the church with that if they moved the fence. We didn't hear anything more about it.
Meanwhile, the fence kept getting worse & worse and we knew it was going to have to come down soon. So about 3 years ago, we planted 5 blackberry bushes along the fence to basically replace the fence when it went. We also mowed the wildflowers (because it was hard to determine what was flowers and what was weeds), put down some mulch and planted other flowers. This year, there were finally flowers on the bushes and it looked like we were FINALLY going to have some blackberries.
The church finally took down the fence a few months ago. We talked to the minister, who I must say is a fairly reasonable person. It was agreed that there wouldn't be a fence and that the church would leave our plants-especially the blackberries alone.
Yesterday, someone mowed the lawn next door. Carlos looked out the window and saw that they mowed our blackberry bushes!!! >:( >:( >:( They are GONE!!!! They also mowed over the mulched area that we had flowering plants! WE ARE P!SSED!!!!! Carlos called the minister and left an irate message. The minister hasn't returned his call.
Tomorrow we are calling a lawyer and start procedures to claim that land! Then we are going to put a privacy fence where the old one was.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/01/12 at 1:11 pm
When Carlos moved into this house in 1986, there was a privacy fence next to the church. Part of the land on THIS side of the fence belongs to the church and Carlos ask, "What should I do with it?" The church said, "Whatever you like." So we did. We planted a tree, flowers, etc. Over the years, the fence was starting to fall down.
Several years ago, I had planted some wildflowers. Then these people came traipsing in our back yard. Carlos went out and asked what they were doing there. They were from the church and were talking about moving the fence along the property line. That would mean that we would lose our little tree (that isn't so little anymore) and all the wildflowers that I had just planted. We told them that we had flowers and they asked if we could move them. We told them that they were seedlings. Carlos said that he expected to be compensated for all the years he took care of that stretch of land. They were really snotty and said that he wouldn't be. Carlos called a lawyer friend of his and Vermont has a homestead law that says if you take care of a piece of land for 15 years, you can claim it. Well, 1986 was A LOT longer than 15 years. We threatened the church with that if they moved the fence. We didn't hear anything more about it.
Meanwhile, the fence kept getting worse & worse and we knew it was going to have to come down soon. So about 3 years ago, we planted 5 blackberry bushes along the fence to basically replace the fence when it went. We also mowed the wildflowers (because it was hard to determine what was flowers and what was weeds), put down some mulch and planted other flowers. This year, there were finally flowers on the bushes and it looked like we were FINALLY going to have some blackberries.
The church finally took down the fence a few months ago. We talked to the minister, who I must say is a fairly reasonable person. It was agreed that there wouldn't be a fence and that the church would leave our plants-especially the blackberries alone.
Yesterday, someone mowed the lawn next door. Carlos looked out the window and saw that they mowed our blackberry bushes!!! >:( >:( >:( They are GONE!!!! They also mowed over the mulched area that we had flowering plants! WE ARE P!SSED!!!!! Carlos called the minister and left an irate message. The minister hasn't returned his call.
Tomorrow we are calling a lawyer and start procedures to claim that land! Then we are going to put a privacy fence where the old one was.
Cat
Pain in the A$$ they are.
From my personal experience, church people are the most frustrating group to deal with EVER on ANYTHING (except lawyers) . Good luck, I hope they provide some $ compensation to you or at least decide what is the property line, in writing. If it is theirs, as you said according to Vermont law, homesateading that land deserves something $.
Even if they compensate, the blackberrey bushes can never really be replaced ( all the time & effort you put into it )
Now you have to deal with lawyers. I hate lawyers.
"What happens when a lawyer is made godfather?
He makes you an offer you can't understand."
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/01/12 at 1:21 pm
^sux cat good luck.....
To the dude behind the counter at pretzel wetzel.
A) THAT'S NOT MOUNTAIN DEW!!! As slide long addict I've never known mountain dew to be yellow....Gatorade yellow. Nor is it normally that fizzy. Fix your calibration.
B) your pretzels kind of suck. The bottoms are burned and there's more butter than salt.
I didn't plan a cheat day today while i wait in line all good damn day to see a movie just do I could experience crappy food.
Im done with you. And don't think I didn't notice you rolling your eyes at me when I pointed out your crappy fake mountain dew. You're lucky I decided not to bring the pretzels back too.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/01/12 at 2:05 pm
Pain in the A$$ they are.
From my personal experience, church people are the most frustrating group to deal with EVER on ANYTHING (except lawyers) . Good luck, I hope they provide some $ compensation to you or at least decide what is the property line, in writing. If it is theirs, as you said according to Vermont law, homesateading that land deserves something $.
Even if they compensate, the blackberrey bushes can never really be replaced ( all the time & effort you put into it )
Now you have to deal with lawyers. I hate lawyers.
"What happens when a lawyer is made godfather?
He makes you an offer you can't understand."
Doubt we will get any compensation-except a piece of land. Unfortunately, we claim the land, we get to pay taxes on it. :-\\ However, just found out that we get an abatement on our taxes (after I have fought for years to get this). Not too sure if it is $10,000 or $40,000. It varies from town to town-but some lawmakers are trying to make it $40,000 across the board. What that means, is that we are exempt on taxes for the first $40,000 our land/house is worth. And of course, the church doesn't pay any tax. ::) One town is fighting that-saying that a church in that town SHOULD pay property tax. I agree. But that is another issue.
Here are a couple of (old) photos that you can sort of see the area in question:
http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww64/CatwomanofV/015-1.jpg
http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww64/CatwomanofV/023.jpg
You can see the fence that I was talking about which is no longer there. These pics were taken before we planted the blackberry bushes-but they were along the fence-which ALSO isn't there anymore. >:( >:( >:( The property line runs from the corner of the Municipal building (the brick building) to the corner of the church (that you can see in the bottom pic).
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/01/12 at 3:30 pm
"One town is fighting that-saying that a church in that town SHOULD pay property tax. I agree. But that is another issue"
Good luck with that. If that own town can convince your federal gov'mt that taxing churches does not interfere with the free exercise of religion, Good for them. It would have amazing ripple effects worldwide. But as you said that is another story.
If you get to claim the land ( for 15+ years) would you have to pay back taxes that far back, lots of $ there.
Get sound advice from the lawyers who usually know that law better than we do and see if it's worthwile to go ahead with the litigation.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/01/12 at 3:56 pm
"One town is fighting that-saying that a church in that town SHOULD pay property tax. I agree. But that is another issue"
Good luck with that. If that own town can convince your federal gov'mt that taxing churches does not interfere with the free exercise of religion, Good for them. It would have amazing ripple effects worldwide. But as you said that is another story.
If you get to claim the land ( for 15+ years) would you have to pay back taxes that far back, lots of $ there.
Get sound advice from the lawyers who usually know that law better than we do and see if it's worthwile to go ahead with the litigation.
I haven't thought about that-but I don't think that we would have to pay back taxes because it wasn't our land for the past couple of decades. I believe that we would have to start paying taxes on it when it become ours.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/01/12 at 6:49 pm
To the dude whO decided to walk up to the two black people in line and ask us if we saw The Help....just so you could "comfortably" use the N word. fudge YOU & now get to the end of the line and suck on the fact that the black people are way the hell in front of you!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 07/02/12 at 10:50 am
To the dude whO decided to walk up to the two black people in line and ask us if we saw The Help....just so you could "comfortably" use the N word. fudge YOU & now get to the end of the line and suck on the fact that the black people are way the hell in front of you!
f n b----
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/02/12 at 10:52 am
To the dude whO decided to walk up to the two black people in line and ask us if we saw The Help....just so you could "comfortably" use the N word. fudge YOU & now get to the end of the line and suck on the fact that the black people are way the hell in front of you!
WTF??!!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/02/12 at 11:38 am
WTF??!!!!
Cat
I know right!?! rest assured he got an earful from me!!! (and my friend) He tried to explain that that's the way people talked back then, as if using it in context made it okay... my friend leave it in the past. I told things were about to get ugly and if he knew what was good for him he would walk away... NOW.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/02/12 at 12:35 pm
To the dude whO decided to walk up to the two black people in line and ask us if we saw The Help....just so you could "comfortably" use the N word. fudge YOU & now get to the end of the line and suck on the fact that the black people are way the hell in front of you!
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/02/12 at 1:30 pm
:o
too be fair there were a lot of black people where we where....most of them in line in front of him but, we were the two at the front of the line and the next 50 ppl were not black so in that little section where he was standing we were the only two black faces we saw...
the man was the perfect picture of inappropriate conversation... there were 4 of us, Steve was standing next to his friend a 21 yr old skinny white girl and the guy started the conversation off asking if they were dating. No. Steve has no hair on his head, the guy asked if he shaved, then said Steve could shave his hair down there and put that on his head...then he asked her if she liked hairy guys? then he asked her if she liked guys or girls, then he started a conversation about nothing interesting with Dee and myself and he kept adjusting or scratching himself.... not hands in pocket stealth mode but full on public display... oh he and dee were talking about movies... then he asked steve about the help...then he used that word then I told him to check himself....then we made inappropriate jkes about steve's new friend the rest of the night ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/02/12 at 5:09 pm
I am SOOOOOO frustrated. I do research, I take photos, I do write-ups and then I list stuff on eBay. We get lots of hits and watchers but NO BIDS!!!! Sometimes there are something like 8 watchers but not one of them made a bid!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 07/02/12 at 5:09 pm
too be fair there were a lot of black people where we where....most of them in line in front of him but, we were the two at the front of the line and the next 50 ppl were not black so in that little section where he was standing we were the only two black faces we saw...
the man was the perfect picture of inappropriate conversation... there were 4 of us, Steve was standing next to his friend a 21 yr old skinny white girl and the guy started the conversation off asking if they were dating. No. Steve has no hair on his head, the guy asked if he shaved, then said Steve could shave his hair down there and put that on his head...then he asked her if she liked hairy guys? then he asked her if she liked guys or girls, then he started a conversation about nothing interesting with Dee and myself and he kept adjusting or scratching himself.... not hands in pocket stealth mode but full on public display... oh he and dee were talking about movies... then he asked steve about the help...then he used that word then I told him to check himself....then we made inappropriate jkes about steve's new friend the rest of the night ;D
WTF? People are insane.
What movie were you seeing?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/02/12 at 5:37 pm
WTF? People are insane.
What movie were you seeing?
Advanced screening of The Amazing Spider-Man (Q&A w/ director after) it was AMAZING!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/02/12 at 7:57 pm
To the dude whO decided to walk up to the two black people in line and ask us if we saw The Help....just so you could "comfortably" use the N word. fudge YOU & now get to the end of the line and suck on the fact that the black people are way the hell in front of you!
that was nasty! :o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/02/12 at 7:58 pm
I know right!?! rest assured he got an earful from me!!! (and my friend) He tried to explain that that's the way people talked back then, as if using it in context made it okay... my friend leave it in the past. I told things were about to get ugly and if he knew what was good for him he would walk away... NOW.
glad you gave him a piece of your mind! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/03/12 at 7:18 am
I just can't believe that company anymore. Before the July 4th holiday starts they have me for a 6 hour shift 12-6 yesterday and I assumed that there would be 2 of us cartguys on board in the parking lot but there was only me. On a day that should've been needed for a 6 hour shift, yesterday should've been the day. Pathmark doesn't know how to schedule people sometimes, It's obvious they have their head up their ass! >:( ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/12 at 11:06 am
I just can't believe that company anymore. Before the July 4th holiday starts they have me for a 6 hour shift 12-6 yesterday and I assumed that there would be 2 of us cartguys on board in the parking lot but there was only me. On a day that should've been needed for a 6 hour shift, yesterday should've been the day. Pathmark doesn't know how to schedule people sometimes, It's obvious they have their head up their ass! >:( ::)
The first problem is you "assumed" there'd be two people on
Maybe the manager doesn't know, or understand, how busy it gets for you.
If you know it's going to be busy you could ask the manager in advance if they plan on scheduling two people.
Or, since yesterday is over now, you could ask the manager in the future to consider scheduling two people because it gets so busy and you could use help.
Another thing to consider...is the store fully staffed? Maybe the manager doesn't have enough people to cover all the shifts tgat need filling.
Last thing to consider...maybe the store has budget issues and understaffing is a cost saving plan.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/03/12 at 11:44 am
or we couold just see things from our point of view and whine about them again
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/03/12 at 12:00 pm
Carlos talked to a lawyer and he isn't too sure if we have a case but he is looking into it. The minister just called and apologized profusely and wants to make amends. He even said that the church would buy us blackberries for the year. Carlos told him that he had tried to be a good neighbor and the minister said that he did more than try. And Carlos told him that he has been treated very poorly by the minister's people (but not the minister) going way back-which the minister acknowledged. So now, Carlos is rethinking about taking over that piece of property.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/12 at 12:04 pm
or we couold just see things from our point of view and whine about them again
but we already do that..... if you're not part of the solution then you are part of the problem.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/03/12 at 1:04 pm
I just can't believe that company anymore. Before the July 4th holiday starts they have me for a 6 hour shift 12-6 yesterday and I assumed that there would be 2 of us cartguys on board in the parking lot but there was only me. On a day that should've been needed for a 6 hour shift, yesterday should've been the day. Pathmark doesn't know how to schedule people sometimes, It's obvious they have their head up their ass! >:( ::)
The first problem is you "assumed" there'd be two people on
Maybe the manager doesn't know, or understand, how busy it gets for you.
If you know it's going to be busy you could ask the manager in advance if they plan on scheduling two people.
Or, since yesterday is over now, you could ask the manager in the future to consider scheduling two people because it gets so busy and you could use help.
Another thing to consider...is the store fully staffed? Maybe the manager doesn't have enough people to cover all the shifts tgat need filling.
Last thing to consider...maybe the store has budget issues and understaffing is a cost saving plan.
Or, maybe they think you are such an awesome "cart guy", you can handle it all by yourself ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/03/12 at 1:24 pm
Tired of hearing the same thing over and over and over....
NEWSFLASH: you knew I wasn't "Suzy Homemaker" when we got married, I haven't been her for the past 17 1/2 years we've been married, and I'm not going to MIRACULOUSLY change into her overnight (especially now that I have a job that you wanted me to get, yet have done nothing but bitch about since the day I got it)!!!! If the house bothers you that much, why don't you get off your ass, stop playing bejeweled, and clean it yourself (since you're not exactly blameless in CREATING the clutter)?
Don't get me wrong, the house isn't a pigsty, there's just "stuff" lying around....computers, books, papers, etc. on the coffee table....mail, more papers, coupons, pens, calculator, iPad, iPods, etc. on the desk...misc. stuff covering 1 end of the kitchen island (about 1/3)...shoes lying against almost every "free" wall. The floors are clean, there are no dirty dishes lying around, nothing really unsanitary (other than dust), it's just the clutter that drives him batty, but he contributes as much (if not more) as anyone else and does nothing but bitch about it!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/12 at 1:29 pm
Tired of hearing the same thing over and over and over....
NEWSFLASH: you knew I wasn't "Suzy Homemaker" when we got married, I haven't been her for the past 17 1/2 years we've been married, and I'm not going to MIRACULOUSLY change into her overnight (especially now that I have a job that you wanted me to get, yet have done nothing but bitch about since the day I got it)!!!! If the house bothers you that much, why don't you get off your ass, stop playing bejeweled, and clean it yourself (since you're not exactly blameless in CREATING the clutter)?
You go girl!!!
Don't get me wrong, the house isn't a pigsty, there's just "stuff" lying around....computers, books, papers, etc. on the coffee table....mail, more papers, coupons, pens, calculator, iPad, iPods, etc. on the desk...misc. stuff covering 1 end of the kitchen island (about 1/3)...shoes lying against almost every "free" wall. The floors are clean, there are no dirty dishes lying around, nothing really unsanitary (other than dust), it's just the clutter that drives him batty, but he contributes as much (if not more) as anyone else and does nothing but bitch about it!!!
Sounds lived in...not dirty. Tho Shannon may be having a mild coronary :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/03/12 at 2:14 pm
The first problem is you "assumed" there'd be two people on
Maybe the manager doesn't know, or understand, how busy it gets for you.
If you know it's going to be busy you could ask the manager in advance if they plan on scheduling two people.
Or, since yesterday is over now, you could ask the manager in the future to consider scheduling two people because it gets so busy and you could use help.
Another thing to consider...is the store fully staffed? Maybe the manager doesn't have enough people to cover all the shifts tgat need filling.
Last thing to consider...maybe the store has budget issues and understaffing is a cost saving plan.
When a day like yesterday gets really crazy and busy you need 2 people to do the carts so that way the time goes by quicker and things get done faster.
you're right about talking to the manager about putting 2 guys on for when it gets busy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/03/12 at 2:18 pm
Or, maybe they think you are such an awesome "cart guy", you can handle it all by yourself ;)
Mama, this Pathmark is such a humongous one that the parking lot goes all around until it reaches the other side and plus I believe this one has about 700 wagons which keeps you busy all day and also don't forget the 1500 customers a day, which include different ones too. So I never know which ones I'll get.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 07/03/12 at 3:23 pm
The other side of what?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/03/12 at 5:50 pm
Mama, this Pathmark is such a humongous one that the parking lot goes all around until it reaches the other side and plus I believe this one has about 700 wagons which keeps you busy all day and also don't forget the 1500 customers a day, which include different ones too. So I never know which ones I'll get.
ummm....you're at work....aren't you SUPPOSED to "keep busy all day"??? I highly doubt they're paying you to slack off ::)
Oh, and 700 carts? You've shown us an aerial view of your store and I doubt there are 700 carts. That many carts take up A LOT of room and if you're getting 1500 customers a day, you probably only have 200-300 TOPS! My store gets 500+ customers/day and we have around 100...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 80s_cheerleader on 07/03/12 at 6:33 pm
I think I'm becoming lactose intolerant :( For the past few months, I've noticed that I feel nauseated if I have too much dairy. I didn't make a connection before I had my gall bladder removed, but am now beginning to. If I am, this is gonna' suck because I LOVE dairy :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/03/12 at 7:36 pm
I think I'm becoming lactose intolerant :( For the past few months, I've noticed that I feel nauseated if I have too much dairy. I didn't make a connection before I had my gall bladder removed, but am now beginning to. If I am, this is gonna' suck because I LOVE dairy :\'(
bummer
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/04/12 at 7:14 am
The other side of what?
it stretches all the way around so it keeps me busy for hours.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/04/12 at 7:17 am
ummm....you're at work....aren't you SUPPOSED to "keep busy all day"??? I highly doubt they're paying you to slack off ::)
Oh, and 700 carts? You've shown us an aerial view of your store and I doubt there are 700 carts. That many carts take up A LOT of room and if you're getting 1500 customers a day, you probably only have 200-300 TOPS! My store gets 500+ customers/day and we have around 100...
I do keep busy but a cartguy needs a break for a moment for a cold drink in the summer or a hot beverage in the winter.
