SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Lovely. Look forward to seeing the ribs
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Barriehie
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And the chicken legs and pork roast and whatever else needs grilling. Pippi really like salmon too...Lovely. Look forward to seeing the ribs
1. It’s Monday, so my crap week of on-call is over with.
2. We had a significant work issue surface last Wednesday, and everyone has been working around-the-clock since then to get things fixed. Today’s status meeting cancelled because the fix being tested appears to be working, so it’s a true day off for me. Yay!
Of course, I did lose my Saturday and Sunday…where’s the Bad News topic?…
2. We had a significant work issue surface last Wednesday, and everyone has been working around-the-clock since then to get things fixed. Today’s status meeting cancelled because the fix being tested appears to be working, so it’s a true day off for me. Yay!
Of course, I did lose my Saturday and Sunday…where’s the Bad News topic?…
SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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An unexpected day off, one of the sweetest days off you can get
Considering it’s a three-day holiday weekend, it’s not as sweet as it could be.An unexpected day off, one of the sweetest days off you can get
That’s the tyranny of corporate America, of course: “Oh, thank you, kind and benevolent sir, for allowing me one day of my three-day weekend off! I’m so lucky to work for you!”
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My youngest son returned from the festival full of beans. It was their first gig together and it couldn’t have gone better.
They were obviously on one of the smaller side stages in a marquee away from the main stage and understandably consumed with nerves, but they got going and had about 50 people watching, then by halfway through the marquee was so packed people were outside trying to get in. They had to put barriers up and staff on the entrance and apply a ‘one man in, one man out’ policy.
He said it got so packed out there you couldn’t see any green grass, only people.
He listened to my advice about festival people wanting to have a beat they can jump up and down to and shout along (see how I not so subtly take a little bit of undeserved credit there
) so some of the songs were deliberately easy to pick up and join in on. The audience apparently loved it and when they finished everyone was shouting for more and chanting the bands name.
They have been offered 5 more gigs off the back of it and one of the band members girlfriends (who along with my son is instrumental in doing the organising) was approached by someone who said “Hi you don’t know me but I know who you are. I’m from so n so records.
We don’t go to watch many bands, but you were recommended by someone we rate and I wanted to let you know they were right, it was well worth the trip” Apparently they’re now on a watch list.
My youngest has worked his arse off making this happen, he’s had some major setbacks and some really miserable moments along the way but he’s a very strong determined character so he did a head down and carry on, which has payed off.
Of course he’s not entirely satisfied, he said “We’ve played much better and we weren’t very together on some of it” but that sums him up really, always looking for improvement.
It’s so lovely he’s had some reward.
I feel very proud of him getting up there with all those eyes on him and still managing to give everyone what they want
They were obviously on one of the smaller side stages in a marquee away from the main stage and understandably consumed with nerves, but they got going and had about 50 people watching, then by halfway through the marquee was so packed people were outside trying to get in. They had to put barriers up and staff on the entrance and apply a ‘one man in, one man out’ policy.
He said it got so packed out there you couldn’t see any green grass, only people.
He listened to my advice about festival people wanting to have a beat they can jump up and down to and shout along (see how I not so subtly take a little bit of undeserved credit there
) so some of the songs were deliberately easy to pick up and join in on. The audience apparently loved it and when they finished everyone was shouting for more and chanting the bands name.They have been offered 5 more gigs off the back of it and one of the band members girlfriends (who along with my son is instrumental in doing the organising) was approached by someone who said “Hi you don’t know me but I know who you are. I’m from so n so records.
We don’t go to watch many bands, but you were recommended by someone we rate and I wanted to let you know they were right, it was well worth the trip” Apparently they’re now on a watch list.
My youngest has worked his arse off making this happen, he’s had some major setbacks and some really miserable moments along the way but he’s a very strong determined character so he did a head down and carry on, which has payed off.
Of course he’s not entirely satisfied, he said “We’ve played much better and we weren’t very together on some of it” but that sums him up really, always looking for improvement.
It’s so lovely he’s had some reward.
I feel very proud of him getting up there with all those eyes on him and still managing to give everyone what they want
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SandwichShortOfAPicnic
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Yer we have the ‘be grateful you have a job’ mentality here too. It’s not healthy.
It becomes especially stark when you go somewhere like Spain where they put home and family first and seem a lot happier.
Not a problem. Next weekend is just around the corner
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I took the day off work to wait for it to be delivered. It turned up at 7.15am. So I have had to spend the rest if the day lounging around on my new recliner sofa.
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Lullabelle
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Trouble is, when I sat on the display model in the shop my feet didn't touch the floor and I am not exactly short....
Don't worry. My couch was designed for people under 5ft tall, and thus I struggle to get up without tearing a cruciate ligament.
Lullabelle
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Don't worry. My couch was designed for people under 5ft tall, and thus I struggle to get up without tearing a cruciate ligament.
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When I bought mine I sat on them all in the shop.
Far too many are very deep front to beck. Most were so bad that if my knees were bent on the front edge, my bum was too far back from the rear upright cushion resulting in a nasty slouch.
I rejected all those, and got one that fitted me (guests don't have to live with it, I do!)
Far too many are very deep front to beck. Most were so bad that if my knees were bent on the front edge, my bum was too far back from the rear upright cushion resulting in a nasty slouch.
I rejected all those, and got one that fitted me (guests don't have to live with it, I do!)