Rants

[GrnBay007]

I have coached at every level in high school athletics, and I have coached in middle schools, and let me tell ya there is no way that I would want to deal with my child while coaching. I coached my cousin this year in wrestling, and boy was it tough. I simply knew too much about him because of our relationship, and that made it really tough to treat him like the other athletes. I couldn't imagine if that was my daughter.

Cool you know your limits. Maybe it's best you just help out at practice.
That means a lot to the kids too.

[SkinBasket]

I have coached at every level in high school athletics, and I have coached in middle schools, and let me tell ya there is no way that I would want to deal with my child while coaching. I coached my cousin this year in wrestling, and boy was it tough. I simply knew too much about him because of our relationship, and that made it really tough to treat him like the other athletes. I couldn't imagine if that was my daughter.

Cool you know your limits. Maybe it's best you just help out at practice.
That means a lot to the kids too.

It is good you know your limits. Our HS Assistant Soccer coach put his freshman kid on the varsity team at a time when we were top 5 in state. Not only did it piss off a number of sophs and juniors who ended up on JV, but the kid literally weighed in the neighborhood of 95 pounds. A few games in, the kid gets his ankle broken because he's playing against guys at least twice his size. Way to go dad.

[GBRulz]

What, are we not ranting anymore??

Ok, rant of the evening.... as I'm listening to the classic rock station on Yahoo, I'm hearing Motley Crue, ZZ Top and the Black Crows.

no no no no no !!!!!

[GrnBay007]

What, are we not ranting anymore??

Ok, rant of the evening.... as I'm listening to the classic rock station on Yahoo, I'm hearing Motley Crue, ZZ Top and the Black Crows.

no no no no no !!!!!

I know what you mean. It's like the "oldies" station playing 80's music. Can't they show a little respect........80's music is not old....lol

[GBRulz]

I remember when I was growing up, I used to get so irritated because my Dad always had the oldies station on, which was mostly stuff from the 60's. I always said "I don't know how you can listen to that crap".

Now...let's fast forward 20 years and I often find myself tuned into to the 80's channel on Sirius. the only difference I guess is that I don't have any kids to annoy because I listen to "oldies"

[woodbuck27]

Here's a little rant...

I was at 'AmericaFest' in Pasadena last night at the RoseBowl - pretty sweet show and even an unexpected fire (took down a bunch of palm trees and a wooden gate entrance).

BUT, how the fuck can some drivers not understand how to exit a stadium parking lot? There's always some jackass who thinks they're too important to let one driver go ahead (in the classic 1-1 turn on to the parking lot exit). OR, somebody just blares their stupid horn trying to cut ahead. It's not like you're gonna get out any faster....

Ahh, stupidity - keeping average intelligence valued since the dawn of time.

No kidding.

It's really a challenge trying to exit the parking lot after the Saturday Night Stock Car Races in Geary, New Brunswick.

I don't care to attend any Demolition Derby.

[Little Whiskey]

Now...let's fast forward 20 years and I often find myself tuned into to the 80's channel on Sirius. the only difference I guess is that I don't have any kids to annoy because I listen to "oldies"

GBM, i think dogs count. when they are riding in the car do they roll their eyes and whine whine when the station is on??


my rant for the day. well actually it goes back a couple weeks. As stated in a couple other threads i just switched jobs. i gave my previous employer five years of my life. I commuted 120 miles each day to work. the branch that i started two years ago has hit its sales number 17 out of 19 months. i decide that the drive is getting to me as well as the 3.25 per gallon of gas. i try to make a lateral move back to the town i live in and am turned down. two weeks later i find out that they have approved another employee to change locations for the same reason. after i find another job closer to home and let them know i am going to a competitor, i don't even so much as get a call from them asking me to stay. they didn't even try anything to get me to stay. nothing. it is now my goal to take all business form the local sale branch of my former employer. i guess it is all part of big buss. the other day i spoke with a fellow employee who decided to leave the company as well. he had 20 years. same thing. he was escorted to the front door.

[MJZiggy]

Here's a question. Is the guy they allowed to move a lower-tiered (therefore lower-paid employee?)

My rant for the day: How come my phone can be fairly quiet during the afternoon for most of the week, but on the day that I finally get the opportunity to lay down for a little while and catch up from a few nights of insomnia, the damn thing won't stop ringing? I can't turn it off because kids sometimes have emergencies when playing at friends' houses. I will talk to them about lowering my phone bill another day and no, thank you, I don't want to renew my subscription right now. etc., etc., etc.

