Random Thoughts XII - This Thread Delivers

[ISUCyclones2015]

I didn't really understand anything you typed. Drink responsibly?? That's like Christians against Christ (sam kinison reference). "teachers in school" i hope aren't forced to join a union. I think someone is feeding me crazy pills.

Compare it to a cartel doing community service so the city/police look the other way. That's what I mean by the Drink Responsibly campaign.

Teachers aren't "forced" to join a union but the majority do because of high peer pressure. If you don't join the local union you're highly unlikely to get promoted, have other teachers defend you etc. I'm not saying unions are bad really, just that teachers are the worst offenders of peer pressure related to unions. Highly anectdotal from my teacher friends though...

 

[cyrocksmypants]

@cyrocksmypants what do you say you do exactly? (Legit question, I either never read it or forgot)

Like in general or specifically? From a generic standpoint, I’ve been in multi-unit management since I was 23, managing anywhere from 14 stores to 68 stores, previously in the financials business but now moving more into education based business.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

What's the organization? Pm me if it's too small and don't want to be doxxed. I just exited that realm here in crapids.

You just got out of what I just got out of? Or what I’m going into?

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Like in general or specifically? From a generic standpoint, I’ve been in multi-unit management since I was 23, managing anywhere from 14 stores to 68 stores, previously in the financials business but now moving more into education based business.

Interesting. That's all I need. Don't want to intrude for a ton of info that you're not outwardly giving.

Good luck on the new gig!

 

[Rabbuk]

You just got out of what I just got out of? Or what I’m going into?

Educational non-profits i've worked in them for the last 6 years.

 

[SCyclone]

Stumbled across a nest of ground bees today. I can't believe I didn't get swarmed. I was dragging brush over and stepping on it for at least 10 minutes before I noticed them.

I was even luckier than you. Pulling a fascia board off the deck that needed replacing, and uncovered a wasp nest. Had several dozen swarming around, for some reason (I was invisible?) I didn't get stung. Went inside and got both cans of wasp and hornet killer. Suffice to say the whole neighborhood smells like chemical, and the deck is decidedly dead. (So are most of the wasps, thankfully.)

 

[BCClone]

Some POS used a plain nut for the project I was working on. Everything is Stainless steel, expensive but doesn’t rust. This nut rusted and rounded off. Terrible spot and impossible to work on. At 10:30 at night and having to be done in a couple I got ticked and just started beating on this gate until it somehow just ripped itself off. Nothing broke, not sure how that happened. Wonderful how some POS saving themselves 50 cents on a nut cost me an hour of work, and a lot of skin on my knuckles and hands.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

 

[BoxsterCy]

I was even luckier than you. Pulling a fascia board off the deck that needed replacing, and uncovered a wasp nest. Had several dozen swarming around, for some reason (I was invisible?) I didn't get stung. Went inside and got both cans of wasp and hornet killer. Suffice to say the whole neighborhood smells like chemical, and the deck is decidedly dead. (So are most of the wasps, thankfully.)

I went full on WWI chemical attack on a cricket in my basement hallway closet. Been quiet for the last 45 minutes so I may have won. Also found a ripe mouse in a trap yesterday in laundry room. I think these are signs of fall or something.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I like this one:

 

[BoxsterCy]

@cyrocksmypants Is your Irish soprano coming to our gamewatch Saturday morning? We need someone with talent to lead the fight song!

 

[cyrocksmypants]

@cyrocksmypants Is your Irish soprano coming to our gamewatch Saturday morning? We need someone with talent to lead the fight song!

Want me to invite her? She’s a riot. I never talk to people on planes, but we probably talked for two hours. She told me the entire storyline to about 10 different musicals, I tried (and failed) to explain Thanksgiving to her, we talked about Trump, we talked about Brexit, we talked about her website, she went ahead and planned out my exact trip through Europe for me, she talked about how she didn’t get a part because she said “****” (the f-word) during an audition, was told someone was offended and how she should apologize so she went back in and said “I’m sorry you feel the need to be offended by me saying ****.”

