Thursday, October 24, 2013
Sinking feeling that the Sink might sink me today
“Bad planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part” this is my mantra today.
Okay, maybe planning had nothing to do with it, but yelling at me, and making tisk-tisk threats, on a crappy cellphone connection, because you are busy when we are available, and we are unavailable when you want us to be there, won't change the fact that it's not happening today, lady!
Clarification: Woman that we did a job for a few months ago called after hours last night (I leave at 430, am supposed to leave at 4 if I don't take a lunch, but I am always here til 430 for the OT; the call came at almost 6pm), I returned the call first thing this morning (before 8 am when I'm supposed to be here btw!) The sink that we had installed with the counter-tops had fallen. Sounds bad, I know, but it happens. The epoxy sometimes is bad (last year we had an entire batch of silicone that was faulty), sometimes the plumber plumbs the water in to soon, sometimes the customer puts dishes and things in it before it is set, so it weakens it, it happens. Usually the guys go back in, reset the sink and go on about their merry ways.
Thing is, we are a company of 7 people: 2 owners, 2 fabricators, 2 installers and me. Of those 7 people, only 3 know how to do the sinks, the 2 installers and the one owner. Today the installers actually have a job, in Albany, and it's decent sized, so they won't be finished until late. The owner refuses to send them from Albany to London (extra 3+ hours), after hours, because that's just the way he rolls, and he couldn't do it himself, because he has his daughter tonight, and cannot leave her alone (she's 4). His solution is that since the guys are going to London in the morning for a job, he would send them to her first. It would be fixed before 10 in the morning. She called me back saying that it was "unacceptable" because she needed it done tonight. That her husband would go ahead and do it himself, but the word of mouth would be how shoddy our work was. The owner's reaction was that if she was available at this moment he would go, but since it HAD to be after hours, that it was 1 night to go without the sink (technically 2 but that's beside the point) surely she could wait that long.
I'm sure that after she has talked to her husband tonight, after her dental surgery, I'll either get another call from her stating that they need to come in the morning, but she's still unhappy, or the husband will call and bitch because the wife is nagging. Either way, it's NOT getting done tonight, and I'm not happy with being in the middle!
Now that I've vented, off to read and catch up on some other things. Fingers crossed that today isn't all going to be like this!
Okay, maybe planning had nothing to do with it, but yelling at me, and making tisk-tisk threats, on a crappy cellphone connection, because you are busy when we are available, and we are unavailable when you want us to be there, won't change the fact that it's not happening today, lady!
Clarification: Woman that we did a job for a few months ago called after hours last night (I leave at 430, am supposed to leave at 4 if I don't take a lunch, but I am always here til 430 for the OT; the call came at almost 6pm), I returned the call first thing this morning (before 8 am when I'm supposed to be here btw!) The sink that we had installed with the counter-tops had fallen. Sounds bad, I know, but it happens. The epoxy sometimes is bad (last year we had an entire batch of silicone that was faulty), sometimes the plumber plumbs the water in to soon, sometimes the customer puts dishes and things in it before it is set, so it weakens it, it happens. Usually the guys go back in, reset the sink and go on about their merry ways.
Thing is, we are a company of 7 people: 2 owners, 2 fabricators, 2 installers and me. Of those 7 people, only 3 know how to do the sinks, the 2 installers and the one owner. Today the installers actually have a job, in Albany, and it's decent sized, so they won't be finished until late. The owner refuses to send them from Albany to London (extra 3+ hours), after hours, because that's just the way he rolls, and he couldn't do it himself, because he has his daughter tonight, and cannot leave her alone (she's 4). His solution is that since the guys are going to London in the morning for a job, he would send them to her first. It would be fixed before 10 in the morning. She called me back saying that it was "unacceptable" because she needed it done tonight. That her husband would go ahead and do it himself, but the word of mouth would be how shoddy our work was. The owner's reaction was that if she was available at this moment he would go, but since it HAD to be after hours, that it was 1 night to go without the sink (technically 2 but that's beside the point) surely she could wait that long.
I'm sure that after she has talked to her husband tonight, after her dental surgery, I'll either get another call from her stating that they need to come in the morning, but she's still unhappy, or the husband will call and bitch because the wife is nagging. Either way, it's NOT getting done tonight, and I'm not happy with being in the middle!
Now that I've vented, off to read and catch up on some other things. Fingers crossed that today isn't all going to be like this!
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Dreams
I feel like a damn narcoleptic! Easily I could crash and sleep right here at the computer, but since I'm at work that would probably be a bad thing. Instead I will try to get last nights sleep session documented. As I have stated many times, I don't usually dream, mostly due to the fact that I usually don't sleep that well. Recently I have been getting 6-7 hours of sleep a night, but am still waking up like it was just a nap. So onto last night's dream...
