Nailing down all of the "special cases' for this project has now been dubbed 'cats chasing the red dot.' Can I go home now?
Business cat says no.
Right. Sir. Honey.
Zoe ,'The Train Job'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Mar 19, 2015 7:37:00 am PDT #22570 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Calli - Mar 19, 2015 7:37:18 am PDT #22571 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Well, I'm off to a job interview. No idea why they called me in for this one, to be honest, as I have no experience in 8-14 year old education, but it's good interview experience. And I have an excuse to dress up and wear my pretty shoes.
Zenkitty - Mar 19, 2015 7:37:54 am PDT #22572 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Conference call going on two hours now. They're trying to figure out why staff is not sufficiently engaged. This is the first time in 15 years they've actually asked staff why they're not engaged.
Connie Neil - Mar 19, 2015 8:03:43 am PDT #22573 of 30000
brillig
You're not engaged because you have to waste your time in pointless meetings.
msbelle - Mar 19, 2015 8:29:02 am PDT #22574 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I skipping to the end to say Steph, tell them that you and Tim will not clean up. Period.
That's all, they figure out the rest. Consequences? They deal with them. Annoyances? On them.
You do not need to be part of the discussion any more beyond "we will not clean up."
Gris - Mar 19, 2015 8:38:15 am PDT #22575 of 30000
Hey. New board.
My old AC wasn't covered by the home warranty we had for a year ecause it was 30 (!!) years old. Definitely worth it if ends up helping with that, though I have heard of people running into headaches there too (the warranty only covering the cheapest model, for example, instead of higher efficiency options). Obviously horror stories are just that and I am interested to hear that there has been better success here. I may reevaluate based on your recommendations.
A home warranty is like any other optional warranty or insurance, I think. If you can much more easily afford the payment than the worst case scenario, you should absolutely do it. For many people it will pay itself back and for others it won't, by design, but peace of mind and more security of budget against disaster are valuable commodities for sure. I tend to be of the "take my chances" mindset but that type of gambling is not for everybody.
I am about to go outside and plant some hops rhizomes. Can home brewing be far away for me?
msbelle - Mar 19, 2015 8:38:30 am PDT #22576 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am looking for a therapist. Just heard someone talking about their general mild depression and anxiety and yeah, that's me. I should have probably not tapered myself off the anti-anxiety meds. It's been months though, like more than 6 months I think and I don't think things are much worse, I just would never really leave the house if I didn't have to. Not because I don't want to do things, but everything seems like so much work and sitting is easier.
Burrell - Mar 19, 2015 8:43:40 am PDT #22577 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Steph, what a PITA!
And msbelle, good luck on the therapist front. I wish I had a good lead on how to find a therapist.
Zenkitty - Mar 19, 2015 8:43:46 am PDT #22578 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
You're not engaged because you have to waste your time in pointless meetings.
The consensus among the group was that meetings are good! and everyone should be invited to ALL the meetings.
sarameg - Mar 19, 2015 8:45:29 am PDT #22579 of 30000
tommy, just sent that to my team.