[HiddenOne]

The owner of this building (also my employer) is very close to renting the upstairs area to an exercise/fitness company. This has me distressed and I'm not sure how to head this off without causing a huge situation that may not make any difference in the end.

The added noise of music, voices, exercise machines, and people stomping around over my head has me worried. I don't feel that I can handle the additional stress that will be created by this. My work requires concentration at times, communication at others, and is already tense enough. Since I spend an average of 10-12 hrs a day in this office, this will be a big deal to me. I feel like I'm being pushed out on a ledge, in a way.

Those of you with any insight or useful input are encouraged to speak up.

[QuickTidal]

Horses in AC3...I swear to crap the horses in AC3 are dumber than a bag of wet hair. They can't maneuver to save their lives, and if they run into a rock that is sticking up out of the ground over an inch they can't jump it, nor can they manage to get around it with STOPPING and NOT MOVING no matter how much I move the controller.

If the mission wasn't fucking TIME-BASED and I've lost 84 times so far.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Abyss]

 HiddenOne, on 08 January 2013 - 02:25 PM, said:

The owner of this building (also my employer) is very close to renting the upstairs area to an exercise/fitness company. This has me distressed and I'm not sure how to head this off without causing a huge situation that may not make any difference in the end.

The added noise of music, voices, exercise machines, and people stomping around over my head has me worried. I don't feel that I can handle the additional stress that will be created by this. My work requires concentration at times, communication at others, and is already tense enough. Since I spend an average of 10-12 hrs a day in this office, this will be a big deal to me. I feel like I'm being pushed out on a ledge, in a way.

Those of you with any insight or useful input are encouraged to speak up.

Simple steps at this stage - mention to your boss that you're concerned, but not panicking, jumping the gun, quitting, freaking out, spazzing, going postal or otherwise overreacting, about the impact of noise and vibration if the new gym goes ahead. Mention that other employees may be concerned and that, it is of course entirely up to your boss, perhaps they could inquire with the landlord about it pre-emptively.

Then you send your boss a polite, professional email, thanking them for taking the few minutes to talk with you about it.

Then you shut up until something actually happens that affects your ability to work, refer back to the earlier chat/email, and ask what accomodations can be made.

Then you sue them all for millions!!!!!!! ....no... THOUSANDS!!!!!

[worry]

I got home from the store feeling preoccupied cuz I did multiple errands, and I forgot to bring my groceries in, including milk and multiple frozen foods. Left it in the trunk for a solid 1.25 hours. I hope it's okay, it's fairly cold outside anyway. But if I don't post after tonight it's because I died, and you can mourn/celebrate/shrug accordingly.

[worry]

No, I had pizza for dinner tonight and won't have milk/cereal till tomorrow morning probably. I apologize for the delay.

[Loki]

 Briar King, on 09 January 2013 - 04:18 AM, said:

Are you dead yet?

 worrywort, on 09 January 2013 - 04:24 AM, said:

No, I had pizza for dinner tonight and won't have milk/cereal till tomorrow morning probably. I apologize for the delay.

*reschedules party wake*

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

My best friend in this state, and his wife who is my wife's best friend, are moving out of state. It's for a productive reason too, so she can go to school, so I have to act happy for them. In reality, I'm feeling pretty selfish a petty and don't want them to go. Lame.

[D'rek]

Found a mouse in the house a couple months ago. Caught it, gave it some food and let it go in a big field several blocks away.

Yesterday, suddenly saw 3 more mice. Either more came in from the cold or they started a family. Caught two more and set them free outside again, but this time the fields are covered in giant snow banks and they weren't scampering off like the last one, more like a sluggish crawl of doom. I think I killed the cute little mousey things...

[worry]

I'm about to get some of that soon too (though not 7 inches for goodness sake!), the wind is already picking up, and the temp's gonna drop to ~15F for a few nights. At least my food didn't kill me.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

 Briar King, on 10 January 2013 - 03:31 AM, said:

That shit has been coming North up the Gulf and Lake Charles has been right up the middle of its path. I was having to drive 30-40 MPH on I 10 and I could still barely see 30 ft ahead with wipers on high. All the roads are flooded.

You drive 40 in the rain?

You've obviously never seen California drivers.

HOLY SHIT THERE'S WEATHER THAT'S NOT SUNNY AS ALL FUCK: BETTER DRIVE 15MPH OR 80MPH!

[masan's saddle]

It would appear that my 16 month old son has seen fit to infect me with a nice dose of hand, foot and mouth disease.

I'd just got over a really thrilling week courtesy of some noro virus and was starting to feel a bit better when I started feeling shit again and spent the night shaking like a shitting dog. The following day I noticed a couple of spots on the back of my hands and didn't think anything of it as again I felt a bit better. The boy had been a bit under the weather and we put it down to teething as he also had baboon bum and slobber chops. I did notice a couple of spots on his hands but put it down to the fact that he had been drooling everywhere and chewing his hands for a few days.

Anyway long story short, he's absolutely fine whilst my symptoms finally merited a trip to the doctors today. The backs of my hands, my palms, the soles of my feet and my tongue and mouth are now covered in disgusting blisters and ulcers that itch like hell. My throat is also fucked. There is no treatment or cure I just have to deal with it. The little bastards on my feet mean i'm walking around like an extra from The Walking Dead, the ones in my mouth make me sound like one.

I phoned my wife to let her know, expecting some sort of sympathy. She came home from work with a little bell insisting I ring it and shout "unclean" whenever I enter the room, ho dee fucking ho, the cow.

