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by **dbt1949** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:58 pm

Oh Brian.........................

by **Default** » Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:11 pm

MHS wrote:OMG, I hate you so much and just want to smash your stupid face in in the most painful possible way.

Not directed at anyone here.

I got five bucks here that sez you do it!

by **MindToyGames** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:37 am

MHS wrote:OMG, I hate you so much and just want to smash your stupid face in in the most painful possible way.
Not directed at anyone here.

Boy, i'd hate to be in the person's shoes that this was actually directed at! :ninja:

by **miltonite** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:48 pm

Default wrote:
MHS wrote:OMG, I hate you so much and just want to smash your stupid face in in the most painful possible way.

Not directed at anyone here.

I got five bucks here that sez you do it!

I will take that bet if we say a 2 day time frame.

by **Default** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:52 pm

I don't know if MHS can sustain a killing rage that long...

In other news, looks like I'll be going to europe after all, this time swinging through the Low Countries, France, Germany and Switzerland.

by **Anonymous Bosch** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:01 pm

MHS wrote:OMG, I hate you so much and just want to smash your stupid face in in the most painful possible way.

Not directed at anyone here.

Go for the eyes, Boo, GO FOR THE EYES!!

(Not that I am implying you are a miniature giant space hamster or anything).

by **KKBlue** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:01 pm

MHS wrote:OMG, I hate you so much and just want to smash your stupid face in in the most painful possible way.
Not directed at anyone here.

Remember, laxatives count as physical abuse too :twisted:

Go ahead and bake something nice, just for them. Much more enjoyable when they don't see it coming :wink:

by **Anonymous Bosch** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:05 pm

KKBlue wrote:
MHS wrote:OMG, I hate you so much and just want to smash your stupid face in in the most painful possible way.
Not directed at anyone here.

Remember, laxatives count as physical abuse too Go ahead and bake something nice, just for them. Much more enjoyable when they don't see it coming

Lawks, Ms. Blue! You seem rather preoccupied with matters of an intestinal nature lately.

by **Default** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:07 pm

I vote for a nice cherry pie! The way that 350 degree pie filling causes 2nd degree burns is most satisfying!

by **Brian** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:25 pm

KKBlue wrote:
MHS wrote:OMG, I hate you so much and just want to smash your stupid face in in the most painful possible way.
Not directed at anyone here.

Remember, laxatives count as physical abuse too Go ahead and bake something nice, just for them. Much more enjoyable when they don't see it coming

If it's who I think it is, then that person would be unlikely to eat a pie.

by **MHS** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:18 pm

Brian wrote:
KKBlue wrote:
MHS wrote:OMG, I hate you so much and just want to smash your stupid face in in the most painful possible way.
Not directed at anyone here.

Remember, laxatives count as physical abuse too Go ahead and bake something nice, just for them. Much more enjoyable when they don't see it coming

If it's who I think it is, then that person would be unlikely to eat a pie.

Hahaha. You are correct. Or allow anyone to bring pie into the office even...unless we kept it in our desk drawer.

And Default is correct. I can't really maintain rage past maybe 5-10 minutes usually. Slow, simmering resentment, yes. Rage, not so much.

by **dbt1949** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:53 pm

They put a new metal roof on our house today. Took them less than two hours. Looks great and should stand up better to hail and fail limbs and crashing helicopters.
Bunch of Mennonites. Busy little bees.

by **Brian** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:10 pm

dbt1949 wrote:They put a new metal roof on our house today. ... Looks great and should stand up better to hail and fail limbs and crashing helicopters.

Just watch out for Maggie.

by **Jaymon** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:48 am

Should keep you safe next time the comet returns.

by **dbt1949** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:41 am

My wife wants me to take her down to the DMV next month so she can get her drivers license renewed. She wants to have me help her walk in. God help civilization if she gets it and actually has to drive someday.

by **Default** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:06 am

dbt1949 wrote:My wife wants me to take her down to the DMV next month so she can get her drivers license renewed. She wants to have me help her walk in. God help civilization if she gets it and actually has to drive someday.

You can encourage family roadtrips but you have to stay home to watch the house...

