06-14-2013, 12:28 PM | #11601 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
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I used to love listening to Indy on the radio for some reason. I remember they would always cut to breaks with "You are listening to the Greatest Spectacle In Racing..."
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06-14-2013, 12:35 PM | #11602 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
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If you live in Indy, you don't get the watch the race live on tv. It is blacked out. So, you listen to it on the radio, wait until it airs at 7pm that night or cheat to watch it.
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06-14-2013, 12:47 PM | #11603 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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It's interesting how one's perspective shifts as the focus drifts from "the homeless" (i.e. generic, multiple, and elsewhere) to "that homeless guy I see every day now."
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06-14-2013, 06:30 PM | #11604 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Fresno, CA
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Congrats. That is almost exactly how my best game ever went. I remember how my ball kept drifting progressively wider and breaking back progressively further in the 5th, 6th, and 7th. I was just afraid to change anything. In any case, congrats again, and like you, I also had a new level of appreciation for what must go into a 300. |
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06-14-2013, 07:12 PM | #11605 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Somewhere More Familiar
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Thanks, still feeling slightly euphoric Our lane was a little strange - there was about a five board segment on the right half of the lane where if you released it there, you weren't getting a strike no matter what you did. If you threw outside it or inside it, you were fine. I stayed outside it almost exclusively during that game. |
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06-15-2013, 01:13 AM | #11606 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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I got a job! Four months and a couple hundred resumes sent out. Only two interviews during the time and offers both times. The first one wasn't great so I passed on it. Today I got an offer that matched what I used to make when I was laid off.
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06-15-2013, 08:16 AM | #11607 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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A restaurant sending me a breakfast bar coupon is an idea on par with an insurance company sending matches & gasoline to a known arsonist.
If you see a story about a shortage of certain pork products, you'll know why.
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06-15-2013, 08:28 AM | #11608 |
Retired
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fantasyland
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Congrats Dan!
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06-15-2013, 11:32 AM | #11609 |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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Our neighbors kid does landscaping, finally broke down and decided to pay him $30 a week to do the lawn. First time was today, so far money well spent.
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06-15-2013, 01:56 PM | #11610 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Sep 2005
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06-15-2013, 04:42 PM | #11611 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
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Way to go!
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06-15-2013, 04:44 PM | #11612 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
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Dan is mowing Lathums lawn?
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06-15-2013, 04:56 PM | #11613 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
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Hooray!
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06-15-2013, 05:41 PM | #11614 |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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06-15-2013, 06:42 PM | #11615 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Madison, WI
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I'm amazed at how much kids get paid for mowing the lawn. Think of what the hourly rate would be... I never earned that much at a job until I finished grad school.
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06-15-2013, 07:24 PM | #11616 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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In 1 week a king size tempur pedic mattress with massage and ergo controls is being delivered. I may never leave my bed again.
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06-15-2013, 07:34 PM | #11617 | |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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Well, my neighbors are older so when I say "kid" I mean an adult. He is a professional landscaper with all the equipment, etc... |
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06-15-2013, 09:44 PM | #11618 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Madison, WI
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06-16-2013, 12:28 PM | #11619 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ashburn, VA
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It's been 9 months since my back surgery, yet still every "time of the month" I get the worst back spasms and cramps. This time was one of the worst since the surgery, actually went to Urgent Care yesterday and am contemplating going back..though not sure what they can do for me. Urgent Care gave me a muscle relaxer yesterday (a scrip) but looking online, at a much lower dose than is typically recommended for spasm...not sure why...
I am tired of being broken. /tk
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06-16-2013, 12:43 PM | #11620 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Madison, WI
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Hmm... Midol, birth control, and muscle relaxants are the common treatments I've heard for heavy/painful periods. If you need more than that, I feel for you.
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06-16-2013, 12:48 PM | #11621 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Early, TX
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Just be nice and don't say angry things to one another.
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06-16-2013, 01:39 PM | #11622 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ashburn, VA
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Using all 3, plus someone recommended iron. That said, before my back surgery, they were nothing like this (and the cramping was in a different location). So this is probably something biologically pissing off my back. /tk
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06-17-2013, 07:44 AM | #11623 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
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Nothing more of a letdown in this world than gearing up for a Stooges ep only to find out it's a Joe Besser.
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06-17-2013, 09:30 AM | #11624 |
Retired
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fantasyland
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This is the most bizarre new hiring situation I've ever been in.
The company I joined is not a small one - 1,600 employees worldwide. We're not talking about a Mom + Pop organization. It was weird getting hired without ever meeting anyone face-to-face. But ever since they made me the offer, they have had...challenges...following up with me. It seems like I slip through the cracks too often for comfort. So today is my first day. We're supposed to be in orientation. I guess they normally have remote orientation for some employees. I'm only 6 hours away from the corporate HQ, but they said to do it remote. OK. So they did the general HR orientation from 9-10 AM. It was fast and frankly I didn't catch much of it. They next piece is supposed to be the IT orientation. Except they didn't get my laptop out to me. So I can't attend that. It's supposed to be here tomorrow. We'll see. Then the HR benefits orientation was supposed to be from 11-12. Except the HR benefits folks have a conflict and that won't be held. The IT "makeup" session is supposed to be at 9:30 AM tomorrow, but I probably won't even have the laptop by then. The HR makeup session? No idea whatsoever. So now on my first day it's 10:20 AM. I have no laptop. No passwords. No access to anything. No corporate email. Only part of my new hire paperwork has been completed because I have questions on the other forms. I've called and left my manager a message, but haven't received a return call. I've emailed HR about the paperwork questions, but they haven't responded yet. This pretty well beats the time I got hired by a manager, showed up to the office and the manager had quit the company. HR knew I was coming, but I had no idea what to do and no one there to tell me how to proceed. All I know is that I have a signed offer and I attended orientation. Last edited by Blackadar : 06-17-2013 at 09:31 AM. |
06-17-2013, 09:32 AM | #11625 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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What would you say...you do here?
