The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1389

covingtoncat73 · 07-07-2012, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Ohhh.... sorry to hear it. Usually, as soon as you've swallowed you know... "That was a bad one!" Good luck in the next few hours. Stock up on some magazines and stay close to the loo!

Stitchawl

Thanks Stitch. My cousin and I had an appetizer of baked mussels. They weren't hot and had a funny aftertaste so we only had one each. My cousin is the one I should worry about as she is 63 and in poor health.

wyndslash · 07-07-2012, 10:56 PM

i really hate how some people could be so callous posting disgusting pictures on fb. *wants to throw up*

SneakySnake · 07-08-2012, 02:58 AM

I am lucky my fb friends only post cute pictures. Mostly of kitties and their children.

I think you can block photos from certain people in fb.

dreams · 07-08-2012, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

Thanks Stitch. My cousin and I had an appetizer of baked mussels. They weren't hot and had a funny aftertaste so we only had one each. My cousin is the one I should worry about as she is 63 and in poor health.

I really hope that you both are OK.

orlok · 07-08-2012, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

I may have just eaten a bad mussel. I suppose the next few hours will tell the tale. It is a shame. I like/d that restaurant.

Not good. Hope you got through it okay? I rarely eat mussels after nearly choking to death on one. You know how they sometime have stringy bits attached? One got caught in my throat with the stringy bit still in my mouth, and wouldn't go down. Luckily I managed to cough it back up in the end, but it was a near-death experience that I don't want to repeat in a hurry (no lights at the end of the tunnel - what a swiz!).

Stitchawl · 07-08-2012, 07:13 AM

Un-ranting Mode: On

I managed to get the computer to recognize my new hard drive. It did take re-formatting a drive that said it was already formatted, but what the heck... I found a little application that could recognize peripheral drives and format them without the computer needing to assign a letter first. Very nice.

Stitchawl

wyndslash · 07-08-2012, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SneakySnake

I am lucky my fb friends only post cute pictures. Mostly of kitties and their children.

I think you can block photos from certain people in fb.

i love doggy and kitty posts

always makes my day

that said, i wonder how it's like to be involved with a vet o.o

covingtoncat73 · 07-08-2012, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orlok

Not good. Hope you got through it okay? I rarely eat mussels after nearly choking to death on one. You know how they sometime have stringy bits attached? One got caught in my throat with the stringy bit still in my mouth, and wouldn't go down. Luckily I managed to cough it back up in the end, but it was a near-death experience that I don't want to repeat in a hurry (no lights at the end of the tunnel - what a swiz!).

Oh, that sounds terrible! I haven't gotten sick. Thank goodness. The thunder outside sounds like WWIII and has been going since 3am, though.

wannabee · 07-08-2012, 08:42 AM

Grrrrr with a capital Grrrrr.

G is for Gas bills

R is for rates

it might be for price Rise

Which everyone hates

The power bill's doubled.

Its really a pain

They're hands in my pocket

My pay's stayed the same

Freeshadow · 07-08-2012, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Un-ranting Mode: On

I managed to get the computer to recognize my new hard drive. It did take re-formatting a drive that said it was already formatted, but what the heck... I found a little application that could recognize peripheral drives and format them without the computer needing to assign a letter first. Very nice.

Stitchawl

Always keep a grml and a ubcd disk at hand.
Saves you a lot of computer-induced stress.

SneakySnake · 07-08-2012, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyndslash

i love doggy and kitty posts

always makes my day

that said, i wonder how it's like to be involved with a vet o.o

Could a cute kitty really do this????

SneakySnake · 07-08-2012, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wannabee

Grrrrr with a capital Grrrrr.

G is for Gas bills

R is for rates

it might be for price Rise

Which everyone hates

The power bill's doubled.

Its really a pain

They're hands in my pocket

My pay's stayed the same

poor bella me gurindji.
Got no flour and got no tea.

Thank smart thinking for investing $16k in solar panels last year and now we don't have any electrickery bills at least.

Damn! another bloody red ant on my laptop....

I hope there is not a nest of them inside...

Stitchawl · 07-08-2012, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wannabee

Grrrrr with a capital Grrrrr.

Nice poetry, but sorry about the inspiration. Ever think about selling one of your kids? (Or better yet, a neighbor's kid?)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freeshadow

Always keep a grml and a ubcd disk at hand.
Saves you a lot of computer-induced stress.

The UBCD would have been the next step if the little app I used didn't locate the drive and format it. It was maddening that one part of my computer could locate it but still not recognize it. I wanted to format it but if the computer wouldn't recognize it, how could I tell it to format it?!?

That's when I thought of using an independent app, which worked. And as this was an external drive rather than a system drive, it was the next logical step before going to a UBCD.

Now I'd like to figure out why I can't get the USB3 card to work properly in my computer so I can utilize the full speed of this new drive.

Stitchawl

CWatkinsNash · 07-09-2012, 01:44 PM

Haven't been in this thread in a while, but I've got no one here at the house to listen to me rant. Prepare to be bored. Or just skip it. I just need to complain for a few minutes.

Early last year my roommate, the electrical contractor, said, "I need an employee!" I was an IC at the time, working as a consultant for multiple clients. I set up his state unemployment account and all other necessary things, following all the proper procedures because I'm very uptight when it comes to doing things by the book in business matters.

