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What Did You Do Today?
- Thread starter JustGeorge
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I never minded the hours, either, until the extended my 10pm-6am shift to 8am. That was too much, especially because other staff came in at 6am. I went from being the only staff to one of several(most of whom were very unfriendly), and that was too much to handle at that hour.
I ended up raising my oldest son on a third shift schedule until school happened. Everyone lectured for years that I was doing the wrong thing, and that he'd have so much trouble adjusting to a 'normal' schedule, but when the time came, he adjusted within a week. The biggest trouble was he wasn't used to such bright sun at recess. We bought him a pair of sun glasses, and he loved those, but eventually he lost the need. He doesn't even remember it anymore.
That sounds like an awesome experience.
And just like you I always faced sunrise with a sense of foreboding. That's when the world wakes up. All the machines start up again. All the noise, traffic exhaust fumes, . . .
To me, all of a sudden it seemed like the world was suddenly full of a whole bunch of people who would rather be someplace else (probably back in bed.)
(oops. Accidentally hit the post button before I meant to.
*Edit: okay finished it.
I never thought about that. You're totally right. I relished the quiet of the night. I have never been the loner type, but I did prefer being with one or two others as opposed to a large group. The night was the time I had my 'people'(who ever they were through the years) to myself. I didn't have to share them with the world, their jobs, their commitments, and I wasn't often interrupted with my own.
I remember walking around different neighborhoods in the middle of the night with friends... everything was so beautifully lit. The shimmering of porch lights on the lawn fountains, the gentle sounds animals make that you can't hear over the commotion of the day...
There's just a different sense of peace things take on at night.
Peugeot? Just hearing that make makes me angry, lol.
I love very early morning, here in summer, about 4 AM, just when the dawn light starts. We were renting a cabin in a National Park one summer, and I went out to the Quiet. A bear, not caring about my peace, or tranquility rushed past me by a few feet. That changed the way I view the Quiet where there are bears.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
I have made several unproductive phone calls that have either went to voice mail or could not be completed.
Did they put you on hold for more than an hour?
I took the car to the best mechanic ever. Tough call ... 13 years old, I could probably get 2000, but I hate kijiji selling. So the magic over/under number was 500, his estimate was 600, and I said, what the heck, fix it. Maybe we'll drive it one more year, and then give it to the Kidney Foundation. I really want a new one though. Might as well have one more new one before they take my license for blindness or inability to turn my neck more than 10 degrees.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
The last place to do that was a health care provider I'm not with any longer, because anytime I had to call them I had to set aside two hours of my day because being on hold for 60-90 minutes--with no call back feature--wasn't unusual.
These have mostly been straight to email. The only one that hasn't has been the unemployment department. I haven't got a payment in a month now, and I need that money so I can get a tire so I can get back out driving with more places opening back up and me being fully vaccinated.
I just got a hole of the people I've been trying to get a hold of. One down, three more to go.
Being on hold is a pain. The guy who invented call back should get a raise.
They make (made) some superb cars. Pity they did a Peugeot and went the wrong way.
Its actually a great little car. Reliable, economical, cheap, handy for short drives to the shops but to uncomfortable for longer drives.
The good ol' van is our youngest car, at 14 years old. My husband has two Luminas that are 30ish years old, and I've got a truck that is 42 years old(it runs, but needs some work).
Yudhi is really upset today because his blanket (you know, the special blanket many two years olds cart around) has been soiled and requires washing. He comes up to me about every 10 minutes and says "blanket?"
We went to my sister's briefly to wish her son a happy birthday. Stayed until a crowd gathered, and then hit the road.
I need to get our vaccines set up one of these days...
Long time ago, about '83, but mine was a money pit. Canada is not the place to own one, as there were no dealers here.
I did landscaping in a light rain.
That is a less than ideal condition.
That is a less than ideal condition.
But more ideal than a thunderstorm, I'm assuming.
It rained here today, too. It was badly needed, but we didn't catch the fact it was raining immediately, and the dogs got wet. They were fairly indifferent(it was a light rain), but now the house has smelled like wet dog all day.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
A raise, promotions, and a thank you from every one else.
It sounds like he may have gotten a glitched line.
I was calling a customer service number, and as a test, I wanted to see if it was really true that "calls will be answered in the order they are received." So, I tried calling from a second line a few minutes later, while I was still on hold from the first line. The second line got a quicker answer.
So, whenever they say "calls will be answered in the order they are received," don't believe it.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
I still only made contact with one of the things I had to call today.
And I talked to a therapist, and I realized I've done more drugs than I thought as he was asking me not just about usage but more thoroughly asking into individual drugs and classes of drugs.
And I found I still find it very unusual and weird when someone refers to parts of my childhood as abusive and traumatizing.
And I talked to a therapist, and I realized I've done more drugs than I thought as he was asking me not just about usage but more thoroughly asking into individual drugs and classes of drugs.
And I found I still find it very unusual and weird when someone refers to parts of my childhood as abusive and traumatizing.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
Today you made me think you're an *** hole by sharing a story that has piqued my curiosity and wanting to try this for myself to see what happens.