I think I experience mania and booked a Disney vacation.
I did this in February, and we leave on Saturday.
😂😂 I'm in good company then.
I have truly no desire to go aside from the absolute joy my kid will get out of it. It's mind-blowing to me that people can afford this every year. Our 3 days at Disney is what we spent for a week in Europe. 🥴
First day of 8th grade for DD! I can’t believe it. Junior high goes by in a blink of the eye.
She is so excited to be back. She’s already been there for band and NJHS stuff so she’s ready to just get going. It’s great to see her roll into the year so happy and confident. She already knows most of her teachers and has friends in most classes so that helps! Let’s do it.
Now if it could cool down that would be great. If school is back triple digits need to be gone. I’m ready for pumpkins and cool mornings. August is stupid,
Post by expectantsteelerfan on Aug 14, 2024 10:13:47 GMT -5
My bff got a job she interviewed for! I'm so excited for her! We're taking our dd's out to lunch and then shopping (dd's for first day of school outfits and her for new work clothes) and then to get nails done.
We did a six day trip the week before last. I hope the smoke cleared up for you! Our day in the Tetons was so smokey the mountains were just a shadow. DS and I have been before, but I was disappointed H couldn't see them as well. The whole area is one of my favourite places and we're already planning our next trip.
Oh! maybe we were there the same time. We were in Yellowstone from the 31st to the 7th. And yes! It cleared up for us. The first day we got there it was very smokey but after that it was okay.
We were there the 28th-31st. The 31st was the worst day! We didn't spend as much time exploring in the Tetons as I had hoped because of it. We live a few hours from the Canadian rockies so we've seen a lot of mountains, but the Tetons are exceptionally beautiful in their own way.
H and I love the northern part of Yellowstone the most. Having seen the geysers and thermal features twice now, I think I will skip those (and the crowds!) next time. We are wilderness and wildlife people. My favourite spot was a little picnic area near the eastern entrance. There are signs for it, but it's kind of hidden down a dirt road. We sat on the rocks at the edge of the river, huge mountains looming over us, no other people around. It was the most peaceful I've felt maybe ever.
I'd call the company and ask if they could send someone out to help figure out a solution on where to put the cans where it's convenient for you and the workers.
potential side hustle for those looking to make a little extra cash. Consulting with garbage companies to be a liaison with customers about optimum can placement.
When I worked for the city, I handled a handful of cases like this (the dept I worked for controlled the right of way). The customers would call because the cans would be placed in the ROW blocking whatever and they'd get frustrated and tattle on the garbage companies. Usually all it took was a call to whatever company and they'd send someone out to talk to the customer about placement and all would be right in the world. Or at least I wouldn't hear more complaints.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I have truly no desire to go aside from the absolute joy my kid will get out of it. It's mind-blowing to me that people can afford this every year. Our 3 days at Disney is what we spent for a week in Europe. 🥴
We took the kids to Disney years ago because everyone said we HAD TO. I have a distinct memory of standing in "Paris" at Epcot and DH and I saying "we should just go to actual Paris...it's cheaper and more fun". And thus was the start of our international travel. I'll never go back to Disney.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I am waiting to hear whether I've been moved on to a third interview for a job that I really want.
I took a step back while my kids were young, and am trying to advance now to a higher level. But everything at the next level involves people management, and while I have managed interns, contractors, and vendors, my lack of direct reports is killing my chances at every job I've interviewed with so far. My industry is also largely fully remote, which means I'm competing against the whole country, so employers can be picky.
This job has an in-person component, which limits the applicant pool, and the salary is definitely below market (although still a step up for me). I'm hoping those two factors will work in my favor.
I have truly no desire to go aside from the absolute joy my kid will get out of it. It's mind-blowing to me that people can afford this every year. Our 3 days at Disney is what we spent for a week in Europe. 🥴
I know families who go multiple times a year. With 3 kids. I'll never get the obsession. There are SO many other places I want to show to my kid, so if/when we ever go it will be a one and done thing.