It was a good time. She was delightful.

 

[SCyclone]

Want me to invite her? She’s a riot. I never talk to people on planes, but we probably talked for two hours. She told me the entire storyline to about 10 different musicals, I tried (and failed) to explain Thanksgiving to her, we talked about Trump, we talked about Brexit, we talked about her website, she went ahead and planned out my exact trip through Europe for me, she talked about how she didn’t get a part because she said “****” (the f-word) during an audition, was told someone was offended and how she should apologize so she went back in and said “I’m sorry you feel the need to be offended by me saying ****.”

It was a good time. She was delightful.

That reminds me of a buddy who called his supervisor a d**khead (to someone else), and the supervisor heard about it. He called my buddy into his office and demanded that he apologize. So my buddy said, "I'm sorry you're a d**khead."

Needless to say, he doesn't work there anymore.

 

[VeloClone]

Want me to invite her? She’s a riot. I never talk to people on planes, but we probably talked for two hours. She told me the entire storyline to about 10 different musicals, I tried (and failed) to explain Thanksgiving to her, we talked about Trump, we talked about Brexit, we talked about her website, she went ahead and planned out my exact trip through Europe for me, she talked about how she didn’t get a part because she said “****” (the f-word) during an audition, was told someone was offended and how she should apologize so she went back in and said “I’m sorry you feel the need to be offended by me saying ****.”

It was a good time. She was delightful.

In what world is someone in show biz offended by swearing? Sure there are people who don't but my experience in that realm is people saying stuff that would make a sailor blush. I met Linda Lavin (your know, good, wholesome Alice) and her then husband when I was in college and her tongue could strip paint from ten paces.

 

[VeloClone]

That reminds me of a buddy who called his supervisor a d**khead (to someone else), and the supervisor heard about it. He called my buddy into his office and demanded that he apologize. So my buddy said, "I'm sorry you're a d**khead."

Needless to say, he doesn't work there anymore.

He could have got his licks in without ensuring he lose his job. He should have said, "I'm sorry. It was inappropriate for me to express my thoughts in such a way to a co-worker. I will correct that in the future." It is polite, to the point of the offense, but doesn't in the least suggest that he doesn't still feel it is true. Depending on the situation it makes it a lot tougher to justify termination. He got the apology he asked for, the employee admitted he was wrong and committed to improving his behavior. And he still has let his dickhead employer know what he really thinks of him.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

I went full on WWI chemical attack on a cricket in my basement hallway closet. Been quiet for the last 45 minutes so I may have won. Also found a ripe mouse in a trap yesterday in laundry room. I think these are signs of fall or something.

Or that you don't do laundry very often.

 

[SCyclone]

He could have got his licks in without ensuring he lose his job. He should have said, "I'm sorry. It was inappropriate for me to express my thoughts in such a way to a co-worker. I will correct that in the future." It is polite, to the point of the offense, but doesn't in the least suggest that he doesn't still feel it is true. Depending on the situation it makes it a lot tougher to justify termination. He got the apology he asked for, the employee admitted he was wrong and committed to improving his behavior. And he still has let his dickhead employer know what he really thinks of him.

I agree....and that's similar to how I would have handled it. But my buddy was never one to sugar-coat, or compromise. He simply didn't operate that way. The fact that it was funny (to us) was merely a side effect.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

This sounds intriguing so I may need to read it later. https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-to-use-semicolons
I don't have the patience to listen to a podcast.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

In what world is someone in show biz offended by swearing? Sure there are people who don't but my experience in that realm is people saying stuff that would make a sailor blush. I met Linda Lavin (your know, good, wholesome Alice) and her then husband when I was in college and her tongue could strip paint from ten paces.

Probably the opera world.

But also, who wouldn’t expect an Irish person to say ****?

 

[BoxsterCy]

Or that you don't do laundry very often.

Single guy with lots of clothes and towels, so laundry every two weeks or so.