Hey 19 - Random Thoughts: In the year 2525...more or less

[JM4CY]

I went to college with a chick named Janelle from there. Does that help any?

Did you give her any children?

 

[NWICY]

There's been a project going on at work that someone thought could be done by last July. It's still ongoing. Such a poorly planned project. We have to migrate client access to a jump server environment to add another level of security. They only have 100 licenses for the emulator software and we have over 200 clients so we keep running out of licenses and we don't even have all the client access completed. Did I mention it is such a poorly planned project?
Whomever came up with this had absolutely no idea the scope of this.

How many days left on your retirement countdown?

 

[BCClone]

Did you give her any children?

That would be no.

 

[cycloner29]

Wife wore a brand new pair of shoes yesterday. We got home yesterday and all the black coating was coming off from where her toes and feet flex as they had a 2” plus heel on them. She was mad as they were a brand name shoe. She wanted to take them back. She found shipping receipt in the box. She showed me the date on the invoice. My reply was you’ve had these for over 13 years and this is the first time you wore them? She is a shoe horder!! She took them back…..to the trash can.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

How many days left on your retirement countdown?

29

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

I think he's looking into Glenwood. Know anything about that town?

Not much outside of it seeming like a typical small town Iowa

 

[NWICY]

29

Let that project drag then come back in as a consultant. KaChing!!

 

[VeloClone]

Wife wore a brand new pair of shoes yesterday. We got home yesterday and all the black coating was coming off from where her toes and feet flex as they had a 2” plus heel on them. She was mad as they were a brand name shoe. She wanted to take them back. She found shipping receipt in the box. She showed me the date on the invoice. My reply was you’ve had these for over 13 years and this is the first time you wore them? She is a shoe horder!! She took them back…..to the trash can.

I occasionally call Mrs. Velo "Imelda".

 

[JM4CY]

That would be no.

If you remembered her name, she must of been alright.

 

[BCClone]

If you remembered her name, she must of been alright.

I had to work with her.

 

[NWICY]

Wife wore a brand new pair of shoes yesterday. We got home yesterday and all the black coating was coming off from where her toes and feet flex as they had a 2” plus heel on them. She was mad as they were a brand name shoe. She wanted to take them back. She found shipping receipt in the box. She showed me the date on the invoice. My reply was you’ve had these for over 13 years and this is the first time you wore them? She is a shoe horder!! She took them back…..to the trash can.

I commend her for not taking them back to the store and demanding a refund.

 

[VeloClone]

I commend her for not taking them back to the store and demanding a refund.

Yeah, it is amazing the number of people who use something up and then try to return it. Unfortunately there are stores like WalMart and Costco who enable people like that by taking back pretty much everything.

 

[ScottyP]

Yeah, it is amazing the number of people who use something up and then try to return it. Unfortunately there are stores like WalMart and Costco who enable people like that by taking back pretty much everything.

Comedian Rodney Carrington used to joke that Walmart will take anything back.

Rodney - "These diapers already got sh*t in them!"
Wal-Mart Employee - "I'm so sorry about that. Go back and get another box."

 

[ScottyP]

sickness seems to be going around like crazy right now. Lots of coworkers out sick or out with sick kids. Multiple people with influenza A or stomach bug. Even when they are feeling better, their voice sounds horrible and coughing a lot.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Let that project drag then come back in as a consultant. KaChing!!

Not my project, thankfully. I just get to sit on the calls and listen to everyone whine.

 

[ScottyP]

Not my project, thankfully. I just get to sit on the calls and listen to everyone whine.

how many more days until retirement are you again? I thought you were getting close.

edit: never mind.

 

[VeloClone]

how many more days until retirement are you again? I thought you were getting close.

See post 485...

 

[VeloClone]

29

In honor of Gr8's countdown I give you Drew Surges...

 

[jcyclonee]

That would be no.

Are you sure you and your wife didn't have 4 kids and pass one on to Janelle.

 

[jcyclonee]

Wife wore a brand new pair of shoes yesterday. We got home yesterday and all the black coating was coming off from where her toes and feet flex as they had a 2” plus heel on them. She was mad as they were a brand name shoe. She wanted to take them back. She found shipping receipt in the box. She showed me the date on the invoice. My reply was you’ve had these for over 13 years and this is the first time you wore them? She is a shoe horder!! She took them back…..to the trash can.

Based upon the number of unopened shoe boxes in our mudroom closet, this checks out at our house. One difference, my wife would have made me try to return them without telling me they were 13 years old.

"I just need to return these shoes. Here's the receipt."

"We can't refund you. These are 13 years old."

"Can I get store credit?"

And I'm not super upset about it because if she goes it means she'll come home with more stuff and it will take several hours.