I'mmm ssiicckk.....
I don't wanna blog....
I don't wanna go to work....
I wanna go back to bed...
Somebody call in for me please....
I'd settle for a gun to the temple....
Damn!
Thoughts
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Soaked....
We have had way too much rain in the last two weeks. Really makes ya wish it would snow...
I did not say that! Damn...
It really does make the arthritis a bit miserable...
Not to mention the walk to the laundromat, and dry cleaner, and the grocery store, and just about anywhere else I can think of...
I spent quite a bit of my time this summer digging a pond in my front yard. Right now, there is more water in the low area along the fence along one side of my property than there is in the damn pond... In fact, there are bigger puddles in my back yard that I have to trapse through to take the damn dog out...
You might get the idea that I have had just about enough rain for this year...
Hope your weekend is dryer than mine...
Thoughts
I did not say that! Damn...
It really does make the arthritis a bit miserable...
Not to mention the walk to the laundromat, and dry cleaner, and the grocery store, and just about anywhere else I can think of...
I spent quite a bit of my time this summer digging a pond in my front yard. Right now, there is more water in the low area along the fence along one side of my property than there is in the damn pond... In fact, there are bigger puddles in my back yard that I have to trapse through to take the damn dog out...
You might get the idea that I have had just about enough rain for this year...
Hope your weekend is dryer than mine...
Thoughts
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Am I......?
When do you say that you've had enough, cut your losses no matter how great those are, and run. Run far. Run fast...
Just how long should anyone be waiting for their corrections to their annual review?
I found that some data on which my review was based, this was done in February, was incorrect, putting the rest of the data in doubt. It is now 8 months later and no one has corrected that data or the reviews.
The people who mange this place seem to believe that they are above reproach.
It's funny that the two people in charge of the entire building as it pertains to the employees, have setup what are known as focus group meetings. The information that was returned to the rest of the people was so specific, it showed, without a doubt, that the front line managers are not doing their jobs. The questions that were asked by the people in the focus group could have been answered quickly and effectively by the frontline managers. But, no, they seen to think that it is merely their job the manage by fear and if they frontline people don't make the managers goals, are summarily dismissed from the company.
To this company, attrition is a huge unwanted factor. They, however, do not consider firing as attrition. This tends to make management a fire happy. Sorry, a lot fire happy.
The company wants to be a place where people want to work. In this location, they are failing miserably.
I will be the one informing some of the upper echelon even if it means my dismissal from the company.
I guess it is getting close to my time to leave them..
Too bad, I know that I could have made a difference...
Thoughts
Just how long should anyone be waiting for their corrections to their annual review?
I found that some data on which my review was based, this was done in February, was incorrect, putting the rest of the data in doubt. It is now 8 months later and no one has corrected that data or the reviews.
The people who mange this place seem to believe that they are above reproach.
It's funny that the two people in charge of the entire building as it pertains to the employees, have setup what are known as focus group meetings. The information that was returned to the rest of the people was so specific, it showed, without a doubt, that the front line managers are not doing their jobs. The questions that were asked by the people in the focus group could have been answered quickly and effectively by the frontline managers. But, no, they seen to think that it is merely their job the manage by fear and if they frontline people don't make the managers goals, are summarily dismissed from the company.
To this company, attrition is a huge unwanted factor. They, however, do not consider firing as attrition. This tends to make management a fire happy. Sorry, a lot fire happy.
The company wants to be a place where people want to work. In this location, they are failing miserably.
I will be the one informing some of the upper echelon even if it means my dismissal from the company.
I guess it is getting close to my time to leave them..
Too bad, I know that I could have made a difference...
Thoughts
Friday, October 27, 2006
Support?
Alright, fine, you want to show your support for your candidate. I'm down with that but...
One house that pass on my way to work seems to have taken it to a different level.
There are three, count 'em, three different mayoral candidate signs on his lawn. Apparently he is undecided?
And just how many times have you made the decision to vote for someone because you saw their sign on someone's lawn?
And one more point,
You see a crap load of signs on a lawn, one being bigger than the others. Do you think to yourself, "He has a bigger sign than the rest, I'm voting for him!"
WTF?
Have a great tgif...
Thoughts
One house that pass on my way to work seems to have taken it to a different level.
There are three, count 'em, three different mayoral candidate signs on his lawn. Apparently he is undecided?
