Today's my regular day off, so I have done laundry, vacuumed, ran 3 miles in the woods, and made 3 loaves of stollen. Now I need to take some ibuprofen and brave the shops: I need presents for my youngest niece and nephew, who we will see tomorrow afternoon for a holiday potluck.
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Consuela - Dec 22, 2023 1:33:02 pm PST #27566 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
msbelle - Dec 22, 2023 1:45:19 pm PST #27567 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Ohh the WH decorations look super fun this year.
NoiseDesign - Dec 22, 2023 2:07:50 pm PST #27568 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
I'm always at work. I'm still dealing with a holiday season where all of my clients are not paying on time when things were already tight.
My anxiety is off the charts right now.
brenda m - Dec 22, 2023 2:33:31 pm PST #27569 of 30000
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
Steph L. - Dec 22, 2023 2:35:38 pm PST #27570 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Tomorrow night I'm going to see the White House decorations, though, so that will be very Christmassy!
So fun!
I have wrapped all the presents (well, put them in gift bags and tried to tuck in tissue paper to make it look somewhat acceptable) and Tim is bringing home pizza. I'll bake the pumpkin bread later tonight, do a grocery pickup tomorrow, and we'll be all set.
dcp - Dec 22, 2023 2:52:45 pm PST #27571 of 30000
I have grown older, but not up.
all of my clients are not paying on time
Will you have leverage for better contract terms (up-front deposits, bonds, escrow, etc.) next year?
NoiseDesign - Dec 22, 2023 3:06:26 pm PST #27572 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
Will you have leverage for better contract terms (up-front deposits, bonds, escrow, etc.) next year?
Yes, all of these clients have been moved to the Payment in full before work begins category. Pretty much all of these were bigger projects where they have paid at least 50% of the project already, they are just lagging on milestone or closeout payments.
dcp - Dec 22, 2023 3:18:05 pm PST #27573 of 30000
I have grown older, but not up.
Sorry for the headache.
My grandmother worked for a contracting firm in the D.C. suburbs. (I'm ashamed to admit I don't remember the name of it.) She had a company swag T-shirt with a Frito Bandito logo inside a double circle with the motto: Beltway Bandit Protective Association -- "If you can't make the payments, you don't get the contract."
Consuela - Dec 22, 2023 5:08:39 pm PST #27574 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
That must be intolerable, ND. I'm so sorry that your (presumably well-funded) clients are such assholes.
I got a bunch of books for the kids, and a bunch of socks as stocking-stuffers (which is a bit meta, I guess). Now my back is really acting up and I'm back on the couch, not looking forward to doing more baking.
NoiseDesign - Dec 22, 2023 5:17:22 pm PST #27575 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
presumably well-funded
One of them is a Vegas sports book, so yeah, well funded.