Useless Conversation

[Merusk]

A man of self-proclaimed low ethics who was forced to quit after 'a few days.'

There had better be some stories or he's just been lying to himself about morality and/or is getting old.

[Bzalthek]

Well, my bit about low ethics was probably excessive, but I really didn't think I could be affected like this.  I can't go into too many details, but outright lying to people about prices because of how they look, lying to senior citizens about whether we have a discount or not, deceptive price rates, knowingly booking people into rooms that have not been properly cleaned, or should be blocked off for maintenance for health reasons.  That's most of it.  Maybe I am just getting old.  But damn, it just felt wrong.

[Cyrrex]

Those aren't the kind of stories we were hoping for, dude.  The least you could do is make up something.  Something sexy.

[Bzalthek]

I'm sorry, I was only there a few days.  Though the person I was replacing was arrested for providing "services" to the customers which weren't part of the usual customer care packages, if that makes you feel better.

[Paelos]

I'm sorry, I was only there a few days.  Though the person I was replacing was arrested for providing "services" to the customers which weren't part of the usual customer care packages, if that makes you feel better.

Was it a chick? If so, yes. If not, then no.

[Salamok]

I'm sorry, I was only there a few days.  Though the person I was replacing was arrested for providing "services" to the customers which weren't part of the usual customer care packages, if that makes you feel better.

Was it a chick? If so, yes. If not, then no.

I'm guessing it was a purveyor of chicks, or drugs or both.

[Bzalthek]

Yes, it was a chick.  Loosely speaking.

[Paelos]

So she was fatty fat fat?

[ghost]

So a hag more than a chick?

[Minvaren]

Hmmm, I seem to have more mead and beer left over than expected after giving gifts this year... 

[Merusk]

Fuck you, UPS.  "3-Day Shipping" means 3 days including the day you picked it up, not 3 days after becauase your stupid asses left it on the dock in LA for 18 hours.


I hate waiting for new PCs.

[Mrbloodworth]

Wee. Now I make forms. Fun times!

AAANNnnnnnd. Now I don't. lol, glad I could help.

[HaemishM]

Elaborate?

[Mrbloodworth]

They ( Work ) keep giving me things to do. Mostly Speculative work. Then, they don't need it.

[HaemishM]

Fuck's sake, 5 pm is NEVER going to get here.

[Strazos]

Eh, they actually celebrate the holiday here sort of (southern Benin is christian). Had a small going away with a friend who's going home for 2 weeks, and will have holiday dinners the next 2 or 3 days.

There's actually a holiday amusement park on the beach - I really need to start bringing my camara - I hope it's still there for a bit. It looks like it's made up of rides which no longer pass inspection in the US.

[WayAbvPar]

Fuck's sake, 5 pm is NEVER going to get here.

I was at work until 2am, asleep by 4, logged back in at 8:30, and back in the office by 11. Tell me about it. I might fall asleep in my cube and not get discovered until after New Year.

[Murgos]

I'm kicking around the office until 7 because I'm going to a holiday party that's out this way and it makes no sense to go home and then come back.

I have a visio diagram, a word document, 2 spreadsheets and a VNC session open to the server with, uh, 6 VIM sessions going and I haven't looked at any of it in like, an hour.  Instead I've been reading SWTOR threads and generally shitting up forums.

I really don't want to be here right now.

[Johny Cee]

Most of my day-to-day stuff was mind numbingly tedious, so I've been working on year end tax projections and estimated income tax for the company.  I can't even run that by our CPAs as they are all off today and tomorrow.  The owner is killing me with buying a million different things on Ebay to use as molds for our new line next year.

This is our down time of year, which sucks as I'm the only one with anything to do and most of the operations side folks are only in for short shifts.


With any luck, I'll get to clear out the room that we're going to convert into my office tomorrow...  though I don't know when we're getting the construction crew in to remodel, so that might be a lost cause.

[ghost]

Just found out that a guy I went to college with writes for the Call of Cthulhu RPG.  That's seriously cool.   

[Ironwood]

I'm off to the dentist this morning, since my jaw has been throbbing like a bastard for the past two weeks, like getting punched every night while sleeping*.  And now ? 

It's stopped.

I'm going to look like a hypochondriac clown here, aren't I ?


*Go on, I know one of you wants to say it.

[Cyrrex]

Sounds serious.  Is your dentist also a marriage counselor?

If the pain has been real bad, I bet he'll find something.  Or, like any self-respecting dentist, he will make something up.  Something expensive.

[Reg]

Sounds like a root canal to me.

[Merusk]

Yeah it just finally progressed enough to kill the nerve. Major surgery. 


I hope I'm only kidding. Good luck.

[Murgos]

I'm off to the dentist this morning, since my jaw has been throbbing like a bastard for the past two weeks, like getting punched every night while sleeping*.  And now ? 

It's stopped.

I'm going to look like a hypochondriac clown here, aren't I ?