And just how many times have you made the decision to vote for someone because you saw their sign on someone's lawn?
And one more point,
You see a crap load of signs on a lawn, one being bigger than the others. Do you think to yourself, "He has a bigger sign than the rest, I'm voting for him!"
WTF?
Have a great tgif...
Thoughts
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Damn....
What the hell happened to common courtesy?
Note the last post, the guy that my daughter and wife know and wanted to sell his computer.
It was arranged that I would call the guy as soon as I got home from work to provide directions to my place so that he could drop it off and get paid.
So, a little after 6 last night, I call the guy. He says that he has to go out immediately and to call him back at 7. OK, I can do that but he didn't even apologize but I thought it just may have slipped because it seemed rather sudden. Fine. I call him back at 7, give him the directions to my place and he says that he is waiting for someone and will call just before he comes over.
At 10:30, I text my daughter asking what kind of asshole this guy is. She tells me that he has been texting her all evening. He says he had company drop over and wouldn't be able to get away.
K, if I had made arrangements with somebody to be there for some reason and then couldn't show up, I would have had the common courtesy to call and say that I wouldn't be able to get there, not just to say "Oh well, too bad, he'll know I'm not coming when I don't show up."
What an ass.
Needless to say, I don't trust the goof or that there will be anything usable from the computer he is trying to sell. I have a feeling that he thought he could put something over on a couple of females but got cold feet when he talked to me. Guess I'll find out soon enough.
Told my wife and daughter that they can do whatever they want but that the guy won't like me at all if he meets me.
Happy Hump Day!
Thoughts
Note the last post, the guy that my daughter and wife know and wanted to sell his computer.
It was arranged that I would call the guy as soon as I got home from work to provide directions to my place so that he could drop it off and get paid.
So, a little after 6 last night, I call the guy. He says that he has to go out immediately and to call him back at 7. OK, I can do that but he didn't even apologize but I thought it just may have slipped because it seemed rather sudden. Fine. I call him back at 7, give him the directions to my place and he says that he is waiting for someone and will call just before he comes over.
At 10:30, I text my daughter asking what kind of asshole this guy is. She tells me that he has been texting her all evening. He says he had company drop over and wouldn't be able to get away.
K, if I had made arrangements with somebody to be there for some reason and then couldn't show up, I would have had the common courtesy to call and say that I wouldn't be able to get there, not just to say "Oh well, too bad, he'll know I'm not coming when I don't show up."
What an ass.
Needless to say, I don't trust the goof or that there will be anything usable from the computer he is trying to sell. I have a feeling that he thought he could put something over on a couple of females but got cold feet when he talked to me. Guess I'll find out soon enough.
Told my wife and daughter that they can do whatever they want but that the guy won't like me at all if he meets me.
Happy Hump Day!
Thoughts
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Complete?
There is a guy that my daughter knows who is selling his computer. I'm not sure if it because he wants out of computing, I know there are some that have no use for it, or if it is just an older system. It is supposed to be a P4 complete with monitor... I'm spending the $100 he is asking, even if it is only parts, worth the $100 It think...
I can't believe how many people on my team count on my knowledge... Yea, looks like swelled head syndrome but, damn, I assisting people with products that I don't even support....
You want to see something humorous, watch "Sanchez". I found it this morning on one of the two comedy channels available on ExpressVu...
Have a great day!
Thoughts
I can't believe how many people on my team count on my knowledge... Yea, looks like swelled head syndrome but, damn, I assisting people with products that I don't even support....
You want to see something humorous, watch "Sanchez". I found it this morning on one of the two comedy channels available on ExpressVu...
Have a great day!
Thoughts
Monday, October 23, 2006
Friggin Blogger...
I tried to post this morning but as some may know blogger crapped....
Anyway, better late than never
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Anyway, better late than never
HAPPY GRAFFITI MONDAY 53...
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
Neighbors...
You gotta love some people.
I have only a few neighbors because I live on a very short, dead end street. I have been here for over 16 years and almost all of the other people on this street have been trying to harass me and sc/or scare me off this street from that very first year.
There are two in particular that are the most obvious and a couple others that like to smile in your face while reaching around to twist that knife in your back.
