Tallywacker Tuesday

[bibliothecary]

Jun 16, 2015 11:52:06 GMT -5 bibliothecary said:

Hey. Newspaper. When I call you and let you know when the thing is happening and then call you again. And again. Do NOT be surprised that the thing is happening at that time. It is not my fucking job to take the picture for you and write a blurb. I DO NOT WORK FOR YOU.


I need some goddamn wine.

I'M GODDAMN MAGIC. I got back to my desk and there was wine. Club W delivered while I was taking pictures. Fuck YES. 

[lostineden]

*POOF*

[fuzzylogic]

Fucking parents who won't pay for their fucking band kids' trips. I owe $12,000 to the trip company and am short $4,000. The school won't write a check until I have enough money in my "account" (it's all one big account with earmarked activity accounts.). I don't know what to do. The trip company is going to penalize me for not paying on time on June 30th. Our fundraiser won't be over by then, and frankly, that $4K should be spent on, you know, MUSIC and SUPPLIES and SHIT that we need, not some person who agreed to something they refuse to pay for or can't afford.

They have had since February to come up with the money. The kids could fucking mow lawns and make their money in a couple of weeks. But they won't lift a finger or do anything.

AGGGHHHHH.

[mosy]

My kid is being a twatwaffle by refusing to nap. Usually I can put him in his stroller in the office and push him back and forth for a few minutes, and he'll sleep in there for ~2 hours. Today he screamed for 20 minutes in the stroller, fell asleep on my shoulder, but woke himself up and screamed again when I tried to put him down. I carried him around again for 20 minutes, then tried the stroller again but he clung to me like a monkey and I could feel the crying start as I made a move to peel him off me.

So now he's sitting on the floor playing with toys, and I'm good with that as long as he doesn't start trying to go through my desk drawers and destroy shit, per usual.

[onyx]

tallywacker sounds dirty.

[squeakyduck]

Jun 16, 2015 13:50:16 GMT -5 fuzzylogic said:

Fucking parents who won't pay for their fucking band kids' trips. I owe $12,000 to the trip company and am short $4,000. The school won't write a check until I have enough money in my "account" (it's all one big account with earmarked activity accounts.). I don't know what to do. The trip company is going to penalize me for not paying on time on June 30th. Our fundraiser won't be over by then, and frankly, that $4K should be spent on, you know, MUSIC and SUPPLIES and SHIT that we need, not some person who agreed to something they refuse to pay for or can't afford.

They have had since February to come up with the money. The kids could fucking mow lawns and make their money in a couple of weeks. But they won't lift a finger or do anything.

AGGGHHHHH.

Can you threaten to bump the kid from the trip?

[Sparkly]

Jun 16, 2015 10:00:13 GMT -5 bluebird44 said:

Jun 16, 2015 9:58:17 GMT -5 risscaboobs said:

God damn... You are not having a good week.

How is it only Tuesday? :sobs:

How IS it only Tuesday?!

[fuzzylogic]

Jun 16, 2015 13:59:21 GMT -5 squeakyduck said:

Jun 16, 2015 13:50:16 GMT -5 fuzzylogic said:

Fucking parents who won't pay for their fucking band kids' trips. I owe $12,000 to the trip company and am short $4,000. The school won't write a check until I have enough money in my "account" (it's all one big account with earmarked activity accounts.). I don't know what to do. The trip company is going to penalize me for not paying on time on June 30th. Our fundraiser won't be over by then, and frankly, that $4K should be spent on, you know, MUSIC and SUPPLIES and SHIT that we need, not some person who agreed to something they refuse to pay for or can't afford.

They have had since February to come up with the money. The kids could fucking mow lawns and make their money in a couple of weeks. But they won't lift a finger or do anything.

AGGGHHHHH.

Can you threaten to bump the kid from the trip?

The trip already happened! We decided to go kind of late in the year, so the company gave me the option of paying in full after the trip. Now it's summer break and I can't get anyone to pay, even though the deadline was in May. I am fucking done. No trips again. Not for a long time.

[jumpingpuddles]

Jun 16, 2015 14:20:02 GMT -5 fuzzylogic said:

Jun 16, 2015 13:59:21 GMT -5 squeakyduck said:

Can you threaten to bump the kid from the trip?

The trip already happened! We decided to go kind of late in the year, so the company gave me the option of paying in full after the trip. Now it's summer break and I can't get anyone to pay, even though the deadline was in May. I am fucking done. No trips again. Not for a long time.

If these aren't seniors, I'd be telling them that they will not be going on any trips the following year if they don't pay up. Seniors, though, you might be SOL which sucks. Sorry.

[ugotstarbucked]

Jun 16, 2015 14:48:14 GMT -5 b said:

My new neighbors behind us are tallywackers.

At least once a week, they leave their black lab pup (I assume he's a pup) out all day while they're at work. He barks and cries all day.

Today, when I let out my own dog who urgently needed to use the restroom, their lab, who is on a chain, JUMPED THE FENCE. He is in our back yard. Now my dog wants out again but is scared of the dog and the chain is flimsy and only staked down - it would not take much to pull himself free. Properly restrain your dog, yo.

That's not cool. I'd consider calling Animal Control since there is an animal in your yard who poses a danger to himself (could choke on the chain) as well as to others (yourself and your dog). 

[risscaboobs]

Jun 16, 2015 14:00:30 GMT -5 @aliam20 said:

onyx, I'm liking it. Nice change from the usual twatwaffle

I am glad you approve!

[squeakyduck]

Jun 16, 2015 15:08:49 GMT -5 jumpingpuddles said:

Jun 16, 2015 14:20:02 GMT -5 fuzzylogic said:

The trip already happened! We decided to go kind of late in the year, so the company gave me the option of paying in full after the trip. Now it's summer break and I can't get anyone to bpay, even though the deadline was in May. I am fucking done. No trips again. Not for a long time.

If these aren't seniors, I'd be telling them that they will not be going on any trips the following year if they don't pay up. Seniors, though, you might be SOL which sucks. Sorry.

If they're seniors and graduation hasn't happened yet, you threaten them with not getting to walk. At my HS, they wouldn't let you walk if you had so much a a $0.05 library fine.

[fuzzylogic]

Jun 16, 2015 16:23:48 GMT -5 squeakyduck said:

Jun 16, 2015 15:08:49 GMT -5 jumpingpuddles said:

If these aren't seniors, I'd be telling them that they will not be going on any trips the following year if they don't pay up. Seniors, though, you might be SOL which sucks. Sorry.

If they're seniors and graduation hasn't happened yet, you threaten them with not getting to walk. At my HS, they wouldn't let you walk if you had so much a a $0.05 library fine.

They've walked. Most of the seniors are good. I'm in communication with one senior mom atm who tried to pay but the school isn't open on Fridays. The others will have financial obligations and won't be able to pick up books or schedules for next year until they pay up.

[Deleted]

Jun 16, 2015 10:33:18 GMT -5 sunfrogger88 said:

mynameiscarrie she must be distantly related to my SIL. All of a sudden she got very distant because she always asks my H (her brother) for advice and then she never takes it. She was "tired" of "feeling like she was disappointing everyone by doing what she wanted and not taking their advice". So she just decided to cut everyone out.

No, it's just hard to listen to you bitch about not having money when you've made no changes! Very similar to your rant. I just wanted to share you're not alone


Eta: just realized risscaboobs also said something similar. Isn't it crazy though how people can be?

Add my sister to this group. Complains all the time, but any advice you try to give she has some sort of excuse as to why she cannot do this or that. So frustrating. I just try to be a good listener as that seems to be what she wants vs actual help with her situation.