What are you doing today?

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going for a drive in the country to see some Holiday festivities that
are starting early. Then for a short walk in a scenic town called LA Conner
in Washington. After that early dinner and a good visit with two friends.
Back home, need to make more cookies for tomorrows coffee get together.

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hawkdon said:
I have one of those stretchy wraps on it right now,,,thanks..it seems to help a bit....don
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I have the same problem as you Don... the same knee too, and I find the tight stretchy knee support works well when walking or driving. However I'm now getting woken with the pain at night, so I think I'm going to see the Doctor about it after Christmas and find out what the next step is..(unintended pun):D
 
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Houston Control, we have a problem. Rant ahead.

So the schedule shows Newbie working today from 6am-12noon. She wasn't there at 6, of course, because she rarely is. The clock kept ticking, but no Newbie. If a no call/no show by 9am and employee hasn't finished 90-day probation period, that's it. Buh byeeee.

She showed up at 10:30 but only because the store manager texted Sir, Sir texted Newbie. Store manager texted Sir...who's on vacation.

According to Newbie she "couldn't find" the schedule and didn't know if she was supposed to work. She lives across the street. If she "couldn't find" the schedule, as a last resort she could run across the street and ask. She says the schedule doesn't show up on her phone and said she started calling the store at 5am, but nobody answered. What? "Nobody" is automated and always answers. Then she said she kept asking for one person after another, including the manager on duty, and tried asking for every department. HR person works from 5am until 1pm and didn't get any phone calls from anybody all morning. How did she "ask for" all those people and departments when "nobody" answered? There were no pages alerting any department to pick up and no pages alerting any employee to pick up except a page for a customer service rep in the floral department.

I asked Newbie why she didn't simply call the bakery. "I didn't know if you'd be there." WTAF? Where else would I be at 6am, especially since I asked her yesterday if she was scheduled today and told her that I was scheduled today, off Tuesday, working all the rest of the week.

According to her she can't help it if there's no schedule posted (it's online and can be accessed from our phones), and the store needs to make sure there's a paper copy of the schedule available (it's taped to the wall in every department).

She doesn't seem to understand that it's her responsibility to check her schedule.

What consequences will there be? Pffffft. None. She got away with her story Thanksgiving weekend, got away with her story this past Thursday. She'll get away with this morning's story as well.

She treats her scheduled work hours as though they are simply a suggestion for her to show up or not.*

And...yesterday she mentioned that her boyfriend would be home from school this weekend...jussayin'

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

ETA: *...simply a suggestion in case it's not inconvenient and she wants to show up!
 
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hearlady said:
Ugh, I don't miss that! Can't you lock newbie in the freezer for a few hours?
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LOL She refuses to so much as enter the freezer because it's "too cold". Yup. Freezers are cold. We have special gloves to wear in there. Yanno and put on a jacket? Well...I have Reynaud's so it just ain't advisable for me to be more than in and out of the freezer in a flash, but I do dash in and out because it's necessary!

A couple of days ago she mentioned that she'll probably be gone in January because "that's when classes start" and the university she's going to is in Savannah. Oh? I haven't said anything to Sir or anybody else because it isn't my place to mention it. And heck, she may change her mind. Who knows? She did tell me that she has grants and scholarships and that her BF is in school in Savannah, too.
 
BC Flash said:
Lady Emerald: I love La Conner. When the borders were opened, La Conner was a favourite US destination. (I live in Vancouver BC)

Apologies for "hijacking" your thread: here is a link to LaConner:

La Conner - The Washington State Vacation Destination in Skagit Valley - Love La Conner
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You may hijack my thread anytime, it's all good with me, plus you didn't even hijack it though :)
That is a good link BCFlash, You're in Vancouver, and enjoy the town also when the borders
were open :) I love it there; it is also a favorite place of mine all through the seasons, I live just
20 miles East of LA Conner, so over there often at times..
 
It's been a manic day. A visit tp the fabric store, the lady bought the material she wants for her Christmas dress. We went to a store called: The Range, where she bought Christmas lights and a blue Santa. Blue?
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Then we went to some other store and bought a new land-line phone. After that it was coffee time, met friends in the coffee place, reminisced how good the previous evening was. At the end of our day I dropped her off at home to start preparing our meal whilst I went off on a couple of errands that needed to be done. Still much to do.
 
I have not passed my kidney stone but no pain today so far.
I cut out patterns for the grands A hooded fleece pullover for one in a camping theme. A fancy shiny blue skirt for the younger one. Very flouncy!
Made chili and guacamole for lunch.
Sourdough bread is proofing in the oven.
Trying to get motivation to go for a walk.
I told my husband that all the leaves are brown an the sky is gray. We should go for a walk on a winter's day!
 
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It's been a manic day. A visit tp the fabric store, the lady bought the material she wants for her Christmas dress. We went to a store called: The Range, where she bought Christmas lights and a blue Santa. Blue?
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Then we went to some other store and bought a new land-line phone. After that it was coffee time, met friends in the coffee place, reminisced how good the previous evening was. At the end of our day I dropped her off at home to start preparing our meal whilst I went off on a couple of errands that needed to be done. Still much to do.
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The Range Has an enormous selection of Christmas Decorations this year..did you see ?
 
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The Range Has an enormous selection of Christmas Decorations this year..did you see ?
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hollydolly said:
Just killed a man.. put a gun up to his head..pulled the trigger now he's dead...

..oops I've wandered.. :LOL:
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We are on the same wavelength. I'm not the fleet of foot on the ballroom floor that I once was, so it's no longer a search around the shops, more like a drag.

Freddie Mercury crossed my mind when I saw a flyer for an orchestral recital of Johann Strauss Junior's: Thunderbolt & Lightning Polka. "Very very frightening, thunderbolt & lightning "Galileo, Figaro - magnifico."
 
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This weekend we put up the Christmas tree and house decorations, baked some cookies (with more to come in the next few weeks), bathed the dog (she got into some mud), stored the gas grille for the winter, visited with some friends (and brought them cookies, too), cooked a few good meals, did general housework, ordered a few things online and probably did a dozen more things that I have since forgotten. It's been a good weekend.
 

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