The funny thing is that it had to have started merely because of the way I look. I am a little over 250 pounds, not just fat but I can carry more weight that the average person due to my build. I have what appears to be shoulder length hair, it is longer, actually reaches to the middle of my back when the curls are stretched out fully. I also have a full beard and mustache. Lets face it, I look like a biker. I don't really fit into the neighbors profile of the ideal people to live on this street.
Somewhere I'll get more into the things I have done for these people and the resultant actions by them. I wanted to relay the one that actually cropped up today.
I have a Pit Bull, the last in a line of seven I have had and the last also because of the ban on them that was enacted last year. The reason for acquiring this breed was due to the bitch next door. I had a Collie/Akita cross which was a really big and beautiful animal that the bitch coveted. She had been seen several times by other, letting him loose from his chain in my backyard while I was away. The last time she did it, what was left of him was found on a train track. Not a pretty sight at all. So, I went and Got Brutus with the idea, she would not even come near him. Worked pretty good for a lot of years. When I took Brutus out on my front step, he would hear her and bark, she would be in her house so fast and without a sound. Worked for me.
At this point, Brutus is 12 years old. The bitch next door has retired and decided to procure another dog for herself, a black Newfoundland Waterdog. I think she is still trying to better me by one.
Today, as I was leaving for the laundromat, she had the dog out on the street, off her property without a leash. Not more than a month ago, my daughter took Brutus not even twenty feet down the street from my driveway, on a leash, and the bitch called the cops.
I am about to make it a hobby of calling the authorities every time I see her dog off her property without a leash. I will also be following her when she takes the dog for a walk because I think she is leaving little surprises on other peoples lawn. We do have poop and scoop laws here.
I'll elaborate on this in future posts. For now, Brutus is bugging me to take him out, should have him shit on her front porch....
Thoughts
I have only a few neighbors because I live on a very short, dead end street. I have been here for over 16 years and almost all of the other people on this street have been trying to harass me and sc/or scare me off this street from that very first year.
There are two in particular that are the most obvious and a couple others that like to smile in your face while reaching around to twist that knife in your back.
The funny thing is that it had to have started merely because of the way I look. I am a little over 250 pounds, not just fat but I can carry more weight that the average person due to my build. I have what appears to be shoulder length hair, it is longer, actually reaches to the middle of my back when the curls are stretched out fully. I also have a full beard and mustache. Lets face it, I look like a biker. I don't really fit into the neighbors profile of the ideal people to live on this street.
Somewhere I'll get more into the things I have done for these people and the resultant actions by them. I wanted to relay the one that actually cropped up today.
I have a Pit Bull, the last in a line of seven I have had and the last also because of the ban on them that was enacted last year. The reason for acquiring this breed was due to the bitch next door. I had a Collie/Akita cross which was a really big and beautiful animal that the bitch coveted. She had been seen several times by other, letting him loose from his chain in my backyard while I was away. The last time she did it, what was left of him was found on a train track. Not a pretty sight at all. So, I went and Got Brutus with the idea, she would not even come near him. Worked pretty good for a lot of years. When I took Brutus out on my front step, he would hear her and bark, she would be in her house so fast and without a sound. Worked for me.
At this point, Brutus is 12 years old. The bitch next door has retired and decided to procure another dog for herself, a black Newfoundland Waterdog. I think she is still trying to better me by one.
Today, as I was leaving for the laundromat, she had the dog out on the street, off her property without a leash. Not more than a month ago, my daughter took Brutus not even twenty feet down the street from my driveway, on a leash, and the bitch called the cops.
I am about to make it a hobby of calling the authorities every time I see her dog off her property without a leash. I will also be following her when she takes the dog for a walk because I think she is leaving little surprises on other peoples lawn. We do have poop and scoop laws here.
I'll elaborate on this in future posts. For now, Brutus is bugging me to take him out, should have him shit on her front porch....
Thoughts
Saturday, October 21, 2006
What the hell?...
I was watching the Canadian version of COPS called To Serve And Protect...
The laws have gone completely stupid...
How is that a guy is seen by one person, as he climbed out of one stolen vehicle, hide the booty from several other break and enters behind a tree, break into another car where he was caught by the owners brother and subdued including restraining with handcuffs, can say that he didn't do it? This is the kind of shit that they try to get away with so often and actually plea bargain, in some cases, to almost nothing in jail time.
