Time for some thrilling heroics.

Jayne ,'The Train Job'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.

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.


Laura - Jan 28, 2022 8:26:10 am PST #12502 of 29425
Our wings are not tired.

Decent size monitors make a world of difference.


Toddson - Jan 28, 2022 8:29:43 am PST #12503 of 29425
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

yup ... the tech support guy commented it looked old ... and I pointed out that I'm old and I still work


-t - Jan 28, 2022 8:37:02 am PST #12504 of 29425
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ha!


-t - Jan 28, 2022 8:43:29 am PST #12505 of 29425
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

It is apparently National Fun At Work Day which means some sort of Zoom social where we are encouraged to have a fun background. My first inclination is to just not attend because it's more Zoom but I don't actually have much work to do this morning so maybe I will spend some time looking for backgrounds. Any suggestions?


meara - Jan 28, 2022 8:45:22 am PST #12506 of 29425

Hahah also they can give you a new one if they think it’s too old…

I am going to hit 10 years at my job in March (!!) and just got the “pick a present from the catalog” email. It’s SO WEIRD. Anything from a company pin, to various watches and jewelry, to a globe…to a pressure washer or AirPods. Wtf. I am not sure what to get—I definitely don’t want any of the jewelry, but the cookware isn’t quite what I’d want. Maybe the speaker? I would never use it, but…ugh. For my five year I think I chose a wallet and promptly never ever used it (it was a $100 wallet but somehow really crappy quality)


-t - Jan 28, 2022 9:04:17 am PST #12507 of 29425
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

We just had a survey of what kind of gifts we want for those things, meara. I hit 10 years next year, and I put down that I want a leather jacket because that's what they used to give people at 10 years (although I guess you could also get luggage of some sort or just a gift card) and I am weirdly fond of stuff with the company logo on it. Got a jacket for 5 years, basically a water resistant shell with a zip out fleece lining, it's a pretty nice jacket and I wear it a lot. I checked off gift cards for the other milestones, except for the one pretty high # of years that had an Apple Watch as an option, because I still feel like watches are the traditional reward for long service. I guess I got that from stories about railroad workers? No one I actually know has been given a watch, I don't think, but I do have it in my head as a thing that happens or should happen.

Now I'm wondering if we supply the cookware you are offered - "loyalty programs" are under my domain but those mostly seem to be casinos offering prizes for reward points or something.


meara - Jan 28, 2022 9:26:12 am PST #12508 of 29425

Maybe, t! It was cuisinart. I do need new pots and pans but these have solid tops rather than glass, so not sure they’d be my jam??


-t - Jan 28, 2022 9:30:29 am PST #12509 of 29425
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ah, cuisinart is not ours, so no. I hear you on the glass lids, I like to see what's going on.


dcp - Jan 28, 2022 9:36:32 am PST #12510 of 29425
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye

-t, I can send you some backgrounds I use. Some astronomical ones, one from Yellowstone with a bison, one from the Griffith observatory, one from a trellis at the Huntington Library....

I like them myself, but I don't know if they would count as "fun."


msbelle - Jan 28, 2022 10:06:00 am PST #12511 of 29425
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

The only time I got one of those anniversary gift choices, I got jewelry that I could sell. All I want from a company is cash and benefits.