OT: And now we return to our regularly scheduled program

[Chainshot]

I spent the last couple of days packing and moving into a bigger apartment. My kids can each have their own bathroom and I’m no longer partitioning one bedroom into two for my son and I. I was really thrilled to get this place at the outset knowing that it wasn’t perfect. And considering this last year, I’m actually glad to be moving on from it.

 

[Jim Bob]

So, today is one of those days where FB memories can just say "don't look".

And we may have to put our older dog down.

September 14th will never be a great day for me, it would appear...

 

[Mike McDermott]

So, today is one of those days where FB memories can just say "don't look".

And we may have to put our older dog down.

September 14th will never be a great day for me, it would appear...

Sorry to hear this.
As for Facebook memories, when you’re in them, there is a setting button (top right corner in iOS app) where you can put it where memories for certain days or with certain people tagged won’t show up. Very useful imho.

 

[Der Jaeger]

Old Taylor Swift or new? My vote is for old. She should make another country album.

 

[Jim Bob]

Sorry to hear this.
As for Facebook memories, when you’re in them, there is a setting button (top right corner in iOS app) where you can put it where memories for certain days or with certain people tagged won’t show up. Very useful imho.

Thanks.

We did have to put him down.

 

[Gras]

Old Taylor Swift or new? My vote is for old. She should make another country album.

Was she ever "really" country.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Chainshot]

Sorry JR, that sucks.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Thanks.

We did have to put him down.

Sorry for your loss. He looks like he was a very good boy.

 

[Jim Bob]

Sorry for your loss. He looks like he was a very good boy.

He was a little jerk.

But, he was our little jerk.

It is eerie because it is way quieter around the house this morning.

 

[Buffaloed]

I spent the last couple of days packing and moving into a bigger apartment. My kids can each have their own bathroom and I’m no longer partitioning one bedroom into two for my son and I. I was really thrilled to get this place at the outset knowing that it wasn’t perfect. And considering this last year, I’m actually glad to be moving on from it.

If you're cramped for space these are great:
https://www.amazon.com/24-Pockets-S...01D58DRVC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
I ended up buying 3. One for shoes and 2 for the office so I wouldn't have to get shelves and bins.

 

[Jim Bob]

If you're cramped for space these are great:
https://www.amazon.com/24-Pockets-S...01D58DRVC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
I ended up buying 3. One for shoes and 2 for the office so I wouldn't have to get shelves and bins.

We have one in our coat closet for gloves, hats, scarves, etc.

 

[Dex]

Thanks.

We did have to put him down.

I'm as big a dog lover as there is. My heart goes out to you and your family for your loss. Dogs love people unequivocally and I have found that the love and companionship they provide has helped me work my way through divorces, other personal problems, and this current COVID crisis. It took me a couple of years between the death of my previous dog and the one I have now - but I hope that if your life allows room for another dog - that you do so. Best wishes and heartfelt condolences to you and your family.

 

[Dex]

The 10% Covid related pay cut that I was asked to take in early April ends with tomorrow's pay check. I work in a hospital and our system's bottom line has been dramatically affected by the pandemic. I'm actually surprised by this and realize that there are so many that have been affected so much more significantly. I'm not sure how to feel.

 

[Jim Bob]

I'm as big a dog lover as there is. My heart goes out to you and your family for your loss. Dogs love people unequivocally and I have found that the love and companionship they provide has helped me work my way through divorces, other personal problems, and this current COVID crisis. It took me a couple of years between the death of my previous dog and the one I have now - but I hope that if your life allows room for another dog - that you do so. Best wishes and heartfelt condolences to you and your family.

Thanks

We still have his nephew/brother.

Personally, I am quick to get a new dog when the home becomes dog-less. Given that Frankie is another miniature dachshund with back issues, we aren't going to add another dog until he is gone. We will want a little bigger dog next and we don't want Frankie to have any back issues from playing with a new dog.

And I'll want to adopt our next dog. We have friends that foster and my guess is that we will wait until they have a dog we love.

 

[vcv]

RIP to a giant.

