what are you doing right now?

[soupandstew]

Pink Cashmere I'm sorry to hear that Brother is down, and even sorrier for Mister and you having to cope with another round of misery.

You both have done everything possible for Aunt G and more, but it's up to her.  

[giramomma]

Dec 28, 2023 12:36:44 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Today is even more unproductive at work than yesterday.  Cohort and I updated our "1974 to 1991 idiots that remain" spreadsheet after a coworker retired today.  Only 26 have her beat now.  Mine is screwed up because I left for a few years so they restarted my clock.  Anyhow we were reminiscing about crotchety old people that worked here and were talking about one woman in HR that looked like she was 110 when we started.  Turns out after some mathing that she was actually only in her late 50's early 60's back then.  OUR AGE.  At some point we became the old people here.

I'm one of the old timers at my job, now and I'm still in my late 40s.

It's also amazing at how people age much differently, now, than they did a generation or two back. The smoking and drinking wasn't kind to people.

[giramomma]

I'm sorry for the continued issues, Pink.

I was so out of sorts, I posted in the wrong forum that I was out of sorts.

[soupandstew]

I got my mani/pedi plus assorted waxings this afternoon.  Tomorow I want to hit up Whole Foods when they open at 9 for our New Year's Eve goodies, and broccoli for New Year's Day.  I'm going to camp out at Great Clips in the afternoon for a haircut.  Saturday is some cleaning and laundry, plus our area Democratic club holiday get-together.  

DH spent his time wisely while I was getting pampered and blew leaves off the decks, changed bulbs in the landscape lighting, and set up the bills/deposits calendar for January.  He has his flaws as do I, but for the most part we have collaborated well over time on financial planning.  

[daisylu]

Dec 28, 2023 16:08:26 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

I just got the phone with M (who I use to call Horseface). She had called Mister’s Aunt D, who called me because she’s out of town right now. The neighbors saw Mister’s brother laid out in the yard. It’s bad. The paramedics were pulling up and I told M to call me back when she knows what hospital they are taking him to. 

Mister was already on the phone trying to find his Aunt G (his Mom’s sister)  because her doctor called him. She left the ER against medical advice AGAIN and her doctor wants her to make and keep her appointments with him so she doesn’t keep ending up in the ER.  But she won’t do what any of them tell her to do, so what’s the point.

Please God, this is too much.

I hope brother is ok. Praying for you and Mister. 

[Pink Cashmere]

Thank you friends.

Even before today, I’ve been thinking about how much of what I talk about her is negative, always some sort of problem or issue. 

Then the stuff happened today and I started thinking again that I must be in the Twilight Zone or something, because how is all of this crap even real?! Even if I had the kind of imagination to just make a bunch of shit up about my life, it wouldn’t be this kind of stuff, it would be tall tales of me doing a bunch of fun and luxurious fantabulous stuff.

Anyway, I talked to M again, she is at the hospital, but they have not let her see Brother yet, and she is upset that it’s taking so long. Aunt D called and text me saying M had asked her for my phone number, and she doesn’t like just sharing people’s numbers so she wanted to make sure it was okay before giving it to her. Idk why M even asked her for it, because when I talked to M the first time, it was because she answered Brother’s phone when I called it, and I told her to save my number from his phone so she could call me. Whatever the issue is between me and her, doesn’t matter right now. I am grown enough to put that aside, because this isn’t about me or her, it’s about Brother.

There’s some other stuff with Baby Sister and M today that I took note of, but it’s not worth going into. I will communicate with M in whatever way is needed IRT Brother, but I’m not here for nonsense. And to be clear, Aunt D has nothing to do with anything I’m talking about right now. 

Anyway, Brother is NOT okay or even close. If he had been in his office instead of outside, where a neighbor saw him on the ground, he would’ve almost certainly died. Please send prayers, good vibes, or whatever other positive things you can this way. 

[Opti]

Dec 28, 2023 17:20:51 GMT -5 giramomma said:

Dec 28, 2023 12:36:44 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Today is even more unproductive at work than yesterday.  Cohort and I updated our "1974 to 1991 idiots that remain" spreadsheet after a coworker retired today.  Only 26 have her beat now.  Mine is screwed up because I left for a few years so they restarted my clock.  Anyhow we were reminiscing about crotchety old people that worked here and were talking about one woman in HR that looked like she was 110 when we started.  Turns out after some mathing that she was actually only in her late 50's early 60's back then.  OUR AGE.  At some point we became the old people here.

