[worry]

Nah, it's a type of bumble bee.

[Loki]

Still another six hours...

[Morgoth]

I was at the appartment after work yesterday. The tile layer told me he expected to work until eight or nine in the evening, so I guess the guy reconsidered about the whole delaying things threat. Maybe he realized it would get seriously expensive for them.

[HoosierDaddy]

Finally complained about work conditions. Probably going to get fired now.

Health > job....... sometimes.

[Morgoth]

HoosierDaddy, on 22 March 2017 - 11:15 AM, said:

Finally complained about work conditions. Probably going to get fired now.

Health > job....... sometimes.

It's really shitty that you had to make what I assume is a formal complaint, but good for you standing up for yourself! As you say, health is more important no matter how awful it is to lose a job.

[Mentalist]

A bunch of generally unpleasant things happened yesterday. (Whining wall of text incoming:)

1) recently my parents started pushing the idea that I ought to become a homeowner. Not in the "we're kicking you out" sense, but in a "you should buy something before these insane prices get even worse, and rent it out if you don't want to live on your own" sense.

Since on some level I realize it's a sensible idea (although I have no inclination whatsoever to actually deal with this type of crap or try to make money on it by buying and then re-selling- I have like 0 brain for business/profit opportunities- I realize that it's a sensible thing to do, so I agree with them.
So last week a condo appt down the street is listed, we check it out, it's decent, we put in the paperwork for an offer. It's old, and we put in an offer a few k over the asking price. Our Realtor tells us that similar properties generally sold at or below asking price.
Yesterday was the offer presentation. There were like 6 offers, and ours were rejected in tthe first round- meaning we didn't even qualify for a bidding war.

I'm not upset that we didn't get the place (I'm pretty ambivalent about the whole thing, and not particularly keen to chain myself down with a mortgage obligation). But I'm annoyed and unnerved by the general trend and how f-d up real estate is getting in the city.

2) my grandmother had an appointment with a neurosurgeon to review her recent MRI. Basically, she finally, after 3 years got a proper diagnosis (she's had back problems. All Drs. assumed it was her low back, which was more or less fine on exams, while she's got major spinal cord compression in her upper back). And since it's been so long, there's basically nothing to do about it now (in the surgeon's words: "you should've had surgery withing the first 3 days of it happening" .
She's not completely disabled, and she's avoided significant deterioration over the last 3 years (although we're all silently despairing over her weight issues, her pain-focused avoidance of activity, etc. It's especially hard on my mom, who generally vents it to me.

Basically, it's the helplessness of it all tha's getting me down a bit. I'm

3) And on top of this, I did not sleep well, because of the stupid splint I have to wear for my elbow, which I'm not sure is actually helping. I feel like I can actually "touch" the extra bone tissue I supposedly developed (osteoporosis), which is what's preventing me from extending it fully- and I dunno if it's real, or if it's in my head. I know the splint is supposed to work gradually, but I'm feeling like I'm starting to lose patience.

And once again, functionally, it doesn't really affect me (pretty much whenever I'm doing anything, my arms are bent at the elbows anyways). And I don't feel pain or discomfort, except when I actually do stuff to try to extend it further than I really "need to" to get by. So it's quite literally just the knowing that it's not totally ok that's there.

Generally, I'm pretty good at ignoring things I have no control over. But this is one of those occasions when too many small things happen at once, and it managed to get to me.

This post has been edited by Mentalist: 22 March 2017 - 01:37 PM

[Mezla PigDog]

Briar King, on 22 March 2017 - 03:28 PM, said:

Tiste please check in when you can! Everyone for that matter....

Lol, we're a small country but not THAT small.

I'm sick and the other half is away. Hand foot and mouth disease that grownups are supposed to be immune to. Urgh.

[HoosierDaddy]

Wishing you all the best y'all. You're tough and will persevere.

Stop Trump from making this a dumb shit move in our politics because I'm almost sure this is Russian moved.