Post by countthestars on Aug 14, 2024 10:44:51 GMT -5
My kid's all girl summer camp requires tankinis or one piece bathing suits and not bikinis. I asked why and they gave me a long answer about modesty, sun protection, and ease for the lifeguards to rescue them if they're not worried about accidentally de-robing the drowning victim. I'm not going to fight with them about it, but I wish they had just said it was for sun protection. Blah.
donutsmakemegonuts , I feel like moving garbage cans is just a hazard of living in an area with minimal curb space. Every Wednesday we have to juggle our cans because our driveway is the only space available to us. H puts them out behind my car before he leaves for work. Sometimes they are picked up before I leave for work at 8, so I put them away. If not, I move them to the side of the driveway where H parks so that I can back out. Whoever gets home first puts them away. We bought a house that doesn't have a large area of frontage on the road. It just is what it is.
Oh I definitely agree. In this case, there is space because we set them out and they aren't blocking anything. I just want the workers to put them back where they got them from lol. Again, a first world problem. And DH is more up in arms about it than me.
donutsmakemegonuts , I feel like moving garbage cans is just a hazard of living in an area with minimal curb space. Every Wednesday we have to juggle our cans because our driveway is the only space available to us. H puts them out behind my car before he leaves for work. Sometimes they are picked up before I leave for work at 8, so I put them away. If not, I move them to the side of the driveway where H parks so that I can back out. Whoever gets home first puts them away. We bought a house that doesn't have a large area of frontage on the road. It just is what it is.
Oh I definitely agree. In this case, there is space because we set them out and they aren't blocking anything. I just want the workers to put them back where they got them from lol. Again, a first world problem. And DH is more up in arms about it than me.
Do people physically pick up your bins to dump them? Ours have hydraulic arms on the truck so they get set back more or less in the same place. It would annoy me if it were a person being careless, but I also have learned to let a lot of things go while living in a city. My neighbours parking like assholes is not good for my blood pressure.
donutsmakemegonuts I would put a big sign on the cans saying "please put back on the side of the driveway so we don't block our neighbors, thank you!" (yes, I realize you are the neighbors, whatever). That seems like it might actually work vs. calling where I'd have doubts about the message getting to your specific guys or about it getting them in trouble if it does get to them.
I marked my recycle bin “RECYCLE” and three weeks in a row the garbage me put it in the trash truck. I called the company to discuss, and I was told that most of their employees can’t read and to spray paint the arrows. I tell this not as judgement, but for awareness. Because, when you actually think about it, a garbage worker is a very well paying job accessible to people who can’t read. Also, if the sign doesn’t work, this could be why.
I am waiting to hear whether I've been moved on to a third interview for a job that I really want.
I took a step back while my kids were young, and am trying to advance now to a higher level. But everything at the next level involves people management, and while I have managed interns, contractors, and vendors, my lack of direct reports is killing my chances at every job I've interviewed with so far. My industry is also largely fully remote, which means I'm competing against the whole country, so employers can be picky.
This job has an in-person component, which limits the applicant pool, and the salary is definitely below market (although still a step up for me). I'm hoping those two factors will work in my favor.
Keep your fingers crossed for me.
I hate this aspect of things! I think I'm in a similar boat where any advancement for me would mean having direct reports, but I have yet to be a direct supervisor for anyone. This for a lot of reasons, but the biggest one is that I have tended to work in functions where I am the only person who does that function! So there is nobody to supervise unless they had a completely different focus than me. It's pretty limiting.
I hope this job works out for you!!! Fingers crossed.
Oh! maybe we were there the same time. We were in Yellowstone from the 31st to the 7th. And yes! It cleared up for us. The first day we got there it was very smokey but after that it was okay.
We were there the 28th-31st. The 31st was the worst day! We didn't spend as much time exploring in the Tetons as I had hoped because of it. We live a few hours from the Canadian rockies so we've seen a lot of mountains, but the Tetons are exceptionally beautiful in their own way.
