Topic: SHE'S BAAAAAAAAAACK! (Read 5210 times)

John G. · « **Reply #31 on:** January 22, 2019, 07:28:43 AM »

Today is the day of the annual employee meeting. That’s when a bonus of some sort will be announced. It’s like our St. Nicholas Day, I guess.

William F. Orr · « **Reply #32 on:** January 22, 2019, 07:35:50 AM »

Good morning , old friends and soon-to-be new friends, especially vixmom.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 22, 2019, 07:43:26 AM »

Joshie got home at 3:00 this morning, thanks to delayed flights. I will go into City center on Thursday.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #34 on:** January 22, 2019, 08:51:10 AM »

It's DR WILLIAM F ORR two days in a row!

Jrand73 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 22, 2019, 08:52:23 AM »

Bonus vibes for DR JOHN G.

The bill for the heat pump today was $200.....which is okay, I guess. I have to use the furnace only until he can come back and work on the heat pump fan....it is somewhat out of balance....BUT I have heat in the house....and the heat pump doesn't work in very COLD weather anyway....

John G. · « **Reply #36 on:** January 22, 2019, 09:15:49 AM »

Quote from: William F. Orr on January 22, 2019, 07:35:50 AM

Good morning , old friends and soon-to-be new friends, especially vixmom.

Good morning and welcome home.

John G. · « **Reply #37 on:** January 22, 2019, 09:16:27 AM »

Quote from: Jrand68 on January 22, 2019, 08:52:23 AM

Bonus vibes for DR JOHN G.

The bill for the heat pump today was $200.....which is okay, I guess. I have to use the furnace only until he can come back and work on the heat pump fan....it is somewhat out of balance....BUT I have heat in the house....and the heat pump doesn't work in very COLD weather anyway....

Heat vibes for JRand.

John G. · « **Reply #38 on:** January 22, 2019, 09:17:21 AM »

The bonus is good. Not as good as previous years (14.8%), but i ain’t complaining.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #39 on:** January 22, 2019, 09:30:08 AM »

Just make sure we all get our cut, DR John G.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #40 on:** January 22, 2019, 09:34:41 AM »

Quote from: Jrand68 on January 22, 2019, 08:52:23 AM

Bonus vibes for DR JOHN G.

The bill for the heat pump today was $200.....which is okay, I guess. I have to use the furnace only until he can come back and work on the heat pump fan....it is somewhat out of balance....BUT I have heat in the house....and the heat pump doesn't work in very COLD weather anyway....

Yep, that's probably okay. I pay close to $300 annually for a maintenance contract with the local fuel oil supplier. That covers certain basic parts, so when, say, an igniter decides to die in the middle of a January night, they will get one of their people up and come out and fix it. (I had an experience some years ago that proves that.) Of course, certain other things that decide to die will get billed. But the best thing is that service is immediate, or within a day or so if not an outright emergency.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #41 on:** January 22, 2019, 09:36:48 AM »

Quote from: William F. Orr on January 22, 2019, 07:35:50 AM

Good morning , old friends and soon-to-be new friends, especially vixmom.

Greetings, sir. I'm "new" since early 2012 or thereabouts.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #42 on:** January 22, 2019, 10:21:36 AM »

I like immediate service.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #43 on:** January 22, 2019, 10:24:18 AM »

Kaye Ballard has died. I adored her. I've known her since 1985 or so.

bk · « **Reply #44 on:** January 22, 2019, 10:26:39 AM »

Sorry to hear about Kaye - adored by everyone, including me. What a delight to work with. And what a long and wonderful life. It's too bad she couldn't have hung on just a bit longer, for the release of the documentary about her.

bk · « **Reply #45 on:** January 22, 2019, 10:26:59 AM »

I'm up, I'm up - probably six and a half hours of sleep.

John G. · « **Reply #46 on:** January 22, 2019, 10:30:46 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on January 22, 2019, 09:30:08 AM

Just make sure we all get our cut, DR John G.

Exactly. Who are you again?

John G. · « **Reply #47 on:** January 22, 2019, 10:33:21 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on January 22, 2019, 10:24:18 AM

Kaye Ballard has died. I adored her. I've known her since 1985 or so.