Ok between 600-700 I just took a shot in the dark but they do have a lot of carts, they're just trying to attract a lot of customers and be the best one in Queens.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/04/12 at 7:18 am
I think I'm becoming lactose intolerant :( For the past few months, I've noticed that I feel nauseated if I have too much dairy. I didn't make a connection before I had my gall bladder removed, but am now beginning to. If I am, this is gonna' suck because I LOVE dairy :\'(
hope you feel better.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/04/12 at 9:47 pm
10 yr old boy (staying at a camp on campus) calls to report his iPad stolen.... after the officer finishes writing the report he calls back to say he found it under his bed...
a) make sure you ask the kid if he thoroughly searched his room before sending an officer to take a report...
b) parents don't let your 10 yr old take an iPad to a place full of strangers...... ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/05/12 at 6:28 am
10 yr old boy (staying at a camp on campus) calls to report his iPad stolen.... after the officer finishes writing the report he calls back to say he found it under his bed...
a) make sure you ask the kid if he thoroughly searched his room before sending an officer to take a report...
b) parents don't let your 10 yr old take an iPad to a place full of strangers...... ::)
now that's ridiculous.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 07/07/12 at 12:31 am
10 yr old boy (staying at a camp on campus) calls to report his iPad stolen.... after the officer finishes writing the report he calls back to say he found it under his bed...
a) make sure you ask the kid if he thoroughly searched his room before sending an officer to take a report...
b) parents don't let your 10 yr old take an iPad to a place full of strangers...... ::)
now that's ridiculous.
yeah, I agree...
If I'm missing something I look everywhere for it until it turns up somewhere.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/07/12 at 8:53 am
Coffee shop conversation over heard this morning
They are trying to hold my son back in school(kid is about 13)
Why?
He has been absent 30 times and they have a limit to the number times they are absent, but I told them he was suspended for 15 of those days so I don't know how they can count those.
He was suspended 15 days?
It wasn't his fault, they pick on him, he told me once all he did was look cross eyed.
I wanted to jump into that conversation, I bit my tongue, paid my check and left.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 07/07/12 at 12:11 pm
that reminds me, I need to fudge my school for turning me down for special ed.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/07/12 at 12:38 pm
Coffee shop conversation over heard this morning
They are trying to hold my son back in school(kid is about 13)
Why?
He has been absent 30 times and they have a limit to the number times they are absent, but I told them he was suspended for 15 of those days so I don't know how they can count those.
He was suspended 15 days?
It wasn't his fault, they pick on him, he told me once all he did was look cross eyed.
I wanted to jump into that conversation, I bit my tongue, paid my check and left.
Convo 10 yrs from now.
The Judge put my son in jail. I told him it wasn't my boy's fault. The convenience store shouldn't keep money in the cash register like that....it's too tempting. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/07/12 at 12:44 pm
Convo 10 yrs from now.
The Judge put my son in jail. I told him it wasn't my boy's fault. The convenience store shouldn't keep money in the cash register like that....it's too tempting. ::)
Too bad this is a real scenario. I know too many people that can't see the fault in their own kids....it is all someone else's fault.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 07/07/12 at 12:52 pm
I don't know the details but it does sound like the parent is considering that their child is an angel. My thing is something different.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 07/07/12 at 2:27 pm
This heat wave has been annoying, haven't been getting very good sleep over the last week due to it.
(It better be ending tonight like the forecast says, I've seen too many instances where they would predict severe weather ending only for them to extend the advisory for it longer when finding out they were wrong)
My workplace called up last night asking if I could come in this morning. I refused, mainly due to needing to pay rent(we lack a mail slot drop off at the place) and drop by the library. I rarely get Saturdays off and this is my only other day off this week anyway. With the nasty hot weather of late I didn't feel like doing another severely draining workday for them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/07/12 at 7:43 pm
This heat wave has been annoying, haven't been getting very good sleep over the last week due to it.
(It better be ending tonight like the forecast says, I've seen too many instances where they would predict severe weather ending only for them to extend the advisory for it longer when finding out they were wrong)
I agree the heatwave is annoying, New York got up close to 100 but this is Summer so we all have to get to used to it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 07/07/12 at 11:34 pm
It usually never goes on for over a week straight. Indianapolis got over 100 six days out of it.
Curse my lack of an air conditioner!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 07/08/12 at 10:49 am
yeah, I agree...
If I'm missing something I look everywhere for it until it turns up somewhere.
Usually in the last place you look
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/08/12 at 1:56 pm
Usually in the last place you look
Where was the last place you put it?
Well, shucks, if I knew that it wouldn't be lost now would it?
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/08/12 at 3:57 pm
It usually never goes on for over a week straight. Indianapolis got over 100 six days out of it.
Curse my lack of an air conditioner!
what did you do to keep cool?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/08/12 at 10:53 pm
One of my closet friends lived with a man for 7yrs. He wound up cheating in her. She moved out. It's been two yrs...maybe three... He married the bitch he cheated on her with (I know her...she's a bitch, he's an ass)
My friend is still hurt. Everytime she sees me she asks if the bitch is pregnant yet. The bitch is pregnant. Unfortunately I see my friend on Tuesday. I'm afraid she's gonna ask if the bitch is pregnant. I don't wanna be the one to give her the bad news.
Oh the ass still calls her and tries to pretend like he effed up and made a huge mistake. Freaking bastard.
Hopefully I'll see him tomorrow. Kinda wanna tell him I'm seeing her so he'll get out in front of this thing so I don't have to.
Bad enough I correctly deduced he was cheating and didn't warn her. I had no concrete evidence though. Just my suspicions.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: nally on 07/08/12 at 10:59 pm
Usually in the last place you look
Yup, always seems like it
Where was the last place you put it?
Well, shucks, if I knew that it wouldn't be lost now would it?
:D
Trouble is, do you remember what place that is? ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/09/12 at 1:59 am
One of my closet friends lived with a man for 7yrs. He wound up cheating in her. She moved out. It's been two yrs...maybe three... He married the bitch he cheated on her with (I know her...she's a bitch, he's an ass)
My friend is still hurt. Everytime she sees me she asks if the bitch is pregnant yet. The bitch is pregnant. Unfortunately I see my friend on Tuesday. I'm afraid she's gonna ask if the bitch is pregnant. I don't wanna be the one to give her the bad news.
Oh the ass still calls her and tries to pretend like he effed up and made a huge mistake. Freaking bastard.
Hopefully I'll see him tomorrow. Kinda wanna tell him I'm seeing her so he'll get out in front of this thing so I don't have to.
Bad enough I correctly deduced he was cheating and didn't warn her. I had no concrete evidence though. Just my suspicions.
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/09/12 at 7:16 am
One of my closet friends lived with a man for 7yrs. He wound up cheating in her. She moved out. It's been two yrs...maybe three... He married the bitch he cheated on her with (I know her...she's a bitch, he's an ass)
My friend is still hurt. Everytime she sees me she asks if the bitch is pregnant yet. The bitch is pregnant. Unfortunately I see my friend on Tuesday. I'm afraid she's gonna ask if the bitch is pregnant. I don't wanna be the one to give her the bad news.
Oh the ass still calls her and tries to pretend like he effed up and made a huge mistake. Freaking bastard.
Hopefully I'll see him tomorrow. Kinda wanna tell him I'm seeing her so he'll get out in front of this thing so I don't have to.
Bad enough I correctly deduced he was cheating and didn't warn her. I had no concrete evidence though. Just my suspicions.
Sorry your friend is still hurt by this. I hope she can get past it. Sounds like she dodged a bullet not being stuck with him for the rest of her life.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/09/12 at 8:51 am
Tired of hearing the same thing over and over and over....
NEWSFLASH: you knew I wasn't "Suzy Homemaker" when we got married, I haven't been her for the past 17 1/2 years we've been married, and I'm not going to MIRACULOUSLY change into her overnight (especially now that I have a job that you wanted me to get, yet have done nothing but bitch about since the day I got it)!!!! If the house bothers you that much, why don't you get off your ass, stop playing bejeweled, and clean it yourself (since you're not exactly blameless in CREATING the clutter)?
Don't get me wrong, the house isn't a pigsty, there's just "stuff" lying around....computers, books, papers, etc. on the coffee table....mail, more papers, coupons, pens, calculator, iPad, iPods, etc. on the desk...misc. stuff covering 1 end of the kitchen island (about 1/3)...shoes lying against almost every "free" wall. The floors are clean, there are no dirty dishes lying around, nothing really unsanitary (other than dust), it's just the clutter that drives him batty, but he contributes as much (if not more) as anyone else and does nothing but bitch about it!!!
Lol I didn't know you were living here in my house! Maybe if I get the coffee table or island decluttered, we can sit and have some tea!!!!
Except my husband fears me enough, and I have always said if everyone would spend 15 minutes every day we wouldn't be in this situation.... But eee gads the crap all over!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/09/12 at 9:04 am
I think I'm becoming lactose intolerant :( For the past few months, I've noticed that I feel nauseated if I have too much dairy. I didn't make a connection before I had my gall bladder removed, but am now beginning to. If I am, this is gonna' suck because I LOVE dairy :\'(
You can still usually have some dairy especially those that already have the lactose broken down to lactic acid, cheese and yogurt... But sour cream is my biggest gut buster, followed closely by cream of something soup! Eeeek might as well eat the whole gallon of ice cream! Lactaid milk is a lifesaver for this family (and it keeps 3x's as long- nit big milk drinkers). Lactaid pills do work too! Just got to take them and get over the chalky consistency of them! Good luck!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/09/12 at 10:50 am
>:(
exactly!
Sorry your friend is still hurt by this. I hope she can get past it. Sounds like she dodged a bullet not being stuck with him for the rest of her life.
agreed....and, tho she's slowly realizing that, she still feels like someone reached down her throat and yanked out her heart.
Her problem is, and I love her to death!, but she has the lowest self esteem of anyone I've ever met. She was in a bad marriage....her ex hubby was psycho. She needed to leave him years ago but she didn't leave him til she got someone new in place. I think she was afraid of being alone... seriously her x moved out, the next day she had open heart surgery and the day she got out of the hospital her BF moved in. It was rough for them because her kids and ex made it more difficult than it had to be.
I never really liked the BF and failed to see the appeal but, compared to ex hubby he was an improvement. But there were pressures on her I wasn't aware of. He wanted another kid (he had one, she had two) but because of the issues with her heart she wasn't supposed to get pregnant. She was seriously considering getting pregnant tho, for him ::) , even tho it would surely kill her if she had.
So, now with the new woman being pregnant this is like one more slap in the face to her. Honestly, I hate that she gives him so much power over her. I do not look forward to lunch tomorrow. I wish he would fall of the face of the earth. I wish the girlfriend would go far away where I never have to see her again...and mostly I just wish my friend could find peace and someone who deserves because she's an awesome person and deserves much more than she's allowed herself to have in her life.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/09/12 at 8:54 pm
^ I know what it's like to be preoccupied with an ex. I'm like that with one of them in particular even though I broke up with her and she was an insufferable see-you-next-tuesday. For years and years I searched for the dish on her and what she was up to. I was never happy to find out, yet I kept doing it.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 07/10/12 at 12:10 am
Man, I ate of couple of slices of bread earlier that I think was starting to mold. Didn't realize it until I looked at the next slices I got out for the fish I baked.
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/10/12 at 12:27 am
Man, I ate of couple of slices of bread earlier that I think was starting to mold. Didn't realize it until I looked at the next slices I got out for the fish I baked.
:D
I hate bread mold. If I see one fleck of mold on one slice, I chuck the whole loaf in the bin!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 07/10/12 at 1:54 am
In this case, it wasn't the greenish mold. The crust was starting to change to a odd lighter color when I got out more slices, this was most likely due to the heatwave last week.
I was wondering why it tasted a bit weird when I made cinnamon sugar bread out of it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/10/12 at 6:52 am
^ I know what it's like to be preoccupied with an ex. I'm like that with one of them in particular even though I broke up with her and she was an insufferable see-you-next-tuesday. For years and years I searched for the dish on her and what she was up to. I was never happy to find out, yet I kept doing it.
::)
I was preoccupied with an ex till I finally shredded a picture of Her And I from July 2005 that I didn't want to think about anymore. It's been 4 1/2 years and I'm feeling pretty good.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/10/12 at 6:53 am
Man, I ate of couple of slices of bread earlier that I think was starting to mold. Didn't realize it until I looked at the next slices I got out for the fish I baked.
:D
Did it have a blu-ish tint to it?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/10/12 at 6:54 am
In this case, it wasn't the greenish mold. The crust was starting to change to a odd lighter color when I got out more slices, this was most likely due to the heatwave last week.
I was wondering why it tasted a bit weird when I made cinnamon sugar bread out of it.
That's why you go shopping for new bread.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 07/10/12 at 11:28 am
Did it have a blu-ish tint to it?
Just a lightening of color.
That's why you go shopping for new bread.
Already had another loaf of bread unopened at the time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/10/12 at 11:47 am
Man, I ate of couple of slices of bread earlier that I think was starting to mold. Didn't realize it until I looked at the next slices I got out for the fish I baked.
:D
What's wrong with a little penicillin? :D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/10/12 at 1:22 pm
pinworms.... REALLY :-\\ :-\\ :-\\ :-\\
:\'( :\'(
8-P
:\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/10/12 at 1:33 pm
I FINALLY GOT MY SWAG FROM MY FRIEND!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/10/12 at 4:00 pm
I FINALLY GOT MY SWAG FROM MY FRIEND!!!!
Yay!!!!!!!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/10/12 at 4:35 pm
pinworms.... REALLY :-\\ :-\\ :-\\ :-\\
:\'( :\'(
8-P
:\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
EEK!!! Good luck
I FINALLY GOT MY SWAG FROM MY FRIEND!!!!
YAY!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/10/12 at 4:40 pm
Had lunch with my friend....of course the question came up. I wanted to say I don't know but she knows me well enough and would know I was lying. I said I was sorry. She cried for 10 minutes :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/10/12 at 4:50 pm
I FINALLY GOT MY SWAG FROM MY FRIEND!!!!
Woohoo
Had lunch with my friend....of course the question came up. I wanted to say I don't know but she knows me well enough and would know I was lying. I said I was sorry. She cried for 10 minutes :-\\
Ahhh...that's so sad, there were times in my life that I might have had the same reaction. The thing is good guys don't want mopey and sad women, they want happy, energetic and positive partners. I didn't learn that until almost too late. There are nice guys out there but they aren't just gonna show up on her doorstep (unless he delivers for UPS). :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/10/12 at 7:59 pm
pinworms.... REALLY :-\\ :-\\ :-\\ :-\\
:\'( :\'(
8-P
:\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'( :\'(
You have pinworms? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/10/12 at 8:00 pm
I FINALLY GOT MY SWAG FROM MY FRIEND!!!!
YAY!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 07/10/12 at 8:29 pm
You have pinworms? ???
Not that I know of... But all have to be treated anyway! Yuck!!!
EEK!!! Good luck
Thanks I need it! Strange day!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/23/12 at 10:44 pm
Owing to the mass murder in Colorado in which a costumed gunman shot dead 12 people and injured 58...
THEY WANT TO BAN COSTUMES,
AND THEY WANT TO KEEP THE F**KIN' GUNS!
Look, costumes don't kill people. Guns kill people.
My cunnry is seerously retarted!
>:( >:( >:( >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 07/24/12 at 1:27 am
Owing to the mass murder in Colorado in which a costumed gunman shot dead 12 people and injured 58...
THEY WANT TO BAN COSTUMES,
AND THEY WANT TO KEEP THE F**KIN' GUNS!
Look, costumes don't kill people. Guns kill people.
My cunnry is seerously retarted!
>:( >:( >:( >:(
Batman movies kill people. Ban Batman movies.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/24/12 at 6:52 am
Owing to the mass murder in Colorado in which a costumed gunman shot dead 12 people and injured 58...
THEY WANT TO BAN COSTUMES,
AND THEY WANT TO KEEP THE F**KIN' GUNS!
Look, costumes don't kill people. Guns kill people.
My cunnry is seerously retarted!
>:( >:( >:( >:(
nothing wrong with costumes just as long as they keep it kid-friendly.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/24/12 at 7:13 am
Owing to the mass murder in Colorado in which a costumed gunman shot dead 12 people and injured 58...
THEY WANT TO BAN COSTUMES,
AND THEY WANT TO KEEP THE F**KIN' GUNS!
Look, costumes don't kill people. Guns kill people.
My cunnry is seerously retarted!
>:( >:( >:( >:(
I hear ya, Max. We live in a bizarre screwed up world when they want to ban costumes & not guns.
I've lived in Canada, pretty much all my life. I have never owned a gun. In fact in the 49 years I've been alive, I have never met anyone in Canada who owns a gun, never known of anyone who knew anyone that even had a gun, or who is thinking of buying a gun.
I know of 1 person who owns a rifle, as one of his pleasures is deer hunting.
I have never understood why anyone would want to carry a gun. Maybe that's a Canadian thing, not really sure. I have friends in Canada who refuse to visit the United States because (they think) everyone's got a gun there and they'll get shot at. I can't convince them otherwise coz I think they are a little paranoid, but I suppose it's a different mentality between the 2 neighbouring countries. I never grew up with the knowledge that you had to carry a gun for protection.
If you own a gun because you want to protect yourself (from someone else who has a gun) Get rid of the damn guns.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/24/12 at 8:47 am
For the record in tge US it's it's illegal for a person to carry a loaded gun on their person unless they have a license to carry one. Not many civilians are granted that right. Cops are typically armed both on and off duty.
When transporting a gun, at least in ca, it has to be unloaded and in the trunk....or an area of the vehicle away from passengers. I'm just talking about handguns here. I don't know the regs on rifles and shotguns. Oddly enough in ca, technically you can carry a loaded gun on your person so long as it is visible. Ie not a concealed weapon. That's because the old west rules were never eradicated from the books so if dressed like a gunslinger and have your sidearm in a holster on your hip fully visible then you're okay....so long as the gun remains in the holster. Take the gun out of the holster and you're guilty of 417 PC. Having said all this you'd be I'll advised to go out like that in Cali. you'd probably get arrested and the cops would leave it to courts to decide if your an idiot or an outlaw.
Having typed all that warped most of the gunowners in the US keep their guns in their homes, the only people in the US who carry guns are the felons and the extremely paranoid...there are more criminals than paranoid people so if your friends were to stay in the good areas they'd probably never run into a person with a gun ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 07/24/12 at 11:38 am
Having typed all that warped most of the gunowners in the US keep their guns in their homes, the only people in the US who carry guns are the felons and the extremely paranoid...there are more criminals than paranoid people so if your friends were to stay in the good areas they'd probably never run into a person with a gun ;D
The only place we saw people openly carrying guns was in Arizona. We went to an old gold mine town that is now run like a 'wild west' town with a "shoot out" in the main street every hour. Although that was staged and the bangs were faked we did notice some of the audience were wearing holstered hand guns. At first we thought they were there as part of the staging but then we noticed that they weren't in costume. It did make us nervous a little, that mix of fake and real guns. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/24/12 at 12:04 pm
The only place we saw people openly carrying guns was in Arizona. We went to an old gold mine town that is now run like a 'wild west' town with a "shoot out" in the main street every hour. Although that was staged and the bangs were faked we did notice some of the audience were wearing holstered hand guns. At first we thought they were there as part of the staging but then we noticed that they weren't in costume. It did make us nervous a little, that mix of fake and real guns. :-\\
Arizona's an unusual place... perhaps I should clarify that most Americans in US cities don't carry guns in public....
I wonder if it's like Comic con and the attendees were "getting into the spirit" by "suiting up" for the event :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/24/12 at 12:49 pm
For the record in tge US it's it's illegal for a person to carry a loaded gun on their person unless they have a license to carry one. Not many civilians are granted that right. Cops are typically armed both on and off duty.