I would love nothing better than to have the right to carry a gun. I know that the friggin criminals would be thinking twice before entering a house or trying to rob someone if they knew there was a really good chance they would be shot and possibly to death.
Gun control, yea, right, like that is going to help...
Imagine, most of the crimes committed with firearms have been done with stolen weapons. They have proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that the gun registry doesn't work.
I really can't understand the assholes that are again lobbying for it...
Rant for the day, enjoy...
Thoughts
The laws have gone completely stupid...
How is that a guy is seen by one person, as he climbed out of one stolen vehicle, hide the booty from several other break and enters behind a tree, break into another car where he was caught by the owners brother and subdued including restraining with handcuffs, can say that he didn't do it? This is the kind of shit that they try to get away with so often and actually plea bargain, in some cases, to almost nothing in jail time.
I would love nothing better than to have the right to carry a gun. I know that the friggin criminals would be thinking twice before entering a house or trying to rob someone if they knew there was a really good chance they would be shot and possibly to death.
Gun control, yea, right, like that is going to help...
Imagine, most of the crimes committed with firearms have been done with stolen weapons. They have proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that the gun registry doesn't work.
I really can't understand the assholes that are again lobbying for it...
Rant for the day, enjoy...
Thoughts
Friday, October 20, 2006
Which one?
We're coming up on municipal elections and you can really see the signs....
I haven't voted in a couple of years and I don't think I'm alone in this...
I know who we have available, I know who we have now and who we've had in the past. The only differences over the years is just how greedy and how much money these asses manage to snag for themselves not to mention bylaws and regulations the are self serving...
Cynical? Yes, very much so. I only see politics as a way to enlarge the gap between those that have and those that don't...
Damn, depressed on a Friday...
TGIF, I guess...
Thoughts
I haven't voted in a couple of years and I don't think I'm alone in this...
I know who we have available, I know who we have now and who we've had in the past. The only differences over the years is just how greedy and how much money these asses manage to snag for themselves not to mention bylaws and regulations the are self serving...
Cynical? Yes, very much so. I only see politics as a way to enlarge the gap between those that have and those that don't...
Damn, depressed on a Friday...
TGIF, I guess...
Thoughts
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Time for a little change?
Yea, I know. I have been a little off with my subject matter but I am one of the only ones that posts each and every single day. I have missed only one post in over a year and I can blame that on blogger....
I was watching a movie last night and it brought a thought to mind. Van Helsing, the vampire hunter.
What would the vampires do if they followed some of the upstarts and turn all of the people into food? When they ran out of fresh people what would they do? They would only have themselves to turn to and then what?
I know, it's fictional but then you bring that to real life situations and the mentality is there.
The Japanese and their whaling. They figure that they have the right to take whatever they want even if it takes the whales to extinction.
The loggers in British Columbia. They scream about the tree huggers and ask the question, "What do we do for a living if we can't cut trees down?". Let's see, if you cut all the trees down, guess what, your in the same damn boat and can only blame yourselves.
And one last volley.
The Indians, native Canadians, claim to have the right to fish anytime and anywhere they want. The claim was that they were just trying to feed their families. Yea, right... You see them being caught with truck loads of fish that they are taking into places like Toronto to sell. What happens when there are no more fish for anyone because you took all the fish you wanted during spawning? They also try to claim that they only take the smaller males, yea, right again...
Anyway, a little more pithy rant and I'll see what I can do to kick a few more worthwhile posts out over time...
Have a great Thursday...
Thoughts
I was watching a movie last night and it brought a thought to mind. Van Helsing, the vampire hunter.
What would the vampires do if they followed some of the upstarts and turn all of the people into food? When they ran out of fresh people what would they do? They would only have themselves to turn to and then what?
I know, it's fictional but then you bring that to real life situations and the mentality is there.
The Japanese and their whaling. They figure that they have the right to take whatever they want even if it takes the whales to extinction.
The loggers in British Columbia. They scream about the tree huggers and ask the question, "What do we do for a living if we can't cut trees down?". Let's see, if you cut all the trees down, guess what, your in the same damn boat and can only blame yourselves.
And one last volley.
The Indians, native Canadians, claim to have the right to fish anytime and anywhere they want. The claim was that they were just trying to feed their families. Yea, right... You see them being caught with truck loads of fish that they are taking into places like Toronto to sell. What happens when there are no more fish for anyone because you took all the fish you wanted during spawning? They also try to claim that they only take the smaller males, yea, right again...
