today's daily blog is fromMaureen
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Toothpaste or T.P....bad jobs!
by Maureen
I was talking to K-Girl and I made a statement that I wanted to go back to work already and I didn’t care what the job was anymore...just to work. And I started thinking of some of the jobs I have had in the past. Some of the misses in a long career of hits.
I remembered taking a job as a survey taker in the mall! Oh dear, that was different! Apparently, if you got someone to go to the office and take a more in depth survey or even try a product, you got commission on that. Well, I had gotten a lot of people to take my survey and agree to the second part...and all these old hags that worked there would offer to take them to the office for me...and steal my commissions! After my very 1st shift I turned in my clipboard and quit! The company was so screwed up, they didn’t realize I quit! 6 months later I got a call from them asking when I was coming in!! I told them I quit 6 months ago and they had no idea!! Where was I for that long????????? Go figure!
Another college job I took was telemarketing. You can tell by my posts that I am a chatty cathy kinda girl! We had a script we were supposed to follow. “Supposed” is the operative word here! I couldn’t stay on script...I would start chatting with the person on the other end of the phone! In a 4 hour shift I talked to about 3 people! As my shift was ending I got called into the office...and you got it...was told I wasn’t cut out for telemarketing! We parted ways with a laugh!
Another fun one was a “fluffer and folder” at a department store! It was Christmas time and I worked from 3 to 11 (or whenever the store was put back into order...sometimes it took till 2 am) and all I did was fold sweaters in the men’s department! People were such pigs! They would leave sweaters all over the place, drop them on the floor and walk right over them. But it was kinda fun and a good opportunity to people watch!
What are some of your jobs that you had that you can look back and laugh at now?
I remembered taking a job as a survey taker in the mall! Oh dear, that was different! Apparently, if you got someone to go to the office and take a more in depth survey or even try a product, you got commission on that. Well, I had gotten a lot of people to take my survey and agree to the second part...and all these old hags that worked there would offer to take them to the office for me...and steal my commissions! After my very 1st shift I turned in my clipboard and quit! The company was so screwed up, they didn’t realize I quit! 6 months later I got a call from them asking when I was coming in!! I told them I quit 6 months ago and they had no idea!! Where was I for that long????????? Go figure!
Another college job I took was telemarketing. You can tell by my posts that I am a chatty cathy kinda girl! We had a script we were supposed to follow. “Supposed” is the operative word here! I couldn’t stay on script...I would start chatting with the person on the other end of the phone! In a 4 hour shift I talked to about 3 people! As my shift was ending I got called into the office...and you got it...was told I wasn’t cut out for telemarketing! We parted ways with a laugh!
Another fun one was a “fluffer and folder” at a department store! It was Christmas time and I worked from 3 to 11 (or whenever the store was put back into order...sometimes it took till 2 am) and all I did was fold sweaters in the men’s department! People were such pigs! They would leave sweaters all over the place, drop them on the floor and walk right over them. But it was kinda fun and a good opportunity to people watch!
What are some of your jobs that you had that you can look back and laugh at now?
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Mo~ great topic! I laugh at all my jobs! :) You have to....or you go insane! One time I "worked" at the local swap meet for the produce guy. That man was insane....he hired high school kids and he screamed the entire time you were there. I lasted one day! I was so grateful to be gone!
Why....good morning Tina~ How are you this fine day?
Oh Tina....I'm doing great....I have to leave to go to the airport to pick up a friend!
WOW....that's nice of you....I'll miss you~
Mo~ In college, I worked for the Sociology Dept, the History Dept, and the Language Dept~ Sociology was so fun.....those people were crazy...the good kind of crazy! But the other two.....they were just plain nuts...the bad kind of nuts!! :)~
Well I'm off! I just wanted you all to have to stare at my new purse all day! :)~
Good morning!
Tina is first, yay! Congrats!
My worst job had to be selling magazine subscriptions on the phone.
Our boss would call to verify the orders.
I was fired for selling to a woman who spoke no English. When the boss called to verify her order, he was furious that she only spoke Spanish.
It was the only sale I made. I was not cut out for that type of job.
Another time I signed up with a temp agency. I wanted to work, didn't care what it was.
I was asked if I could wrap presents, I said sure, who can't wrap a present?
I was sent to this very upscale brass store in an upscale city. I was supposed to make the gifts look like I didn't use tape.
Well, I did my best, but it wasn't quite up to the store owner's standards.
I was told my services would not be needed any further after lunch!
Luckily, most of my jobs have been ones that I have enjoyed!
Have a great day!
Morning Owls!
The oddest job I ever had was when I was about 17 and worked as a "sorter" for a pickle factory. Huge trucks would dump loads of cucumbers into a vat and they would be released onto a conveyor belt. We would sort them into large bins below for spear pickles, bread and butter, relish and just plain ick which went to the pig farmers.My first day there, after we came back from break, I turned on the dumper but not the belt. When all the screaming alerted me to my mistake, I turned on the belt and a MOUNTAIN of cucumbers came towards me. There was no way I could sort them all, so most fell off the belt causing the "sweep-up" guys to run for their lives. Amazingly, I wasn't fired.
This is going to be such a fun topic, I can't wait to hear about everyones "fun" jobs.
Tina, how are you this fine day?
You're going to the airport to pick up a friend?? How nice of you!
I'll miss you!
Drive carefully!
Hi Scirish!
ummm, tina? you poor dear, someone bent your license plate.
I use to clean toliets in factories for Service Master.
I did that for four months.
Hi east! are you fine, this fine day?
Good morning ladies!
hi iteach!
Good Morning Owls!
Tina 1st way to go!
I am going to post one job real quick and then I have run run run this morning but I will be back this afternoon!
When the kids were little I used to clean rentals on the weekends.
If you have never cleaned a rental house or apt. You are very lucky!!
The most memorable place was an apt. It actually did not look to bad when my friend and I showed up we thought we would be done in a couple of hours.
We tossed a coin for the kitchen and bathroom as these are always the worst rooms. I ended up with the bathroom.
Well I always start at the top and work my way down when cleaning. So I started with the fan. We were very through and would take the cover off to vacuum it and then wash it.
