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Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Wednesday Hump Day

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

It's going to reach 70 here! Bring it on!

Dona Worry Be Happy · Vette's SS!!

Sanders won Michigan!

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

He did but what will it matter? The Dem party is run by Super delegates.

Dona Worry Be Happy · Vette's SS!!

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
He did but what will it matter? The Dem party is run by Super delegates.

My understanding is that they can switch sides at any time.

I will support him until he wins or drops out.

I think he could win.

Divine Geek · Guru

I got an email from my boss at 1:30 am - I swear that man doesn't sleep. He actually called me last night on my way home asking about a certain report. In the 9 months I've been in the position, no one has asked for this report. And because of that, updating it fell on my priority list behind the other 3 million ASAP tasks I have. Well, now his boss is asking for it. Guess what I get to do today? Happy happy joy joy.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Dona Worry Be Happy wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
He did but what will it matter? The Dem party is run by Super delegates.
My understanding is that they can switch sides at any time.
I will support him until he wins or drops out.
I think he could win.

You should absolutely support the candidate you believe in. And, nobody knows who can win or who is electable until they actually run. Unfortunately, i think the Democratic party has a decidedly undemocratic approach to choosing their candidate.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Divine Geek wrote:
I got an email from my boss at 1:30 am - I swear that man doesn't sleep. He actually called me last night on my way home asking about a certain report. In the 9 months I've been in the position, no one has asked for this report. And because of that, updating it fell on my priority list behind the other 3 million ASAP tasks I have. Well, now his boss is asking for it. Guess what I get to do today? Happy happy joy joy.

Cell phones and email and texts are an electronic ball and chain to your job. I am always very careful to set up those boundaries prior to any job.

Divine Geek · Guru

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I got an email from my boss at 1:30 am - I swear that man doesn't sleep. He actually called me last night on my way home asking about a certain report. In the 9 months I've been in the position, no one has asked for this report. And because of that, updating it fell on my priority list behind the other 3 million ASAP tasks I have. Well, now his boss is asking for it. Guess what I get to do today? Happy happy joy joy.
Cell phones and email and texts are an electronic ball and chain to your job. I am always very careful to set up those boundaries prior to any job.

With him, usually not. He doesn't like to text and frankly, forgets he has my cell phone number most of the time. I also have alerts turned off on my phone, so I didn't get the email until this morning, just pointing out the time stamp. I get emails from all hours from him, I really don't think he sleeps.

Outside of working hours, we all try to be respectful and not abuse the cell phones. I am glad I have it for when there is something important that I need to know about. Last night, it was only about 6, he was probably shocked I wasn't still at work since I usually am lol

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Divine Geek wrote:
I got an email from my boss at 1:30 am - I swear that man doesn't sleep. He actually called me last night on my way home asking about a certain report. In the 9 months I've been in the position, no one has asked for this report. And because of that, updating it fell on my priority list behind the other 3 million ASAP tasks I have. Well, now his boss is asking for it. Guess what I get to do today? Happy happy joy joy.

He DOES know you're going on vacation...and there is no cell service there... evileye

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Employers will co opt your time 24/7 if you let them. If you want my time, you have to pay me for it. I have been there done that with "availability" so when i am not there, unless you have paid for time, don't start calling and texting me with a bunch of baloney.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Why oh why do people come to work sick? Can't talk because your cold is so bad? STAY HOME!

FNW · Guru

I just found out a 20+ year friend of mine passed away. I just had lunch with him not too long ago. Grateful for that, but I'm so very sad.

TrudyML · Guru

Sorry, FNW.

FNW · Guru

Thanks. I'm still in shock.

TrudyML · Guru

I bet.

Divine Geek · Guru

Now, the good thing is boss doesn't seem to be upset with me that it's not up-to-date. He said he doesn't even use this, so he doesn't care about it. But his boss is asking for it. I explained how it fell behind because no one had asked for it so it had never been a priority. He totally understood and said "get someone to help you, you help everyone else, it's about time someone helped you. That's only fair"

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Divine Geek wrote:
I got an email from my boss at 1:30 am - I swear that man doesn't sleep. He actually called me last night on my way home asking about a certain report. In the 9 months I've been in the position, no one has asked for this report. And because of that, updating it fell on my priority list behind the other 3 million ASAP tasks I have. Well, now his boss is asking for it. Guess what I get to do today? Happy happy joy joy.

