Pet Peeve of the Day - Chapter 2

[Menehune Man]

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maybe ole baldy was reporting from bizarro world.

Okay, found my pet peeve for today... What?!

[cynsaligia]

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My pet peeve today was a promo by Joe Moore for the 10pm news. He was talking about an upcoming story on the two shark attacks in San Diego this week... and he called it "the western Pacific ocean."* Hello, Joe... that's the eastern Pacific ocean.Duh.

maybe ole baldy was reporting from bizarro world.

[LikaNui]

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My pet peeve today was a promo by Joe Moore for the 10pm news. He was talking about an upcoming story on the two shark attacks in San Diego this week... and he called it "the western Pacific ocean."* Hello, Joe... that's the eastern Pacific ocean.Duh.

[cynsaligia]

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my pet peeve of the day is writing infected by rambling, run-on sentences with arbitrary punctuation and littered with frivolously copious interjections. the disorganization is unsightly literary graffiti to my eyes. makes me want to assault it with a green pen, or better yet, eradicate it completely.

[tutusue]

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Sue:
I visited Ashley's site. What a beautiful soul she is. Thanks for sharing. Sometimes I feel like my life is the pits and a visit to a site like that sets me straight. [...]

Yep...Ash is an amazing young lady. She's adored by everyone in our industry. Truly a case of when bad things happen to good people. I guess that's my pet peeve.

[Amati]

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Pet Peeve - phone survey calls. [Which makes me wonder why would anyone give personal information or opinions over the phone to a complete stranger??]

[Menehune Man]

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1)Isn't that grounds for dismissal, MM...as long as you know he's not undergoing something serious like chemo?
2)So, he gets past the doctor's slip by not taking off more than 2 days?

It should be... and yes.

The trouble is that upper management allows it in many departments.
They see it, but do nothing.

Although I'm the Lieutenant for the 3rd Watch, I'm basically a glorified shift leader with responsibilities without power.
So just making the best of it.

[lavagal]

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Sue:
I visited Ashley's site. What a beautiful soul she is. Thanks for sharing. Sometimes I feel like my life is the pits and a visit to a site like that sets me straight.
Lynn:
I get that automated phone call about our van's warranty weekly. Usually on a weekend night. Funny thing is, the dude promises THIS IS THE VERY LAST CHANCE (at least that's what I'm hearing as I'm hanging up), and yet he keeps calling like a dopey old boyfriend.

My pet peeve today?
I'll pass. There's plenty, but I should just let a good night's sleep do the healing.

[craigwatanabe]

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...and the City and State employees get four days before a note is required so that can make for a long weekend, from what I've heard.

...and the Gas Company required a note if you were out more than two days or in conjuction with a weekend, unless you were management.

[D'Alani]

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Isn't that grounds for dismissal, MM...as long as you know he's not undergoing something serious like chemo? So, he gets past the doctor's slip by not taking off more than 2 days?

One of my 20-something colleagues was diagnosed with cancer in December. Youth...a great marriage...2 babies...not fair. She has chemo every Thursday which wipes her out thru the week-end. She was hired to work on a movie with full knowledge of her condition by production. Oh wait...you can read about it here. She's my hero. And, so are the producers.

...and the City and State employees get four days before a note is required so that can make for a long weekend, from what I've heard.

[tutusue]

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When co-workers under my supervision abuse their "Sick hours" benefit.

Our policy at work is that after 2 sick days off, the employee needs to bring in a doctor's slip. So I have one guy who has none saved up since he's always using it. Keeps making me scramble for watch coverage.

Call it gut instinct or suspicion, whatever, but it doesn't fit that a guy gets sick for a day or two a few times a month.

Isn't that grounds for dismissal, MM...as long as you know he's not undergoing something serious like chemo? So, he gets past the doctor's slip by not taking off more than 2 days?

One of my 20-something colleagues was diagnosed with cancer in December. Youth...a great marriage...2 babies...not fair. She has chemo every Thursday which wipes her out thru the week-end. She was hired to work on a movie with full knowledge of her condition by production. Oh wait...you can read about it here. She's my hero. And, so are the producers.

[Menehune Man]

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When co-workers under my supervision abuse their "Sick hours" benefit.

Our policy at work is that after 2 sick days off, the employee needs to bring in a doctor's slip. So I have one guy who has none saved up since he's always using it. Keeps making me scramble for watch coverage.

Call it gut instinct or suspicion, whatever, but it doesn't fit that a guy gets sick for a day or two a few times a month.

[tutusue]

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Every pet peeve can have a bit of a silver lining, I think. I was headed to an appt. this afternoon when, on Ala Moana right in front of Ala Moana Center, my car decided to passed out! I coasted into the AMC parking lot, called the car doctor and car ambulance (thank GOD for AAA) then had at least one hour to kill as AAA was having a very busy day. Weird!

Anyway, since I've been known to declare that I'd rather have a root canal than go shopping, AMC had me in it's grip for the duration in spite of my shopophobia. Spent a nice hour wandering around and buying nothing. I knew to stay out of the Apple Store!

A sweetheart of a car ambulance driver came to my rescue, put the car on a gurney then sped to the car hospital. It was a short walk home.

The real pet peeve will come tomorrow with the repair bill!

[Menehune Man]

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I never listened long enough to hear that about dialling numbers.
Got the call 3 times now over the past year. And I don't own a car!
HaHa!

[1stwahine]

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I can't find the thread this should go on.

Anyways, Half hour ago I answered my home phone to a fast talking answering machine (female voice). Speaking about a Warranty for my Automobile. I have full coverage which I just renewed in December so I knew it was a SCAM!

It gave directions to either press certain numbers to be connected or dial nine to be taken off of their list.

The proper thing to to do is to hang-up and report to Hawantel. They are aware of the Scam and collecting data.

Did I dial nine?

Wat you think?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Auntie Lynn