I'm one of the old timers at my job, now and I'm still in my late 40s.

It's also amazing at how people age much differently, now, than they did a generation or two back. The smoking and drinking wasn't kind to people.

Still isn't.

[NastyWoman]

Ok. Even though I am having a wonderful time with my family I am royally pissed. I was rather tired tonight so I went to bed early only to be woken up by not one but two spam calls out of friggin' Arkansas!!! I have never ever provided anyone in Arkansas with my number yet here they are pestering me in what is (locally) the middle of the night. And I don't care that they wouldn't know it is midnight here - it IS midnight. Nor do I care that I could and should have blocked that the second call -> they woke me up for crying out loud. And now I am wide awake...

Guess who will be tired tomorrow  . Bleeping idiots!

[Pink Cashmere]

Mister is on his way to the hospital now. I am so antsy. Worrying about Brother, first and foremost, and also worried about Mister regarding what’s happening with Brother.

[Opti]

Dec 28, 2023 18:15:29 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Mister is on his way to the hospital now. I am so antsy. Worrying about Brother, first and foremost, and also worried about Mister regarding what’s happening with Brother.

Try to suspend your worry. What will happen will happen. Worrying about it will only make it harder on you. I get the antsy. If you can do it, think of the best possible outcomes. 

[Pink Cashmere]

Dec 28, 2023 18:25:23 GMT -5 Opti said:

Dec 28, 2023 18:15:29 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Mister is on his way to the hospital now. I am so antsy. Worrying about Brother, first and foremost, and also worried about Mister regarding what’s happening with Brother.

Try to suspend your worry. What will happen will happen. Worrying about it will only make it harder on you. I get the antsy. If you can do it, think of the best possible outcomes. 

I hear you. But even with the best possible outcome, it’s still stressful right now, because the last year and a half has been hospitals and ER visits with Mister’s parents, and they ultimately did not survive it all. This brings those memories back to the surface.

[jerseygirl]

Dec 28, 2023 18:45:09 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Dec 28, 2023 18:25:23 GMT -5 Opti said:

Try to suspend your worry. What will happen will happen. Worrying about it will only make it harder on you. I get the antsy. If you can do it, think of the best possible outcomes. 

I hear you. But even with the best possible outcome, it’s still stressful right now, because the last year and a half has been hospitals and ER visits with Mister’s parents, and they ultimately did not survive it all. This brings those memories back to the surface.

So sorry for more health problems. Hoping he recovers soon

[Opti]

Dec 28, 2023 18:45:09 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Dec 28, 2023 18:25:23 GMT -5 Opti said:

Try to suspend your worry. What will happen will happen. Worrying about it will only make it harder on you. I get the antsy. If you can do it, think of the best possible outcomes. 

I hear you. But even with the best possible outcome, it’s still stressful right now, because the last year and a half has been hospitals and ER visits with Mister’s parents, and they ultimately did not survive it all. This brings those memories back to the surface.

I get it. The local volunteer dept thinks taking engines up and down streets with sirens blaring is great fun for the kids. I worked for a NYC based company back when 911 happened. Lets just say that those sirens for however many lifetimes if seemed to be, probably only hours that particular night, had me close to curling into a ball reliving 9/11 and the aftermath. I still need to mail my I am voting against the current fire chief in the next election for this waste of money and terrorizing some of us residents. In the complex there is one woman who comes out to donate money. No kids come out, because to my knowledge none of them are area natives. And this year, Santa wasn't even on an engine, he was hanging out in someone's big truck. Ford? Many kids are from different cultures whether it be Columbia, Mexico, Guatemala etc., And some are relocated to this complex for projects, typically a year to two years in length. Some end up here because this place is cheaper than most places one can find in the 5 boroughs of NYC and sometimes we get those on the NJ side looking for a better quality of life etc.

Sorry that was too long. It was a very long day because flooding part two took out the computer systems multiple times.

[minnesotapaintlady]

DS is cooking dinner again.  I'm nervous.  He likes to experiment a lot.  Sometimes it turns out, sometimes not so much. 

[toomuchreality]

Dec 28, 2023 16:25:02 GMT -5 tractor said:

Sitting in the harbor in St Thomas....