;-)

by **MHS** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:45 pm

FML. I get screwed out of trip to the Caribbean for work because I was already scheduled to be in New Jersey. So my co-worker gets to spend a week in paradise on the company dime while I'm in Newark. Fuck me. :cry:

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:15 pm

That's the way the pie crust crumbles...?

Seriously, that sucks. My condolences.

by **Mr Bubbles** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:24 pm

MHS wrote:FML. I get screwed out of trip to the Caribbean for work because I was already scheduled to be in New Jersey. So my co-worker gets to spend a week in paradise on the company dime while I'm in Newark. Fuck me.

Careful with those requests... while this board knows about your marital status, I would never trust a Newarkian.

by **Remus West** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:41 pm

Meh, they'll probably get sunstroke and some weird carribean venereal disease that you now get to avoid.

by **Anonymous Bosch** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:44 pm

MHS wrote:FML. I get screwed out of trip to the Caribbean for work because I was already scheduled to be in New Jersey. So my co-worker gets to spend a week in paradise on the company dime while I'm in Newark. Fuck me.

by **MHS** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:11 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:That's the way the pie crust crumbles...?

Seriously, that sucks. My condolences.

Eh. First world problems. I'm lucky to have a job, and I get to keep my miles and hotel points, so eventually I'll go to the Caribbean for just a vacation with no work attached.

It's just mildly annoying, moreso because last time I had a work conflict for the same place, I willingly offered the tropical destination to the same co-worker and took the trip to Oklahoma instead, feeling like it would be a really nice thing for me to do, because I've been to the VI twice for work and she'd never been out of the country. She went, and didn't like it at all. Complained about the heat, humidity, bugs and island mentality.

Oh, sad day.

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:27 pm

Then take solace in the fact that you will both be miserable.

by **Remus West** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:37 pm

Right before she leaves, tape a sign to her back that reads "Get me drunk and ........."

by **Mr Bubbles** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:51 pm

Remus West wrote:Right before she leaves, tape a sign to her back that reads "Get me drunk and ........."

You're leaving the end to be filled in?

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:51 pm

Mr Bubbles wrote:
Remus West wrote:Right before she leaves, tape a sign to her back that reads "Get me drunk and ........."

You're leaving the end to be filled in?

by **coopasonic** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:08 pm

Mr Bubbles wrote:
Remus West wrote:Right before she leaves, tape a sign to her back that reads "Get me drunk and ........."

You're leaving the end to be filled in?

by **Default** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:08 pm

MHS wrote:
It's just mildly annoying, moreso because last time I had a work conflict for the same place, I willingly offered the tropical destination to the same co-worker and took the trip to Oklahoma instead, feeling like it would be a really nice thing for me to do, because I've been to the VI twice for work and she'd never been out of the country. She went, and didn't like it at all. Complained about the heat, humidity, bugs and island mentality.

I guess she prefers heat, dust and bugs?

by **Anonymous Bosch** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:22 pm

MHS wrote:Eh. First world problems. I'm lucky to have a job, and I get to keep my miles and hotel points, so eventually I'll go to the Caribbean for just a vacation with no work attached.

It's just mildly annoying, moreso because last time I had a work conflict for the same place, I willingly offered the tropical destination to the same co-worker and took the trip to Oklahoma instead, feeling like it would be a really nice thing for me to do, because I've been to the VI twice for work and she'd never been out of the country. She went, and didn't like it at all. Complained about the heat, humidity, bugs and island mentality.

Oh, sad day.

Have you asked her if she would prefer the full service gas stations, otherworldly odours, and androgynous individuals (no offense Smoove) of New Jersey?

by **MHS** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:47 pm

Anonymous Bosch wrote:
MHS wrote:Eh. First world problems. I'm lucky to have a job, and I get to keep my miles and hotel points, so eventually I'll go to the Caribbean for just a vacation with no work attached.

It's just mildly annoying, moreso because last time I had a work conflict for the same place, I willingly offered the tropical destination to the same co-worker and took the trip to Oklahoma instead, feeling like it would be a really nice thing for me to do, because I've been to the VI twice for work and she'd never been out of the country. She went, and didn't like it at all. Complained about the heat, humidity, bugs and island mentality.

