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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() crowny2 - 2007-09-21 12:48 PM spokes - 2007-09-21 11:36 AM LowcountryTRI - 2007-09-21 7:51 AM Rynamite - 2007-09-21 10:33 AM It's 10:30 and I'm already bored out of my mind. Wonderful. I know what you mean. I spent the last hour doing my expense reports. I have to read a public participation plan proposed by a regional transportation planning organization for compliance with federal planning regulations. Then I've got to look at some transportation improvement program amendments for two MPOs (metropolitan planning organizations) to make sure that they're financially constrained. Joy. Dude... what? I don't get it. I almost fell asleep just reading what he has to do. Can't imagine actually having to read them |
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![]() | ![]() crowny2 - 2007-09-21 9:48 AM spokes - 2007-09-21 11:36 AM LowcountryTRI - 2007-09-21 7:51 AM Rynamite - 2007-09-21 10:33 AM It's 10:30 and I'm already bored out of my mind. Wonderful. I know what you mean. I spent the last hour doing my expense reports. I have to read a public participation plan proposed by a regional transportation planning organization for compliance with federal planning regulations. Then I've got to look at some transportation improvement program amendments for two MPOs (metropolitan planning organizations) to make sure that they're financially constrained. Joy. Dude... what? I don't get it.
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() puellasolis - 2007-09-21 11:54 AM crowny2 - 2007-09-21 9:48 AM spokes - 2007-09-21 11:36 AM LowcountryTRI - 2007-09-21 7:51 AM Rynamite - 2007-09-21 10:33 AM It's 10:30 and I'm already bored out of my mind. Wonderful. I know what you mean. I spent the last hour doing my expense reports. I have to read a public participation plan proposed by a regional transportation planning organization for compliance with federal planning regulations. Then I've got to look at some transportation improvement program amendments for two MPOs (metropolitan planning organizations) to make sure that they're financially constrained. Joy. Dude... what? I don't get it.
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() spokes - 2007-09-21 11:58 AM Like fer sure!LowcountryTRI - 2007-09-21 8:19 AM If you all hear a story on the news about workplace violence in South Carolina... It was me. I've got these two girls who sit near me who are each planning their weddings. I am not sure how much more of it I can take. Is this one of those Valley Girl "Barf me out, gag with a spoon" type conversations of total vapidity, if you know what I mean? |
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() spokes - 2007-09-21 12:58 PM LowcountryTRI - 2007-09-21 8:19 AM If you all hear a story on the news about workplace violence in South Carolina... It was me. I've got these two girls who sit near me who are each planning their weddings. I am not sure how much more of it I can take. Is this one of those Valley Girl "Barf me out, gag with a spoon" type conversations of total vapidity, if you know what I mean? You nailed it! |
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() spokes - 2007-09-21 12:04 PM crowny2 - 2007-09-21 9:02 AM Rynamite - 2007-09-21 10:23 AM I'm trying to decide which are worse, the lightbulb salesmen, or the packaging supplies salesmen. They think they're so tricky with their premeditated sales pitches. A packaging guy just called... and asked the secretary for the person in charge of shipping supplies. When they don't know who to give it to, they give it to me. So here's how the convo went: "Hello, this is Ryan" "Is this Ryan? "That's why I answered the phone that way" "Ryan we're getting our fall catalogs read to ship and I want to verify the information, are you still located at blah blah blah" "Yes" "We're sending out our thank you gifts, would you like an AM/FM walkman, or a leather organizer? It's a free gift, our way of saying thank you." "Organizer" "Ok great, I'll get that sent out at no charge (then he talks fast and quiet) with a small purchase... blah blah blah. I want to verify the spelling of your last name." "How do you have it spelled?" "Actually, I don't have your last name on file" "Exactly, you're not going to either. Don't bother sending your catalog" CLICK. That's a nice one! I like your style. I'll have to remember that. I've got a question, though, slightly unrelated. Why are people so stupid? Background: I talk to a potential client who needs to send a new product in for probiotic testing (you know, like the good bugs in yogurt). We exchange a few emails, agree on price, blah, blah, blah. She tells me they are coming (September 7th). I thank her for the heads up. Fast forward to today. I get an email from her saying that she is disappointed in the lack of attention provided her. I ask for the shipping number. She provides it. After some research, we find out that they sent their product, in another company's container, shipped from a generic shipping store, with no identification in the box, nothing to identify it at all that it is hers, that it came from her, anything. I email back this information. She then has the gaul to ask for