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DNSB · 07-04-2026, 04:14 PM

Heading out for a grandchild's birthday party.

Cyclops · 07-04-2026, 04:50 PM

Sitting waiting for the painkillers to kick in

poohbear_nc · 07-04-2026, 07:43 PM

When I had to accept that I had gotten old, my rule of thumb for summer walks was "wait until it's below 90 F"

This year it changed to "as soon as it's below 100 F" -- and I'm still alive

DNSB · 07-05-2026, 03:20 AM

And yet the American government continues to deny climate change.

nana77 · 07-05-2026, 04:05 AM

I'd been trying those wool t-shirts under the work uniform (either a t-shirt); while the job is between the kitchen's oven and the dishwasher, till the temps there are above 37 C degrees, I find those usefull.
Also while doing outside jobs (e.g. trimmering), them super fine (imho): both the ones that are thin and 100% merinos, or the other kind that are 80% wool and 20% polyamide. Just not the kind that has part wool and part cotton, because them simply gets wet and then doesn't dry off.

badgoodDeb · 07-05-2026, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

And yet the American government continues to deny climate change.

While saying that the other side is geo-engineering the weather to wreck their America 250 event. Sheesh.

Rumpelteazer · Yesterday, 12:28 AM

Our new manager started one week before the refurbishment, and on the 26th we started getting the store ready for opening. In that short time he's already fed up with one of our cashiers. Customers don't like her, there are regular complaints about her, and colleagues don't like her. But she always seems to get away with her behaviour, until now.

Apparently I've become both popular with customers and colleagues and when I and another valued cashier complained about that one colleague (combined with his own observations) the new manager decided it was time to take action.

She on vacation for the next three weeks, but after she returns things are going to change. She's not going to like it and there will be drama, but hopefully the outcome will be that the other cashiers, on daytime weekday shift, get a chance to rotate between the self check-out square and regular tills more. Best case scenario is that she quits/gets moved to another location/gets fired, but that's unlikely. But for the next three weeks we're enjoying a quieter time, with less drama and shouting (her favourite way to get what she wants).

Cyclops · Yesterday, 06:03 AM

Sat in the hospital, waiting for chemo

DNSB · Yesterday, 04:15 PM

Watching Switzerland vs. Colombia in the round of 16. The previous game when Argentina came back in the last minutes of the game to turn a 2 goal deficit into a win was pretty decent.

Comfy.n · Yesterday, 04:30 PM

Can't root for Colombia given what Zuniga did to Neymar in 2014. It's not exactly rancour but it's a thing. Switzerland feels neutral to me, in general. Brazil will not, in my lifetime, win a world cup unless they appoint Filipe Luis.

DNSB · Yesterday, 07:37 PM

Getting ready to take a carrot cake out of the oven.

07-04-2026, 04:14 PM	#44401
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 52,924 Karma: 180988376 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Heading out for a grandchild's birthday party.

07-04-2026, 04:50 PM	#44402
Cyclops Only need one eye to read Posts: 834 Karma: 6277032 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Darlington, England Device: Kindle Matcha G11,Kobo Touch N905C, Sony PRS-300, Nintendo DSi XL,	Sitting waiting for the painkillers to kick in

07-04-2026, 07:43 PM	#44403
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 66,888 Karma: 136477525 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	When I had to accept that I had gotten old, my rule of thumb for summer walks was "wait until it's below 90 F" This year it changed to "as soon as it's below 100 F" -- and I'm still alive

07-05-2026, 03:20 AM	#44404
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 52,924 Karma: 180988376 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	And yet the American government continues to deny climate change.

07-05-2026, 04:05 AM	#44405
nana77 Wizard Posts: 2,452 Karma: 2742770 Join Date: May 2025 Device: Kobo Forma, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I'd been trying those wool t-shirts under the work uniform (either a t-shirt); while the job is between the kitchen's oven and the dishwasher, till the temps there are above 37 C degrees, I find those usefull. Also while doing outside jobs (e.g. trimmering), them super fine (imho): both the ones that are thin and 100% merinos, or the other kind that are 80% wool and 20% polyamide. Just not the kind that has part wool and part cotton, because them simply gets wet and then doesn't dry off.

Yesterday, 12:28 AM	#44407
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,585 Karma: 27926918 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Our new manager started one week before the refurbishment, and on the 26th we started getting the store ready for opening. In that short time he's already fed up with one of our cashiers. Customers don't like her, there are regular complaints about her, and colleagues don't like her. But she always seems to get away with her behaviour, until now. Apparently I've become both popular with customers and colleagues and when I and another valued cashier complained about that one colleague (combined with his own observations) the new manager decided it was time to take action. She on vacation for the next three weeks, but after she returns things are going to change. She's not going to like it and there will be drama, but hopefully the outcome will be that the other cashiers, on daytime weekday shift, get a chance to rotate between the self check-out square and regular tills more. Best case scenario is that she quits/gets moved to another location/gets fired, but that's unlikely. But for the next three weeks we're enjoying a quieter time, with less drama and shouting (her favourite way to get what she wants).

Yesterday, 06:03 AM	#44408
Cyclops Only need one eye to read Posts: 834 Karma: 6277032 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Darlington, England Device: Kindle Matcha G11,Kobo Touch N905C, Sony PRS-300, Nintendo DSi XL,	Sat in the hospital, waiting for chemo

Yesterday, 04:15 PM	#44409
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 52,924 Karma: 180988376 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Watching Switzerland vs. Colombia in the round of 16. The previous game when Argentina came back in the last minutes of the game to turn a 2 goal deficit into a win was pretty decent.

Yesterday, 04:30 PM	#44410
Comfy.n want to learn what I want Posts: 2,347 Karma: 7990245 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Libra Colour	Can't root for Colombia given what Zuniga did to Neymar in 2014. It's not exactly rancour but it's a thing. Switzerland feels neutral to me, in general. Brazil will not, in my lifetime, win a world cup unless they appoint Filipe Luis.

Yesterday, 07:37 PM	#44411
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 52,924 Karma: 180988376 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Getting ready to take a carrot cake out of the oven.