Anyway, a little more pithy rant and I'll see what I can do to kick a few more worthwhile posts out over time...
Have a great Thursday...
Thoughts
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Crapp...
Don't ya just hate it when ya get up late?...
Jump right out of bed into a shower and barely enough time to stop at the toilet on the way by...
Heard about ford losing over a billion dollars this year so far...
They think we're stupid..
They didn't lose that money, they just didn't make as much as they thought they should...
They just did npt make as much "profit" as they anticipated...
Loss?, not likely...
Thoughts
Jump right out of bed into a shower and barely enough time to stop at the toilet on the way by...
Heard about ford losing over a billion dollars this year so far...
They think we're stupid..
They didn't lose that money, they just didn't make as much as they thought they should...
They just did npt make as much "profit" as they anticipated...
Loss?, not likely...
Thoughts
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Oh crapp!!
During the first hour of my shift yesterday, my cell phone, buzzed twice. I was able to check it out at my break and found that my employer had left a message on my voicemail.
No, it wasn't a vm pinkslip, yea, went through my mind.
Apparently, my daughter has an interview on Wednesday with my employer. Damn, I wouldn't wish this place on anyone....
I wouldn't want to be them if they mess around with my daughter. Not because of her but because of me. The damage I can do before leaving would not be worth it for them....
Thoughts
No, it wasn't a vm pinkslip, yea, went through my mind.
Apparently, my daughter has an interview on Wednesday with my employer. Damn, I wouldn't wish this place on anyone....
I wouldn't want to be them if they mess around with my daughter. Not because of her but because of me. The damage I can do before leaving would not be worth it for them....
Thoughts
Monday, October 16, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Wonder...
Ever have a letter you want to write but you sorta worry about how it will be taken?
It has been over eight months since my yearly review at work and still has not been addressed concerning its accuracy...
I approached HR in May as the managers in charge of my team and me, are a couple of self serving asses who only provide assistance and promotions to those that kiss ass. I kiss no ones ass for any reason and so I have been provided with a review that des not even show how I do my job, just the attitudes of the people above me...
Anyway, the person in charge of our building is going to be having some meetings with some focus groups to see what they can do about morale and try to keep more people from leaving the company. It seems they are having difficulty filling the seats here.
I know that I will not be invited to one of these meetings merely for the fact that I would tell them how it is with no sugar or icing...
But, I have to get some closure on the treatment of me if not the way management seems to think they are doing a good job running the place. Don't get me wrong, there are a number of good managers but the bad ones are negating anything the good ones are doing...
Got to get it written, l8tr...
Thoughts
It has been over eight months since my yearly review at work and still has not been addressed concerning its accuracy...
I approached HR in May as the managers in charge of my team and me, are a couple of self serving asses who only provide assistance and promotions to those that kiss ass. I kiss no ones ass for any reason and so I have been provided with a review that des not even show how I do my job, just the attitudes of the people above me...
Anyway, the person in charge of our building is going to be having some meetings with some focus groups to see what they can do about morale and try to keep more people from leaving the company. It seems they are having difficulty filling the seats here.
I know that I will not be invited to one of these meetings merely for the fact that I would tell them how it is with no sugar or icing...
But, I have to get some closure on the treatment of me if not the way management seems to think they are doing a good job running the place. Don't get me wrong, there are a number of good managers but the bad ones are negating anything the good ones are doing...
Got to get it written, l8tr...
Thoughts
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Visitors?
If the extreme tracking is to be believed, I am the only one visiting my own blog...
And what is most annoying is that I open the view blog link in a second tab so I can see it be fore closing the browser and make changes if needed, but that winds up giving me another hit by me...
At least my Wordpress account seems to function correctly...
Here it is October and we have already had some snow, not near as much as our neighbors to the south but snow all the same. We are now in for a full weekend of rain, again...
Anyway, I have some laundry to get to and then I have to get a new bumbershoot as well as shoes/boots for the winter..
Have a great weekend!
Thoughts
And what is most annoying is that I open the view blog link in a second tab so I can see it be fore closing the browser and make changes if needed, but that winds up giving me another hit by me...
At least my Wordpress account seems to function correctly...