I know that many interpreters will insist that the dream just means that I watch way to much damn television, which I admit that I do...but I'm so not sure what the underlying dream is about, hint hint...if anyone reading is into this kinda thing, help a sister out ;)
Renaissance festival, Mom and I are walking around. She is dressed as Maleficent, I think. I know that we are trying to keep me safe and away from someone, but it wasn't 100% clear who that was supposed to be, at first, I think it was Hook (as a late teenaged boy, wait did I mention that I was a younger version of me as well, so it's not that creepy) Back to the story...Hook had arrived at the festival with another group of boys, some normal, some nerdy, some menacing. Somewhere along the path, mom and I got split up, I don't remember if we were fighting or I'd just decided to wonder off, but I ended up in a hut with my best friends: Bernadette (I think this was Elaine), Wolowitz (Chris maybe?), Raj (who was more like Wolowitz and Sheldon) and Amy (who was way more like Penny). As we were in the hut, Raj kept looking at computer surveillance to watch over the group of boys, which he loses. The next thing I remember I was walking with Berny and Wolowitz (because Raj and Amy needed the hut to have sex.)and we were looking for the boys (many of them were lost, yeah yeah!) We kept hiding behind a wooden fence and peeking around the gate to see if we could locate anyone.
About this time (6:18am btw) I woke up, and despite the fact that I had another 45 minutes of sleep, I could only manage 15 minute intervals. Normally when I do dream, I almost never pic up back where I woke up, but I do know that this time, I kept returning to the festival, now hiding from mom and desperately looking for Hook.
I'm not sure what this dream is saying to me, but I find it worth trying to remember. Now that I'm fully awake again, I'm off to get some work done (play angry birds and catch up on some of the tv shows I missed last night. I do love my job!)
I know that many interpreters will insist that the dream just means that I watch way to much damn television, which I admit that I do...but I'm so not sure what the underlying dream is about, hint hint...if anyone reading is into this kinda thing, help a sister out ;)
Renaissance festival, Mom and I are walking around. She is dressed as Maleficent, I think. I know that we are trying to keep me safe and away from someone, but it wasn't 100% clear who that was supposed to be, at first, I think it was Hook (as a late teenaged boy, wait did I mention that I was a younger version of me as well, so it's not that creepy) Back to the story...Hook had arrived at the festival with another group of boys, some normal, some nerdy, some menacing. Somewhere along the path, mom and I got split up, I don't remember if we were fighting or I'd just decided to wonder off, but I ended up in a hut with my best friends: Bernadette (I think this was Elaine), Wolowitz (Chris maybe?), Raj (who was more like Wolowitz and Sheldon) and Amy (who was way more like Penny). As we were in the hut, Raj kept looking at computer surveillance to watch over the group of boys, which he loses. The next thing I remember I was walking with Berny and Wolowitz (because Raj and Amy needed the hut to have sex.)and we were looking for the boys (many of them were lost, yeah yeah!) We kept hiding behind a wooden fence and peeking around the gate to see if we could locate anyone.
About this time (6:18am btw) I woke up, and despite the fact that I had another 45 minutes of sleep, I could only manage 15 minute intervals. Normally when I do dream, I almost never pic up back where I woke up, but I do know that this time, I kept returning to the festival, now hiding from mom and desperately looking for Hook.
I'm not sure what this dream is saying to me, but I find it worth trying to remember. Now that I'm fully awake again, I'm off to get some work done (play angry birds and catch up on some of the tv shows I missed last night. I do love my job!)
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Previous Post Styx
Last night I must have had some dreams, this has been more common that usual, but I'm taking it as a good thing, because when I woke up this morning I was thinking about a person I knew MANY MANY years ago, also Renegade was stuck on Broken Radio.
When I was in High School, it was very uncommon for me to not have a crush on someone. I didn't date, nobody wanted me. Not a pity thing, just a fact. Most of my senior year, and for a bit after I graduated, I had a crush on one of my brothers friends, (Jeff) while his little brother (Scott) had a crush on me. Back then I was oblivious, not to mention he was literally like 12, so he was the annoying little brother that got in the way.
Several years ago (2005ish), I was at a party and happened to meet a guy, who looked at me and said, "You're Dana, (this actually happens often, I think I look different, but people who haven't seen me since I was 8 know me when we pass on the street. True story!) I knew you when I was in school, and I think you liked my brother." It was Jeff's little brother, Scott. Grown up, charming, and beautiful. We caught up, did the how have you been, what are you up to routine. One of the things he was excited about was that the following weekend he and a group of his friends were going to a Styx concert. (Hence the song) We sat around the bonfire drinking, singing and laughing, we really did hit it off, but we were both at the party with other people. And sadly at the end of the party, we went our separate ways.
Regret, Imagination and Loneliness will work to make you do silly things. Dreaming has turned me into a creeper. I've honestly tried to look him up. Since I'm friends with his brother on Facebook, I thought it would be easy, but he doesn't appear to have any social media. I did learn that he is still here in the 'Set, and a geologist for some gas company. I know exactly where the office is, and it would be so simple for me to just drive by and look. It will take much restraint to not be that kind of person.
Ick, just reading that last paragraph has done wonders for clearing my head. I'm not even sure what this post is supposed to convey; DON'T let regret lead you life, probably. It's almost time to go home, I've got Niece duty and Rehearsal tonight. So that's all for now.