Nice! Enjoy! 🍹

[taz157]

Just ordered myself some more Lego flowers. I’m almost done the wildflower bouquet. This time I ordered the flower bouquet and they should be here Saturday. I plan to get them both assembled by the time I go back to work on Tuesday. It will be a nice office decoration. I still want the Lego Typewriter but holding off until later. I’ve spent enough as it is.

[minnesotapaintlady]

Dec 28, 2023 16:57:06 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

Dec 28, 2023 12:36:44 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Today is even more unproductive at work than yesterday.  Cohort and I updated our "1974 to 1991 idiots that remain" spreadsheet after a coworker retired today.  Only 26 have her beat now.  Mine is screwed up because I left for a few years so they restarted my clock.  Anyhow we were reminiscing about crotchety old people that worked here and were talking about one woman in HR that looked like she was 110 when we started.  Turns out after some mathing that she was actually only in her late 50's early 60's back then.  OUR AGE.  At some point we became the old people here.

We had a woman who worked in Personnel when I started at the IRS.  She knew the job backwards and forwards.  She lived for that job.  

Any Personnel questions were answered with I will have to ask Lila.  Back then, there was mandatory retirement at age 72.  Three people were hired to replace her and it wasn't enough.

One day one called her and there was no answer.  Went to her downtown Des Moines efficiency apartment and she had died.  

She lived for that job and when it wasn't there, she died a natural death.  

I said when it happened, I did not want to be that person.

I guess it's ok if you like your job and really enjoy doing it.  We have one guy that will hit 50 years in 2024 and he seems to be really happy and have a full life outside of work too and travel a lot, so it's not like that's all he lives for.  He also has tons of rentals and a crap ton of money, so it's definitely not lack of funding keeping him at work.

That won't be me.  I don't dislike my job and I like a lot of the people I work with...some of them I've been friends with for 30 years now...I just prefer NOT going. LOL  Last time I really lived my job was when I managed the show barn, but I don't know if I'd want to physically do something like that anymore. It was a lot easier when I was 22.

[Pink Cashmere]

Dec 28, 2023 19:22:33 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

DS is cooking dinner again.  I'm nervous.  He likes to experiment a lot.  Sometimes it turns out, sometimes not so much. 

Sounds like Mister lol. Even if it doesn’t turn out too well, I try not to complain. I just don’t eat much lol.

He does know more about spices and herbs than I do. So when I cook something that needs a little something and idk what, I ask for his help. Before we moved here, the only things I seasoned my food with was SeasonAll or salt, garlic powder and pepper. A whole new world has been opened to me over the last few years regarding spices and herbs. Try not to laugh too hard, because it’s true.

[Pink Cashmere]

So far, besides his sugar being very high (he is diabetic), the Doctors aren’t sure what to do for Brother. They are going to do a CAT scan to see if he has a brain injury from hitting his head on the ground when he passed out/fell/whatever in the yard.

We were all hoping they took him to another hospital besides the one they took him to, but I guess M wasn’t confident in being assertive about him not going to the one they took him to, even though she is included in the list of people that preferred he not go there. I don’t blame her for that, I know that she was genuinely very upset at the time, and just wanted somebody, anybody, to help him. I just wish they’d taken him to another one.

Even if they manage to get him stabilized, he has a long road ahead of him before he can actually be okay. It is complicated by the fact that he doesn’t have health insurance, so ongoing treatment will also be an issue of money.

Back when I was dealing with DD and what turned out to be a congenital kidney defect, and the ER visits after her surgery, because as soon as they heard she’d had kidney surgery, everybody made me take her to the ER (even though I’d learned that it was UTI’s and all the ER bills later, I was always right) imaging tests like CAT scans cost several thousands of dollars. My insurance paid most of those costs for DD, but Brother doesn’t have insurance, so he’s going to get some big bills from this. That’s not the most important thing, but it’s not a small thing either, if he has to worry about the medical bills while trying to recover.

I am just rambling about that, because idk what else to do while I wait to hear if he will even be able to try to recover. 

Part of me feels like I should’ve insisted on going to the hospital with Mister, just so I didn’t have wait for him to tell me what’s going on (which so far, isn’t much), but I felt M when she said she was so tired of hospitals and ER’s at this point. So am I. 