Here it is October and we have already had some snow, not near as much as our neighbors to the south but snow all the same. We are now in for a full weekend of rain, again...
Anyway, I have some laundry to get to and then I have to get a new bumbershoot as well as shoes/boots for the winter..
Have a great weekend!
Thoughts
Friday, October 13, 2006
First....
A whole bunch of firsts this week...
First day back to work...
First break...
First lunch...
First call on my return...
First two product conference calls...
First quality reviews...
First dropship of a new product...
First fax request...
First buyback about to happen today...
First shady lunch run today...
First training for new product...
It has been an interesting week to say the least but I would still rather be doing something else...
Thoughts
First day back to work...
First break...
First lunch...
First call on my return...
First two product conference calls...
First quality reviews...
First dropship of a new product...
First fax request...
First buyback about to happen today...
First shady lunch run today...
First training for new product...
It has been an interesting week to say the least but I would still rather be doing something else...
Thoughts
Thursday, October 12, 2006
What the....
It was a downpour yesterday morning and, as usual, I was walking to work.
I can't believe the number of the motoring public that are so absolutely selfcentered, self involved that they don't see the pedestrians. They don't know how to look out for their fellow human beings. I had to keep an eye open for vehicles coming up from behind me so that if they hit certain puddles on the road, I wouldn't get drenched.
Even at corners, the number of motorists that felt they had to be faster and first in front of the guy standing on the corner with a small umbrella trying to stay dry.
Absolutely amazing, the selfishness of so many people...
Thoughts
I can't believe the number of the motoring public that are so absolutely selfcentered, self involved that they don't see the pedestrians. They don't know how to look out for their fellow human beings. I had to keep an eye open for vehicles coming up from behind me so that if they hit certain puddles on the road, I wouldn't get drenched.
Even at corners, the number of motorists that felt they had to be faster and first in front of the guy standing on the corner with a small umbrella trying to stay dry.
Absolutely amazing, the selfishness of so many people...
Thoughts
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Early...
Getting up this early for work really, really, sucks...
There has to be a particular timeframe between me and my son getting up. It all comes down to the use of hot water. If time is too close then the hot water tank doesn't have enough time to recover. Either I would have to put up with a half cold shower or listen to him complain about it...
It would probably be one big bitch-fest if my daughter was living here too...
So far, my return to work has been rather uneventful other than a whole lot of "we missed you". I think the missed was because I can now take my share of the workload back from my team mates although there are more than enough of them to take the few cases I would have handled...
Anyway, I'll cut it off there for now, have a great humpday...
Thoughts
There has to be a particular timeframe between me and my son getting up. It all comes down to the use of hot water. If time is too close then the hot water tank doesn't have enough time to recover. Either I would have to put up with a half cold shower or listen to him complain about it...
It would probably be one big bitch-fest if my daughter was living here too...
So far, my return to work has been rather uneventful other than a whole lot of "we missed you". I think the missed was because I can now take my share of the workload back from my team mates although there are more than enough of them to take the few cases I would have handled...
Anyway, I'll cut it off there for now, have a great humpday...
Thoughts
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Yea...
First day back to work and I did not get much done. All of my tools had password resets and a couple of them worked for a bit but had to be reset again. One of them should be functional today. And the main tool we use, the phone, did not work for almost two and a half hours into my shift. Made for an easy day.
The one call I did get came from the clients corporate office. I offered to replace the defective unit a second time for him which he accepted. He called back in about 5 minutes later and started demanding a refund or a "new" unit. He even asked if he needed to talk to my supervisor. I had to remind him that he had called the corporate office to get to me but that I would be with him until the issue was resolved meaning that I was the only person he had to talk to until then.
Some people don't seem to be able to think how they managed to get to us and what is considered the final answer.
Anyway have a great day.
Thoughts
The one call I did get came from the clients corporate office. I offered to replace the defective unit a second time for him which he accepted. He called back in about 5 minutes later and started demanding a refund or a "new" unit. He even asked if he needed to talk to my supervisor. I had to remind him that he had called the corporate office to get to me but that I would be with him until the issue was resolved meaning that I was the only person he had to talk to until then.
Some people don't seem to be able to think how they managed to get to us and what is considered the final answer.
Anyway have a great day.
Thoughts
Monday, October 09, 2006
Graffiti Monday 51...
