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After my husband helped 😉 me get out the department store really quickly yesterday, I returned today to use my discount coupon. Tried on lots of jeans and was going to buy a scarf. The clerk said it was already a final clearance, so no discount meant no scarf for me. The place was a madhouse. Wandered about and got lots of steps in, even if that money burning a hole in my pocket didn’t get to escape.
 

@jujube Many years ago, while working in an office at a college- streakers, you know the naked type, would run across campus. The older workers told me not to look. haha. Trying to protect my innocence I thought, or just that they were disgusted with the lack of clothes. Your story was more interesting!
 
Yesterday I painted my kitchen door and today I went out to the store to buy a new door sweep and stopper. All that's left is the touch ups on the trim with a very small brush and a need for a bright sunny morning to see all the places on the arch that needs finishing.
 

jujube said:
OK, I truly believe something weird blew into Orlando with Hurricane Nicole.

As I said earlier, I went downtown to watch the Veterans Day Parade. On the way there, I took a walk around Lake Eola, the city park. I was admiring the swans (there are at least 50 of them living there, black and white swans), I see something strange approaching.

It's a guy. A really strange guy. He's jogging along, wearing nothing but what looked like a white g-string and a large, very large, silver-studded black leather (or maybe vinyl, but my money's on leather....) codpiece with a large silver padlock dangling from it. I got a good look from the front and the rear. Unfortunately, my phone was buried at the bottom of my backpack or I'd have a picture that I probably wouldn't be able to post on here. Judging from the size of the codpiece, he either had something to be proud of and felt it should be kept under lock and key.....or he's suffering from delusions of grandeur. Either way, it was a verrry big codpiece. Most impressive. The biggest I've ever seen, not that I'm claiming to be an expert on codpieces.

So, after that I head over to the parade route, only to run into one of the street crazies, a woman laden down with backpacks, screaming at everyone she encountered, "YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU DID BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID!!!!!" One couple with a small child were backing away from her, but she was aggressively getting in their faces and screaming. Another guy pushed her away. She was heading in my general direction so I made a u-ey and crossed the street. A few minutes later, farther down the street, I saw her struggling with two officers and they weren't making much headway with her. She was screaming and punching and kicking. Finally they prevailed and hustled her off. I hope she got some help.

I come home and the Spousal Equivalent says when he was leaving this morning, he saw a young woman come out of one of the houses in our neighborhood wearing extremely skimpy shorts and pasties shaped like stars on her bare breasts and get into a car. This isn't the type of neighborhood in which that is a common occurence.

Mercy me, something's in the air......
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I learned a new word……codpiece……🤨😉😁……have never heard of that word for description.
THANKS Jujube….☺️😉.
 
Sassycakes said:
I just was looking at a site telling you what some rich people like Henry Winkler paid for their homes. Millions and Millions of dollars. Maybe I am stupid but if I had that kind of money I would never spend it on a house I would share it with people that needed help. Just the other day One of the drawings was for billions of dollars. I was dividing it in my mind and I couldn't think of what anyone could do with all that money. What is so special about a home that costs millions of dollars when there are people that can't even afford food?
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I agree with you, @Sassycakes! There are many people suffering in this world that need help.
 
I returned one pair of shoes and bought a pair of Merrell Trail Glove 6 trainers. They are designed to mimic the shape of the human foot, keeping it in the same position it would be without shoes (I pulled this directly from their website). I LOVE these. The arch support is superb and the shoes are truly comfortable. I did a bunch of other things today but this was my highlight.
 
Have been watching the election count, takes longer every year. CNN has made a projection for the winning party, although the count will continue. Once the count finishes, there will be recounts 😂. But for now seems control of the senate is decided.

The counting for control of the house continues
 
Thick fog here today. There is a brief ceremony at the war memorial . Generally a local government representative will lay a wreath, the last post is played and then move on to the next village.
In the past we used to visit Ypres in Belgium where every night at 8pm without fail, the last post is played at the Menin gate. Over the years this seemed to become yet another "cog in the wheel of the WW1 tourist experience" and was losing its solemnity. My grandfather's regiment, the 6th Scottish Rifles, is commemorated on the arch.
 
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Our Sunday lunch, we will be dining out in the very good company of our dear friends who run this delightful country pub.

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We took this photo as they were stocking up, preparing to open for business. It was a year before the Covid lockdown.
Thankfully they somehow survived and now business is picking up nicely.

After lunch we shall drive to the popular seaside town of Bournemouth to visit some friends.
 
The vets marching past the Cenotaph this morning..

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Rant ahead!

