There was a scandal a Christmas or two ago when stripper pole kits (not as elaborate as in that ad) were accidentally stocked in the toy section. Can't remember what store that was. Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me mentioned it.
We gotta go to the crappy town where I'm the hero!
Wash ,'Jaynestown'
Spike's Bitches 36: Did I Sully Our Good Name?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
-t - Jul 25, 2007 4:35:20 pm PDT #8047 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
brenda m - Jul 25, 2007 4:38:09 pm PDT #8048 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
DH's employer did a thing this year where they lumped all their time off into one giant catagory--sick time, vacation, personal and family leave.
Yeah, that's how ours are. Paid Time Off, rather than all the different kinds. I have 18, plus the federals. I really like it a lot better, because, as others have said, it mitigates the unspoken pressure not to use anything but vacation beyond a bare minimum.
Fred Pete - Jul 25, 2007 4:53:27 pm PDT #8049 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Happy Birthday, vw!
billytea - Jul 25, 2007 5:00:13 pm PDT #8050 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I starte dmy new job with 10 vacation, 10 sick, and the "normal" holidays. But Boss is pretty cool about Take a day, work a weekend day and comp time and such.
I started here with 20 vacation days, 10 sick days in theory (in practice, it's more as long as I can prove I'm sick) and normal holidays, which includes a day off for a horse race. As far as I'm aware, this is the legal minimum (they could be more stroppy about excess sick leave, but that's it).
So meara, have you been looking at jobs in Australia?
§ ita § - Jul 25, 2007 5:08:49 pm PDT #8051 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You'll know I've gone irredeemably "native" should I buy my own stripper pole. Please send help if so.
Susan W. - Jul 25, 2007 5:18:32 pm PDT #8052 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
When you start at my employer, you accrue sick leave and vacation at 8 hours per month, plus one personal holiday per year. The sick leave accrual rate stays constant, but the vacation rate increases until you max out at 16 hours accrued per month with 10 years of service. The personal holiday is the only one you lose if you don't use it by the end of the year, but some job classifications lose any vacation hours above 240.
vw bug - Jul 25, 2007 5:37:27 pm PDT #8053 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
There was cake! [link]
Nicole - Jul 25, 2007 5:45:23 pm PDT #8054 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
Great pic, vw! You look so very happy and that's wonderful to see. And since I haven't said it here yet, Happy Birthday!
SailAweigh - Jul 25, 2007 5:48:06 pm PDT #8055 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Now, that's what I call cake. Great smile, vw!
Susan W. - Jul 25, 2007 5:49:09 pm PDT #8056 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Delicious cake! Happy birthday, vw!