I was standing on the toilet lid and unscrewing the fastners. I was looking up getting a crick in my neck for my troubles. I got the last screw out and whipped the cover of and got hit in the face with a butt load of cockroaches!! There were hundred of the damn things.
I screamed and ran out the damn building. My friend followed me and I told her I was never going back in there if the owners wanted it done then they could damn well clean it!
That was the last place I cleaned ever!!
I have more fun employment stories and will post them later!
Good morning to all!!
TOP TWENTY!!!!
YEAH -
Tina congrats on FIRST!!
I need to read the blog, but my mom wants to get on the road, can you believe that??!! LOL
I hope everyone has an excellent day...
TINA - LOL @ talking with yourself again!!! Sounded like you had a bad case of CSC this morning ;) Luv your purse - I'll take one with the old yellow Wisconsin license plate please!!!
JENNIFER - Welcome & I can't wait to get to know you. Any friend of ITEACH is fine in my book. Let the defacing begin!!!
MEK - is "on the road again"!!!! Keep up your blogs on the road - I luv it!!!
I think my worst job was in high school. I detassled corn in the summers - a hot sticky, thankless job. The only good memory I have is the cute guy I met in the summer of 1982 - totally hot!!! We had a fun summer fling......but broke it off when summer ended (neither one of us had our drivers' license yet). Imagine my surprise to run into him at my brother's first wedding. He was the DJ for the dance.....and still hot after all those years!!!
Oh my hell......where are my manners? Good morning to TINA, EAST BAY J, SCIRISH, ITEACH, LYNN D, AND MEK!!!
I have some leftover birthday cake......spice cake with peanut butter frosting - help yourselves. I also brewed a fresh pot of Hazelnut coffee, Kona coffee (for TURTLE), and left a case of Diet Pepsi for TINA!!! Sounds like you need it!!!
Morning all!
Congrats on 1st and the one sided conversation Tina!
Thanks for the blog Mo!
Oiy....jobs....I just blogged about this subject last night.
I will post more later. I have to get ready for work! LOL!
Great blog Mo.....btw.....are you still snowed in? I saw the pic of that mountain of snow that leads to your front door.....been there done that here all winter. Thankfully, we're getting rid of some of the snow this week with temps in the 40's!!!
BARB/WA - Good morning....have a good day @ work!!
Lynnd....ewwwwww
Good morning OWLETTES...
Tina Congrats one #1...
Iteach--
I think Jennifer will feel the love in the nest...
MEK invited me when I was going through the most difficult time in my life...YOu all made me feel so welcome...
SOOO
WelcomeJENNIFER...
These are some of the nicest CRAZIEST bunch of Ladies I have ever had the pleasure to Meet!!
Hope you take the plunge!!!!
SCirish-- you in the pickle factiory made me flash to "I love Lucy" "the candy factory"
LOL...LOL...
Lynnd--
Your story made me think of "Looking for Mr. Goodbar"...
I was with you ... leaving and never coming back again...Cockroaches...eewwwwwww!!!
Jodi--- how cool ..you looked up Jennifer and invited her to be your friend...
You're the best!!!
waving a wing at...
EBJ--good morning
Barb---
I can imagine some of your job stories..
MEK--
Be safe... love you...
It took me so long to write this... with my furbaby interuptions...
Hi to all that post as I am...
I am soo bad...
Mo-- great topic...
I have had many jobs.. the worst was the 3 months I was a ckleaning lady at a country club...
Those rich snobs were the biggest SLOBS...
it was a gross job.. and i was a nursing assistant... I wiped peoples asses and this job was worse than that...
imagine!!!
The mens shower room...eeewwwww...
One summer my hus-to-be and I decided we would work the night shift as security guards in Ocean City, MD. I was 18 and 5ft 2, 110 lbs (I'm still 5 ft 2) They put me at a deserted high rise hotel that was under construction, where I had to ride an open freight elevator every hour and get off and check all 20 floors. The only light was my flashlight and some construction lights. My Hus-to-be was assigned the most exclusive hotel on the beach, where he had to help women dripping in diamonds get from their limos into the hotel safely. WTH? I sensed a certain bias :)
SCirish...
I go to ocean city every summer ... I love it there... but I don't think icould have done that job... I am sooo afraid of heights..
oh and yes Bias...indeed...
IBB...the best part? I hate elevators lol
Scirish--they are not my favorite either...kinda goes with the heights thing...
Well my most handsome little man ...Gus.. thinks he needs some more treats this morning... must go play so he can earn some of these treats...
IBB- I hear ya! BTW I know what you mean about the cleaning thing...I also worked as a maid at the Sheraton in OC...uggggg!As a result I always straighten up a hotel room before we leave. Of course I have to listen to the teasing about it too
One summer I worked at a car wash, so I could get all new livingroom furniture.
Until I got married I worked every summer, because teachers do not get paid enough!
Haha......I have already defaced JENNIFER'S page!!! Luv it!!
Itrach-- was it a bikini car wash!!!?????
Hey Maureen, great topic!
Congrats on first, Tina!
Jennifer, friend of iteach, if you're reading--hello and welcome!!
Scirish, your pickle job cracked me up!
Lynn D, you poor thing--I'm not sure I'd ever be the same if that happened to me.
I guess the craziest job I had was when we lived in Korea. I taught English to Koreans who really just needed to learn conversation. My first job was calling people from 6am to 7 am--each phone call was five minutes long. Let me tell you, it was interesting!! One woman wanted to play the piano for me, one man used me as his wake-up call, etc. But the craziest one was a high school teacher who always had a topic ready to discuss.
One morning this teacher told me he wanted me to teach him swear words. He said he knew some of his students used them. So, at 6am I am just a-cussin' away to this man. And, each word I taught him he wanted to know the meaning. Can you imagine some of the words I had to describe??? I know my cheeks were red that whole phone call and when I hung up I could not stop laughing.
Jodi-- too funny...she hasn't even landed in the nest yet....
Good Morning Feathered Friends!
TINA~ho in UT...that is right...laugh or go insane! You laughed, so what is your excuse now? bwahahahaha!!!!!
EBJ...I assume you didn't speak Spanish! I guess you "wrapped" up that job in one day!!
LYNN....Ewwwww. That was totally a toilet paper kind of job! I would have been outta there, too!!
SCIRISH...Sounds like you were in quite a pickle that day!! I can just picture an avalanche of cucumbers!
