The Drop in Centre

[mollyhousemouse]

@Ryan Jones we support our loved ones the best we can. fresh cookies sound like wonderful encouragement

i'm about to head into a weekly meeting that *should* just be an email oh wait ... it is an email, we'll just discuss Tuesday's email point by point ... thank you, i read the email already

take care y'all

[MacGreg]

1 hour ago, mollyhousemouse said:

@Ryan Jones we support our loved ones the best we can. fresh cookies sound like wonderful encouragement

i'm about to head into a weekly meeting that *should* just be an email oh wait ... it is an email, we'll just discuss Tuesday's email point by point ... thank you, i read the email already

take care y'all

you have those types of meetings, too, eh? Always a pleasure. 

[mollyhousemouse]

20 minutes ago, MacGreg said:

you have those types of meetings, too, eh? Always a pleasure. 

yes Sir this one is every Wednesday afternoon

good to hear from You Sir

[kbois]

I was going to refrain from commenting on my new job until the end of the week, but you know how my life goes.....

I knew what I  was getting into and came into this with my eyes wide open. I was warned. Thoroughly.  I  just hoped I'd have more than two days before I had to deal with utter bullshit. Let me just preface everything by saying that security is a high priority with everyone. 

There is a resident who volunteered to patrol the community at night in a golf cart provided by the HOA. He has managed to become a 'security nazi' in less than a week. He's scared a resident while 'patrolling' along the fence line and not identifying himself and he's brought me a laundry list of flaws within the park (most of which I had already addressed with the actual HOA when I  met with them). I've had daily updates 🙄. 

Today was the straw that broke the damn camel's back. He asked me this morning if we vetted all of the contractors who came into the park. *Sigh* If I did that I'd have no time for anything else. I told him that when a resident hires a contractor to do anything to their home it is their responsibility to make sure that contractor is licensed and insured. I take care of of contractors who we hire. 

This dude took it upon himself to call the county Code Enforcement and sic them on a contractor who is working on someone's house. I know this contractor, we spent 2 years building a relationship with him and this idiot just undermined that in one day. 🤬

I now look forward to shutting this guy down. If need be I'll have upper management ban him from acting as 'security'. We will hire a security firm in a heartbeat and when their site fees get jacked up next year I'll tell every single person that complains to call George. Urgh!

On a lighter and happier note I came home and my son was in his room jamming to AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' on an old snare drum he dragged out of the black hole that is his closet. That segues into Fleetwood Mac and U2. I cracked up!

Hope everyone has a good evening!

@mollyhousemouse...I now get emails that require me to: "acknowledge you received this email, you've read this email and you understand this email" 🤦‍♀️

[spyke]

33 minutes ago, kbois said:

I was going to refrain from commenting on my new job until the end of the week, but you know how my life goes.....

I was trolling reddit and this was in my feed. Knowing your penchant for fine spirits, I thought of you.  Now that I've read your post, there's no question that you need this. 

 

Peanut butter cup in a cup

[kbois]

16 minutes ago, spyke said:

I was trolling reddit and this was in my feed. Knowing your penchant for fine spirits, I thought of you.  Now that I've read your post, there's no question that you need this. 

 

Peanut butter cup in a cup

Need. Want. Must Have. 

 

[MacGreg]

1 hour ago, mollyhousemouse said:

yes Sir this one is every Wednesday afternoon

good to hear from You Sir

Emails exist so one doesn't have to verbally discuss. Otherwise, they're just redundant meeting notes.

Hope you're doing well, molls.

[Starrynight22]

Hey everyone.  My area got walloped with snow Monday night and again right now.  We dont usually get this much and it's awful.  My commute home took nearly 2 hours. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow morning either. 

[mollyhousemouse]

4 hours ago, MacGreg said:

Emails exist so one doesn't have to verbally discuss. Otherwise, they're just redundant meeting notes.

Hope you're doing well, molls.

and this one gets discussed twice after it gets sent, once with the customer and once internally

i'm well, thank You Sir

and You, are You well?

Edited February 11, 2021 by mollyhousemouse

[Mikiesboy]

12 hours ago, kbois said:

I now get emails that require me to: "acknowledge you received this email, you've read this email and you understand this email"

oh, i get those all the time and i'm just a lowly bank employee .. reading it, doesnt mean i'm going to remember it.. get rid of your jumped up jackass of a security man. Who thought that was a good idea?   There are a few examples throughout history, showing what happens when you give some people too much power.

Hope you are all okay ... hang in there.

 

 

 

[Mikiesboy]

12 hours ago, MacGreg said:

'm about to head into a weekly meeting that *should* just be an email oh wait ... it is an email, we'll just discuss Tuesday's email point by point ... thank you, i read the email already

 

12 hours ago, MacGreg said:

you have those types of meetings, too, eh? Always a pleasure. 

Every Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday by skype.  i hate them.  they give them cute names like  Bullseye .. they are bull..something.   The boss goes over things we've been sent on our internal info page or email.  i'm not sure why only one or two of us ever read these things.

in the meeting yesterday one person asked about a problem with wire transfers, saying: there's nothing about this on that page.  Mmmm, yes there was ... twice. Once in Dec and then in January.  sigh

On a happier note ...  It is Thursday ... and Monday is a Holiday.   Sunday is Valentines Day (and work) ... but Monday.. is a HOLIDAY!!  