Happy Graffiti Monday!!!
And my first day back to work in over a month...
Thoughts
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Just some stuff...
I have moved my tomato planters indoors because of the frost possibility we had last week and I managed to get a single, one only, tomato off of them so far. With a little luck I'll get a few more but I don't hold out hope to keep them alive for very long. I also moved the hanging baskets of plants in too and they seem happier about it as evidenced in the number of new blooms.
The rose bush that we put in this summer seems to have forgotten what time it is and has actually put out two more blooms this week, can't figure out why.
Got a couple of pictures of a really interesting view of the sky to the west of my place. I spotted it when I was taking my dog out one night.
I'll leave you with that for now, have to get ready to spend some time over at the ol' lady's place with two of the kids.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
Thoughts
The rose bush that we put in this summer seems to have forgotten what time it is and has actually put out two more blooms this week, can't figure out why.
Got a couple of pictures of a really interesting view of the sky to the west of my place. I spotted it when I was taking my dog out one night.
I'll leave you with that for now, have to get ready to spend some time over at the ol' lady's place with two of the kids.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
Thoughts
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Thanksgiving...
I have a bit of trouble with this whole concept.
Thanks for my life? I was adopted at just over a year of age. Apparently my birth parents had no use for me... My adoptive parents seemed to enjoy beating the shit out of me. I guess that could be considered a use...
Two of my kids seem to think they have no use for me and think of me as knowing a shit load less about life and how the world turns than they do. No use for me there...
The wife decided that I was more of a pain than her time was worth so the separation has been for 5 and a half years so far. No use there...
My neighbors have been trying to get rid of me from the day I moved on to this street 18 years ago. I a way I am useful in that I provide them with a distraction from the real world and real issues...
My employers only find me useful in some very limited ways. Management doesn't want me there except to buck up the over all site stats. No way they would allow me to move up the ladder as they would have to compete with my no bullshit ways. A bit of a use for me here as a "whore".
There are two entities that do appreciate me though, my daughter and my dog. My daughter will spend money and time with me just because she can and the dog, more or less, relies on me for all of his needs, however that won't be a whole lot longer. He is 13 years old now.
I guess I am thankful for a couple of things but it would take too long to complain about all of the things I really want to.
I hope all have a great thanksgiving weekend and have a crapload more to be thankful for.
Thoughts
Thanks for my life? I was adopted at just over a year of age. Apparently my birth parents had no use for me... My adoptive parents seemed to enjoy beating the shit out of me. I guess that could be considered a use...
Two of my kids seem to think they have no use for me and think of me as knowing a shit load less about life and how the world turns than they do. No use for me there...
The wife decided that I was more of a pain than her time was worth so the separation has been for 5 and a half years so far. No use there...
My neighbors have been trying to get rid of me from the day I moved on to this street 18 years ago. I a way I am useful in that I provide them with a distraction from the real world and real issues...
My employers only find me useful in some very limited ways. Management doesn't want me there except to buck up the over all site stats. No way they would allow me to move up the ladder as they would have to compete with my no bullshit ways. A bit of a use for me here as a "whore".
There are two entities that do appreciate me though, my daughter and my dog. My daughter will spend money and time with me just because she can and the dog, more or less, relies on me for all of his needs, however that won't be a whole lot longer. He is 13 years old now.
I guess I am thankful for a couple of things but it would take too long to complain about all of the things I really want to.
I hope all have a great thanksgiving weekend and have a crapload more to be thankful for.
Thoughts
Friday, October 06, 2006
Kids...
These things are the pride of your life when they first come into the world. Often enough, they make you absolutely the proudest people on the earth and then there are other times....
The little guy, who will be 18 in March 2007, is the biggest , most self centered, self involved slobs I know. The only times this kid does anything to help out around the house or for me at all, I have to tell him what to do. Even with telling him what needs to be done, I still have to remind him constantly and then wind up doing it myself.
When his older brother was living with us as well, I gave up trying to keep ahead of the friggin mess that these two created. Found out the hard way that only one of them can make the same mess as when both were here.
I have been asking him for well over a year to clear his room(clean or merely arrange) so that I can move the things from the second actual bedroom in there, finish the second bedroom, I have been mid-renovation for over a year at this point, and them move him into a freshly renovated room. At this point I have just about completed the cleaning of his room.