When transporting a gun, at least in ca, it has to be unloaded and in the trunk....or an area of the vehicle away from passengers. I'm just talking about handguns here. I don't know the regs on rifles and shotguns. Oddly enough in ca, technically you can carry a loaded gun on your person so long as it is visible. Ie not a concealed weapon. That's because the old west rules were never eradicated from the books so if dressed like a gunslinger and have your sidearm in a holster on your hip fully visible then you're okay....so long as the gun remains in the holster. Take the gun out of the holster and you're guilty of 417 PC. Having said all this you'd be I'll advised to go out like that in Cali. you'd probably get arrested and the cops would leave it to courts to decide if your an idiot or an outlaw.
Having typed all that warped most of the gunowners in the US keep their guns in their homes, the only people in the US who carry guns are the felons and the extremely paranoid...there are more criminals than paranoid people so if your friends were to stay in the good areas they'd probably never run into a person with a gun ;D
Makes me wonder what % of the American population own a gun (whether they are supposed to or not). I have no idea what the % is in Canada, but I'm sure it's lower.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/24/12 at 12:56 pm
Makes me wonder what % of the American population own a gun (whether they are supposed to or not). I have no idea what the % is in Canada, but I'm sure it's lower.
taken from Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine...didn't get to watch the whole clip and it's been years since I've seen the film but I remember him comparing our countries in the flick...either it answers the question or it doesn't :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3JMSTPSsbU
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/24/12 at 1:01 pm
taken from Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine...didn't get to watch the whole clip and it's been years since I've seen the film but I remember him comparing our countries in the flick...either it answers the question or it doesn't :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3JMSTPSsbU
Either we don't shoot people, or we cover it up REALLY REALLY well that everyone buys into it and no one says a word to anyone outside our country.
There are times when we don't lock our door. Once we went on a 2 day trip and forget to lock the door.. :o
...and I didn't even know you could purchase ammunition at Walmart.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/24/12 at 1:38 pm
Either we don't shoot people, or we cover it up REALLY REALLY well that everyone buys into it and no one says a word to anyone outside our country.
There are times when we don't lock our door. Once we went on a 2 day trip and forget to lock the door.. :o
...and I didn't even know you could purchase ammunition at Walmart.
yeah that's why! ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/24/12 at 4:50 pm
The NRA/Republican answer to gun violence is always MORE GUNS! If everybody in that auditorium had been packing heat, somebody would have taken out Homes before he killed so many people. Right?
Wrong.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/24/12 at 4:56 pm
I was talking with some of the officers, apparently the ability to carry in some areas is more lax than I thought....see this is why I don't leave Ca very often... I suppose that explains the need for the no guns inside the theaters signs I keep seeing everyone post about. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/24/12 at 6:11 pm
I was talking with some of the officers, apparently the ability to carry in some areas is more lax than I thought....see this is why I don't leave Ca very often... I suppose that explains the need for the no guns inside the theaters signs I keep seeing everyone post about. ::)
The NRA thinks you have the right to carry guns in bars. Even Wyatt Earp said no to that!
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/24/12 at 7:44 pm
If you own a gun because you want to protect yourself (from someone else who has a gun) Get rid of the damn guns.
I agree there's no need for someone to carry a gun for someone else's protection.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/24/12 at 7:47 pm
Wiki page about which states allow concealed-carry for guns:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concealed_carry_in_the_United_States
I'm actually pro gun, you wouldn't think I'd be. I don't necessarily need a gun in my home, but I grew up with them, and if you have training and are levelheaded, then no problem. Unfortunately, not everyone is. There is some federal laws in place that if you've been already flagged as mentally-ill, you aren't going to legally get a gun. Unfortunately, it doesn't catch the ones that haven't been flagged yet, and sometimes does flag good, honest people and prevents them from getting guns. There is some controversy about some veterans from the recent war being flagged as unsuitable because they had a little trouble getting reintigrated back into society after serving, http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/18/senators-va-has-denied-gun-rights-to-more-than-100000-veterans/.
It's a hotbed issue that I can see both sides of, and each side has valid points.
Guns could be useful in the coming zombie apocalypse. ;) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/24/12 at 8:31 pm
Wiki page about which states allow concealed-carry for guns:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concealed_carry_in_the_United_States
I'm actually pro gun, you wouldn't think I'd be. I don't necessarily need a gun in my home, but I grew up with them, and if you have training and are levelheaded, then no problem. Unfortunately, not everyone is. There is some federal laws in place that if you've been already flagged as mentally-ill, you aren't going to legally get a gun. Unfortunately, it doesn't catch the ones that haven't been flagged yet, and sometimes does flag good, honest people and prevents them from getting guns. There is some controversy about some veterans from the recent war being flagged as unsuitable because they had a little trouble getting reintigrated back into society after serving, http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/18/senators-va-has-denied-gun-rights-to-more-than-100000-veterans/.
It's a hotbed issue that I can see both sides of, and each side has valid points.
Guns could be useful in the coming zombie apocalypse. ;) ;D
I give ya that last point. I know exactly wherein getting my guns whentheZombie apocalypse comes ;D my friends aNd co-workers have enough to set me up :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/24/12 at 9:34 pm
I feel the same as Patty. I am pro gun, I think that people should be allowed to own them, provided they pass the background check. Not just willy nilly. Personally, I don't like guns so I think I would be more trouble than help with one so I don't own one.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/25/12 at 7:02 am
I feel the same as Patty. I am pro gun, I think that people should be allowed to own them, provided they pass the background check. Not just willy nilly. Personally, I don't like guns so I think I would be more trouble than help with one so I don't own one.
But what if a family doesn't want to own a gun? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/25/12 at 7:08 am
But what if a family doesn't want to own a gun? ???
Howard, no family has to..or is forced to...own a gun. When she offered her opinion, she said: "people should be allowed to own them". She doesn't mean "you HAVE to own them".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/25/12 at 7:09 am
But what if a family doesn't want to own a gun? ???
Did you not read my post? I said I don't like them and don't own one so it would stand to reason that if someone doesn't want a gun doesn't have to have one. Being pro gun doesn't mean forcing guns on people. It is giving the people the right to own one if they want one and if they pass all the background checks.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/25/12 at 7:22 am
Howard, no family has to..or is forced to...own a gun. When she offered her opinion, she said: "people should be allowed to own them". She doesn't mean "you HAVE to own them".
right, unless you want protection.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/25/12 at 7:27 am
right, unless you want protection.
Howard, just read her response #4655.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/25/12 at 10:17 am
But what if a family doesn't want to own a gun? ???
then they don't own one.... she's talking about having the right to own one...not being required to own one...
Howard, no family has to..or is forced to...own a gun. When she offered her opinion, she said: "people should be allowed to own them". She doesn't mean "you HAVE to own them".
Did you not read my post? I said I don't like them and don't own one so it would stand to reason that if someone doesn't want a gun doesn't have to have one. Being pro gun doesn't mean forcing guns on people. It is giving the people the right to own one if they want one and if they pass all the background checks.
perhaps I should have read on before posting my response ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/25/12 at 2:39 pm
Did you not read my post? I said I don't like them and don't own one so it would stand to reason that if someone doesn't want a gun doesn't have to have one. Being pro gun doesn't mean forcing guns on people. It is giving the people the right to own one if they want one and if they pass all the background checks.
No, he didn't fully read your post. He doesn't unless it's about porn or wrestling, then that gets his total attention. ::) ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/25/12 at 3:27 pm
^THAT PIC IS OFFENSIVE >:(
(b/c those women aren't wearing shoes 8-P )
:D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/25/12 at 3:53 pm
^THAT PIC IS OFFENSIVE >:(
(b/c those women aren't wearing shoes 8-P )
:D
But, you can barely see their feet-and you can't see their toes at all.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/25/12 at 3:57 pm
But, you can barely see their feet-and you can't see their toes at all.
Cat
feet are feet I hate them from heel to toe 8-P 8-P 8-P 8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/25/12 at 4:51 pm
^THAT PIC IS OFFENSIVE >:(
(b/c those women aren't wearing shoes 8-P )
:D
Hey, apologies for putting up a pic that was offensive to some. I have ZAPPED it. It's sayonara...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/25/12 at 5:17 pm
No, he didn't fully read your post. He doesn't unless it's about porn or wrestling, then that gets his total attention. ::) ;D
Good point. It doesn't matter. He totally skipped over my second one anyway.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/25/12 at 5:53 pm
No, he didn't fully read your post. He doesn't unless it's about porn or wrestling, then that gets his total attention. ::) ;D
So if both porn and wrestling are combined THAT would be a definite attention getter!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/25/12 at 5:53 pm
I totally missed the pic -- was it offensive in a fun way?
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/25/12 at 6:00 pm
Hey, apologies for putting up a pic that was offensive to some. I have ZAPPED it. It's sayonara...
I didn't mean for that to happen... I was being funny because while that pic might be offensive to some women for one reason it was offensive to me for a completely different reason :D
plus people here expect me to complain about feet posts because I dislike them so much...I'd feel like I was letting my fans down if I didn't comment on it ;) :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/25/12 at 6:11 pm
I totally missed the pic -- was it offensive in a fun way?
8)
2 women wrestling in bikinis..no "naugty bits" showing...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/25/12 at 6:13 pm
2 women wrestling in bikinis..no "naugty bits" showing...
Except feet. ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/25/12 at 6:16 pm
Except feet. ;D ;D ;D
Cat
8-P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/25/12 at 6:19 pm
8-P
So if the bikini girls wore boots, you'd be OK with it. Got it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/25/12 at 6:22 pm
So if the bikini girls wore boots, you'd be OK with it. Got it.
Now you're getting me! O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/25/12 at 7:58 pm
Howard, just read her response #4655.
just did.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/25/12 at 8:00 pm
No, he didn't fully read your post. He doesn't unless it's about porn or wrestling, then that gets his total attention. ::) ;D
;D That's ok don't worry about me, just go about your conversation.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/25/12 at 8:03 pm
So if both porn and wrestling are combined THAT would be a definite attention getter!
Ok let's get back to the topic at hand. Please? I promise to read thorough.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/25/12 at 8:04 pm
2 women wrestling in bikinis..no "naugty bits" showing...
:o
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 07/25/12 at 11:59 pm
^THAT PIC IS OFFENSIVE >:(
(b/c those women aren't wearing shoes 8-P )
:D
Snozz: Dammit, why do I miss all the good stuff? Sounds like I missed a funny one!
Howard: Someone calls you on it, unless you've gone so far over the line that the mods have nuked it, stand by your words so the rest of us can make the call for ourselves!
Everyone else: My rant for the day:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20110223.gif
(clickey to embiggenate)
- Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, Feb 23, 2011, on the difference between "It's offensive" and "I'm offended".
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 07/26/12 at 12:23 am
I hear ya, Max. We live in a bizarre screwed up world when they want to ban costumes & not guns.
I've lived in Canada, pretty much all my life. I have never owned a gun. In fact in the 49 years I've been alive, I have never met anyone in Canada who owns a gun, never known of anyone who knew anyone that even had a gun, or who is thinking of buying a gun.
I know of 1 person who owns a rifle, as one of his pleasures is deer hunting.
I have never understood why anyone would want to carry a gun. Maybe that's a Canadian thing, not really sure. I have friends in Canada who refuse to visit the United States because (they think) everyone's got a gun there and they'll get shot at. I can't convince them otherwise coz I think they are a little paranoid, but I suppose it's a different mentality between the 2 neighbouring countries. I never grew up with the knowledge that you had to carry a gun for protection.
If you own a gun because you want to protect yourself (from someone else who has a gun) Get rid of the damn guns.
Well, your country's population is more homogenous. Your only border it the US. That border is a sieve for all the crazy folk. They stay here and shoot at each other. Besides, did Canada ever have a Wild West?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/26/12 at 7:52 am
Well, your country's population is more homogenous. Your only border it the US. That border is a sieve for all the crazy folk. They stay here and shoot at each other. Besides, did Canada ever have a Wild West?
If we did have a wild west, it's nothing compared to America's, that's for sure. Our country isn't as homogenous (racially) as you think. Lots of Chinese, East Indians, Japanese and Koreans in Canada. We're just a more passive people. History certainly is a huge contributor to that ; As you said, Canada didn't really have a wild west, didn't have a war of independence like yours, didn't have a Civil War or a war against the Indians like yours. We've never been close to being a Super Power and have to really defend ourselves against anyone. (And if we did, we'd call on the US right away).
All these contribute to a different mentality between the 2 countries, I think. I'm not saying one is better or worse than the other, just different.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/12 at 8:34 am
Snozz: Dammit, why do I miss all the good stuff? Sounds like I missed a funny one!
Howard: Someone calls you on it, unless you've gone so far over the line that the mods have nuked it, stand by your words so the rest of us can make the call for ourselves!
Everyone else: My rant for the day:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20110223.gif
(clickey to embiggenate)
- Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, Feb 23, 2011, on the difference between "It's offensive" and "I'm offended".
Warped posted (& removed) the pic not Howard ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/26/12 at 10:50 am
Poor Canada. They could have had British culture, French cuisine, & American technology. Instead they ended up with American culture, British cuisine & French technology.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/26/12 at 11:02 am
Poor Canada. They could have had British culture, French cuisine, & American technology. Instead they ended up with American culture, British cuisine & French technology.
Cat
(taps fingers on desk) Contemplating which is the worst of the 3 evils:
1) American culture?
2) British cuisine?
3) French technology?
Almost worthy of a poll..
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 07/26/12 at 5:14 pm
I didn't mean for that to happen... I was being funny because while that pic might be offensive to some women for one reason it was offensive to me for a completely different reason :D
plus people here expect me to complain about feet posts because I dislike them so much...I'd feel like I was letting my fans down if I didn't comment on it ;) :D
America needs to go to the metric system of measurement ... so Q doesn't evn have to say the word "feet"!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/12 at 6:03 pm
America needs to go to the metric system of measurement ... so Q doesn't evn have to say the word "feet"!
O0 :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/26/12 at 6:13 pm
Crossing the street on to the job site(I work in construction) the state cop directing traffic said "Aren't you going the wrong way?" I thought he was joking and said "I wish it was the wrong way, I wish I was going home", and laughed it off but it did seem odd. Later on in the morning I had to go get something from my car, on the way back in I had my hard hat liner, which is a light cloth hat with a big brim, and when I got close to the job I put it on. Next thing I know he has me by the elbow and is in my face, "What's with that hat"....."What" "What's with the hat blocking your face?".... It keeps the sun off of my face and neck!". There was another cop there, gave him the "what are you doing?" look, and he let my elbow go. I went into work. WTF!!!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/26/12 at 6:20 pm
Crossing the street on to the job site(I work in construction) the state cop directing traffic said "Aren't you going the wrong way?" I thought he was joking and said "I wish it was the wrong way, I wish I was going home", and laughed it off but it did seem odd. Later on in the morning I had to go get something from my car, on the way back in I had my hard hat liner, which is a light cloth hat with a big brim, and when I got close to the job I put it on. Next thing I know he has me by the elbow and is in my face, "What's with that hat"....."What" "What's with the hat blocking your face?".... It keeps the sun off of my face and neck!". There was another cop there, gave him the "what are you doing?" look, and he let my elbow go. I went into work. WTF!!!!!!
I guess he didn't think that women can be in construction? :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/26/12 at 6:27 pm
Crossing the street on to the job site(I work in construction) the state cop directing traffic said "Aren't you going the wrong way?" I thought he was joking and said "I wish it was the wrong way, I wish I was going home", and laughed it off but it did seem odd. Later on in the morning I had to go get something from my car, on the way back in I had my hard hat liner, which is a light cloth hat with a big brim, and when I got close to the job I put it on. Next thing I know he has me by the elbow and is in my face, "What's with that hat"....."What" "What's with the hat blocking your face?".... It keeps the sun off of my face and neck!". There was another cop there, gave him the "what are you doing?" look, and he let my elbow go. I went into work. WTF!!!!!!
Same state cop? What an a-hole! He owes you a big apology.
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/12 at 8:52 pm
Crossing the street on to the job site(I work in construction) the state cop directing traffic said "Aren't you going the wrong way?" I thought he was joking and said "I wish it was the wrong way, I wish I was going home", and laughed it off but it did seem odd. Later on in the morning I had to go get something from my car, on the way back in I had my hard hat liner, which is a light cloth hat with a big brim, and when I got close to the job I put it on. Next thing I know he has me by the elbow and is in my face, "What's with that hat"....."What" "What's with the hat blocking your face?".... It keeps the sun off of my face and neck!". There was another cop there, gave him the "what are you doing?" look, and he let my elbow go. I went into work. WTF!!!!!!
That's just wrong D >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/12 at 9:01 pm
I have had a rough two weeks...
Coming off of comic con weekend I was supposed to work Mon - Thurs since one of the dispatchers requested her week off I opted to cover her shift instead of working mine. Basically I worked my Thursday shift and covered for her on fri sat & sun. Remember I work 4 10 hr shifts a week. But on Sundays and Monday's we have a 4 hr shift that needs coverage because we're short staffed. I was the only one to sign up and work it. And a dispatcher called in sick on Saturday so.
I worked
Th 10
Fri 10
Sat 12
Sun 14
Mon 13 (someone took pity & came in an hr early)
Tue 10
Wed 10
Th 10
That's 89 consecutive hours in 8 consecutive days. And, because it falls into two separate work weeks, only 9 hours of it is overtime.
Guess who's a tires puppy! Now I'm off until I go back on Monday....for 14 hrs. We interview next month.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 07/26/12 at 10:07 pm
I have had a rough two weeks...
Coming off of comic con weekend I was supposed to work Mon - Thurs since one of the dispatchers requested her week off I opted to cover her shift instead of working mine. Basically I worked my Thursday shift and covered for her on fri sat & sun. Remember I work 4 10 hr shifts a week. But on Sundays and Monday's we have a 4 hr shift that needs coverage because we're short staffed. I was the only one to sign up and work it. And a dispatcher called in sick on Saturday so.
I worked
Th 10
Fri 10
Sat 12
Sun 14
Mon 13 (someone took pity & came in an hr early)
Tue 10
Wed 10
Th 10
That's 89 consecutive hours in 8 consecutive days. And, because it falls into two separate work weeks, only 9 hours of it is overtime.
Guess who's a tires puppy! Now I'm off until I go back on Monday....for 14 hrs. We interview next month.
Wow....that's a lot of hours. Are you going to forget how to answer the phone this weekend?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 07/26/12 at 11:16 pm
Wow....that's a lot of hours. Are you going to forget how to answer the phone this weekend?
I've done that before. Answering my cell university police. Lol.
I just hope when I go out tomorrow that I don't accidentally drive to work. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/27/12 at 12:35 am
Well, I did it. I deactivated my Facebook account. My last message was "I'm deactivating my Facebook account, not that anyone gives a tinker's cuss what I do." Why would I stay? Fb is all about the salable commodity that is YOU! I'm a hermit with no job, no social life, no money, and no life prospects. It's only a rude will to survive that keeps me going at all. So to hell with Facebook and its commodity fetish and its data mining schemes. It's a slow fade away for me and there is no one from my past I want any thing to do with at all. Leave me the **** alone!!! In a year or so I'll either be dead or imprisoned by the state because I don't know how to be a corporate slave. **** them all. If it gets bad enough I might have trouble taking responsibility for my actions in the face the American Nazi coup coming int 2013!
>:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/27/12 at 7:11 am
Crossing the street on to the job site(I work in construction) the state cop directing traffic said "Aren't you going the wrong way?" I thought he was joking and said "I wish it was the wrong way, I wish I was going home", and laughed it off but it did seem odd. Later on in the morning I had to go get something from my car, on the way back in I had my hard hat liner, which is a light cloth hat with a big brim, and when I got close to the job I put it on. Next thing I know he has me by the elbow and is in my face, "What's with that hat"....."What" "What's with the hat blocking your face?".... It keeps the sun off of my face and neck!". There was another cop there, gave him the "what are you doing?" look, and he let my elbow go. I went into work. WTF!!!!!!
That's just ridiculous. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/27/12 at 8:47 am
Well, I did it. I deactivated my Facebook account. My last message was "I'm deactivating my Facebook account, not that anyone gives a tinker's cuss what I do." Why would I stay? Fb is all about the salable commodity that is YOU! I'm a hermit with no job, no social life, no money, and no life prospects. It's only a rude will to survive that keeps me going at all. So to hell with Facebook and its commodity fetish and its data mining schemes. It's a slow fade away for me and there is no one from my past I want any thing to do with at all. Leave me the **** alone!!! In a year or so I'll either be dead or imprisoned by the state because I don't know how to be a corporate slave. **** them all. If it gets bad enough I might have trouble taking responsibility for my actions in the face the American Nazi coup coming int 2013!
>:(
Everyone here know how I feel about Facebook.
But, Max, remember, we love you here. You are part of our little community here and we care about you. I have said this before, I will say it again, if you need to talk, you know where to find me.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 07/27/12 at 7:15 pm
Everyone here know how I feel about Facebook.
But, Max, remember, we love you here. You are part of our little community here and we care about you. I have said this before, I will say it again, if you need to talk, you know where to find me.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Thanks, Cat, I'll keep that in mind.
:)
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/28/12 at 1:57 am
Same state cop? What an a-hole! He owes you a big apology.
>:(
Well, we know that isn't going to happen. He was a detail cop and was gone the next day, usually these guys keep the detail once they get it. Hope he doesn't show up again.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 07/28/12 at 1:59 am
Everyone here know how I feel about Facebook.
But, Max, remember, we love you here. You are part of our little community here and we care about you. I have said this before, I will say it again, if you need to talk, you know where to find me.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Big Ditto!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 07/28/12 at 7:58 pm
Poor Canada. They could have had British culture, French cuisine, & American technology. Instead they ended up with American culture, British cuisine & French technology.
Cat
I love it!! I've heard that kind of statement before about something... you know, the weak and strong points of each land, and having the weak and not the strong... like this, and I think it's delightful!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 07/28/12 at 8:43 pm
Well, I did it. I deactivated my Facebook account. My last message was "I'm deactivating my Facebook account, not that anyone gives a tinker's cuss what I do." Why would I stay? Fb is all about the salable commodity that is YOU! I'm a hermit with no job, no social life, no money, and no life prospects. It's only a rude will to survive that keeps me going at all. So to hell with Facebook and its commodity fetish and its data mining schemes. It's a slow fade away for me and there is no one from my past I want any thing to do with at all. Leave me the **** alone!!! In a year or so I'll either be dead or imprisoned by the state because I don't know how to be a corporate slave. **** them all. If it gets bad enough I might have trouble taking responsibility for my actions in the face the American Nazi coup coming int 2013!
>:(
Facebook is for narcissists. ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Don Carlos on 07/28/12 at 9:40 pm
I love it!! I've heard that kind of statement before about something... you know, the weak and strong points of each land, and having the weak and not the strong... like this, and I think it's delightful!
Of Course its all meant in good fun.
By the way, I find your posts very interesting. Welcome aboard
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 07/28/12 at 10:03 pm
Of Course its all meant in good fun.
By the way, I find your posts very interesting. Welcome aboard
Awwwwww...!!! *deflated ego puffs up a bit* thanx!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/29/12 at 5:44 pm
My rant for the day: Today, I was telling someone if you Google Images "Patrick Farrow" you will see one of my photos of his statue called "The Leash." Just to make sure it is still true, I Googled "Patrick Farrow" and there was my photo-but on someone else's site! >:( >:( I have known that other people have used my photos before but they usually give me credit. I emailed this person and told them to either credit me as the photographer or take the photo OFF!!!
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/29/12 at 7:16 pm
My rant for the day: Today, I was telling someone if you Google Images "Patrick Farrow" you will see one of my photos of his statue called "The Leash." Just to make sure it is still true, I Googled "Patrick Farrow" and there was my photo-but on someone else's site! >:( >:( I have known that other people have used my photos before but they usually give me credit. I emailed this person and told them to either credit me as the photographer or take the photo OFF!!!
Cat
Update:
They emailed me back, apologized and gave me credit with a link to my Flickr account. That's all I ask.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/29/12 at 7:28 pm
Update:
They emailed me back, apologized and gave me credit with a link to my Flickr account. That's all I ask.
Cat
They should have approched you in the first place, asking you whether they can use your photo. Peter Farrow lost some integrity points there.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 07/29/12 at 7:38 pm
They should have approched you in the first place, asking you whether they can use your photo. Peter Farrow lost some integrity points there.
Peter Farrow? ???
BTW, Patrick Farrow is Mia's brother. Yes, THAT Mia Farrow. He lived in the next town over to us. Unfortunately, he committed suicide a few years back. (His widow still lives in the next town over.) The person who "stole" the photo is an admirer of Patrick.
I have had a few people ask me if they could use some of my photos. One of my photos was used in a UN presentation and another was used on a virtual map-of St. Louis of all places. They like my shot of the Arch.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 07/29/12 at 7:43 pm
Peter Farrow? ???
BTW, Patrick Farrow is Mia's brother. Yes, THAT Mia Farrow. He lived in the next town over to us. Unfortunately, he committed suicide a few years back. (His widow still lives in the next town over.) The person who "stole" the photo is an admirer of Patrick.
I have had a few people ask me if they could use some of my photos. One of my photos was used in a UN presentation and another was used on a virtual map-of St. Louis of all places. They like my shot of the Arch.
Cat
oops, should have typed Patrick.
Maybe Mia has another bro named Peter? ;D
Nice stuff that they can use your photos.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 07/29/12 at 7:44 pm
Update:
They emailed me back, apologized and gave me credit with a link to my Flickr account. That's all I ask.
Cat
Why would they do that to your photo? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 08/30/12 at 11:07 am
Today is the college picnic. I always look forward to it, seeing everyone from the college who we don't get to see too often. But, we didn't get an invite. I thought we were being snubbed because of the issue between Carlos & the prez (long story). But, we are not the only ones being snubbed. They didn't invite ANY of the retirees. The retirees were always invited to functions like this. So much for being part of the college community. But they always come around asking for $$$. I am just upset about the direction the college is going in. This is a place that not only did I do a lot of growing/healing at but I also met the love of my life there & we got married there. The college was a part of us and we were a part of the college. And now, the college is making up feel unwelcomed. I think it is mainly because of the prez. And what really p!sses me off is the fact that he may not have been the prez if it wasn't for Carlos-because Carlos was on the committee to hire him.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/03/12 at 10:35 pm
Just how much more am I expected to deal with before I snap? My other shower, the one we used because the one in my room had a leak and the floor is starting to soften, has freaked out. The handle popped off when Sarah tried to shut it off and the water was coming out of the handle. Not just coming out, shooting out and hitting the wall on the other side. We shut off the water to the house and got the handle back on. It didn't look broken and isn't leaking for now. Guess we are back to my shower. I just don't know how in the heck I can be expected to afford this. I can't pay my damn bills as it is. I just feel like a total loser. 41 years old and I can't seem to be able to dig myself out.
Nights like tonight are when I really wish I were married. We might still be in the same financial boat, but at least I would have someone else to worry with. I wouldn't be trying to do it all alone.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/12 at 12:55 am
Just how much more am I expected to deal with before I snap? My other shower, the one we used because the one in my room had a leak and the floor is starting to soften, has freaked out. The handle popped off when Sarah tried to shut it off and the water was coming out of the handle. Not just coming out, shooting out and hitting the wall on the other side. We shut off the water to the house and got the handle back on. It didn't look broken and isn't leaking for now. Guess we are back to my shower. I just don't know how in the heck I can be expected to afford this. I can't pay my damn bills as it is. I just feel like a total loser. 41 years old and I can't seem to be able to dig myself out.
Nights like tonight are when I really wish I were married. We might still be in the same financial boat, but at least I would have someone else to worry with. I wouldn't be trying to do it all alone.
that really sucks Dag :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/04/12 at 7:14 am
I don't know what's going on with these customers lately but I have found more broken wagons in the past few days and yesterday on Labor Day too. They have become more destructive and reckless and everytime I see broken wagons I just get so over-emotional about it. And doing this for almost 5 1/2 years it's somewhat taken it's toll on me physically and mentally. I think I may want to get away from the cartjob by next year before I go nuts.
And also could customers please throw the fliers IN the garbage and not ON the floor while I'm in the middle of sweeping and trying to keep it clean. For Christ Sakes, you can't walk 5ft to the nearest garbage can? There are 6 of them, Are you blind or something? Please dispose trash of properly! ::) THANK YOU
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/04/12 at 7:32 am
I don't know what's going on with these customers lately but I have found more broken wagons in the past few days and yesterday on Labor Day too. They have become more destructive and reckless and everytime I see broken wagons I just get so over-emotional about it. And doing this for almost 5 1/2 years it's somewhat taken it's toll on me physically and mentally. I think I may want to get away from the cartjob by next year before I go nuts.
Are customers actually breaking the wagons, or just wear and tear because they are old or not built properly. Unless things are so different from Canada and NY, I don't think people ram carts into walls or anything. Actually (from a non cart person's perspective) the most times they collide with each other is when the cartman collects the carts and puts them all together, fits them in and pushes then back to where they belong. It's not the cartperson's fault, it's just the way things go.
And also could customers please throw the fliers IN the garbage and not ON the floor while I'm in the middle of sweeping and trying to keep it clean. For Christ Sakes, you can't walk 5ft to the nearest garbage can? There are 6 of them, Are you blind or something? Please dispose trash of properly! ::) THANK YOU
People are careless. :-\\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ozVMxzNAA
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/04/12 at 7:37 am
Are customers actually breaking the wagons, or just wear and tear because they are old or not built properly. Unless things are so different from Canada and NY, I don't think people ram carts into walls or anything. Actually (from a non cart person's perspective) the most times they collide with each other is when the cartman collects the carts and puts them all together, fits them in and pushes then back to where they belong. It's not the cartperson's fault, it's just the way things go.
People are careless. :-\\
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ozVMxzNAA
It's the way they pull at it, nice and easy don't force it out, C'mon these god damn wagons cost $100! >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/04/12 at 10:04 am
Just how much more am I expected to deal with before I snap? My other shower, the one we used because the one in my room had a leak and the floor is starting to soften, has freaked out. The handle popped off when Sarah tried to shut it off and the water was coming out of the handle. Not just coming out, shooting out and hitting the wall on the other side. We shut off the water to the house and got the handle back on. It didn't look broken and isn't leaking for now. Guess we are back to my shower. I just don't know how in the heck I can be expected to afford this. I can't pay my damn bills as it is. I just feel like a total loser. 41 years old and I can't seem to be able to dig myself out.
Nights like tonight are when I really wish I were married. We might still be in the same financial boat, but at least I would have someone else to worry with. I wouldn't be trying to do it all alone.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/12 at 10:40 am
It's the way they pull at it, nice and easy don't force it out, C'mon these god damn wagons cost $100! >:(
Howard I'm not sure if you've ever tried to take out a cart that's stuck but those things get jammed in tgere so hard you have to yank em out...if there's some super secret tip you should tell us.
Here's an idea- whenever you see a customer yanking go up and offer (nicely) to help them. Say 'here t me get that for you' or 'can I help you with that ma'am/sir'. They would likely appreciate the assist.
Also, the cart money doesn't come from your wallet so no need to take it personally.
I think I speak for everyone on the boards when I say we sincerely hope you will follow thru and look for an inside job next year but why wait? You've been talking about doing it for about three years. The time to act is now. Carpe Diem!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 09/04/12 at 2:09 pm
Just how much more am I expected to deal with before I snap?
That sucks, Dag.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/04/12 at 6:11 pm
Thanks, guys. It doesn't help that I am on the never-ending hormonal coaster. lol
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/04/12 at 7:48 pm
Here's an idea- whenever you see a customer yanking go up and offer (nicely) to help them. Say 'here t me get that for you' or 'can I help you with that ma'am/sir'. They would likely appreciate the assist.
Yes, that's what I do, some wagons get stuck and jammed and they ask for my assistance so I help them and they say "Thank You" in return. :)
But sometimes I can't be everywhere they want me to be. If customers are over by the cart corral and I'm out in the parking lot with the carts I can't be there to assist them, I'm too busy with the carts outside rather than the ones that are parked in the corral. Customers are gonna have to do that for themselves.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/04/12 at 9:30 pm
Yes, that's what I do, some wagons get stuck and jammed and they ask for my assistance so I help them and they say "Thank You" in return. :)
But sometimes I can't be everywhere they want me to be. If customers are over by the cart corral and I'm out in the parking lot with the carts I can't be there to assist them, I'm too busy with the carts outside rather than the ones that are parked in the corral. Customers are gonna have to that for themselves.
But when they do it for themselves you complain.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/04/12 at 10:43 pm
But when they do it for themselves you complain.
I would like to know how he knows it is the customers abuse while taking them out of the corral that breaks the carts when he just said he is in the parking lot collecting carts.
Not that he will answer this......wow, I am grouchy. Must go to bed before I cause any problems.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 09/05/12 at 3:14 am
Thanks, guys. It doesn't help that I am on the never-ending hormonal coaster. lol
I've had those days, sometimes it helps to just go in your room away from the kids and just cry it out. I think it would have been better to be married, then I think about who I would have been married to and suddenly, as bad as things are, things don't look quite as bad.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/05/12 at 7:06 am
But when they do it for themselves you complain.
I know it's like you created a masterpiece all nice and neat and they crap all over it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/05/12 at 7:10 am
I would like to know how he knows it is the customers abuse while taking them out of the corral that breaks the carts when he just said he is in the parking lot collecting carts.
Not that he will answer this......wow, I am grouchy. Must go to bed before I cause any problems.
Well I come back from collecting carts and then I walk to the corral and there I see are a couple of abused wagons so I wind up putting them in the junkyard in the back. They pull at it so much that the metal hinges come right off,They're quite abusive.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/05/12 at 9:24 am
I know it's like you created a masterpiece all nice and neat and they crap all over it.
That's soooo not what I meant ::)
And yet totally proves my point :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/05/12 at 9:39 am
They pull at it so much that the metal hinges come right off.
I've never seen anyone do that before. Any of your customers heavyweight body builders or are the carts really cheap?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/05/12 at 9:43 am
But when they do it for themselves you complain.
I know it's like you created a masterpiece all nice and neat and they crap all over it.
That's soooo not what I meant ::)
It's almost 180 degrees opposite to what you meant.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/05/12 at 9:57 am
It's almost 180 degrees opposite to what you meant.
Pretty much ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/05/12 at 12:13 pm
Thanks, guys. It doesn't help that I am on the never-ending hormonal coaster. lol
I TOTALLY understand. Been there, done that. I'm still there.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/05/12 at 4:46 pm
Just how much more am I expected to deal with before I snap? My other shower, the one we used because the one in my room had a leak and the floor is starting to soften, has freaked out. The handle popped off when Sarah tried to shut it off and the water was coming out of the handle. Not just coming out, shooting out and hitting the wall on the other side. We shut off the water to the house and got the handle back on. It didn't look broken and isn't leaking for now. Guess we are back to my shower. I just don't know how in the heck I can be expected to afford this. I can't pay my damn bills as it is. I just feel like a total loser. 41 years old and I can't seem to be able to dig myself out.
Nights like tonight are when I really wish I were married. We might still be in the same financial boat, but at least I would have someone else to worry with. I wouldn't be trying to do it all alone.
{{{HUGS}}}
You are not alone. I know it feels like you are when the bills are overdue and you don't have the bread to pay 'em. It doesn't make you a loser in my book, no ma'am. I'm in so much debt they won't even let me have a credit card.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/05/12 at 6:50 pm
Thanks, Max. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/05/12 at 7:49 pm
That's soooo not what I meant ::)
And yet totally proves my point :D
I watch and observe what customers do over there, they don't know I exist but I do when they see me, I might say something.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/05/12 at 7:52 pm
I've never seen anyone do that before. Any of your customers heavyweight body builders or are the carts really cheap?
The carts are made from metal and plastic. Everybody over there is in a god damn hurry they want their carts but it's stuck so they try to force it and pull at it so much that it breaks, They're quite reckless. I think they're 100 pounds or probably less than that.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/05/12 at 11:29 pm
I watch and observe what customers do over there, they don't know I exist but I do when they see me, I might say something.
Well, back when I was a cart guy, I was paid an hourly rate, no benefits. I couldn't care less how much the customers beat up the carts 'cos it wasn't coming out of my hide. We'd have to send the carts out for repairs. I think they were only fifty or sixty bucks a pop back in the eighties. It was never going to occur to our dimwitted customers why there were fewer carts in the train, and the guys who fixed the carts got plenty of business...soooo...no prob. Now, I would never damage a cart or through my actions cause that cart to become damaged. Thus if two carts were wedged together, I would haul them both to the back to cart sickbay.
:)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/06/12 at 7:26 am
Well, back when I was a cart guy, I was paid an hourly rate, no benefits. I couldn't care less how much the customers beat up the carts 'cos it wasn't coming out of my hide. We'd have to send the carts out for repairs. I think they were only fifty or sixty bucks a pop back in the eighties. It was never going to occur to our dimwitted customers why there were fewer carts in the train, and the guys who fixed the carts got plenty of business...soooo...no prob. Now, I would never damage a cart or through my actions cause that cart to become damaged. Thus if two carts were wedged together, I would haul them both to the back to cart sickbay.
:)
But Max doing this for almost 5 1/2 years it has taken an emotional toll on me mentally AND physically, maybe it's that I care about my job a little too much even though I dislike the job somewhat.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/06/12 at 8:00 am
But Max doing this for almost 5 1/2 years it has taken an emotional toll on me mentally AND physically.
If "in 5 1/2 years it has taken an emotional toll on me mentally AND physically" Seems to me someone should be looking for a new job. And fast.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Inertia on 09/06/12 at 9:08 am
My mom is a broken record.
She asks me the same mundane questions over and over again until I get tired of answering them. This is how a typical conversation between us goes.
Mom: "How does the table look?"
Me: "Like a table."
Mom: "Does it look good or bad?"
Me: "It looks fine."
Mom: "Stop playing games. Does it look good or bad?"
Me: "I said it looks fine!"
Mom: "Why won't you give me a straight answer?"
Me: "I told you it looks fine. F-I-N-E."
Mom: "Stop playing mind games!"
Me: "The only one playing mind games is you. I've answered this question fifty times already. Besides, if it looked bad I would just tell you. You wouldn't have to ask!"
