Ace Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 In 30+ years of jury duty, I've only made it into the courtroom once. Most of the time I was dismissed midday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 So I filled it out, and I had no excuse, unless I wanted to lie about taking care of my folks (it is far more in the opposite direction). BUT, they gave a series of months -- not all of them -- as an option, so I picked April. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 Car update! The Dolfan-mobile is on hold at the dealership right now. The main hangup at this point was their financing was somewhere in the 8.2% range. I got a promotional offer from Bank of America that got me down to 6.2%(!) on a used car. (And they were offering 5.9% on a new car!) Have to cross some I's and dot some T's, but I should be on the road very soon. Thanks for all y'all's advice. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 GM update: the new one lasted a week and got fired for theft. We now have someone who was an assistant when the first one got fired. First thing she did was cut my hours. That lasted about an hour until the district manager saw it. The big boss from HQ is coming tomorrow so I'm staying overnight to make sure everything is perfect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 2 hours ago, RazorbladeKiss87 said: GM update: the new one lasted a week and got fired for theft. We now have someone who was an assistant when the first one got fired. First thing she did was cut my hours. That lasted about an hour until the district manager saw it. The big boss from HQ is coming tomorrow so I'm staying overnight to make sure everything is perfect. WTF? This sounds pretty fucked up! Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 3 hours ago, Shartnado said: WTF? This sounds pretty fucked up! Good luck! I've worked at a few restaurants in the past ten years and this is by far the most messed up. Before COVID, my location was the highest ranked in the region but somehow it went to hell. The GM that hired me was upfront about it and they did right by me when I had an issue with my probation so I'm dedicated to making it better. We just have a lot of work to do and haven't found the right staff to do it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Another month gone by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Have a chest infection. Fuck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 2 hours ago, The Natural said: Have a chest infection. Fuck. Ugh. Take care. Hope you can knock it out quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 My wife and I work (mostly from home) for the same giant tech company. It’s been an interesting week. - Monday I meet her on the kitchen after our first round of morning meetings. She says “never had that happen before”. She was in a 1:1. Dude had his camera turned on and porn on his personal pc screen visible behind him. - Tuesday I meet her the same way. She’s been in a meeting with a bunch of ex military Israelis. They tell her something big is happening Tuesday night. Guess they were right - Wednesday she comes out saying all the VPs are freaking out. Something bad coming tomorrow. They were right too. - today I’m spending all my free time transferring 20+ years of personal stuff to my home pc, with the expectation that we’re both gonna retire this month. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 On 8/2/2024 at 6:45 PM, Log said: Ugh. Take care. Hope you can knock it out quickly. Thanks, mate. Cheers, Zimbra and JLSigman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Campbell Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 It's my wife's first staff day at her new school. She's excited because she's worked so hard to get her degree and teaching license, and the old school she worked at is going down in flames. But, at the same time she's nervous. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 So no treadmill posts for a while as people may or may not have noticed, but sticking it here instead of the fitness thread. Long story short, I've been fighting an annoying case of bronchitis since May or so. Have been on antibiotics a couple of times and maybe that cleared up a bacterial flare up, but it seems viral at this point, just lingering. It's not overly debilitating but there's always something in my chest I have to cough out throughout the day and I shouldn't exercise. There's a possibility that this was exacerbated by some black mold we found due to a leaking toilet and we've dealt with that. Like I said, basically just annoying, especially not being able to exercise, but I am concerned that it's shifting to something more chronic. Last X-Ray was clean so that's good, but I will follow up with the doctor again in a couple of days. Not sure what the next move is. Maybe explore the mold possibility a bit more maybe see a respiratory specialist. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On 8/2/2024 at 4:56 PM, Robert C said: My wife and I work (mostly from home) for the same giant tech company. It’s been an interesting week. - Monday I meet her on the kitchen after our first round of morning meetings. She says “never had that happen before”. She was in a 1:1. Dude had his camera turned on and porn on his personal pc screen visible behind him. - Tuesday I meet her the same way. She’s been in a meeting with a bunch of ex military Israelis. They tell her something big is happening Tuesday night. Guess they were right - Wednesday she comes out saying all the VPs are freaking out. Something bad coming tomorrow. They were right too. - today I’m spending all my free time transferring 20+ years of personal stuff to my home pc, with the expectation that we’re both gonna retire this month. Listening to the execs explain their plans and thinking right now. First thing that came to my mind: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Okay, so this was five days ago but I just now have a chance to recap the day we had. My poor, tired parents. My brother-in-law and I were asked to pick up my parents who were coming back from Greece via a stop in Dublin then to Newark, NJ. But there were a few twists and turn that affected when they would even land which started with an an hour and a half delay in Athens. So by the time they went to Dublin the weather got bad en route and they had to land at Frankfurt, Germany then go to Dublin when possible. So we met up at 1 instead