 

[brian_griffin]

We have one in our coat closet for gloves, hats, scarves, etc.

Have one in the garage for flip flops and sandals for the family (multiple pairs each). They really are useless for shoes for us given how large our feet are. Women’s 9 & 10.5, men’s 12 & 13WW or WWW.

 

[valet]

The 10% Covid related pay cut that I was asked to take in early April ends with tomorrow's pay check. I work in a hospital and our system's bottom line has been dramatically affected by the pandemic. I'm actually surprised by this and realize that there are so many that have been affected so much more significantly. I'm not sure how to feel.

as far as i would be concerned, that's the hospital's problem, not yours. a hospital can just declare bankruptcy. a pay cut is money out of your pocket that you're never gonna get back by going under and restructuring. no sense feeling any way about it, covid wasn't anyone's fault. just take the money and be happy you still have a job.

 

[valet]

i quit my job and now i'm in business school for finance, that's pretty much what's up with me these days.

 

[cybresabre]

One more free day before I reenter the working world. Going back to a 5 day work week after being spoiled by 3 day weekends the past couple years will be rough.

I put in 3 weeks' notice without anything to fall back on, resigned 9/4, and got a job offer on 9/5 from a company I had dealt with at work. I was expecting the search to be a long, drawn out headache, but this works for now. Still might send out some grad school feelers, though.

The gig is remote, so I've been spending some time building a corner of the workshop into a dust-free, child-and-dog-noise-free office area. Fun work, but I won't ever be a contractor--I'm already over budget and behind schedule.

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Buffaloed]

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[TehDoak]

So, my wife, a Trauma Surgeon, was exposed to COVID by a coworker. She found out tonight DURING her overnight shift.

And, despite there being TESTS IN THE HOSPITAL, they won't give her a test and send her home. And she's been showing symptoms (Nausea is a very early symptom), but expect her to WORK HER SHIFT AND BE AROUND PEOPLE AND GET TESTED TOMORROW. AND THIS IS AT A DAMN HOSPITAL.

If my kids weren't sleeping in the next room, I'd be driving down there to raise holy hell with someone. If they won't test a TRAUMA SURGEON who is ON HER SHIFT and ACTIVELY WORKING with coworkers and PATIENTS get tested...I'm beyond dumbfounded.

 

[brian_griffin]

So, my wife, a Trauma Surgeon, was exposed to COVID by a coworker. She found out tonight DURING her overnight shift.

And, despite there being TESTS IN THE HOSPITAL, they won't give her a test and send her home. And she's been showing symptoms (Nausea is a very early symptom), but expect her to WORK HER SHIFT AND BE AROUND PEOPLE AND GET TESTED TOMORROW. AND THIS IS AT A DAMN HOSPITAL.

If my kids weren't sleeping in the next room, I'd be driving down there to raise holy hell with someone. If they won't test a TRAUMA SURGEON who is ON HER SHIFT and ACTIVELY WORKING with coworkers and PATIENTS get tested...I'm beyond dumbfounded.

what reasons were she given? Is that consistent with other close contact scenarios?

 

[Jim Bob]

So, my wife, a Trauma Surgeon, was exposed to COVID by a coworker. She found out tonight DURING her overnight shift.

And, despite there being TESTS IN THE HOSPITAL, they won't give her a test and send her home. And she's been showing symptoms (Nausea is a very early symptom), but expect her to WORK HER SHIFT AND BE AROUND PEOPLE AND GET TESTED TOMORROW. AND THIS IS AT A DAMN HOSPITAL.

If my kids weren't sleeping in the next room, I'd be driving down there to raise holy hell with someone. If they won't test a TRAUMA SURGEON who is ON HER SHIFT and ACTIVELY WORKING with coworkers and PATIENTS get tested...I'm beyond dumbfounded.

Yeah, that's crazy. I would have expected that the hospital would have been really proactive.

We had a co-worker scare last week with a close friend and co-worker of my wife having quick onset COVID symptoms shortly after her and my wife met at a local farmers market. Thankfully her test came back negative. She is a transplant recipient and we would be so worried for her if she had it.