[TheOtherMe]

Dec 28, 2023 19:33:40 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Dec 28, 2023 16:57:06 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

We had a woman who worked in Personnel when I started at the IRS.  She knew the job backwards and forwards.  She lived for that job.  

Any Personnel questions were answered with I will have to ask Lila.  Back then, there was mandatory retirement at age 72.  Three people were hired to replace her and it wasn't enough.

One day one called her and there was no answer.  Went to her downtown Des Moines efficiency apartment and she had died.  

She lived for that job and when it wasn't there, she died a natural death.  

I said when it happened, I did not want to be that person.

I guess it's ok if you like your job and really enjoy doing it.  We have one guy that will hit 50 years in 2024 and he seems to be really happy and have a full life outside of work too and travel a lot, so it's not like that's all he lives for.  He also has tons of rentals and a crap ton of money, so it's definitely not lack of funding keeping him at work.

That won't be me.  I don't dislike my job and I like a lot of the people I work with...some of them I've been friends with for 30 years now...I just prefer NOT going. LOL  Last time I really lived my job was when I managed the show barn, but I don't know if I'd want to physically do something like that anymore. It was a lot easier when I was 22.

I was all of 18 through maybe 20 years old when I knew Lila.  I knew I wasn't going to work at the IRS that long.  I was putting in my time and getting out, which is exactly what I did.

She had no life outside of the office.  Her office and her efficiency apartment were her entire life.  When she had nothing to do, she died.  

I had a couple of other co-workers at the IRS who did that. 

I did not work all of those years to die within a year.  

[TheOtherMe]

Dec 28, 2023 20:15:22 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

So far, besides his sugar being very high (he is diabetic), the Doctors aren’t sure what to do for Brother. They are going to do a CAT scan to see if he has a brain injury from hitting his head on the ground when he passed out/fell/whatever in the yard.

We were all hoping they took him to another hospital besides the one they took him to, but I guess M wasn’t confident in being assertive about him not going to the one they took him to, even though she is included in the list of people that preferred he not go there. I don’t blame her for that, I know that she was genuinely very upset at the time, and just wanted somebody, anybody, to help him. I just wish they’d taken him to another one.

Even if they manage to get him stabilized, he has a long road ahead of him before he can actually be okay. It is complicated by the fact that he doesn’t have health insurance, so ongoing treatment will also be an issue of money.

Back when I was dealing with DD and what turned out to be a congenital kidney defect, and the ER visits after her surgery, because as soon as they heard she’d had kidney surgery, everybody made me take her to the ER (even though I’d learned that it was UTI’s and all the ER bills later, I was always right) imaging tests like CAT scans cost several thousands of dollars. My insurance paid most of those costs for DD, but Brother doesn’t have insurance, so he’s going to get some big bills from this. That’s not the most important thing, but it’s not a small thing either, if he has to worry about the medical bills while trying to recover.

I am just rambling about that, because idk what else to do while I wait to hear if he will even be able to try to recover. 

Part of me feels like I should’ve insisted on going to the hospital with Mister, just so I didn’t have wait for him to tell me what’s going on (which so far, isn’t much), but I felt M when she said she was so tired of hospitals and ER’s at this point. So am I. 

   I am so sorry you, Mister and M are going through this.  I don't know anything else to say except I'm sorry and it's safe to vent here.

[minnesotapaintlady]

Dec 28, 2023 19:34:36 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Dec 28, 2023 19:22:33 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

DS is cooking dinner again.  I'm nervous.  He likes to experiment a lot.  Sometimes it turns out, sometimes not so much. 

Sounds like Mister lol. Even if it doesn’t turn out too well, I try not to complain. I just don’t eat much lol.

He does know more about spices and herbs than I do. So when I cook something that needs a little something and idk what, I ask for his help. Before we moved here, the only things I seasoned my food with was SeasonAll or salt, garlic powder and pepper. A whole new world has been opened to me over the last few years regarding spices and herbs. Try not to laugh too hard, because it’s true.

I lucked out, it was pretty good which is saying a lot since I usually do not like fish.  Grilled catfish kabobs.  Not sure what the sauce was on them, but it was kind of sweet.