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06-17-2013, 09:47 AM | #11626 |
Retired
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fantasyland
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Right now? I play Project Zombiod here. This is really how I feel right about now. Last edited by Blackadar : 06-17-2013 at 09:47 AM. |
06-17-2013, 10:10 AM | #11627 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ashburn, VA
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Sounds a bit like my first days at my current job. My company is small/mid-size for the industry. I showed up for the first day, which was orientation and paperwork and things weren't quite ready. Two others who were supposed to start at the same time didn't show up, so it ended up one-on-one. The week I started, the company had just had a major computer virus so there were no IT resources to set me up with a computer or anything. They ended up printing out ISO procedures for me to read so I could take the "tests" when I finally had a computer. It was very odd when I started...
/tk
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06-17-2013, 10:28 AM | #11628 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
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06-17-2013, 10:29 AM | #11629 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
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Just make sure you're gettin fockin PAID.
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06-17-2013, 11:26 AM | #11630 |
Hockey Boy
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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I just started a new job 3 weeks ago at one of the largest companies in the world and my first day was surprisingly quite. No one told me when to show up or where really before I started. I just showed up, got my Id badge and sat around for a few hours, as my new boss was tied up all morning. In the 3 weeks since I've been here, I have had zero contact with anyone in HR. I have done all that stuff and training pretty much on my own. An odd bit of "on boarding" to be honest, but so far, so good.
My new job is so much better than my old one. Fewer hours, nicer boss (by far), more intresting work, better pay, a company car of my choosing and my commute is pretty much identical.
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06-17-2013, 11:52 AM | #11631 | ||
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
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I'm no doctor, nor do I play one at FOFC... but if you got pregnant, that would relieve your symptoms!
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06-17-2013, 04:55 PM | #11632 |
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Fresno, CA
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06-17-2013, 04:57 PM | #11633 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Fresno, CA
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Ooh I sense a dynasty post! There could be interviews and everything. We could even do a pool to guess the eventual father. Pumpy being the odds on favorite of course. |
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06-18-2013, 06:17 AM | #11634 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ashburn, VA
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Well if you guys want THAT to happen, you'll have to give me some tips on the relationship side. Or any locals know any 30's single guys who aren't losers? /tk
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06-18-2013, 08:00 AM | #11635 | ||
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Pittsburgh
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Check your Outlook
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06-18-2013, 08:18 AM | #11636 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Considering you hang out on a message board full of dudes, I'm honestly surprised you never wound up dating anyone from here. Prolly safe to say the 'similar interests' requirement woulda been easy to fill. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 06-18-2013 at 08:18 AM. |
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06-18-2013, 03:02 PM | #11637 |
Retired
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fantasyland
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Got my laptop, headset and stuff today. I have access to the corporate intranet. I can put in my time and see that I'm actually a real employee.
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06-18-2013, 03:23 PM | #11638 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Sep 2004
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I always wondered about this myself.
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06-18-2013, 03:25 PM | #11639 |
Go Reds
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio
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Just because tk posts on here doesn't mean she has to succumb to any of you dorks in real life
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06-18-2013, 05:14 PM | #11640 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ashburn, VA
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To be honest, I'm not the most...forward of people. I've certainly wondered if it "could work" between me and someone else here (more than 1 someone else)...but I've never had close to the courage to try to act on it, even for the people I've met in RL. And I've never been asked, either... /tk
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06-18-2013, 05:27 PM | #11641 | |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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wanna Skype? |
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06-18-2013, 05:42 PM | #11642 |
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Location: NJ
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06-18-2013, 05:44 PM | #11643 | |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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FTFY.
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06-18-2013, 06:33 PM | #11644 | |
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Location: Ashburn, VA
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I thought it was saldana? /tk
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06-18-2013, 08:04 PM | #11645 |
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Location: Backwoods, SC
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06-19-2013, 05:58 AM | #11646 |
Retired
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Fantasyland
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I threw out my back again. It should be ok in a couple of days, but until then, fuuuuuuuuuuuck....
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06-19-2013, 07:00 AM | #11647 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ashburn, VA
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Join the club! Urgent Care on Saturday. ER yesterday. Going to call my surgeon again today (called him Monday) but he hasn't seemed to care that I'm in so much pain I can barely walk or sit up (or as yesterday, couldn't sit up or walk without help). /tk
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06-19-2013, 07:05 AM | #11648 |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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you guys are funny
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06-19-2013, 07:14 AM | #11649 |
Retired
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Location: Fantasyland
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06-19-2013, 07:24 AM | #11650 |
Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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wasn't refrencing your back problems, I know all to well what those are like having herniated 3 disks.
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