UO Thursday (and randoms)

[thelittleredm]

Because we haven't done it in awhile.

UO: If you have opening duties for a store, be there in time to get it finished BEFORE YOU OPEN.

Or maybe that's just a UO here.

[ellabee]

I agree with that thelittleredm. The hours you advertise you're open for should reflect when you're able to actually conduct business for a customer.

PS. send more pics of thelittleredpup plz and thx

[thelittleredm]

Per orders from ellabee.
Last night she wanted cuddles.

[heybulldog56]

thelittleredm, stop it. Stop with that cuteness. I told dh last night that I wanted a puppy. I told him one of my internet friend's got one. His response: your internet friends are a bad influence. Eff you, H!

[meeggaannw]

Re uo:
I agree but I will say sometimes expectations are set at a corporate level that are not possible given the time allowed to open. Or you have a lazy closer the night before and you end up using your opening time to clean up their mess and finish their tasks.

[meeggaannw]

Also I love that puppy!! Do you have a name yet?!

[peaseblossom55]

thelittleredm,so cute!

I am so dizzy today it's annoying. I wish I knew why, I hope my blood work comes back from my physical soon and gives me some answers. I just want to lie down.

[rinny]

thelittleredm, I diiiiiiieeeeeee at the cuteness!


I'll have to think of a UO and come back. I hope everyone's been doing okay, sorry I have been kind of away. Things with L have been stressing me out - mostly daycare. He's not eating much while he is there and it is the worst. He's still a super happy baby, and I know I should focus on that, but it is seriously so much anxiety when they don't eat.

[thelittleredm]

heybulldog56, Hahahahahaha! That's fantastic XD

meeggaannw, Oh, I'm talking about one of my coworkers who opens twice a week. She also closes the day before she opens. She rarely comes in sooner than 10 or 15 minutes before opening and never has things ready by the time I'm done with my morning routine. It's beyond frustrating because sometimes she only gets here a few minutes before opening and I have to try and do her job after mine to get things going.

Also, yes on a name! Her name is Cinnabun.

[lakegirl]

I enjoy the Shore but mostly because of grandparent time, someone else cooking, and not paying the AC bill but...

I really hate summer.

At least in my current location. It's hot and humid here. Summer in upstate NY is perfect and I miss it.

[heybulldog56]

Aside from ellabee, anyone else following along with the shit show that is the State of the Forum thread?

[thelittleredm]

heybulldog56, Kind of. It goes too quickly for me to do much following but I try to read the last two pages every couple hours.

[lakegirl]

May 18, 2017 10:45:42 GMT -5 heybulldog56 said:

Aside from ellabee, anyone else following along with the shit show that is the State of the Forum thread?

I lurked in and out but there's so much going on. Any crazy updates? I'm at the inlaws and don't want to be to anti-social with the phone.

[heybulldog56]

thelittleredm , I just want to know if everyone's aware of the general conversation (it's a shit ton to get through... I was up until 11:30 last night playing catch up). If something does go down, I want to make sure we aren't caught off guard. Basically, just want to see how everyone feels about what is being discussed (jumping ship to a brand-spanking new site VS joining an already existing community such as Scary Mommy VS sticking around here and accepting that TCF is not, nor ever will be, what it set out to be). I want to be able to speak out on our BMB's behalf if necessary.

ETA: added tag for you, lakegirl .

[lakegirl]

I was recent till yesterday evening. At that point I thought things were calming down and most posters were adopting a chill out and see in x amount of time stance. I didn't realize it was still going today. Yeesh.

I don't care that tcf isn't what they planned. The loss of posters is a concern. I like what we have but will probably go where ever the bulk of the posters end up. I am following the emergency Instagram account (there went family) in case they pull the plug on the site with no warning.

I don't want to lose my internet friends!

ETA: heybulldog56 and thelittleredm

[heybulldog56]

lakegirl, I feel the exact same way. I need to start following the Instagram account JIC.

[ellabee]

May 18, 2017 11:13:17 GMT -5 lakegirl said:

I don't care that tcf isn't what they planned. The loss of posters is a concern. I like what we have but will probably go where ever the bulk of the posters end up. I am following the emergency Instagram account (there went family) in case they pull the plug on the site with no warning.

I don't want to lose my internet friends!

Ditto. 

[rinny]

This is also me.

[thelittleredm]

May 18, 2017 11:39:08 GMT -5 ellabee said:

May 18, 2017 11:13:17 GMT -5 lakegirl said:

I don't care that tcf isn't what they planned. The loss of posters is a concern. I like what we have but will probably go where ever the bulk of the posters end up. I am following the emergency Instagram account (there went family) in case they pull the plug on the site with no warning.

I don't want to lose my internet friends!

Ditto. 

+3

[heybulldog56]

carrots, people are pretty serious about it. I mean, maybe this will all blow over, but as of right now, it seems like people are pissed with the lack of transparency and honest communication.

[ellabee]

May 18, 2017 12:33:24 GMT -5 carrots said:

 DS's BMB is slowing down and it's making me sad to lose touch with people who were a part of such a special time in my life and helped me out with so many aspects of parenting.

My Mar'14 bmb died and it still makes me a little sad. 

[ambiguousmango]

Sorry everyone it has been a shit show at work (I left four hours after I was supposed to yesterday) and life has been nuts. I am trying to get cought up.

+ Whatever to wanting to know what is up with TCF if people jump ship I want to know. I know I haven't been able to post as much as I would like but I check in every day.

[lakegirl]

Dude. It's getting real. I can't keep up with that thread.

[rinny]

Ya, it's cray.

[ambiguousmango]

May 18, 2017 13:35:57 GMT -5 lakegirl said:

Dude. It's getting real. I can't keep up with that thread.

omg guys there is so much in that thread and I don't know if I will ever catch up. Can anyone give a cliff notes version?

[thelittleredm]

I think we should start a thread specifically for posting cliffnotes. I swear, I finish a page and all of a sudden there are 3 more. Ughhh

[lakegirl]

Looks like Scary Mommy is getting a lot of votes.

[ambiguousmango]

From what I just gathered; admins won't be responding/are too busy/don't care. People are registering at scary mommy but are not deleting yet. Parenting has reached out to scary mommy about the community migrating and if they can accommodate us and add an IF and loss board. Parenting is discussing definitive plans on Saturday.

[meeggaannw]

Woah, just started following the Instagram. I don't want to move but I don't want to lose y'all!

[lakegirl]

May 18, 2017 13:54:38 GMT -5 meeggaannw said:

Woah, just started following the Instagram. I don't want to move but I don't want to lose y'all!

+1 I lurk some of the parenting threads hardcore. I need the politics thread.

Also lakegirl is already taken at scary mommy. *cries* I wanted to avoid numbers. Maybe lakelady? Lakecrew? HALP.