Mom: "So how does it look?"
Me: "It looks like a table. What do you want out of me?"
You can replace the world table with lamp or shelf or any other kind of furniture either. We go through this discussion so much. I don't even know why she asks me anymore.
It drives me crazy! If you respond good she will still ask you a billion times.
She never takes my advice anyway so why she asks me these kinds of questions I don't know.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/06/12 at 10:33 am
Honestly...you would've pissed me off when you said it looks like a table
whether she listens to your advice or not, fine is a vague answer. She wants some kimd of opinion from you What do you like about it / what don't you like about it. Those would be answers. Just saying fine sounds like there's something missing or that it could be better about it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Inertia on 09/06/12 at 11:23 am
Honestly...you would've pissed me off when you said it looks like a table
whether she listens to your advice or not, fine is a vague answer. She wants some kimd of opinion from you What do you like about it / what don't you like about it. Those would be answers. Just saying fine sounds like there's something missing or that it could be better about it.
Well she's always asking me those kind of questions so I get tired of it. It honestly does not matter if I give her a direct answer or not because she will still keep asking it anyway about the same piece of furniture over and over again. -.-
She should know me well enough to know if I don't like it I will definitely tell her so without her asking. I guess it is me being snarky when I tell her a table looks like a table, but when you get asked these questions so much you start to get annoyed. The table question is then followed by how the lamp looks or about the yellow paint or whatever. I don't see why she can't ask it once and be satisfied with the response.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/06/12 at 3:44 pm
If "in 5 1/2 years it has taken an emotional toll on me mentally AND physically" Seems to me someone should be looking for a new job. And fast.
But I'm still deciding about working inside.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/06/12 at 4:15 pm
But I'm still deciding about working inside.
How long has that been going on? (deciding about working inside)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/06/12 at 4:25 pm
How long has that been going on? (deciding about working inside)
Ask Q that she knows more than me. ::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/06/12 at 4:27 pm
Ask Q that she knows more than me. ::)
If you have waited "A long time" Let's say as much as 3 to 5 years to work inside, you probably won't...they are only words without action.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/06/12 at 4:43 pm
If you have waited "A long time" Let's say as much as 3 to 5 years to work inside, you probably won't...they are only words without action.
You catch on quick.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/06/12 at 5:28 pm
Ask Q that she knows more than me. ::)
Don't roll your eyes at me son. >:(
You have been talking about wanting to work inside since you were at the Garden City (or whatever) Pathmark. You talked about it for over a year. You've been at Ozone park for, what?, two years?
You can think about it all you want Howard but its not going to change if you don't take steps to change it.
At this point, if you continue to work a miserable job you kind of hate you only have yourself to blame.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/06/12 at 8:46 pm
Don't roll your eyes at me son. >:(
You have been talking about wanting to work inside since you were at the Garden City (or whatever) Pathmark. You talked about it for over a year. You've been at Ozone park for, what?, two years?
You can think about it all you want Howard but its not going to change if you don't take steps to change it.
At this point, if you continue to work a miserable job you kind of hate you only have yourself to blame.
Must you be so scornful?
???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/07/12 at 1:50 am
Must you be so scornful?
???
If you choose to see it that way max so be it I see it more as matter of fact. I've been supportive of Howard's desires to work inside. There a plenty of posts to show it. But at some point it's time to shyt or get off the pot. It gets old.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/07/12 at 3:52 pm
Must you be so scornful?
???
No, Q is right I've been procrastinating for years about working inside, she has the right to be angry at me. If I don't take action nothing will get done. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/07/12 at 3:53 pm
If you choose to see it that way max so be it I see it more as matter of fact. I've been supportive of Howard's desires to work inside. There a plenty of posts to show it. But at some point it's time to shyt or get off the pot. It gets old.
and you have the right to be angry at me. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/07/12 at 8:48 pm
and you have the right to be angry at me. :(
It don't do no good for anybody to be angry at anybody, and if you ask me you take a little too much grief offa some people around here.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 09/07/12 at 10:15 pm
It don't do no good for anybody to be angry at anybody, and if you ask me you take a little too much grief offa some people around here.
::)
I would have to agree with this statement!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/07/12 at 10:59 pm
No, Q is right I've been procrastinating for years about working inside, she has the right to be angry at me. If I don't take action nothing will get done. :(
The first step is recognizing the problem. ;)
I know you saw your job coach the other day....hopefully you talked to him/her about it.
and you have the right to be angry at me. :(
I'm not angry at you Howard. Frustrated with the situation but not angry.
But I hate it when you roll your eyes at me like I'm responsible for whatever it is you're commenting on.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/08/12 at 7:13 am
It don't do no good for anybody to be angry at anybody, and if you ask me you take a little too much grief offa some people around here.
::)
I've been complaining for years about my job and the company so it's nothing new anymore.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/08/12 at 7:18 am
The first step is recognizing the problem.
I know you saw your job coach the other day....hopefully you talked to him/her about it.
And he will take a ride over there and talk to the frontend manager about my desire to work inside, stock or maintainence, probably more maintainence because for years growing up I loved cleaning cause I was such a clean freak. And I do realize that I will be called on the loudspeaker almost all the time and that can get quite annoying sometimes.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 09/08/12 at 10:41 am
No, Q is right I've been procrastinating for years about working inside, she has the right to be angry at me. If I don't take action nothing will get done. :(
But why does someone deserve scorn if they are procrastinating? Why do you agree that you deserve scorn? We all have our own lives and make our own choices and must learn how to learn from the consequences of our choices... by becoming more and more aware that our choices are making us sad. (if they are.)
My belief is that one thing that's wrong with the world, and that keeps people down, is the common belief that people get motivated when someone says something to them which makes them feel ashamed of themselves. But one of the reasons people procrastinate is that they already feel ashamed of themselves, and when they feel ashamed, bad and unworthy, it makes them afraid they will fail if they try. So then they don't try. People need encouragement, not scorn. IMHO. AND, your basic source of encouragement needs to be yourself!!
So for you? Unsolicited advice coming up!: (ignore if unwanted) Keep being aware that you don't like your job and why, and tell yourself every day about your good points, take the love that's here ('00s) to help you feel good about YOU, and keep imagining inside your mind what it would be like if you had a good job, and were happy in it. Imagine yourself being happy in a new job!! See all the details, and feel the feelings of it!! Every day, guide your mind to ponder about what you like and what you are good at. And give yourself praise for the good job you are doing now with the carts!!! Your job is useful and important.
(I always leave my cart in a good place for the cart gatherers, or even take it back to the store, to help you guys/gals. It's a strenuous job.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/08/12 at 11:15 am
I punish you Howard for whining all this time ( making me sick of reading about it) and not trying to fix your problem. The punishment? I don't know I'll have to think about it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/08/12 at 12:47 pm
And he will take a ride over there and talk to the frontend manager about my desire to work inside, stock or maintainence, probably more maintainence because for years growing up I loved cleaning cause I was such a clean freak. And I do realize that I will be called on the loudspeaker almost all the time and that can get quite annoying sometimes.
At least you'd finally be inside.
I think there's a big difference cleaning up your own space and cleaning up after a store full of people but it's better than dealing with weather and stuff. I hope it works out for you soon Howard.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/08/12 at 12:54 pm
I can't speak for anyone but myself and I will say when Howard first started about working inside I was very encouraging. But as it became obviuoys no movement was happening my wbcouragement waned.
Howard complains a lot about his job but does little to change tge circumstances. I sort of see it like stepping in crap on the sidewalk- the first time it happens you feel bad for them but if the person continues to purposely step in shyt they lose the right to complain about it at some point.
It would be nice to hear Howard say positive things about work sometimes. But that never happens. Why mire in misery? That's no way to live.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/08/12 at 1:44 pm
I am all for him getting a indoor job. If it has been a joke it's hasn't been funny, it's been making me sick. I'd probably give him a kick in the ---. If not a joke , he still needs some sort of wake up call. I eventually stopped reading and figured he was joking because he wouldn't stop.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 09/08/12 at 5:59 pm
I am all for him getting a indoor job. If it has been a joke it's hasn't been funny, it's been making me sick. I'd probably give him a kick in the ---. If not a joke , he still needs some sort of wake up call. I eventually stopped reading and figured he was joking because he wouldn't stop.
I'm glad I'm not your kid~!! (I'm sure you'll say... you are too!!)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/08/12 at 7:49 pm
I'm glad I'm not your kid~!! (I'm sure you'll say... you are too!!)
I wouldn't be able to raise a kid. I've never grown up. My wonderful brain tumor and more so. a mother probably raised with scorning and decided to do the same for me. By the time she gave my brothers their five years, I'd gotten 15 years of it.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/09/12 at 7:06 am
I think what we ALL have in common here is that we ALL want the best for Howard. Everyone here cares about him, some people here are closer to him & have vested more time in trying to help him and have come across some frustrations...
But Howard, we all care about you. I think you know that. We all want the best for you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/09/12 at 7:57 am
But why does someone deserve scorn if they are procrastinating? Why do you agree that you deserve scorn? We all have our own lives and make our own choices and must learn how to learn from the consequences of our choices... by becoming more and more aware that our choices are making us sad. (if they are.)
The problem is I keep talking about it and sometimes it makes people angry even though it bothers me, It must bother them.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/09/12 at 7:59 am
At least you'd finally be inside.
I think there's a big difference cleaning up your own space and cleaning up after a store full of people but it's better than dealing with weather and stuff. I hope it works out for you soon Howard.
In Garden City Park I asked about working inside numerous times and they snubbed me. They gave me the "Wait till the holidays are over" talk.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/09/12 at 8:01 am
I think what we ALL have in common here is that we ALL want the best for Howard. Everyone here cares about him, some people here are closer to him & have vested more time in trying to help him and have come across some frustrations...
But Howard, we all care about you. I think you know that. We all want the best for you.
Thanks and karma. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 09/09/12 at 8:05 am
I wouldn't be able to raise a kid. I've never grown up. My wonderful brain tumor and more so. a mother probably raised with scorning and decided to do the same for me. By the time she gave my brothers their five years, I'd gotten 15 years of it.
http://www.inthe00s.com/Themes/core/images/bbc/italicize.gif
Absolutely right! Good insight! Yes, scorning and shaming gets passed down from generation to generation, wreaking havoc in its path. The hope is that as people come to understand it, they can plant their feet on the ground and say, "The shaming stops here, with me and to the best of my ability, I'll do my small part and turn the energy behind the scorn into active encouragement and love. But it ain't an easy task, because the shaming response is, like, a "knee-jerk," automatic one, if you've been brought up with it! When it comes out of you, it feels so right!!:) Yes~! This is the only thing that's gonna help that person! we feel. Nothing else is gonna get his attention!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 09/09/12 at 8:15 am
The problem is I keep talking about it and sometimes it makes people angry even though it bothers me, It must bother them.
Yes, Howard, that's right! We are all connected, and everyone that cares about you wants the best for you. They make suggestions, and then if you don't follow them, they feel rejected, or like they've failed in helping you. That feels bad to them, so they get mad at you. They feel your failure inside, as if it's their failure. That's how connected we are. (IMHO) It's a beautiful thing, really, but it's tricky to handle.
So, Howard, tell us what you would like people to say when you complain, over the years? What do you think would be most helpful to you? :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/09/12 at 8:26 am
Yes, Howard, that's right! We are all connected, and everyone that cares about you wants the best for you. They make suggestions, and then if you don't follow them, they feel rejected, or like they've failed in helping you. That feels bad to them, so they get mad at you. They feel your failure inside, as if it's their failure. That's how connected we are. (IMHO) It's a beautiful thing, really, but it's tricky to handle.
So, Howard, tell us what you would like people to say when you complain, over the years? What do you think would be most helpful to you? :)
giving good criticism but not offending anyone or putting someone down.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/09/12 at 10:29 am
giving good criticism but not offending anyone or putting someone down.
Do you ever have your eyes open when Q gives out the first suggestion or do you just skip over it and continue to whine?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/09/12 at 10:56 am
In Garden City Park I asked about working inside numerous times and they snubbed me. They gave me the "Wait till the holidays are over" talk.
That was Garden City...if I remember correctly, when it closed and talked to people about coming over to Ozone park you didn't try to get an inside job.
I commend you on your employment and commitment to the company but if it's not working for you you and the job coach should talk about looking at other options.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/09/12 at 10:58 am
The problem is I keep talking about it and sometimes it makes people angry even though it bothers me, It must bother them.
Everyone hates their job sometimes but you complain more than most. I think it would be nice to hear the positive aspects of the job. Or hear about the nice customers for a change.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/09/12 at 11:06 am
Yes, Howard, that's right! We are all connected, and everyone that cares about you wants the best for you. They make suggestions, and then if you don't follow them, they feel rejected, or like they've failed in helping you. That feels bad to them, so they get mad at you. They feel your failure inside, as if it's their failure. That's how connected we are. (IMHO) It's a beautiful thing, really, but it's tricky to handle.
So, Howard, tell us what you would like people to say when you complain, over the years? What do you think would be most helpful to you? :)
That's not exactly the case gdbd. I have offered Howard suggestions because I want to help and see him get what he wants. He rarely takes the suggestions or twists then into something other than what was written. I don't care if he uses them or not but when he chooses to take no action yet continues to complain about the problem that's when I get frustrated.
I know I'm not alone here I'm just the only one chiming in.
And I will say I like Howard... I just get tired of the same posts in multiple threads about the same problems he's been complaining about for years. And yes max I try to ignore them but sometimes it's not that easy.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/09/12 at 11:10 am
Do you ever have your eyes open when Q gives out the first suggestion or do you just skip over it and continue to whine?
My job is problem solving, listening to people butch about whatever issue they have and finding a solution to that problem or making referrals if I or my people can't help them.
Sometimes that job trait sneaks into my posts. I do it 60hes a week so you just can't turn it off
I know I've done the same with you. Some advise you ignore and some you've taken. It's no big deal. Whether the message comes out correctly or not more often than not I'm just trying to help
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/09/12 at 11:18 am
Now on to more important things....me :D
I never thought I'd type this but I'm mad at Paley. A couple years ago my favorite director got a job as an executive with tv guide. They sort of ran without a real figure (or visible) figure head so all was status quo.
This year a new person stepped up. Most people got fired. The one in charge of guest relations and the one in charge of events kept they're jobs so I still knew the two most important ppl after the exec Dir.
Well with the new staff came new policies. They are trying to cut out the fandom (ie pics & autographs) so the fall preview has been not my most successful at Paley.
I went to talk to the guest relations guy. Offer a solution that every fan I talked to thinks is a good idea and would require little to no effort from Paley.
He said its a good idea but not our priority. I said well why come (he knows i live 90 miles away) if I can just watch the panels live stream at home....after 15 yrs of patronship and tens of thousands of dollars spent there, he looked at me and shrugged his shoulders and said " so don't come" :\'(
He told my friend later he was worried he pissed me off...ya think? >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/09/12 at 1:56 pm
Do you ever have your eyes open when Q gives out the first suggestion or do you just skip over it and continue to whine?
maybe I just whine about it and forget to read the rest. :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/09/12 at 1:59 pm
That was Garden City...if I remember correctly, when it closed and talked to people about coming over to Ozone park you didn't try to get an inside job.
I commend you on your employment and commitment to the company but if it's not working for you you and the job coach should talk about looking at other options.
I guess at that time I wanted to continue with working with the carts but now that I see the situation, working inside would probably be less stressful but the problem is the maintainence people are always being called on the loudspeaker and you have to be on the floor when called.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/09/12 at 2:01 pm
Everyone hates their job sometimes but you complain more than most. I think it would be nice to hear the positive aspects of the job. Or hear about the nice customers for a change.
I guess it's time to hear some positive news about my work instead of hearing of all the negative stuff.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/09/12 at 2:18 pm
I guess at that time I wanted to continue with working with the carts but now that I see the situation, working inside would probably be less stressful but the problem is the maintainence people are always being called on the loudspeaker and you have to be on the floor when called.
Howard, it doesn't matter where you work, inside or out, you will have stressful days. It is the same for everyone. The only problem I have with your complaints is how it always seems to be the fault of "stupid customers". First off, they pay your salary. Second, accidents happen. Spills happen. I am willing to bet that 99% of the broken carts or spilled stuff was not on purpose.
Remember, most of the customers appreciate the job you do. I know I like being able to get a cart when I get to the store. Without the collectors that wouldn't happen. You do a good job, Howard. I am proud of you for that. Keep it up.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/09/12 at 2:20 pm
Howard, it doesn't matter where you work, inside or out, you will have stressful days. It is the same for everyone. The only problem I have with your complaints is how it always seems to be the fault of "stupid customers". First off, they pay your salary. Second, accidents happen. Spills happen. I am willing to bet that 99% of the broken carts or spilled stuff was not on purpose.
Remember, most of the customers appreciate the job you do. I know I like being able to get a cart when I get to the store. Without the collectors that wouldn't happen. You do a good job, Howard. I am proud of you for that. Keep it up.
Thank You. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/09/12 at 5:16 pm
maybe I just whine about it and forget to read the rest. :-\\
sometimes people get so focused on whining that it seems to become the only thing they remember how to do.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/09/12 at 8:03 pm
There have been many times when we tease Howard, ( http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=39656.0 ) and when we do, he always such a good sport about it. But, there are times when we try to help him ( http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=24273.600 ). It does get frustrating to hear him b!tch about the same thing year after year and he doesn't do anything about it. And it is frustrating when he doesn't read posts. But that doesn't mean that we don't care about him.
Howard, I hope you know that you are very much a part of this community of ours and we love you & care very much about you. We only want the best for you and it pains us when we try to help but you don't help yourself.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 09/09/12 at 8:22 pm
Thank You. :)
Is it confusing to you, Howard, the here's this thread which is called "Sound Off/Vent Tent/ Rants Are Us," and so you come to this thread and "Sound Off, Vent, and Rant" (because that's what you FEEL like doing) and then it seems that it's NOT OK to "Rant/Vent and Sound off" unless you are willing to take people's suggestions and do something about it?
Some questions you can ask yourself:
Could it be that it's just easier for you to just keep the job you have, and be able to Rant and Vent about it when you get frustrated?
Do you come on here mainly to Vent and Rant about your frustrations?
Does it feel to YOU as if you are asking for advice when you vent?
Do you want advice when you vent? Or would you just like to vent and have folks say "that's too bad" and leave you alone to live your own life and make changes when you feel ready. (that would be OK, wouldn't it? I think so.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/10/12 at 12:30 am
Howard, it doesn't matter where you work, inside or out, you will have stressful days. It is the same for everyone. The only problem I have with your complaints is how it always seems to be the fault of "stupid customers". First off, they pay your salary. Second, accidents happen. Spills happen. I am willing to bet that 99% of the broken carts or spilled stuff was not on purpose.
Remember, most of the customers appreciate the job you do. I know I like being able to get a cart when I get to the store. Without the collectors that wouldn't happen. You do a good job, Howard. I am proud of you for that. Keep it up.
And this is WHY I limit my posts on Sound Off because it's not just Sound Off. It's Sound Off critique and unsolicited advice. And that's a buzzkill.
The world is full of people who think they know how other people should manage their lives and I don't have to tell you what those people are full of.
