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Title: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: asdf2231 on December 18, 2008, 07:01:01 AM
I have a funtastic day of finishing up some shelter inspections and then squaring away the paper work and trying to get home before the roughly foot of snow they are predicting starts crashing down on us here.

It was nice having another warm body to snuggle with last night though. :)

Everyone is pretty much planning on a snow day tomorrow so my wife is dumping a ton of work stuff on her computer to do at home tomorrow.

Whats up in your corner of the world?
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: debk on December 18, 2008, 07:06:52 AM
I've already made 2 big pans of brownies and 2 of raspberry oatmeal chocolate chip bars this morning and have to finish up a report.

Some agents from my office are going to Ronald McDonald House this morning at 10 to serve lunch. My part was the above goodies. The other half is going along with. I think there will be 10 or 12 of us.

It's already 55 here...supposed to be in the mid 60's with 70 tomorrow. Rumor has it that it may stop raining sometime today. Right now, we have wicked fog. Snow is predicted for Sunday following more rain to ice.

Does anyone know how to contact D6? Wonder how his wife is doing..... :(
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Toastedturningtidelegs on December 18, 2008, 07:09:29 AM
I have a funtastic day of finishing up some shelter inspections and then squaring away the paper work and trying to get home before the roughly foot of snow they are predicting starts crashing down on us here.

It was nice having another warm body to snuggle with last night though. :)

Everyone is pretty much planning on a snow day tomorrow so my wife is dumping a ton of work stuff on her computer to do at home tomorrow.

Whats up in your corner of the world?
Yeah we're going to get that same storm here! Gonna be a long day tomorrow! :banghead: Gonna have to get up at 3am instead of 4:30! :banghead:
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Flame on December 18, 2008, 07:24:31 AM
Supposed to be nice-ish here today.  Have some errands to run, and I might head up to Maryland to hit the "good" mall, as my daughter is coveting a pair of Chuck Taylors she saw there.  I shoulda planned ahead and asked ont of the TX peeps to send me some Cowboys sutff, as I all I can find here is Redskins (puke), so now I need to figure out something else to get.

I really need to plan a trip to the grocery store soon, too!  :thatsright:

Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Chris_ on December 18, 2008, 07:44:01 AM
Pea soup fog and 38 degrees.  Bleh.

2 more days of work this year.   :cheersmate:

Starting preparations to go home next week.  It's been a long time.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Scoobie on December 18, 2008, 08:22:05 AM
Supposed to be nice-ish here today.  Have some errands to run, and I might head up to Maryland to hit the "good" mall, as my daughter is coveting a pair of Chuck Taylors she saw there.  I shoulda planned ahead and asked ont of the TX peeps to send me some Cowboys sutff, as I all I can find here is Redskins (puke), so now I need to figure out something else to get.

I really need to plan a trip to the grocery store soon, too!  :thatsright:



Arundel Mills Mall? You can get lost in that place.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: RobJohnson on December 18, 2008, 09:37:10 AM
Today is a snow day in Las Vegas.

 :wtf2:
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Wineslob on December 18, 2008, 09:55:58 AM
Today is a snow day in Las Vegas.

 :wtf2:


Glowballs Warming dont'cha know.


Getting ready for the second wave of storms to dump another 4-5 " of snow in the foothills. We still have about 2" left from the first storm, which has turned into Sierra Concrete.
As of this fri I'm on vacation till the 5th.   :cheersmate:
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Miss Mia on December 18, 2008, 11:10:45 AM
I had accounting this morning.  The test was postponed until after break, since class was canceled today.  I did a whole financial statement only looking at my notes a couple of times.  :yahoo:  On the test we're just going to be given general info to make up the journal entries and then the financial statements all with blank paper.

I mailed my first bad check off to the DA today. 

It's this strange foggy/misty/light rain right now.  It sucks.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Hawkgirl on December 18, 2008, 11:52:48 AM
I've already made 2 big pans of brownies and 2 of raspberry oatmeal chocolate chip bars this morning

Yummm...now that's what I call a good morning... :-)

I had my parents over for breakfast and getting ready for another day at work.  75 degrees today...very nice...my A/C might just get a break today. :innocent:
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Sweet Dee on December 18, 2008, 11:53:50 AM
I had accounting this morning.  The test was postponed until after break, since class was canceled today.  I did a whole financial statement only looking at my notes a couple of times.  :yahoo:  On the test we're just going to be given general info to make up the journal entries and then the financial statements all with blank paper.

I mailed my first bad check off to the DA today. 

It's this strange foggy/misty/light rain right now.  It sucks.

Right?!  It's like the X-Files out there.  lol 
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Chris_ on December 18, 2008, 12:00:38 PM
If ya want a beach, asdf, get down to Savannah.  I won't mention the current temperature here, just out of respect for those not living here.   
:uhsure:

I'm closing at work today, and opening tomorrow.  (3-11 and 8-4) So I won't be around much.  However, tomorrow is the big holiday luncheon at work, where the store manager is cooking deep fried turkeys and another is making all sorts of desserts and side dishes (sweet potato casserole should be defined as a DESSERT, with the way they're making it this year).

