Post what you are thinking at this very moment

[Pony]

You're not going to take a cruise on the Edmund Fitzgerald are you?

That's not planned til November.

[deebakes]

That's not planned til November.

kayaked over the wreckage earlier actually

[DemonGeminiX]

AMC is making Anne Rice's Interview With A Vampire into a tv series... and Louis is black.

[Godfather]

Me to client: Hey how can we bump sales of this program we developed for you? You said you could double it if we built the product, but it's stagnant
Client: Hmmmm
Me: How about I get our marketing team to design some advertising material for your staff to take on the road?? (Unsaid: Normally that's your job, but maybe we can help in this rare instance because you stink)
Client: Good idea!
Me: Perfect, let me know what's important to you to have in there
Client: *brain creaking noises*
Me: Ok, nevermind. Here's a first draft we made - I had three different departments weigh in to make it customer friendly and meet all the compliance requirements. What are your thoughts on the content? We'll send it to design later, so don't worry about the graphics just yet, we'll make it look good after we nail down the text.
Client: Looks good!
Me: Are you certain? Any particular feedback? They're... your clients after all.
Client: Well it could look a bit tidier, maybe more color.
Me: Yes... as I said, we'll send it to creative services once we agree on the language. So, anything with the actual words on the paper that you'd change?
Client: Oh ok... looks good then.
Me: Great, we'll send it to creative services. If you'd like it as a bi-fold or tri-fold form rather than legal size, just let me know. Now is the time.
Client: Nope we don't care.

*fast forward*

Me: Ok it's ready. Came out great, don't you think our design team did a bang-up job? Can we send it to print for you!
Client: Why doesn't it mention x, y & z?
Client 2: Also, can we get it in a tri-fold format?


FUCK.YOU.

[lost in melb.]

You need to record these conversations. Lol

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Me to client: Hey how can we bump sales of this program we developed for you? You said you could double it if we built the product, but it's stagnant
Client: Hmmmm
Me: How about I get our marketing team to design some advertising material for your staff to take on the road?? (Unsaid: Normally that's your job, but maybe we can help in this rare instance because you stink)
Client: Good idea!
Me: Perfect, let me know what's important to you to have in there
Client: *brain creaking noises*
Me: Ok, nevermind. Here's a first draft we made - I had three different departments weigh in to make it customer friendly and meet all the compliance requirements. What are your thoughts on the content? We'll send it to design later, so don't worry about the graphics just yet, we'll make it look good after we nail down the text.
Client: Looks good!
Me: Are you certain? Any particular feedback? They're... your clients after all.
Client: Well it could look a bit tidier, maybe more color.
Me: Yes... as I said, we'll send it to creative services once we agree on the language. So, anything with the actual words on the paper that you'd change?
Client: Oh ok... looks good then.
Me: Great, we'll send it to creative services. If you'd like it as a bi-fold or tri-fold form rather than legal size, just let me know. Now is the time.
Client: Nope we don't care.

*fast forward*

Me: Ok it's ready. Came out great, don't you think our design team did a bang-up job? Can we send it to print for you!
Client: Why doesn't it mention x, y & z?
Client 2: Also, can we get it in a tri-fold format?


FUCK.YOU.

[deebakes]

sounds about right gf

[DemonGeminiX]

And down she goes! Liz Cheney loses her primary. She's out!

[PorkChopSandwiches]

And down she goes! Liz Cheney loses her primary. She's out!

Love it, keep draining the swamp

[Teh One Who Knocks]

First snow of the year in Colorado. Got a dusting of snow on some of the high mountain peaks in one section of the central mountains.



That's probably somewhere between 10,000' to 11,000' in elevation.

[Pony]

I turned the pool up 1 degree because of a few cool nights.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Comcast has been working on the lines here in the area all morning. Everything finally came back online...was down almost 4 hours.

[DemonGeminiX]

I do not like the bullshit convoluted way businesses handle things.

[Pony]

OK, so last week one of our guys at work called in sick, said "every cell in his body hurt". Was mentioned that he should probably get a covid test. He refused, saying he thought it was food poisoning. OK, fine. he was back at work the next day and seemed OK.

Two days later one of our foreign girls came down sick, they got her a test, first day negative, next two days positive. Everyone is freaking out because they all live and work closely together. (30+ kids). We immediately found other accommodations for her where she's not exposing everyone else any further.

Once again the first guy was asked to take a test just to be sure, apparently he had a full out temper tantrum, threw his coffee and walked out yelling about how "this is BS". He didn't show up today.

I get that he "doesn't believe" in covid, but IMO he's way overreacting. It's not like were asking him to get the vaccine or anything, just a simple test to make sure he's not spreading it to the rest of the staff (and all our guests).

Personally I'd prefer he stay home for the rest of the week either way. Between being a smoker of 35 years, in body shops with dust and chemicals for 25, a bit overweight and right now my immune system is gearing up toward 100% to fight off ragweed that I'm severely allergic too, I don't care if it's a cold, the flu or covid, I simply can not get sick right now. I would have bronchitis within days and probably pneumonia by the end of the week.
I've half a mind to just stay home unpaid until I'm confident that no one is spreading it around.

[KevinD]

I've never had an issue testing for any sickness. I'm with you Pony. Missing unscheduled days of work would mess up my plans. Not even talking about those in your situation who already have existing issues.
My best bud ever has lung issues. Sometimes severely so. We haven't spent time together in almost 2 years.
This is because he's worried about covid, and I'm honestly not. Ive had it, have the antibodies, but I respect his concerns