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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 11:54 am
Right now, my daughter has a paper due tomorrow and a final on Saturday night. She was telling me last night that she's thinking there is a Starbucks run in our future this morning.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 12:00 pm
RN, Beckie, if I knew enough about the two monsters, I'd offer to help you out. But I am sure it will come pouring out of you when you have time to sit still for a minute. Try organizing your paper in your head while you work today. It really works. Good luck, hon! RN, a Happy Birthday to your Kelly, Mamie! Get boogeying to the store, girl--and swing by Starbucks and order up 1 grande latte with skim milk and no sugar for me while you're there!
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 12:08 pm
RN, thanks herckle. It's not that bad, it just like every college paper...getting started and try to gather your thoughts. But that's for the luck...I will defintely need it. If I could afford to miss work, I probably would...too stressed RN, Mamie...I defintely agree with your daughter. If she gets easily distracted (like me, I shouldn't be on here...) she should study at Starbucks...I know it's a hot spot...but I think you have to have T-Mobile...so the internet is one less distraction. And happy birthday to the hubby!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:24 pm
Rn having a hot flash sooo bad I feel like either stripping or sticking my whole body in a freezer.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:29 pm
Right now, been there, Mocha! Right now, Elizabeth went and got us some Starbucks so in a few minutes, I will run to the store.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:37 pm
RN I'm very happy that (on the second go-round) I got an extremely nice person on the phone from the gas company that very politely adjusted my bill as to what it actually should be (as opposed to a lot higher...like they try to "estimate" it as!)
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:37 pm
Right now, Mocha...hold some ice on your wrists. It helps.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:41 pm
RN, but stripping might be more fun.. with an ice cube of course.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:49 pm
RN - KC That's great! I had a similar situation last month with our Cable-tv bill. I had a fellow on the phone who said our bill should be adjusted lower due to an error. But he said he wasn't able to and transfered me to a 'supervisor' who then decided to explain to me why my bill was accurate, etc etc. Anyhow, I waited til my NEXT bill and called again, and this time a different fellow listened to me vent (politely), confirmed what the first fellow had said, and then said he'd not only look into it personally but he'd call me back once he figured out where the glitch was. Bless his heart, he called back the next day and saved us MORE than we ever imagined. About a month and a half was credited back to us, and when I got this month's bill it was on the credit side and next month's bill will have some credit towards it too. Yippeee! Now THAT is great customer service! Those great reps are out there. The trick is simply to speak to someone else, and don't take the first response as the ONLY response. Mind you, sometimes the first response is correct, but it pays to double-check and not just be passive about it. What got to me, was the woman 'supervisor' was VERY patronizing, and kept using my first name dripping with sarcasm, so I just did the same back to her. LOL. I KNOW those calls are taped and that was one call I wanted red-flagged. Actually I was surprised that this other fellow went that extra mile, he could have bumped it back up to a 'supervisor' but he just did the legwork himself. I mentioned in the phone call that I thought he was exemplary, and compared him to the other gal, for the Quality Control folks to note. I work in Customer Service sometimes, and I KNOW how it works. I don't understand how some folks just don't understand that it's a SERVICE position and they are there to HELP the public. Geez Louise.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:51 pm
Rn I wish I could but I'm still at work lol.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:58 pm
RN and Mocha your point would be?
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 1:58 pm
Right Now, here ya go Mocha! 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 2:00 pm
RN
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Beekindpleez
Member
07-18-2006
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 2:10 pm
Right now, Mocha, if you're at work...by all means, strip!
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 2:15 pm
Beekind...that's our motto here 
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 2:45 pm
Right now, ice cube stripping might be exactly what my husband wants for his birthday! LOL
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 2:52 pm
Mameblanche, good for you about your cable bill! Really makes you wonder how much a lot of places try to just push past people without most probably even saying anything. Oh yes, I'm learning more and more that when dealing with things it really all depends on who you speak to. The first women I got was very defensive right off the bat. Would not even listen past the first couple of sentences I said. Like she had her pat answer down and wasn't going to listen or budge an inch in any direction. That's when I knew it was time to "call again" to speak to someone else!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 2:53 pm
RN: My mom said for her hot flashes, she takes two ice cubes and holds them against her neck, right where it meets her shoulders (on her traps) while taking really slow deep breaths. She says it gives her a chill and cools her down some and helps her relax. Worth a shot, right? Mocha, don't you work in a city where it's really cold? Could you step outside for a quick "cool down" break?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 2:57 pm
Rn lol yall.
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 5:53 pm
RN I'm remembering how much I don't like figuring out how to plug in all of the decorations I put up. But how nice it all looks when it's done always outweighs that! 
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 8:45 pm
RN, Mocha, when I get hot flashes, I strip. Course I never go anywhere anymore! Ha. RN, Kc, this morning I put a garland around the bench we keep on our porch--wrapping 2 garland-style white light lines around it, and tying it in place with red ribbons. What I SHOULD have done was test the lights first. One strand of lights (thankfully, the short one) is dead. Ugh. I left it in place cuz only a little spot is missing the lights--and went to 5 places looking for the identical garland style lights today with no luck. 
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Kc103
Member
07-13-2004
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 1:17 am
Herckle, Oh my gosh...how frustrating that must have been! I hope you can still find the lights you need somewhere, but I'm sure it looks nice anyway! 
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 1:17 pm
RN, I'm super excited and befuddled. About six weeks ago I interviewed at a company I really want to work for, and we've been playing a weird cat and mouse game ever since. They're waiting for some contracts to be signed before they hire, lawyers had issues with verbiage in said contracts, they're not sure if they want to hire full time or part time, etc., etc., ... I just got an email from them saying, "I know it’s short notice but are you able to come to our Christmas party later today?" Of course I'm gonna go... but, does this mean I'm finally hired?
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Suz
Member
10-13-2005
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 1:44 pm
RN, Good luck on getting the job Karen. Asking you to the Christmas party sounds like a step forward.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 1:49 pm
Rn I wish I could take a quick cat nap.
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