Then he decided the time wasn't right yet - recession, unpredictable business, yada yada. Okay, no problem. Sent in "zero wage" reports for the rest of the year. The State then deactivated the account, with a letter saying, "When you do have employees, call this number to reactivate your account so that you can report and pay your premiums."

Cool. So, finally in the second quarter of this year, we hire! Including me, and a part time helper for in the field. So last week, I call, a nice lady emails me a re-activation form and also mails me a blank second quarter reporting form so I can pay the premiums.

Now, TN has two types of rates. A "new employer rate" for the first 36 months of wage reporting, and thereafter a rate that is calculated based on your account (payments and claims) from those 36 months. I know the rate for our industry for new employers, but the form, not being pre-filled, is wanting the base premium and the add'l fee. Wasn't sure if it applied to us, so I look at last year's premium notice, and see that yes, it's a combined rate of those two.

So I call to ask for the current breakdown. I'm informed that new employers don't have a combined rate, it's the flat current NE rate. I say, "um, according to last year's notice, it's a breakdown. I just didn't know how this year's rate breaks down."

So she pulls up the account and proceeds to tell me that our account was set up incorrectly from the beginning. It isn't something I did, because my role in the account set up was merely providing requested information.

This just makes me nuts. I have all my wage reports, all my payroll records, and I HAVE MONEY I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM. And I can't do that yet because someone did something well over a year ago that was incorrect.

So now I have to call another number and try to get it straightened out. Yay.

I hate Mondays.

CWatkinsNash · 07-09-2012, 02:55 PM

Update! (Double post because tacking on an edit to a post that long is just wrong.) I just reached the person I was referred to, and was informed that the person I spoke with this morning apparently ate a big ol' bowl of clueless for breakfast. Our account is fine.

And I'm so relieved, I can't even bring myself to rant about that. Just happy I will be in compliance and get the premiums paid on time.

Now I'm ordering a garlic bread pizza from Pizza Hut to replenish the carbs I burned from being stressed. (Yes, I know that's bad science and I don't care.

)

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07-07-2012, 10:56 PM	#20822
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	i really hate how some people could be so callous posting disgusting pictures on fb. wants to throw up

07-08-2012, 02:58 AM	#20823
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	I am lucky my fb friends only post cute pictures. Mostly of kitties and their children. I think you can block photos from certain people in fb.

07-08-2012, 07:13 AM	#20826
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Un-ranting Mode: On I managed to get the computer to recognize my new hard drive. It did take re-formatting a drive that said it was already formatted, but what the heck... I found a little application that could recognize peripheral drives and format them without the computer needing to assign a letter first. Very nice. Stitchawl

07-08-2012, 08:42 AM	#20829
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,382 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Grrrrr with a capital Grrrrr. G is for Gas bills R is for rates it might be for price Rise Which everyone hates The power bill's doubled. Its really a pain They're hands in my pocket My pay's stayed the same

07-09-2012, 01:44 PM	#20834
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite, Lenovo Tab P12 & Tab One, TCL 50XL Nxtpaper 5G	Haven't been in this thread in a while, but I've got no one here at the house to listen to me rant. Prepare to be bored. Or just skip it. I just need to complain for a few minutes. Early last year my roommate, the electrical contractor, said, "I need an employee!" I was an IC at the time, working as a consultant for multiple clients. I set up his state unemployment account and all other necessary things, following all the proper procedures because I'm very uptight when it comes to doing things by the book in business matters. Then he decided the time wasn't right yet - recession, unpredictable business, yada yada. Okay, no problem. Sent in "zero wage" reports for the rest of the year. The State then deactivated the account, with a letter saying, "When you do have employees, call this number to reactivate your account so that you can report and pay your premiums." Cool. So, finally in the second quarter of this year, we hire! Including me, and a part time helper for in the field. So last week, I call, a nice lady emails me a re-activation form and also mails me a blank second quarter reporting form so I can pay the premiums. Now, TN has two types of rates. A "new employer rate" for the first 36 months of wage reporting, and thereafter a rate that is calculated based on your account (payments and claims) from those 36 months. I know the rate for our industry for new employers, but the form, not being pre-filled, is wanting the base premium and the add'l fee. Wasn't sure if it applied to us, so I look at last year's premium notice, and see that yes, it's a combined rate of those two. So I call to ask for the current breakdown. I'm informed that new employers don't have a combined rate, it's the flat current NE rate. I say, "um, according to last year's notice, it's a breakdown. I just didn't know how this year's rate breaks down." So she pulls up the account and proceeds to tell me that our account was set up incorrectly from the beginning. It isn't something I did, because my role in the account set up was merely providing requested information. This just makes me nuts. I have all my wage reports, all my payroll records, and I HAVE MONEY I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM. And I can't do that yet because someone did something well over a year ago that was incorrect. So now I have to call another number and try to get it straightened out. Yay. I hate Mondays.

07-09-2012, 02:55 PM	#20835
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite, Lenovo Tab P12 & Tab One, TCL 50XL Nxtpaper 5G	Update! (Double post because tacking on an edit to a post that long is just wrong.) I just reached the person I was referred to, and was informed that the person I spoke with this morning apparently ate a big ol' bowl of clueless for breakfast. Our account is fine. And I'm so relieved, I can't even bring myself to rant about that. Just happy I will be in compliance and get the premiums paid on time. Now I'm ordering a garlic bread pizza from Pizza Hut to replenish the carbs I burned from being stressed. (Yes, I know that's bad science and I don't care. )

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