Oh, sad day.

Have you asked her if she would prefer the full service gas stations, otherworldly odours, and androgynous individuals (no offense Smoove) of New Jersey?

That's the frustrating thing. She thinks it would be fun to go to NJ, but my flights, hotels and rental cars were already booked.

by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:26 pm

I love/hate it when you send me multiple defects on the same issue where you are so gracious as to quote the section of the specifications that proves you wrong.

by **Default** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:09 pm

Walked up to a girl in work and told her I missed a woman's touch - so she backhanded me across the face.

I feel MUCH better! :-D

by **LordMortis** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:30 pm

I run a shop with three full sized printer/copy machines because you never know when two are going to break down at once and break your flow ... Bam, two of them break today and I swear to pancake I've had to fend them off from breaking the third and it's becoming a full time job.

by **Skinypupy** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:48 pm

Fuck hotels. Fuck airplanes. Fuck airports. Fuck bitchy TSA agents. Fuck cabs. Fuck shitty chain restaurants. Fuck working until midnIght after being on a plane all day. Fuck trying to be at the top of your game with a client after getting 2 hours of sleep. Fuck people cancelling meetings on an hours notice.

Can you tell I'm tired of traveling at the moment?

by **LordMortis** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:58 pm

Skinypupy wrote:Fuck hotels. Fuck airplanes. Fuck airports. Fuck bitchy TSA agents. Fuck cabs. Fuck shitty chain restaurants. Fuck working until midnIght after being on a plane all day. Fuck trying to be at the top of your game with a client after getting 2 hours of sleep. Fuck people cancelling meetings on an hours notice.

Can you tell I'm tired of traveling at the moment?

That sounds like my life and precisely why I hate travel. Thank goodness I only travel for work about twice a year on average.

by **Skinypupy** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:03 pm

The only positive is the 20,000+ frequent flyer miles I'll earn this month. Lets me make a sanity weekend getaway to San Diego with Mrs Skinypupy.

Of course, that requires another plane...and hotel...and cab...aw, fuck it.

by **Default** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:17 pm

Uphill on the Moebius strip.

Again.

by **Smoove_B** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:24 pm

You would sort of think that almost 6 months after changing jobs, current health insurance claims made against your prior employer would fail - and you'd be wrong. For reasons I don't quite understand, they're still paying the premiums and the policy is active. You'd also think that after correcting the doctor's office (in writing) that when they submit future claims they should be using your new insurance information. Once again, you'd be wrong. Part of me wants to say that when two agencies are failing to catch the mistake and two claims are made against a policy that should have expired in December, I really shouldn't care.

There's a significant number of people in the United States that don't have insurance and somehow we're covered under two polices...but only paying for one. It boggles the mind.

by **bb2112** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:29 pm

Smoove_B wrote:You would sort of think that almost 6 months after changing jobs, current health insurance claims made against your prior employer would fail - and you'd be wrong. For reasons I don't quite understand, they're still paying the premiums and the policy is active. You'd also think that after correcting the doctor's office (in writing) that when they submit future claims they should be using your new insurance information. Once again, you'd be wrong. Part of me wants to say that when two agencies are failing to catch the mistake and two claims are made against a policy that should have expired in December, I really shouldn't care.

There's a significant number of people in the United States that don't have insurance and somehow we're covered under two polices...but only paying for one. It boggles the mind.

The only problem is that eventually the first insurance company will figure it out and then they will come after you for those bills creating an even bigger f-up.

by **Smoove_B** » Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:40 pm

Yeah, that's why we contacted the previous employer and let them know they're still carrying an active policy and that we requested the bills be resubmitted by the doctor's office to the correct insurance company. Honestly, I'm waiting for BCBS to send a threatening letter, demanding premiums. It would totally make sense that somehow we'd be on the hook for paying a bill that was sent to the wrong insurance company and given the green light by the old employer. I'm telling you right now if that happens, I'm going to be Internet Famous (tm).

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