[HoosierDaddy]

Mezla PigDog, on 22 March 2017 - 04:05 PM, said:

Briar King, on 22 March 2017 - 03:28 PM, said:

Tiste please check in when you can! Everyone for that matter....

Lol, we're a small country but not THAT small.

I'm sick and the other half is away. Hand foot and mouth disease that grownups are supposed to be immune to. Urgh.

That's awful. Hope you feel better soon, Mez. No idea on that recovery time.

Also, seems like ISIS is the go to right now. Still, don't like it. Wreaks of other.

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

HoosierDaddy, on 22 March 2017 - 11:15 AM, said:

Finally complained about work conditions. Probably going to get fired now.

Health > job....... sometimes.

Are you still at that test scoring center?

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Mezla PigDog, on 22 March 2017 - 04:05 PM, said:

Briar King, on 22 March 2017 - 03:28 PM, said:

Tiste please check in when you can! Everyone for that matter....

Lol, we're a small country but not THAT small.

I'm sick and the other half is away. Hand foot and mouth disease that grownups are supposed to be immune to. Urgh.

Could be worse, it could be head, shoulders, knees, and toes disease.

[HoosierDaddy]

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 22 March 2017 - 04:45 PM, said:

HoosierDaddy, on 22 March 2017 - 11:15 AM, said:

Finally complained about work conditions. Probably going to get fired now.

Health > job....... sometimes.

Are you still at that test scoring center?

No. New job for last 2 years.

They have someone coming in to look at it. Accountant backed me up.

Weird small company situation.

[Gorefest]

Oghdear, terrorist attack in London. Seems like a loner again. Ran a car into some people on Westminster bridge, then stabbed an officer at the gates to the Westminster parliament building and then got shot himself. Sadly one lady died and several people are critically injured.

[Slow Ben]

HoosierDaddy, on 22 March 2017 - 04:49 PM, said:

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 22 March 2017 - 04:45 PM, said:

HoosierDaddy, on 22 March 2017 - 11:15 AM, said:

Finally complained about work conditions. Probably going to get fired now.

Health > job....... sometimes.

Are you still at that test scoring center?

No. New job for last 2 years.

They have someone coming in to look at it. Accountant backed me up.

Weird small company situation.

They wont let you stream the NCAA Tournament?

[Traveller]

Yikes, I only just saw the news - I've been completely oblivious to it until now.

Hope that poor woman hasn't got kiddies waiting for her. That goes for the Policeman too. Horrible. We were right there about a month back with the kids, taking pictures from the bridge.

This post has been edited by Traveller: 22 March 2017 - 05:54 PM

[Tiste Simeon]

Yeah the cop died as well as a bunch of civilians. As Mez said we're not that small, I live 200+ miles from that. Thanks for the concern though BK...

I hope this doesn't turn to more hatred but I fear the worst. UKIP will probably have a field day...

[Macros]

Farage and Trump are already touching themselves over this.

[HoosierDaddy]

Slow Ben, on 22 March 2017 - 05:50 PM, said:

HoosierDaddy, on 22 March 2017 - 04:49 PM, said:

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on 22 March 2017 - 04:45 PM, said:

HoosierDaddy, on 22 March 2017 - 11:15 AM, said:

Finally complained about work conditions. Probably going to get fired now.

Health > job....... sometimes.

Are you still at that test scoring center?

No. New job for last 2 years.

They have someone coming in to look at it. Accountant backed me up.

Weird small company situation.

They wont let you stream the NCAA Tournament?

We went to pubs on Thursday and Friday to watch, eat, and drink. On their dime.

Good and bad, eh? Lol.

This post has been edited by HoosierDaddy: 22 March 2017 - 07:04 PM

[Loki]

Got a little too excited playing Andromeda and bit the side of my tongue. Actually removed a chunk of it. Hurts like a bastard.

[worry]

Just more proof that video games are dangerous.