So sorry to read that. I loved her voice. From the Bagley records and the album she did with Alan Jay Lerner to her singing on Jason Graae’s album. And of course, Lazy Afternoon.

Michael · « **Reply #48 on:** January 22, 2019, 11:23:45 AM »

Last night I went to a memorial celebration of the life of Tony Finstrom a playwright, actor & director here in Southern Florida. As part of the celebration, they gave out his cd collection and magnet and pins from Broadway shows.

A large part of his collection was Bruce Kimmel produced CDs from Varese Sarabande and Kritzerland. People were taking the Lost in Boston and Unsung Series amoung. Soundtracks also were chosen.

Druxy · « **Reply #49 on:** January 22, 2019, 12:01:36 PM »

T.O.D.

Never paid attention to the record labels. Just bought the records I wanted.

Druxy · « **Reply #50 on:** January 22, 2019, 12:04:49 PM »

Oscar nominations:

I haven't seen one of the nominated films, nor do I have any interest in seeing any of them until they're out on DVD or on TV.

I would like to see STAN & OLLIE and THE MULE, but they seem to have been ignored.

George · « **Reply #51 on:** January 22, 2019, 01:27:51 PM »

Quote from: John G. on January 22, 2019, 09:16:27 AM

Quote from: Jrand68 on January 22, 2019, 08:52:23 AM
Bonus vibes for DR JOHN G.

The bill for the heat pump today was $200.....which is okay, I guess. I have to use the furnace only until he can come back and work on the heat pump fan....it is somewhat out of balance....BUT I have heat in the house....and the heat pump doesn't work in very COLD weather anyway....

Heat vibes for JRand.

~~~Ditto!!~~~

George · « **Reply #52 on:** January 22, 2019, 01:34:05 PM »

Quote from: John G. on January 22, 2019, 09:17:21 AM

The bonus is good. Not as good as previous years (14.8%), but i ain’t complaining.

You're lucky! As a taxes paid employee, we don't get bonuses EVER. We negotiate raises for each of the three years of our contract, and this year we're negotiating again for the next three years (2020-2022). For this contract, we got a 2% raise for the first year (2017), and a 1.5% raise for both 2018 and 2019. Not a lot, but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

bk · « **Reply #53 on:** January 22, 2019, 01:49:46 PM »

There was no question they'd ignore The Mule - they don't like Clint anymore, and yet at eighty-eight he made one of the best films of 2019. Ageism lives in Hollywood CA.

bk · « **Reply #54 on:** January 22, 2019, 01:50:06 PM »

Did some errands and am back and relaxing until dinner.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #55 on:** January 22, 2019, 02:15:28 PM »

And I am back as well.

My brother was pulling into his driveway when I went out to try to start the car....which didn't.....so I walked down and asked him if he had a charger. He said he could use his cables and jump start my car.....which we did.

While it was running, I called Goodyear/CarX and told them I was bringing my car in - sorry I couldn't call for an appointment....he said no problem bring it in.

I did so - nice new InterState battery with a 24 month replacement guarantee and an additional pro rated 5 year performance guarantee....also needed a gasket and a thermostat......total $300....so I am feeling very poor this afternoon.

But I have a furnace AND a car.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #56 on:** January 22, 2019, 02:18:55 PM »

I thought the Capitol yellow/orange label was very nice....and of course The Beatles AND The Beach Boys recorded for them....

The Laurie label - black and red - and the Buena Vista labels were also very attractive.

BUT my favorite was ABC-Paramount.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #57 on:** January 22, 2019, 02:19:36 PM »

The Kids Are Alright is on tonight if you haven't seen it yet.....my favorite new series.

George · « **Reply #58 on:** January 22, 2019, 02:26:13 PM »

Quote from: Druxy on January 22, 2019, 12:01:36 PM

T.O.D.

Never paid attention to the record labels. Just bought the records I wanted.

Ditto.

Growing up, I didn't know from record labels.

George · « **Reply #59 on:** January 22, 2019, 02:26:21 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on January 22, 2019, 10:24:18 AM

Kaye Ballard has died. I adored her. I've known her since 1985 or so.

Oh, no.

News:

Author Topic: SHE'S BAAAAAAAAAACK! (Read 5210 times)