IBB...you sure had toilet paper jobs! Literally!! I had to clean a a restroom once at work...a customer begged, she was having an emergency. She left 35 minutes later and left the place covered in shit...the walls, the floor, the door handle...EVERYWHERE! And the odor...omfg. Then she left shit-footprints on her path out! I bleached that sucker from floor to ceiling!
ITEACH...toilet paper job for sure, too!
HODI...De-tassled corn? I kept thinking about that stuff...no more tear, to de-tangle hair! i don't imagine you could have used that on the corn, huh? LOL! At least you got a nice perk!
JENNIFER...welcome to the nest. Nooo, we do not talk about poopy everyday!! Pull up a sofa, have some snacks and enjoy the ride!
And I don't know if ITEACH mentioned it, but the newest member has to bring the meals!!!!! J/K! Have fun here in Owl-land!
Sorry if I missed anyone.
See ya later!
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Mo-- see it proves it ... if they don't have to clean up after themselves... they are disgusting....some people!!!
NASTY!!!
It was a scary kind of car wash.
One of my co-workers told me that my eyes were so pretty that he said when I die he would like to keep them in a jar by his bed.
I knew right there and then that I was not going to find my future husband at that job.
CREEPY!!!!
I don't know if Jodi happy wednesday to everyone... but I will share .. look at my space page...
Wednesday is looking really good... don't ya think!!!
THANKS JODI!!!!!!!!!!
IBB,I agree!
Good Morning Owls! I sure hope Tina found someone to talk to... I wasn't sure what was going on there at first. LOL!
My very first job ever was as a photographer at one of those old time photo places where people dress like cowboys and saloon girls. It was at Harborplace in Baltimore, so I thought I was something special. All of my other friends were flipping burgers and I was a photographer. Ooo laa laa!
I had been told that I need to make the photos as legitimate to the old time style as possible and I got a real history lesson in photography. Did you know that the reason many of those people back then didn't smile in a photo was because the shutter release was so slow that their mouth would appear fuzzy if they moved, so it was easier to hold your face in a deadpan stare? SO, I was told that to make the photo authentic people shouldn't be too smiley.
Well, I got these groups of people that had just been singing around the piano bar at Phillips and there I was to ruin their cheerful mood. I would get them all dressed and give them their props and they were all having such a great time and then I broke the news~ No Smiling! I can remember my 16 year old bad ass self having arguments with people about NOT smiling. Especially the ladies... they wanted to look good in their photo. Nope, it's not about looking good. It's about being authentic!
I think I left that job before I got fired. Looking back now, I see how much I have changed. NOW I would let you do whatever the heck you want to do in the photo because YOU are going to buy it! What was I thinking?
I was also a nanny for 10 years (which I could write a whole series of books about THAT!) and I was a travel agent for about 4 years, but gave that up when we moved to WA and then started a family. I can only imagine how I would respond to a 16 year old that tried to tell me not to smile in a photograph. HA!
Have a great day everyone... and SMILE!!
Good morning my little owls.
TOTD..
I would say that my craziest job has been working collections when people do not want to make their car payments. I have heard every story in the world as to why they can't pay.
One person had told me on three seperate occasions that their Mother died and they were away attending her funeral.
Another person told me that her road was flooded so she could not come in and make her car payment. She was already 3 payments behind. I told her okay, but if the road isn't flooded then the repo truck will be over there to pick up her vehicle. I always had to coax her to come in and pay.She had sobriety issues and rather just not get out of bed. One time she came to the office to pay in her pajamas and fuzzy slippers.
The funniest times are when I call someone to set up a schedule for payment arrangements and they pretend it's not them who answered the phone. I can recognize their voices. I'm not the bad guy. I'm just trying to help resolve the problems and get them back on track. I'm never sarcastic on the phone. That solves nothing. I have had my share of being cussed and screamed at though. I just let them get it out of their systems and then ask them if they'd like me to help them.
Good Morning Owls!
Maureen: Thanks for writing the blog! Fun topic!
When I was in high school, I worked at a Jack-in-the-Box restaurant. It wasn't actually a bad job, because I loved it but dealing with the drunks when the bars closed wasn't always fun.
On weekends, I worked the 1:00 AM to 6:00 AM shift so I could still go to school events before going to work. My dad is retired now, but he was a police officer at the time, and on weekends, he provided security for the restaurant I worked at.
Some of the drunks could get pretty belligerent, but I always felt safe, because my dad was there to show them the door. He stayed until the inside doors were locked at 3:00 AM. Things quieted down after that, and we mostly did cleaning until the morning crew arrived.
My dad and I still laugh at times over how we handled the guys who were drunk and hitting on me. As I mentioned earlier, I was in high school, and these were guys old enough to legally drink, and some were old enough to be my father.
They'd ask me out, and I'd tell them they'd have to talk to my dad. They'd make some kind of cocky remark about how they were supposed to do that, and I'd say, "Just turn around."
My dad, in full uniform, would smile and wave at them. The expressions on their faces were priceless! I think some of them needed a trip to the bathroom after that. ;)
Waving Hi and wishing everyone a great day!.
Brunch is now being served:
crepes with lingonberries &
whip cream (Tink)
farm fresh brown eggs (any way you like them)
sliced ham
bacon & pork sausage links (sorry Maureen:)
chicken salad
grilled chicken Ceasar salad
wheat toast (butter & jams)
blueberry muffins
sliced melons
tea (Tink)
colas
sparking water
coffee
soy milk, reg. milk
OJ
Amicus
I had a similar experience when I was 16. I worked at Ramstein chow hall. The GIs would hit on me. My Dad would be there for breakfast, lunch and dinner and any guy who got out of line I'd point to my Dad who out ranked them by a mile. He was a Sr. Master Sggt. and had all of his stripes showing. My Dad would walk up and say who is your comanding officer and those jerks would just shrink down to the size of a thimble.
Another job later on in life was at a grocery store as a cashier when I was 21. I worked until 10PM and the asst. manager kept hitting on me. One night me had me stay late. He then locked the front glass doors and wasn't going to let me leave. I told him you better open those doors because my husband is a cop and he's staring at you on the other side. He said yeah right and turned around and saw my husband standing their in full dress uniform. Thank God he was there to pick me up that night and he realized that something was not right.
