The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Cesar R M]

View attachment 147845 At least you have a cruise.

The problem is, I only have reserve money to pay said cruise and a few bills XD

anyway I'm getting mixed signals.. One of the managers tells me that its stupid to let me go since I'm part of the CORE (aka the bare bone crew) required to do the services. They said they might rehire me with a lower pay rate (probably offering less hours per week)

Well see how things develop.
Still, I'm already asking a few contacts to check for jobs that I can fulfill efficiently. Hell, I even sent an email to a cruise recruitment company to see if they would hire someone like me (aka with hearing issues).

 

[Songbird76]

I did see that this revives the vote for an independent Scotland, and it made me think of our dear friend.

Also for Northern Ireland. I have a friend who lives there and she said now they are talking about leaving the UK.

 

[Cesar R M]

Hi all...I'm a bit late getting here today. I have decided to give up cleaning. I was cleaning up in the kitchen today and a knife attacked me. I had to have my daughter call hubby to come home and take me to get stitches, which in the end they couldn't do, because the flap of skin was too thin around the edge to hold stitches, and it was in an awkward place which wouldn't stitch nicely. So they butterfly bandaged it and then wrapped the heck out of it to keep the bandages in place because they wouldn't stick with all the blood. But I'm fixed up now. DD was a complete superstar. She was very scared, but managed the phone calls with hubby since I had to use my left had to put pressure on the finger on my right hand and couldn't manage the phone. Not an experience I care to repeat, so I think I should just not clean ever again, right?View attachment 147846

yikes! that is definitively not good.
hopefully nothing serious right?

 

[betty rose]

@ajrwdwgirl , I hope that you and hubby have a really FUN day today at WDW!!

@StarWarsGirl , I hope that you and your pal have a really FUN day today at DL !!!

You know, it's nice that we have "coverage" from coast to coast here in Chit Chat!!

I have to agree.

 

[Cesar R M]

@Cesar R M, what @MinnieM123 said reminds me...being hearing impaired...do you speak sign language? That might give you an in at a school for the hearing impaired, or at a company that provides resources. Pretty much any office with computers uses IT people. And I'm betting IT people who can also meet the demands of hearing impaired would be few and far between.

Nope, technically I never needed to learn sign language. Because I could speak and understand ( and read lips in spanish). The implant was a game changer. it let me hear almost like a normal person most of the time (except when in noise environments, where the effectiveness drops to 4%... The new version (I want to buy), only has a drop to 40% efficiency, which is incredible.

As a It, technically we do not need to speak verbally much. Since most is done via emails AND skype/messanger systems nowadays.

 

[betty rose]

Unfortunately, I also have a huge drawback.I'm deaf and I cant speak spoken english very well(well I can, just not fluid and with a lots of "what? can you repeat?)

I'm sorry you are having to deal with this. Have you ever thought of taking wedding pictures? People pay big money over here to have that done.

 

[betty rose]

yeah, the only drawback about a studio is.. Its also a skill that is very underrated in my country.
For example, if you go to a USA pro photographer.. You will see they cost from 1000 USD to 6000 USD per session.
Here normal companies (which are not very good at photo sessions and have nowhere near the quality or the equipment) charge less than 40 USD per session. Kinda drags the prices down.

Sorry I didn't read your post when I posted mine.

 

[Songbird76]

Windows can blow in or break from hail or debris. Stay away from windows during a tornado.

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Another cow...no, actually I think that's the same one.

 

[betty rose]

They said on the news here that somewhere over here, there was baseball-sized hail. It stormed a lot last night, and it was LOUD, but it didn't get that bad where I am. They said there was a "super-cell", but I don't remember where. I think somewhere in Brabant. http://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nederland/oorlogsgebied-door-hagelbui-mensen-staan-te-huilen-op-straat

I'm glad it didn't hit your area too hard.

 

[Songbird76]

yeah, the only drawback about a studio is.. Its also a skill that is very underrated in my country.
For example, if you go to a USA pro photographer.. You will see they cost from 1000 USD to 6000 USD per session.
Here normal companies (which are not very good at photo sessions and have nowhere near the quality or the equipment) charge less than 40 USD per session. Kinda drags the prices down.

That depends on where in the US you are. In Wyoming, the average sitting fee is only about $80 US. Where they really hit you is the cost of the film and reprints. But our wedding photos cost less than 1000 USD and that was a professional photographer and hired for several hours.

 

[betty rose]

Not unless you've turned into Betty White

A few more years (I hope) until that happens.

 

[Songbird76]

Glad you are OK!

Me too! It was LOUD last night, but I don't think we got hail, or if we did, it was small. They showed marble sized hail on tv and said it was "huge" and I was like...THAT is not huge, but the family they interviewed said they thought it was going to rip off their roof. Then we heard on the radio tennisball sized hail. I looked it up and some of that was more softball sized. Now THAT is what I call huge.

 

[Songbird76]

Ouch, that looks like it hurts. Don't ever clean again, Dr.'s orders. Sorry for the pain.

It hurt a LOT. It's not too bad now unless I bump it. But it was less than fun.

 

[Songbird76]

My mom and her boyfriend go dancing every few weeks at the VFW. She said they do all kinds of classic stuff from waltzes to the Virginia Reel (her favorite) to jitterbugs. Funny I can't picture my mom jitterbugging.

I love jitterbug!! My brother and I took some classes one summer and had a BLAST! We wanted to go further, but there weren't enough people signed up for the advanced class.

 

[betty rose]

It hurt a LOT. It's not too bad now unless I bump it. But it was less than fun.

I went down that road a few month's back. Not at all fun. I hope it heals soon.

 

[betty rose]

Me too! It was LOUD last night, but I don't think we got hail, or if we did, it was small. They showed marble sized hail on tv and said it was "huge" and I was like...THAT is not huge, but the family they interviewed said they thought it was going to rip off their roof. Then we heard on the radio tennisball sized hail. I looked it up and some of that was more softball sized. Now THAT is what I call huge.

We had to get a new roof , after experiencing the large size hail.

 

[Cesar R M]

Another cow...no, actually I think that's the same one.

 

[Songbird76]

Sympathy like. No knives for you!!!!!! BTW if there aren't any other takers I'll take those extra knives you've got. Get well soon.

Sounds good. I know there was someone I promised to send them too...maybe @MOXOMUMD ? Or @catmom46 ? I just don't remember who. So if no one else wants them, I'll bring them along for you. I doubt I'll be able to bring them into the parks, so I'll have to drop them at your hotel or something?
And yes, hubby will be doing the cutting for me for a bit. Good thing he LOVES chopping veggies. The stupid thing is I wasn't even chopping at the time. I had cut lettuce for my DD for her taco and I set the knife on the counter. Then when I was cleaning up, the handle was sticking out a bit and I bumped it, it flew up and sliced my pinky, and then I jumped out of the way as it clattered to the floor and luckily did NOT land on my foot on its way down. Only I am enough of a clutz to practically slice my finger off when I'm not even using the dang knife! Hubby's comment was "Hi sweetie!" because that's how he knows it's me. Then my brother said "Silly sister, cuts are for food!"

 

[Songbird76]

@songbird does this mean you get maid service for a while? I would hope so!

I wish!!! I AM banned from chopping veggies though. And my daughter wasn't sure daddy should let me use the PLASTIC knife to cut the burger we split for dinner.

 

[Songbird76]

Great minds we're doing WCC this trip

We are too!