H and I love the northern part of Yellowstone the most. Having seen the geysers and thermal features twice now, I think I will skip those (and the crowds!) next time. We are wilderness and wildlife people. My favourite spot was a little picnic area near the eastern entrance. There are signs for it, but it's kind of hidden down a dirt road. We sat on the rocks at the edge of the river, huge mountains looming over us, no other people around. It was the most peaceful I've felt maybe ever.
i agree. I love our picnic moments. They were very peaceful. I think we lucked out regarding crowds. Never had an issue with parking and really we moved 100 yards or so beyond the parking lots, main areas everything seemed empty. We had the entire back trails of Norris Geyser basin to ourself.
I am waiting to hear whether I've been moved on to a third interview for a job that I really want.
I took a step back while my kids were young, and am trying to advance now to a higher level. But everything at the next level involves people management, and while I have managed interns, contractors, and vendors, my lack of direct reports is killing my chances at every job I've interviewed with so far. My industry is also largely fully remote, which means I'm competing against the whole country, so employers can be picky.
This job has an in-person component, which limits the applicant pool, and the salary is definitely below market (although still a step up for me). I'm hoping those two factors will work in my favor.
Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Fingers crossed!
I run into the management of people thing all the time. Like, wtf do they think admins do every day if not manage every single person in the department so they can get their jobs done. And yet admins rarely have direct reports. It's frustrating.
I have truly no desire to go aside from the absolute joy my kid will get out of it. It's mind-blowing to me that people can afford this every year. Our 3 days at Disney is what we spent for a week in Europe. 🥴
We took the kids to Disney years ago because everyone said we HAD TO. I have a distinct memory of standing in "Paris" at Epcot and DH and I saying "we should just go to actual Paris...it's cheaper and more fun". And thus was the start of our international travel. I'll never go back to Disney.
We had a similar epiphany at Epcot. The last time we went to WDW, the kids were 10 & 11.5, and pretty much done with it, as we had already been multiple times. So then DH and I started planning to go to Europe, which does cost about the same as a trip to WDW. (We went last year, when they were 12.5 and 14.) We also don't plan to go back to WDW. But definitely planning to go back to Europe in the future.
My kid's all girl summer camp requires tankinis or one piece bathing suits and not bikinis. I asked why and they gave me a long answer about modesty, sun protection, and ease for the lifeguards to rescue them if they're not worried about accidentally de-robing the drowning victim. I'm not going to fight with them about it, but I wish they had just said it was for sun protection. Blah.
Modesty! Come on. In the same vein, I had a tense discussion with the head of our city parks & rec last week because on Thursday DD (5) was not allowed to swim because we forgot to pack her swim top (she only had shorts). She said she cried (corroborated by DS) and told them we allow her to swim without a top (true), but they wouldn't allow her and didn't contact us. As you can imagine, boys aren't required to wear shirts so its not a sun protection issue either. They told me they didn't think it was "appropriate". She's FIVE.
Speaking of Disney, I am strongly considering buying us annual passes lol. We live an hour away and our kids (5, 7, 11) have never been. Weekday only passes are 439 pp, which seems crazy to me, but then if you want to add weekends it's 800+. If we do this, we will try to go a bunch in our one year then not do this again. Fridays are early release days at school. The kids are done by 1:45, so I'm thinking we'd go for a bunch of Friday afternoons/evenings.
Oh! maybe we were there the same time. We were in Yellowstone from the 31st to the 7th. And yes! It cleared up for us. The first day we got there it was very smokey but after that it was okay.
We were there the 28th-31st. The 31st was the worst day! We didn't spend as much time exploring in the Tetons as I had hoped because of it. We live a few hours from the Canadian rockies so we've seen a lot of mountains, but the Tetons are exceptionally beautiful in their own way.
H and I love the northern part of Yellowstone the most. Having seen the geysers and thermal features twice now, I think I will skip those (and the crowds!) next time. We are wilderness and wildlife people. My favourite spot was a little picnic area near the eastern entrance. There are signs for it, but it's kind of hidden down a dirt road. We sat on the rocks at the edge of the river, huge mountains looming over us, no other people around. It was the most peaceful I've felt maybe ever.
I love the Lamar Valley! That’s the best place to see wildlife.
We were there the 28th-31st. The 31st was the worst day! We didn't spend as much time exploring in the Tetons as I had hoped because of it. We live a few hours from the Canadian rockies so we've seen a lot of mountains, but the Tetons are exceptionally beautiful in their own way.
