Another get to know each other post...

I know Roxy- used to love doing all of that.Then I hit 37 years old, went to the Doctor and I had been pounding myself so much that I wore down some joints, got arthritis- and the end of that!!

The doc said I can only do walking or any exercise in the water such is life :lol:

Thanks guys..I can't wait for Boston either..Pray that I stay healthy for it.

Debtcruncher, thank you. I can't even tell you how I hate my job. I deal directly with over 250 people, and I spread myself thin. The union workers make up to $30 an hour and work 60 hr weeks most of the time. But they never have enough money, and they are always getting garnished or disciplined for something. It IS always my fault. Just like the company standards seem to be my fault. I can't even tell you how many people have threatened to grieve me. I honestly hate my job. It makes me miserable. I have my BS in philosophy, and there isn't much else I can do that pays this well.

Fins, I am certainly not a runner, but my best friend is . He is like you in that he trains religiosly. It is more than a passion with him. He actually just got back from a 20 mile training run. He does the NYC marathon in November, then in January he does the marathon at Disney World.l He also races every weekend,
Me , I get tired just from thinking about it,

I bet on your end, when they get garnished, they want to argue with you about why it's so much. And you don't have the answer because you're just going by a court order, which probably makes them fume. I guess you just get people who are mad in general over something, and you're the only person they can vent at because the CEO doesn't take phone calls...s

And of course the fact that I'm not union doesn't help! And their direct sup isn't to blame, because he said it's MY fault!

For some reason they think I can just lose their paperwork, or I can pay them FMLA for 15 weeks.

Fins, As a supervisor of 22 staff, I sympathize. I wish just once someone would take responsibility for their actions and understand there are rules, laws and policies that have to be followed and I did not have a hand in making them nor do I make them up as I go along just to piss them off or screw them.

OH sure fins....just make it happen!!

15k, that is great! I tried to run but just didnt work out...I played volleyball in college so I stuck with it. Now me and my daughter both play...we are both 5'3 but can reach almost 6 inches above the net.

THANK YOU! These rules have been there long before me, they will still be there when the next fool comes along to do my job.

well Volley, maybe we should start calling you stretch. Do you play on a team with your daughter

Oh no...I play on adult rec league for fun. She plays competitive high school and year round national level. She tried beach vball over the summer too and really liked it.

I played volleyball in high school freshman year, but it interfered with cross country. I'm only 5'1, so I can't quite stretch like that!

My daughter is 5'3, the the next "shortest" girl is 5'11.

girls are so tall these days! I swear, when I was in school I was average height.

There is a 14 yr old who is 6'3...clumsy as all heck but she can block a volleyball!

That is nuts!! My 8-yr-old boy is 5'0. He's gonna be huge!

wow- 5 foot 8yr old? Yea, hes gonna sprout!

yeah, my husband is 6'5. Andrew is a little bit chubby, but I know that weight will come off. I was chubby when I was 8, and I'm petite now.

I am a licensed Optician and have been in the Optical business for 35 years. I have been in management for about 20. I have worked as an optician, an optometric assistant, I have also worked and managed a large lab that actually makes the lenses, etc. I currently manage a large retail optical store.

I am a manager at a debt collection company.

I missed the whole athletic talk when I posted without reading the whole thread!! I used to be quite athletic, snow ski, raquet ball, tennis, running, bowling,skating, played baketball all through high on a girls state team....then in my early 30's I blew my knee falling down a snow run up in Wisconsin...after 2 years of rehab...I blew the same knee in raquet ball...dr. sid no more or I'd have to have the knee replaced...so now I can walk, swim and that's about it....:(...but it was a blast! Nothing like racing down a hill with the wind in your face...

Wow Morning...very athletic indeed!!!

I tried snowboarding for the first time up the hill in Lake Tahoe and wow, that was cool!

I tried to ski in my college days. Spent most of my time on my a$$..decided I could be in the bar on my a$$ and be warm and dry. I did dance and gymnastics and we waterski.

There you are Rox!!! :)

"Bar Sports" are definitely a lot more fun!!

I have played many in my day....Now I am way to old. :wink: Been really busy today. I baby sat for a 4 month old. Forgot what it was like. I am to old for that too. Love her to death but was so very happy when mom came. NOw I am waiting to go pick my child up at school...they went on a trip today.

This late at night?? Where did they go?

They went to an amusement park several hours away. It is a reward for scoring high on their state academic testing. My friends husband..who is their ball coach and scout master went with them or he would not have gone. They are supposed to be back at midnight. It is 11:25 here. I will leave in a few min.

AHhh ok. Well,he'll be nice and tired when he gets home! Hope they had a good time!

With my luck he slept on the bus and will be wide awake. I am sure they did. Their chaparone is quite the kid himself and loves the rides.

LOL!! Sounds like me at Disneyland...watch out kids, dont get in my way to the rides!!! :P

I will ride the rides at disney world ..all but space mountain.

I love Space Mountain, but you know me, I love everything at Disney. I will be there in 81 days. I cant wait.I look forward to my Disney trip every year

I havent been to Disney World, but we head down to D-Land often...they revamped the Space Mountain here and OMG....WOW!!!