OMGsh Dreama, what on earth did your husband do when that door got unlocked? I can't even imagine!!
Good Morning All Owls - I am just doing a fly-by to say thanks for the concern for my daughter. She is resting comfortably this morning because they have put in a pain block. She will feel no pain until the block wears off. Isn't modern technology great? I will pick up my breakfast, thank you Dreama, and I will be back to comment on Maureen's great blog. Have a great day everyone and thanks again.
Love, Tinka
Hello my fine feathered friends!
Worse job I ever had was when I was 15. You know when you see a package of cheese in grocery store and the it is all bloated looking? My job (when it was returned to the Swiss Colony cheese packing place)was to take the wrapper off so it could be rewrapped. Now that bloating was gas and the cheese was rounds of baby swiss- so you can imagine how stinky that was!!
I hated it but stuck it out a whole summer in that packing place. ewwwww
See how a conversation with me sparks things up? lol
My worst job also has to do with pickles scirish.
During high school my mom worked for a company that made shrink wrap. shrink wrap is the stuff that bacon, hot dogs, turkeys come packaged in. Her company was doing some testing with McDonalds for packaging of their condiments. They would package the lettuce and pickles in these vacuum selaed shrink wrap packages and then ship them cross country from California to Chicago. So I spent a summer squeezing 5lb packages of pickles to see if they leaked. So imaging the corners of these packages... kinda sharp enuff to give you lil paper cuts on your fingers and then the ones that did leak leaking salty dill pickle juice all over your hands.....OUCH!!!!
Hoping everyone has a great day.
Careful with that tongue tina, your supposed to lick not bite!
Hodi: Happy however many years old you are plus one day!
Glynis
LOL. Lets just say that asst. manager learned his lesson that night! I don't think he tried to molest any more cashiers who worked under him.
TINKATIA
I didn't know anything was wrong with your daughter. I must have missed an e-mail from you. My goodness you've had a bad week there. Hugs to you and your family and much love!
Waving a wing @ GOLDIE & TURTLE!!!
Off to take a nap. I picked up an extra shift today 6pm-midnight. Good grief - don't know what the hell I was thinking....I haven't been on a closing shift for over 2 years. I'll catch you guys after work.
TURTLE - Let's just say that I celebrated the 13th anniversary of my 29th birthday :D Text me later - to make sure that I haven't fallen asleep on the job!!!
GOLDIE - I love baby swiss.....but maybe not after your description of that job!!! ewwwwwww is right. :)
59!!!!! Marching to the beat of TURTLE'S drum.....just 10 posts early!!! TURTLE....this one's for you!!! :P
60!
i still love swiss
I worked for 2 years at a Kentucky Fried Chicken when I was in high school. It took me years before I could eat it again after that. The food was fine, but couldn't handle the smell of anymore.
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kgirl- way to go, can't believe I missed the march!
Myspace has been messing up. I had added a couple owls and now I can't find you on my list. I did not delete you. Myspace lost you. I just wanted to clarify that. I would never delete any of my blogging buddies.Please resend a friends request. I love sharing photos with each and everyone of you.
iteach:
just requested your friend jennifer. You did warn her about all of us right? lol
I sent her a request this morning too iteach.
I really hope she likes the brownies and is not afeared of the naughty mat or getting run over in a march...
CONGRATS bonbon (BonO) on being a new Grandma to 10 lab puppies! Wow that is a lot of breast feeding!
My favorite worst job ever was at a McDonald's in New Jersey. It was a franchise store and the owners were very hands-on. The husband was an okay guy but the wife was impossible! She was SOOOOO cheap ... if a cup dropped on the floor, you were supposed to pick it up and put it back on the cup stack unless it was too damaged to do so. In that case, it had to go into a special bin to be counted so she could match the cups to the amount of syrup used. Employees got one free drink per shift and were supposed to bring a cup from home. Anymore drinks than that, employees paid 50%. Anybody in the food service biz knows that the syrup costs very little -- it's the paper goods that add up! I suspect she was making quite a profit off of selling drinks at 50%, especially when we used our own cups!
Ketchup packets ... don't EVEN get me started. We were not to offer ketchup to customers and if they asked, we were to give them ONE packet, regardless of how many orders of fries they had. One day I had a man who had six large orders of fries ask me for ketchup. Even though it embarrassed me to do so, I gave him one packet as instructed. When he asked for more, I gave him three additional packets. He looked stunned, but walked away from the counter without saying anything. Next thing I knew, the woman owner got right in my face and asked, "how many packs of ketchup he got?" (She was Greek and English was her 2nd language.) I told her I gave him four for six large orders of fries. She said, "NO! Only ONE! Always only ONE unless they say number!!" That same shift, the owners' daughter decided she didn't want to close that night so she erased my schedule and changed it to show me closing the store with her leaving the time I was supposed to. When they came to get me for my dinner break, I said I don't have one because I'm leaving early. When the schedule board was shown to me, I was LIVID!! I knew, because I checked when I clocked in, that I was supposed to leave early and I had my ride coming to get me. Being the days before cell phones, I couldn't reach anyone to tell them not to come so they showed up while I was on my break. So I just clocked out and left without saying a word -- I quit right then and there!
Thanks Mo for such a great topic! Now I can go back and read everyone else's terrific stories!
Tina, congrats on being first!
Cheers!
Caryn
Geez outatune, are you sure her name wasn't Leona Hemmsley?
Sounds like a real witch.
Is it time to go home yet? I need a vacation. Is tonight Idol boot off? I know it was on Thursday last week, but what about this week??
Good Afternoon Feathered Friends!
What interesting jobs you have had! And I mean interesting in a loving way!!
DREAMA...thanks for Brunch. It all was so delish (even the bacon!) and don't tell anyone...I had seconds!
ITEACH...I friend requested Jennifer, too. I do hope she will stop in to roost in our little nest.
GOLDIE...Yes, tonight is when another Idol contestant get the boot! Who do you think gets kicked off? I am thinking Kristi Lee Cook.
MO- I agree about the girl. I really haven't liked her from the beginning. I didn't hear all the boys last night, so not sure about that.