[taz157]

Dec 28, 2023 20:49:17 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

Dec 28, 2023 20:15:22 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

So far, besides his sugar being very high (he is diabetic), the Doctors aren’t sure what to do for Brother. They are going to do a CAT scan to see if he has a brain injury from hitting his head on the ground when he passed out/fell/whatever in the yard.

We were all hoping they took him to another hospital besides the one they took him to, but I guess M wasn’t confident in being assertive about him not going to the one they took him to, even though she is included in the list of people that preferred he not go there. I don’t blame her for that, I know that she was genuinely very upset at the time, and just wanted somebody, anybody, to help him. I just wish they’d taken him to another one.

Even if they manage to get him stabilized, he has a long road ahead of him before he can actually be okay. It is complicated by the fact that he doesn’t have health insurance, so ongoing treatment will also be an issue of money.

Back when I was dealing with DD and what turned out to be a congenital kidney defect, and the ER visits after her surgery, because as soon as they heard she’d had kidney surgery, everybody made me take her to the ER (even though I’d learned that it was UTI’s and all the ER bills later, I was always right) imaging tests like CAT scans cost several thousands of dollars. My insurance paid most of those costs for DD, but Brother doesn’t have insurance, so he’s going to get some big bills from this. That’s not the most important thing, but it’s not a small thing either, if he has to worry about the medical bills while trying to recover.

I am just rambling about that, because idk what else to do while I wait to hear if he will even be able to try to recover. 

Part of me feels like I should’ve insisted on going to the hospital with Mister, just so I didn’t have wait for him to tell me what’s going on (which so far, isn’t much), but I felt M when she said she was so tired of hospitals and ER’s at this point. So am I. 

   I am so sorry you, Mister and M are going through this.  I don't know anything else to say except I'm sorry and it's safe to vent here.

Yeah that Pink. ((((Hugs))))

[andi9899]

Dec 28, 2023 15:31:11 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

Wilbur has been super excited about me being able to be home early this week.  He wants to play or sleep on my lap.  Poor thing is going to be crushed when I can't do this anymore.  It came from very high up that we could do our lab stuff then "WFH" the rest of this week since the rest of corporate gets to WFH entirely.   

In other news that recruiter agency that keeps bugging me called again this time I chose not to ignore them.  I'll see what they have to say about this one.  The job pays $60k and is QA.   I need to know more details so I said I'd do a teams tomorrow afternoon.

Worth looking into that is quite a jump in salary for me.   It's never going to happen if I stay in my current position.  If I can move in the company it'll happen but if they are going to sabotage me and not promote me in my current department they will force my hand eventually.  It's just a fact of life.

It would be super sweet if this place offered a sign on bonus too.   That's something that has been pointed out A LOT since 2020.   Places offer all this stuff to get new people, nothing to people already working there, then wonder why everyone with experience leaves and all they have are people who have been there at most a year.   A lot of people have been quitting after they secure the bonus and moving on.

I don't blame them.  Companies treat employees as disposable why shouldn't employees treat companies the same?  Especially for things like warehouses and production where jobs are currently a dime dozen?  Will it last forever?  Probably not but I don't blame people for playing the game and maixmizing their earnings as fast as they can.

Fingers crossed. I agree. Game the system and make it work for you. I keep my resume out there and will always agree to a quick phone screen. What's the worst that could happen? I always give myself at least a $10K pay bump and other terms that I muat have to agree to talk with a potential employer. If they can't do that, I might as well stay put and wait for someone with more money. I just wish I'd started doing it sooner.

I plan to retire from my current employer, so any potential opportunities would have to agree to minimum $20K pay increase and a ridiculous benefits package in order for me to move. I was joking with my CSR that my current employer made a hoe a housewife. 😁

[andi9899]

Dec 28, 2023 16:08:26 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

I just got the phone with M (who I use to call Horseface). She had called Mister’s Aunt D, who called me because she’s out of town right now. The neighbors saw Mister’s brother laid out in the yard. It’s bad. The paramedics were pulling up and I told M to call me back when she knows what hospital they are taking him to. 

Mister was already on the phone trying to find his Aunt G (his Mom’s sister)  because her doctor called him. She left the ER against medical advice AGAIN and her doctor wants her to make and keep her appointments with him so she doesn’t keep ending up in the ER.  But she won’t do what any of them tell her to do, so what’s the point.

Please God, this is too much.

