graciebaby

I didn't mean to piss on your parade, to use the favorite expression at my new job. Holiday lights are pure crap for quality. But for $2 per string of 100 at Target, I am OK with replacing half each year. This year I spent about $35 on new lights because we're in a new house with new places to light.

When I did the Aquarium's holidaay displays, we chucked em all each year because new lights are cheaper than the payroll time to coil them up neatly or untangle them next year. Plus, if a string croaked during a catered holiday party (one of the aquarium's main revenue sources is renting itself out for evening parties), the customers would be ticked.

I used to get a kick out of the fact that it was all the Jews at the aquarium who had to stay late to put up & decorate the Christmas tree. One year it really was just six Jews working to eight at night, and we were all six of the Jews in a staff of 100 employees.

Two of us were the members of the Exhibits Dept who don't work a 6AM-3PM shift, two were artsy people who love to decorate anything and everything, one was the type who just pitches in whenever anyone has to work late, and one was a friend of one of the artsies. We decorated the tree in all white lights and silver sea turtles.

It sounds like your holiday lights might be the reason to buy rechargeable batteries finally. Rechargeables don't last quite as long, so you'll get to hear drunken santa more often

Still beyond the amount I'm willing to pay. They were a pair of faucets I picked up on clearance to replace the contractor standard pair inthe bedreom area.

Employment rocks!


And thanks for not finding my comment creepy in the SGMC group.

UPCOMING EVENT: Yuletime Party

WHEN: Saturday Dec 17 @ 8:00 pm
WHERE: Jerawyn's House

Hey, it's time for friends and fun and Wassail too! Bring a something to share (snack, booze, whatever) and i'll take care of the rest. We can even watch Young Ones and Bottom, if you care to. If nothing else, we'll be having blast together.

Contact me thru my profile for driving instuctions and my address. Goto the event tab in SGOC or SGLA

thank you for the kind words about my poem,
sounds like you had a perfect turkey day

be well

PS - black padded-collar Red Wing 607 work boots are exellent on concrete floors and hold up to abuse for years.

I hope the first days on the job were 'rewarding'.

I hate dress codes too, but who would have thunk it.

Home depot...my playground. I've directed folks looking for things there as well. I can tell you, row by row, back, main and friont section.

it's scary really. but we've restored 3 '40's era homes. so we've spent many a day and night there.

I'll be a plumbing spcialist, helping customers with their kitchen bath stuff, when they aren't designing entire kitchens etc.. sorta qualifying customers to keep the designers free for the major projects.

I hope it didn't sound like I'm making the mister out as a baffon. in reality, he's the better parent. She's just used to me and I doubt he's even aware of all the minutia in the day to day.

good luck with the job. I do hear mostly good stuff as far as how Home Depot trreats the employees.

we'll see.

I didn't mean at all that I thought you disresppected your hubby's parenting contributions. Actually, I meant that I've been learning how much there is to do, day-in and day-out, myself.

wow!
sounds like my idea of a near perfect day. I'm so happy for you.

I agree. That's how to celebrate an anniversary!

I'd have to go with Stiles on this one with reference to Magnuson-Moss warranty act.

And the burden of proof is on them, BTW.

I think it is a crock of shit either way, since even HD doesn't require you to use them for maintenance.

Hey, is the truck a Black 2003 4WD??

I think I saw it in the 'trader....

You 3 all look so damn cute on the bikes! that shirt kicks mucho ass!

wow! prego chicks are TOTALLY for me. dunno what it is. i don't even want children of my own, but mommies are way hot! thanks for sharing!