[Fae Briona]

11 hours ago, Starrynight22 said:

Hey everyone.  My area got walloped with snow Monday night and again right now.  We don't usually get this much and it's awful.  My commute home took nearly 2 hours. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow morning either. 

We're going to get hit this weekend, Sunday night into Monday morning.  Dry light fluffy snow -- 10" to 15" of it here, more in the NW part of the state.

Old record for days below freezing was 13 and we'll probably break it. Don't remember when that was but the last 11-day record was in 1983, so before that.

[Reader1810]

Good morning all...

This morning I learned how to deactivate the car alarm. Trial by fire as it were, because I hadn’t read that section of the manual. Oh, and it was me who set it off just sitting in the car.

Still have no idea what I hit to make it go off.  

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.

Just wanting to stop in and say “Good Morning”

doing fine just working a lot and staying warm. 

2021 seems to be the year of weather issues this last week we have had 2 snow storms both with 8 + inches of snow and cold.  things don’t look good this weekend we will get another major storm of maybe double this amount. 

the stores were a zoo no milk / bread / beer / toilet paper. people hear “snow” and they loose all common sense. 

Stay warm

So how are things with everyone?

[Kitt]

14 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

 

the stores were a zoo no milk / bread / beer / toilet paper. people hear “snow” and they loose all common sense. 

Could be worse. Last spring TP was hitting the black market.

Good news is will get my truck back this afternoon. Bad news is both batteries needed to be replaced. 36 month warranty on the old ones. Guess when they were last replaced? Yup, 37 months ago.

[Reader1810]

29 minutes ago, rickproehl said:

So how are things with everyone?

Good morning, rick. 

Today, it’s mild and sunny with bright blue cloudless skies . Knock on wood, but it’s been quite snowless in my area which is unusual for February. 

[rickproehl]

Excuse me Good Sirs and DiC friends.
i was sent this and had to share.

[Ryan Jones]

Well, that's two potential snowstorms that my particular area of the DC suburbs completely missed. Well, not completely, I had to clean a coating off my car windows but the streets and sidewalks were clean. This morning they had 4" or so about 40 miles south of DC, not a flake in my area. Now if we can miss the supposed ice storm coming on Saturday things will be good!

In addition I checked online today for vaccination appointments and snagged two. Feb 18 for 1st dose, Mar 11 for the second one. Can't wait, I'll be back to playing poker at the casino by April!

Hope everyone else is doing great.

[Reader1810]

On 2/11/2021 at 9:56 AM, Reader1810 said:

Today, it’s mild and sunny with bright blue cloudless skies . Knock on wood, but it’s been quite snowless in my area which is unusual for February. 

 I should have knocked a little harder... 

It’s a winter wonderland out there this morning, and it’s still snowing.

Oh wells, I don’t have to go outside today, so I’ll just enjoy how pretty it looks. 

Oh, and good morning DiCers!  

 

Edited February 12, 2021 by Reader1810

[Kitt]

We have had an excess of winter weather here. 2 more inches and we hit the most snow in Feb ever on record.

Odd that coincides with the busiest Feb I have had since starting this business. Loading horses onto trailers with snow and ice on the drive can be...interesting.

Ever notice Disney has never put horses on ice?

[kbois]

It's official. My brain has converted to pure sludge. I  don't think I've been this mentally exhausted in quite some time. 

I stood at my kitchen counter this morning getting ready to leave, mentally ticking off .. keys? ✔ phones? ✔ thumb brace? ✔ mask? ✔ purse ✔... and off I go. Several of you are now whispering to yourself "oh no. She forgot coffee". Sure enough, 2 miles down the road I reach for my Tervis and...."oh shit". It was Dunkin's to the rescue. I made it to work still in human form. 

HOA is taking care of George the security nazi. Another resident called me to let me know that her brother was trying to stay with her after being kicked out by his wife. Dude had the balls to change the address on his license to here at the park. Ummmm...no. He left his truck with expired tags in my parking lot. I just watched the tow truck haul it outta here. I'm not playing. 

Half day tomorrow and then I can collapse into a pile of goo. 

Have a good day everyone!

[Reader1810]

Just looked at the weather report again - so glad I can stay in today.

14-23 cm (4-9 inches) has already fallen with 10-15 cm (3 to 6 inches) more to come. Looking at the hedge outside, my area is on the high side of the snow level. Winter has arrived...

[kbois]

Clocked out...got in my car and Gloria Gaynor's 'I Will Survive' was playing... 🤣🤣

[Fae Briona]

4 hours ago, Reader1810 said:

Just looked at the weather report again - so glad I can stay in today.

14-23 cm (4-9 inches) has already fallen with 10-15 cm (3 to 6 inches) more to come. Looking at the hedge outside, my area is on the high side of the snow level. Winter has arrived...

University announced this morning that they will be going virtual (including staff working from home) and not closing, "in case of inclement weather".  The other Uni in state IS closing and giving staff Administrative Leave. 

[Reader1810]

I just finished shovelling a ton of snow, and the weather network is saying there’ll be another 20 cm (7.87 inches) or more overnight and into Saturday morning.

oh boy...