of 10 and headed up. All is well and we're rolling into a convenience store halfway through when my sis calls to say they had to land in Boston once again due to weather. And because the east coast storms would be bad for some time they wouldn't know if they were leaving for Newark that day or taking a trip to Baltimore the next day. Which put us in limbo as if we drove home and had to get them it was more time and gas. But what are we gonna do in Jersey in the meantime? Well first we went to a Walmart which was fine enough for a bit. But then he saw that Philly was a half hour away so why not go there and kill time. Which with respect to Jersey if I had to kill time somewhere I'd rather do it in Philly so off we went. I set the GPS to a place called Angelo's that on Google said it was open. We somehow lucked into a spot and headed up to the door only to see the owners went on vacation until 8/7. We were not the only ones disappointed/fooled but undeterred we saw that South Street was less than a mile from us. So we walked over to Jim's Steaks which thankfully had a fucking incredible cheesesteak. I'm not a local but the meat, cheese, and especially the bread were on point so we felt really good about what we got. After stopping somewhere for a beer it was determined that they'll likely do Baltimore the next day and we can go home. Sure, no problem. We're walking back when we notice Suplex Vintage Wrestling and as mentioned in the Summerslam thread it's a pretty damn incredible yet tiny store. So after seeing the end of Rhea/Live I told the owner I'd love to stay but we have to get home. Or so I thought. Once we're one block away from the place my sis calls to say that they're likely doing Newark that night after all but won't know for absolute sure until 11. She asked if we would be able to hang there and thankfully Summerslam was the perfect way for us to kill time. So to their surprise we were back and had a pretty good time. And sure enough at 11 we get the call saying they're doing Newark after all. The plane was gonna land at 2am and in theory it shouldn't take long to get them in the car and get home all goes well by maybe 5. Except the airlines are stupid this time of year and after not saying where the bags would come out in baggage claim it turned out my parents were missing a bag. They're trying to find answers and damn near everybody that was on the plane was pissed off. They finally get through the line for issues and got the claim number so the bag can be shipped home. But by the time we left it was 4am. I'm dead-ass tired so my brother-in-law drove the first half and I got the second. By the time I dropped them off, then him off, then got myself home it was 7am. And due to my mind racing that night I got six hours sleep in the span of two days. I don't know why I'm posting this in all honestly as everybody's fine and things somehow worked out. I guess I just felt a need to recap how airlines and mother nature are stupid fucks that like fucking things up in the summertime. So if anybody questions why our vacation is a simple drive to Rehoboth Beach or Alexandria, VA in the fall I will have this to point to as exhibits A-Z. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 the radio station that I kept on the dial in the room is changing formats (from alternative to sports talk) so i'm now currently auditioning for replacements... my top contender for the honor is a alternate-ish "music discovery" station that I need to get the dial within a specific part of the dial to get it in, so i'm listening to a greatest hits station with a better reception for now one annoying part of the station i'm trying now is they do stuff like "we have 50 minute music blocks" directly before going to a 5 minute commercial block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Tried Guided Meditation/Hypnosis in therapy today. Feeling really good afterwards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 4 hours ago, Ace said: Tried Guided Meditation/Hypnosis in therapy today. Feeling really good afterwards. Make you don't just sit there if your therapist keels over and dies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 2 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said: Make you don't just sit there if your therapist keels over and dies. Or do! You might end up dating Jennifer Aniston. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonzombie Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 I'm basically waiting for the job next year. It was delayed to next year. Anyway, I hate the hard floors houses can have. I dropped many things by accident sometimes and they sometimes break or inside. Gives me Existential crises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 20 hours ago, Contentious C said: Or do! You might end up dating Jennifer Aniston. How much flair will she be wearing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contentious C Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 As little as she damn well wants, in spite of your sighs and side-eye! (Seriously, the world doesn't need to inspire another band name as stupid as Matchbox Twenty) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 22 hours ago, dragonzombie said: I'm basically waiting for the job next year. It was delayed to next year. Anyway, I hate the hard floors houses can have. I dropped many things by accident sometimes and they sometimes break or inside. Gives me Existential crises. As a cat owner and allergy haver I am strongly in favor of hard floors but I will always have carpet in my bedroom because I live in Wisconsin and screw stepping out of bed onto a cold floor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 In the second apartment I ever rented I almost froze to death. It had hardwood floors and clearly was weirdly carved out of a two story house and floor painted some kind of pink? Beige? Thankfully I had borrowed my folks' space heater and even though using it in there was possibly dangerous it felt like it saved my life. The heat was just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 If you want to hear a crazy story about how obsessed I was with being on stage, to the point that my internal organs fused together.... you read that correctly..... you might find this video interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIglaVMZx5E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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