I will have to remind him that as soon as school is out next spring, he had better have arranged some sort of living arrangement somewhere other than in my house. I have had just about all I can take of his slovenly ways.
I'll work up the rant about my daughter another time.
Thoughts
The little guy, who will be 18 in March 2007, is the biggest , most self centered, self involved slobs I know. The only times this kid does anything to help out around the house or for me at all, I have to tell him what to do. Even with telling him what needs to be done, I still have to remind him constantly and then wind up doing it myself.
When his older brother was living with us as well, I gave up trying to keep ahead of the friggin mess that these two created. Found out the hard way that only one of them can make the same mess as when both were here.
I have been asking him for well over a year to clear his room(clean or merely arrange) so that I can move the things from the second actual bedroom in there, finish the second bedroom, I have been mid-renovation for over a year at this point, and them move him into a freshly renovated room. At this point I have just about completed the cleaning of his room.
I will have to remind him that as soon as school is out next spring, he had better have arranged some sort of living arrangement somewhere other than in my house. I have had just about all I can take of his slovenly ways.
I'll work up the rant about my daughter another time.
Thoughts
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Kewl, I think...
For the first day in over a month, I don't have an appointment. However, not only do I expect to have a recurrence in a couple of months but so do the nurses that have been attending to my wound. We will see. Can you say "malpractice lawsuit"?
On Monday I go back to work and start my new shift. It's only a half hour earlier than it was nut still a change.
I know that a few of my coworkers missed my presence but I do know that management would prefer that I didn't return, they will still have to address the issues they have created.
I'll go into that another time.
For now, I intend to relax for a couple of days
Thoughts
On Monday I go back to work and start my new shift. It's only a half hour earlier than it was nut still a change.
I know that a few of my coworkers missed my presence but I do know that management would prefer that I didn't return, they will still have to address the issues they have created.
I'll go into that another time.
For now, I intend to relax for a couple of days
Thoughts
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Not cheap...
Got my latest prescription filled to the tune of $105. Is it me or are prices of these get more than a little out of hand?
I just put together my reimbursement submission for prescripts for this summer and so far it comes to $332. Thank Christ I get 80% back on the company health plan. Not a bad plan, I get 66% of my normal income for the time I have been off too. Not a lot but definitely better than a lot of people get.
I have my last homecare visit today too. I know I said it was yesterday but she had too much on her plate so we put it off for today, it is only for my discharge anyway. She still feels that I will have the same problem again in a couple of months but they really can't contradict the doctors, they are all knowing...
That's about it for today...
Thoughts
I just put together my reimbursement submission for prescripts for this summer and so far it comes to $332. Thank Christ I get 80% back on the company health plan. Not a bad plan, I get 66% of my normal income for the time I have been off too. Not a lot but definitely better than a lot of people get.
I have my last homecare visit today too. I know I said it was yesterday but she had too much on her plate so we put it off for today, it is only for my discharge anyway. She still feels that I will have the same problem again in a couple of months but they really can't contradict the doctors, they are all knowing...
That's about it for today...
Thoughts
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Fixed?...
So, the surgeon says that the hole in my back is just short of completely healed. He has issued a note to tell the nurses that they are no longer needed. He says to leave it alone and if I have any problems with it down the road, give his office a call.
I truly don't believe this is the end of it but he is the doctor. Far too many people have been boggled by his non-concern and odd methods but I guess we'll see.
I have my last nurse visit today re:note above and will be returning to work on Monday if I can get my GP to fill out the paper work to that end.
Great news for a Tuesday, right?
Thoughts
I truly don't believe this is the end of it but he is the doctor. Far too many people have been boggled by his non-concern and odd methods but I guess we'll see.
I have my last nurse visit today re:note above and will be returning to work on Monday if I can get my GP to fill out the paper work to that end.
Great news for a Tuesday, right?
Thoughts
Monday, October 02, 2006
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Late..
This is a really late post because of all of the crap I had to take care of today.
I have an appointment with the surgeon again tomorrow and by all indications, he will be opening my back up again.
Wish me luck, it could mean another month from work, yay!
Thoughts
I have an appointment with the surgeon again tomorrow and by all indications, he will be opening my back up again.
Wish me luck, it could mean another month from work, yay!
Thoughts
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