DS uses that happy happy joy joy term. I find it annoying. You need to learn how to push back to your boss. Make him prioritize these last minute reqests.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I'm sorry to hear about your friend, FNW.

You have my sympathy.

Another rainy day here. At least the wind has calmed down.

Try to have a good day everyone!

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

FNW, so sorry about the loss of your friend. So young too.

Rather cool here today. I will be busy with the grand's again.

In other words, same ol, same ol..

Hope you all have a good day.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Back at work...trying to get excited!

flan

Honeys_Mom · Mod & Permanent Board Sweetheart

Divine Geek wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I got an email from my boss at 1:30 am - I swear that man doesn't sleep. He actually called me last night on my way home asking about a certain report. In the 9 months I've been in the position, no one has asked for this report. And because of that, updating it fell on my priority list behind the other 3 million ASAP tasks I have. Well, now his boss is asking for it. Guess what I get to do today? Happy happy joy joy.
Cell phones and email and texts are an electronic ball and chain to your job. I am always very careful to set up those boundaries prior to any job.
With him, usually not. He doesn't like to text and frankly, forgets he has my cell phone number most of the time. I also have alerts turned off on my phone, so I didn't get the email until this morning, just pointing out the time stamp. I get emails from all hours from him, I really don't think he sleeps.
Outside of working hours, we all try to be respectful and not abuse the cell phones. I am glad I have it for when there is something important that I need to know about. Last night, it was only about 6, he was probably shocked I wasn't still at work since I usually am lol

DG, I think we work for the same boss! I actually worry about the man because I am simply not sure when he gets any sleep. He's a great guy though...

chef · Guru

FNW wrote:
I just found out a 20+ year friend of mine passed away. I just had lunch with him not too long ago. Grateful for that, but I'm so very sad.

My condolences *hugs*

chef · Guru

Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Sorry about your friend FNW. It's sad to hear.

More bad storms here. We're keeping the dog sedated.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Sorry about your friend FNW. It's sad to hear.

More bad storms here. We're keeping the dog sedated.

Sorry about the storms.

flan

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

chef wrote:
Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!

I don't have a smoke detector in my bedroom because I ripped it out of the ceiling one night when it wouldn't stop beeping.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

flan327 wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Sorry about your friend FNW. It's sad to hear.

More bad storms here. We're keeping the dog sedated.
Sorry about the storms.
flan

DH said they'd be here and gone in half a day. WRONG.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lexxy wrote:
chef wrote:
Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!
I don't have a smoke detector in my bedroom because I ripped it out of the ceiling one night when it wouldn't stop beeping.

We have five and when one goes off they all go off! My dogs go nuts.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Sorry about your friend FNW. It's sad to hear.

More bad storms here. We're keeping the dog sedated.
Sorry about the storms.
flan
DH said they'd be here and gone in half a day. WRONG.

No more rice dogs for him!

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

FNW wrote:
I just found out a 20+ year friend of mine passed away. I just had lunch with him not too long ago. Grateful for that, but I'm so very sad.

Hopefully he didn't suffer.

flan

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
chef wrote:
Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!
I don't have a smoke detector in my bedroom because I ripped it out of the ceiling one night when it wouldn't stop beeping.
We have five and when one goes off they all go off! My dogs go nuts.

I think I have 4 left. I assume in the event of fire they all go off together but if it is a dead battery they go off individually & I have to hunt for the one that is beeping.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

FNW wrote:
I just found out a 20+ year friend of mine passed away. I just had lunch with him not too long ago. Grateful for that, but I'm so very sad.

I am sorry for the loss of your friend & glad you had a chance to have one last lunch with him.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

flan327 wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Sorry about your friend FNW. It's sad to hear.

More bad storms here. We're keeping the dog sedated.
Sorry about the storms.
flan
DH said they'd be here and gone in half a day. WRONG.
No more rice dogs for him!
flan

LOL That was just gross.