It really is a favorite of mine. Disney World is just so much fun. I have been going every year for 12 years and I can never get enough of it.

One of these days I will get over to D-World! D-Land is only a 6 hour drive to LA, so we go for a few days and also visit family.

You have to go. All of Disneyland can fit into the parking lot of the Magic Kingdom In Florida. Just a bit of info. NYC is 24 square miles, and Disney World is 48 square miles. Twice the size of NYC.It is huge

OMG!! Thanks for that trivia!! Wow-we walked from Time Square Hilton to Central Park and we were bushed!

I looked at the map and yea, we would need a rental car or just take the shuttles, etc. around.

Where do you like to stay at down there? I know they have lots of options.

You dont need a car at Disney World, They have buses at every resort to take you back and forth to every place and they run constantly. We never have a car there . It is much easier to use Disney transportation. And its free

Oh my! What a bunch of interesting jobs! Man. I feel soooooooo boring now. Well, I did to begin with, so thanks for rubbing it in! :wink: Now I know if I have collection questions to go to FYI, if I have any human resource/garnishment questions to go to Fins, if I have any questions AT ALL, to go to debtcruncher, if I have any medical questions, to go to Pyb, if I have any snowblower/lawnmower questions, to go to puddle, if I have any questions regarding my eyeballs, to go to morningstarr, and if I decide to admit I have a substance abuse problem, to go to bossy and eleroo! Good to know! :wink: Wonderful jobs everyone has. Well, except granny. She needs a job. We'll try to help you there, granny! I work for a very cool guy who owns his own business. He's young, good looking, and cusses like a friggin sailor! Damn! It's cool though. We have guys that travel all over the United States, so I get to deal with them a lot. I love it. They are such fun! They all cuss like sailors! I do a bit of EVERYTHING since the office is small. But it's pretty cool because we can be very casual, I can feel free to use the "F" word freely, as I so love to do, the boss goes out of town a lot so I can get on here and post. There's good things and bad things about working for a small office. I think everyone knows that. But otherwise, it's much better than past jobs I've had. One at a school where I had to dress up every day and be "nice". Killed me! One at a very large lab which was pretty damn gross since we all know what kind of "specimens" are in a lab. Yuck! One at an engineering company that I did love but they sold to another company. Okay. I've rambled. . . . .

I thought Granny got a job? What happened? Oh no :(

granny said she needs a job. Got any room in the brothel??????

Kash, we also go to disney every Feb, first weekend for about 8 years now. My daughter competes in dance there over at Indiana Jones and Wide World of Sports. She's danced at disney for 3 summers and loves it!
Isn't it Magical?? Years ago i feel in love with Goofy there!
:D
Ang

Cannr And Granny, Yes there is room in the brothel. Granny you are hired.
Ang, Disney is a very magical place. I look forward to that trip all year

Mind if i ask when u go? Is it same time each year? We're always there the first weekend in Feb, ususally Superbowl weekend. Usually leave on the Thursday and return the following Thursday.
I NEVER get tired of Disney, each time is as magical as the first!
:D
Ang

Oh btw one year my daughter met Paul McCartney there!! :shock: He gave her his hotel key with his name on it and told her to get something for herself on him! She didn't even know who he was! But one of the moms told her to take a pic with him and she did with her camera phone!
Lucky girl! Of course i had decided to go to Universal that day and wasn't with her.... :(
Ang
P.S. She didn't charge anything to him but we still have the credit card looking key and the pic framed in the music room! :shock:

we used to go in Feb, But now it is every January.Usually the first or second week. The person I go with runs in the marathon there , so we plan our vacation around that.

I think that's the best time to go! Not too hot and not as many people!
We'll be there this year again! I thought when she graduated from dance that it would be over but she continues to dance and loves it! It's weird too cuz she's SO shy, i'm amazed how she gets up in front of 10's of thousands of people and preforms!
Have a great trip!
Ang

We used to go every year in Februray becuase that was the slowest month. I can remember when they had coupon books for rides. I think my mom has some of those books somewhere.

There were 4 of us that used to hang out together...we all got divorced about the same time...we also all turned 40 within a month of each other and 1 of the girls in the group..her mom lived in Orlando...so went went down and celebrated our 40th birthday with a 5 day trip to Disney World...that was the first time I had gone and we had a blast!!!

I know I'm late in this but....i work at a bank opening new accounts. COnsumer and Business, but I specialize in business accounts. I also do equity lending and business lending. Oh...and credit cards. That's the part I hate. I have to ask everyone who opens a new account if they want to apply for a credit card. And I really don't like it when they are students that I KNOW will just piss the money away with no idea how to properly use credit. I've been in banking for 6 years. Started at the bank I'm with in 2001, worked for a different bank for 2 years, and came back to my original bank a year ago. Grass is always greener doesn't mean it's better. Maybe there's really a big stinky septic tank under that grass! That's how it was in my case. :lol:

Okay, now I know I can ask volley and swedish any banking questions! :wink: A few years ago, I worked for a television station. Now, that was an AWESOME job. Loved every minute of it.