Caryn~ Your story makes me want to go to McD's and see how many ketchup packets they are willing to give me. The only ketchup rule I have is that none of the kids get to get ketchup for dipping while eating in the car. I stepped on a packet one time and it splattered all over my car and I could smell hot ketchup for months! (I think it got under the seat where I couldn't reach it if I tried.)
Forget Joan Crawford and the wire hangers... NO MORE KETCHUP PACKETS!
Shouldn't MEK be showing up to march soon? I think I hear stomping getting closer and closer...
Of course, my dear friend Barb has been known to swoop down from nowhere and take that 100th place without anyone seeing her coming...
I wonder who is sitting there watching me talk to myself? Hope it's Tina~in_UT so she knows she isn't the only one who has 1-sided conversations.
Ibebold just reminded me of MY country club job - I was hired to take care of the towels and general clean-up in the women's locker room. Ibebold hit it on the head -- what a bunch of snobs!! Needless to say, I didn't last a full day there.
On my first morning when the snobs came in from their round of golf, they handed me their golf shoes to clean before sitting down to play bridge and have their tea. Not knowing the first thing about golf shoes, a kind older woman working in the locker room with me was nice enough to show me the ropes.
Shortly thereafter, one of the snobs ORDERED this kind and very busy woman to go get her a Coke from upstairs in the bar, "and don't put too much ice in it like you usually do". Well...I was always taught to ASK for something POLITELY, regardless of who you are asking so this snob's attitude really ruffled my feathers.
While she was gone getting the Coke, all the snobs started whispering mean things about this nice lady who was taking care of them without any complaints. I had already gathered from the snobs' conversations that they thought they were better than anyone else on the planet and now their gossiping was just too much.
Next thing I knew, I was clocking out and hanging up my apron. On my way out, I made a silent wish that each of those snobs would meet a similar destiny of those they were gossiping about. I don't think I even picked up my paycheck for that job!
Outoftune
Whew, the snobs. I catered 10 years ago and had to deal with some snobs on a daily basis. One of them demanded that I buy only Bounty paper towels and yet another refused to use even Bounty. He insisted that he must have cloth towels. I recall making chicken and sausage gumbo and one A-hole threw a fit and said you can't serve me weenies. He never tipped me at all and was always rude. Later he wanted another coke. I hocked a loogie in it!
TURTLE - Luv that you marched for me!!! :P
GOLDIE - I do too!!! I'm a Wisconsin girl thru and thru - and will always love cheese - especially baby swiss!!!
hmmmm 86?
strappin on my spare shell and helmet....cause I march slow you know...
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kaHOnugirl!! what a march!! good job...but shouldn't you be cleaning off the piles on your desk? lol
JENNIFER...are you out there???
Tinkatia
If you read all of the comments then please do not read my last comment. You did not hear me say "hock a loogie".
:0)
I am a talented multi-tasker.....
Can do both thank you very much.
I just got a message from my friend Crazy*Mom that Myspace changed preferences and put everyone on privacy settings to show them not on line. She said to manually check what privacy settings that you want.
Hello Owls! I've been out running errands. The new WELCOME mat is just outside at the base of our tree, and the fresh Spring bouquet (see avatar) is on the table to welcome our newest friend, Jennifer. Looks like she's online NOW, so let's all tidy up the place and prepare to give her a fluffy feathery hug! Thanks, Mo for yet another ingenius TOTD.....bbl on that!
<<< >>>
>>>HUG<<<
<<< >>>
That is a feathery hug for Jennifer!
(^^^) and that is a tulip!
hmmmm, the feathery hug didn't come out like i had planned!
Sorry
And dont tulips have a stem? Bwahaaaaaaa
well gee...i have not come back in here today like i wanted to because guess what???? i had to actually do work at work today! imagine that!! who the hell works at work?
so, i have to read any of the comments, but who do you think will leave idol tonight? it is tonight right???
i'm going to say bottom 2 are kristy the blonde from Oregon (it is kristy right?) and syesha. the blonde will go home. little david will be forgiven for forgetting the words.
and since when is a turtle so talkative?? LOL!!
Bon O
congrats once again do becoming a grandma of 10!
I agree with Kristy going home tonight.. Poor thing...they tell her to go country and she does and they slam her for it... but it wasn't good... in my mind...
And ... what the hell got into Chekeze... he was awesome last night...
IBB- I agree, He was on fire!
I put on my owlie coat, fluffed my tail, and put some visine in my baby blues- am waiting for Jennifer with a pan of brownies(of course I am standing next to the naughty mat).
IBB...my friend and I were talking today about the arrangements and the "advice" the judges give the kids. Kristi's arrangement was awful...sounded like it was on speed. Why do the musical arrangers do that crap. And they keep telling the kids to make it their own, and when they do they get reamed for it.
ticks me off!!
Good Afternoon. Hope all owls are having a good day.
My First Job -
I started teaching at 17 so there were only two jobs I had before that. The first one at 15 years of age I got working for a private photographer. There were 4 of us and we would develop and sell pictures of people in horse drawn buggies full of tourists, It was in front of the Parliament buildings in Victoria. The photographer would take a picture of the buggy first from one side as they went up the street and then from the other side as they turned around and came back the same way. He would hand the film to one of us and we would run up to the developing shed and develop the pictures. We put them through a series of 3 chemicals. It would take the horse drawn buggies about an hour to make their round trip through the city. That was how long it would take us to develop the pictures. We would run back, jump on the rear of the rig and go up and down the aisle selling pictures of the people sitting in the buggy. It was amazing how many people would pay $1.00 to see themselves in the photo. It was especially amazing since we were far from being accomplished at developing pictures. Some were pretty bad, either too light or too dark. I was very small for 15 and I think I got a lot of 'pity sales'. I also found the Americans to be very friendly. I don't know how many invitations I got to visit their fair cities. I wonder what that would have done if I had shown up. Anyway that was my first job - 7 days a week and $17 a week salary (plus tips) and no days off that summer. I have fond memories of it however.
The next summer my mother's boss at the Pharmacy asked her if her daughter would like to work for the summer. I went there all excited only to hear the words "Oh Flo not your baby". What a let down. He wanted my sister. Since she was busy he did decide to keep me on but I never felt he had any confidence in me. My only memory of that horrid job was the boss taking me all around showing me where everything was. In a drawer were small boxes wrapped in brown paper. He said he wanted to make sure I knew about everything in the store so he asked me if I knew what was in the brown boxes. I assured him I did. If was years later I found out they were boxes of condoms. I often wondered later what he thought of this little girl who was 16, looked 10 and yet was so worldly. Aw memories!!!!
