tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post7421191291877042734..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Home Again, Home Again And Before CandlelightRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-25009357321943296762012-09-09T13:40:00.658-04:002012-09-09T13:40:00.658-04:00Saw a guy- in modern riding gear, no less- on a pe...Saw a guy- in modern riding gear, no less- on a pennyfarthing some couple months back, on a country road. A very hilly country road, so I assume he was a fairly serious athelete. Best of luck, You certainly have the length of leg required. Best of luck!oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-79281213980164639612012-09-09T09:32:41.283-04:002012-09-09T09:32:41.283-04:00OT can become quite the leash when you start '...<i>OT can become quite the leash when you start 'expecting' it.</i><br /><br />Almost everyone I've known who's gone from non-exempt to exempt in the technical fields has taken home less money despite a nominal pay raise. OTOH, I have worked with a lot of driven folks.Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-35825317573946072812012-09-09T08:22:54.009-04:002012-09-09T08:22:54.009-04:00I've always wondered how one mounts and dismou...I've always wondered how one mounts and dismounts the things. In the 1956 movie "Around the World in Eighty Days", Cantinflas takes advantage of a handy street lamp to make the climb up to the saddle...<br /><br /><b>greg</b> - <i>OT can become quite the leash when you start 'expecting' it.</i><br /><br />Yep. I once had a technician who, before I took over the department, had been averaging around twenty hours (!) per week of OT. Word came down to put a stop to it. Crisis for her as she had, indeed, gotten to "expect" it and anticipated a real financial hardship without it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-23555577182609787992012-09-08T22:12:22.763-04:002012-09-08T22:12:22.763-04:00That's nuckin' futs. Try it once to say yo...That's nuckin' futs. Try it once to say you did it, then decide that you want to live. Please.<br /><br />Still, they are burned into the mind by the end credits of "The Prisoner". Which make them cool. <br /><br /><i>"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own!"</i><br /><br />Cool forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-38931862430654952352012-09-08T21:22:39.498-04:002012-09-08T21:22:39.498-04:00"we're not even required to wear corsets...."we're not even required to wear corsets."<br /><br />But, you know, you can... if you want. Whatever you think best. And, you could um... post pictures if you like. For science.Joe Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-29698539779750389552012-09-08T20:45:50.197-04:002012-09-08T20:45:50.197-04:00The specialist press is quite, quite emphatic abou...The specialist press is quite, quite emphatic about the dangers of a "header." I shall endeavor to persevere -- and to not take a header.<br /><br /> Even with OT, it will not be a rapid acquisition. And I note that a new-built wheel does not qualify one to become a voting member of The Wheelmen; one must complete a ride of at least ten miles on (though not necessarily own) a bicycle built before 1918. Safeties are acceptable for this ride.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-42231703880527385672012-09-08T20:14:06.080-04:002012-09-08T20:14:06.080-04:00My work pays "shift differential" - an a...My work pays "shift differential" - an additional percentage for working outside of 9-17 M-F. My shift, for a long time, was 14-22 or so, Su-Th, which netted not quite 30% "exception" pay averaged across the week, on top of fairly regular overtime. And, then, come shift-choosing time, I was unable to get that shift... That caused me to essentially schedule an hour of overtime per day for quite some time.<br /><br />By the time I transitioned out of that department, I had basically stopped doing OT, having noted the pain that my colleagues who went to Exempt jobs felt. And my current job, while still eligible for OT, doesnt' have much (yet - eventually I'm going to be on-call, o frabjious day)Ian Argenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704336044732061128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76132845065500523552012-09-08T20:10:43.892-04:002012-09-08T20:10:43.892-04:00My father told me that if I must ride a "whee...My father told me that if I must ride a "wheel," to avoid downhills. The brakes lack grip. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://extranosalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-44422215282943794252012-09-08T19:49:07.552-04:002012-09-08T19:49:07.552-04:00Yeah...OT can become quite the leash when you star...Yeah...OT can become quite the leash when you start 'expecting' it. I used to try to avoid spending it as ordinary money, but my first two years at PSNS I worked 1150 and 1100 hours of OT...you kind of get used to seeing it AND spending it when you get that much over that long a period of time. <br />greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282685892329599436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-45880436619389667122012-09-08T19:22:48.001-04:002012-09-08T19:22:48.001-04:00Awesome. Don't face plant.Awesome. Don't face plant.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.com