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Old 10-30-2014, 07:18 PM   #5686
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The only dream left for the default parent is to contract a highly contagious, non-life threatening virus.
No shit, when meningitis put me in the hospital for four days it was awesome. I wasn't just on morphine, I was on morphine and alone. In silence.
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Old 10-30-2014, 07:20 PM   #5687
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That's why I was taken back when you talked about having more.
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Old 10-30-2014, 07:52 PM   #5688
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Oh, that was long ago, and was more about me letting go of old Plans (TM) rather than a real consideration. Mr. Clod got snipped like 2 years ago.
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Old 10-30-2014, 07:56 PM   #5689
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Thank god for you guys. I was starting to wonder if i was being unreasonable. Haha. Turns out, not.
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Old 10-30-2014, 09:30 PM   #5690
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Missed that on your Fb page. Lil too accurate for me. Ms. Wonderful stopped by tonight without warning to take Dan for dinner.
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Old 10-30-2014, 11:57 PM   #5691
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Oh awesome! Hope Dan had a good time and got home in time for bed. xx
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Old 11-01-2014, 12:20 PM   #5692
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X-mas music started today. WTF?
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Old 11-01-2014, 10:16 PM   #5693
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Saw a damn lit tree in a yard today.
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Old 11-02-2014, 12:00 AM   #5694
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Maybe the lights are meant to attract turkeys for Thanksgiving.
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Old 11-02-2014, 05:15 AM   #5695
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all the shops here are full of xmas stuff. most of them started a couple of weeks ago.
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Old 11-02-2014, 06:02 AM   #5696
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One local supermarket has been quietly bringing in stocks of Christmas goods for a few weeks now.

Tins of sweets and biscuits (cookies) that are only sold at Chistmas have been appearing at the ends of aisles in ever greater volume.

There's no overt reference to Christmas as yet, but it doesn't take the detective skills of Sherlock Holmes to work out what's going on.
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Old 11-02-2014, 12:23 PM   #5697
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Maybe the lights are meant to attract turkeys for Thanksgiving.
I'm thinking the turkey put them up.
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Old 11-12-2014, 06:01 PM   #5698
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Just had a fifth interview this morning, was told this afternoon I was over qualified, the position pays significantly more than I am making now doing almost the same thing. Plus, it is much closer to home so my commute, when I go to the office, would be half of what it is now. They are concerned I would get bored and leave in six months.

Shouldn't they at least give me the opportunity to say yes?
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Old 11-12-2014, 08:46 PM   #5699
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...the position pays significantly more than I am making now doing almost the same thing.
Do they know that? Was the pay rate set before you applied?

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Shouldn't they at least give me the opportunity to say yes?
In a fair world they should, but we know better don't we. Sorry, but at least you're working.
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Old 11-12-2014, 10:10 PM   #5700
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How long have you done your current job?

Do they have someone else they can hire?

If not, maybe you could split the difference between what you earn now and what they offered and suggest you work for that for 6 months and if you don't split, they pay you that plus the difference from that point
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