timwhit
Hairy Aussie
I have to work a full day today too.
I don't really feel like I have anything better to do than show up for work. I know exactly how lame that is but so far I have not found anything else I particularly want to do. I have forced time off between Xmas and New Years and I pretty much end up sleeping through as much of it as possible.
I've always pictured you somewhat older than that...I also will hit my 10 year anniversary in a couple of weeks...
I've always pictured you somewhat older than that...
Dirt, perhaps?Older than what?
I have this discussion with my boss annually. The people I work with can't stand that I want to be at work and don't want to be on vacation. I think it makes them feel bad or something.
I was, thought it was obvious. To have kids already at 10 years old, you would both have given a new meaning to "being born ready" and have had to met Sarah Palin ("drill baby, drill!).Coug, not sure if you're joking or not...
Who is back at work today? I was here at 6:45AM
Not me. I have the day off and went shopping at 6:00am at Lowes and Home Depot.Who is back at work today? I was here at 6:45AM
Call and scream! That's how you get UPS's attention.Stupid UPS was supposed to deliver between 7AM and 10AM, it is now past noon and no sign. I have no idea what I'll do if I don't get the machine they are supposed to deliver (emergency replacement for a $22k box at one of the plants).
Who is back at work today? I was here at 6:45AM
Who's the moron who sent you anything important via UPS? UPS is the least reliable delivery company. It's only good for sending surprises (maybe, only maybe, you'll receive something...). For a twenty-two thousand part, I would NEVER use UPS. Ever.
UPS typically does alright for us, our usual driver is great. Of course, with that being the day after thanksgiving, it wasn't our usual driver. Here is the story.
I called our vendor at around noon, asking for the tracking number and other info. It was being shipped directly from their depot with UPS as their shipping department was closed. I had to call the depot with my order number to get the tracking number. Then I called UPS' main number with the tracking number and was informed that the driver had attempted to deliver the package, but the office was closed. Further, he said that the warehouse was closed until Monday and there was nothing they could do. I went to the video surveillance we have of the street, and it showed the FedEx guy, and the USPS guy, but no UPS even drove past on the street! This is when I was ready to start yelling. What it finally took was for our vendor to threaten to pull all their business with UPS in order to get a guy from the UPS office to put the package in their car and drive it over here at 8PM. End result? I waited 13 hours for a package, and spent the next 5 installing the device. Fun.
I would imagine you could get the same kind of excuses from lower level employees at each of the above. Could be the boneheaded UPS driver (over the years, no matter who the various dumbarese, BF lazy, braindead, on cruise-control, couldn't give a darn USPS postal carriers...with same street number addresses for nearby streets, or if they are extremely lazy, they just grab the stack of sorted mail in their bags and give your neighbor, 1, 2, or even 3 address #'s away, you mail or vice versa) did try to deliver, just went to the wrong street by mistake, with the same/similar numbered address?In 2001, FedEx sealed a $9 billion deal with the USPS to transport all of the post office's overnight and express deliveries
My mother managed to injure herself on Thursday (she broke her foot) ... in 16 hours they couldn't get anyone to actually help her.
Sheesh, that sucks. An emergency room that isn't really one. Hope your mom is better now. How long will the cast be on?
Do people who go to the emergency room with anything less than gunshot wounds and cardiac arrest really get decent treatment? Ever?
Cause you didn't have any cool IRL friends to throw you a bachelor party?Wait, it's 11PM on the night before I get married...why am I camping the forums?