Thank you SO much to VIG, AMICUS, BIRDEE, GOLDIE & DREAMA for the congratulatory messages and MySpace comments on becoming Grandma to TEN lab puppies today. What a surprise! The x-rays showed 7, daughter sent me 2 FlipVideos and lots of photos of 8 early this morning. I hadn't been on AOL yet to see them, so was surprised when she called. An hour later she called back to say that, while we were on the phone, 2 more arrived!! I was almost afraid to answer the phone or check mail after that :=o) Cigars anyone? Snausages??
I'll post some photos later. Just heard from MySpace today in response to my email to them yesterday about New Photo notification not working. They say it's a MySpace problem they're working on.
p.s. Totally agree with the Idol assessments so far. Chikezie and Carly blew me away last night! Hadn't been a fan of either before; nor had I cared much for Amanda, but the chick can definitely rock out!
and how about the controversy regarding that guy ripping off the Elenore Rigby arrangement from a band that re-recorded the song like 2 years ago. Is he stupid or what?
bon bon- my lab Pepper says you should pass out snausages. She is sitting pretty and waiting. She is also grateful she didn't have 10 puppies (she only has nine nipples!)
Goldie~~~Awwww, I can see her now. I asked about the nipple count after the first 8. Haven't heard back yet after #9 and #10. It's such a hoot to listen to them scramble and 'chirp' on the video. One of them had me on the floor laughing...he slithers around on his fat little belly with all four legs outstretched. Looks more like a 4-flippered harbor seal!
Hi Everyone! Jennifer here! Thanks so much for making me feel so welcomed!
Hi Jennifer! Great to see you've landed safely in the nest! Welcome!
Congrats, Bon'O on being a grandma to furbabies!
As far as my worst jobs go....hhmmm, where do I begin?!
I did the fast food thing, Hardees, (in high school) and it was gross! I remember dropping a stack of frozen patties on the floor. The manager (who was all of 18 years old) came and brushed off the "fuzzies" and put them back in the freezer! It cured me of eating there forever!
I also tried my hand at selling Mary Kay (when I was 19 years old) and then Tupperware (when my daughter was born to earn extra money)! They were both awful! I am NOT a sales person and would feel guilty for asking people to buy things from me (esp. because I knew they were only doing it to help me)! Must be that good old Catholic Guilt I was raised with!
OK...I do have a funny story that I like to tell about one of my jobs. I worked at a bank (as a teller) for a couple of years. We had this Greek family that came in to drop off deposits from their restaurant (and English was their second language). They would always have a change order too (rolls of quarters, dimes, etc.). Anyway, on their order, they ask for "2- (rolls of) QUARTERS, "1- DIMES" and "1- PENIS"!!! I KID YOU NOT!!! We were all passing the note around and rolling on the floor with laughter! Fun times...!
Hi Jenifer- welcome.
We have a lot of Catholic and Jewish guilt around here- especially from the non-jewish and non-catholics! LOL
:)
Speaking of 'guilt' I am feeling slightly guilty that I have been spending more time on "myspace" (and now THIS) instead of my classes (that I am taking on-line)! I am burnt out though...
I do graduate in May with my BA! (I still have student teaching to do after that though before I can get a "real" job)!
Hey Owls. I've been on the run all day and just flew back home. I hope you all are having a good Hump Day.
Mo: Great blog. It is fun to read about everyone's TP jobs.
Tina: congrats on #1 and 2,3,4,5 & 6.
Tinka: Glad your daughter is doing well. Will continue to keep her in my prayers.
iteach: I echo the other Owls in welcoming your friend Jennifer. I will grab her from your page and do a friend request.
Some of you guys had some very interesting jobs.
Dreama: That is EXACTLY why I never send any food back no matter how bad, raw, or wrong it is. I know too many people who worked in food service. I am always nice to the wait staff and I always tip big in case I go back to the same place and they remember me. eewwwww
I started babysitting when I was about 12. I charged $.35 per hr. and $.50 after midnight. That was the going rate in the late 50's. A couple down the street regularly employed me on two Saturdays a month from 6pm to midnight. The wife finally asked me if I would spend the night so the Husband wouldn't have to walk me home at midnight and I agreed. That Saturday they came home at 3am and still paid me only to midnight. I was NOT happy and the wife said she thought since I was asleep they didn't have to pay me. That was the last time I sat for them.
When I was in high school I worked in a theater and the owner used to hit on all the girls that worked there. He was a real creep, but we all managed to escape any real peril because we tried to always stay together.
I guess I have never had any really bad jobs. Bad bosses, I've had plenty, but I was always able to transfer out when that happened.
Maureen Wonderful idea for a blog today. Thank you.
Tina Congrats on #1 today. Love the purse. Does it have a muffler?
Jennifer Welcome to the nest. Waving a wing at you.
scirish OMG! LOL @ the pickles. I agree with IBB that it was totally "Lucy".
LynnD That story was so "Eeeewwwwwww!".
iteach The eyes comment was very disturbed. Talk about creepy!
Besides babysitting, the first job I had was the summer after high school. It was at a small local factory. My job was to solder little wires on to little cardboard-like things. I don't even know what they were. It was boring so I brought in a book of Tennessee Williams' poems and had it propped up so I could read while I worked. At the end of the two week probationary period, they told me they were letting me go because they didn't think I planned to stay and have a career there. Go figure!
JENNIFER...welcome to the nest!!
BON'O...congratz grammy x 10!!
How about some drinks to welcome JENNIFER????? Who's pouring? LOL
BonBon..
I gave maggie and gus(my dogs) snausages for you... Congrats Gramma..
Jennifer Congrats to you on getting your BA in May. That's wonderful! You should be very proud of yourself.
Jennifer --Welcome to the nest!!!!
Everyone calls me IBB...
Welcome to the madness!!!
No spoilers... but don't miss Big Brother...
Now.. Idol Is starting... See ya in an hour!!!