compensation in the new product she is going to have to make and ship to me?!?!?! Are you kidding me???? Lady, this company has over 4000 clients in the US alone! My facility receives sometimes upwards of 100+ samples, for analysis, a day! Just because you are a dolt and didn't put any identification in the package at all and now I have to compensate you for your idiocy?!?!?! F**K U! Edit to add she is from Beverly Hills. She's SoCal. That explains everything. The Blonde is NorCal and everyone up here HATES SoCal. They take our water. We should be charging them 80 grand a gallon. Even better, we should take a few nukes and blow the faults at Santa Barbara and install anti-aircraft missiles. Northern California thinks Southern California is full of idiots... and we're right I posted that to see what you would say! That's awesome. Just validates what I already knew about those SoCal folks. NoCal is much more rural and laid back. |
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![]() | ![]() spokes - 2007-09-21 10:04 AM crowny2 - 2007-09-21 9:02 AM Rynamite - 2007-09-21 10:23 AM I'm trying to decide which are worse, the lightbulb salesmen, or the packaging supplies salesmen. They think they're so tricky with their premeditated sales pitches. A packaging guy just called... and asked the secretary for the person in charge of shipping supplies. When they don't know who to give it to, they give it to me. So here's how the convo went: "Hello, this is Ryan" "Is this Ryan? "That's why I answered the phone that way" "Ryan we're getting our fall catalogs read to ship and I want to verify the information, are you still located at blah blah blah" "Yes" "We're sending out our thank you gifts, would you like an AM/FM walkman, or a leather organizer? It's a free gift, our way of saying thank you." "Organizer" "Ok great, I'll get that sent out at no charge (then he talks fast and quiet) with a small purchase... blah blah blah. I want to verify the spelling of your last name." "How do you have it spelled?" "Actually, I don't have your last name on file" "Exactly, you're not going to either. Don't bother sending your catalog" CLICK. That's a nice one! I like your style. I'll have to remember that. I've got a question, though, slightly unrelated. Why are people so stupid? Background: I talk to a potential client who needs to send a new product in for probiotic testing (you know, like the good bugs in yogurt). We exchange a few emails, agree on price, blah, blah, blah. She tells me they are coming (September 7th). I thank her for the heads up. Fast forward to today. I get an email from her saying that she is disappointed in the lack of attention provided her. I ask for the shipping number. She provides it. After some research, we find out that they sent their product, in another company's container, shipped from a generic shipping store, with no identification in the box, nothing to identify it at all that it is hers, that it came from her, anything. I email back this information. She then has the gaul to ask for compensation in the new product she is going to have to make and ship to me?!?!?! Are you kidding me???? Lady, this company has over 4000 clients in the US alone! My facility receives sometimes upwards of 100+ samples, for analysis, a day! Just because you are a dolt and didn't put any identification in the package at all and now I have to compensate you for your idiocy?!?!?! F**K U! Edit to add she is from Beverly Hills. She's SoCal. That explains everything. The Blonde is NorCal and everyone up here HATES SoCal. They take our water. We should be charging them 80 grand a gallon. Even better, we should take a few nukes and blow the faults at Santa Barbara and install anti-aircraft missiles. Northern California thinks Southern California is full of idiots... and we're right Not everyone up here hates SoCal, although most people, like myself, are not huge fans of it. There's also some feeling down south that we NorCal folks are snobs. And there's some truth to that. But from what I hear, lately LA has been doing a pretty good job with their water conservation efforts. Most of the water usage in California is actually agricultural. |
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() spokes - 2007-09-21 1:06 PM Why do you think I'm posting on here? Its more intellectually stimulating. There is a new job that popped up, though, that I may apply for. Its actually not IN this office but I would be located here, working for the same agency. And about a 10K bump in pay. Plus, the two people making the hiring decision are friends of mine Hope that works out for ya! Little extra pay always helps! |
