Ridgetop
Herd Master
Sleet and hail here around 12.
Margali's Griffin Wood Ranch
- Thread starter Margali
- Start date
Baymule
Herd Master
Pouring rain here, not frozen.
- Thread starter
- #2,593
Margali
Herd Master
10pm check no new lambs. They are due next week so I wouldn’t be too surprised if someone had them now to be contrary.
We have ~ 3/4” of wintery mix that will be a sheet of ice by morning. I have rubber web ice crampons so hopefully will not splat as much as 2021 snowmageddon.
We have ~ 3/4” of wintery mix that will be a sheet of ice by morning. I have rubber web ice crampons so hopefully will not splat as much as 2021 snowmageddon.
Baymule
Herd Master
3/4” beats 6”. It will melt faster and be gone sooner. In the meantime be careful.
Ridgetop
Herd Master
This nasty weather makes me ALMOST regret coming to Texas. Once we have electricity and water in the barn it will be fine - less work.
- Thread starter
- #2,596
Margali
Herd Master
Spa day for the stuffed animals. Hand wash in bathtub with a bit of tide. Now using my jury rigged drying rack and a space heater to dry them. My dryer on air still gets to hot for the polyester fabric these guys are made of.
Baymule
Herd Master
Those stuffed animals do take a beating.
- Thread starter
- #2,598
Margali
Herd Master
Alijah’s new job is going well. His boss is laid and will be letting him telecommute a fair portion of the week.
It looks like the medical insurance they offer is better than mine's, too. I have some questions he forwarded to ensure Dominic’s diabetes needs are covered but I’m hopeful we can switch effective 2/5.
It looks like the medical insurance they offer is better than mine's, too. I have some questions he forwarded to ensure Dominic’s diabetes needs are covered but I’m hopeful we can switch effective 2/5.
Last edited:
Baymule
Herd Master
Good news for 2025!!
- Thread starter
- #2,600
Margali
Herd Master
Well here comes the bad!
My laptop has been having speaker, mic, and Bluetooth issues for months. Monday at end of Teams meeting using Bluetooth headset, I thought I ended call and powered off headset when I set it on desk. Apparently it was still transmitting. There were 5 co-works and one contractor in meeting. A co-worker said meeting on his end froze and he couldn’t hang up or talk. So headset transmitted my muttering to myself about “a contractor who can’t read English” to the meeting. That coworker said it was faint enough he couldn’t figure who I was talking to or exact words. Another co-worker reported the contractor in meeting was chuckling “amused by my but dial”.
But a third FLAMMING! A$$ reported me to HR as “yelling derogatory things to contractor and damaging our relationships with them”. I now a formal written warning about “my behavior”. Since apparently cross-checking before blaming is unheard of. And no one in the age of COVID and video meetings EVER has a tech oops.
This is same boss who gave me a “memo of conversation” since I did not provide feedback on Friday from meeting Thursday where it was stated that I would have “a couple of days” to provide answer. I sent it Monday at end time of Thursday meeting.
So F him and work. I am current refusing to use my laptop for Teams meetings since it is unreliable with Bluetooth. The poor IT guy is very confused about switch from putting up with laptops’ ongoing issues. And I am recording every dang meeting with Boss Stupid. Texas is a 1-party state so it’s legal.
My laptop has been having speaker, mic, and Bluetooth issues for months. Monday at end of Teams meeting using Bluetooth headset, I thought I ended call and powered off headset when I set it on desk. Apparently it was still transmitting. There were 5 co-works and one contractor in meeting. A co-worker said meeting on his end froze and he couldn’t hang up or talk. So headset transmitted my muttering to myself about “a contractor who can’t read English” to the meeting. That coworker said it was faint enough he couldn’t figure who I was talking to or exact words. Another co-worker reported the contractor in meeting was chuckling “amused by my but dial”.
But a third FLAMMING! A$$ reported me to HR as “yelling derogatory things to contractor and damaging our relationships with them”. I now a formal written warning about “my behavior”. Since apparently cross-checking before blaming is unheard of. And no one in the age of COVID and video meetings EVER has a tech oops.
This is same boss who gave me a “memo of conversation” since I did not provide feedback on Friday from meeting Thursday where it was stated that I would have “a couple of days” to provide answer. I sent it Monday at end time of Thursday meeting.
So F him and work. I am current refusing to use my laptop for Teams meetings since it is unreliable with Bluetooth. The poor IT guy is very confused about switch from putting up with laptops’ ongoing issues. And I am recording every dang meeting with Boss Stupid. Texas is a 1-party state so it’s legal.
Last edited:
