quote:Originally posted by A Guy Named Goo: Weird: I just got banned from another message board. What did I do? They found out I was a member of yet another message board (not this one) that they didn't like, so they mass-banned everyone who was a member of both boards, whether they broke any rules or not. Does this strike anyone else as really absurd and a bit creepy? (Imagine being banned from Snopes because they caught you posting on a rival ULMB. These two boards are about the same thing, just one's a bit more liberal than the other.)
That is weird. What board was that? (You can PM me if you don't want to go public)
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I'm stuck home all by myself while my fiance is off galivanting around the bustling metropolis of Athens.
F_F: Wow, that is beyond suck. How good are your computer skills? You're most excellent at snopesing, of course, but if you are proficient with Word and Excel you might want to see if there are any temp agencies around your town. Even if you can't work all the time, some work is better than no work.
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Basically, AGFans went and IP banned anyone who is a member of the LJ community ag_over_18.
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Thanks for the suggestion, Minstrel, but the temp agencies around here are mostly the manufacturing kind. I checked into those over the summer before I started bartending school/job hunt.
I blame the smallness of our town. Well, that and its an old factory town.
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quote:Originally posted by FrogFeathers: I blame the smallness of our town. Well, that and its an old factory town.
Hugs and new job vibes, F_F. But now I've got the "Allentown" earworm. Damn that Billy Joel!
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quote:Originally posted by Minstrel gone caroling: I'm stuck home all by myself while my fiance is off galivanting around the bustling metropolis of Athens.
This is lonely. Oh well... soon all will be well.
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Jocko, the "big" factory closed down and screwed a bunch of long-time employees out of pensions and all that (my uncle was one of them). It was one of those places where if your dad worked there, then you did and your siblings did and then your kids.
Another factory- a shoe factory- was bought out by an aluminium company. My cousin says that she "came with the building" because the new owners kept her on in the same job she had- she even kept her office. It was also the factory where my brother was injured in an explosion and when I called for information, I was treated poorly by a manager. My letter of complaint was the final nail in his coffin and he was fired. But, our cousin was our "inside man" so to speak.
Anyway, I'll be looking into two places tomorrow that are hiring. One is a doggy daycare (I can do that!) and the other is a video store.
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Yeah, my Dad grew up in one of those kinds of towns, in Indiana. But he broke with the family tradition and left town to go to college. His parents refused to help pay for college, so he tried it on his own and ended up joining the navy. Got his master's as well as his Bachelor's through them. And his relatives treated him (and continue to treat him) like he got all uppity on them!
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quote:Originally posted by A Guy Named Goo: Weird: I just got banned from another message board. What did I do? They found out I was a member of yet another message board (not this one) that they didn't like, so they mass-banned everyone who was a member of both boards, whether they broke any rules or not. Does this strike anyone else as really absurd and a bit creepy?
"Childish" is the word that comes to my mind. Like the kid in grade school who said "If you're friends with [insert name], you can't be friends with me."
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I'm leaving my apartment tomorrow, and I want to keep my electric bill down. Over Thanksgiving break, Roomie brought it down to ~57-60 degrees. I thought that may have been too low, for comfort of the apartment and if there's any potential for pipes to freeze. I was thinking it should be around 63-65 degrees. It's resistance heating, so I know it costs more money.
Any recommendations on temperature to keep it at?
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quote:Originally posted by ThistleSoftware: Candy From Strangers, if you're around, your PM box is full so I can't reply.
Wow, I didn't think I had anywhere near 60 pms in there Thanks, I've fixed it now.
I just went ahead and died my hair another red over how it is now. It's probably for the best since I look kinda blah with lighter hair. Thanks for reading though .
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quote:Originally posted by Casey, making hot chocolate: I'm in Athens, and God, this place is the middle of nowhere! Cool little town, but lots of "It has to be around here..." driving.
I went to a university that was there before the town & it was really nice. I grew up in a very small town so moving to this school was a great transition to 'big city' life. There are very few places I'd want to move back to in Oklahoma, but my alma maters one of them.
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quote:Originally posted by Mickey is a Hanukkah Bush: Lainie, that even happens in adulthood.
I'm leaving my apartment tomorrow, and I want to keep my electric bill down. Over Thanksgiving break, Roomie brought it down to ~57-60 degrees. I thought that may have been too low, for comfort of the apartment and if there's any potential for pipes to freeze. I was thinking it should be around 63-65 degrees. It's resistance heating, so I know it costs more money.
Any recommendations on temperature to keep it at?
Pipes can stand it even lower than fish or plants, so if you have any of those that are being left in the apartment, you might want to check what their ideal temp is, but as low as 55 degrees should be fine, IIRC. I can double-check with my mom as to where they set their thermostat when they go on trips, but I'm pretty sure it's even lower than that (and they have plants).
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Oh, Spike's coming home with me. My usual fish sitter won't be in town for half of break, and I wanted to get him a new tank, anyway.
He's not going to like that 4 hour drive...he hated the 5 minute drive from Walmart!
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OK, I'll check with Mom in the morning. What time are you leaving?
ETA: Sing him "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" - it keeps Stinkerbelle giggly for hours (well, OK, that and DS#1 and I cracking jokes about it)!
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I have a two hour session with my tattoo artist this afternoon for tattoo number four. Isn't it amazing how you can find the money for something you really want? I'm sure there's a more sensible use for £120 a couple of weeks before Christmas but well hey, who cares?
I was 28 before I had my first one and will after today will have had four in one year. Addict? Me?
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I was just playing a game of darts with myself. I lost.
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Thanks, Candy, if it comes to that, I'll let you know.
I found out from the parent of one of my kids' friends that the bar I no longer work for does this kind of thing a lot- its just hearsay, but I feel kind of better knowing it has happened to other people and it isn't just me.
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So, with last night being my first night all by myself in this apartment, I kept hearing creepy noises that kept me awake! I wound up sleeping with a nightlight on and stuffed animals in the bed with me.
Because, you know, that keeps the monsters away.
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Good luck with the interview, Casey! And remember - stay out of Athens over Halloween.
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I can't really explain why, but I need one. And it needs to be red.
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F_F, does it matter where it's from and if it has a brand label on it where people can see? (I know I hate being a walking advertisement)
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quote:Originally posted by Mickey is a Hanukkah Bush: F_F, does it matter where it's from and if it has a brand label on it where people can see? (I know I hate being a walking advertisement)
You sound like my mom.
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quote:Originally posted by Mickey is a Hanukkah Bush: F_F, does it matter where it's from and if it has a brand label on it where people can see? (I know I hate being a walking advertisement)
You sound like my mom.
Well, why should I be paying the company to be their walking billboard? If I'm going to be wearing merchandise that has the brand's name plastered across the front of my body, the least they could do is LOWER the price of it. Case in point: Why would I want to wear a shirt that says Abercrombie & Fitch for $35?
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I don't disagree, really. And I meant it as a compliment.
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The Flatulent Coworker is eating cheese this morning.
Lots of cheese.
Something akin to a month's production of Wisconsin cheese.
Oh Lord, help us all.
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quote:Originally posted by Mickey is a Hanukkah Bush:
quote:Originally posted by Lainie:
quote:Originally posted by Mickey is a Hanukkah Bush: F_F, does it matter where it's from and if it has a brand label on it where people can see? (I know I hate being a walking advertisement)
You sound like my mom.
Well, why should I be paying the company to be their walking billboard? If I'm going to be wearing merchandise that has the brand's name plastered across the front of my body, the least they could do is LOWER the price of it. Case in point: Why would I want to wear a shirt that says Abercrombie & Fitch for $35?
I've always felt that way myself. When I was in high school everyone had to have the designer jeans, but I didn't want to pay for the privilege of having someone's name on my behind!
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quote:Originally posted by Minstrel gone caroling: So, with last night being my first night all by myself in this apartment, I kept hearing creepy noises that kept me awake! I wound up sleeping with a nightlight on and stuffed animals in the bed with me.
Because, you know, that keeps the monsters away.
When my parents were first married, they were in a tiny apartment. It was a building with 4 apartments, but one was empty and the other two had gentlemen that worked nights. My mom and dad get married, move from Ohio to Connecticut (Dad was Navy) and move into this apartment. Because they're only going to be there 2 months before Dad's transfer, they decided not to get a phone.
First week back, dad has a 24 hour shift schedule. Mom was alone, in a strange state, in a small apartment with no phone.
She said she never got so much cleaning done in her life. She taped the blinds to the walls to keep anyone from seeing in. She began talking to the radio to make it sound like there was more than one person there.
She was very relieved to move into Navy housing where she knew a bunch of people.
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I didn't sleep at all last night either. I had a 7:30 final this morning, so the stress of the final and knowing I had to get up early kept me from sleeping well. In the middle of the night I started worrying myself to tears over what I'm going to do after graduation, how I'm going to pay my bills, and wallowing in the fear that I'm not likely to ever have a job that pays more than minimum wage. I don't know where I'm going to live or what I'm going to do for a job. I worry so much it makes me physically ill.
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quote:Originally posted by Mickey is a Hanukkah Bush: I'm leaving my apartment tomorrow, and I want to keep my electric bill down. Over Thanksgiving break, Roomie brought it down to ~57-60 degrees. I thought that may have been too low, for comfort of the apartment and if there's any potential for pipes to freeze. I was thinking it should be around 63-65 degrees. It's resistance heating, so I know it costs more money.
Any recommendations on temperature to keep it at?
You should be ok at the lower temperature. I've turned mine down to 55 and been ok. Be sure to turn your water heater down too. If you look at the temperture dial, a lot of them have a "vacation" mode.
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How good are your computer skills? You're most excellent at snopesing, of course, but if you are proficient with Word and Excel you might want to see if there are any temp agencies around your town. Even if you can't work all the time, some work is better than no work.![[lol]](graemlins/lol.gif)
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Cool little town, but lots of "It has to be around here..." driving. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