GET IT? GOT IT? GOOD.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/10/12 at 7:02 am
There have been many times when we tease Howard, ( http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=39656.0 ) and when we do, he always such a good sport about it. But, there are times when we try to help him ( http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=24273.600 ). It does get frustrating to hear him b!tch about the same thing year after year and he doesn't do anything about it. And it is frustrating when he doesn't read posts. But that doesn't mean that we don't care about him.
Howard, I hope you know that you are very much a part of this community of ours and we love you & care very much about you. We only want the best for you and it pains us when we try to help but you don't help yourself.
Cat
Thanks and Karma. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/10/12 at 7:07 am
Could it be that it's just easier for you to just keep the job you have, and be able to Rant and Vent about it when you get frustrated?
I've kept this job for almost 5 1/2 years and 6 1/2 years if you count Au Bon Pain doing customer service
Do you come on here mainly to Vent and Rant about your frustrations?
I guess I come on here to vent my frustrations because sometimes people don't understand me in the real life
Does it feel to YOU as if you are asking for advice when you vent?
I'm certainly trying to
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/10/12 at 12:07 pm
Thanks and Karma. :)
Right back at ya.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/10/12 at 6:05 pm
And this is WHY I limit my posts on Sound Off because it's not just Sound Off. It's Sound Off critique and unsolicited advice. And that's a buzzkill.
The world is full of people who think they know how other people should manage their lives and I don't have to tell you what those people are full of.
GET IT? GOT IT? GOOD.
Yes, Max, I get it. I am an ass. I suck. Is that what you want to hear? I guess the second part where I was nice to him means nothing. Why the hell are you picking on my post? I say one thing and get flipped out on. Why not say it to Q? I am not saying she deserves it but this conversation has been going on for days and my one post gets singled out? Not cool.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 09/10/12 at 6:35 pm
Could it be that it's just easier for you to just keep the job you have, and be able to Rant and Vent about it when you get frustrated?
I've kept this job for almost 5 1/2 years and 6 1/2 years if you count Au Bon Pain doing customer service
Do you come on here mainly to Vent and Rant about your frustrations?
I guess I come on here to vent my frustrations because sometimes people don't understand me in the real life
Does it feel to YOU as if you are asking for advice when you vent?
I'm certainly trying to
I just want to make it clear that I have NO PROBLEM with you coming here and venting. That's what the thread is FOR.
I have NO PROBLEM with your working at your job and venting about the things that frustrate you but not wanting to look for another job.
I have NO PROBLEM with your venting and not looking for advice. To me, you can vent without looking for advice any time you want.
I'm sure you do a good job, and you've been working for many years! I admire that! I think it's fine to stay at a job that you are good at even if it has its frustrations. No job is perfect! Keep up the good work!! :)
I think that just because some people think you should look for another job, doesn't mean you should.
And I don't think you need to feel guilty if you don't feel right about doing what people suggest you do.
I'm hoping you understand what I'm saying. I had the feeling when I read your response to me that you didn't hear what I was actually saying. But that's OK. Just try not to jump to conclusions and read it a couple of time? I might not be saying what you think I'm saying. See how it goes with this message.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/10/12 at 9:25 pm
I'm also fine with you taking or leaving advise. Ranting once and awhile is fine, but doing it all the time makes people sick. If your not comfortable with someones suggestion then don't take it. Just do the best with what you can because that is all you can do.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/10/12 at 10:23 pm
Yes, Max, I get it. I am an ass. I suck. Is that what you want to hear? I guess the second part where I was nice to him means nothing. Why the hell are you picking on my post? I say one thing and get flipped out on. Why not say it to Q? I am not saying she deserves it but this conversation has been going on for days and my one post gets singled out? Not cool.
I got it earlier dag. No mention of my supportive posts either but I think Howard understands where I stand- that's all that matters
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/11/12 at 1:52 am
I got it earlier dag. No mention of my supportive posts either but I think Howard understands where I stand- that's all that matters
Yes, Max, I get it. I am an ass. I suck. Is that what you want to hear? I guess the second part where I was nice to him means nothing. Why the hell are you picking on my post? I say one thing and get flipped out on. Why not say it to Q? I am not saying she deserves it but this conversation has been going on for days and my one post gets singled out? Not cool.
Your rebuttal, Mr. President?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3GnWTy8Ebg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/11/12 at 7:14 am
Yes, Max, I get it. I am an ass. I suck. Is that what you want to hear? I guess the second part where I was nice to him means nothing. Why the hell are you picking on my post? I say one thing and get flipped out on. Why not say it to Q? I am not saying she deserves it but this conversation has been going on for days and my one post gets singled out? Not cool.
I'm sorry for beating this conversation to a pulp, I wouldn't want this situation to keep continuing. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/11/12 at 7:15 am
I'm also fine with you taking or leaving advise. Ranting once and awhile is fine, but doing it all the time makes people sick. If your not comfortable with someones suggestion then don't take it. Just do the best with what you can because that is all you can do.
Thanks. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/11/12 at 7:23 am
I'm sorry for beating this conversation to a pulp, I wouldn't want this situation to keep continuing. :(
Howard, this post was not aimed at you. I was responding to someone else.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/11/12 at 7:25 am
I got it earlier dag. No mention of my supportive posts either but I think Howard understands where I stand- that's all that matters
Like I said, I didn't think you deserved it either. I have had a crappy couple of months and really don't need his crap.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/11/12 at 7:27 am
Maybe if Howard would like help, suggestions for something, he can post it in the "Save Howard" thread. Over there, people can respond with good advice, practical help.
If Howard just wants to vent/rant about something, just because he wants to vent (which is OK Howard, everyone is allowed to vent), Howard can post here.
(Just don't post the same thing within 2 minutes in both threads) ;)
Sounds OK to you Howard?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/11/12 at 7:33 am
Maybe if Howard would like help, suggestions for something, he can post it in the "Save Howard" thread. Over there, people can respond with good advice, practical help.
If Howard just wants to vent/rant about something, just because he wants to vent (which is OK Howard, everyone is allowed to vent), Howard can post here.
(Just don't post the same thing within 2 minutes in both threads) ;)
Sounds OK to you Howard?
Yes Thank You Warped. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 09/11/12 at 9:30 am
Maybe if Howard would like help, suggestions for something, he can post it in the "Save Howard" thread. Over there, people can respond with good advice, practical help.
If Howard just wants to vent/rant about something, just because he wants to vent (which is OK Howard, everyone is allowed to vent), Howard can post here.
(Just don't post the same thing within 2 minutes in both threads) ;)
Sounds OK to you Howard?
This sounds like a good idea, except that calling it the "Save Howard" thread sounds mocking and mean to me. He doesn't get things at that level, but you know what you are saying. I'm sure you can think of a nicer idea as a way for him to explore possibilities when he feels like getting some input about how he might take action towards change. And I think it would be good for him to be clear about whether he wants help, or not, and when he just wants a chance to vent (he says he can't vent at work because people don't accept it, ) And it would be a good idea for everyone else to be clear about what Howard wants, too. I hope this discussion leads to good changes for Howard and for all his frustrated friends here! (me, I haven't been around long enough to have gotten frustrated.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/11/12 at 10:31 am
Maybe I'm the one sounding off/venting/ranting and don't want any advice. No matter how hard you try to disguise it.
I'm sorry for beating this conversation to a pulp, I wouldn't want this situation to keep continuing. :(
Howard, you're about the only one not annoying me right now. This stopped being about you two pages ago.
We're good. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/11/12 at 11:05 am
This sounds like a good idea, except that calling it the "Save Howard" thread sounds mocking and mean to me.
Warning Error judgement The Save Howard thread is a joke that was meant for a person that loves jokes. The intent for starting the thread was good.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/11/12 at 11:11 am
AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry. Had to do it.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/11/12 at 11:50 am
AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry. Had to do it.
Cat
don't be sorry
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/11/12 at 11:55 am
Maybe I'm the one sounding off/venting/ranting and don't want any advice. No matter how hard you try to disguise it.
Howard, you're about the only one not annoying me right now.
If I have annoyed you or anyone else the last 2 pages, my apologies. Was not my intent.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/11/12 at 2:44 pm
AAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry. Had to do it.
Cat
:D
Took you long enough! I figured I'd hear it sooner.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/11/12 at 2:45 pm
If I have annoyed you or anyone else the last 2 pages, my apologies. Was not my intent.
You, my new friend, have not...well not me anyway. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/11/12 at 2:55 pm
:D
Took you long enough! I figured I'd hear it sooner.
Things just seem to get harder & harder. :-\\
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 09/11/12 at 3:22 pm
Things just seem to get harder & harder. :-\\
Cat
(That's what she said)
...a little high school humour for everyone's afternoon.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/11/12 at 3:33 pm
Things just seem to get harder & harder. :-\\
Cat
I know. I'm sorry
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/11/12 at 3:40 pm
If you hadn't have said something though snoz, Howard would have just continued to complain and I know I would have continued to be sick of him doing so.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/11/12 at 3:47 pm
(That's what she said)
...a little high school humour for everyone's afternoon.
Bad! Bad! ;D ;D ;D
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 09/11/12 at 5:40 pm
Things just seem to get harder & harder. :-\\
Cat
Awwww, {{{{hugs}}}}
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/11/12 at 7:50 pm
I hope this discussion leads to good changes for Howard and for all his frustrated friends here! (me, I haven't been around long enough to have gotten frustrated.)
and hopefully an inside position.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/11/12 at 7:51 pm
Things just seem to get harder & harder. :-\\
Cat
what seems to be the problem? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Goodogbadog on 09/11/12 at 9:22 pm
and hopefully an inside position.
YES, Howard, you go for it!!!! And if you need any advice about difficult people you run into, or what to do next, you know just where to ask for it!!!! There are a whole lot of caring, smart and experienced people here, who know how to get things done in the world!! ;)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/11/12 at 10:05 pm
This sounds like a good idea, except that calling it the "Save Howard" thread sounds mocking and mean to me.
If I recall correctly, it was a Ferris Bueller's Day Off reference. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Howard move out from Au Bon Pain last decade. I guess it's pretty serious.
http://home.xnet.com/~madman/fbdo/images/fbdo2.jpg
(The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, buttheads - we all adore him. We think he's a righteous dude.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/11/12 at 10:28 pm
(The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, buttheads - we all adore him. We think he's a righteous dude.)
Edie McClurg, my favorite!
8)
http://quixotando.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/ferris-buellers-day-off-1986-grace-edie-mcclurg.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/11/12 at 11:41 pm
My dad just told me when picking me up from art class this evening that he hasn't helped me with my garden yet because when he started talking to mom she started bitching. That's no surprise to me dad.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/12/12 at 7:47 am
YES, Howard, you go for it!!!! And if you need any advice about difficult people you run into, or what to do next, you know just where to ask for it!!!! There are a whole lot of caring, smart and experienced people here, who know how to get things done in the world!! ;)
Thanks GDBD. :)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: gibbo on 09/13/12 at 5:39 am
Maybe I'm the one sounding off/venting/ranting and don't want any advice. No matter how hard you try to disguise it.
Howard, you're about the only one not annoying me right now. This stopped being about you two pages ago.
We're good. :)
Damn ... I haven't been around much lately. I'm normally on the end of this type of comment! ;D Unless .. I've started annoying Q even when I'm not here! 8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/13/12 at 8:42 am
Damn ... I haven't been around much lately. I'm normally on the end of this type of comment! ;D Unless .. I've started annoying Q even when I'm not here! 8)
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/16/12 at 3:16 am
Venting/ ranting here cause one cannot get away from douchebags! Blah!!!! They have taken over my life.... (shaking head)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/16/12 at 4:13 am
Venting/ ranting here cause one cannot get away from douchebags! Blah!!!! They have taken over my life.... (shaking head)
tell me about it!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/16/12 at 8:01 am
tell me about it!
Micro managers, who hate someone else's input because it gives them less to control!!!!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/16/12 at 8:57 am
Micro managers, who hate someone else's input because it gives them less to control!!!!
oh wait....that's me ;) :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/16/12 at 10:17 am
oh wait....that's me ;) :D
You always allow input! You may nOt agree and will defend your stance, but you always allow people to say what they feel!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/16/12 at 11:17 am
You always allow input! You may nOt agree and will defend your stance, but you always allow people to say what they feel!
That's true. The hater dispatcher gates when I jump ahead of her. She takes to long I got where she was going long before she directed the convo there. She'll say you don't know what I was going to say. Il say yeah I do it was this. She'll say well yeah(annoyed) but I just need to say it. I say okay I'll be sitting on the platform having a coke while you drive that train to station.
We'd get much further if she'd stop talking and stop putting her shortcomings on everyone else.
Next week I'm going have two officers training in disp on the same day. She's like we'll isnt that too much? I'm like. No it means I only have to give the day one speech once and you're not even working so what does it matter???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 09/16/12 at 11:50 am
That's true. The hater dispatcher gates when I jump ahead of her. She takes to long I got where she was going long before she directed the convo there. She'll say you don't know what I was going to say. Il say yeah I do it was this. She'll say well yeah(annoyed) but I just need to say it. I say okay I'll be sitting on the platform having a coke while you drive that train to station.
We'd get much further if she'd stop talking and stop putting her shortcomings on everyone else.
Next week I'm going have two officers training in disp on the same day. She's like we'll isnt that too much? I'm like. No it means I only have to give the day one speech once and you're not even working so what does it matter???
I just can't stand the people who just reword the same hateful attack phrases.... And keep saying them louder. Ya I got you the first time dude, I defended my stance..., you just keep yelling the same thing - that is not defending that is trying to intimidate.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/16/12 at 12:06 pm
My b!tch for today is the fact that I couldn't sleep last night. Either it was the d@mn hot flashes or it was sciatica pain. Why it is bother me now I have no idea. I go to the chiropractor every 6 weeks. If this doesn't ease up, I may have to make an extra appointment with the chiropractor. So today, I am EXTREMELY tired.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/16/12 at 6:17 pm
My b!tch for today is the fact that I couldn't sleep last night. Either it was the d@mn hot flashes or it was sciatica pain. Why it is bother me now I have no idea. I go to the chiropractor every 6 weeks. If this doesn't ease up, I may have to make an extra appointment with the chiropractor. So today, I am EXTREMELY tired.
Cat
hope you feel better.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/19/12 at 8:53 pm
I don’t know if anyone else will even care about my ranting about this, but I’m going to anyway to get it off my chest.
As many of you know, I’m quite a prolific writer for the Michael Jackson fan club I am a part of and consider it my part of keeping MJ’s legacy alive.
I have three different threads up for my stories, a long epic one, a bunch of eroticas--because some fans like see Michael’s clothes fall off--and some horror stories, that I’ll post to in October.
Anyway, it pisses me off something fierce when I kill myself churning out my latest chapters and eroticas for the fans to read, and I only get one or two comments on my posting.
And damn it I know people are reading it because my epic story has over 4100 views and the eroticas have over 5300 views.
I am a popular writer on there--I’ve written 20 eroticas already--and I just like to get feedback. None of the comments are bad, it’s just I like a pat on the back here and there, that’s all.
(And they aren’t even posting on my erotica blog. Grrr…that has over 800 hits by itself.)
Is that so much to ask? For a comment?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/19/12 at 9:54 pm
I stopped writing parodies because I got 30 or 40 people looking, but no comments so I know how no comments feels apollonia.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/20/12 at 1:37 am
.
I stopped writing parodies because I got 30 or 40 people looking, but no comments so I know how no comments feels apollonia.
Thank you, I appreciate it. Some stories generate more response than others. People always ask me for like a more...um...perverse Michael and if write that ALL the time, it'll get stale. Besides, I try to appeal to more than just a certain group. There's the fans that like young Mike, Middle Mike, Older Mike. I try to play to them all. But it does make me feel a little nice to have all the reads. Now if I had 5 thousand comments versus 259, it'd be different. LOL.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 09/20/12 at 4:23 pm
Found out that my bed has guests in it, bed bugs. Yay... (Sarcasm)
Amazingly they aren't anywhere else that I could notice(I vaccuumed and have called my landlord).
Warped posted (& removed) the pic not Howard ;D
Darn! That's what I get for not being at the right place at the right time. :(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 09/20/12 at 5:12 pm
Found out that my bed has guests in it, bed bugs. Yay... (Sarcasm)
Amazingly they aren't anywhere else that I could notice(I vaccuumed and have called my landlord).
Darn! That's what I get for not being at the right place at the right time. :(
Oh man. Apparently, there is quite the epidemic of them now days (since the banning of DDT.) My step-daughter found ONE in her bed. She called someone in and they basically heated up her house to kill them.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/20/12 at 9:10 pm
Amazingly they aren't anywhere else that I could notice(I vaccuumed and have called my landlord).
Problem is, they are where you can't notice. Probably a good idea to start by washing all your clothes on the hottest setting, and drying them for at least an hour or two on the hottest setting. (And investing in sealed/sealable bags for your clean laundry...)
Your mattress may need to go unless they can heat the place to 120F for several hours, or seal it and fumigate it, or it gets below 25F and you can freeze the mattress overnight. But the mattress isn't the only place they're hiding. If it's an apartment or shared living space instead of a detached house, odds are good that every unit in the place has 'em, because they're hiding in the walls.
They can be beaten (and they don't spread disease), but it'll take multiple applications - kill the living ones, then wait for the eggs to hatch, and kill the nymphs and adults that come from the eggs while somehow preventing any of them from feeding. They lack the cuteness and susceptibility-to-starvation of Tribbles, lack the responsiveness-to-music of Parasprites, but they reproduce like both. You'll win this, but expect to be fighting this battle for at least a month. Good luck.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Step-chan on 09/20/12 at 10:56 pm
Oh man. Apparently, there is quite the epidemic of them now days (since the banning of DDT.) My step-daughter found ONE in her bed. She called someone in and they basically heated up her house to kill them.
Cat
Good ol' bannings of chemicals. :P
Although looking up the effects it could have... :-\\
Problem is, they are where you can't notice. Probably a good idea to start by washing all your clothes on the hottest setting, and drying them for at least an hour or two on the hottest setting. (And investing in sealed/sealable bags for your clean laundry...)
Your mattress may need to go unless they can heat the place to 120F for several hours, or seal it and fumigate it, or it gets below 25F and you can freeze the mattress overnight. But the mattress isn't the only place they're hiding. If it's an apartment or shared living space instead of a detached house, odds are good that every unit in the place has 'em, because they're hiding in the walls.
They can be beaten (and they don't spread disease), but it'll take multiple applications - kill the living ones, then wait for the eggs to hatch, and kill the nymphs and adults that come from the eggs while somehow preventing any of them from feeding. They lack the cuteness and susceptibility-to-starvation of Tribbles, lack the responsiveness-to-music of Parasprites, but they reproduce like both. You'll win this, but expect to be fighting this battle for at least a month. Good luck.
I've been sleeping in the front room for the past few days, one of those days was before I vacuumed(I had to work in the evening on the day I found out about them). I haven't been bitten by any while sleeping on the couch.
Also, I use a laundromat(my clothes were washed the next day). All this came from my landlord's screw up a few months ago(They listed a gel treatment instead of a spray in the notice, so I prepared for gel, they didn't spray my house... A lot of good it would have done anyway).
I am going to ask about getting rid of the bed, the apartments are furnished by them. The bedroom I have is small and it takes up too much space, making a pain to try and vacuum. A smaller bed is definitely in order.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/21/12 at 7:46 am
Found out that my bed has guests in it, bed bugs. Yay... (Sarcasm)
Amazingly they aren't anywhere else that I could notice(I vaccuumed and have called my landlord).
