The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[StarWarsGirl]

Wow. Your experience was the opposite of mine. I have no explanation for this, except to say that the kids on my bus just rode the bus to and from school. Some of the kids talked with one another, and others were quiet or just watched the scenery go by. I don't recall any incidents at all.

Periodically, an administrator from the middle school would have to get on and talk to the kids. It was bad. Elementary school was fine on the bus. Middle school is just not a great time, and I personally do not think that middle and high schoolers belong on the same bus, even if it does save money. When I was in middle school, the high schoolers were bullies. When I was in high school, the middle schoolers were horrible. My brother was on the regular bus in elementary school. I told her not to put him on the regular bus for middle school because of the kids on there. The middle schoolers are now high schoolers, bigger than him, and I said he should absolutely not be on that bus. He rides the special education bus and is just fine with it.

Even though I complain about college, I have absolutely no desire to be back in high school, especially not riding a bus anymore

 

[Gabe1]

I use a technique actually.. leave the bed done.. but just use a heavy blanket on top.
remove the blanket.. the bed is done!

POFFF!!!

magic!!!!

Ha! I did that in high school. My Mom obsessed about bed making and would actually come in and make it, grip if I didn't. So I too slept atop my comforter with a blanket or two.

 

[Gabe1]

holy carp!, -29C??? D:
I would die in seconds!!! D:

-12 degrees and -40 windchill. F L O R I D A

 

[Gabe1]

Periodically, an administrator from the middle school would have to get on and talk to the kids. It was bad. Elementary school was fine on the bus. Middle school is just not a great time, and I personally do not think that middle and high schoolers belong on the same bus, even if it does save money. When I was in middle school, the high schoolers were bullies. When I was in high school, the middle schoolers were horrible. My brother was on the regular bus in elementary school. I told her not to put him on the regular bus for middle school because of the kids on there. The middle schoolers are now high schoolers, bigger than him, and I said he should absolutely not be on that bus. He rides the special education bus and is just fine with it.

Even though I complain about college, I have absolutely no desire to be back in high school, especially not riding a bus anymore

My DD commented today that she is so glad she is done with college (for now.)

Our District here puts K-2 on one bus, 3-5 grade on another run does the middle school. High School is freshman and sophomores on one bus and juniors and seniors on another.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

DD commented today that she is so glad she is done with college (for now.)

I'm glad every time the semester ends that I'm no longer in class. My dad commented today that I'm far less serious, uptight, and cranky when I'm not in school. Hmph.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

My DD had a Little Tykes Bed (crib matress) with a Barney comforter. She made that bed when she was 2 every morning. She loved it.

DS, it was a battle. And as he aged I had a reality check. Close door and I won't have to see it. I had him clean the room if we were having a party or something with notice and make the bed. When he would go off to college I'd clean the room, change the bed, make the bed and repeat many times over the day after he would return to college. When he went off to the Disney College Program in 2007 I gutted the room, great year nothing out of place. lol.

I tend to be more like your son. I can be neat...under certain circumstances. My brother had a friend over this weekend. I was quite angry when I went downstairs to find the Wii remotes on the couch, not on the charger (which seriously, I bought the easiest charger; it's a pad, you lay the remotes on it and they charge; it cannot get simpler), nunchucks on the floor, discs laying out, and the Wii wheel on the floor. I always leave the Wii neat. Normally my brother does too, but his friend does not leave his Wii or ours neat. Back when I was friends with his sister, she would do the same thing with leaving the Wii remotes out, and it would bug me to no end.

Laptop case, neat and organized. Everything in its place. Filing system on computer: pristine. Chargers for phone, iPod, tablets? Neat in a bin next to my bed.

As far as the room goes, what Sheldon says is similar to my parents sentiments about my room...


Although they can't shut the door; the cat sleeps in my room during the day.

 

[MinnieM123]

Thanks, it is a change for all of us but they are comforting. They snuggle me a little more closely.

I wish we could "reason" with dogs then mine could also understand that their toys would last longer if they didn't rip them apart. My girl dog is nicknamed "serial killer" because she destroys most of her toys in a very short time after she gets them. The "tough" dog toys don't deter her at all, she once destroyed on in less than 5 minutes!

Hee hee . . . I should call my dog the "Terminator" as he, also, rips apart all his toys in a very short time!

 

[MinnieM123]

I'm glad every time the semester ends that I'm no longer in class. My dad commented today that I'm far less serious, uptight, and cranky when I'm not in school. Hmph.

Ha! That sounds similar to people who work full-time, and then go on vacation. All of a sudden, they're nicer to be around!

 

[MinnieM123]

36 degrees here, right now. Predicted low of 23, overnight.
That's just a hair south of TSSFFBR weather.

Current temperature at 5:18 AM where I live is negative 4 degrees, with a wind chill of negative 15-20, according to the weather man this morning. That's even a bit chilly for me!!

 

[MinnieM123]

So what do you do to fill your time on your commute?

Um . . . I get on either a bus or a train, watch for my stop, and get off. Walk to work from the station. Aside of those tasks, I fill my time being brain dead. That can be rather enjoyable, actually.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

10 days until National Snowman Day.

 

[FutureCEO]

Only one public school in RI is closed today and six in near the border in Mass and two of those are delayed. Reached zero degrees with wind chill of -20.

I have never done F to C before but I think it's -16 and -26.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Oh brrrrrrr ... like I'm not already cold enough.

It's one of those "pretty to look at, don't want to be there" pictures.

 

[FutureCEO]

Actually, it wasn't stressful 'cause it was Disney, it was stressful 'cause it was retail. The fact that it was Disney actually made it easier to handle, for me, anyway.

Where, and what type of position?

Good Luck!

Mgmt Braintree, MA

 

[MOXOMUMD]

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Current weather here, -6 with a windchill of -26. (Thinking Caribbean, thinking Caribbean)

 

[Gabe1]

Yum

 

[FutureCEO]

Cost of a 30 second Super Bowl ad: 4.5 million dollars, and that's just to put it on tele. I like the British way of saying television better.

 

[donaldtoo]

Current temperature at 5:18 AM where I live is negative 4 degrees, with a wind chill of negative 15-20, according to the weather man this morning. That's even a bit chilly for me!!

It did indeed get down to 23 here overnight.
Not sure what the wind chill was, but, it was calm when I left the casa this mornin'.
30 right now.

 

[donaldtoo]

Mgmt Braintree, MA

Ah, one of the newer IP Stores.
What level of mgmt.? Lead, ASM, SM...?

Again, good luck!