Does anyone travel with a surge protector thingy? A guy here just plugged a two socket one into one of the scarce outlets here. Great idea. I could stand to be charging my phone and my tablet at the same time. Never mind the ipod and the Nook.
But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.
River ,'Safe'
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§ ita § - Oct 11, 2011 12:43:56 pm PDT #18087 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DebetEsse - Oct 11, 2011 12:56:02 pm PDT #18088 of 25501
Woe to the fucking wicked.
ita !, like this?
Liese S. - Oct 11, 2011 1:04:35 pm PDT #18089 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup, I do. I have one that the plug in bit folds down into the body, and then there's two outlets and a usb socket. It is to love.
-t - Oct 11, 2011 1:33:10 pm PDT #18090 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Not that I travel much, but when I do I carry one of these - I got it after it was recommended here. Very handy!
meara - Oct 11, 2011 1:34:46 pm PDT #18091 of 25501
I have contemplated it, but I don't. I was irked that a year or two ago for Christmas or something, my bosses sent us all surge protectors...but not a nice useful one like that. No USB ports and too big to be super useful.
Toddson - Oct 11, 2011 1:38:21 pm PDT #18092 of 25501
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Isn't there a rule that any corporate presents - especially ones that are given en masse - have to be pretty much useless. Possibly expensive, but definitely useless. And, if at all possible, ugly.
DebetEsse - Oct 11, 2011 1:39:16 pm PDT #18093 of 25501
Woe to the fucking wicked.
And un-regiftable.
Ginger - Oct 11, 2011 1:45:39 pm PDT #18094 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
One advantage of the corporate present of the world's ugliest umbrella is that I haven't managed to lose it in 20 years.
meara - Oct 11, 2011 1:49:01 pm PDT #18095 of 25501
Well, the year before we got a blanket with the company log and my name sewn in it. It's actually not bad--it's soft and comfy and machine washable, so I use it on the couch a lot.
I also many years ago got a picnic basket/cooler thing once (it's a soft sided cooler, and there's a pocket that zips open to reveal two cups/plates/silverware). I liked that one.
...most of the rest, useless, and at some point I ditched the literal paperweights because, really?!?
Liese S. - Oct 11, 2011 2:10:09 pm PDT #18096 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Right? Chunk of lucite with my name in it? No thanks. And my favorite one was the "we're sorry we just bought you out in a hostile takeover" gift. I was a temp, and really could not care any less, but still got a nice clock. I still use the crystal etched jar from the pneumatics factory, presented upon successful launch of the new distribution center. And Boeing was pretty good about gifts: we got lots of electronics and stuff like an indoor grill, insulated lunch bag. Cheap but useful.