H and I love the northern part of Yellowstone the most. Having seen the geysers and thermal features twice now, I think I will skip those (and the crowds!) next time. We are wilderness and wildlife people. My favourite spot was a little picnic area near the eastern entrance. There are signs for it, but it's kind of hidden down a dirt road. We sat on the rocks at the edge of the river, huge mountains looming over us, no other people around. It was the most peaceful I've felt maybe ever.
I love the Lamar Valley! That’s the best place to see wildlife.
Lamar Valley was amazing. Last summer I drove through with my parents, but we had one day in Yellowstone. We only went as far north as canyon falls and only saw Hayden Valley. We did see a lot of wildlife last year in Hayden, but experiencing Lamar this year was even better.
We were there the 28th-31st. The 31st was the worst day! We didn't spend as much time exploring in the Tetons as I had hoped because of it. We live a few hours from the Canadian rockies so we've seen a lot of mountains, but the Tetons are exceptionally beautiful in their own way.
H and I love the northern part of Yellowstone the most. Having seen the geysers and thermal features twice now, I think I will skip those (and the crowds!) next time. We are wilderness and wildlife people. My favourite spot was a little picnic area near the eastern entrance. There are signs for it, but it's kind of hidden down a dirt road. We sat on the rocks at the edge of the river, huge mountains looming over us, no other people around. It was the most peaceful I've felt maybe ever.
i agree. I love our picnic moments. They were very peaceful. I think we lucked out regarding crowds. Never had an issue with parking and really we moved 100 yards or so beyond the parking lots, main areas everything seemed empty. We had the entire back trails of Norris Geyser basin to ourself.
There were definitely less people there this year than last. I went with my parents the third week of July last summer and there was so much we didn't see because we couldn't find parking. The only place we had to park and walk this summer was Grand Prismatic. I have a theory that some people avoided the park for a while after Biscuit Basin exploded. The big features still felt crowded, but a lot of the smaller areas off the beaten path were quiet.
I was also surprised as how quiet it was on the backside of Old Faithful. We got there just after it erupted and had ~90 minutes to kill. Walked along the boardwalk behind OF and found a little bench with a great view. There were 7 other people besides our family, meanwhile there were hundreds of people jostling for a front row seat at the viewing area outside the lodge.
donutsmakemegonuts I would put a big sign on the cans saying "please put back on the side of the driveway so we don't block our neighbors, thank you!" (yes, I realize you are the neighbors, whatever). That seems like it might actually work vs. calling where I'd have doubts about the message getting to your specific guys or about it getting them in trouble if it does get to them.
I marked my recycle bin “RECYCLE” and three weeks in a row the garbage me put it in the trash truck. I called the company to discuss, and I was told that most of their employees can’t read and to spray paint the arrows. I tell this not as judgement, but for awareness. Because, when you actually think about it, a garbage worker is a very well paying job accessible to people who can’t read. Also, if the sign doesn’t work, this could be why.
Why don't you have a blue bin? The city gives them out for free! They know those are recycling.
I marked my recycle bin “RECYCLE” and three weeks in a row the garbage me put it in the trash truck. I called the company to discuss, and I was told that most of their employees can’t read and to spray paint the arrows. I tell this not as judgement, but for awareness. Because, when you actually think about it, a garbage worker is a very well paying job accessible to people who can’t read. Also, if the sign doesn’t work, this could be why.
Why don't you have a blue bin? The city gives them out for free! They know those are recycling.
This was years ago in a different county a bit north. Where we had to pay a private company.
I marked my recycle bin “RECYCLE” and three weeks in a row the garbage me put it in the trash truck. I called the company to discuss, and I was told that most of their employees can’t read and to spray paint the arrows. I tell this not as judgement, but for awareness. Because, when you actually think about it, a garbage worker is a very well paying job accessible to people who can’t read. Also, if the sign doesn’t work, this could be why.
Why don't you have a blue bin? The city gives them out for free! They know those are recycling.
My city has gray bins for garbage, recycling and yard waste. They all get picked up on different days though so the only way it would get confused is if you put out the wrong bin.