I'm so sorry, -t. Been through that with my brother and I remember the furious helplessness very well.
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
Scrappy - Jun 12, 2017 12:04:08 pm PDT #12596 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
-t - Jun 12, 2017 12:09:38 pm PDT #12597 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Honestly, I forget it's happening most of the time, it is just too big to think about very much.
Hey, my office is closing 7/3, but not giving us a paid holiday. Mixed feelings - I'm running pretty close to the edge with my vacation time this year to be forced to use some up outside my plan, but 4-day weekend is always nice.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 12, 2017 12:49:20 pm PDT #12598 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Wait, they're closing the office but forcing everyone to use up one of their own leave days? WTF?
Amy - Jun 12, 2017 1:12:22 pm PDT #12599 of 30002
Because books.
The owner of the bakery where I work closes for two weeks in July and two weeks in January. That's a full month out of the year I don't get a paycheck. Since it's been two years now, I'm going to negotiate how to change my pay structure, because those months always panic me.
-t - Jun 12, 2017 1:21:55 pm PDT #12600 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hourly employees can use PTO or not get paid, salaried have to use PTO, is what we are told. Does not seem right to me, but not enough for me to do anything about it, probably. If I run out of vacation time, I'm not gonna not take the time off I already have planned, I'll find out what happens at that point.
Connie Neil - Jun 12, 2017 1:54:59 pm PDT #12601 of 30002
brillig
Right to work state, right?
lisah - Jun 12, 2017 2:02:38 pm PDT #12602 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate
Wait, they're closing the office but forcing everyone to use up one of their own leave days?Â
That is some bullshit!
Sheryl - Jun 12, 2017 2:55:47 pm PDT #12603 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Back from CT. Things went well for the most part. The Sea Songs Festival was fun(great weather!) and we ran into some folks we know from the folk retreat we go to every year. Everybody at the party thought Mr. S was adorable. However, the cold thingy that I was dealing with is still around, complete with recurring cough that Robitussin does little to help and a voice that either sounds like I smoke 3 packs a day or can't talk above a whisper. If I'm still having problems tomorrow, I'm calling my doctor.(or at least her group)
sj - Jun 12, 2017 3:02:26 pm PDT #12604 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Tonight ltc became hysterical at dinner about bath time even though we told her no bath tonight. I was able to get her to eat a little by showing her Youtube videos on my phone. Send cocktails.
sarameg - Jun 12, 2017 4:31:18 pm PDT #12605 of 30002
Clusterfuck all week at the pool. Short staffed, interim director is on vacay and storms predicted. Gonna be a cranky week. Already emailed director because the guards are so stressed out and exhausted and this is all mgmt's fuck up and there is no excuse for it. The pool is probably the most heavily patronized neighborhood resource in summer & they keep treating it like the bastard cousin. They need a dedicated pool director, not a hybrid ( awesome one just left to a different Y and they decided to hybrid the job. It suckedlast time they did this too.)