AxB Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 On Thursday morning I was planning on getting up early (by my standards) to go Christmas shopping before work (I do late shifts). So I went to bed at 3AM, intending to wake up at about half nine or ten. At Six in the morning, my phone rings non-stop because my boss hasn't got his keys and can he borrow mine? I say OK. It takes him 45 minutes to find my house. So I don't get back to sleep until after seven, wake up at noon, and I bought nothing for Christmas this week. If this had happened a year ago, I'd have still been playing GTA when he rang in the first place*. And he'd have known where I lived, because I hadn't moved yet. I had been going to complain that I need more sleep since I moved house. My whole adult life I've been getting six hours a night and being fine, suddenly I'm sleeping 8 instead, and it's really annoying because that's two hours out of my day. But you don't appreciate something until you do without it, do you? * One time last year, I got home from work about 11:30 pm, had my dinner, turned GTA on, played GTA until 9am, then had breakfast and went Christmas shopping with no sleep at all. Very easy in your early 20s. Not so clever in your late 30s, as I was then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Yeah. I've been a miserable bastard today because I only got 4-5 hours of sleep last night. I think I'd be fucking useless (well, moreso) if I got no sleep at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 One guy who I knew, when he started in his shop, everyone who worked there was under 25. So they set the shift pattern as 3 Late (1430-2300), 3 early (0600-1430), 3 off. So once you're done, your 3 days off are actually 96 hours, or 4 days. But you have one day where you're finishing at eleven and starting again in seven hours. Easy when you're young, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamp, broken circa 1988 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I have been waking up with nervewracking anxiety every day since november 30th. fuck this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 They say that this time of the year is the worst time for those who are suffering from depression and feeling suicidal. It turns out they are right. Some time late Friday night my nephew's father hanged himself. He was 47, He left behind my fifteen year old nephew and a twenty-five year old daughter and three grand kids. A lot of people are asking themselves why and looking for answers and probably driving themselves crazy in the process. He was a good guy. Nobody saw this coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 2014 has been the worst and most horrific year ever. I never want to look at the news again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 2014 has been the worst and most horrific year ever. I never want to look at the news again. Nah, the news just makes you feel that way. It's their job to scare you, to make you fear the world, and to feel like a disaster is every-looming. I'd venture to guess pretty much any year from 1939-45 would be a lot worse than 2014. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Yeah, everyone knows the REAL threats aren't even getting coverage....</tinfoilhat> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 2014 has been the worst and most horrific year ever. I never want to look at the news again. Nah, the news just makes you feel that way. It's their job to scare you, to make you fear the world, and to feel like a disaster is every-looming. I'd venture to guess pretty much any year from 1939-45 would be a lot worse than 2014. Or, like, any year before 1850. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The holidays make me fucking depressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADCAP Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've decided my New Year's Resolution is going to be to NOT read the comments sections on news sites. They completely bum me out to see how devolved we really are as a species. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I have to be in the right frame of mind to read them. I kinda figure that the dumber the person, the stronger their opinions. So I read the comments, or newspaper letters to the editor, or listen to call in shows with the specific goal of finding some weapons grade stupidity. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, I'm rarely disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I've decided my New Year's Resolution is going to be to NOT read the comments sections on news sites. They completely bum me out to see how devolved we really are as a species. It really is amazing how racist, sexist and downright stupid a huge percentage of people commenting are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I've decided my New Year's Resolution is going to be to NOT read the comments sections on news sites. They completely bum me out to see how devolved we really are as a species.It really is amazing how racist, sexist and downright stupid a huge percentage of people commenting are. I'm much more bummed out by the people ON the news.reason.com/blog/2014/12/17/police-union-boss-defends-killing-of-tam The commentators I didn't take seriously. I think the anonymous nature of the Internet makes people say shit they don't actually mean, especially when they're arguing with someone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I've decided my New Year's Resolution is going to be to NOT read the comments sections on news sites. They completely bum me out to see how devolved we really are as a species. Add Facebook friends and groups into that list. We are devolving fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADCAP Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Yes. I am going to go n a facebook vacation at the beginning of the new year, and I'm cutting 2/3 of my "friends" off my page. I liked people so much better when I didn't know their political or sociological leanings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I've decided my New Year's Resolution is going to be to NOT read the comments sections on news sites. They completely bum me out to see how devolved we really are as a species. A great being once said "I love mankind. It's people I can't stand!" True words to remember. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 If anyone wants someone to yell at, I offer my (currently 80%deaf) right ear for the next 4-6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Yes. I am going to go n a facebook vacation at the beginning of the new year, and I'm cutting 2/3 of my "friends" off my page. I liked people so much better when I didn't know their political or sociological leanings. You're troubling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilwaldo Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Yes. I am going to go n a facebook vacation at the beginning of the new year, and I'm cutting 2/3 of my "friends" off my page. I liked people so much better when I didn't know their political or sociological leanings. I find it funny that as the Internet and places like Facebook were supposed to bring us closer together it has only made us less tolerant of each other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Yes. I am going to go n a facebook vacation at the beginning of the new year, and I'm cutting 2/3 of my "friends" off my page. I liked people so much better when I didn't know their political or sociological leanings. I find it funny that as the Internet and places like Facebook were supposed to bring us closer together it has only made us less tolerant of each other. FUCK YOU! only kidding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADCAP Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Yes. I am going to go n a facebook vacation at the beginning of the new year, and I'm cutting 2/3 of my "friends" off my page. I liked people so much better when I didn't know their political or sociological leanings. You're troubling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Traffic in Chicago these days is a horror show. Seems like everyone who is a horrible driver is out driving and they don't care about you. Yesterday at about 10:25, I was working out when I heard a car slam into another car. I looked out the window and the car had hit a parked Audi SUV and the driver proceeded to keep hitting the gas until he pushed the Audi onto the sidewalk. I was about to grab my coat to check on them when I saw the man hit reverse and slowly take off, the front end of his car was gone and he was leaking fluid. I called 911 and reported it, I said "He shouldn't be that hard to find." Talked to one of my neighbors whose son was Chicago PD and they said they caught the guy. He was drunk and had hit two more cars after the SUV. 10:25 AM and he was so fucking drunk he was wrecking into cars and still trying to drive. The poor owner of the SUV didn't get home until 8:30 and his car sat fucked up like that all day. I felt bad for him. 8 days from Christmas and now you have to deal with this bullshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Contacting one of our vendors "Hey, your daily inventory feed is sending us a blank csv file. Can you fix it?" Vendor then asks me to forward the file. Me: ....ok 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 LOL. Yep, been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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