On the plus side it's highly contagious so i'm off work till it clears up. That said, as i've got the mobility and vocal skills of John Merrick at the moment it's going to be shit

[worry]

I was gonna advise you how to pass the time but then you included palms in your list of blistered body parts. And I'm all out of ideas.

[masan's saddle]

Yep, it's like i'm being punished or something,

[Captain Beardface]

Trying to figure out who hung the poster of 25 different roosters in the office... Illy did you recently relocate to a Southern US state and get a job with an Business Jet OEM?

[worry]

Sound like one of them good problems.

[Loki]

Lol (not the game, the abbreviation).

There's a member on the gaming forum that I mod for who uses it in place of a comma!!!

He just started a new thread and he used it five times. FIVE! And not in any reasonable context either.

I'm trying to decide whether it would seem like I was singling him out if I went through all his post and deleted all the lols or at least changed them to things like 'tehee' and 'chuckle'.

[Defiance]

Haven't been able to sleep right for the past week or so. I've had to resort to taking Benedryl to make me drowsy enough to fall asleep. It's a pain in the ass, though, as I wake up every morning tired as hell and usually end up going back to sleep because I can't concentrate.

I don't know why my body does this, it seems like it happens in cycles. I'll sleep fine for a few months, then have trouble sleeping for another month or two. I should probably schedule a doctor's appointment, but I probably won't do it because I'm stupid like that.

[HiddenOne]

 Abyss, on 08 January 2013 - 03:30 PM, said:

 HiddenOne, on 08 January 2013 - 02:25 PM, said:

The owner of this building (also my employer) is very close to renting the upstairs area to an exercise/fitness company. This has me distressed and I'm not sure how to head this off without causing a huge situation that may not make any difference in the end.

The added noise of music, voices, exercise machines, and people stomping around over my head has me worried. I don't feel that I can handle the additional stress that will be created by this. My work requires concentration at times, communication at others, and is already tense enough. Since I spend an average of 10-12 hrs a day in this office, this will be a big deal to me. I feel like I'm being pushed out on a ledge, in a way.

Those of you with any insight or useful input are encouraged to speak up.

Simple steps at this stage - mention to your boss that you're concerned, but not panicking, jumping the gun, quitting, freaking out, spazzing, going postal or otherwise overreacting, about the impact of noise and vibration if the new gym goes ahead. Mention that other employees may be concerned and that, it is of course entirely up to your boss, perhaps they could inquire with the landlord about it pre-emptively.

Then you send your boss a polite, professional email, thanking them for taking the few minutes to talk with you about it.

Then you shut up until something actually happens that affects your ability to work, refer back to the earlier chat/email, and ask what accomodations can be made.

Then you sue them all for millions!!!!!!! ....no... THOUSANDS!!!!!

looks like this storm has blown over, insurance issues and such...huge relief, it had me very tense for a couple days

[Abyss]

 Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 09 January 2013 - 09:55 AM, said:

My best friend in this state, and his wife who is my wife's best friend, are moving out of state. It's for a productive reason too, so she can go to school, so I have to act happy for them. In reality, I'm feeling pretty selfish a petty and don't want them to go. Lame.

Just think of all the crazy re-union sex you're going to have.


...What?

 D, on 09 January 2013 - 04:17 PM, said:

Found a mouse in the house a couple months ago. Caught it, gave it some food and let it go in a big field several blocks away.

Yesterday, suddenly saw 3 more mice. ...

You fed the first mouse and gave it a lift somewhere and go figure it came back with friends...

Next time, flense the little fucker and stake it out for all its friends to see.

 Briar King, on 09 January 2013 - 05:05 PM, said:

 Loki, on 09 January 2013 - 09:15 AM, said:

 Briar King, on 09 January 2013 - 04:18 AM, said:

Are you dead yet?

 worrywort, on 09 January 2013 - 04:24 AM, said:

No, I had pizza for dinner tonight and won't have milk/cereal till tomorrow morning probably. I apologize for the delay.

*reschedules party wake*

Shit....

Don't worry... botulism and salmonella can lurk for days if not weeks.

 masan, on 10 January 2013 - 11:43 PM, said:

It would appear that my 16 month old son has seen fit to infect me with a nice dose of hand, foot and mouth disease.
...I phoned my wife to let her know, expecting some sort of sympathy. She came home from work with a little bell insisting I ring it and shout "unclean" whenever I enter the room, ho dee fucking ho, the cow....

At least she didn't try to stab you in the brainz. Yet.

 Loki, on 11 January 2013 - 06:53 AM, said:

Lol (not the game, the abbreviation).

There's a member on the gaming forum that I mod for who uses it in place of a comma!!! ...

I work with someone who actually uses 'lol' as a spoken word... as in if i say something funny she'll say 'Lol.' in response.

I have to actively resist responding with 'Hey, wtf is with that? Imnsho that's lame. Stop it rtfn. Ymmv.'

 Defiance, on 11 January 2013 - 07:35 AM, said:

Haven't been able to sleep right for the past week or so. I've had to resort to taking Benedryl to make me drowsy enough to fall asleep. It's a pain in the ass, though, as I wake up every morning tired as hell and usually end up going back to sleep because I can't concentrate.

I don't know why my body does this, it seems like it happens in cycles. I'll sleep fine for a few months, then have trouble sleeping for another month or two. I should probably schedule a doctor's appointment, but I probably won't do it because I'm stupid like that.

Benedryl isn't realy designed for that and it tends to take a toll.
You could try a less punchy antihistamine, or perhaps heroin.

[Dutch]

We have just buried our cat.


She was almost 22.