The Drop in Centre

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say

 ‘hi, and Good Friday Morning’

how is your day going? 

[Mikiesboy]

14 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say

 ‘hi, and Good Friday Morning’

how is your day going? 

Quiet so far... Michael has gone shopping.. i put some ingredients in the bread maker on 'dough' and i'll make burger buns later.  mooched around on Sanvello for a bit ... i like that app more and more.

[rickproehl]

17 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Quiet so far... Michael has gone shopping.. i put some ingredients in the bread maker on 'dough' and i'll make burger buns later.  mooched around on Sanvello for a bit ... i like that app more and more.

i saw that you were using it and i downloaded it but have not tried it out yet. yes it does look like it will help.
we had a team meeting at work and we will be home at least till 2021 or if we do go back it will be a hybrid of 1 day office the rest at home. 

so enjoy you day it looks like a hot weekend 

[Mikiesboy]

2 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

i saw that you were using it and i downloaded it but have not tried it out yet. yes it does look like it will help.
we had a team meeting at work and we will be home at least till 2021 or if we do go back it will be a hybrid of 1 day office the rest at home. 

so enjoy you day it looks like a hot weekend 

yeah.. i can feel the humidity climbing ... such fun

it's nice they've told you what is happening ... i haven't heard anything concrete as of yet.

[mollyhousemouse]

2 hours ago, rickproehl said:

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

just wanted to stop in and say

 ‘hi, and Good Friday Morning’

how is your day going? 

hi rick...

it's a meh kinda day but getting better

2 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

Quiet so far... Michael has gone shopping.. i put some ingredients in the bread maker on 'dough' and i'll make burger buns later.  mooched around on Sanvello for a bit ... i like that app more and more.

i downloaded it on your recommendation and am liking it too. the reminder to drink my water is helpful

2 hours ago, rickproehl said:

we had a team meeting at work and we will be home at least till 2021 or if we do go back it will be a hybrid of 1 day office the rest at home. 

Phil's been told they won't be back in the office until middle of January at the earliest.

2 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

yeah.. i can feel the humidity climbing ... such fun

it's nice they've told you what is happening ... i haven't heard anything concrete as of yet.

it's really warm here too

it's a shame they haven't told y'all anything tim

ok back to work

see all y'all later

[Ashi]

 

5 hours ago, Fae Briona said:

Friday morning!!  thankfully -- yesterday was a bit of a demoralizing day.

I'll agree that working from home lets you hug your partner and get an emotional boost to keep going, but some things would be easier to take care of at the office. On the other hand, none of us in our Dept. are really ready to go back.  They did get the plexiglass barriers up and in place on our desks so that's a good thing.

So nice you have a huggie bear at home.  But we were talking about the very same thing the other day with my coworker.  Those of us who decided to go to office tend to be the ones who prefer to have technical support from other coworkers on how to do a certain task, though we were given options to telework at home, but I can't....  There are too many reasons I don't like telework, really....  It's nice you guys have plexiglass.  I hate wearing a mask (but it is necessary to be safe).  Those straps of the mask cut off my circulation after I wear like how many hours a day and my ears really hurt.... 

 6 hours ago, kbois said:

It's hard when dealing with one of those really loud people who call everyone 'honey' and laugh at the end of every sentence, even when it's inappropriate. 

I've decided the best thing to do is to stay positive and do my job like I always do. 

LOL.  Sometimes I have customers who does that.  But..., I don't know you!  Why are you calling me honey, sweetie, darling?  Then I feel self-conscious about my voice....  Do I sound gay?  But yeah, keep a good attitude.  I like to stay positive as well.  I had a random stranger at the train station telling me I have a sweet smile.

6 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

  He does that job very well.

Okay, my mind is in the gutter.

[Mikiesboy]

Just now, Ashi said:

Okay, my mind is in the gutter.

LOL

[kbois]

17 minutes ago, Ashi said:

  I had a random stranger at the train station telling me I have a sweet smile.

