it's been happening for a few yrs now 
it's been happening for a few yrs now
I'd like to rant at my boss, but he's just doing his job, and I berkeleyed up. It feels worse though, because I really couldn't have done better unless I decided to either throw a bomb on the wedding, or else come in sick to work. And I wasn't going to do the first, and couldn't do the latter due to that being a public health hazard.
Just a crappy situation. Mostly I guess this rant is against the super stomach bug that attacked me Sunday night through Monday evening.
I worked at Hobby Lobby, god, seventeen years ago. We'd get the first Christmas stuff in around April or May, but the displays wouldn't go up until late June.
mtn wrote: I'd like to rant at my boss, but he's just doing his job, and I berkeleyed up. It feels worse though, because I really couldn't have done better unless I decided to either throw a bomb on the wedding, or else come in sick to work. And I wasn't going to do the first, and couldn't do the latter due to that being a public health hazard. Just a crappy situation. Mostly I guess this rant is against the super stomach bug that attacked me Sunday night through Monday evening.
we could be written up for missing work .. we were "encouraged" to stay out if we were sick … damed if you do, damed if you don't
just so long as they are not playing Christmas music 24/7 yet... that stuff does not get me in the "mood" for shopping.. it gets me in the mood to get the hell out of the store before I go postal.
kazoospec wrote: According to the very helpful service guy I just talked to, replacing a water heater in less than 10 years is now "normal". What's better, I can pay a lot more for one with a 10 year warranty, and it will likely last about 11 or 12 years.
And, to top it all off, SWMBO stepped on the laptop. Screen is now FUBAR.
wbjones wrote:mtn wrote: I'd like to rant at my boss, but he's just doing his job, and I berkeleyed up. It feels worse though, because I really couldn't have done better unless I decided to either throw a bomb on the wedding, or else come in sick to work. And I wasn't going to do the first, and couldn't do the latter due to that being a public health hazard. Just a crappy situation. Mostly I guess this rant is against the super stomach bug that attacked me Sunday night through Monday evening.we could be written up for missing work .. we were "encouraged" to stay out if we were sick … damed if you do, damed if you don't
We have a similar sick policy. If I can stand I go to work. When stomach bugs are going around Imodium is our friend.
We've been working 12 days on, 2 days off for the most part since April. The first thing I did Monday morning was tell my boss that I had somewhere to be this weekend and wouldn't be available. Not only was I given a big fat "No", it was done particularly rudely. There was no "Well, we really need you here this weekend" or "Is there anyway we can work around your plans", it was just "Too bad. You'll have to cancel, because you'll be here all weekend." Apparently we are supposed to give them 2 weeks notice if we're going to need a weekend off. Yeah, berkeley that E36 M3.
So, if I wasn't already completely burned out on being here, too berkeleyin' bad, because it's about to get worse. And I've burned all of my PTO on not being here. Not on super awesome trips to tropical climates, just on not burning this E36 M3hole to the ground or throwing a punch at a stupid micro-middle-manager.
Silver-lining: Only 500 more hours until I'm eligible to take my electrical exam, which should come up pretty fast at 56 hours a berkeleying week. Then, it's job shoppin' time.
Sunday I bought new socks. Black this time, so there is no mixing them up with old ones. I wash them and wear one pair yesterday. There is already ONE lonely sock. HOW?
I keep unmatched socks on one corner of my dresser and occasionally spread them all across the bed and attempt to recombine them to functionality.
Last time I did it there were 20 loners. 20!!!!
Yup, I've got the same thing going in one of my drawers in the closet- every 6 months or so I call it quits and toss the orphaned socks out with the rags in the garage. Which of course means at least a few of their mates will show up shortly thereafter. But hey, keeps me with a fresh supply of rags.
I wear boots and long pants all year. Can't tell you the last time I matched socks. Cause really, who is going to know?
I just purged my entire sock drawer and bought 2 of these:
Now I don't ever have to match socks again. All for $23. Life's too short to waste time with socks.
Oh, that really isn't a rant. Sorry.
My socks DO match. They're the same thickness.
what's the 'going commando' version of not wearing socks? going 'hippy'? Free-toeing it?
My wife likes to buy me "fun socks". Each pair is a unique pattern. Rainbow stripes, fish, cars, dogs on surfboards, etc. Finding matches in my sock drawer is an ongoing struggle. It's always the socks I like that are missing their mate, so I end up wearing ugly socks with a trout on them (today) instead of something cool (well, cool may be relative here).
Rufledt wrote: what's the 'going commando' version of not wearing socks? going 'hippy'? Free-toeing it?
Going Crockett.
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This. Then breaking the drill bit and smashing my arm on the rotor. berkeley you GM!! Rusty E36 M3 parts!
Hand washed the '14 Silverado double-cab for the first time since new. Didn't chamois cuz time. Damn, that's like washin' a berkeleying boxcar. Wax tomorrow.
Ordered a heart-shaped flash drive on Amazon this morning for wedding photos. Delivery said either tomorrow or Monday. Just got the confirmation it'll be delivered between October 20th and November 4th. ...that's not very helpful to my bride and groom.
Rufledt wrote: what's the 'going commando' version of not wearing socks? going 'hippy'? Free-toeing it?
Going Comandtoe?
with the very earliest … maybe beginning … stages of neuropathy in my feet/toes .. socks hurt … bare feet in the shoes don't .. so as long as the weather holds I'm usually sock less
wbjones wrote: with the very earliest … maybe beginning … stages of neuropathy in my feet/toes .. socks hurt … bare feet in the shoes don't .. so as long as the weather holds I'm usually sock less
That's very odd. Socks should smooth out the minor irregularities inside your shoes and reduce any chance of a chaff becoming something worse. To say nothing of the sanitary effect of washing your socks every day vs putting your feet into direct contact with ALL the accumulated "stuff" present in unsocked shoes.
Diabetics are warned very strongly to never go sockless. Maybe a different style of socks are called for in your case...
In reply to wbjones:
Have you tried wearing your socks inside out? I used to know an old hippie who swore socks should have been made with the fuzzies on the outside.
Wallie wrote:wbjones wrote:We have a similar sick policy. If I can stand I go to work. When stomach bugs are going around Imodium is our friend.mtn wrote: I'd like to rant at my boss, but he's just doing his job, and I berkeleyed up. It feels worse though, because I really couldn't have done better unless I decided to either throw a bomb on the wedding, or else come in sick to work. And I wasn't going to do the first, and couldn't do the latter due to that being a public health hazard. Just a crappy situation. Mostly I guess this rant is against the super stomach bug that attacked me Sunday night through Monday evening.we could be written up for missing work .. we were "encouraged" to stay out if we were sick … damed if you do, damed if you don't
Same here. If you're not falling down drunk and you get called, you're working. If you call in sick and don't bring a slip from a doctor you're in for an ass chewing.
I just take solace in the fact that I can show up and infect the supervisor on the rare occasions that I'm sick. I always make sure to show up early, go into his office, ask him a bunch of questions and touch everything...maybe cough a few times.
Why?
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