Divine Geek · Guru

Honeys_Mom wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
Divine Geek wrote:
I got an email from my boss at 1:30 am - I swear that man doesn't sleep. He actually called me last night on my way home asking about a certain report. In the 9 months I've been in the position, no one has asked for this report. And because of that, updating it fell on my priority list behind the other 3 million ASAP tasks I have. Well, now his boss is asking for it. Guess what I get to do today? Happy happy joy joy.
Cell phones and email and texts are an electronic ball and chain to your job. I am always very careful to set up those boundaries prior to any job.
With him, usually not. He doesn't like to text and frankly, forgets he has my cell phone number most of the time. I also have alerts turned off on my phone, so I didn't get the email until this morning, just pointing out the time stamp. I get emails from all hours from him, I really don't think he sleeps.
Outside of working hours, we all try to be respectful and not abuse the cell phones. I am glad I have it for when there is something important that I need to know about. Last night, it was only about 6, he was probably shocked I wasn't still at work since I usually am lol
DG, I think we work for the same boss! I actually worry about the man because I am simply not sure when he gets any sleep. He's a great guy though...

I don't know how he does it. He's always go go go.

ran home at lunch to check on Corgi. He was moving a little slow, but got a drink, went out to potty and they layed in the grass. Hope whatever it was is out of his system

chef · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
chef wrote:
Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!
I don't have a smoke detector in my bedroom because I ripped it out of the ceiling one night when it wouldn't stop beeping.

We have two. One on each side of the living room, directly across from each other. I think it's stupid to have two in the same room but something about fire codes and distance to a smoke detector and there ya go. It's better than the set up at a previous apartment. That apartment had one smoke detector and the blasted thing was right outside the kitchen. It went off every time you opened the oven door. It also went off if you dared cook anything above 375. Sometimes it would go off when you boiled water. We ended up taking the blasted thing down when we were cooking.

I killed a smoke detector once. I just had my tonsils out and the thing wouldn't stop going off. There was no reason for it to go off. I got mad and threw a shoe at it from across the room. It made a groaning sound and slid down the wall. I put it back up but it never worked again.

FNW · Guru

I never understood why they put those damn things right outside or in the kitchen. I had a few where I removed the batteries in them. We have one upstairs that is hard-wired, but it never beeps.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

chef wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
chef wrote:
Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!
I don't have a smoke detector in my bedroom because I ripped it out of the ceiling one night when it wouldn't stop beeping.
We have two. One on each side of the living room, directly across from each other. I think it's stupid to have two in the same room but something about fire codes and distance to a smoke detector and there ya go. It's better than the set up at a previous apartment. That apartment had one smoke detector and the blasted thing was right outside the kitchen. It went off every time you opened the oven door. It also went off if you dared cook anything above 375. Sometimes it would go off when you boiled water. We ended up taking the blasted thing down when we were cooking.
I killed a smoke detector once. I just had my tonsils out and the thing wouldn't stop going off. There was no reason for it to go off. I got mad and threw a shoe at it from across the room. It made a groaning sound and slid down the wall. I put it back up but it never worked again.

I killed my security alarm. I had to replace the $30 battery & when I went to put the thing back together it just started screaming. I called the monitoring company & they couldn't turn it off. I ripped every wire lose & it stopped. About 15 minutes later it started chirping so I took the panel cover off the wall. It still chirped every few minutes so I took it into the garage & took a hammer to it, double bagged & put it in the dumpster. I figured that would muffle any chirping if the thing lived through it's beating.

Riding · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
chef wrote:
Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!
I don't have a smoke detector in my bedroom because I ripped it out of the ceiling one night when it wouldn't stop beeping.
We have five and when one goes off they all go off! My dogs go nuts.
I think I have 4 left. I assume in the event of fire they all go off together but if it is a dead battery they go off individually & I have to hunt for the one that is beeping.

ours are all wired together, and we have one outside all 6 bedrooms and three extra downstairs and 4 extra upstairs....man when the kids used to burn toast! it was wild. Picture all the doors open and frantic fanning LOL

FNW · Guru

HAHA. Whenever our power goes out the alarm system beeps loudly every 10 seconds or so. I have to turn it off, go downstairs where the pad is, and press the cancel button. By then the whole house is awake. Ugh.

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Riding wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
chef wrote:
Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!
I don't have a smoke detector in my bedroom because I ripped it out of the ceiling one night when it wouldn't stop beeping.
We have five and when one goes off they all go off! My dogs go nuts.
I think I have 4 left. I assume in the event of fire they all go off together but if it is a dead battery they go off individually & I have to hunt for the one that is beeping.
ours are all wired together, and we have one outside all 6 bedrooms and three extra downstairs and 4 extra upstairs....man when the kids used to burn toast! it was wild. Picture all the doors open and frantic fanning LOL

That's a heck of a lot of smoke detectors but 6 bedrooms is a big damn house!

chef · Guru

FNW wrote:
I never understood why they put those damn things right outside or in the kitchen. I had a few where I removed the batteries in them. We have one upstairs that is hard-wired, but it never beeps.