 

You're just plain sweet all around  Ashi! 😁 dont ever change!

[Mikiesboy]

26 minutes ago, kbois said:

You're just plain sweet all around  Ashi! 😁 dont ever change!

He is ... i have loved Ashi since i first got here and met him ... even if only briefly. 

 

Buns:

 

[Reader1810]

13 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

He is ... i have loved Ashi since i first got here and met him ... even if only briefly. 

 

Buns:

 

Mmm...

They look nice. 

[MichaelS36]

3 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

Mmm...

They look nice. 

Whole wheat hamburger buns. 

[Mikiesboy]

4 minutes ago, Reader1810 said:

Mmm...

They look nice. 

They smell nice. The bread machine is just sitting there .. i have flour and yeast. Really silly to buy them, when i can just make them.

[Reader1810]

12 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

They smell nice. The bread machine is just sitting there .. i have flour and yeast. Really silly to buy them, when i can just make them.

I agree. Can’t beat homemade. 

[Brayon]

I just spent the last 20 minutes watching bread machine videos. I want one now.

[Mikiesboy]

3 minutes ago, Brayon said:

I just spent the last 20 minutes watching bread machine videos. I want one now.

Haha... I don't like the bread baked in there much.. it's okay.. but it's just an odd shape.  But i don't need to watch it when i put it on 'dough' .. I just put all the stuff in.. then put it in the machine and go.  1.5 hours for it to mix, knead and rise.  While i can do other things.

Edited July 17, 2020 by Mikiesboy

[Ashi]

39 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Buns:

 

This is cruel and unusual.  I want one!!!

[kbois]

6 minutes ago, Brayon said:

I just spent the last 20 minutes watching bread machine videos. I want one now.

Nevermind the bread machine. I want those buns! 

[mollyhousemouse]

23 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

They smell nice. The bread machine is just sitting there .. i have flour and yeast. Really silly to buy them, when i can just make them.

and the house probably smells great too!

[Mikiesboy]

1 minute ago, mollyhousemouse said:

and the house probably smells great too!

yeah .. it does.

[Brayon]

4 minutes ago, kbois said:

I want those buns! 

That's what he said!

[Brayon]

8 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Haha... I don't like the bread baked in there much.. it's okay.. but it's just an odd shape.  But i don't need to watch it when i put it on 'dough' .. I just put all the stuff in.. then put it in the machine and go.  1.5 hours for it to mix, knead and rise.  While i can do other things.

Good to know. I've been wanting to get into baking, more, and anything that makes it easier, is a blessing.

[Mikiesboy]

2 minutes ago, Brayon said:

Good to know. I've been wanting to get into baking, more, and anything that makes it easier, is a blessing.

I like baking bread a lot. Kneading is hard especially if you have problems with your hands or joints in your arms. A bread machine will do it, or a good mixer with a dough hook. I have one of those also and it works great, but you need to put make sure you put the dough to rise and keep it warm. Which isn't too hard but still needs doing... and the bread machine does it for you.

[MichaelS36]

14 minutes ago, Ashi said:

This is cruel and unusual.  I want one!!!

Me, too.  Maybe you can all start baking!! 

[Reader1810]

21 minutes ago, Brayon said:

I just spent the last 20 minutes watching bread machine videos. I want one now.

I’ll join you in that line.  

[kbois]

Wow, I  just had my first nearly heart stopping storm moment. It started raining and then coming down hard, all of a sudden my boss says "does that sound like a train?" I looked out the window, rain was howling through the carport, sounded like we were under the waterfall at Niagara Falls. Couldn't see the big trees that are 20 feet away. Thankfully it was just a little burst, but damn, makes you realize that if there's a tornado there really isn't much you can do. 

On a totally different subject, the county came and did the Covid testing for the residents today. I had mine done. I didn't realize how far they shoved the swabby thing up your nose. It felt like she was trying to poke my eyeball out from the inside. Overall, I have to say that they were well organized and everyone was really nice. It really wasn't that unpleasant.