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![]() | ![]() crowny2 - 2007-09-21 10:12 AM spokes - 2007-09-21 12:04 PM crowny2 - 2007-09-21 9:02 AM Rynamite - 2007-09-21 10:23 AM I'm trying to decide which are worse, the lightbulb salesmen, or the packaging supplies salesmen. They think they're so tricky with their premeditated sales pitches. A packaging guy just called... and asked the secretary for the person in charge of shipping supplies. When they don't know who to give it to, they give it to me. So here's how the convo went: "Hello, this is Ryan" "Is this Ryan? "That's why I answered the phone that way" "Ryan we're getting our fall catalogs read to ship and I want to verify the information, are you still located at blah blah blah" "Yes" "We're sending out our thank you gifts, would you like an AM/FM walkman, or a leather organizer? It's a free gift, our way of saying thank you." "Organizer" "Ok great, I'll get that sent out at no charge (then he talks fast and quiet) with a small purchase... blah blah blah. I want to verify the spelling of your last name." "How do you have it spelled?" "Actually, I don't have your last name on file" "Exactly, you're not going to either. Don't bother sending your catalog" CLICK. That's a nice one! I like your style. I'll have to remember that. I've got a question, though, slightly unrelated. Why are people so stupid? Background: I talk to a potential client who needs to send a new product in for probiotic testing (you know, like the good bugs in yogurt). We exchange a few emails, agree on price, blah, blah, blah. She tells me they are coming (September 7th). I thank her for the heads up. Fast forward to today. I get an email from her saying that she is disappointed in the lack of attention provided her. I ask for the shipping number. She provides it. After some research, we find out that they sent their product, in another company's container, shipped from a generic shipping store, with no identification in the box, nothing to identify it at all that it is hers, that it came from her, anything. I email back this information. She then has the gaul to ask for compensation in the new product she is going to have to make and ship to me?!?!?! Are you kidding me???? Lady, this company has over 4000 clients in the US alone! My facility receives sometimes upwards of 100+ samples, for analysis, a day! Just because you are a dolt and didn't put any identification in the package at all and now I have to compensate you for your idiocy?!?!?! F**K U! Edit to add she is from Beverly Hills. She's SoCal. That explains everything. The Blonde is NorCal and everyone up here HATES SoCal. They take our water. We should be charging them 80 grand a gallon. Even better, we should take a few nukes and blow the faults at Santa Barbara and install anti-aircraft missiles. Northern California thinks Southern California is full of idiots... and we're right I posted that to see what you would say! That's awesome. Just validates what I already knew about those SoCal folks. Fixed. |
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() spokes - 2007-09-21 1:22 PM LowcountryTRI - 2007-09-21 10:16 AM spokes - 2007-09-21 1:06 PM Why do you think I'm posting on here? Its more intellectually stimulating. There is a new job that popped up, though, that I may apply for. Its actually not IN this office but I would be located here, working for the same agency. And about a 10K bump in pay. Plus, the two people making the hiring decision are friends of mine Hope that works out for ya! Little extra pay always helps! Thanks for the well wishes. They're appreciated. I actually took a small pay cut to come out even with the cost of living adjustments. I was a GS-13 in MS but dropped back to a GS-12 here... the job in question is a GS-14; I would serve as a national expert on Financial Planning and Financial Constraint for transportation projects. Mostly research, lectures, tech assistance, etc. I can apply for it because I have the requisite one year minimum at the GS-13 level (I was a GS-13 for 7 years). Its not unusual for people to 'step back' in our agency to jump forward their career, especially if yours was stalled, as was mine in MS. 10K bump is sweet...first round's on you! |
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![]() | ![]() spokes - 2007-09-21 10:19 AM I posted that to see what you would say! That's awesome. Just validates what I already knew about those SoCal folks. NoCal is much more rural and laid back. Hehehe. Anne is right though, SoCal is doing a better job of water conservation. Up here, new houses now have water meters on them, but The Blonde's crib has no meter. She pays SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District) a flat $50 a month for water - use as much as you want. Your only cost is for heating hot water, which is part of her PG&E bill. I'm actually glad that they're predicting a rainy weekend... for us, a half-inch is a LOT of rain, and it was a dry winter last year. Anne is also right that we're snobbier up here, but its a different kind of laid-back snobbery than what you see in LA, which is more the vapid 'toy/trend/look of the moment' snobbery. I should have moved here after I got out of college rather than waiting almost 25 years. I fit into California very, very well. I heard about that!!! Up until last week I had no idea that you guys up in Sack-o'-Tomatoes paid a flat fee for water. Outrageous! I thought that after the enormous drought in the 80s, every house had a water meter. The reservoirs around here are way, way low. I really hope we get some rain this winter. |
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Champion![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() FishrCutB8 - 2007-09-21 1:21 PM WHAT were they thinking? Is that the 'unitesticle' version? |
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