Just popping back in before dinner to officially welcome Jennifer. Glad the maps and/or your GPS worked and you've landed safely, and already have stories to share!
and Thanks, Sandie, Mo & IBB...Have a Snausage!
Haven't had any really disgustingly "dirty" jobs. While in high school I was a nurses' aide in a Senior Center, so got a lot of feces under the fingernails. Small price to pay for the emotional rewards of the job.
OK...One last thing...I decided to find a picture of an "owl" for this blog! (Although I do love the picture of my "Charlie")!
MO~~Picked up a brand new bottle of ButterShots while I was out. On the rocks? or over ice cream?
Have to post during commercial... MEK just called ... she and my momma are safe and sound at little brothers house in Texas...
Back after Idol!!!
yummmm butter shots...
May I have mine on ice...
You betcha, IBB...glad the family arrived safely.
O M G !!! Daughter just called after my last post. FREAKIN' PUPPY #11 JUST ARRIVED!! It's 9:30pm their time, so daughter's out trying to track down milk-replacement in case Ellie Mae can't keep up! Amicus, Goldie, anybody.....WTC?????
Oohhh, buttershot over ice cream! start scooping and pouring!!
JENNIFER...the owl pic is perfect!
OK, sorry folks...little IDOL spoiler...Kathryn McPhee rocked it!
CAUTION: BELOW IS ONE OF RONNIE'S NOVELS
I'm baaaack, I missed you guys and wishing everyone a great afternoon.
Just doing a quick fly-by to say Hello and catch-up a bit.
I've read the blogs I missed, but have only quickly skimmed the comments.
Last week I was going through some health issues that made me want to seek some solitude
and quiet time. My peacefulness has always been found around large bodies of water, so Galveston was my choice of tranquilizers for a few days. We had a couple of days of rain, but the front passed Tuesday night. It doesn't matter what the weather is, I love the water and that fresh smell and of course the view. Played some cards, read, and just relaxed. I'm glad to be home and getting back to normal, whatever THAT is. (Thanks for the email, Mo.)
Maureen, Great blog! I can just imagine you visiting with your telemarketing calls. You couldn't help it, you're just a visiting type of gal. Too funny!
Cpgem, I so agree with you about the ridiculous celebrity salaries. Also, what some of the sports hero's get paid make it almost impossible for a young family to take there children to a game and treat them to a hot dog and coke. Great blog.
east bay j, I loved your Random Acts of Kindness blog. That was a sweet thing you did to save that little bird. I don't think he would have made it without you.
Zona, Girl, you're something else, and such a great blog. I believe you had everyone taking a trip down their musical memory lane. Great, great times.
I missed a Birthday....HAPPY, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, JODIE!
Donna Jean, I'm so glad Laurie's tests yesterday are behind her. It was really a nice thing that the lady with the help dog was there and calmed her. BTW, I want to hear about your jail-time too. lol (I came close once, but No Cigar.) Sweet Donna Jean, who would have guessed? lol Hugs to both, you and Laurie.
Tink, Happy to hear that your daughter's surgery went well. I know this is a good thing that's stopping all her arm pain. Also, you are very much loved here and don't you ever think anyone is thinking you're looking for sympathy. My Heavens, it's all about family here, even if we do all have feathers. ((Pink/Tink)) Shoot, they even took me in!
Iteach, I'm looking forward to meeting your friend, Jennifer, and I know she will find a lot of laughter here. Please get her decked-out in some fine feathers and bring her with you. You might want to enroll her in the Owl Orientation class so she won't be too shocked. lol
Dianne-a-special-grandma-in-Denver, So very glad to hear your little granddaughters are on the mend. I haven't read myspace email yet, but getting there, and we'll visit.
BBL with a story...(I'll keep it short)
I just love this place. Thank you, Carol!
Ronnie
Thank you again, Mo, for helping me.
Welcome Jennifer to the nest. I hope you enjoy your new home here.
Ronnie
Just stopped by to welcome Jennifer to the nest.
Welcome Jennifer! I think you are going to like it here.
I need to catch-up on the comments and then tell my ugly job experience.
Did someone say buttershots?
Ronnie
Shirley, Girlfriend, welcome home!
SHIRLEYYYYYYYYYYY!! Please stay and visit a while. Have some of Goldie's special brownies and a buttershot! Sooo glad to see you fly in! {{hugs}}
RONNIE...you're welcome! Phew, I am exhausted!
Jennifer:
Welcome to the Hooters club!
BonO: That damn momma dog deserves a filet mignon over brown rice! Gratz, and don't be surprised if #12 pops up!!!!
(Oh did I just say that? lol)
donning the helmet
hmmm
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Outatune~
I do believe you should have told that mean boss of yours...."Have a great McF**kin Day" before you left. Wow, one packet!
Jennifer Love your owl. That's what I feel like after Thanksgiving dinner. LOL
Ronnie Love your owl, too. So exotic!
Ronnie, outatuune, and Shirley So glad to see you all today.
damn, i am marchin all alone today arn't I.
and MO what's that about me being talkative??
kaHOnugirl...ya got 150!! making fun of my impressionistic tulip what what I was talking about!!!
Ya know I am not an artist!
Thanks j/l. Good to see you too.
Come on, tell me..How Many Days Til Custard Gets Here?
congratulations Bon'o on all your new babies.
Waving HI to k-girl. You're a great marcher. (is there such a word?)
I'm so glad you had a good trip across the mainland, even if the Texas weather and directions were not the best. Gotta love I-10, though, all the way across.
Hi Just Lin and Maureen. Just a doing a quick fly by. Sorry., I don't feel like playing tonight.
Sorry guys. Have fun.
O.K... If anyone wants an Idol spoiler ..I will message you on my space...
Don't miss it!!!
Bono
Poor Ellie Mae!!!
#12...
RONNIEGIRL~~Welcome home ButterShot double for you!
MO~~Quick, before your ice cream melts!
K'GIRL~~I'm afraid to even think about it. A dozen puppies? They say mama's doing just fine, not stressing or panting...just a little burpy from all the placenta-licking. Sorry, TMI~~think I need a Goldie-brownie soaked in ButterShots! Or, perhaps one for Ellie Mae?
So glad to see you back Shirley, outatune and Ronnie!
11 puppies!! Give that dog 2 filets! Extra snausages for Pepper though in celebration.
