xoxoxoBruce wrote:

xoxoxoBruce wrote:

Ordered flowers at the beginning of the month to be delivered on the 11th.
They were handed off to UPS next day air in KY on the 10th.
Plane takes off at 7:38 AM on the 11th.
7:45 AM "Severe weather conditions have delayed delivery".
Out for delivery on the 12th, 13th, 15th, and still not delivered.

At last...

I bet those flowers are going to be fresh as a ... um, daisy after 10 days in the truck.

Do you grind it up to fit it in your bowl?

Schwiiing!!

Diaphone Jim wrote:

To sort of counter Bruce's saga of involuntary patience, this:
I noticed I was almost out of black printer ink Thursday afternoon,  No emergency but worth dealing with.
Checked some online prices and S/H gouges, then my local Staples page. They had what I needed (Canon 210) at about the median price I had found.
Offered free delivery. Next day.
Filled out a simple account form and got the ink yesterday afternoon,
Delivery service guy drove it out the 15 miles from the store in town. Little box in too big box.
For free.  How the hell do they make money doing that?

Volume.

First the flowers, now this. Shipped Priority Mail from KY on Friday, USPS told me expect it Tuesday. Arrived Philly Distribution Center Monday night at 20 minutes past midnight, so technically Tuesday. Notice of delay, enroute to next facility which is the post office 6 or 8 miles away that will deliver it. From there it's all downhill.
Now I realize between DeJoy and Covid they are swamped and shorthanded with many delays. But don't fucking lie to me every goddamn day. Tell me you lost it, it was stolen, you don't know but you're looking, but don't lie and tell me it's in transit 8 miles for 12 days. Grrrrr.    Contact their PR people?   They're bigger liars, canned response whether it fits or not. Don't tell me there's no god 'cause somebody has it in for me.

Oh no...

Gravdigr wrote:

footfootfoot wrote:

Volume.

He said "I NOTICED I WAS ALMOST OUT OF BLACK PRINTER INK THURSDAY AFTER--" Y'know what? Just get a hearing aid, man, geez...

ouch

I've liked Jennings best so far.  The producer guy wasn't bad, just a little too vanilla...

Won't watch Oz.  Don't like the guy.

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griff wrote:

Clodfobble wrote:

Don't worry, it isn't permanent. They're rotating through a large list of guest hosts right now, presumably to lessen any "but they'll never be Alex Trebek!" backlash when they officially name a permanent one. My gut feeling is it will be Levar Burton.

Yeah, we Tivo it and are behind. Does Levar have a relationship with the show? I thought Ken Jennings did great but I assume the show is a little 9-5 for him.
 

To my knowledge he isn't even one of the planned guest hosts--he's just made a bunch of noise in unrelated interviews about how he'd love to do it, and there's a fair movement of fans behind him (signing petitions, tweeting hashtags, etc.) It feels to me like he's in negotiations for the spot, and his public discussions are meant to demonstrate his popularity to the producers and drive up his asking price.

Ken Jennings is great in general, but he just recently suffered a backlash online for some old tweets--nothing too bad, just insensitive jokes, but timing is everything, as they say. If they go with him now, the backlash is guaranteed to resurface.
 

I had a micro-manager once, that was a nightmare. Good luck training him and welcome!

Glad you made the jump to the new place.

Sorry your boss is bad. Supervising others is a skill that isn't really taught the way something like, say, U.S. History, is taught.  School does a good job teaching you facts you mostly don't need to know and teaching you to concentrate on tedious work.  I wish it did a better job at teaching you to be a well adjusted human with essential life skills.

So many people are put into supervisory positions when they have absolutely no training or skill at it.

The Peter Principle explains how promotions (especially in bureaucracies) lead to incompetent and annoying bosses.