Ciao.
When I was in High School, it was very uncommon for me to not have a crush on someone. I didn't date, nobody wanted me. Not a pity thing, just a fact. Most of my senior year, and for a bit after I graduated, I had a crush on one of my brothers friends, (Jeff) while his little brother (Scott) had a crush on me. Back then I was oblivious, not to mention he was literally like 12, so he was the annoying little brother that got in the way.
Several years ago (2005ish), I was at a party and happened to meet a guy, who looked at me and said, "You're Dana, (this actually happens often, I think I look different, but people who haven't seen me since I was 8 know me when we pass on the street. True story!) I knew you when I was in school, and I think you liked my brother." It was Jeff's little brother, Scott. Grown up, charming, and beautiful. We caught up, did the how have you been, what are you up to routine. One of the things he was excited about was that the following weekend he and a group of his friends were going to a Styx concert. (Hence the song) We sat around the bonfire drinking, singing and laughing, we really did hit it off, but we were both at the party with other people. And sadly at the end of the party, we went our separate ways.
Regret, Imagination and Loneliness will work to make you do silly things. Dreaming has turned me into a creeper. I've honestly tried to look him up. Since I'm friends with his brother on Facebook, I thought it would be easy, but he doesn't appear to have any social media. I did learn that he is still here in the 'Set, and a geologist for some gas company. I know exactly where the office is, and it would be so simple for me to just drive by and look. It will take much restraint to not be that kind of person.
Ick, just reading that last paragraph has done wonders for clearing my head. I'm not even sure what this post is supposed to convey; DON'T let regret lead you life, probably. It's almost time to go home, I've got Niece duty and Rehearsal tonight. So that's all for now.
Ciao.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Grumble Grumble Grumble GRRRRR
Not sure if it's because of my lack of sleep, despite having actually tried to sleep a decent amount last night, (I really do need to have that checked soon, bed at 2300, out by 2330, up at 0315, 0520, 0612 and finally at 0705, and dreaming, SO not like me ...) or if it's the Italian/Irish/German in me, but today is NOT the day to piss me off (This witch will find some VooDoo that you don't want, promise...) The temper fuse is short today and doesn't look like it's growing anytime soon. Who knows it might even be me picking up someone else, the JOYS of being an Empath.
All I know is that the mantra isn't working:
Breath, in through the nose, out through the mouth...Inhale... Exhale...eye twitch...twitch...twitch...AAAAArrrgh!
Nope not working.
Okay, having had a couple of hours now to do other things and attempt to calm down. Actually being busy at work, somehow seems to have helped a little. Also getting cool inside news worked wonders too. (nothing really just confirmation that a much anticipated chain restaurant is coming to town, and when...)
For those of you who don't know me (everyone, right?) might not know that the berg that I live in is small-ish, but trying to expand. The town went wet last year and we've seen 3 bars move in, so our nightlife almost isn't nonexistent anymore. No, seriously, almost everything closes at dark here in the 'Set, so that was a HUGE deal. Our idea of "fancy" restaurants are 4-5 Mexican places, 2 Chinese, Sonny's and a Ruby Tuesday (there's also a Roadhouse (yippee, feel the sarcasm dripping from each letter.) coming in, but it's not finished yet). Now the anticipated restaurant is Steak & Shake, and definitely not fancy, but for a place that has 2 restaurants that stay open past 10pm and they are greasy dives (yeah, yeah, I know... but S&S has better food!) this is big news, because it means that, with a little luck, other chains might come in too. And this makes my little heart extremely happy.
The funk and short fuse are still there, but I probably am not going to be exploding on anyone at the moment, so that is progress. For some reason, today is busy, so I'm done for now.
All I know is that the mantra isn't working:
Breath, in through the nose, out through the mouth...Inhale... Exhale...eye twitch...twitch...twitch...AAAAArrrgh!
Nope not working.
Okay, having had a couple of hours now to do other things and attempt to calm down. Actually being busy at work, somehow seems to have helped a little. Also getting cool inside news worked wonders too. (nothing really just confirmation that a much anticipated chain restaurant is coming to town, and when...)
For those of you who don't know me (everyone, right?) might not know that the berg that I live in is small-ish, but trying to expand. The town went wet last year and we've seen 3 bars move in, so our nightlife almost isn't nonexistent anymore. No, seriously, almost everything closes at dark here in the 'Set, so that was a HUGE deal. Our idea of "fancy" restaurants are 4-5 Mexican places, 2 Chinese, Sonny's and a Ruby Tuesday (there's also a Roadhouse (yippee, feel the sarcasm dripping from each letter.) coming in, but it's not finished yet). Now the anticipated restaurant is Steak & Shake, and definitely not fancy, but for a place that has 2 restaurants that stay open past 10pm and they are greasy dives (yeah, yeah, I know... but S&S has better food!) this is big news, because it means that, with a little luck, other chains might come in too. And this makes my little heart extremely happy.
The funk and short fuse are still there, but I probably am not going to be exploding on anyone at the moment, so that is progress. For some reason, today is busy, so I'm done for now.
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