And after work tomorrow, I'm going to pick this up from UPS:

Toshiba @ Best Buy (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8994555&type=product&id=1218010535657)

Merry Christmas to me!  :p
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Chris_ on December 18, 2008, 12:50:58 PM
We're supposed to get some freezing rain early and then just
plain rain tonight. Maybe even some T-Storms. Temps going
UP all day.

ACC that tv seems a little high for a 22incher.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Miss Mia on December 18, 2008, 12:54:29 PM
Right?!  It's like the X-Files out there.  lol 

And the weather's supposed to get crappy on Sunday while I'm driving home.  :(
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: guest on December 18, 2008, 01:00:42 PM
We're supposed to get some freezing rain early and then just
plain rain tonight. Maybe even some T-Storms. Temps going
UP all day.

ACC that tv seems a little high for a 22incher.

I should have clarified.  "Merry Christmas to me from my dad."   It was my Christmas present from my dad. :) (He likes to buy something electronic for Christmas every year for all us kids (My sis also got a Toshiba flatscreen for her new house, and my brothers are getting a bunch of games for their XBox360.  Boys are much easier to keep entertained. :p ).  I WAS looking at something 4 inches larger and twice the price (26 inch LG flatscreen that I originally wanted turned out to be a piece of crap, randomly shutting off and the dvd player it had had major issues as well :().   My dad actually picked the Toshiba out, as he was making sure I got a GOOD tv, and helped me look around to find something that he felt was worth it.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Sweet Dee on December 18, 2008, 01:13:23 PM
And the weather's supposed to get crappy on Sunday while I'm driving home.  :(

Hey M when do you leave to see your grandpa?  Today or tomorrow?
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Miss Mia on December 18, 2008, 01:17:26 PM
Hey M when do you leave to see your grandpa?  Today or tomorrow?


Tomorrow morning sometime between 9 and 10.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Flame on December 18, 2008, 01:45:28 PM
Arundel Mills Mall? You can get lost in that place.

Nah...Valley Mall in Hagerstown.  It's not much, but it blows doors on the local "mall".
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: asdf2231 on December 18, 2008, 03:35:37 PM
I had accounting this morning.  The test was postponed until after break, since class was canceled today.  I did a whole financial statement only looking at my notes a couple of times.  :yahoo:  On the test we're just going to be given general info to make up the journal entries and then the financial statements all with blank paper.

I mailed my first bad check off to the DA today. 

It's this strange foggy/misty/light rain right now.  It sucks.

Generally they prefer if you pay your criminal fees or court costs with "Good" checks, but Kudos to you for living on the edge.  :innocent:
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Miss Mia on December 18, 2008, 03:40:14 PM
Generally they prefer if you pay your criminal fees or court costs with "Good" checks, but Kudos to you for living on the edge.  :innocent:


LOL!  It's not my check.   :p

This woman bought a car and her sister wrote a check for the down payment ($1000).  That's what I sent off to the DA.  Dallas County doesn't think too highly of bad checks.

This was the first time since I was promoted to this position that I had to do this, but I wasn't handling this problem the sales manager was "handling" it.   :whatever:  He obviously doesn't know how to get people to pay up like me. 
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: asdf2231 on December 18, 2008, 04:32:43 PM

LOL!  It's not my check.   :p

This woman bought a car and her sister wrote a check for the down payment ($1000).  That's what I sent off to the DA.  Dallas County doesn't think too highly of bad checks.

This was the first time since I was promoted to this position that I had to do this, but I wasn't handling this problem the sales manager was "handling" it.   :whatever:  He obviously doesn't know how to get people to pay up like me. 

[youtube=425,350]EuAVgWJ28Hw[/youtube]
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Sweet Dee on December 18, 2008, 04:33:27 PM
[youtube=425,350]EuAVgWJ28Hw[/youtube]

That's exactly how mia collects money ;)  hehe
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Miss Mia on December 18, 2008, 04:46:42 PM
[youtube=425,350]EuAVgWJ28Hw[/youtube]



I used to watch that video before I made my "pay up bitch" phone calls, until they blocked Youtube from us at work.  Bastards!

I gotta say my overage is under 2%.   :evillaugh:
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Sweet Dee on December 18, 2008, 04:49:20 PM


I used to watch that video before I made my "pay up bitch" phone calls, until they blocked Youtube from us at work.  Bastards!

I gotta say my overage is under 2%.   :evillaugh:

I still think that's a travesty!  ;)
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Miss Mia on December 18, 2008, 04:50:27 PM
I still think that's a travesty!  ;)


It is.  Seriously, slave-like conditions here.  Bastards!   :bird:
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Sweet Dee on December 18, 2008, 04:51:42 PM

It is.  Seriously, slave-like conditions here.  Bastards!   :bird:

Youtube is obviously a motivational tool for you to succeed at work.  Duh ;)
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Chris_ on December 18, 2008, 05:23:54 PM
I had accounting this morning.  The test was postponed until after break, since class was canceled today.  I did a whole financial statement only looking at my notes a couple of times.  :yahoo:  On the test we're just going to be given general info to make up the journal entries and then the financial statements all with blank paper.