Darn! That's what I get for not being at the right place at the right time. :(
probably your landlord needs to buy some spray and just use it all around the room.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: danootaandme on 09/23/12 at 4:39 am
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9GHoR-RJLy8/S63sBcJ-d8I/AAAAAAAAQWI/_nplgubKKK4/s320/oldfolksprotesting.jpg
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/23/12 at 6:24 pm
I am bloody pissed.
Yesterday, I found myself in the middle of a cyber intervention. And it wasn't for anything heavy like drinking or smoking--neither of which I do. Two of my friends were "concerned" about my liking of Michael Jackson. They were hinting I was obsessed or something and it really did tick me off. I don't see anything wrong with my liking MJ. I mean I'm a fan. I'm supposed to buy his albums and books and crap. It's my money and my busness. Nothing is suffering because of Michael. My bills are paid, my dad and I have food to eat, everything is taken care of.
They all think I leapt off the deep end because I said I skipped a meal to afford something MJ. It's something I did off and on since I was 12. It's not like I'm falling down emaciated from lack of food over Michael. >:( It's not different that any other woman trying to save up for a name brand hand bag or pricey shoes.
And my friend is like "I'm worried about you".
Michael Jackson worries you?
The whole idea that I'm on dialysis with end stage renal failure, or the sole caregiver to an aging and ailing father completely evaded your ass?
The idea that if I mess up and have too many fluids or eat the wrong that, I could drop dead at any moment. No, you're worried because I spent 40 dollars on a Michael Jackson set.
And I didn't skip a meal for that. I eliminated the donuts I get in the morning to save for it. (I still drank a large cup of coffee and a bagel with bacon egg and cheese on it)
Damn it, some people just look for ways to start sheesh. >:(
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 09/24/12 at 10:58 am
some people do need to look for ways to start sheesh. Some think they need to start sheesh because that's the only way they can come up with to feel better about themself. You're right in saying that skipping a meal to save money for a special purse or something would be the same thing. I also can see where you just might like MJ a little too much, but that's your call and if that is what you're friends were trying to tell you then they didn't need to be teasing you.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/24/12 at 11:52 am
I know you're dealing with a lot, what with the health issues and caring for your dad, but I can see where your friends might be concerned. Please read this and don't take it the wrong way....
Your MJ enthusiasm leans a little more towards obsession than fandom.
When you talk about the fan fict and the MJ message boards and the memorabilia.... It's more than he average fan does. I'm not judging I'm just observing.
If you talk about MJ in your real life as much as you talk about him on the boards then I get your friends pov. They may be concerned that you have no other outlet in your life. They may worry that you haven't moved on (since he died)... Etc
It may be time to keep your fandom private. That doesn't mean stop all I mean is maybe not talk any him with those particular friends.
Did you ever figure out whether you wanted to try and take an online class or volunteer. Or whatever it was we were talking with you about a few months ago?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/24/12 at 6:54 pm
I don't have any other outlet. Really I don't.
This is a typical day for me:
(Dialysis day): Get up, dress, go to dunkin donuts for breakfast, go to dialysis, come home. That's it. The day is over. I'm at home until 2 days later to go back to dialysis.
I rarely go out because my friends all have work or school or something. And then I flucuate between being sick and well so often, I can't hold a job or go to school. I'd just be taking up a space some other, healthier person could have and take advantage of. I also have an ailing father I cannot leave for extended periods of time.
I don't date, because what man in his right mind would want ME when he could have a healthy, energetic woman instead. Not a woman who's always tired, aching, sick and bitching about dialysis. Some nice guys have asked, but I've always politely declined because it's not fair to them unless they're just gluttons for punishment. I wouldn't want to take care of another sick person and I don't want to be a burden on anyone. No one deserves that.
I don't really think it's such a bad thing that Michael Jackson is the only thing that makes me happy. I'm not doing anything crazy. I know fans who are wilder than I am. I know a couple who have Michael's signature spattered all over thier backs and chests. Tattooed on. Michael is just a hobby to me. Like some people collect stamps or coins, I collect his albums. He's a nice distraction from all the things going cockeyes, crooked and wrong in my life.
I mean I don't do anything. Dialysis has stolen any chance for a life from me. I just don't understand why something that helps me through it would create a problem. If I had something else I would be able to do, that might take time from Michael, I'd do it just to have something to do. But I don't. Hell, half the time I go to dialysis is just to be able to talk to other people, because I don't get to on the off days. And that's the truth.
Today, all I've done is sit and work on a chapter for my story and watch TV. And in the morning it's back to dialysis. That's what my life has become. Dialysis and days in between.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 09/24/12 at 7:47 pm
I am bloody pissed.
Yesterday, I found myself in the middle of a cyber intervention. And it wasn't for anything heavy like drinking or smoking--neither of which I do. Two of my friends were "concerned" about my liking of Michael Jackson. They were hinting I was obsessed or something and it really did tick me off. I don't see anything wrong with my liking MJ. I mean I'm a fan. I'm supposed to buy his albums and books and crap. It's my money and my busness. Nothing is suffering because of Michael. My bills are paid, my dad and I have food to eat, everything is taken care of.
They all think I leapt off the deep end because I said I skipped a meal to afford something MJ. It's something I did off and on since I was 12. It's not like I'm falling down emaciated from lack of food over Michael. >:( It's not different that any other woman trying to save up for a name brand hand bag or pricey shoes.
And my friend is like "I'm worried about you".
Michael Jackson worries you?
The whole idea that I'm on dialysis with end stage renal failure, or the sole caregiver to an aging and ailing father completely evaded your ass?
The idea that if I mess up and have too many fluids or eat the wrong that, I could drop dead at any moment. No, you're worried because I spent 40 dollars on a Michael Jackson set.
And I didn't skip a meal for that. I eliminated the donuts I get in the morning to save for it. (I still drank a large cup of coffee and a bagel with bacon egg and cheese on it)
Damn it, some people just look for ways to start sheesh. >:(
Do you have other things that make you happy besides Michael? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/24/12 at 8:06 pm
@Howard.
Well I like old films. I'm going to a double feature screening of "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein" next month, but will probably be the only person born after WW2 in the theatre.
And I like to write. That's about it.
I'm only 26. It should be more. But it's really not. And because of my illness...I don't know if there ever will be.
:-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 09/24/12 at 8:38 pm
^ A similar thing happened to me last spring. As most people here know, I suffer from major depression. I posted something melancholy on Facebook to the effect of "maybe I'll kiss the world goodbye tomorrow."
The next morning the cops showed up at my door with an ambulance and I was coerced into a grueling observation at the hospital.
My aunt was the one called emergency services. She said she only wanted somebody to go over to my house and speak to me to make sure I was okay. Of course, once the cops get involved in anything you get treated like a criminal. I was not a danger to myself. However, as anyone who has been in that position knows, when hack clinicians ask you that question, they've already made up their minds. They wanted to "hospitalize" me. No frickin' way was I going up to the 5th floor with the schizophrenics. I lied. I agreed to go to respite. Respite is voluntary. I went to the respite house, stayed for dinner, and signed myself out. A little loophole in the system.
Anyway, I refrain from saying anything that might be construed as suicidal ideation, no matter how hyperbolic it sounds.
::)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/24/12 at 9:21 pm
Hey Y'all!
I want to apologize for dragging all of y'all through this whole mess. I am at a much better place than I was a while ago. While I was in my dad's room asking him if he thought my MJ thing was excessive--surprisingly he said NO--a thought occured to me.
That perhaps its my friend with the problem and not me. I do beleive she is jealous of me. I recall at least 2 incidents in recent months that stood out to me.
When I was jumping around for the Jacksons tour, I immediately ordered my ticket like 2 days after the date in Houston was announced. My friend was angry because her aunt wouldn't buy her a ticket and she couldn't afford it. Then just recently, I bought the Bad 25 set. She was once again upset because she couldn't afford it. And there have been other instances that I overlooked, but now are adding up.
And I've come to realize I've been hookwinked by an envious girl. There is nothing at all wrong with any of my interests at all. They make me happy and that's really all that matters. And I was a fool and let her convince me something was wrong, when it wasn't. MJ makes me happy with no ill effects to my health. And I let her lure me into questioning my sanity. I feel really silly to have even bugged y'all with this mess, and I am sorry sorry sorry and want to apologize. In her mind she must think I'm rich to buy these things, when I'm really not. Everything I purchase takes careful planning. Perhaps if she planned better she could get things too. Like I said, I neglected nothing. Bills are paid, Daddy is fed and I attend my treatments regularly.
I won't let something like this happen again. >:(
I do apologize and hope you won't hold this episode and lapse of judgement against me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/25/12 at 1:41 am
I don't have any other outlet. Really I don't.
This is a typical day for me:
(Dialysis day): Get up, dress, go to dunkin donuts for breakfast, go to dialysis, come home. That's it. The day is over. I'm at home until 2 days later to go back to dialysis.
I rarely go out because my friends all have work or school or something. And then I flucuate between being sick and well so often, I can't hold a job or go to school. I'd just be taking up a space some other, healthier person could have and take advantage of. I also have an ailing father I cannot leave for extended periods of time.
I don't date, because what man in his right mind would want ME when he could have a healthy, energetic woman instead. Not a woman who's always tired, aching, sick and bitching about dialysis. Some nice guys have asked, but I've always politely declined because it's not fair to them unless they're just gluttons for punishment. I wouldn't want to take care of another sick person and I don't want to be a burden on anyone. No one deserves that.
I don't really think it's such a bad thing that Michael Jackson is the only thing that makes me happy. I'm not doing anything crazy. I know fans who are wilder than I am. I know a couple who have Michael's signature spattered all over thier backs and chests. Tattooed on. Michael is just a hobby to me. Like some people collect stamps or coins, I collect his albums. He's a nice distraction from all the things going cockeyes, crooked and wrong in my life.
I mean I don't do anything. Dialysis has stolen any chance for a life from me. I just don't understand why something that helps me through it would create a problem. If I had something else I would be able to do, that might take time from Michael, I'd do it just to have something to do. But I don't. Hell, half the time I go to dialysis is just to be able to talk to other people, because I don't get to on the off days. And that's the truth.
Today, all I've done is sit and work on a chapter for my story and watch TV. And in the morning it's back to dialysis. That's what my life has become. Dialysis and days in between.
I've said it before....you got dealt a crappy hand. I know you can't really get a job right or go to school but you could take an online class....maybe something in creative writing. You could take an adult Ed class. Thy typically meet once a week for two or three weeks... You could read....you could volunteer.....you could, on days when you're not tired go do something different (even if you do it by yourself)
You could write other stories. I'm not judging you I'm just saying you've been down for a while maybe some other outlet might might give you a boost. I know how bad dialysis sucks....I know how horrible and time consuming it is to care for an ailing family member. Your friends don't get it because they probably never had to deal with it. Hope they never do.
There will always be fans crazier than you. But there are also fans less enthusiastic as well. Just looking at it from both angles and I see your friends side. I think they were coming from a good place. They just did it the wrong way.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/25/12 at 1:47 am
Hey Y'all!
I want to apologize for dragging all of y'all through this whole mess. I am at a much better place than I was a while ago. While I was in my dad's room asking him if he thought my MJ thing was excessive--surprisingly he said NO--a thought occured to me.
That perhaps its my friend with the problem and not me. I do beleive she is jealous of me. I recall at least 2 incidents in recent months that stood out to me.
When I was jumping around for the Jacksons tour, I immediately ordered my ticket like 2 days after the date in Houston was announced. My friend was angry because her aunt wouldn't buy her a ticket and she couldn't afford it. Then just recently, I bought the Bad 25 set. She was once again upset because she couldn't afford it. And there have been other instances that I overlooked, but now are adding up.
And I've come to realize I've been hookwinked by an envious girl. There is nothing at all wrong with any of my interests at all. They make me happy and that's really all that matters. And I was a fool and let her convince me something was wrong, when it wasn't. MJ makes me happy with no ill effects to my health. And I let her lure me into questioning my sanity. I feel really silly to have even bugged y'all with this mess, and I am sorry sorry sorry and want to apologize. In her mind she must think I'm rich to buy these things, when I'm really not. Everything I purchase takes careful planning. Perhaps if she planned better she could get things too. Like I said, I neglected nothing. Bills are paid, Daddy is fed and I attend my treatments regularly.
I won't let something like this happen again. >:(
I do apologize and hope you won't hold this episode and lapse of judgement against me.
I get the same thing from my mom about my Paley events. One thing I know is if it truly makes you happy then the sacrifices can be worth it. But I also sound by my original posts. Happy or obsessed doesn't really make a difference. If you get a chance consider rounding out those interests a bit you might be surprised.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 09/25/12 at 3:38 am
@Howard.
Well I like old films. I'm going to a double feature screening of "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein" next month, but will probably be the only person born after WW2 in the theatre.
And I like to write. That's about it.
I'm only 26. It should be more. But it's really not. And because of my illness...I don't know if there ever will be.
:-\\
Btw......you have great taste in movies! O0
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 09/28/12 at 9:39 pm
Thanks guys. I do write other stories. It's just most of them feature Michael because they are written for an MJ fan forum. It is important me to promote his legacy, that's all.
And thanks Snoz, you know I love my classic films. I can't get enough of them. I'm already on pins and needles for Sunday because TCM is show The Mummy. I was so excited, I actually misted up.. LOL! The good one with Boris Karloff and none of that CGI bullcrap. Back when set design was a true art form.
New Rant: My father will not LISTEN to me when I tell him things. I told him very distinctly that "Law and Order is on channel 25, Daddy.He came into the back room where I was watching TV 2 times asking what channel once asking what channel "The Three Stooges" were on and again, which one "Laurel and Hardy" were on. Now waiting to see if asks what channel. Again!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Inertia on 10/01/12 at 7:45 am
Today I woke up at 5:00 am, as usual, and then walked into my mom's room and found her hugging her blankets as if she were cold. Thinking I was being thoughtful, I turned off the fan only to receive a verbal lashing decorated with a colorful array of cussing and name calling. She stomped into the kitchen and then accused me of starting bullcrap with her when all I did was turn off the fan. I don't know if she wanted more sleep or what but it is her own freaking rule that everyone in the house has to wake up at unholy hours in the morning so she has no one to complain at other than herself. -.- What a jerk.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 10/01/12 at 8:09 am
Today I woke up at 5:00 am, as usual, and then walked into my mom's room and found her hugging her blankets as if she were cold. Thinking I was being thoughtful, I turned off the fan only to receive a verbal lashing decorated with a colorful array of cussing and name calling. She stomped into the kitchen and then accused me of starting bullcrap with her when all I did was turn off the fan. I don't know if she wanted more sleep or what but it is her own freaking rule that everyone in the house has to wake up at unholy hours in the morning so she has no one to complain at other than herself. -.- What a jerk.
Wow..did we grow up in the same family?
I can relate... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Inertia on 10/01/12 at 9:10 am
Wow..did we grow up in the same family?
I can relate... :-\\
Your mom has done the same junk to you?
She used to tell my sister and I to wake her up in the morning back when we were still in high school and then cuss us out when we did. I normally let her boyfriend wake her up nowadays but I decided to turn off the fan today in an attempt to be nice.
I need to find my own place. I have been living with her for a few months after graduating university but I grow tired of the bullcrap I receive from her on a daily basis. She starts a fight with me almost every morning about something petty and never apologizes for anything.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 10/01/12 at 12:17 pm
Your mom has done the same junk to you?
She used to tell my sister and I to wake her up in the morning back when we were still in high school and then cuss us out when we did. I normally let her boyfriend wake her up nowadays but I decided to turn off the fan today in an attempt to be nice.
I need to find my own place. I have been living with her for a few months after graduating university but I grow tired of the bullcrap I receive from her on a daily basis. She starts a fight with me almost every morning about something petty and never apologizes for anything.
My mom has done the same, my dad even more. I usually let it go. My sister was a rebel and fought back constantly.
If you have the ability and financial means to move out, that's a good plan. You don't need the tension.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Inertia on 10/01/12 at 1:00 pm
My mom has done the same, my dad even more. I usually let it go. My sister was a rebel and fought back constantly.
If you have the ability and financial means to move out, that's a good plan. You don't need the tension.
I can't move out just yet unfortunately. I hope by next year I am living on my own though instead of in her house.
It sounds as if you and I have been through similar situations.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/01/12 at 7:30 pm
Today I woke up at 5:00 am, as usual, and then walked into my mom's room and found her hugging her blankets as if she were cold. Thinking I was being thoughtful, I turned off the fan only to receive a verbal lashing decorated with a colorful array of cussing and name calling. She stomped into the kitchen and then accused me of starting bullcrap with her when all I did was turn off the fan. I don't know if she wanted more sleep or what but it is her own freaking rule that everyone in the house has to wake up at unholy hours in the morning so she has no one to complain at other than herself. -.- What a jerk.
Yeah why did she yell at you? You were only doing her a favor. ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Inertia on 10/01/12 at 8:10 pm
Yeah why did she yell at you? You were only doing her a favor. ???
Beats me. I guess she was just in a bad mood but I don't understand how anyone can wake up angry. ;\
She's the one who sets a dozen alarms in the house to go off before the crack of dawn anyway, not me. There are three alarms alone in my room which go off at both 5:00 am and 5:30 am. I'm not even sure what purpose the 5:30 am alarms serve. No one ever sleeps past the first set -- well, besides my mom, who thinks she can both make and break rules in our house.
Sometimes she makes me so angry with the way she acts.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 10/02/12 at 10:34 am
Beats me. I guess she was just in a bad mood but I don't understand how anyone can wake up angry. ;\
She's the one who sets a dozen alarms in the house to go off before the crack of dawn anyway, not me. There are three alarms alone in my room which go off at both 5:00 am and 5:30 am. I'm not even sure what purpose the 5:30 am alarms serve. No one ever sleeps past the first set -- well, besides my mom, who thinks she can both make and break rules in our house.
Sometimes she makes me so angry with the way she acts.
Could she have OCD? Has she ever gone for professional help of any kind?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/02/12 at 10:40 am
Could she have OCD? Has she ever gone for professional help of any kind?
I'm thinking... just in terms of the fan thing... she's perimenopausal.... I know I am... DON'T TOUCH MY FAN!!!! EVER!!!!! >:( :D
there's a whole website devoted to perimenopausal rage ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 10/02/12 at 2:04 pm
I'm thinking... just in terms of the fan thing... she's perimenopausal.... I know I am... DON'T TOUCH MY FAN!!!! EVER!!!!! >:( :D
there's a whole website devoted to perimenopausal rage ;D
I see what you're saying, but I was actually referring to the many alarm clocks throughout the house.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 10/02/12 at 2:15 pm
Could she have OCD?
Agree. Does she exhibit other types of OCD behavior? My mom did.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/02/12 at 2:25 pm
I see what you're saying, but I was actually referring to the many alarm clocks throughout the house.
oh yeah....that could be... I set 5 alarms myself because I detest waking up.... I have a whole process I have to go thru just to get going in the AM
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 10/02/12 at 3:45 pm
oh yeah....that could be... I set 5 alarms myself because I detest waking up.... I have a whole process I have to go thru just to get going in the AM
Wow 5? I thought I was bad with 3. ;D I am soooooooooooooo not a morning person so I get it.
