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      oknow
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      Just work stuff. My life would be less stressful if people followed processes and behaved with some agency.

      Another team needed something to happen like YESTERDAY several weeks ago and needed my input. So I do my thing and tell them. Crickets for weeks. Reader, they’re still chasing their tales on this and acting confused about something very simple.

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        GF
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        My favorite part of the holiday season is compulsively checking my e-mail and watching the expected arrival date of the gifts I bought creep ever closer to being late.

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        • tsarT
          tsar @GF
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          @GF said in RL Peeves:

          My favorite part of the holiday season is compulsively checking my e-mail and watching the expected arrival date of the gifts I bought creep ever closer to being late.

          Lmao I was doing that this morning

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          • juniperskyJ
            junipersky Administrators
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            I have this working theory that to get good automotive service, The lobby of the automotive place must be dirty, oily, and smell like tires. It is the cost to pay in order for service with integrity.

            I’m at the point in my life where if the lobby looks like it has been cleaned recently beyond a sweep then I know to leave because I will be cheated.

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              Luna @junipersky
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              @junipersky Not a bad rule come to think of it. I know how to fix cars and I use it as my secret weapon when I need to. I’ve only had to use it once though so that’s good.

              Understandable, have a nice day.

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              • tsarT
                tsar
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                When I had more energy I would aggressively mechanic shop to find someone who wouldn’t rip me off. Exhausting.

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                  GF @junipersky
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                  @junipersky said in RL Peeves:

                  I have this working theory that to get good automotive service, The lobby of the automotive place must be dirty, oily, and smell like tires. It is the cost to pay in order for service with integrity.

                  I’m at the point in my life where if the lobby looks like it has been cleaned recently beyond a sweep then I know to leave because I will be cheated.

                  Believe this or not, I have a similar theory about nursing facilities. The cleaner a place is, the shittier the care provided.

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                  • LunaL
                    Luna @tsar
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                    @tsar said in RL Peeves:

                    When I had more energy I would aggressively mechanic shop to find someone who wouldn’t rip me off. Exhausting.

                    I always start with ASE certified. That’s at least a starting point. Even a place where my parents knew the owner well tried to fuck me over.

                    Long story short, I’m standing there arguing with a service manager about my car being messed up after an oil change when my parents pull up. Right after them, the owner shows up (absolute coincidence). Manager starts explaining his side to my dad (remember, I’m clearly an idiot wahmen who knows not about car stuff), but his face entirely changed when the owner greets my parents by name.

                    I never saw him again. I wasn’t a bitch, I didn’t even come in hot. All that happened was the transmission wire got knocked loose during the oil change. Literally no big deal. Took longer to argue with me and tell me that nothing was wrong than to put it on the lift and fix the problem.

                    It’s not will there ever be an issue. It’s all in how the issue is handled.

                    Understandable, have a nice day.

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                      tsar @Luna
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                      @Luna I remember being in my early twenties (100 years ago) and being quoted some crazy price to get my back brake pads or something changed. Like, IDK, a $1,000 maybe? I thought this was unusually high.

                      I took the car to three more places until I got to someone who looked shocked at the price and told me something more reasonable. And they stayed my mechanic for a long time. But it was a PITA.

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                      • LunaL
                        Luna @tsar
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                        @tsar It’s so stupid that there isn’t any form of reference for basic costs. It’s the mystery of it all. And then they have you, like you’re already there and you don’t know if it’s a good or bad cost. I mean, I do, I generally know roughly how long something should take, roughly the cost of the parts, and how complex it is to get to. (Like the throttle body on my Jeep isn’t on top but is buried for god knows what reason, making a simple job more complicated)

                        But even a ‘good’ shop can totally screw you up.

                        I’m sick of mystery prices, and they’re everywhere. From car repairs to dentistry. As mad as mystery price repairs make me, mystery price medical enrages me.

                        Understandable, have a nice day.

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                        • tsarT
                          tsar @Luna
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                          @Luna While Google probably shouldn’t be used to diagnose your health issues, I’ve definitely spent a lot of time on car forums so that I could get a general idea of issues before I go in. I’m probably fairly obnoxious for anyone to deal with, lol.

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                          • juniperskyJ
                            junipersky Administrators
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                            When I have to go somewhere new after they quote me I always say, “Ok, let me go call my <insert male relative, sometimes dad, sometimes brother in law> before we decide anything.”

                            Strangely they don’t argue with me when I come back and say “no, no, no” down their list of “suggestions”.

                            Then I don’t go back ever again.

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                              Testament @tsar
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                              @tsar It’s always cancer. Or a tumor. Or a tumor and cancer.

                              I don't know what I'm doing. Poke at Seven Nations sevennations.aresmush.com port 2021

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                                Sammich @Testament
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                                @Testament it's not a tumor

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                                • tsarT
                                  tsar
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                                  I want to go home.

                                  But it’s not time yet.

                                  Sob

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                                    Aria
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                                    Some jackass decided to give me a respiratory virus as my Christmas present this year.

                                    It was a thoughtful followup to getting diagnosed with asthma this summer.

                                    breathe

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                                      RightMeow
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                                      RL self peeve —

                                      I have all the wrapping paper and the gifts. I have had it for at least a week. I have not wrapped anything. I know, first world problem, but ADHD problem too. I WANT to, I just keep getting distracted because I really don’t WANT to.

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                                        IoleRae @RightMeow
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                                        @RightMeow

                                        Don’t worry!!! Executive brain function will kick back in once you get to critical levels of procrastination and it moves from distantly important to Important Right Now. You might only have five minutes to get it done when that happens, but…

                                        (You have my sympathy.)

                                        the entity previously known as Sunny

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                                        • LunaL
                                          Luna @Aria
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                                          @Aria Idk if anyone has told you this, but it’s helpful to think about an asthma attack as a problem breathing out, not a problem breathing in. So if you’re having an attack, while you’re getting your rescue, focus on pushing air out.

                                          Also be extra sure to follow doctors orders, take your peak flows, all of that. Asthma is way more insidious for adults.

                                          Understandable, have a nice day.

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                                            Aria @Luna
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                                            @Luna said in RL Peeves:

                                            @Aria Idk if anyone has told you this, but it’s helpful to think about an asthma attack as a problem breathing out, not a problem breathing in. So if you’re having an attack, while you’re getting your rescue, focus on pushing air out.

                                            Also be extra sure to follow doctors orders, take your peak flows, all of that. Asthma is way more insidious for adults.

                                            That was not advice I was given, nor a peak flow monitor! Definitely something to ask my doctor about.

                                            He was so excited when I saw him two weeks ago, because I hadn’t used my rescue inhaler in over two months. I usually have easier time breathing in winter, unlike most patients.

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