I mailed my first bad check off to the DA today. 

It's this strange foggy/misty/light rain right now.  It sucks.

Assets = Liabilities + OE (or Fund Balance for public sector)

The natural balance of cash is DR

These 2 rules got me through all of accounting and continue to serve me as I implement multi-million dollar accounting systems.


Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Miss Mia on December 18, 2008, 05:31:02 PM
Assets = Liabilities + OE (or Fund Balance for public sector)

The natural balance of cash is DR

These 2 rules got me through all of accounting and continue to serve me as I implement multi-million dollar accounting systems.




Yes I know the basic accounting formula and debit/credit balances.  I do work in an accounting office. 

It's the fact that I'll be sitting there with 3 blank pieces of paper and I'm worried I'm going to blank out on the format. 
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Scoobie on December 18, 2008, 06:21:12 PM
Nah...Valley Mall in Hagerstown.  It's not much, but it blows doors on the local "mall".

Is that where all the outlet stores are? I've never been there, but have heard about it.


Hagerstown is just a hop skip and jump from me (I'm about 45mins southeast of there). We should do lunch sometime. :)
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Chris on December 18, 2008, 06:37:44 PM
Sitting around, doing absolutely nothing today.  Ordered pizza for dinner and did some organizing and cleaning around the haus.  I suppose I should call my family and find out if anyone has made any plans for Christmas.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: franksolich on December 18, 2008, 06:41:06 PM
All incubated inside the house now, it raining and sleeting and snowing and icing now.

Incredibly, debk's son further south and west of here in Nebraska, has it even worse, and it's plenty bad up here, on the roof of Nebraska.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: debk on December 18, 2008, 06:49:28 PM
All incubated inside the house now, it raining and sleeting and snowing and icing now.

Incredibly, debk's son further south and west of here in Nebraska, has it even worse, and it's plenty bad up here, on the roof of Nebraska.

He called me about 5:50 my time on his way into work.

While I was talking to him on a 10 minute drive, he was in rain, sleet, snow, hail. I could hear it hitting the windshield.

Told me the weather in Nebraska was bipolar....

He drives a Tahoe, so I hope he will be ok driving home when he gets out of work.... :(


(this is his first winter in Nebraska)

Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: franksolich on December 18, 2008, 07:36:07 PM
He called me about 5:50 my time on his way into work.

While I was talking to him on a 10 minute drive, he was in rain, sleet, snow, hail. I could hear it hitting the windshield.

Told me the weather in Nebraska was bipolar....

He drives a Tahoe, so I hope he will be ok driving home when he gets out of work....

(this is his first winter in Nebraska)

Yeah, it's Hell down there, madam, and only Purgatory up here.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: debk on December 18, 2008, 09:05:52 PM
Yippee.....my foreclosure out in "Bumble at the foot of the Smokies" ....just got an accepted contract!!!!

Bank decided to get smart. Closing in January.... :bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy:
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Chris_ on December 18, 2008, 10:34:49 PM
Home from work.  Won't be on long, because I have to be back at work at 8 am.  At least I get to be one of the first to enjoy the holiday luncheon being put together for the employees :hyper: (I'll either get 11 am-12 noon break or 11:30-12:30... we get one hour breaks if we work 7 hours or more).

Tomorrow's also payday and I get my new tv after work. :cheersmate:

I can't wait to get out of this town and go to Jacksonville for Christmas (and treatment...YAY!  :( )
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: asdf2231 on December 18, 2008, 10:44:56 PM
I finished a bit of Christmas shopping tonight.

I had to look high and low but I finally managed to snag a reasonably priced 13" TV/DVD combo for the Mancub's lair!

And spent another 250 bucks because my wife only had ONE thing on her Christmas list. :(

Few odds and ends and stocking stuffers and I'm ALL done.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: RobJohnson on December 19, 2008, 01:23:02 AM
Shopping is 90% done.

Snow is melted, the mountains looked awesome today on my way to work.

I hope everyone is doing ok.
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Chris on December 19, 2008, 01:28:23 AM
[youtube=425,350]CXFZMGddENA[/youtube].
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: RobJohnson on December 19, 2008, 01:34:26 AM
[youtube=425,350]CXFZMGddENA[/youtube].

LOL   :lmao:
Title: Re: Thursday. It's very cold. I want a beach.
Post by: Chris_ on December 19, 2008, 05:05:09 PM
All incubated inside the house now, it raining and sleeting and snowing and icing now.

Incredibly, debk's son further south and west of here in Nebraska, has it even worse, and it's plenty bad up here, on the roof of Nebraska.
Any sign of the wayward cats yet?