GAAAAAHHHHHH Mk.VI: The Return of the Son of the 50ft GAAAH that struck back!

[The Bullet]

Went into the office today, spent an hour in traffic due to roadworks.
After being in the office for some time I received a message that the meeting I had come for will be cancelled.
WTF!
This person knew that I would come in just for that meeting, and just asked to shift to tomorrow!
He also knew since last week that he would not make it in today.
Why didn´t he tell me last week?
could have saved two hours driving time.

[Hez]

Why didn´t he tell me last week?
could have saved two hours driving time.

Silly question, he is obviously the most important person in the universe.

[von Corax]

Coworkers who can't follow simple instructions. "Scan it and put it over here; I'll put it over there when I get back." So of course he put it over there without scanning it. It isn't the end of the world; when it gets to its destination it will still end up in the right location in the system, but in the meantime QA is having kittens because it wasn't scanned at the right time and I have to stonewall because it's well buried and I don't want to spend the time to fix what ultimately is a trivial mistake. (Actually it isn't one item, it's 13 of the bloody things.)

[The Bullet]

I know that feeling.

Some folks should just do their job.

Old but true joke:
How about you starting to work here?

I have been in this company for more than 5 years!!!

Yes, but how about starting to actually WORK?

[Xenos]

It has been over 36 hours since anyone has heard from my Filipino girlfriend who was in the path of the Typhoon that just hit, including my metamour in Manila. Her last social media post was over 32 hours ago.

I'm trying not to worst case it here, but she's also been dealing with earthquakes in that area for the past month, and things just aren't... They're not great.

I'm freaking the f^*# out over here. My anxiety is through the roof. I'm... I'm just really concerned.

[J. Wilhelm]

It has been over 36 hours since anyone has heard from my Filipino girlfriend who was in the path of the Typhoon that just hit, including my metamour in Manila. Her last social media post was over 32 hours ago.

I'm trying not to worst case it here, but she's also been dealing with earthquakes in that area for the past month, and things just aren't... They're not great.

I'm freaking the f^*# out over here. My anxiety is through the roof. I'm... I'm just really concerned.

Did you ever hear from her?

[Hez]

Yes, I've been hoping that it was just a case of services were out.  Is she OK?

[Xenos]

Sorry for the delayed response, she checked in as of a couple days ago when emergency services got things set back up (mostly cell services). From what little news she's able to send us, her area was really hard hit, and it's going to be a while before she has any reliable power again.

She is okay and her family is okay, but her municipality is struggling. Couple that with still having earthquake aftershocks and it's been a very, very stressful time. @.@

We're set up now to where she's got a direct line to either me or one of her other partners to keep us informed though.

I just really really worry a lot now, especially since apparently right after that typhoon hit, a *SECOND* one hit just a couple of days later.

And I can't do anything but sit on my hands and wait. (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

[von Corax]

Good news indeed, Xenos.

[Hez]

Nothing is harder than enforced inaction.

[Xenos]

So everything's calmed down a bit, and all appears to be well for now, apart from the occasional aftershock still rocking their municipality every once in a while... @.@ So apart from ya know, living in constant daily fear that another aftershock will hit, we're doing pretty okay.

I guess today's the perfect day to post that? Being thankful and all? Still a bit of a gah, but like... eh?

More of an immediate issue is my kid is dating a guy who's dad's got a Totenkopf tat on his wrist. So that's a thing. And my kid, being ya know, 17, not really much I can say about it, cause when I did, I got the whole spiel of how I've done nothing but ruin their life, I'm the worst, blah blah blah, love of their life, I don't understand them, yada yada...

But we're talking a @#$^ing NAZI tattoo.

Oh well. So it goes. Parents jobs aren't to tell their kids who they are, but to give them tools to make fool of themselves all on their own.

[Sir Henry]

... and to help them up back on their feet again afterwards without an 'I told you so'.

I hope they see the problem sooner rather than later.

[Xenos]

... and to help them up back on their feet again afterwards without an 'I told you so'.

I hope they see the problem sooner rather than later.

Oh, 100%. Gonna do that Prodigal Son Returns thang, water under the bridge, all that. Won't act like it never happened, because this is a teachable moment-"This is why we don't keep stock with White Supremacists. We're freakin' INDIGENOUS for cryin' out loud!" among other things.

But for now I get to deal with my kid essentially disowning me in all but word because of it. I knew their History Teacher giving them some Ayn Rand books was a bad idea... (She says, herself having been neck deep in Randian philosophy back in high school herself  Luckily, I grew up...)

[rovingjack]

found out one of my favorite YouTube diy engineer/scientists ended himself recently,around the 1 year anniversary of my best friends ending himself.
and one of 2 remaining friends I talk/text with sent a thanksgiving message "may you feel greatful for what you have, knowing it will all be dust someday, fare thee well" and the other friend ghosted me for the last 3 months.

I think I need different friends.