😤Trying to calm down😤

Work schedules are posted in the computer. Computer said work today, off Tues and Thurs. There's also a paper schedule supposed to be posted after 12 noon on Fri that takes precedence over what's in computer. It wasn't posted on Friday. I checked yesterday morning, still not posted. Sir asked me to work on Tues because he has doc appointment on Tues. Fine. I checked paper schedule before I left at noon yesterday. Said working today, off Tues and Thurs😤

Texted Sir. Asked if I'm supposed to work today or not. Ambiguous reply that didn't say yes or no. Did say he'd be there a couple of hours to deal with pallet from last night's truck. Asked again work or off? Answer was "yes". I asked yes I work or yes I'm off. No answer😤

Up and coffeed, dressed at regular time. Get to work and can't clock in because I wasn't scheduled. WTAF? At noon yesterday, the paper schedule said I was scheduled to work today😤

I checked paper schedule this morning when I couldn't clock in. It had obviously been changed. At the top of the paper schedule, the highlighted word "NEW" always appears. The highlighted "NEW" had been traced over with a Sharpie, still saying "NEW" but with black Sharpie over the highlight😤

So...after I left, the paper schedule got changed yet again😤

What all of the above amounts to is that every Saturday, after Sir and his boss have left, I have to go in and check the paper schedule again😤 Every. Saturday. Evening.

My anniversary date is next Saturday, which is when I'm eligible for a week's vacation (which has already been approved for the week of December 11 through 17). If I leave before next Saturday, no vacation pay. Vacay pay for part-timers is based on average week's pay for the previous year. Also, with Christmas coming up. I want the "extra" $$.

Granny is not a happy camper baker.
 
Georgiagranny said:
Rant ahead!

😤Trying to calm down😤

Work schedules are posted in the computer. Computer said work today, off Tues and Thurs. There's also a paper schedule supposed to be posted after 12 noon on Fri that takes precedence over what's in computer. It wasn't posted on Friday. I checked yesterday morning, still not posted. Sir asked me to work on Tues because he has doc appointment on Tues. Fine. I checked paper schedule before I left at noon yesterday. Said working today, off Tues and Thurs😤

Texted Sir. Asked if I'm supposed to work today or not. Ambiguous reply that didn't say yes or no. Did say he'd be there a couple of hours to deal with pallet from last night's truck. Asked again work or off? Answer was "yes". I asked yes I work or yes I'm off. No answer😤

Up and coffeed, dressed at regular time. Get to work and can't clock in because I wasn't scheduled. WTAF? At noon yesterday, the paper schedule said I was scheduled to work today😤

I checked paper schedule this morning when I couldn't clock in. It had obviously been changed. At the top of the paper schedule, the highlighted word "NEW" always appears. The highlighted "NEW" had been traced over with a Sharpie, still saying "NEW" but with black Sharpie over the highlight😤

So...after I left, the paper schedule got changed yet again😤

What all of the above amounts to is that every Saturday, after Sir and his boss have left, I have to go in and check the paper schedule again😤 Every. Saturday. Evening.

My anniversary date is next Saturday, which is when I'm eligible for a week's vacation (which has already been approved for the week of December 11 through 17). If I leave before next Saturday, no vacation pay. Vacay pay for part-timers is based on average week's pay for the previous year. Also, with Christmas coming up. I want the "extra" $$.

Granny is not a happy camper baker.
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Where do you work? Every day after Misa comes home from work at Dollar General she has a "rant" about the chaos there. Then she tells me her schedule for the next few days and by the time she is scheduled to work IT HAS CHANGED!!!! She is having difficulty scheduling other projects that she wants to do. She does a lot of rescheduling. I hope your work place is a little better than what is happening at DG. Here is an assistant manager telling the "world" how terrible his store is, and he says most all DG's are in this shape. Watch the first 2 minutes and then if you wish watch the commentary that follows.

 
@Paco Dennis Looks and sounds just like the Kroger bakery! We "hide" all those boxes and stuff in our department freezer so the customers don't see them, meaning we can't do much about what we need from the freezer without moving all that stuff out first! When we finally find what we need, then we have to move everything back into the freezer. Rinse and repeat during entire shift.

Scheduling? Pfffft. One of the things I was promised (should have got that in writing!) was a fixed schedule. Mine changes by the hour.
 
And now...I got a text from Sir asking "Why did you leave? If I'd known you weren't coming in, I'd have got up." Specifically asked yesterday at 3:39pm if I was supposed to show up or not show up. No reply.

I don't know if Newbie showed up or not. She was a no-show/no call yesterday. At a point where I don't really give a rat's rear.
 
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