Anyone else surprised by Idol?? I sure was, but no spoiler from me.
Buttershots? I'll have 2 please 9(I'll sleep better).
Passing the 'special' brownies to everyone.
BON'O...i can slurp it up quickly! Scoop and pour me a second!
burppp!!
My really bad job.
I was a kid here in Houston and got a job at a large furniture store in their Control Dept.(last stop for paperwork before trucks were loaded for delivery) My job was to check over shipment order and pass on to loading. Well I checked and counted items on a dining room set and passed it on.
It was a few days before Thanksgiving and we had sold a lot of formal dining furniture, which caused a lot of paperwork in our dept.
LONG STORY SHORT
I delivered 2 dining tables and 3 chairs. The lady was furious and cancelled entire order and I got fired.
Hurt my feelings too!
GOLDIE...I was a little surprised, too. I can't believe what they are singing next week. Uh oh!!
Did you enjoy Kat McPhee? I thought that was her best performance, next to Over the Rainbow.
In case I forget, or fall asleep, THANK YOU to all of you for posting your crappy job stories!
{{{HUGS}}} to ALL of you!
Ibb or Mo message me and let me know who got the boot!
Thanks, Goldie, good to see you too.
I'm having myspace problems and wanted to send you a 'Thank you for the add comment', but couldn't. I'll get it all squared away, though.
Was that you, Mo, making that lady like noise? LOL
dammit BonO i messaged the wrong person....lol
Momma dog is gonna have the major runs if she ate that many placentas. Amicus can probably second this, but some rice will cut down on the runs. That is what worked for my English Cocker when she had 5.
K'girl & I want a spoiler...somebody message us please~~Thanx!
I've got a few things to do, so everyone have a good evening.
Ronnie
Hello everyone, sorry I have not been around much lately, just busy at work, and working long days!
I have no horrible job stories, I have been quite lucky. By the age of 23 I was working at where I am now and bought the agency in 1996. So most of my working life I have been where I am right now!
MO Thanks so much for today's Daily Blog, It is very much appreciated when the daily blogs are sent to me from the owls..
:O)
Jennifer
Welcome to nest, Waving hello to you!
waiting for the spoiler to be messaged to me pretty please
Shirley
Well hello.....
turtle
If you can access www.rickey.org. The eliminated idol is on there.
turtle
I msged you on myspace, now sure why I did not do that before...DUH...
ronniegirl
Welcome back, glad you are rested!
175 too easy
kaHOnugirl...are you still at work or did you get your wireless set up?
I messg'd you and BON'O
I just dropped by to thank Jennifer for her picture comment. You can't beat orange kitty cats in my opinion. I know others may disagree but if your two look like the ones in the picture comment you sent they are darling. Congrats on your B.A. So you are going to be a teacher? Iteach can give you some pointers there, (no pun intended).
Bonnie - Wow eleven of them. Will they take turns feeding? Poor mama dog.
Sacbarb - Thanks for the good wishes for my daughter.
Ronnie - I missed you. So glad you are back and strong. I love the picture comments you send. Thank you for the reassurance. I don't want to be the blog whiner.
It's 7:30 and Ghost Whisperer is calling me. I have only 6 episodes left. Zona I am going to go into withdrawal symptoms. What do I do now?
Tina - Let me be the last one today to congratulate you on being first.
I watched A I and I agreed with the decision. I tried to vote the first season and got a busy signal for 4 hours. I have a feeling it's impossible to vote from Canada. Does anyone know the answer to this?
Sweet Dreams little owls. Take care. Love, Pink Tink
Mo- she did good and I am not a fan of hers. I think she loves the camera more then singing ususally.
Oh and as for next week- enough already!
Still at work, working on the piles, just finished pile # 7 I think...lol
Mahalo nui to Carol, Mo and IBB for the spoiler!
Thanks Mo & IBB for the spoiler~~I'm not unhappy about that.
Bono
Kgrl..
I finally got the spoiler sent .. sorry.. My Space was being sooo slow..
Goldie I agree ..NEXT...
We were supposed to meet the mentor tonight... now that gets moved back too... I bet someone back out and they need an excuse for a new Genre.. or lets just keep doing Lennon and McCartney..
OMMMMMM Bon'O How can that be? 11 puppies...That mama is going to be B U S Y!! And I don't know what butter shots are, but almost anything is good on ice cream so I'll give it a try.
IBB: Thanks for the update on MEK. Glad they made it to borther's safely.
Turtle: congrats on your A+ at the dentist.
SacBarb~~~Got milk? :o) Good to see you! Seems like forever since we've been here at the same time.
DeKuyper's ButterShots is butterscotch schnapps liqueur; a clear slightly syrupy bit of Heaven that tastes like the finest butter caramels. Want some?
Tink- Glad you liked the picture greeting!
Goldie- What's this about special brownies?!
And I'll take a "shot" of about anything!
sacbarb- buttershots is a lovely form of butterscotch liquor. Yummy, especially chilled, or over ice cream, or just in a shot glass. Hell- I just like it!!
Nighty night hooters! Off to bed for me.
jennifer- shhhh, don't tell anyone. I make 'special' brownies for my owlie friends. I am a product of the '70's so you may be able to guess what the special ingredient is! Will cure what ails you.
They are a BIG hit here in the nest.
Thanks for the explanation Bon and Goldie. I love butterscotch and over ice cream has to be yummy. YES I will definitely have some.
Thanks.
I think I have been on the computer too long. I am getting a headache! I think it's time for bed for me as well!
Thank you all for such a warm welcome! Don't worry...I doubt any of you can "shock" me! ; ) You should be worried about ME! (Kidding...I'll behave...until I know you guys better)! ; )
Nighty, night! Jennifer
Uh oh...ITEACH didn't warn JENNIFER about GOLDIE'S special recipe brownies!
Suffice it to say, a couple of them and you will be on the naughty mat!
And Goldie, I'll have some brownies to go with that. Let me know if you run out of "ingredients" and I'll call my special friend.
NIGHTERS to GOLDIE and JENNIER!
Hello to SACBARB!!
Night Goldie and Jennifer. Sweet Dreams
Good night to you too Ronnie. Sweet Dreams
Are we going to march?
Turtle where are you?
MO?
200??????
IBB?
me
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