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WHAT MADE YOU GRIMACE & GRIT YOUR TEETH TODAY?

 
 
Swimpy
 
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Reply Wed 8 Sep, 2010 07:06 am
@sozobe,
A bottom molar. My dentist has been after me for years to put a cap on it, but I kept putting it off. Now I'll probably have to have it pulled. Argh indeed.
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Roberta
 
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Reply Wed 8 Sep, 2010 04:38 pm
Another steenkin' emergency room.

Swimpy
 
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Reply Wed 8 Sep, 2010 04:47 pm
@Roberta,
After reading about your ordeal, I feel like such a wimp complaining about a tooth. Hope you're feeling better soon.
Roberta
 
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Reply Wed 8 Sep, 2010 04:55 pm
@Swimpy,
Hey, a tooth is nothing to sneeze at. If you grimaced and gritted your teeth, then should kvetch about it.

However, do not for one moment think that you can outkvetch me. Just because I'm having trouble breathing doesn't mean I can't kvetch.

Thanks for the good wishes. I hope your tooth behaves and leaves with class.
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patiodog
 
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Reply Thu 9 Sep, 2010 08:28 pm
My God, you people are a state. And I was going to be the whiny bitch who came in to post...

Quote:
As part of the renewed effort to facilitate my understanding of the travails of the administration of whom I have been scornful, I receive an email containing the minutes of the biweekly "Leadership Team" meeting. This week's missive contained the following:

Quote:
*{Herr Direktor} Walking through Shelter – {Herr Direcktor} continues to periodically walk through the shelter. At times (s)he witnesses staff members having a bad day or negative interactions. {Herr Direktor} may start asking to speak with them to find out what is going on. {Herr Direktor} will assess this on a case by case basis and will always follow up with the Leadership Team member.


Wow. Incredible. (S)he is considering................ talking to the staff.

I drink after work with these people. We hang out. We actually, like, work on the same tasks together. I know exactly why they are having bad days. But I am not a team player. **** fuckity **** **** ****.


...which actually caused me to LOL(ruefully), not grimace and grit (or, perhaps, "GaG").

But I've got most of my teeth intact and painless, I've only got a bit of a cough from the recent daily cigarette allowance together with Sunday night's indulgent indulgence, and today's little back spasms are already passing. I hope you all find some relief of those natural shocks that flesh is heir to and so on and so forth.
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Thu 9 Sep, 2010 10:03 pm
Well, the thing is, Herr Director, he or she, is a chronic pain..
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Roberta
 
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Reply Sun 26 Sep, 2010 09:10 am
There's a street fair on Lexington Avenue today. No traffic.

There's a band with drums directly under my window. Haven't tried to fall asleep yet. I hope earplugs can block out the noise.

Aaaaaaaaargh. It's always something.
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sozobe
 
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Reply Sun 7 Nov, 2010 04:32 pm
IT'S 5:30 PM AND THE SUN IS SETTING ALREADY ARGHHHHH!!!!!

Even if I expect it and prepare myself I NEVER like this part of daylight savings time.
Swimpy
 
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Reply Sun 7 Nov, 2010 06:47 pm
@sozobe,
I hear ya sister!
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littlek
 
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Reply Sun 7 Nov, 2010 07:47 pm
grrrr... mouse traps.
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Rockhead
 
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Reply Fri 12 Nov, 2010 07:04 pm
I received a letter letting me know I was turned down for a medical testing program for folks without insurance.

You must be poor to qualify, but not so much so that you cannot meet residency requirements...

and my new roof has several leaks I did not know about.

msolga
 
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Reply Fri 12 Nov, 2010 07:44 pm
@Rockhead,
Sorry to hear about these new developments, Rocky.
I understand & really sympathise. (though medical cover is nowhere near as daunting here for the less-than- wealthy here.)
Looks like more belt tightening, huh? Sad
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Diane
 
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Reply Mon 15 Nov, 2010 02:41 am
@Rockhead,
Health care in this country is a crime, but we've talked about that before.
Talking doesn't do much but there may come a time when there will be real changes if we all continue to write to our congress men and women.

So sorry to hear the bad news.
dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 26 Nov, 2010 05:21 pm
@Diane,
Ok...this was a bit weird.

On Tuesday I got the beginning stages of heat stroke from walking around in the middle of the day in the desert and finding too late I had forgotten my water bottle.

Yesterday, in the four seater flying home, it was so cold that my fingers were too freezing to register on my iPhone half the time...(who knew hand temperature was so important to iPhones?)
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Izzie
 
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Reply Fri 26 Nov, 2010 06:07 pm
post op wound infection - antibiotics - blood tests tomoz - grimacing, gritting gritting gritting gritttttttttttttttttttttttttttting grimacing
dyslexia
 
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Reply Fri 26 Nov, 2010 06:17 pm
@Izzie,
feets, don't fail me now.
Rockhead
 
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Reply Fri 26 Nov, 2010 06:23 pm
@dyslexia,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqKvwPNLikk&feature=related
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dlowan
 
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Reply Fri 26 Nov, 2010 06:54 pm
@Izzie,
Bugger.
Izzie
 
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Reply Fri 26 Nov, 2010 07:04 pm
@dlowan,
yep, it is! Wanna chew my foot off right now... aaaaagh... heading up to bed, meds are kicking in, I think! Doc was amazing tho. Hospital in morning. Hopefully done and dusted then. Ooof.
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patiodog
 
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Reply Sun 12 Dec, 2010 11:00 am
Everybody's been so positive, I guess. We'll see about that....


Priceless nugget from this week's leadership team meetings notes. "[Direktor] asked that you put a solution in your emails along with the problem or concerns."

Yes, please do not alert leadership to a problem until it's been solved. Leadership cannot be bothered with solving problems as they are busy keeping up appearances.
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