This happens often enough that there has to be a name for it.  Something health related bothers you for 'two weeks' and then you go to the Dr. and nothing.  You feel great and whatever it was is non-evident.  Personally, I think it just takes 'two weeks' to get over most things and so that's your bodies natural "Ok lets do something about this" threshold.  Anything longer is probably serious and anything less was unimportant it's just that every once in a while you get something that's right on the border.

[Cyrrex]

Also, in a Scotsman, pain is a major symptom of acute sobriety.  Fortunately, there are home remedies for that.

[Paelos]

I'm off to the dentist this morning, since my jaw has been throbbing like a bastard for the past two weeks, like getting punched every night while sleeping*.  And now ? 

It's stopped.

I'm going to look like a hypochondriac clown here, aren't I ?


*Go on, I know one of you wants to say it.

Clown! 

[ghost]

I'm off to the dentist this morning, since my jaw has been throbbing like a bastard for the past two weeks, like getting punched every night while sleeping*.  And now ? 

It's stopped.

I'm going to look like a hypochondriac clown here, aren't I ?


*Go on, I know one of you wants to say it.

Actually, it's quite common for that to happen.  Probably you have a cavity and the nerve inside the tooth finally kicked off.  Which means things will be good for a while, but then the infection will spill over into the bone around the end of the root and cause you even more problems.  The other option is that you've already had an abscess under the tooth root for a while and it's found a way to drain and release pressure.  I would recommend you get it taken care of while it doesn't hurt, because if you wait until it hurts it will be much worse to deal with. 

[Johny Cee]

I'm off to the dentist this morning, since my jaw has been throbbing like a bastard for the past two weeks, like getting punched every night while sleeping*.  And now ?  

It's stopped.

I'm going to look like a hypochondriac clown here, aren't I ?


*Go on, I know one of you wants to say it.

Actually, it's quite common for that to happen.  Probably you have a cavity and the nerve inside the tooth finally kicked off.  Which means things will be good for a while, but then the infection will spill over into the bone around the end of the root and cause you even more problems.  The other option is that you've already had an abscess under the tooth root for a while and it's found a way to drain and release pressure.  I would recommend you get it taken care of while it doesn't hurt, because if you wait until it hurts it will be much worse to deal with.  

I had the jaw throbbing thing a few years ago, and it turned out to be just clenching/grinding my teeth at night due to stress (I had noticeably ground down some teeth).  We did the air gun, x-rays and what not.  

Edit:

It was like April 5th when I went in, and it turned out I was the second accountant that week to schedule an emergency trip to the dentist with nothing wrong besides stress.  The way the hygenist reacted, it seems like accountants come in fairly often whining in April.
 

[Merusk]

I'm off to the dentist this morning, since my jaw has been throbbing like a bastard for the past two weeks, like getting punched every night while sleeping*.  And now ? 

It's stopped.

I'm going to look like a hypochondriac clown here, aren't I ?


*Go on, I know one of you wants to say it.

Actually, it's quite common for that to happen.  Probably you have a cavity and the nerve inside the tooth finally kicked off.  Which means things will be good for a while, but then the infection will spill over into the bone around the end of the root and cause you even more problems.  The other option is that you've already had an abscess under the tooth root for a while and it's found a way to drain and release pressure.  I would recommend you get it taken care of while it doesn't hurt, because if you wait until it hurts it will be much worse to deal with. 

Holy shit.. I was right?! 

[rattran]

It was bound to happen eventually.

So, the guys installing all the ducting for my nifty new "Make it not be nearly freezing inside the house all winter" heater have called off for a 5th week running. So a fucking cold xmas this year. I may curl up on the heating pad with the cats and drink heavily.

[Sky]

Ah...so I just crawled out of my luxurious bed where I've been pinned by a 21lb cat since whateverthefucko'clock I passed out after that crazy TOR session yesterday. Hi, working folks! 

Ratto - WOOD STOVE.

[Soln]

How can I take off time and not yet feel I've had a fucking vacation yet?  Holy shit holiday shopping, cleaning, doctoroptometristcarservice visits, etc.  I guess there really is something to going on a cruise or living in a cabin in the middle of nowhere at the end of Dec. every year. 

[rattran]

I looked into wood and ventless gas. Too big and old a house, and too poorly placed a chimney. This house was built for a small (now illegal in this state) coal stove in the basement.

They promise January 5th now. We'll see.

[Der Helm]

Well, my bit about low ethics was probably excessive, but I really didn't think I could be affected like this.  I can't go into too many details, but outright lying to people about prices because of how they look, lying to senior citizens about whether we have a discount or not, deceptive price rates, knowingly booking people into rooms that have not been properly cleaned, or should be blocked off for maintenance for health reasons.  That's most of it.  Maybe I am just getting old.  But damn, it just felt wrong.

I'd say that's most of the lower price range hotels and hostels. Well, except the "not properly cleaned" and "health reasons" parts. That shit gets you house  shut down real quick in first world countries.

You also should have worked the night shift. Way more "interesting" people.