[JPK]

Slow Ben, on 20 September 2018 - 05:20 PM, said:

JPK, on 20 September 2018 - 05:12 PM, said:

So the Mrs and I have been planning on when we want our second kid and have decided to aim for 2019. Well, I got to work this morning to find that they're implementing a new 8 week Parental leave in q1 2019 and that it can be started after the short term disability pay of 8 weeks that the Mrs will qualify for when she delivers.

Long story short, she'll now qualify for 16 weeks full pay, and I'll qualify for 8 weeks full pay when we'd have another kid. We're in the States so this is huge for us.

Damn progressives. It should be 8 week unpaid for the mother and none for the father like everywhere else.



But seriously, thats freaking awesome.

Previous to this the policy was 2 weeks full pay into (up to) 10 weeks half pay as disability for the mother only. You might see why I'm so shocked by this change.

[Messremb]

JPK, on 20 September 2018 - 05:26 PM, said:

Slow Ben, on 20 September 2018 - 05:20 PM, said:

JPK, on 20 September 2018 - 05:12 PM, said:

So the Mrs and I have been planning on when we want our second kid and have decided to aim for 2019. Well, I got to work this morning to find that they're implementing a new 8 week Parental leave in q1 2019 and that it can be started after the short term disability pay of 8 weeks that the Mrs will qualify for when she delivers.

Long story short, she'll now qualify for 16 weeks full pay, and I'll qualify for 8 weeks full pay when we'd have another kid. We're in the States so this is huge for us.

Damn progressives. It should be 8 week unpaid for the mother and none for the father like everywhere else.



But seriously, thats freaking awesome.

Previous to this the policy was 2 weeks full pay into (up to) 10 weeks half pay as disability for the mother only. You might see why I'm so shocked by this change.

I'm constantly amazed by just how inhuman the USA is. Quoting gov.uk;

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Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of:

Ordinary Maternity Leave - first 26 weeks
Additional Maternity Leave - last 26 weeks

You don’t have to take 52 weeks but you must take 2 weeks’ leave after your baby is born (or 4 weeks if you work in a factory).

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Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get:

- 90% of your average weekly earnings (before tax) for the first 6 weeks
- £145.18 or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks

Mrs Messremb has a few months left to run on the year she's taken off work. Alas they don't double the paid section for twins!

Happy? Brewed this afternoon for the first time since the babies arrived, should be a nice dark 7.5% porter.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Off on holiday for a week! Off walking round Northumberland!

[Macros]

I'm on the the train to the airport in bits.

What's making me happy?

The wallet full of money, very successful night at poker this morning, and I declared in advance that 50% of all winning will go towards my cousin's physiotherapy fund. Delighted to be able to drop a square packet into the jar for that

[Puck]

amphibian, on 20 September 2018 - 12:16 AM, said:

Puck, on 17 September 2018 - 12:00 PM, said:

I'm not on the verge of a panic attack anymore when my phone at work rings, despite just having had a rough week with a surprise depressive episode. I call that a victory

You sound so much more resilient than you were a couple years ago. Way to go. I'm really happy for you.

Thank you! It's honestly as much due to the support on here as due to any other factor.

[Slow Ben]

The wife and kids are out of town.

I just took a 3 1/2 hour nap.

It was unexplainably amazing.

[Andorion]

Briar King, on 28 September 2018 - 07:51 PM, said:

Har got a king snake in my wood rack poking its head out at me.

This is a good thing?

[Messremb]

Briar King, on 25 September 2018 - 04:18 AM, said:

I just copied the paperboy!! Ha

I think this one probably requires some explaining too

[worry]

I think it means he had public pre-dawn sex in a pickup truck.

[Andorion]

Briar King, on 29 September 2018 - 09:04 PM, said:

The paperboy was highly amused when I told him I took a page out his book to that night.

Wait. Did you have sex with the paperboy, or like the paperboy? Is early morning sex a common thing in your neighbourhood?

Every time BK talks about the little things in his life, he adds further detail to this fascinating portrait I have about life in Louisiana.

[Mentalist]

making birthday plans again. sent out invites via facebook, a very conservative shortlist had like 40 people on it.

Everytime I do this, it makes me feel I must be doing something right in life, if I have this many close people in my life.

[Tsundoku]

Just as long as you don't get injured.

[Slow Ben]

Tsundoku, on 30 September 2018 - 03:15 AM, said:

Just as long as you don't get injured.

Knowing Ment he twisted his ankle walking away from his computer.

[Slow Ben]

I love Octoberfest beer. I try as many different brands as I can get my hands on this time of year.

But Sam Adams Octoberfest is the best.

[Tiste Simeon]

My application to run for Alzheimer's Research UK has been accepted so next year I'm doing the Great North Run! Argh, better get training already haha. I'm not going to promote my Just Giving Page here as it's not the right place but feel free to contact me if you want to sponsor me.

[QuickTidal]

Slow Ben, on 30 September 2018 - 03:19 AM, said:

I love Octoberfest beer. I try as many different brands as I can get my hands on this time of year.

But Sam Adams Octoberfest is the best.

Never tried the Octoberfest one....I'm a big fan of the Summer one...will have to see if they ship the Octoberfest one into Canada (they do the other seasonal Sam Adams brews, so hopefully!)

[Tsundoku]

Tiste Simeon, on 01 October 2018 - 12:10 PM, said:

My application to run for Alzheimer's Research UK has been accepted so next year I'm doing the Great North Run! Argh, better get training already haha. I'm not going to promote my Just Giving Page here as it's not the right place but feel free to contact me if you want to sponsor me.

Better put it in your phone and on your wall calendar so you don't forget.

[Macros]

@Tiste.

Go to your app store and download the BBC app 'couch to 5k'
Instead of the 9 weeks, try get through it in like 6 weeks, then kick on from there

[Tiste Simeon]

Macros, on 01 October 2018 - 03:41 PM, said:

@Tiste.

Go to your app store and download the BBC app 'couch to 5k'
Instead of the 9 weeks, try get through it in like 6 weeks, then kick on from there

Good plan others have told me to get that one too. I've already started doing some jogging.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

Little things make me happy - Tiste pulled up the photo on Instagram this morning of when he and Liz visited the falconry centre - lovely day and a nice memory

Also, I'm home. Had a nice holiday - would have been much nicer without the headcold and couple of days cottage-bound with it, but still managed to get in a fair bit of walking, lots of Roman stuff and the evening at Kielder Observatory. Came back via a couple of extra days in the north east, one night staying with friends and the second at a family friend's 60th do with Dad. After the ups and downs of this year and his major heart op, the simple joy of having a dance with my Dad really made me very emotional.

Also, this view of the sunset over Kielder Water as I arrived:

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 01 October 2018 - 07:37 PM