Right?!

Excuse me for wanting to use the oven!

Riding · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
Riding wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
chef wrote:
Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!
I don't have a smoke detector in my bedroom because I ripped it out of the ceiling one night when it wouldn't stop beeping.
We have five and when one goes off they all go off! My dogs go nuts.
I think I have 4 left. I assume in the event of fire they all go off together but if it is a dead battery they go off individually & I have to hunt for the one that is beeping.
ours are all wired together, and we have one outside all 6 bedrooms and three extra downstairs and 4 extra upstairs....man when the kids used to burn toast! it was wild. Picture all the doors open and frantic fanning LOL
That's a heck of a lot of smoke detectors but 6 bedrooms is a big damn house!

life with 5 kids, it's 5,500 sf though of course now all kids have moved into their own homes, so we use one bedroom LOL well 3 actually one bedroom, one is an office and on is grandkids room and other three are guest rooms

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Riding wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Riding wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Lexxy wrote:
chef wrote:
Didn't get much sleep last night. Had a hard time falling asleep. When I finally got to sleep, we had a power outage and the smoke detectors started beeping, which woke me up. And kept me up. Grrrrrr!!!
I don't have a smoke detector in my bedroom because I ripped it out of the ceiling one night when it wouldn't stop beeping.
We have five and when one goes off they all go off! My dogs go nuts.
I think I have 4 left. I assume in the event of fire they all go off together but if it is a dead battery they go off individually & I have to hunt for the one that is beeping.
ours are all wired together, and we have one outside all 6 bedrooms and three extra downstairs and 4 extra upstairs....man when the kids used to burn toast! it was wild. Picture all the doors open and frantic fanning LOL
That's a heck of a lot of smoke detectors but 6 bedrooms is a big damn house!
life with 5 kids, it's 5,500 sf though of course now all kids have moved into their own homes, so we use one bedroom LOL well 3 actually one bedroom, one is an office and on is grandkids room and other three are guest rooms

Good golly 5,500 sf is huge. I have slightly less than 3,000 sf & still only use a portion of the space.

Who dusts all that unused space?

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

FNW wrote:
I never understood why they put those damn things right outside or in the kitchen. I had a few where I removed the batteries in them. We have one upstairs that is hard-wired, but it never beeps.

Ours is outside the bathroom...Well, it WAS there, but we took it down years ago.

flan

Riding · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
life with 5 kids, it's 5,500 sf though of course now all kids have moved into their own homes, so we use one bedroom LOL well 3 actually one bedroom, one is an office and on is grandkids room and other three are guest rooms
Good golly 5,500 sf is huge. I have slightly less than 3,000 sf & still only use a portion of the space.
Who dusts all that unused space?

Me, though the rooms that we don't used don't get dirty and I do dust, but it is never bad. even when all the kids were home it was always clean, and it USED to fry my gizzard when people would see the house and say "Well YOU would never know YOU had SO many kids" like because I had more than the 2.25 kids my house would be a pig pen grrrrr All of my kids and my husband did and does pitched in. I told them 7 people live in this house, SO 7 people will keep it up and clean up after themselves. It worked No not a neat nic creature, lived in is fine but cluttered and dirty NO

It worked for us

-- Edited by Riding on Wednesday 9th of March 2016 03:33:06 PM

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

Do you have pets? My unused surfaces seem to get dusty rather quickly. I'm guessing it's from the cats. Or maybe I need to change my furnace filter more often. I'm sort of forgetful about that.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

chef wrote:
FNW wrote:
I never understood why they put those damn things right outside or in the kitchen. I had a few where I removed the batteries in them. We have one upstairs that is hard-wired, but it never beeps.
Right?!
Excuse me for wanting to use the oven!

Because a kitchen is a common place for a fire to start?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

We took the batteries out of all our smoke detectors but one.

It's on top of the hutch in the dinning room. Which is open to the kitchen.

It beeps when the battery is dying.

weltschmerz · Guru

FNW wrote:
I never understood why they put those damn things right outside or in the kitchen. I had a few where I removed the batteries in them. We have one upstairs that is hard-wired, but it never beeps.

Because most fires start in the kitchen. It's painfully obvious.