Ugh, I just read that, Pix. I am less gracious than you or Barb.
Mood I'm in, you fly me to LA, and I'll punch him in the crunchy parts. What a supercilious ass.
Although I AM glad you didn't have to pay $1100.
Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Strix - Jun 03, 2011 1:26:06 pm PDT #22626 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Pix - Jun 03, 2011 1:32:20 pm PDT #22627 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
I so wish I could afford to buy you a ticket, Erin, but I have to give that money to Tino. Fucker.
It just kills me that ND and I have eaten thousands of dollars of business loss between damage to equipment and work trucks and lost tools, yet never asked for a cent from those employees because they were doing a job for us in good faith. If someone truly was grossly negligent, then we might pursue it, but certainly not when it was a genuine accident (even if they were being stupid at the time). I can pretty much guarantee that our small business can afford it a whole hell of a lot less than my school. Seriously.
NoiseDesign - Jun 03, 2011 1:33:43 pm PDT #22628 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
I hope something itchy invades his underwear drawer.
A pox upon his fruit of the loom!
Volans - Jun 03, 2011 1:43:26 pm PDT #22629 of 30000
move out and draw fire
I mentioned I'm friends with the head of IT at Poly, right Pix? He says their policy is that the teacher has to pay for the damaged laptop.
But:
in reality every time something like that's happened we've not enforced the policy. One of our faculty drove over his laptop with his car, another spilled "tea" which was clearly beer all over his.
Pix - Jun 03, 2011 1:43:58 pm PDT #22630 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
Thanks, Raq. Also, HI!!! Missed you!
askye - Jun 03, 2011 1:55:03 pm PDT #22631 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Pix that sucks.
Erin I hate that there are parents out there like M's mom but you are a good step mom and it's unreasonable to ask you and D to move.
Vermont is still bill board free. When Will and I drove into NY I saw a bilboard and did a double take at the strange thing with advertising on it.
This means, though, if you are on the interstate you have to pay attention to the state signs with the Food,Lodging, Gas symbols. There aren't any giant billboards advertising "McDonald's in 10.5 miles!" "McDonald's in 7 miles!" "McDonald's TURN NOW For Big Mac!"
Also there are state (or city I'm not sure who pays for it) signs with businesses' names and mileage. Nice little green signs with white text an arrow point the direction and "Hank's Propane 2 Miles" or "Maple City Candy .5 Mile".
sj - Jun 03, 2011 2:16:13 pm PDT #22632 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Pix, I'm sorry. The laptop situation sucks.
Erin, you're obviously a good step-mom. I'm sorry you're in such a difficult situation. I hate seeing children used as pawns, and it sounds like that is what M's mom is doing.
Strix - Jun 03, 2011 2:44:46 pm PDT #22633 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I know I moan and gripe about it, but she's a PITA and one I have to deal with for a long time. So I'm being all rational and stuff, but sometimes I JUST. WANT. TO. SLAP. HER.
I won't. But I want to.
Today was the last day of school! That's positive, right?
sj - Jun 03, 2011 2:46:41 pm PDT #22634 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I won't. But I want to.
Well, that's why you have us. So that you can bitch about her and not actually take it out on her or your stepson.
Pix - Jun 03, 2011 3:13:28 pm PDT #22635 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
Well, that's why you have us. So that you can bitch about her and not actually take it out on her or your stepson
What sj said. We're here.