WHAT?!?! I really hope he's ok. Keep us posted!

[azucena]

Sitting outside mcds while DD15 and friends dissect the color purple movie that they just saw. Will be driving bonus teen 45 mins home tonight yet bc it's sleeping and hovering just above freezing and I don't want either of the two teen drivers to take them.

[countrygirl2]

This child is starting to impress me. He was explaining stuff to me about netrinos, netrons, pions, and all kinds of stuff. I figured once again he was making it up. I looked up the stuff again, he is not making it up. I asked him if he really understands this, he says of course grandma. Just like uranium is element number 92.  I keep looking stuff up and yes he is right. I'm not sure what to think, is he really smart? He seems to be, if so it needs to be nurtured. At first I thought he was parroting but now I'm finding he does understand the math processes and also these other items.

He said he gets to talk about some of his science stuff at school just a little bit. I couldn't figure out why we were paying for a channel called collections of learning or some name like that. Now I know why, grandson had gotten into it apparently. I had deleted it, I told him if he wanted to watch it and learn, I did not care so resigned up for it.

But I'm having to read and study as I cannot keep up with him. His mom doesn't have a clue because of her limited english, but doesn't mean she doesn't know he needs to learn this stuff. As she buys him all kinds of books and things to enhance him. I'm not sure if she or son got him the elemental tables and other items but she will offer anything he wants to learn about so I think that is great.

And by the way did you know we have billions of neutrinos going through us all the time, I didn't. It really is quite interesting.  This channel has college professors teaching this stuff.  Sometimes he is glued to it other times he doesn't pay attention but I know he is picking up a lot. These are the ages when they soak this stuff up, so will see what happens.

Besides I am old, but this will be good for me too. I just took some basic biology and never really got past that. It will stretch and make me utilize my brain hopefully, it sure won't hurt me. I hope he keeps up this wonderful curiosity and doesn't get side tracked along the way.

[Opti]

Dec 28, 2023 22:49:17 GMT -5 azucena said:

Sitting outside mcds while DD15 and friends dissect the color purple movie that they just saw. Will be driving bonus teen 45 mins home tonight yet bc it's sleeping and hovering just above freezing and I don't want either of the two teen drivers to take them.

Did they enjoy the movie?

[Opti]

Dec 28, 2023 11:14:23 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

I hate the week after Christmas.  There is nothing to look forward to except cold grey suck weather and getting dark at noon.   Work is weird because everyone is WFH upstairs but we still have to be here at least half the time and I am trying to make sure I "stay productive".

Then ever since 2020 I have panic attacks at the thought of starting a new year and what fresh hell may be coming our way.  Obviously that has gotten worse since last year. 

Then there is the usual SAD that comes with the questioning of all my life choices.

I get better around mid March.   It can still snow during that time but the days are getting longer and there is more nice weather than crap weather. I'll happily take spring rain over whatever the F*ck is currently going on with our winter weather.

I'm sorry. I hope it gets better for you as well. but I also consider March a turning point from these long dark cold days. 

[Opti]

I keep getting what I consider threatening emails about filling out the doctor portion of the FMLA which includes disciplinary action up to and including firing. There is little I can do without a car to make this happen or not happen. The powers that be determined no my PCP of record cannot fill out the form it has to be PCP to be in March who wrote my doctor's notes to be the one to do it.



I'd be less insulted by HR if all the nonsense was included in a footer of the email instead of in the body of the email like a big ass club. Every time.



Part of me wishes I could quit over it as I am sick of being threatened. Tell me the consequences and move the hell on. I think some folks in HR are on power trips. I do not think this is boiler plate from years ago as top dog in HR has been with the company over a decade.


The person above me in position just had their last day a little over a week ago. So I am doing most of his duties with one floater and one person pulled from another location. My guess is she has applied for that job, and I will today. There are all sorts of little political mine fields and handshakes I am learning about. My brain is back much more than it was, although I am under enormous stress financially, etc. There's been a couple times I've come home from work, ate some dinner and was so cold I basically went to bed and did not get up again until after midnight. Dec into January be cold, especially if your option to wait for the bus is outside in unprotected conditions. Hope the flooding of today does not impact tomorrow's  bus trip home. For some reason we had to detour around part of main st yesterday and I do not know why. Lots of local and rehional rivers cresting overnight into tomorrow sometime.