[Little Whiskey]

to answer your question zig, no. he and i held the same position. the difference was that he was only in his original location 6 months. and by the way, could hit a goal if his job depended on it.


here is a question for you. are you on the no-call list?? it dramatically decreases the number of useless phone calls. or else tell the kids to call the cell phone when they are out if they get no answer at home.

[GrnBay007]

my rant for the day. well actually it goes back a couple weeks. As stated in a couple other threads i just switched jobs. i gave my previous employer five years of my life. I commuted 120 miles each day to work. the branch that i started two years ago has hit its sales number 17 out of 19 months. i decide that the drive is getting to me as well as the 3.25 per gallon of gas. i try to make a lateral move back to the town i live in and am turned down. two weeks later i find out that they have approved another employee to change locations for the same reason. after i find another job closer to home and let them know i am going to a competitor, i don't even so much as get a call from them asking me to stay. they didn't even try anything to get me to stay. nothing. it is now my goal to take all business form the local sale branch of my former employer. i guess it is all part of big buss. the other day i spoke with a fellow employee who decided to leave the company as well. he had 20 years. same thing. he was escorted to the front door.

That's Cold!!!!

Take all his business away!!

[MJZiggy]

to answer your question zig, no. he and i held the same position. the difference was that he was only in his original location 6 months. and by the way, could hit a goal if his job depended on it.


here is a question for you. are you on the no-call list?? it dramatically decreases the number of useless phone calls. or else tell the kids to call the cell phone when they are out if they get no answer at home.

Yes, I am, but sadly, if they have done business with you or are charities or political, they can still call. It occurred to me only after I got up that I should have just given the other mom my cell number.

[Little Whiskey]

[quote="GrnBay007"]

That's Cold!!!!

Take all his business away!!

the thing about that is, i know the guy who works out of that office pretty well. somewhat friends. he had nothing to do with me getting turned down for the position. so i take his bus. away, and he might lose his job or at least get demoted. however, as my sales increase so does my pay. i guess this post may belong in the decision helper thread, but since we are dicussing it here, it kinda belongs.

[GBRulz]

Whiskey, my dogs don't complain...but perhaps there is a bigger reason as to why they insist on sticking their heads out the window...maybe it is the music. I'll have to try some other stations and see what they like best Although country music is WAY out of the question.

I'm sorry to hear about your job. It sucks that employers have the general attitude that anyone can be replaced. Go work for a competitor and sock it to em!

I have a work "gripe" myself. I actually interviewed for a position and have every skill/experience that they are looking for. When I went into the final interview with the new manager they hired, low and behold it was this lady who has tried to get me to come work for her at this other company she worked at for so long and I wouldn't do it. Wouldn't you know the next day after my interview with her, I get the "thanks for applying, but we have chosen to pick another candidate who more closely fits our needs" blah blah blah. I'm not trying to toot my own horn here, but i KNOW damn well the only reason I didn't get this was because of her personal vandetta against me. I sent several emails and even called, as to what qualifications they were looking for that I did not possess. Never got a response.

Yeah, I'm about burned out in the world of telecommunications, so maybe it was a blessing in disguise. Some of you know that I run a side business and it's really been keeping me busy. I think it's what i'm going to do full-time and then just get some lame ass part-time job that gets me out of the house a few hours a week.

[GBRulz]

to answer your question zig, no. he and i held the same position. the difference was that he was only in his original location 6 months. and by the way, could hit a goal if his job depended on it.


here is a question for you. are you on the no-call list?? it dramatically decreases the number of useless phone calls. or else tell the kids to call the cell phone when they are out if they get no answer at home.

Yes, I am, but sadly, if they have done business with you or are charities or political, they can still call. It occurred to me only after I got up that I should have just given the other mom my cell number.

Zig, not sure if you have caller ID or not, but whenever I get "unknown caller" it's always some kind of charitable organization. My general rule of thumb is just don't answer the phone if "unknown" comes up.

Speaking of caller ID... beware that there is equipment you can buy that allows callers to "spoof" the display. They are mostly targeting the elderly into thinking they are a hospital or doctors office and need some personal info to verify records, etc. Just an FYI, I work for a phone company, I can tell you that it is illegal for a doctors office or hospital name to show up on the caller ID. It's part of the HIPPA laws and privacy act that went into effect about 3 years ago.

If someone in the household looks at the caller ID record and sees that a doctor called, that is in violation of privacy laws.

[Little Whiskey]

gbm, give the kids....errr...dogs what they want. COUNTRY MUSIC!!! they are hunting dogs, of course they like country music!!!! deep down inside they want to watch nascar too. get a couple of those vests with 99's on them. they will be happy.


but also speaking of telephone scams. be careful of people "verifing info". once they get you to say your name and yes, next thing you know you get a bill. that happened to the old company i USED to work for quite a bit.