But insisting that others get up at 5 seems a little over the top to me.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/02/12 at 4:14 pm
Wow 5? I thought I was bad with 3. ;D I am soooooooooooooo not a morning person so I get it.
But insisting that others get up at 5 seems a little over the top to me.
agreed! Although Effie is required to get up when I do... she has to move so I can get out of bed...then she lies in the warm spot I just vacated and goes back to sleep :D
oh and to clarify.... I set one clock and 4 ascending alarms on my phone. I hit the alarm clock snooze 5 times and spend two hours hitting buttons on my phone...
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/02/12 at 5:03 pm
Today I woke up at 5:00 am, as usual, and then walked into my mom's room and found her hugging her blankets as if she were cold. Thinking I was being thoughtful, I turned off the fan only to receive a verbal lashing decorated with a colorful array of cussing and name calling. She stomped into the kitchen and then accused me of starting bullcrap with her when all I did was turn off the fan. I don't know if she wanted more sleep or what but it is her own freaking rule that everyone in the house has to wake up at unholy hours in the morning so she has no one to complain at other than herself. -.- What a jerk.
WELL IT IS OUT....
I'm thinking... just in terms of the fan thing... she's perimenopausal.... I know I am... DON'T TOUCH MY FAN!!!! EVER!!!!! >:( :D
there's a whole website devoted to perimenopausal rage ;D
oh yeah....that could be... I set 5 alarms myself because I detest waking up.... I have a whole process I have to go thru just to get going in the AM
Q is a MOM!!!!!
More specifically Inertia's mom.... WHO KNEW?????
:D
;D ;D ;D
Now back to the real story, I just could not resist!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 10/02/12 at 5:10 pm
WELL IT IS OUT....
Q is a MOM!!!!!
More specifically Inertia's mom.... WHO KNEW?????
:D
;D ;D ;D
Now back to the real story, I just could not resist!
;D ;D ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/02/12 at 5:19 pm
WELL IT IS OUT....
Q is a MOM!!!!!
More specifically Inertia's mom.... WHO KNEW? ??? ?
:D
;D ;D ;D
Now back to the real story, I just could not resist!
::)
:P
;D ;D ;D
don't encourage her :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/02/12 at 5:26 pm
::)
:P
don't encourage her :D
O0 encouraged!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Foo Bar on 10/02/12 at 9:16 pm
don't encourage her :D
You suggesting she's incorrigible? /zing!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/03/12 at 7:13 am
oh yeah....that could be... I set 5 alarms myself because I detest waking up.... I have a whole process I have to go thru just to get going in the AM
Is it difficult to wake up automatically without an alarm? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 10/03/12 at 7:23 am
Is it difficult to wake up automatically without an alarm? ???
I usually need 1 alarm clock to wake me up. I think many of us require (at least) 1 alarm to wake us up (unless someone wakes you up every morning')
How do you wake up in the morning, Howard?
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/03/12 at 7:32 am
I usually need 1 alarm clock to wake me up. I think many of us require (at least) 1 alarm to wake us up (unless someone wakes you up every morning')
How do you wake up in the morning, Howard?
I wake up automatically don't need alarm clocks anymore, my brain tells me to get up.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 10/03/12 at 7:38 am
I wake up automatically don't need alarm clocks anymore, my brain tells me to get up.
Well, some people need 4 or 5 of "your brains" to wake them up in the mornings. ;D
As I said before, I think many of us here need at least 1 alarm clock ( or 5) to wake them up, unless someone wakes them up every morning (like their mom or dad.)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Inertia on 10/03/12 at 8:34 am
I have read over the posts in this thread and found the responses to my original interesting.
Anyway, I doubt the source of her behavior is perimenopausal as she has been this way for many years.
I think her being bipolar, or perhaps even OCD as others in this thread have suggested, is a more likely assessment.
She does exhibit other potentially OCD behaviors such as making numerous lists and notes and leaving them all over the table, having me unplug everything after use, being a pack-rat and never wanting to get rid of anything even if she hasn't used it in years. She also forces me to take vitamins in the day and allergy and sleeping pills at night. Which, by the way, I don't have any allergies so it is ridiculous.
Anyway, in regards to the original post, I don't even need three alarms in the first place. I always hear the first one and usually I wake up a few minutes before any of the alarms go off to begin with nowadays. She is the one who sets so many alarms I have three in my room and she has five in hers all of which go off at 5:00 am and 5:30 am as I stated beforehand.
On a happy note, she did let me have the kitten I had been wanting at last. I named him Atticus.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/03/12 at 9:59 am
Is it difficult to wake up automatically without an alarm? ???
yes..... on days when I have to work...
On days I have to get up to go to LA I don't need as many alarms because I usually want to go to LA (and rarely have to get up early to do so.)
On days I have nothing planned I tend to leave the alarms off and wake up somewhere btwn 7 and noon depending on how tired I've been, how much I worked and how late I stayed up the night before.
Last week I worked 73 hours. Monday was only day off in two weeks (I worked Tues thru Sun and then came back and work Tues thru Friday this week) I woke up on my own (no alarm) on Monday at 830. This week I work 50 hrs.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/03/12 at 10:01 am
I wake up automatically don't need alarm clocks anymore, my brain tells me to get up.
I could wake up automatically every day too....but then I'd always be late for work!
what time do you wake up howard? I have to be at work by 7am which means I have to wake up by 530 in the morning.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: apollonia1986 on 10/03/12 at 11:35 am
I'm not really ranting per se, I'm just a little miffed. Lately I've been wanting to buy some colored button earrings to go with my clothing because I'm trying to do an 80s inspired look for fall. And everyewhere I look, I cannot find them. Even the websites for my favorite stores. Its aggravating. LOL.
I just want to look cute.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Inertia on 10/03/12 at 2:04 pm
I'm not really ranting per se, I'm just a little miffed. Lately I've been wanting to buy some colored button earrings to go with my clothing because I'm trying to do an 80s inspired look for fall. And everyewhere I look, I cannot find them. Even the websites for my favorite stores. Its aggravating. LOL.
I just want to look cute.
I would suggest looking on http://www.etsy.com/ for you earrings. You may find what you are looking for on there. Best of luck!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/03/12 at 7:39 pm
Well, some people need 4 or 5 of "your brains" to wake them up in the mornings. ;D
As I said before, I think many of us here need at least 1 alarm clock ( or 5) to wake them up, unless someone wakes them up every morning (like their mom or dad.)
I used to wake up with my clock radio.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/03/12 at 7:42 pm
I could wake up automatically every day too....but then I'd always be late for work!
what time do you wake up howard? I have to be at work by 7am which means I have to wake up by 530 in the morning.
I have a set system for a time that I feel comfortable waking up and that is 5:30am or close to it, I get up turn on the computer, check email, read news stories (yahoo,MSN), jump into the shower, go down for breakfast, finish breakfast, go back upstairs for more usage of the computer, turn off computer, leave the house at 10am, for work.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/03/12 at 9:12 pm
I wake up at 4 or 5 to go pie. I don't sleep at night and my mind will usually have a song in it or something. I'll tell myself to go to sleep and dream and if I do, Iget something really weird and absolutly sick. Okay don't dream, just figure out a way to sleep.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/03/12 at 9:16 pm
I could wake up automatically every day too....but then I'd always be late for work!
what time do you wake up howard? I have to be at work by 7am which means I have to wake up by 530 in the morning.
Swing shift is also difficult for one to build a routine due to the altering schedules! I doubt Howard has to worry about this too much!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/03/12 at 10:42 pm
Swing shift is also difficult for one to build a routine due to the altering schedules! I doubt Howard has to worry about this too much!
True shift work is a bitch and a half
And so am I :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/04/12 at 7:45 am
Swing shift is also difficult for one to build a routine due to the altering schedules! I doubt Howard has to worry about this too much!
What's swing shift? ???
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: warped on 10/04/12 at 8:17 am
What's swing shift? ???
Not working the same time everyday. For example, let's say one week you work from 7am to 3pm, the next week you work from 4pm to midnight. Screws up the sleeping habits.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 11:18 am
What's swing shift? ???
Not working the same time everyday. For example, let's say one week you work from 7am to 3pm, the next week you work from 4pm to midnight. Screws up the sleeping habits.
Actually in my field we call that shift work. swing shift is an actual shift out of three options days swings and graves...
days occur mornings to afternoon
swings occurs midday to evening (or afternoons to nights
graves occur nights to mornings
Howard police officers, dispatchers, nurses and people who work in a 24 hour field have to work varying shifts. They don't get the same shifts every day, every week or every month.
In my case I work the same shift (with a few exceptions for overtime and shift coverage) for 4 months. After 4 months I rotate to a new shift. If I work days one rotation then in 4 months I rotated into swings...4 months after that graves....then 4 months later days....and we do it all over again.
technically we have 3 different day shifts, one swing shift and two graveyard shifts that I could rotate. because some people like days and other graves we are lucky enough to trade shifts so sometimes I can work dayshift for 8 months but my days off (for different rotations) will change.
hope that makes sense.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: CatwomanofV on 10/04/12 at 11:26 am
I hated working shift. The one I did the longest was 2 week days-2 week swings. By the time my body got used to working one shift, it changed. It was terrible. The one that I hated the worse was 3-3-3: 3 days, 3 swings, 3 nights and FINALLY 3 days off. Even though you had a 24 hour period you weren't working in between shift changes, it just felt like you were working 9 days straight without a day off. So glad those days are over with.
Cat
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 10/04/12 at 1:40 pm
I'm not really ranting per se, I'm just a little miffed. Lately I've been wanting to buy some colored button earrings to go with my clothing because I'm trying to do an 80s inspired look for fall. And everyewhere I look, I cannot find them. Even the websites for my favorite stores. Its aggravating. LOL.
I just want to look cute.
Try:
http://www.claires.com/store/search/searchResults.jsp;jsessionid=A0C49228D6B5A37B6D17F969663B5EC1?_dyncharset=UTF-8&_dynSessConf=137371055211568988&topSearch=button+earrings&_D%3AtopSearch=+&sort_constr=true&_D%3Asort_constr=+&inf=yes&_D%3Ainf=+&qs=&_D%3Aqs=+&srchBtn=submit&_D%3AsrchBtn=+&_DARGS=%2Fstore%2Fcommon%2Fincludes%2FtopNav.jsp
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 1:48 pm
I hated working shift. The one I did the longest was 2 week days-2 week swings. By the time my body got used to working one shift, it changed. It was terrible. The one that I hated the worse was 3-3-3: 3 days, 3 swings, 3 nights and FINALLY 3 days off. Even though you had a 24 hour period you weren't working in between shift changes, it just felt like you were working 9 days straight without a day off. So glad those days are over with.
Cat
that's horrible!!!!
I know I was dying last month because I came back from my LA vacation and had to work a week of graves then rotate back into my dayshift... that was painful because I wasn't sticking to graveyard hours during my vacation.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 1:48 pm
Try:
this
fixt! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: karen on 10/04/12 at 2:07 pm
I'm not really ranting per se, I'm just a little miffed. Lately I've been wanting to buy some colored button earrings to go with my clothing because I'm trying to do an 80s inspired look for fall. And everyewhere I look, I cannot find them. Even the websites for my favorite stores. Its aggravating. LOL.
I just want to look cute.
I have red, green, black and blue.
PM me your address and I'll post you a pair or two
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Howard on 10/04/12 at 3:40 pm
Not working the same time everyday. For example, let's say one week you work from 7am to 3pm, the next week you work from 4pm to midnight. Screws up the sleeping habits.
sometimes it happens to me, some days it's 10-2 then you have 2-6 , it's not consistent all the time.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 10/04/12 at 4:19 pm
So...the plumbing is out in our building. And they've just instructed us to walk to our community center which is clear across this giant parking lot, if we need to use the bathroom. I am so pissed. (No pun intended.) But I am one of those people who tinkles just about every hour, so this is totally inconvenient. And there are hundreds of people in our building who are now being forced to gather at ONE bathroom far far away.
I know this isn't a huge deal, but I'm so annoyed. Especially since I have to pee right now and I don't feel like walking 3 miles.
>:(
They need to send us home.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 10/04/12 at 4:20 pm
fixt! :D
Show off.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 4:29 pm
So...the plumbing is out in our building. And they've just instructed us to walk to our community center which is clear across this giant parking lot, if we need to use the bathroom. I am so pissed. (No pun intended.) But I am one of those people who tinkles just about every hour, so this is totally inconvenient. And there are hundreds of people in our building who are now being forced to gather at ONE bathroom far far away.
I know this isn't a huge deal, but I'm so annoyed. Especially since I have to pee right now and I don't feel like walking 3 miles.
>:(
They need to send us home.
it's a big deal...and I'd totally be pissed too!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 4:29 pm
Show off.
8)
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/04/12 at 4:51 pm
True shift work is a bitch and a half
And so am I :D
You said it before I did :D :D :D :D
ducking, no really shift work is!!!! I hated when my husband worked swings (1 week swings, he'd just get into a routine and switch). I only had to go in on occasion for special events 3rds. That was crummy but to be changing all the time - YUCK!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/04/12 at 4:55 pm
What's swing shift? ???
Not working the same time everyday. For example, let's say one week you work from 7am to 3pm, the next week you work from 4pm to midnight. Screws up the sleeping habits.
Lots of places that work swing have 3 shift (1st) 7am-3pm, (2nd) 3pm-11pm, and then (3rd) 11pm to 7am.... and it switches weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Then there are modified shift works, and 4 10hour days. Get's crazy and hard to make a pattern.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/04/12 at 5:00 pm
So...the plumbing is out in our building. And they've just instructed us to walk to our community center which is clear across this giant parking lot, if we need to use the bathroom. I am so pissed. (No pun intended.) But I am one of those people who tinkles just about every hour, so this is totally inconvenient. And there are hundreds of people in our building who are now being forced to gather at ONE bathroom far far away.
I know this isn't a huge deal, but I'm so annoyed. Especially since I have to pee right now and I don't feel like walking 3 miles.
>:(
They need to send us home.
Aren't you in an education setting???? OR did you switch jobs. That is unsanitary and unsafe (i.e. someone get's hit in the parking lot, or overheated, or any of the other casualties that could happen) - hope it gets fixed fast....
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 10/04/12 at 5:06 pm
Aren't you in an education setting???? OR did you switch jobs. That is unsanitary and unsafe (i.e. someone get's hit in the parking lot, or overheated, or any of the other casualties that could happen) - hope it gets fixed fast....
Yep.
The high school kids have gone home, but there are hundreds of people in this building. I'm seriously furious. I've walked over there once and I already have to pee again!
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/04/12 at 5:08 pm
what do you mean this isn't a big issue Ash? I cant walk three miles every time I need to pie. I'd be dead
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 5:09 pm
I'd walk 3 miles for pie! :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: wildcard on 10/04/12 at 5:14 pm
My muscles start twitching at 10 minutes. that gives me 1 trip there and back and the next time I'll have to just stay by the bathroom.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Ashkicksass on 10/04/12 at 5:27 pm
what do you mean this isn't a big issue Ash? I cant walk three miles every time I need to pie. I'd be dead
Well, I was exaggerating a little bit. It's more like...100 yards. But still.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: 2kidsami on 10/04/12 at 5:46 pm
Well, I was exaggerating a little bit. It's more like...100 yards. But still.
I think I would try and plan to get ran over by a car in the parking lot....
:P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/04/12 at 8:18 pm
I think I would try and plan to get ran over by a car in the parking lot....
:P
She is in Salt Lake, it wouldn't be that difficult. The drivers here all seem to think that their mission is more important than waiting a few seconds for someone to cross.
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 9:38 pm
I think I would try and plan to get ran over by a car in the parking lot....
:P
by the time I realize I have to pee there's no way I could sit in a car I'd pee all over the seat... once I stand up when I have to go the next and only place I can safely sit is on a toilet
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 9:42 pm
She is in Salt Lake, it wouldn't be that difficult. The drivers here all seem to think that their mission is more important than waiting a few seconds for someone to cross.
one of us misread it...probably me... I took sami to mean she'd have someone drive her there...
I'm not sure how getting run over by a car helps her need to pee... i think it would worsen the situation....well i guess it would actually resolve it but not very prettily :D
where as getting "run over" ie driven could resolve the issue of walking there but, as I stated would put me in dire straits the minute I sat down... :-\\
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/04/12 at 9:44 pm
one of us misread it...probably me... I took sami to mean she'd have someone drive her there...
I guess we will have to wait for Sami to clarify which one of us misread the post. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 10:19 pm
I guess we will have to wait for Sami to clarify which one of us misread the post. ;D
if it was me I also want an answer to how getting run over in the parking lot helps... :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/04/12 at 11:10 pm
I guess if you are in the hospital you don't have to walk across the parking lot for the bathroom. :D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 11:11 pm
I guess if you are in the hospital you don't have to walk across the parking lot for the bathroom. :D
Yeah...cuz you held it while the car hit you and all thru the ambulance ride :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: Dagwood on 10/04/12 at 11:15 pm
Yeah...cuz you held it while the car hit you and all thru the ambulance ride :P
I mean for the next urge. The original urge would be left behind in the parking lot. :P
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: snozberries on 10/04/12 at 11:38 pm
I mean for the next urge. The original urge would be left behind in the parking lot. :P
Touché. ;D
Subject: Re: Sound Off/Vent Tent/Rants Are Us
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 10/05/12 at 1:07 am
In every city there are hundreds of hacks with MSW's who claim to be "therapists." These people don't know from sh*t about the human mind and soul. The one I go to hadn't even heard of Fritz Perls. That's like an electrical engineer who hasn't heard of Nicolas Tesla. I wish I had gotten my MSW. I could call myself a therapist too. Molly is a cute little blonde. She bats her eyes, crosses her heels, wears short skirts, and flirts with me with her blushing at my politically incorrect jokes and giggling like Olive Oyl. Does she know she flirts? Some women don't even know it. I think she knows it. It would be much easier if I didn't have a crush on her. The thing is, I outweigh her intellectually. I'm super-manipulative and I'm finally burning her out. She'll flirt. I'll flirt back and then turn to ice and tell her she's acting like a college girl. Then she gets embarrassed and I tell her it's okay, and continue with subject at hand. The frustration of things unsaid is making our sessions clinically useless. She doesn't know I'm planning to bail and see an older male therapist if I can so I won't be heart-fluttering and self-censoring on sensitive subjects.
I would never sleep with a therapist, not even after the case was discharged because I know people who did that, and I think it's tooootally sleazy. I know she's divorced with a couple of kids and living in a nice house in the suburbs. Pretty sure she has some kind of a man or a woman in her life. Anyway, the last thing her family needs is a weirdo like me coming around.
Anyway, as soon as I get another therapist, I'll have my medical appointments at another clinic than the gray hell known as Servicenet. I doubt I'll confront Molly about her flirty-flirting and my teenage crush. If she hasn't guessed already, it's nothing she needs to know.
Sending an MSW to work with me is like sending a practical nurse to do brain surgery. I made this simile once and Molly got all offended. WTF? She's not a psychoanalyst. An MSW doesn't have the same skills. She runs DBT groups for the unfortunate boarderlines of Northampton. In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king. These MSW's get a high and mighty opinon of themselves as clinicians because they get to hand the poor suckers who get roped dialectical behavioral therapy those little diary cards to fill out.&nbs